James was born about 1769. He is the son of James Harris.
Research Notes
Orange DB5-116 Nov 22, 1794 James Harris of Orange to Walter Alves of same, 106 acres in fork of Flat River and Enoe River adj. Richard Bonahan and Richmond Harris, that James Harris, father of sd. James, purchased from Thomas Webb & William Wallace.
Sources
"North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970", digital images, FamilySearch (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2018), [Original source: Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, "Wills, 1752-1946; cross index to wills, 1752-1946", DGS 4770552, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1946), Will Book A, pp. 337-338 ]
Holcomb, Brent, "Marriages of Orange County, North Carolina, 1779-1868", Google Books, (Online: Google, Inc., 2018), {Originally published: Holcomb, Brent, "Marriages of Orange County, North Carolina, 1779-1868", (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), p. 131 ]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: