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Alice (Unknown) Alvis (abt. 1640 - aft. 1704)

Alice Alvis [uncertain] formerly [surname unknown] aka Harris, Farmer
Born about in Irelandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married before 1657 in Irelandmap
Wife of — married about 1657 in Virginiamap
Wife of — married about 1667 (to 1678) in Henrico County, Virginiamap
Wife of — married 1679 in New Kent Co VAmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 64 in Henrico County, Virginiamap
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Biography

Alice, born about 1649, Henrico County, married

  1. William Harris about 1670 in Albemarle, Henrico County, Virginia
  2. George Alvis in 1679

William's 1678 will names Alice and their two sons, William Harris and Edward Harris, as well as his oldest son Thomas.[1]

Locations

Counties:[2]
  • Henrico County formed 1634
  • New Kent County formed 1654 from York County (York created 1643 by name change of Charles River)
  • Albermarle County formed 1744
Parishes:[3]
  • Henrico Parish formed about 1611 and served only Henrico County
  • Albemarle Parish formed 1738

Born Ireland about 1640, since she and her first husband were called "Irish persons."

Married in Henrico County in 1670.[4]

Died after 1702 in Virginia, either Henrico or New Kent County (Henrico in datafield, based on birth and marriage locations).[5]

Love Harris

The will of Thomas Harris, eldest son of William Harris, names his "sister in law Love Harris". In the modern sense, this would mean Love married into the Harris family. However, the term was used to mean stepsister in colonial America. Thomas was the son of William's first wife, Love was probably Alice and William's daughter.[6]
Another Love Harris is from Nansemond County.

Another Alice Harris

[West-1333|Alice West Harris] was married in England to Lt Col Thomas Harris, who died in Charles City Co VA. This is not the same lady, but may explain why some researchers call our Alice by the LNAB West.

Sources

  1. see William's profile
  2. History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995
  3. Parishes of Virginia
  4. Marriage location field had "Albemarle, Henrico County" but Albemarle did not exist as a parish or county at that time.
  5. Death location field had "Henrico, New Kent County, Virginia" - Henrico parish existed, but never served New Kent County; New Kent County existed in 1702 but was not formed from Henrico County, so it was not the same land.
  6. for example, "Concomitantly, terms for sibling relationships by marriage are commonly expressed as brother-in-law or sister-in-law." (from this page)
The profile for this person, Unknown-132931, was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.
Genforum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/farmer/messages/5338.html and subsequent thread




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I believe Alice's maiden name was Stewart. Daughter of John Stewart and Agnes Elizabeth Clements
posted by Kathleen Best
> Genforum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/farmer/messages/5338.html and subsequent thread

This says "We know..." but gives no clue about how 'they know'.

> The will of Thomas Harris, eldest son of William Harris, names his "sister in law Love Harris" [...] However, the term was used to mean stepsister in colonial America. Thomas was the son of William's first wife, Love was probably Alice and William's daughter.

Wouldn't that make her a half-sister? Or does this mean the first William? Love's birth date is estimated at 1660 (based on what?) -- according to the dates given, Alice wasn't married to either William in 1660.

posted by Ryan Torchia
edited by Ryan Torchia
Alice is frequently given the last name "West" as her LNAB, Alves comes from her second marriage.
posted by Linda Plummer
Unknown-140775 and Harris-11165 do not represent the same person because: These are the first two wives of George Alves.
ooh Katherine! I think this Alice was the mom of the Love Harris mentioned in the will of Thomas Harris-888 - bottom of page 267 in Adventurers of Purse and Person - she was second wife of William Harris (Love's dad) and Thomas was son by his first wife.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett

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