Thomas Harris (abt. 1562 - 1622)

Born about 5 Dec 1562 in Maldon, Essex, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Cordelia (Gill) Bacon — married about 1583 (to 1622) in Widilhall, Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1622 at about age 59 in Maldon, Essex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

A Harris pedigree in the Visitation of Essex noted that Sir Thomas Harris of Maldon, Essex, was the son of Vincent Harris and Elizabeth Hearon. Thomas had married Cordelia, daughter of John Gille of Widyihall, Hertfordshire. Their children were John, Thomas, Anne, Cordelia, Jane, Ursula, Catherine, Alice, Joane, Elizabeth and Dorothy.^[1]

He and his wife Cordelia were also recorded in the Harris No 3 Pedigree in the Visitation of Essex in 1634.^[2] This Visitation recorded their children as Thomas Harris (eldest son), Vincent Harris (second son), Jane Harris (married Captain Henry Wroth of Hertfordshire), Ursula Harris and Dorathey Harris.

Thomas was noted in the will of his father Vincent Harris Esq. of Maldon, Essex, the will made on 21 Apr 1574 and proved on 28 Nov 1574.^[3]

When he was of age he inherited the the former Carmelite Priory at Maldon, Essex, which his father had acquired in 1563.^[4]

Thomas Harris of Malden, Essex, was knighted on 23 Jul 1603 in the Royal Garden at Whitehall before the King's Coronation.^[5]

He was noted in a case of 1621 along with his cousin Sir William Harris of Shenfields, Margaretting, Essex.^[6]

His will was made on 13 Jan 1621/1622 and proved on 06 Mar 1621/1622.^[7] The principal beneficiaries were his wife Lady Cordelia Herris, his eldest son Thomas Herris and his youngest son Vincent Herris. For a full transcript see: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Will_of_Sir_Thomas_Herris_of_Maldon_Essex_1622

At All Saints Maldon, Essex, there is or was a monument to Thomas Harris.^[8]

"Sir Thomas Harris, and Cordelia his wife, on the wall. Quarterly; 1 and 4, on a bend Az. 3 cinquefoils of the first. 2 and 3, Arg. gutté de Sang, impaling, on a chevron Arg. 3 mullets of the field, on a canton Or, a lion rampant Gu. Crest, a talbot sejant. Motto, modera durant."

Children

• John Harris^[1]
• Thomas Harris^[2][7]
• Vincent Harris^[2][7]
• Jane Harris^[2]
• Anne Harris^[1]
• Cordelia Harris^[1]
• Jane Harris^[1]
• Ursula Harris^[2]
• Katherine Harris^[1]
• Elizabeth Harris^[1]
• Alice Harris (married William Sutcliffe in 1629)^[1][9]
• Joane Harris^[1]
• Dorothy Harris^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} The Visitations of Essex 1552-1636. Publications of the Harleian Society. Vol XIII. Edited by Walter C Metcalfe 1878. Volume I pp 59-60 Internet Archive.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} The Visitations of Essex 1552-1636. Publications of the Harleian Society. Vol XIII. Edited by Walter C Metcalfe 1878. Volume I p 415. Internet Archive.
3. ↑ Will of Vincent Harrys of Maldon, Essex. 28 November 1574. PROB 11/56/571. The National Archives, Kew.
4. ↑ 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex. By Philip Morant. 1768. Vol I, Dengey Hundred: Maldon, p336 pdf.
5. ↑ Shaw W A (1906) The Knights of England. A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland. Vols I & II. London. Vol. II p 126. Internet Archive.
6. ↑ Herrys (Harrys) v Popley. Plaintiffs: Thomas Herrys (Harrys) of Malden and Sir William Herrys kt of Shenfield, grandsons of William Herrys esq. Defendants: Henry Popley of London, goldsmith, Cicely Popley his wife, claiming to be granddaughter and heir of the said William Herrys the elder, Thomas Gottes, George Parry, Thomas Agar, Richard Barrenger, and others, and Christopher Hussey, and others, claiming to be lords of certain manors. Subject: Frivolous suits concerning the said manors, viz, Reculver Fee in Tillingham, Shopland Hall, Belchams, Reinoldes, Beckny, and Gristed Hall, subornation of perjury, holding unlawful courts, false judgments, etc. Nov 1621. STAC 8/179/5. The National Archives, Kew.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Will of Sir Thomas Herris of Maldon, Essex. 06 Mar 1622. PROB 11/139/250. The National Archives, Kew.
8. ↑ The Monumental Heraldry of Essex. Church of All Saints, Maldon. The East Anglian: Or, Notes and Queries on subjects connected with the Counties of Suffolk, Cambridge, Essex, & Norfolk. Vol II, 1866 p172 HathiTrust.
9. ↑ Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London 1611-1828. Publications of the Harleian Society Vol XXVI. Edited by Armytage G J (1887). Internet Archive.

See also:

• A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. By Burke and Burke. Volume I, 1847, p 522 Gyll Google Books.

• http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dsubjoc3&id=I04776&ti=5542