West
Harris
Born about in Southampton, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Harris
and Mary Harris
Brother of
John Harris [half], Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Mounger [half], Olive Harris [half] and Arthur Harris [half]
Husband of
Amelia (Ware) Harris
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Wyatt West Harris
Died before
before about age 67
in Maury, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2017
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Biography
- West was born in 1752. He passed away before 31 Aug 1819. From 1776 to 1780, West Harris served as a Lt. in the Revolutionary Army in the 9th North Carolina Line and in the North Carolina Light Dragoons. Around 1788 he moved to Wilkes County, Georgia near Washington, Georgia. About 1812 he moved his family to Maury County, Tennessee.[1]
- West was born in 1752. He was the son of Henry Harris and Mary Harris. He passed away in 1819.
Research Notes
- Parents are [[Harris-3358|Henry Harris and Mary Harris. Mary Harris did not marry Henry Harris.
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Joyce Smith.
- 1793 Census: "North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890"
Ancestry Record 3566 #17448529 (accessed 20 January 2022)
West Harris in Wilkes County, NC.
- 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1800; Census Place: Montgomery, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 478; Image: 26; Family History Library Film: 337909
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #352036 (accessed 20 January 2022)
West Harris.
- Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #2728004 (accessed 20 January 2022)
West Harriss marriage to Milla Gordon on 20 Feb 1819 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.
- Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
Probate Records (Maury County, Tennessee); Author: Tennessee County Court (Maury County); Probate Place: Maury, Tennessee
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4710014 (accessed 20 January 2022)
West Harris probate on 31 Aug 1819.
- West Harris
- Milley Harris Wife
- West Harris Son
- Wyatt Harris Son
- The five Harris children were actually born in the same place, on the 280 acre Patent Land in 1727 to Henry Harris. This land originally was in that part of Isle of Wight Co., VA. Named in parents Family Bible abstract on file with VA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with West 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 West:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with West 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 West:
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~3.12%
Joyce Smith
:
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Alena Smith :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H604814 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ginger (Wingfield) McCall :
23andMe, GEDmatch M895395 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN82fe2832
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A063061 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN82fe2832, Ancestry member gingwing23
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Katharine (Mounger) Jones :
23andMe, GEDmatch mf3385398 [compare]
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~0.39%
Gordon Jones :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Kevin Wingfield :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A986608 [compare], FTDNA kit #948625
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~0.39%
Doris (King) Leger :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T977647 [compare]
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