Claiborn Harris (1725 - abt. 1810)

Born 1725 in Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1810 at about age 85 in Granville, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Claiborn Harris was born in 1725 in Hanover County, Virginia, the child of Thomas and Mary. He had seven with Judith Coleman between 1755 and 1773. He died in 1810 in Granville County, North Carolina.

Research Notes

DAR

DAR records show

• a Claiborn Harris m Judith (with a son Benjamin), born Hanover County c1740, died before 1810.^[1]
• a Claiborn Harris m Sarah (with a son Edmond), born Eastern Virginia 1735, died 1789. ^[2]

The second has a note that "Future applicants must prove correct service" becaue "this service rendered of another man of the same name see Claiborn Harris A051552" (the first bullet above).

Census

• Name: Claiborne Harris

State: NC County: Granville County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1755 Database: NC Early Census IndexJackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

Name: Claborn Harris State: NC County: Granville County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1769 Database: NC Early Census Index re Name: Claibourn Harris State: NC County: Granville County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1784 Database: NC Early Census Index

Name: Clabourn Harris State: NC County: Granville County Township: Dutch District Year: 1786 Record Type: State or colonial census Page: 001 Database: NC Early Census Index

Deeds

Source: Pendleton District, South Carolina Deeds, compiled by Betty Willie. Book G, 1801-1804, pp.39-40 & 43-44

Clabourn Harris for $200 sold to David Harris 140 acres on E. side of Hencoop Creek, part of tract granted Joseph Price by Wm. Moultrie, 6 November 1786, conveyed from Price to John Haynie and from Haynie to Clabourn Harris, bd. on N. by John Harris, on W. by M. Willia, on E. by John Philpott, on S. by Philpott and John Haynie.
Date: 5 November 1801.
Wit: Stephen Willis, John (X) Philpott.
John Philpott made oath to E. Browne, J.Q. (no date)
Rec: 8 March 1802

(date blank)1802, Clabourn Harris to John Harris for $30 for 60 acres bd. by John Laughlin on NE, by Stephen Willis on NW, by John Harris and Clabourn Harris on SW, part of tract granted Joseph Price by Wm. Moultrie, 6 November 1786, conveyed to John Haynie then to Clabourn Harris, on Hencoop Creek, to where Public road leads to Shirley's Mill.
Wit: Rhatio Durley, David Harris
David Harris made oath to E. Browne, J. P., 6 March 1802
Rec: 8 March 1802

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 21, 2017), "Record of Private Claiborn Harris", Ancestor # A051552.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 21, 2017), "Record of Claiborn Harris", Ancestor # A051553.

• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-G9V1 : Wed Oct 04 11:05:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Claibourn Harris, 15 Dec 1780.

• "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-PG6 : Fri Oct 06 20:34:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Clabourn Harris, 1800.

See Also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMCY-5GJ