John Jordan Harris (1732 - 1800)

Born 1732 in Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Obedience (Turpin) Harris — married 27 Aug 1759 in Cumberland, Virginia

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1800 at about age 68 in Powhatan County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

John was born on 11 JAN 1731 in Virginia.^[1]

John married Obedience Turpin on 27 August 1754.^[2]

John was a business partner with General George Washington.^[3]

John is listed in the 1756 Chesterfield County, Virginia Tithables List.^[4]

John Harris and his wife Obedience were the parents of John Harris, whose widow Rebecca applied for a pension in his name in 1812.^[5]

The FamilySearch links apparently supporting "Jordan" as his middle name led to an entry for his son, Jordan Harris (born 20 May, christened 25 July, both in 1763), that showed the father as John Harris.^[6]

During the American Revolutionary War, John served on The Committee of Safety of Cumberland and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia from 1775-1776 ^[7].

In the 1783 census, John Harris was in Powhatan County, VA.^[8]

He was a member of the "Committee of Safety," and lived his entire life in Powhatan.^[9]

Col John Harris died on 19 November 1800 and was buried in Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia.^[10]

Col John Harris was in a family history document regarding his death on 19 November 1800 in Powhatan. The item disusses his birth and his marriage to Obediance Turpin on 24 AUG 1754 (who was born in Goochland County, Virginia and was a daughter of Thomas Turpin (d 1790) and Mary Jefferson (the aunt of President Thomas Jefferson)).^[11]

John was in a family history on 11 April 1921 in Powhatan, Virginia relative to a SAR application.^[12]

Research Notes

1) Found differing marriage dates for John and Anne Obedience Turpin; both items were translations of earlier texts so no original document can be viewed. 2) Item found regarding two of John's children: Pg 541 Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol V, Woodson Family: "Wade Woodson, son of Tucker Woodson, Married Mary Harris of Powhattan county, daughter of Col John Harris and his wife, Obedience, daughter of Thomas Turpin and Mary Jefferson, sister of th President. Another daughter of Col Harris, named Judith, married John Crittenden, of Kentucky, and was mother of John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, United States Senator. "

Sources

1. ↑ 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 #322501 (accessed 27 October 2022)

   Name	John Harris
   Birth Date on Image	11 Eleventh 1731
   Translated Birth Date	11 Jan 1731
   Birth Place	Virginia
   Monthly Meeting	Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting

2. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800", Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia, Ancestry Record 3002 #9467 (accessed 27 October 2022)

   Name	John Harris
   Spouse	Obedience Turpin
   Marriage Date	27 Aug 1754
   Marriage Location	Cumberland County, Virginia

3. ↑ Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch
4. ↑ https://theparduefamiliesofcolonialvirginia.blogspot.com/2008/07/land-use-possession-and-transfer-terms.html
5. ↑ Bible of John Harris (born 13 October 1758), which names his parents John and Obedience Harris. (Transcription of copy from pension file of Rebecca Harris, widow of said John born 1758.)
   • Pension application (pdf) of John Harris's widow, transcribed by C. Leon Harris, posted by Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters, accessed 12 July 2019.
6. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-H42 : 10 February 2018), John Harris in entry for Jordan Harris, 20 May 1763; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
7. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestors Database, accessed 24 July 2023. Harris, John Sr., Ancestor Number A051729. (https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A051729)
8. ↑ 1607-1890 Census: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890," database, Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes; Page: 058, (Ancestry Record 3578 #33675044 : subscription required, accessed 24 May 2023)

   Name	John Harris
   State	VA
   County	Powhatan County
   Township	No Township Listed
   Year	1783
   Record Type	Tax list
   Database	VA Early Census Index

9. ↑ Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 043
10. ↑ Burial: "Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current", URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #127759189, Ancestry Record 60541 #3222233 (accessed 27 October 2022)

    Name	Col John Harris
    Gender	Male
    Birth Date	1732
    Birth Place	Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
    Death Date	19 Nov 1800
    Death Place	Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
    Has Bio?	Y
    Spouse	Anne Obedience Harris
    Children	Mary Woodson

11. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775", Page number: 489, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61175 #29626 (accessed 27 October 2022)

    Name	Col John Harris
    Birth Date	1732
    Birth Place	Virginia
    Marriage Date	24 Aug 1754
    Marriage Place	Cumberland
    Death Date	19 Nov 1800
    Death Place	Powhatan
    Spouse	Obedience Turpin

12. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970", Volume: 145, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #338553 (accessed 27 October 2022)

    Name	John Harris
    Birth Date	1732
    Birth Place	Hemrise, Virginia
    Death Date	5 Nov 1800
    Death Place	Powhatan, Virginia
    SAR Membership	28824
    Role	Ancestor
    Application Date	11 Apr 1921
    Spouse	Obedience Turpin
    Children	Judith Harris

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 December 2018, 20:29), entry for Col. John Jordan Harris(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MQBL-GMX); contributed by various users.
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (Ancestry Online publication)
• Ancestry.com