Etheldred Harris (1749 - 1814)

Born 12 Jan 1749 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Warren) Harris — married 27 Jun 1774 (to 1796) in Brunswick, Virginia

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1814 at age 65 in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Etheldred Harris was born in North Carolina.

Etheldred Harris is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P116999
Rank: Captain

Etheldred Harris is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A207581.

Etheldred Harris was born in Granville County, NC, on 12 January 1749. He was the son of West Harris, Sr. and Mary Turner Harris.

Etheldred grew up and lived for 28 years in the same area of Granville/Bute Counties. In the year 1773 when his father was planning to move his residence to Anson County, NC, Etheldred wanted to stay in Bute County and purchased 342 acres of land from his father ...a review of the U. S. Census for the year 1800 in Montgomery County, gave a grouping of the ages of his children to indicate that maybe he married after he moved to ...Anson County...Etheldred sold his land in Bute County to James Harris (or House) in 1777, and purchased land in Anson County from Henry Mounger and Silas Billingsley ...

Based upon a very few family records for Etheldred, we know that he married Sarah Chambliss. [this is disputed by some who have researched Ethelfred] Vondrak-7 08:11, 6 April 2016 (EDT)The names of their children are confusing. One source gives the names of his children as Jared (Jarrot), Ledbetter, Stephen, Willis and Henry. Another source names Jared, Littleton, Willis, Wiley, and adds son Hackney and daughter Elizabeth. From the 1800 and 1810 Census we know they had four sons and three daughters. We have family records to indicate the following children: (1) Jared (Jarrod) B: unknown but ca. 1785, D: unknown, M: Sally Chambliss. Children: We know he had several children, one of whom was William A. Harris, a Civil War Veteran. (2) Willis. We have no information on his marriage or family, but we know that he served as a Captain in the War of 1812. He moved to Tennessee. (3) Littleton, B: Unk, D: 9 Oct 1845, M: Temperance Williamson, Children: Nancy, Sally, or Sarah, Priscilla, Hixey, Margaret, Martha, Elisha and Gray W. Littleton Harris was a Justice for Montgomery County and a man of some prominence. (4) Wiley (Willie), B. 18 Feb 1791. D: 11 Sept 1869, M: Nancy Hancock, the daughter of Rev. John Hancock. Children: Polly, Stephen H., George W., John F. (killed in the Civil War), Austin S., Eliza, Gray W., Piety, Wiley N., Isham and Eli... When Etheldred came to Anson County in 1777, the county was unsettled due to the Revolution. His brother, West, Jr. had entered the Continental Line as a Lieutenant in 1776...Etheldred's application for pension submitted by Joshua Hurley "to the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Half for the County aforesaid in the town of Lawrenceville, April 16, 1834." A portion of that application reads as follows: - "and the said Joshua Hurley doth also further continue his declaration for one other tour of three months service in the Revolution, a drafted militiaman under Captian Etheldred Harris, Major West Harris and Colonial William Loftin, all of whom marched together with the said Joshua Hurley to Wilmington, North Carolina... "that he served this three months tour punctually and believes that he entered the service and served this tour about the time Cornwallis surrendered at Little York, and the reason that he said Joshua Hurley thinks so is that he was marched from Montgomery, North Carolina by way of Drowning Creek, Rockfish, Waddles Ferry on the Cape Fear River, Black River and to the Long Bridges across the Northeast River near the said Wilmington, where he remained until the British had left said town and when done, we marched then into... the town of Wilmington and received his discharge and returned home." - Joshua Hurley was not off much when he said the Fall of 1781 because Cornwallis arrived in Wilmington on 7 Apr 1781 and departed on 25 Apr 1781. He was in Wilmington for 18 days. This application for pension gave ...additional information about Capt. Etheldred Harris who marched with his brother Maj. West Harris, Jr., along with Joshua Hurley and others to Wilmington, NC, in 1781. Maj. West Harris was in the Continental Line and Capt. Etheldred Harris was in the State Militia... In the Book, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, By: Francis B. Heitman, only Officers of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd North Carolina Regiments are listed with the following note at the top of page 45: "The records of the North Carolina Regiments are very meager, owing no doubt to the constant and arduous campaigns in the Carolinas, Georgia and Virginia, in which the Regiments participated, with frequent loss of all their baggage and records." Neither West nor Etheldred were listed with any of the three Regiments. Etheldred and West both survived the War with no ill effects. Etheldred farmed and raised his family. They were evidently people who believed in God and went to Church meetings. Bishop Francis Asbury traveled up and down the Colonies, spreading the word of God and establishing "Societies" to contribute to spread of Methodism. An entry in his Journal for Friday, 7 Dec 1804 reads: "On Friday I rode eight miles to breakfast with Etheldred Harris, and came on 18 miles to John Randles."... An old Montgomery County Deed dated 19 August 1806, made available to us by Mr. Frank Coggins, indicated that Arthur Harris and his wife, Mary Myrick Harris, gave two acres of land to Henry Ledbetter, Etheldred Harris, Ebenezer Hearn, John Hancock, William Taylor, Joseph Hall, Thos. Hearn and James Smith, Trustees, "that they shall erect and build - a house or place of Worship for the use of the members of Methodist Espiscopal Church in the United States of America according to the rules and discipline which from time to time may be agreed upon - ." The name of Etheldred Harris, as a Trustee ... John Hancock's daughter, Nancy, later married Wiley (Willie), the son of Etheldred Harris. Edith, the daughter of the Rev. Henry Ledbetter, was the wife of West Harris, Jr. Eli Harris, a son of Arthur Harris, apparently sold a five hundred acre tract of land to J. M. Worth and on 27 March 1844 obtained a Quit Claim Deed from Mr. Worth to protect the property "on which Center Meeting House now stands - ." From these two Deeds we learn that Arthur and Mary Harris gave the land on which Center Church was built. " ... Arthur Harris was a brother of Etheldred and West Harris, Jr.... Sources: 1. Old letter by Oscar W. Harris, a descendant 2. Revolutionary Pension Application by Joshua Hurley, 16 Apr 1834 3. Book: Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, By: Francis B. Heitman 4. "The Harris Family" - An account written by Mr. Guideon Dowse Harris, Columbus, Miss., in 1914 5. Warren County, NC Records, Vol. I - Abstracted Records of Colonial Bute County, NC 1764-1779 and Bute County Marriages. Abstracted, indexed and compiled by: Mary Hinton Kerr 6. U. S. Census for years 1790, 1800 and 1810 7. A Montgomery County Deed, dated 19 August 1806, and made available to us by Mr. Frank Coggins 8. Quit Claim Deed dated 27 March 1844

Sources

Source: Geni World Family Tree URL: http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=177327732&itemId=40505953&action=showRecord&indId=individual-177327732-1506376 Confidence: Direct and primary evidence Citation text: Eltheldred Harris Gender: Male Birth: Jan 12 1749 - Monogalia, Granville, West Virginia, USA Death: Circa 1810 - USA Father: West Harris Mother: Mary Harris (born Turner) Wife: Elizabeth Harris (born Warren) Child: Jarrot Harris Siblings: Isham A. Harris, Sr.,, Turner Harris, Priscilla Tucker (born Harris), Martha Kimball (born Harris), Elizabeth Harris, Priscilla Thorpe (born Harris), Roland Harris, Weston Harris, Jr., Arthur Harris, Patience Harris, Mary Harris

Source: WikiTree URL: http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=177327732&itemId=44735117&action=showRecord&indId=individual-177327732-1506376 Confidence: Direct and primary evidence Citation text: Etheldred Harris Gender: Male Birth: Jan 12 1749 - Granville Co, NC Death: Nov 14 1814 Father: Major West Harris Mother: Mary Harris (born Turner) Wife: Sarah Harris (born Chambliss) Child: Littleton Harris

Source: WikiTree URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=177327732&itemId=39336053&action=showRecord&indId=individual-177327732-1506376 Confidence: Direct and primary evidence Citation text: Ethelred Harris Gender: Male Birth: Jan 12 1749 - Granville, North Carolina, United States Father: Major West Harris Mother: Mary Turner Siblings: Mary Harris Priscilla Harris Elizabeth Harris Etheldred (Dred) Harris Martha Harris Pattie Harris Isham Harris Turner Harris Elizabeth Harris Rowland Harris Arthur Harris Mary Harris Patience Harris Col. West Harris Pattie Harris Arthur Harris West Harris Martha Harris Priscilla Harris Priscilla Harris

Source: FamilySearch Family Tree URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40001/familysearch-family-tree?s=177327732&itemId=947487975&action=showRecord&indId=individual-177327732-1506376 Confidence: Direct and primary evidence Citation text: Etheldred "Dred" Harris Birth names: Etheldred HarrisEtheldred "Dred" Harris Gender: Male Birth: Jan 12 1749 - Granville County, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America Marriage: Spouse: Sarah Chambliss - Between 1764 and 1766 - Province of North Carolina, British Colonial America Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Warren - June 24 1774 - North Carolina, United States Death: Nov 14 1814 - North Carolina, United States Burial: 1814 There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information.

Source: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940 URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30207/virginia-marriages-1785-1940?s=177327732&itemId=126795-S&action=showRecord&indId=individual-177327732-1506376 Confidence: Direct and primary evidence Citation text: Elizabeth Warren & Etheldred Harris Marriage: June 27 1774 - Brunswick, Virginia Wife: Elizabeth Warren Father: Benjamin Warren Husband: Etheldred Harris Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86857-6 System Origin: Virginia-EASy GS Film number: 30631 Reference ID: 15

Source: WikiTree URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?itemId=44735117&action=showRecord Confidence: Direct and primary evidence Citation text: Etheldred Harris Gender: Male Birth: Jan 12 1749 - Granville Co, NC Death: Nov 14 1814 Father: Major West Harris Mother: Mary Harris (born Turner) Wife: Sarah Harris (born Chambliss) Child: Littleton Harris Siblings: Mary Harris Priscilla Harris Elizabeth Harris Etheldred (Dred) Harris Martha Harris Pattie Harris Isham Harris Turner Harris Elizabeth Harris Rowland Harris Arthur Harris Patience Harris Col. West Harris Elizabeth Chappell (born Harris)

Etheldred Harris and his wife Martha Hamilton Harris donated the land for the cemetery they are buried in. Marriage Bond - in possession of James F Harris of Virginia Beach VA - marriage bond for Etheldred and Elizabeth dated 27 June 1774, signed by her father, Benjamin, and written in Brunswick County, VA.

Excerpt from NC Patriots 1775-1783: Their Own Words, Volume 2, Part 2; see page 419: Name: Harris, Etheldred/County: Montgomery, Year/Rank/Served Under/Notes: 1780-1781, a Captain under Col. William Lofton. Late 1780, drove cattle for Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene's army in SC. 3Q 1781, a Major under Col. William Lofton. Fall of 1781, in Wilmington Expedition, no known engagements. Served until the end of the war (assumed). aka Dred Harris

Other excerpts that lend support from this volume: An Arthur Harris (also of Montgomery County, NC) served under Capt. Etheldred Harris and Col. William Lofton (page 417).

A Captain and later Major West Harris (also from Montgomery County, NC) served under Col. William Lofton in Wilmington Expedition.

See also

Ancestral File Number: KBG0-6Q

Ancestral File Number: FLLP-ZF

Ancestral File (R) Ancestral File (R). Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Church of Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Harris-3778 created through the import of Tap.ged on Sep 16, 2011 by Richard Draper.
• WikiTree profile Harris-6211 created through the import of Smith Family Tree.ged on Sep 29, 2012 by Lisa Greer.

Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24732528&pid=1803

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7M-ZZF : 29 January 2020), Etheldred Harris, 1774.