Benjamin
Harris
Born about in Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Boykin) Harris
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Dred Harris, John Harris, West Harris, Elizabeth (Harris) Headen, Dorothy (Harris) McDaniel and Mary (Harris) Snipes
Died before
before about age 67
in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2015
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Biography
Benjamin was born about 1754.
Will
Will of Benjamin Harris. Chatham Co., NC, Original Wills, written 14 May 1816 (1814?), proved August Term 1821. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/nxy7sytz
son Dred Harris
son West Harris
son John Harris
daughter Elizabeth (Headen); her husband Aaron Headen
son Henry Harris
son Benjamin Harris
daughter Sally (Marsh); her husband John Marsh
daughter Dolly MacDaniel
son Britain Harris
son Absalom
daughter Mary Harris
He wants the residue of his estate equally divided between my ten children namely (to wit) Dred Harris, West Harris, John Harris, Henry Harris, Benjamin Harris, Britain Harris, Absalom Harris, Sally Marsh, Dolly McDaniel & Mary Harris
three of my daughters namely (to wit) Sally Marsh, Dolly McDaniel & Mary Harris
Exrs: my three sons (to wit) West Harris, John Harris & Henry Harris
Wit: Will (Scurlock?), John Ragland
Recorded in Book B page 39. 40 & 41.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-VLJ : accessed 27 November 2021), Benjamin Harris, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 194, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 82; FHL microfilm 162,798.
- "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-BD9 : 8 March 2021), Benjamin Harris, 1823; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,064,513.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~1.56%
Benny McDaniel
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A560700 [compare], Ancestry member bjmcng
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~1.56%
Edwin Jordan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T810446 [compare], FTDNA kit #739750
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Denise (King) Nadeau :
23andMe, GEDmatch TG6145115 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Janice (Merrill) Johnt :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member janice_johnt
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~0.39%
John McCooey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TB7134893 [compare], Ancestry member mccooeys
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