William
Harris
Born about in Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Frances (Unknown) Harris
— married
about 1735 (to 1776) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 73
in Nottoway, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2018
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Biography
Private William Harris served with Albemarle Guards Regiment during the American Revolution.
William was born about 1724.
Timeline
- 1779 U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783: William Harris, age 45, served in Captain Ambrose Madison's Company of foot in the Regiment of guards at Albemarle Barracks commanded by Colonel Francis Taylor. Payroll for the months of April and May 1779, Private Harris was paid 6 2/3 American dollars, equal to 4 pounds, 0 shillings, 0 pence British currency. [1]
- 1797 William Harris died, age 72-73, on August 30, 1797, in Nottoway County, Virginia, and was buried in The Poplars, Nottoway County, Virginia. Find A Grave: Memorial #177538570 [2]
Sources
- ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-MSWV : 15 March 2018), William Harris, May 1779; citing May 1779, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,393.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 June 2019), memorial page for William Harris (1724–30 Aug 1797), Find A Grave Memorial no. 177538570, citing The Poplars, Nottoway County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by vcudean (contributor 48748331) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 William:
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~0.78%
Edwin Jones
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A177313 [compare], Ancestry member tulrose
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T348662 [compare], FTDNA kit #396060
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~0.78%
Wooten Epes :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Deborah David :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T759888 [compare], FTDNA kit #822759
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Categories: Albemarle Guards Regiment, American Revolution