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Abner Harris (1689 - 1745)

Abner Harris
Born [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 15 Dec 1709 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 56 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Abner Harris was born to unknown parents in unknown location. He was born in 1689 ( calculated from age at date of death) The AGBI states origin as Eng, Massachusetts. Note: The Mayflower Silver Book vol. 15 Chilton and More does not include him as an offspring of Mercy Latham Harris and Isaac Harris. He married Elizabeth Lawrence, daughter of Deacon Nathaniel Lawrence on 15 Dec 1709 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts. [1] Abner passed away 12 Oct 1745 at Charlestown, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts at the age of 56 years and about 5 months. [2] Abner and Elizabeth had least four children: Abner, born 30 May 1711, Elizabeth, born 15 Mar 1710, Lawrence (Joickson/Jackson) baptized 27 Dec 1719 and Thomas, 9 Mar 1715, all born in Medford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts. [3].



Sources

  1. ↑ Boston, MA: Marriages, 1700-1809. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006), Originally published as: Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing the Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751 (Vol. 28), Boston, Municipal Printing office, 1898. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston, Containing Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809 (vol. 30), Boston, Municipal Printing Office, 1903. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB174/i/7456/52/248377512\
  2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13924/373/250971752
  3. ↑ Medford: Vital Records of Medford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1907)p.79




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Walter Harris
Additional DNA testers among Harris and Hutchinson relations leads FamilyTreeDNA to estimate common ancestor in 1400s or 1500s (i.e., England, not Massachusetts). Gale Ion Harris, coeditor of The Genealogist (American Society of Genealogists), concludes: "The DNA results seem to agree with what we already suspect; i.e., that he was most likely a recent immigrant to the Boston area. I agree that "Jackson" as middle name for the son is probably a big fat clue; if we only understood what it means."
posted by Walter Harris
Walter Harris
Abner was my 6th great grandfather. My Family Tree DNA Big Y test (9/27/2022) matches with patrilineal ancestry from Richard Hutchinson (abt.1602-bef.1682) of Nottingham, Eng. and Salem, Mass. Suggests Abner was adopted/born out-of-wedlock. This would explain why we can't find record of his parentage or immigration.
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Lawrence Jackson Harris had another son missing from your tree, Captain Moses Little Harris b.25 Dec 1772 d.01 Dec 1820, Greene, Androscoggin ,Maine. Who married Rachel Hooper b. 24 Jun 1774, d.18 Mar 1869 and had 11 children as listed in the History of Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine 1775 to 1900 by Walter Lindsey Mower.
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Jones-102730 Ashley Jones JD
Thank you, A, and welcome to Wikitree! Looks like we're cousins on this line. Pleasure to "meet" you. :)

The better place for this discussion will be on Lawrence's profile, as that is where any additional connections through him will need to be added. If you have sources and do the pre-1700 certification (a very simple process), you will be able to add the connection yourself. Just open discussion with the profile managers first to be sure there's no difficulty.

posted by Ashley Jones JD
Peggy (Haskell) Moss
The parents in this profile should probably be changed to unknown father, unknown mother

Abner Harris was b. 1689 (calculated from age at death) and Elizabeth Lawrence b. abt 1679 dau. of Deacon Nathaniel Lawrence, Abner Harris is not documented as a son of Isaac Harris, but Isaac Harris, Jr. did have a son named Abner b. 29 Jul 1710. (Bridgewater VR) The father of the named Lawrence Jackson Harris was actually Abner Harris from Medford. husband of Elizabeth Lawrence. (Medford VR). In Mayflower descendant records, Abner Harris is not mentioned as a son of Isaac Harris and Mercy Latham.

posted by Peggy (Haskell) Moss

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