Edward was born in 1746. He resided in Charlotte County, Virginia, and married Mary JOHNSON there. Her sister married his brother Maynard/Miniard.
He and his brothers Maynard/Miniard and David fought in the American Revolutionary War when Edward was taken prisoner by the British.
By 1778 these HARRIS families migrated into North Carolina - Wilkes Co & Burke Co.
Edward is said to have lived for a time in Buncombe Co, North Carolina.
About 1795 he migrated to South Carolina.
By 1820 he was living in Tennessee where he died.
Research Notes
The 1963 book "The Edward Harris Family - Its Lineage and Traditions" by Mrs. Marie (HARRIS) KEY (formerly of Corpus Christi, Texas) outlined his descent from HARRIS m=GOODMAN. DNA testing has since proven this to be in error.
The family of Harris m=Goodman tests into Harris DNA project group#6.
The family of Harris m=Braddock-tests into Harris DNA project group#8.
This profiles was created on Jun 20, 2011 through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged by Mark Shurtliff. WikiTree profile Harriss-83 was created on May 19, 2013 through the import of Pedersen Family Tree.ged by Tracy Conrad.
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