Who was the Martha Eldridge who married John Harris? Karen Leila D'Aiutolo wrote: > A Slade researcher <sladej@swbell.net> is looking for Mary Harris b. 1770, > who married Jethro Slade in 1790, Sourh Hampton Co., VA. > > I have a Mary Harris, dau. of John and Martha Eldridge Harris but I show no > spouse. Does anyone know if this could be the Mary Harris he seaks? > > Leila > ------------------- > Descendants of John Harris > > > Generation One > > 1. JOHN1 HARRIS was born circa 1730 at Eng; was known to be of Surry > County, VA. He married Martha Eldridge, daughter of Thomas Eldridge Sr. and > Judith Kennon, in Aug 1748 at Buckingham Co., VA (Broderbund, World Family > Tree, Family Tree Maker > (n.p.: Broderbund, FTM, n.d.), > Vol. 4 # 1057.); had 9 children. In the Eldridge-L archives > (http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl) I came across the > following: > > 2. Martha Eldridge b: 1733 d: 1768 married John Harris > 3. Daughter Harris > 3. Pamela Harris > 3. Richard Harris > 4. Mary Harris > 4. Randolph Harris > 4. William Harris > 4. John Harris > 4. Thomas Harris b: June 3, 1776 Cumberland Co, VA died > 1817 BALDWIN CO. GA > 5. Frances Harris > 5. John Prior Harris > 5. Mary Harris > 5. Elizabeth Harris > 5. Martha Harris b: March 20, 1805 BALDWIN CO, GA > 5. Sarah Harris > 5. Thomas Jefferson Harris > Martha married John Harris. Issue: Pamela, Richard, Mary, Anne > Kennon, Kennon, and Eldridge. (Gen. of VA Families From The VA Mag. of > Hist. and Biography,[1981] Vol.II, pp. 682-684. > He died after 26 Dec 1770 at Surry Co., VA. > He left a will on 26 Dec 1770 at Surry Co., VA; had will which was > probated Surry, 19 Mar. 1771. Lands at Ware Neck be sold and proceeds > divided among his three sons. Wm. Eldridge of Surry one of Executors. > > Children of John1 Harris and Martha Eldridge were as follows: > i. PAMELA2; b. 11 Jun 1749; m. Christopher McRae Rev. > 29 Mar 1768. > She m. Rev. Christopher McRae. > ii. ANN KENNON; b. 6 Apr 1758. > iii. ELDRIDGE; b. 19 May 1764. > iv. RICHARD KENNON; b. circa 1766 at maybe, Cumberland > Co., VA (Eldridge-L Archives > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl, 1999.); In the > Eldridge-L archives > (http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl) I came across the > following: > > 2. Martha Eldridge b: 1733 d: 1768 married John Harris > 3. Daughter Harris > 3. Pamela Harris > 3. Richard Harris > 4. Mary Harris > 4. Randolph Harris > 4. William Harris > 4. John Harris > 4. Thomas Harris b: June 3, 1776 Cumberland Co, VA died 1817 > BALDWIN CO. GA > 5. Frances Harris > 5. John Prior Harris > 5. Mary Harris > 5. Elizabeth Harris > 5. Martha Harris b: March 20, 1805 BALDWIN CO, GA > 5. Sarah Harris > 5. Thomas Jefferson Harris. > > v. KENNON; b. circa 1767. > vi. MARY; b. circa 1765; may be the Mary discussed > here: A Slade researcher <sladej@swbell.net> is looking for Mary Harris b. > 1770, who married Jethro Slade in 1790, South Hampton Co., VA. > > Printed on: 09 Feb 2001 > Prepared by: > Leila Eldridge D'Aiutolo > 53 Statesville Quarry Rd. > Lafayette, NJ 07848-2612 > LeilaE@compuserve.com > > > Bibliography > > Broderbund. World Family Tree, Family Tree Maker (n.p.: Broderbund, FTM, > n.d.). > > Eldridge-L Archives http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl, > 1999. > > ==== ELDRIDGE Mailing List ====