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John Harris (abt. 1776 - abt. 1850)

John Harris
Born about in Greene county, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 6 Jan 1797 in , GREENE, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died about at about age 74 in Person, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Harris was born in ~1776 in Greene County, Tennessee. His parents were John Thomas Harris (1748 - <1841) and Elizabeth (Harrison) Harris (1750 - ).

John Harris married Abigail Gragg (1780 - >1841) on January 6, 1797 in Greene, Tennessee, United States [1]

Their children were...

  1. Elizabeth (Harris) Henderson (1800 - 1884)
  2. Annie (Harris) Henderson (1808 - 1842)
  3. Abigail (Harris) Faucett (1818 - 1889).

John died in ~1850 in Person, North Carolina, United States aged ~74.

Marriage

Husband: John Harris [1]
Wife: Abigail Cragg
Child: Annie Harris
Marriage: 6 JAN 1797 in Greene county, Tennessee
Note: Dodd, Jordan. Tennessee Marriages to 1825

Research Notes

  • Note: TAXES: John Harris was listed on the 1809 Greene County, TN Tax list under Captain Walker's District
  • Ancestral File Number: 1Q7D-5R
  • Unsure why this was included, there doesn't seem to be a correlation with this record or parents: London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921'. Guildhall, St Andrew Holborn, Register of marriages by banns, 1787 - 1793, P69/AND2/A/01/Ms 6670/7. Ancestry.com.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ7L-Q9K : 9 March 2021), John Harris and Abigail Gragg, 06 Jan 1797; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,148,701.

See also:

  • Abigail Harris daughter: "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-JJRF : 23 February 2018), John Harris, Jr. in entry for Abigail Harris, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah.
  • Hannah Skelton Harris daughter: "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-LHV2 : 23 February 2018), John Harris, Jr. in entry for Hannah Skelton Harris, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah.
  • Elizabeth Harris daughter: "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-BCRX : 23 February 2018), John Harris, Jr. in entry for Elizabeth Harris, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah.




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Morrison-4392 Loretta Morrison
Harris-825 and Harris-39843 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate person, work out birth place which is close together, but not exact.
posted on Harris-39843 (merged) by Loretta Morrison
Morrison-4392 Loretta Morrison
Harris-39843 and Harris-825 appear to represent the same person differences to work out first with the profile manager in birth place, but same spouse. Have set as an unmerged match.
posted by Loretta Morrison

Rejected matches › John Harris (abt.1791-) › John Edward Harr (1777-1852) › John Henry Harris (1778-1843)

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