Richard Harris (1758 - 1853)

Born 20 Nov 1758 in Powhatan, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Judith W. Sims — married 5 Nov 1794 in Cumberland, Virginia

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1853 at age 94 in Blue Springs, Madison, Alabama

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Biography

Entered the Militia at 16. Served several tours as both volunteer and draftee in the Revolutionary War. He eventually rose to the rank of Captain in the Revolutionary War.

Harris and his family moved to Madison, Alabama in 1809.^[1]

Obituary: The Southern Advocate, Huntsville, Feb. 9, 1853.

ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER GONE.

Died, in Madison county, Ala., January 23d, 1853, Capt. RICHARD HARRIS. The deceased was born in Powhatan county, Va., on the 20th November, 1758. When but a youth, at the age of 17, he entered the army, and with that veteran band of soldiers, fighting for liberty and truth, devoted himself to his country's interests till the close of the war. He was an eye-witness of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Little York. After having shared with his countrymen the hardships of war, he returned to his home and friends to enjoy that glorious boon, liberty, for which he had so earnestly contended. "Soon after the war, he devoted himself to the service of God and the good of his fellow men. He professed religion in Powhatan county, Va., and soon after united himself with the M. E. church, where he remained, for more than half a century, a consistent, useful, and much loved member.-Hospitable, kind, generous, you had only to look upon his noble face to behold all those commanding and ennobling virtues which adorn human nature. He removed from Virginia to Madison county, Ala., in 1809, and resided near Blue Spring till the day of his death. We do not say he was without fault, but we do say that few men have lived as long as he did with as few censurers and with as few enemies. He closed his earthly warfare as he closed the revolutionary war, in triumph and glory. He has left many friends to mourn his loss. ^[2]

Birth

Date: 20 NOV 1758

Place: Powhatan, Virginia

Death

Date: 23 JAN 1853

Place: Blue Spring, Madison County, Alabama

Burial

Place: Harris Hill Cemetery, Moores Mill, Madison, Alabama^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia: (Epes-Eppes-Epps) Volume Two. Compiled and Edited by John Frederick Dorman. Society of the Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia, 1999.
2. ↑ Genealogy Trails
3. ↑ Cemetery information

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