David Harris (1743)

Born 4 Feb 1743 in Beverly, Essex Co., MA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Corning) Harris — married 14 Aug 1763 in Beverly, Essex Co., MA

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

David Harris was born February 4, 1743, the son of Captain Samuel Harris and Abigail Larcomb in Beverly, Essex, Massachusettts^[1]

On 14 August 1763, he married Elizabeth Corning, the daughter of David Harris and Priscilla Thistle of Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts^{[2] [3]}, and emigrated to Yarmouth before 1767^[4]

In 1763, he emigrated to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia along with his family^{[5] [4] [3]}

Their children included

1. Samuel, born November 17,1764^[6]; who married Elizabeth Welch on May 25, 1790; and then married Rebecca Crosby, daughter of Edward^[3]
2. David, born May 25, 1766^[7]; who married Catherine Miller and died Feb 13, 1856^[3]
3. Andrew, born August 8, 1769 in Yarmouth, who died at sea, unmarried^[3]
4. Asabel, born February 9, 1771, who died at sea, unmarried^[3]
5. Ezra, born November 29, 1772, who married Lucy Bent daughter of Joseph; and died April 8, 1864
6. Jonathan, born November 4, 1774, who married Martha Harris, daughter of William Harris, and who died May 29, 1860
7. Elizabeth, who married Captain Thomas M. Goudey son of Philip Goudey

The death of David Harris is not known.

Note

Patricia Sears Note: From Yarmouth Genealogies, compiled in 1897 by George S. Brown: "Samuel Harris removed with his family from Beverly to Yarmouth in 1762 and settled on the western side of the harbour opposite the present site of the Duck and Yarn Mills. In 1767 when the township lands were granted, he and his son David were allotted three shares, 2526 acres."

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-P4TK : 13 July 2016), David Harris, 04 Feb 1743; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQK-183 : 4 December 2014), David Harris and Elizabeth Corning, 14 Aug 1763; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 962,871, 481,078.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; page 218, 219
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} A Sequel to Campbell's History by Brown, George Stayley; Publisher Boston, Rand, 1888; Collection robarts; toronto; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto; Call number AEL-4393; Copyright-evidence Evidence reported by lajolla for item yarmouthnovascot00browuoft on February 6, 2007: visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1888.; Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT, see pages 160 and 171
5. ↑ A History of the County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia By John Roy Campbell Publisher J. & A. McMillan, 1876 Original from Harvard University; Digitized 6 Oct 2007; See pages 56 Barnabas on the list of grantees
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-PWSG : 13 July 2016), Elizabeth Harris in entry for Samuel Harris, 17 Nov 1764; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-PWQ3 : 13 July 2016), Elizabeth Harris in entry for David Harris, 1766.

• Vital Records Beverly, MA Abbreviation: Vital Records Beverly, MA Text: 1712 Biles Sarah, and Samuel Harris, Dec 31 1712 Marriage Beverly MA Repository:
• Janice Gower family tree on Rootsweb; 7 Jan 2007 Note: ggower1@maine.rr.com
• Family Tree of Garry Martin Sears on rootsweb; Author: Sears, Patricia 25 Apr 2007 Note: patriciasears@rogers.com

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Harris-7545 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.

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