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Mary (Turner) Harris (abt. 1667 - aft. 1733)

Mary Harris formerly Turner
Born about in Isle of Wight County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married about 1685 in Isle of Wight, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , and
Died after after about age 66 in Isle of Wight County, Virginiamap
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Contents

Biography

Mary Turner is the daughter of John Turner[1]

Marriage

Mary married Edward Harris about 1685 in Isle of Wight County.[1][2][3]

Mary's husband, Edward, died sometime before March 25, 1734, when his will was proved. She was listed as surviving him, in the will, along with eight children listed below.[3]

Issue:

Disputed Children

  • Harris Jackson [sic] (1701-1762), no "Jackson" named in 1733 will; dates look like a combination of Jacob's (Tobler & Harris). Profile detached Aug. 26, 2015.
  • James Harris (1710-1749), born in Granville, North Carolina and died Scotland Neck, Edgecombe, North Carolina; James named in 1733 will, but unlikely he was born in North Carolina. Profile detached Aug. 26, 2015.
  • Mary Harris (1710-1796), not named in 1733 will. Profile detached Aug. 26, 2015.
  • John Harris (1710-1771), born New Kent County; not named in 1733 will. Profile detached Aug. 26, 2015.
  • Nathaniel Harris (1720-1788), no birth location given; death in Newberry, South Carolina; not named in 1733 will - Edward's son Nathan (c1716-p1793) was executor of 1733 will. Profile detached Aug. 26, 2015.

Death

Mary (Turner) Harris died after 1733 in Upper Parish, Isle of Wight County after 1733, when she was named in her husband's will.[3]

Notes on Boddie

Historical Southern Families is a twenty-three-volume series of authoritative genealogies covering a broad spectrum of Southern families. The series was compiled by the late John Bennett Boddie, whose distinguished contributions to Southern genealogy were attested to by his induction as a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, and completed by his wife.[2] Any disputes about this source must show proof and citable quotes from any certified genealogist who supposedly disputes it, not just hearsay.

Research Notes

  • Mary Turner Harris (Harris-997) had been listed as a child of John and Mary (Tomlin) Turner, but she was born/died in Pennsylvania (born 1710 in Springs, Somerset, Pennsylvania/died 1731 in Pennsylvania, Virginia). Her profile was merged away into this one August 20, 2016. (See Changes that date to see info that was deleted about her.) edit 16 September 2020 - the changes were before Mary (Harris-1209), Edward's wife, was merged with another profile (Harris-1203) that had previously been someone else. See the Changes page for Harris-1209 [here].
  • Mary Turner Harris had been listed as a child of John and Mary (Tomlin) Turner, but she was born/died in Ireland.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families. Volume I. Clearfield Company. Redwood City, CA. 1960. Harris of Charles City and Isle of Wight, Virginia. pg 303, Free Ancestry Image
  2. ↑ Boddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families. Volume I. Clearfield Company. Redwood City, CA. 1960. Harris of Charles City and Isle of Wight, Virginia. pg 306, Free Ancestry Image
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Isle of Wight, Will Book 3. pg 391[1]

See Also:

  • Tobler, Paul. Harris of VA, Rootsweb Post, 18 Dec 2001. Note Use with Caution, no Sources cited.




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Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update - merge completed; I've archived most of my comments, since it's hard to tell which comments apply to which profile (1203 had represented someone else prior to the merge proposal)

Turner-1203 and Turner-1209 appear to represent the same person because: changes to the profile that appeared to be for the separate Mary who married Kendrick make these two profiles now obvious duplicates that should be merged. Thanks.

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
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Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Didn't find what I was remembering, but this page had the following comment:
Even into the 20th century, published genealogies often contained mistakes that have been perpetuated in subsequent books and now, in online family trees. Researchers with colonial and southern ancestors, for example, inevitably come across the many thick volumes cranked out by John Bennett Boddie from the 1930s through the 1960s. While containing many pages of valuable information, these tomes are also notorious for errors that have been repeated over and over as fact.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
ps to Rodney - Virginia Project, as a sub-project of US History, does not have a Reliable Sources page (see this page for links to projects' Reliable Sources pages).

Boddie is listed without comment on https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Sources-Virginia (although not the source you cite).

I'm remembering a G2G discussion about Boddie's reliability, but of course I can't find it now.

I appreciate your adding text to the citations, since I cannot view the images themselves (I hit an Ancestry pay wall - I'm not a member).

Cheers, Liz

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Cole-7563 Erin Cole
Oh, I see we get a bit more on the mother each time she is referenced. Boddie is a bit questionable but you are correct (Rodney) that I did not read the whole section.
posted by Erin Cole
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Boddie is not considered a reliable source, although Boddie's works are wonderful for leads, and they do occasionally include a reliable source.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Wood-8367 Rodney Wood
Snarky much Erin?

I still feel the original reference to BODDIE was an accurate description for the source material should one choose to read it. I have added specific additional page references showing this. There were no additional details or sources. It was linked incorrectly to a Kendrick profile that I was trying to clean up. I also saw that Turner-1209 wanted a source confirming Mary as a daughter of John and Mary (Tomlin) Turner. Seemed like an easy merge--who knew? Use it or don't, it is up to you but I would like to see the long list of the "unquestionable" Virginia sources that you prefer.

posted by Rodney Wood

Rejected matches › Mary Elizabeth (Wescott) Harris (1836-1902) › Mary (Harris) Edes (1711-1778) › Mary (Harris) Griffin (1667-1724) › Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris (1855-1938) › Mary Harris (abt.1885-) › Mary (Harris) Clarke (abt.1832-) › Mary Harris (1710-1754) › Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Thomas (1860-)

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