Isaac Harris (1729 - bef. 1777)

Born 1729 in Meherrin, Lunenburg, Virginia

Husband of Unknown (Unknown) Harris — married 1753 in VA

Descendants

Died before 26 Nov 1777 before age 48 in Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Isaac Harris served with Brunswick County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Isaac Harris was Killed in Action during Foreman's Defeat during American Revolution.

Isaac Harris was born on 27 Nov 1729 in Meherrin Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, British Colonial America. He was a Revolutionary War Veteran who died during Foreman's Defeat. His residence was in Brunswick County, Virginia, at that time. His children, "John Harris, Wooten Harris, Benjamin Harris, Elizabeth Harris, and Mary Harris, orphans of Isaac Harris, dec'd," were ordered by the court to "be bound out by the church warden of Meherrin Parish according to law." From this record and the letter to William J. Harris, dated April 22, 1858, we know the names of eight of their children. That the family lived in Brunswick County, Virginia is given in both Wooten's and Benjamin's pension records. ^[1]

Children:

1. William Harris, b abt 1754; m Ruth Unknown
2. John Harris, b abt 1757; m Frances Unknown ^[2]
3. Wooten Harris, b Mar 1759; m Frances ADAMS
4. Benjamin HARRIS, b 1762; m Rutha BYERS
5. Elizabeth HARRIS, b abt 1765; m James WALKER
6. Mary HARRIS, b abt 1768
7. Reuben HARRIS, b 22 Mar 1771; m 1st  ? , m 2nd Mary or Polly (LYNCH) DUNCAN
8. Zachariah HARRIS, b abt 1773; m Bathsheba HALEY

Isaac was killed in action on 27 Sep 1777 in Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, British Colonial America during what came to be known as Foreman's Defeat.^[3] This battle took place on the Ohio river, at a place named McMechen Narrows (in Marshall County, Virginia, now West Virginia).

There is a monument stone at Mount Rose Cem. in Moundsville, WV. to honor the victims of the Foreman Massacre. Men that were Killed Capt. William Forman, Abraham Powell, James Green, Samuel Loury, John Wilson, Samuel Johnson, Henry Riser, Edward Petersom, Bartholomew Viney, Benjamin Powell, Anthony Miller, Hambleton Foreman, John Vincent, Jacob Pew, Solomon Jones, Isaac Harris, William Ingle, Robert McGrew, Nathan Foreman, Elixha Shivers.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Descendants of Isaac Harris Beginnings, by Garda M. Hodgson
2. ↑ FamilySearch, Film # 030666 (old 7289 pt 5) Housed at FHL in SLC Utah, Brunswick Co VA Court Order Book 13 p. 175: "24 Sept 1777 Ordered that John Harris, Wooten Harris, Benjamin Harris, Elizabeth Harris, & Mary Harris orphans of Isaac Harris, dec'd, be bound out by the church warden of Meherrin Parish according to law." Housed at FHL in SLC Utah
3. ↑ FamilySearch, History of Foreman's Defeat
4. ↑ Wikipedia:William_Foreman

See Also:

• Wikipedia: Foreman's Defeat
• Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War
• History of Hampshire Foreman's Defeat
• History Reconsidered The Virginia Ranger Companies, 1755- 1763
• Frontier Defense on the Upper Ohio, 1777 - 1778.by Thwaites, Reuben Gold; Kellogg, Louise Phelps (1912). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society. pp. 301–302

• Isaac Dies in Battle