Benjamin Harris (abt. 1710 - abt. 1759)

Born about 1710 in Henrico County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Isham (Eppes) Harris — married before 31 Oct 1745 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 25 May 1759 at about age 49 in Southam Parish, Cumberland County, Virginia

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Biography

Served as a Justice in Charles City, Henrico and Cumberland Counties in Virginia.

Note - Chesterfield County was formed from Henrico County in 1749 and, in 1777, Powhatan County was formed from Cumberland and Chesterfield counties.^[1]

Name

Benjamin HARRIS^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Birth

about 1698, Henrico, Virginia^[10][11]

1710, Henrico, Virginia, USA^{[12][13][14][15][16][17]}

before 1716^[18]

1744^[19]

Family

Note: from the profile for Ann (Eppes) Harris^[20]

Ann married Benjamin Harris and their children included

• Tabitha Harris, married John Peyton Powell^[20][21]
• Benjamin Harris^[20]
• Sarah Harris, married John Parrott Stegar^[20]
• Joseph Harris, married Rebecca Howard^[20]

Following was included in this profile as of 14 November 2018:

married Anne Eppes before October 31, 1745 in Virginia

married Anne Eppes about 1746 in Henrico County, Virginia

married Anne Eppes 1738 in Virginia

Benjamin Harris and Anne Isham Eppes married 1736, Henrico, Virginia, United States^{[22][23][24][25]}

• Child: Martha T Harris

Parents Thomas Harris and Mary Jefferson married 1685, Henrico, Virginia, USA^[26]

Residence

Residence: Attached are two documents regarding the will of Benjamin Harris. [not attached to WikiTree profile - this statement imported by gedcom]

04 SEP 1757, Virginia, USA^[27]

Residence: United States^[28]

Death

about 25 MAY 1759, Southam, Cumberland, Virginia^[29]

28 MAY 1759, Southam, Cumberland, Virginia, United States^[30]

29 MAY 1759, Southam, Cumberland, Virginia, USA^[31][32][33]

04 SEP 1757, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, United States^[34]

Synopsis of the last will and testament of Benjamin Harris dated 4 Sept 1757. In the Parrish of Southam, County of Cumberland (this is now Powhatan County in the state of Virginia – ch31o19).

Being sick in body… but sound in mind …

To be buried where my wife thinks proper.

No funeral sermon; my children not go into mourning, that there be no useless or unnecessary expense pertaining to funeral.

Pay off debts.

To my truly deserving and most affectionate wife - everything to be dispersed among my children when and how she chooses.

Executrix + Executor: My dear and loving wife, Ann Harris, along with Richard Eppes ( her brother ) of the County of Chesterfield, Gent.

Witnessed by: Thomas Moody, William Flippen and Mary Morgain Presented for probate by Richard Eppes and validated by witness Thomas Moody on 28 May 1759 at court in Cumberland County; given security by John Fleming and John Wayles.

Among the inventory of items belonging to Benjamin Harris estate were 43 (unnamed in the inventory) slaves.

Source: Ancestry.com, Genealogy of the Harris and allied families -

URL: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/18654/dvm_GenMono004081-00010-1?pid=115&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D18654%26h%3D115%26tid%3D66087174%26pid%3D242137195040%26hid%3D1025863248513%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DrVa11852%26_phstart%3Ddefault%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26currentPageIsStart%3D&treeid=66087174&personid=242137195040&hintid=1025863248513&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rVa11852&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=dvm_GenMono004081-00011-0

• Notes in (parentheses) are those of Christina S.M. Hansen w/o WB Hansen, a descendant.

ch31o19

Research Notes

Disputed Child

A prior version of the profile, without source, included Martha T (Harris) Beasley as an additional child, but she was born in 1786, well paast Anne's childbearing age.

Sources

1. ↑ History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995
2. ↑ Source: #S335
3. ↑ Source: #S352 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Birth date: CONT Birth place: of VA
4. ↑ Source: #S351 Data: Text: Birth date: 1710 CONT Birth place:
5. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Eppes
6. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Martha T Harris
7. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Benjamin Harris
8. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Thomas Harris
9. ↑ Source: #S285 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Eppes Harris
10. ↑ from Harris-9679
11. ↑ Source: #S285 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Eppes Harris
12. ↑ Source: #S352 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Birth date: CONT Birth place: of VA
13. ↑ Source: #S351 Data: Text: Birth date: 1710 CONT Birth place:
14. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Martha T Harris
15. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Eppes
16. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Benjamin Harris
17. ↑ Source: #S285 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Eppes Harris
18. ↑ International Genealogical Index (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of January 1, 2007 Page: Film #: 962060
19. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Thomas Harris
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Nov. 14, 2018), "Record of Ann Epps Harris", Ancestor # A051508.
21. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Dec. 28, 2016), "Record of Lieutenant Peyton Powell", Ancestor # A092111.
22. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Benjamin Harris
23. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Eppes
24. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Eppes
25. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Benjamin Harris
26. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Jefferson
27. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Benjamin Harris
28. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Eppes
29. ↑ Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia: (Epes-Eppes-Epps)Volume 1. Edited by John Frederick Dorman. Society of the Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia, 1992.
30. ↑ Source: #S285 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Eppes Harris
31. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Martha T Harris
32. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Eppes
33. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Benjamin Harris
34. ↑ Source: #S275 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Thomas Harris

• Source: S275 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S285 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R18 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
• Repository: R18 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S335 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; Repository: #R18
• Source: S351 Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea; Repository: #R18
• Source: S352 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived; Repository: #R18
• Will of Sarah Harris. Cumberland Co., VA, WB 1, pp. 72-73, w. 12 Apr 1753, p. 24 Sep (faded). Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2QXQspi

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