I to am a descendant of the Harris family of Greene County GA. Jane Harris daughter of Matthew Harris and Hannah Ross married William Gillespie Orr in Greene Co. in 1820. This family was in GA, TN and back in GA before moving to TX by 1850. These are some of the sources I have used in researching my Harris family. Harris, Dunlop, Valentine and Allied Families compiled for Mary (Harris) Morris by William M. Mervine, Member of The Hist. Society of Pennsylvania, A Director of The Genealogical Society of Penn., Printed for private Circulation only 1920, only 100 copies were made. LDS microfilm #000651. Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Harris, Sr. 1702-1788 Compiled by Mary Stratton, 827 Berkley Ave., Charlotte NC, 1967, Library of Congress Catalogue Card No. 67-66376. Harris Family Records by J. Montgomery Seaver, published by the American Historical Genealogical Society, 2000 N. Broad St. Philadelphia in 1930s. A Record of the Descendants of Isaac Ross and Jean Brown and the Allied Families of Alexander, Conger, Harris, Hill, King, Killingsworth, Mackey, Moores, Sims Wade, Etc. Compiled by Anne Mims Wright. The History of Hancock County, Georgia by Elizabeth Wiley Smith, Wilkes Pub. Co. Inc., Washington Ga. 30673, Jan. 1974, pages 19, 69-71, 96 Harris and Conger. The History of Mecklenburg Co. From 1740 to 1900 by J.B. Alexander M. D., Charlotte NC., 1902, copy in Dallas Public Library in 1959, pg. 408-411, 418-423 A Genealogy of McGee Harris, Latter Day Saint Pioneer, by Kenneth C. Bullock, Published at Provo Utah, 1962, pg. 1-8 The Presbyterian Congregation on Rocky River by Thomas Hugh Spence Jr., Rocky River Presbyterian Church, Concord, North Carolina, 1954, pg. 3-7, 29, 177-179 Historic Rocky River Church Building and Burying Grounds Cabaruss County, Concord, North Carolina compiled by Clarence F. Blume and Mabel Rumple Blume 1958, pg. 6, 7, 29, 30, 34 I. L. Harris' papers in the Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution Washington DC and in the Archives of History, Raleigh, North Carolina. Harris Family Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University of NC Library, Chapel Hill, NC I hope this is of some help to those who are researching this family. My data with source notes is at rootsweb World Connect Project. The databases of sholman are mine if you care to look. Susan Holman Dallas disdsh@aol.com

There were members of two DIFFERENT Harris families in Greene Co. Ga. (I belong to both) The descendants of Charles Harries b a 1600 Bogrie, Scotland d 5 Dec 1637 had Edward Garrus Harris (Herries) b a 1620 Dumphries, Ayrshire, Scotland died 1673 Done, Ireland Samuel & Martha Laird in Greene, came from the above His son Thomas who had Samuel Baker, Eli, Th.-others And back to James - dtr Ann married David Calwell- whose family wound up in Mecklenburg-(As the OTHER bunch of Harris) and on to Greene Co. Ga. dtr. Isabelle "Ibbe" married William Harris son of Samuel & Martha Laird, and Isabelle's brother William also wound up in Greene- ______ The other bunch- go back (on my records they stop there-anyhow) to William of England who came over with William the Conquorer -to son Wm. of Prittlewell b a 1440--on down through Arthur & Johanna Percy, Wm, Arthur & Dorothy Walgrave, Wm. & Alice Smythe, John, to Thomas b 1616 Wales died 1672 Charles City, Va. to Thomas & Son Robert both died Isle of Wight Co Va. whose children and Grandchildren wound up in Greene. Charles- of Warren Co. NC son of Robert and Ann Fungham had children in Greene His brother Matthew died there- but it appears his children migrated to Hancock, Fayette and other nearby counties. This Matthew married Mary House. _____ The Matthew who married Hannah Ross-came down through Samuel & Martha Laird, James & Dorothy Wiley, Edward & Flora Douglas etc. (Scotland to Ireland) Here is one more ref. on above: HARRIS HISTORY a History of American Descendants of Edward Harris and his Wife Flora Douglas of Scotland 1650-1984 by Carlista V Leonard Santa Monica Ca and another A Genealogy of McGee Harris Latter Day Saint Pioneer by Kenneth C Bullock. James & Dorothy Wiley had at least five Immigrant sons...with them - lots of desc. in Ga. The other- from England to Wales- A Harris Family Journey by Robet E. Harris. Isle of Wight Co., VA, Wills and Accounts Vol. 4 (1733-1745), pp. 266-67 abstracted by Matt HARRIS THE HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX by Philip Morant Orig.Pub 1763-1768 and repub. 1978 pgs 363,54,295. Ms. Gerry Hill Albany Ga