Cornelius
Harris
Born in Goochland County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Harris
and Mary (Hutchins) Harris
Husband of
Keturah (Webber) Harris
— married
12 Aug 1759 in Goochland County, Virginia
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 71
in Clermont, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 May 2014
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Biography
Cornelius was born November 11, 1735 in Goochland County, Virginia.
Cornelius was recorded as a resident on 7 June 1756 in Virginia. Cornelius and his brother, John, were two of seven Quaker men to resist the draft instituted in Virginia in 1756. They were marched 140 miles to Winchester, Virginia and incarcerated by Col. George Washington for 6 months for refusing to bear arms.
Cornelius child of Daniel Harris, married Keturah Webber on 12 August 1759 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia. Together they had seven children.
Cornelius died in 1807 and was buried in Clermont County, Ohio, United States of America.
Sources
- Birth: "U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943"
Volume: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3753 #322503 (accessed 10 March 2024)
Cornelius Harris born in Virginia.
- Residence: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1101799851 (accessed 10 March 2024)
Name: Cornelius Harris; Event Type: Miscellaneous; Residence Date: 7 Jun 1756; Residence Date on Image: 7 1756 Sixth; Residence Place: Virginia; Monthly Meeting: Virginia Yearly Meeting; Religion Sect: Pre-Separation/Orthodox; Yearly Meeting: Virginia Yearly Meeting; Meeting State: Virginia; Meeting County: Various.
- Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 975.5 V2D
Ancestry Record 60214 #3317603 (accessed 10 March 2024)
Cornelius Harris marriage to Keturah Webber on 12 Aug 1759 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia.
- Marriage: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1101758821 (accessed 10 March 2024)
Cornelious Harriss marriage to undefined on 12 Oct 1759 in Richmond City, Virginia.
- U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607–1943 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994.
- Hinshaw, William Wade. Marshall, Thomas Worth, comp. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Supplement to Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: n.p. 1948.
- Burial: "Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #233038617
Ancestry Record 60541 #202510391 (accessed 10 March 2024)
Cornelius Harris burial (died in 1807). Born on 11 Nov 1735.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- George Harris
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup R-FGC19414, FTDNA kit #818413
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~1.56%
Martha (Chrisman) Riley :
23andMe
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~1.56%
James Franklin Haynes :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Joy (Pierce) Barns :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kristin White :
23andMe, GEDmatch CM4869691 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A849495 [compare], Ancestry member kwmoore
+
Living DNA
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~0.78%
Kenneth Clardy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A796292 [compare], Ancestry member KennethJClardy
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A796292 [compare], FTDNA kit #B91935
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~0.78%
Anonymous Walls :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Deb (White) Atkinson :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal DebAtkinson, Ancestry member debkatkinson
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~0.78%
Nick Wahman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nwahman
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~0.39%
Kristi (Myers) Hancock :
23andMe, GEDmatch M751588 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A395618 [compare], Ancestry member Kristi_Hancock
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B18135
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Rejected matches › John Harris (1741-1824)
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