since, per the lunenburg co, va deeds, i had found previously re the samuel harris, who was associated with this james roberts, jr and the claibornes, were the only two deeds i had found, i am going to cite other of these lunenburg co, va deeds re the claibornes and talk about these connections.   actually in finding these lunenburg co, va deeds on line re the claibornes, i noted that this samuel harris, who witnesses this 1781 deed re john claiborne, is indicated to have been the same samuel harris who witnessed the 1761 deed re james roberts, jr to richard claiborne.   as noted, john claiborne also sold land to james harris.  again,   i cannot identify either this samuel harris or james harris but i am going to talk about how these deeds re these individuals also do relate to my own interests and that do indicate that they may have been related harris family.   i will cite these deeds first and, then, come back and talk about them.   CLAIBORNE-L Archives Archiver > CLAIBORNE > 2000-11 > 0973976031 From: Judy Penrod Purcell < [email protected]> Subject: [CLAIBORNE] Claiborne Deeds in Lunenburg VA Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 12:53:51 -0800 Posted on: CLAIBORNE Deeds Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/c/l/CLAIBORNE/deeds/7 Surname: CLAIBORNE, BACON, FOUNTAINE-FOUNTAIN, ALLEN, READ, CLEMENT, BOWEN, HAMLIN-HAMBLIN, MITCHELL, DOWSING, ERSKINE, LEATON, BRAGG, BROWN, ROBERTS, HARRIS-HARRISS, HAMMOND, BENNETT, JOHNSON, BLANKINSHIP, THORNTON, WESTBROOK, FARMER, GREEN, CAUDLE, MASON, JARRETT-GARROTT, GEE, LEWIS, POYTHRESS, CORBIN, BRIGGS, MUMFORD, MOON, GAFFORD, CLARK, HUDSON, LAD, FULERLOVE, THAXTON, BLAGRAVE, DAWS, SMITH, STARKE, PATTESON, WINN, DEGRAFFENRIDE ------------------------- Claiborne Deeds Lunenburg Co., VA Deed Book III:80 13 Dec 1751. Lyddall BACON to Daniel CLAIBORNE of King William Co., 150, 300 acres in Lunenburg, bounded by north side of Couches Crk. Wit: Peter FOUNTAINE Jr., John BACON, Drury ALLEN. Deed Book IV:534 4 Aug 1757. Clement READ to Leonard CLAIBORN Jr. of Dinwiddie Co., 5, 100 acres in Cumberland Parish in Lunenburg, being part of the land CLEMENT purchased of Robert BOWEN. No witness. Deed Book VII:363 7 Sep 1762. Daniel CLAIBORNE to Thomas HAMBLIN Jr. in consideration of a mare and a year old colts and 1, 400 acres patented to CLAIBORNE 10 Aug 1759 bounded by Daniel MITCHELL. Witness: Everard DOWSING, Thos ERSKINE, Wm LEATON. Deed Book VIII:88 11 Apr 1764. William BRAGG to Daniel CLAIBORNE, 30, 296 acres on north side of Crooked Crk, being a tract purchased by BRAGG from Drury ALLEN, bounded by FOUNTAIN, BROWN, the Ridge Path. Witness: none. Deed Book VIII:257 14 Jan 1764. James ROBERTS Jr. & Elizabeth his wife of Halifax to Richard CLAIBORNE, 350, 1038 acres where ROBERTS formerly lived on Meherrin River. Witness: Saml HARRISS, LeRoy HAMMOND, William BENNETT, Michael JOHNSON, Winy JOHNSON. Deed Book VIII:274 2 Mar 1764. Daniel CLAIBORNE to Joseph BLANKINSHIP of Chesterfield, 100, 397 acres on Tewahominy Crk. Witness: John THORNTON, William WESTBROOK, Lodk FARMER. Deed Book VIII:288 2 Feb 1764. Leonard CLAIBORNE of Dinwiddie to Richard CLAIBORNE, 22.10.1, 615 acres on Stony Crk which was patented to Leod CLAIBORNE Jr. and conveyed to Leonard CLAIBORNE Sr. by deed, bounded by GREEN, CAUDLE, MASON, JARRETT, GEE; secondly, 35 acres adjoining above land granted to Leod CLAIBORNE Jr. and conveyed by him to Leod CLAIBORNE Sr. Witness: Charles HAMLIN, Barbar CLAIBORNE, Geo LEWIS, Thomas POYTHRESS, Peter CORBIN. Deed Book IX:17 6 Jan 1763. Leond CLAIBORNE Jr. of Dinwiddie to Leonard CLAIBORNE Sr. of same, 5 shillings, 649 acres on Stony Crk, bounded by GREEN, CAUDLE, MASON, GARROTT; also 34 acres adjoining thereto and bounded by a patent dated 25 Mar 1762. Witness: Thomas CLAIBORNE, Burnell CLAIBORNE, Martha CLAIBORNE, Gray BRIGGS, Robert MUNFORD, Charles HAMLIN, Richard CLAIBORNE. Deed Book XIII:392 9 Aug 1781. John CLAIBORNE of Brunswick Co. to James HARRIS, 200, 100 acres in Lunenburg, bounded by Wm MOORE, Gideon MOON, Thos GAFFORD, John CLARK, Ward HUDSON, Frederick BROWN, and estate of Lodowick FARMER. Deed Book XIII:394 9 Aug 1781. John CLAIBORNE of Brunswick Co. to Gideon MOON, 500, 300 acres on both sides of Meherrin adj James EASOM, Thos GAFFORD, Saml HARRIS, Wm MOORE, Gideon MOON, Lodowick FARMER, Thos LAD, Wm FULERLOVE, Wm THAXTON, Henry BLAGRAVE, John DAWS. Deed Book XVI:221 14 Mar 1788. William SMITH attorney for Thos STARK gives receipt of John CLAIBORNE for sum of 1.4 and 287 pounds tobacco and 15 shillings by chancery decree 29 Nov 1787 for land recorded by CLAIBORNE from Thos STARKE. Witness: J. PATTESON, Alexr WINN, Francis DEGRAFFENRIDE. to be continued:     belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8---------26910

until pat brought up this samuel harris/ ann, i had not focused on him for quite some time and instead have been more focused on samuel harris/ lucy camp.   last night i went back to see what i had learned about this samuel harris/ ann in the past and also last night.   now that i have, the info, again, based on connections, would indicate to me that he may have been related harris family to my william harris, sr/ france goode, etc, but i still could not say exactly who he was.    was he possibly william harris/ judith hudson' s son, samuel harris?     it is so curious to me in how little that can be definitely found on their 10 sons; what happened to them; and why so few are interested in them.   mainly i am going to talk about what i have noted.   i have found this samuel harris/ ann on the 1764 tithe list and in henry blagrave's district.   this was henry blagrave's daughter anna blagrave who married jeremiah glenn.  jeremiah glenn witnessed the 1765 mecklenburg co, va deed wherein my william harris, sr/ frances goode sold land to james hall.   again, it was also james hall's son-in-law  richard winn, who was also involved with the 1796, etc, mecklenburg co, va estate of judith hudson harris.   then jeremiah glenn/ and anna blagrave glenn also moved to laurens co, sc and their son, william glenn, again, per laurens co, sc deeds i have posted in the past, was involved there with my charles harris/ jane cannon.     the info indicates also, per samuel harris' association with the claibornes, that a james harris and a humprey harris  are also associated with him and both this james harris and gideon moon, who is also on this same 1764 lunenburg co, va tithe list, are both associated with the same john claiborne.   it is these connections with gideon moon and other info i will talk about that lead me to believe that this samuel harris was also somehow related to my william harris, sr/ frances goode; edward harris; and william harris/ judith hudson, which i will, of course say more about, but, first, here is samuel harris on this 1764 lunenburg co, va tithe list in henry blagrave's district.   also, speaking of gideon moon, the moons also moved to laurens co, sc and also inter-married with jeremiah glenn/ anna blagrave's family.   HENRY BLAGRAVE, GENT.                            List of Tithes for 1764            Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, June 10, 1764                                               Tithes        Land Burchet, Benjamin ............................  1            200 Burdett, William .............................  1 Brown, William   (Wm. Evans land) ...........................  1            427 Brown, John   Frederick Brown, his son   Lockey Brown, his son ......................  5            430 Beasley, Robert ..............................  3            500 Blagrave, Henry   Henry Blagrave, Junr. ...................... 11           1870 Blagrave, Henry, Junr. .......................  1            200 Bacon, Lydal .................................  7            517 Barnes, John .................................  4            404 Bohanon, John   Charles Sneed ..............................  2 Bridgforth, Benjamin   Wm. Jusham .................................  5            244 Blankenship, Joseph, Chesterfield Co. ........               200 Belcher, Edmond ..............................  1            100 Brown Daniel .................................  3            200 Chandler, William, Junr. .....................  1            375 Cook, John ...................................  2 {page 235}                                               Tithes        Land Chandler, John ...............................  1            294 Cole, James, "a overseer"   Jary Larance his overseer ..................  4 Cockerham, Benjamin ..........................  1            100 Claiborne, Richard ...........................    Hamlin, Charles ..............................  7 Hailey, James ................................  1 Harris, Samuel ...............................  1            100 Harding, Thomas ..............................  3            630 Herring, Arther ..............................  3            295 Herskine, Robert .............................               150 Hix, John Munroe, William   Michiel Kay ................................  2            100 Madison, Roger ...............................  6            550 Moon, Giddion   William Overby, overseer ...................  5            506 Murrel, William   Thos. Murrel   William Maurel .............................  3            250 {page 238} Stokes, Young   Henry Stokes, overseer .....................  8            325 Stokes, David, Colo. .........................  7            896 Stokes, Henry, overseer ......................  1            480 Street, Anthony ..............................               450 Stone, Richard   Thomas Stone ...............................  4            400 Shelton, John ................................  1            400 Stokes, William ..............................      to be continued:     belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8--------26910

In reviewing my address book, I ran across the URL for subject list _http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/albemarle/census/1785cens.txt_ (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/albemarle/census/1785cens.txt) I note a number of Harris males are listed. Also a goodly number of surnames whom I find among the in-laws of the Harrises of Madison Co., KY--Gentry, Maupin, Chenault, Shelton, Brown, McCord, et al. Those researchers of Madison Co., KY [and counties adjoining Madison and counties formed from Madison Co.] may find some missing ancestors or collaterals in this list. Tell your cousins of this list!!! E.W.Wallace **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

As I read over the 1704 tax list for Virginia, I noted many omissions of many families, who certainly had been granted large acreages of land. Of course, in any tax situation, one finds delinquencies [failure to pay taxes]. One might consider these possibilities, other than failure to pay taxes. 1. The tax lists may be incomplete. After all, 1704 was a long time ago, and Virginia counties have suffered floods, fires, etc. Some lists may have been lost. I seem to notice that Northern Neck counties were generally excluded. What is your observation? 2. The taxables may have been so far back in the woods that the tax collector could not get to them. In some North Carolina colonial counties, I note that the captain of the militia frequently was responsible for the list of tithables. In other cases, it was the sheriff. I am ignorant of a LOT of Virginia history, and Hening's Statutes is more than I can tackle at this stage in my life. Comments of others more conversant with colonial Virginia history will be welcomed. E.W.Wallace **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

In a message dated 9/6/2008 4:29:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: this richard ellis, who witnessed lunenburg co, va deeds re both hampton wade, which, again, involved samuel harris, and who also witnessed deeds re our edward harris, sr on twitty's creek, is indicated to have been the brother of jane ellis wade The Samuel Harris who witnessed deeds in the area north of the Meherrin River could have been this Samuel Harris, called a joiner, with wife Ann: >From Lunenburg Co. Deed Bk 7-127 June 3, 1761 from James Roberts Jr of Halifax County, to Samuel Harris of L[unenburg] and Cumberland Parish, for the yearly rent of the quitrents, have leased and do farm and let a certain tract of land in L and Cumberland Parish on the north side of Meherrin River containing 200 acres, it being the land laid off by George Walton for John Loving, unto the said Harris and his wife Ann during each of their natural lives, with the improvements and all other appurtenances belonging to the land. To the performance of this deed, Roberts binds himself in the sum of 200 pds., to be paid to Harris after the 1st breach of these articles above mentioned. Signed - James Roberts. Wit - none. Recorded June 2, 1761 [?] (Source: TLC Genealogy, LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOKS 7 & i[1761-1764] [Miami Beach: TLC Genealogy, 1990], p. 17) This James Roberts was a merchant who had moved to Halifax. This Samuel Harris, north of the Meherrin, wife Ann, is also found here: CLAIBORNE The Will of Richard Claiborne is in Lunenburg County, Will Book 2, p.438: 1776 Richard Claiborne's will was probated in Lunenburg County in 1776. He writes that the tract where he lately lived called Roberts old place is [James Roberts ~ Pat] to be sold and also his rite to the land Samuel Harris now lives on the land being mine at said Harrises death, but in case money is wanting he gives above land to son John Claiborne his riding chair is to be sold; Edward Dudley of Amelia county is to pay his debts and divide the rest between his three sons, John Claiborne, Richard Henry Claiborne and Leonard Claiborne. When Richard Henry is 20, he is to have money from plantation sale of place he now lives near Winningham's, it being north of the River; he gives slaves to his daughter Molly Warwick; to son Leonard the land he now lives on that lies south of the Meherrin River; none of his sons is of age; Leonard is to be under management of Edward Dudley; John and Richard Henry are to be under care of Charles Hamlin senior and William Warwick of North Carrolina; Rev. James Craig is to educate Leonard if Dudley should die; also Charles Hamlin would manage his plantations and negroes in this case; Ann Dudley is given a negro girl; nephew Leonard Claiborne son of Thomas Claiborne deceased is left money; he is at law with Philip Whitehead Claiborne about a sale of negroes Col. Phil Johnston claims as his property; Dudley of Amelia Co. and Warwick of NC his executors; witnesses are Henry Pamplin, Wm. Claiborne, Elizabeth Pamplin and John Salmon. (The Claibornes were a wide-ranging family and other wills and records of the family appear in other county sections of this notebook.) Lunenburg County Records Patents and Grants: Book 24, p. 547; Augustine Claiborne in 1746 patents 656 acres on both sides of the Meherrin River. lunenburg co, va deed book 8, page 257, james roberts, jr and elizabeth his wife of halifax co, va to richard claiborne for 350 pds, 1038 acres on meherrin river, where the said james roberts, jr formerly lived, containing 1038 acres, 100 acres which is encumbered by a lease to samuel harris for his life, it being the remains of two patents, 1 granted to said roberts for 935 acres and the other granted to gideon johnson for 604 acres and conveyed to by said johnson to said james roberts, jr and recorded in lunenburg, reserving 1 acre sold with a mill to winningham, 100 acres sold and laid out to michael johnson, and the plantation where the said roberts father formerly lived, containing about 400 acres. the tract is bounded by a hickory ****on the river***** in the center between the two plantations. witnesses: samuel harriss; leroy hammond; william bennett; michael johnson; winy johnson. lunenburg co, va deed book 6, page 124, 1759, james roberts, jr of halifax co, va to michael johnson of lunenburg, part obtained in patent by gidion johnson for 600 acres, except as it is already leased to samuel harris, joyner, for 5 years. wit: john chandler; saml harris; charles gravett. lunenburg co, va deed book 7, page 127, 1761, james roberts, jr, of halifax co, va to samuel harris of lunenburg co, va for yearly rent of 200 acres on the north side of the meherrin river tract laid off by george walton for john lovin, unto the said samuel harriss and wife, ann, during their natural lives. no witnesses. 8 The Michael Johnson family in this area also bumps into the Group 8 connections. As to George Walton, here is his location: 3 January 1749 O. S., Page 258 On the Petition of George Walton ******and others, It is Ordered that a Road be lay.d open and Cleared from Randolphs Road a little above George Moores the nearest and best way to the Mouth of Finny Wood, and Thomas Nance is Appointed Surveyor thereof from Randolphs Road to Robertsons Fork of Meherrin River, and it is Ordered that he together with Peter Rowlet, Robert Haislop, John Nance Jur. Richard Nance Junr. Richard Thompson John Willingham Junr. Thomas Crenshaw James Breedlove and George Waltons Male Labouring Tithables, do forthwith lay open, Clear and keep the same in Repair According to Law, and Joseph Williams is Appointed Surveyor thereof from the Robertsons Fork of Meherrin River to the Mouth of Finny Wood, and it is Ordered that he together with the Male Labouring Tithables at Johnsons Quarter, William Dobbyns.s and Silvanus Stokes.s Male Labouring Tithable Persons do forthwith lay open Clear and keep the same in Repair According to Law. _http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf_ (http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf) George Walton held various lands north of the Meherrin River end ! Typ patent Ref VPB 33:862 Dat 20 Aug 1760 To George Walton*************************************** Con 40Sh. Re 404a Lunenburg/ on the head of Reases Fork of Twittys Cr.********** loc 22195 33043 F127 L0 P255 Pt 0. Vaughan's Corner Hickory on the sd Fork Ln n28e; 80p; Vaughan Pt 1. wo Ln s60e; 162p; Pt 2. wo Ln s30w; 280p; Pt 3. p Ln s85w; 100p; Pt 4. Ln nw; 164p; Pt 5. double Chesnut Oak Ln n40e; 214p; Pt 6. Pointers in Vaughan's lines and lc s68e; 42p; Vaughan end ! Charlotte DM The location that he shared with James Roberts was here: !* Typ patent !55a of 3776a in PB32p32 Ref VPB 32:32 Dat 5 Feb 1753 To Benjamin Hawkins Con £15 Re 3776a Lunenburg/ on both sides of Juniper Creek loc 35594 26338 F127 L0 P255 Pt 0. at Willinghams Corner small Ash on the said Creek !thence along his line E316P to Ln e; 316p; Willingham Pt 1. white oak thence off N20E 155P Ln n20e; 155p; Pt 2. pine N80W 220P to Ln n80w; 220p; Pt 3. pointers N52W 332P to Ln n52w; 332p; Pt 4. small Hiccory N20W 80P to Ln n20w; 80p; Pt 5. red oak N70W 234P to Ln n70w; 234p; Pt 6. pine W93P to Ln w; 93p; Pt 7. pine N55W 394P to Ln n55w; 394p; Pt 8. Waltons Corner Black Jack*********************************************************************** !thence along his lines S80P to Ln s; 80p; Walton Pt 9. pine S40W 320P to Ln s40w; 320p; Pt 10. pine S48E 6P to Ln s48e; 6p; Pt 11. red Oak S38W 142P to Ln s38w; 142p; Pt 12. hiccory S60P to Ln s; 60p; Pt 13. white oak S62W 52P to Ln s62w; 52p; Pt 14. hiccory S31E 118P to Ln s31e; 118p; Pt 15. gum thence New lines N55E 334P to Ln n55e; 334p; Pt 16. pointers S30E 200P to Ln s30e; 200p; Pt 17. Gum S65E 360P to Ln s65e; 360p; Pt 18. pointers S190P to Ln s; 190p; Pt 19. Roberts's Corner red Oak !thence along his line the same Course Continued 90P to Ln s; 90p; Roberts Pt 20. white Oak by Breedloves Creek !thence down the said Creek as it Meanders to Lm ; ; dwn Breedloves Cr. Pt 21. Blackstones Line thence along his line N83E 224P to Ln n83e; 224p; Blackstone Pt 22. his Corners Pointers in Breedloves Line !thence along his Lines N15W 44P to Ln n15w; 44p; Breedlove Pt 23. pointers N50E 180P to Ln n50e; 180p; Pt 24. pine E24P to Ln e; 24p; Pt 25. hiccory by the said Juniper Creek and !thence up the same as it Meanders to the first Station Lm nw; 100p; up Juniper Cr. end ! Charlotte DM So this Samuel Harris was not the Samuel Harris married to Lucy Camp who appears to have held his lands along the Roanoke/Staunton River and brings into question which Samuel Harris belongs where. All the deeds with Walker, Stokes, etc. fall north of the Meherrin River within reasonable distance to the Edward Harris Group 8. Geoge Walton is dead by 1799 Char Co Bk 8 - Pg 223 21 Dec 1799 Blankinship to Stokes This indenture, the 21st day of December, 1799, between John Blankinship, of Halifax county, and Henry Stokes of Charlotte county, (conveys) for the sum of 50 pounds current money of Virginia, a certain tract of land on Reese's Fork, containing 100 acres, bounded, by the lines of Hood Nance, Levy Blankinship, Joseph Duprey, John Lee, and George Walton's estate ***********Signed: John (X) Blankinship Witness: Henry Haley, Levy Blankinship, Nelson Jennings, Rich'd Stone _http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/deeds/d0mccar.txt_ (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/deeds/d0mccar.txt) **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

In a message dated 9/6/2008 4:32:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: here again are also the lunenburg co, va deeds which associate thomas bedford with both my william harris/ frances goode and thomas ligon and the continued info that thomas bedford's wife was mary ligon coleman, daughter of john coleman/ mary ligon, etc. lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 213, 1755, william harris of lunenburg co, va to william reade of same for 900 acres at the head branches of the bluestone creek, bounded by a new line, william tibbs, william harriss' old line. signed: william harriss. witnesses: robert wooding; thomas bedford; william jones. frances, wife of william harris, relinquised her right of dower. lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 205, 1755, william jones of lunenburg co, va to thomas ligon of cumberland co, va for 90 pds, 300 acres in lunenburg co, va on twittys creek, bounded by joseph perrin. witnesses: henry deloney; henry blagrave, sr; thomas bedford. The association with Thomas Bedford leads directly to the Edward Harris Group 8 family on Twitty's Creek area. 8 December 1763, Page 300 On the Motion of*** Thomas Bedford Gentleman ****he has leave to open a Bridle way from his Mill to Martins Roling Road, and that the said Bedford have the directing of it And that Nehemiah Frank, Robert Davis, John Sullivant, Joshua Wharton, William Elliss, Richard Elliss, Benjamin Smith, *****Edward Harris and Maynard Harris *****do Assist in clearing the said intended way -- but not to be Exhivitted from Working on other Roads _http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf_ (http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf) **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

pat   again, i am aware of the lunenburg co, va deeds which refer to this samuel harris, wife, ann, because i had sent them to you earlier.   i did not know then and still do not know who this samuel harris, wife, ann is/ was?    the samuel harris involved with william harris/ judith hudson and my william harris, sr/  frances goode and who was the  same samuel harris, who sold land to hampton wade, etc, was   also the samuel harris, who continued to be involved with john  cargill, sr/ rachel tinsley in the halifax co, va area, and who is definitely indicated to have been the same samuel harris, who married lucy camp and who became col samuel harris/ rev samuel harris.   again, my william harris, sr/ frances goode; my mackerness goode, sr; william harris/ judith hudson; and samuel harris were all early in cornelius cargill's district per these early lunenburg co, va tithe lists ca 1747/ 1748.   lunenburg co, va deed book 2, page 57, 1750, william harris of lunenburg to samuel harris of same for 60 pds, grants 1 island/ plantation of 70 acres, having been a patent to william harris april 5, 1748 and bounded by the staunton river and between byrd's and cargill's islands. signed: william harris. witnesses: john cargill, william hunt. judith, wife of william harris, relinquished her right of dower.   lunenburg co, va deed book 2, page 83, 1750, richard witton of lunenburg co, va to henry isbell of same for 20 pds, 320 acres on both sides of the north fork of twitty's creek and bounded by fitz's line on the main creek, williams, the land being formerly patented to richard witton on august 20, 1745. signed:  richard witton; witnesses: william harriss; sam harris; john speed. recorded july 3, 1750.   again, whereas my william harris/ sr/ frances goode and william harris/ judith hudson moved to the bluestone creek area, which became in 1765 mecklenburg co, va, samuel harris stayed in this halifax co, va and continued to be involved with john cargill, sr/ rachel tinsley.   lunenburg co, va deed book 5, page 440, july 14, 1759, samuel harris of antrim parish in halifax co to thomas dendy of cornwall parish in lunenburg co for 2000 pds net tobacco all that tract of land on north side of stanton river of 252 acres, which was a patent to samuel harris on april 5, 1748.  signed:  sam harris wit:  william harris; john cargill and daniel cargill.     lunenburg co, va deed book 5, page 496, 1759, samuel harris  of halifax co, va to thomas morris of brunswick co, va  for 170  pds a certain tract in lunenburg on the north side of the  staunton river, being granted to the said samuel harris by 2  patents dated 1748, one of the patents being for 404 acres, the other for 353 acres, being about 757 acres, bounded by col byrd; munford; cargill; stith.  wit:  john cargill; john speed, jr;  thomas dendy; john cargill, jr.   lunenburg co, va deed book 5, page 471, 1759, samuel harris of halifax co, va to james flynn of lunenburg co, va on southside of great bluestone creek bounded by john thomson; byrd and land laid off by william sims, surveyor.  wit:  john cargill; john speed, jr; thomas dendy.   it was also this area that would become pittsylvania co, va.   again, it was john cargill, sr/ rachel tinsley; thomas dendy; sylvanus walker, etc, who were involved with my harris family  and goode family, etc, there in this lunenburg/ halifax cos, va area and who also moved to and continued to be involved with them in laurens co, sc.     again, i do not know more about this samuel harris, wife, ann, or when he shows up on the lunenburg co, va tithe lists, etc.   these deeds you cite, and which i sent to you previously, are the only lunenburg co, va deeds for this samuel harris, wife, ann, who is not there according to these deeds until 1761/ 1764.   again, samuel harris involved with william harris/ judith hudson; my william harris, sr/ frances goode, as well as my william harris, sr/ frances goode; william harris/ judith hudson, etc, were there as early as 1746/ 1747, etc.   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8-----26910       --- On Sun, 9/7/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Samuel Harris et al To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 9:22 PM In a message dated 9/6/2008 4:29:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:  this richard ellis, who witnessed lunenburg co, va deeds re both hampton wade, which, again, involved samuel harris, and who also witnessed deeds re our edward harris, sr on twitty's creek, is indicated to have been the brother of jane ellis wade The Samuel Harris who witnessed deeds in the area north of the Meherrin River could have been this Samuel Harris, called a joiner, with wife Ann:   >From Lunenburg Co. Deed Bk 7-127   June 3, 1761 from James Roberts Jr of Halifax County, to Samuel Harris of L[unenburg] and Cumberland Parish, for the yearly rent of the quitrents, have leased and do farm and let a certain tract of land in L and Cumberland Parish on the north side of Meherrin River containing 200 acres, it being the land laid off by George Walton for John Loving, unto the said Harris and his wife Ann during each of their natural lives, with the improvements and all other appurtenances belonging to the land. To the performance of this deed, Roberts binds himself in the sum of 200 pds., to be paid to Harris after the 1st breach of these articles above mentioned. Signed - James Roberts. Wit - none. Recorded June 2, 1761 [?]   (Source: TLC Genealogy, LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOKS 7 & i[1761-1764] [Miami Beach: TLC Genealogy, 1990], p. 17)     This James Roberts was a merchant who had moved to Halifax.   This Samuel Harris, north of the Meherrin, wife Ann, is also found here:     CLAIBORNE The Will of Richard Claiborne is in Lunenburg County, Will Book 2, p.438: 1776 Richard Claiborne's will was probated in Lunenburg County in 1776. He writes that the tract where he lately lived called Roberts old place is [James Roberts ~ Pat] to be sold and also his rite to the land Samuel Harris now lives on the land being mine at said Harrises death, but in case money is wanting he gives above land to son John Claiborne his riding chair is to be sold; Edward Dudley of Amelia county is to pay his debts and divide the rest between his three sons, John Claiborne, Richard Henry Claiborne and Leonard Claiborne. When Richard Henry is 20, he is to have money from plantation sale of place he now lives near Winningham's, it being north of the River; he gives slaves to his daughter Molly Warwick; to son Leonard the land he now lives on that lies south of the Meherrin River; none of his sons is of age; Leonard is to be under management of Edward Dudley; John and Richard Henry are to be under care of Charles Hamlin senior and William Warwick of North Carrolina; Rev. James Craig is to educate Leonard if Dudley should die; also Charles Hamlin would manage his plantations and negroes in this case; Ann Dudley is given a negro girl; nephew Leonard Claiborne son of Thomas Claiborne deceased is left money; he is at law with Philip Whitehead Claiborne about a sale of negroes Col. Phil Johnston claims as his property; Dudley of Amelia Co. and Warwick of NC his executors; witnesses are Henry Pamplin, Wm. Claiborne, Elizabeth Pamplin and John Salmon. (The Claibornes were a wide-ranging family and other wills and records of the family appear in other county sections of this notebook.) Lunenburg County Records Patents and Grants: Book 24, p. 547; Augustine Claiborne in 1746 patents 656 acres on both sides of the Meherrin River.     lunenburg co, va deed book 8, page 257, 1764, james roberts, jr and elizabeth his wife of halifax co, va to richard claiborne for 350 pds, 1038 acres on meherrin river, where the said james roberts, jr formerly lived, containing 1038 acres, 100 acres which is encumbered by a lease to samuel harris for his life, it being the remains of two patents, 1 granted to said roberts for 935 acres and the other granted to gideon johnson for 604 acres and conveyed to by said johnson to said james roberts, jr and recorded in lunenburg, reserving 1 acre sold with a mill to winningham, 100 acres sold and laid out to michael johnson, and the plantation where the said roberts father formerly lived, containing about 400 acres. the tract is bounded by a hickory ****on the river***** in the center between the two plantations. witnesses: samuel harriss; leroy hammond; william bennett; michael johnson; winy johnson.   lunenburg co, va deed book 6, page 124, 1759, james roberts, jr of halifax co, va to michael johnson of lunenburg, part obtained in patent by gidion johnson for 600 acres, except as it is already leased to samuel harris, joyner, for 5 years. wit: john chandler; saml harris; charles gravett.   lunenburg co, va deed book 7, page 127, 1761, james roberts, jr, of halifax co, va to samuel harris of lunenburg co, va for yearly rent of 200 acres on the north side of the meherrin river tract laid off by george walton for john lovin, unto the said samuel harriss and wife, ann, during their natural lives. no witnesses. 8     The Michael Johnson family in this area also bumps into the Group 8 connections.   As to George Walton, here is his location:   3 January 1749 O. S., Page 258 On the Petition of George Walton ******and others, It is Ordered that a Road be lay.d open and Cleared from Randolphs Road a little above George Moores the nearest and best way to the Mouth of Finny Wood, and Thomas Nance is Appointed Surveyor thereof from Randolphs Road to Robertsons Fork of Meherrin River, and it is Ordered that he together with Peter Rowlet, Robert Haislop, John Nance Jur. Richard Nance Junr. Richard Thompson John Willingham Junr. Thomas Crenshaw James Breedlove and George Waltons Male Labouring Tithables, do forthwith lay open, Clear and keep the same in Repair According to Law, and Joseph Williams is Appointed Surveyor thereof from the Robertsons Fork of Meherrin River to the Mouth of Finny Wood, and it is Ordered that he together with the Male Labouring Tithables at Johnsons Quarter, William Dobbyns.s and Silvanus Stokes.s Male Labouring Tithable Persons do forthwith lay open Clear and keep the same in Repair According to Law. http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf         George Walton held various lands north of the Meherrin River                   end ! Typ patent Ref VPB 33:862 Dat 20 Aug 1760 To George Walton*************************************** Con 40Sh. Re 404a Lunenburg/ on the head of Reases Fork of Twittys Cr.********** loc 22195 33043 F127 L0 P255 Pt 0. Vaughan's Corner Hickory on the sd Fork Ln n28e; 80p; Vaughan Pt 1. wo Ln s60e; 162p; Pt 2. wo Ln s30w; 280p; Pt 3. p Ln s85w; 100p; Pt 4. Ln nw; 164p; Pt 5. double Chesnut Oak Ln n40e; 214p; Pt 6. Pointers in Vaughan's lines and lc s68e; 42p; Vaughan end !  Charlotte DM     The location that he shared with James Roberts was here:       !* Typ patent !55a of 3776a in PB32p32 Ref VPB 32:32 Dat 5 Feb 1753 To Benjamin Hawkins Con £15 Re 3776a Lunenburg/ on both sides of Juniper Creek loc 35594 26338 F127 L0 P255 Pt 0. at Willinghams Corner small Ash on the said Creek !thence along his line E316P to Ln e; 316p; Willingham Pt 1. white oak thence off N20E 155P Ln n20e; 155p; Pt 2. pine N80W 220P to Ln n80w; 220p; Pt 3. pointers N52W 332P to Ln n52w; 332p; Pt 4. small Hiccory N20W 80P to Ln n20w; 80p; Pt 5. red oak N70W 234P to Ln n70w; 234p; Pt 6. pine W93P to Ln w; 93p; Pt 7. pine N55W 394P to Ln n55w; 394p; Pt 8. Waltons Corner Black Jack*********************************************************************** !thence along his lines S80P to Ln s; 80p; Walton Pt 9. pine S40W 320P to Ln s40w; 320p; Pt 10. pine S48E 6P to Ln s48e; 6p; Pt 11. red Oak S38W 142P to Ln s38w; 142p; Pt 12. hiccory S60P to Ln s; 60p; Pt 13. white oak S62W 52P to Ln s62w; 52p; Pt 14. hiccory S31E 118P to Ln s31e; 118p; Pt 15. gum thence New lines N55E 334P to Ln n55e; 334p; Pt 16. pointers S30E 200P to Ln s30e; 200p; Pt 17. Gum S65E 360P to Ln s65e; 360p; Pt 18. pointers S190P to Ln s; 190p; Pt 19. Roberts's Corner red Oak !thence along his line the same Course Continued 90P to Ln s; 90p; Roberts Pt 20. white Oak by Breedloves Creek !thence down the said Creek as it Meanders to Lm ; ; dwn Breedloves Cr. Pt 21. Blackstones Line thence along his line N83E 224P to Ln n83e; 224p; Blackstone Pt 22. his Corners Pointers in Breedloves Line !thence along his Lines N15W 44P to Ln n15w; 44p; Breedlove Pt 23. pointers N50E 180P to Ln n50e; 180p; Pt 24. pine E24P to Ln e; 24p; Pt 25. hiccory by the said Juniper Creek and !thence up the same as it Meanders to the first Station Lm nw; 100p; up Juniper Cr. end ! Charlotte DM   So this Samuel Harris was not the Samuel Harris married to Lucy Camp who appears to have held his lands along the Roanoke/Staunton River and brings into question which Samuel Harris belongs where.   All the deeds with Walker, Stokes, etc.  fall north of the Meherrin River within reasonable distance to the Edward Harris Group 8.     Geoge Walton is dead by 1799   Char Co Bk 8 - Pg 223 21 Dec 1799 Blankinship to Stokes This indenture, the 21st day of December, 1799, between John Blankinship, of Halifax county, and Henry Stokes of Charlotte county, (conveys) for the sum of 50 pounds current money of Virginia, a certain tract of land on Reese's Fork, containing 100 acres, bounded, by the lines of Hood Nance, Levy Blankinship, Joseph Duprey, John Lee, and George Walton's estate ***********Signed: John (X) Blankinship Witness: Henry Haley, Levy Blankinship, Nelson Jennings, Rich'd Stone http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/deeds/d0mccar.txt       Psssst...Have you heard the news? 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hello pat   thanks a lot.     again, these connections re these individuals and  families are multi-layered and multi-involved.   other of this info, for example, also associates thomas  bedford with henry clay.   this was the henry clay/ rachel povall related, per the info,  to the clay and hudson families re john hudson/ elizabeth harris.   Emigration to Other States from Southside, VA, Vol. I    compiled by Katherine B. Elliott  p. 16--1 Sep 1787--Henry Clay of Charlotte Co, VA,  intending moving to KY, appoints Thomas Bedford of  Charlotte Co, VA, his lawful attorney (from Charlotte Co.Deed Bk 6, p. 16)   info also connects thomas bedford/ mary ligon coleman with this james hamlett.   again, james hamlett and reuben harris, indicated to have been the  reuben harris, son of william harris/ judith hudson there in mecklenhburg co, va, witnessed the following deed re george  ridley to claiborne barksdale.     mecklenburg co, va deed book 5, page 505, 1779,  george ridley of pittsylvania co, va to claiborne barksdale of charlotte co, va for 100 pds, 400 acres in mecklenburg on the branches of the buckhorn creek an bounded by green.  signed:  george ridley.  witnesses:  james hamlett; reuben harris; peter barksdale; and william watson.   Jones Family Tree Entries: 5905    Updated: 2008-01-22 04:45:28 UTC (Tue)    Contact: Mark Jones Index | Descendancy | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Download GEDCOM | Add Post-em ID: I596989316 Name: Mary Coleman BEDFORD Given Name: Mary Coleman Surname: Bedford Sex: F Birth: abt 1751 in Drakes Branch, Lunenburg, VA Death: 1819 in , Charlotte, VA Father: Colonel Thomas A. BEDFORD b: 16 May, 1725 in , Gloucester, Virgina Mother: Mary Ligon COLEMAN b: 18 July, 1731 in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co. Virgina Marriage 1 James HAMLETT b: 04 Feb 1750 in , Lunenburg, VA Married: 11 Nov 1772 in , Charlotte, VA   to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8--------26910 --- On Sun, 9/7/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Thomas Bedford To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 8:43 PM In a message dated 9/6/2008 4:32:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: here again are also the lunenburg co, va deeds which associate thomas bedford with both my william harris/ frances goode and thomas ligon and the continued info that thomas bedford's wife was mary ligon coleman, daughter of john coleman/ mary ligon, etc. lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 213, 1755, william harris of lunenburg co, va to william reade of same for 900 acres at the head branches of the bluestone creek, bounded by a new line, william tibbs, william harriss' old line. signed: william harriss. witnesses: robert wooding; thomas bedford; william jones. frances, wife of william harris, relinquised her right of dower. lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 205, 1755, william jones of lunenburg co, va to thomas ligon of cumberland co, va for 90 pds, 300 acres in lunenburg co, va on twittys creek, bounded by joseph perrin. witnesses: henry deloney; henry blagrave, sr; thomas bedford. The association with Thomas Bedford leads directly to the Edward Harris Group 8 family on Twitty's Creek area. 8 December 1763, Page 300 On the Motion of*** Thomas Bedford Gentleman ****he has leave to open a Bridle way from his Mill to Martins Roling Road, and that the said Bedford have the directing of it And that Nehemiah Frank, Robert Davis, John Sullivant, Joshua Wharton, William Elliss, Richard Elliss, Benjamin Smith, *****Edward Harris and Maynard Harris *****do Assist in clearing the said intended way -- but not to be Exhivitted from Working on other Roads _http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf_ (http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf) **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

thanks e.w. for this 1704 tax list.  this is a very interesting list.   i have noted that, per this 1704 tax list, which e.w. posted that the whole list could be posted but would have to be the entire list and did not know if harris hunters could or would take the whole list   so, i want to make some comments about those on this list.   as e.w. posted re this 1704 tax list, there were 3 willam harrises on it in this new kent co, va area, which was called parish of st peters and st paul, 1704.   also, in this same st peters and st pauls parish in 1704, there were: a benjamin harris;  a john harris; a robert harris; and a thomas harris.   there was also a william harris in king and queen co, va.   since our george alvis/ allvis is also on this list and in this same parish of st peters and st paul in 1704, one of these william harrises and this edmond harris, and interesting that he was called edmond, are our william harris/ mary giles b ca 1672 and his brother, our edmond/ edward harris b ca 1674, sons of our major william harris, 2nd wife, alice, who remarried george alvis.   i want to also talk about others on this list of interest to me but will do this in separate posts.   one of the things i wanted to ask is where are/ were the overtons, who are not on this list?     belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8------26910

This may of interest to those interested in various men named Sherwood Harris [several, I have found] and also some of the early settlers of Madison Co., KY. Madison Co., KY had many connections with persons of early Boonesborough, in which Col. Richard Henderson of Granville Co., NC had a controlling interest. Of course, Henderson Co., KY is part of the land handed to Henderson by the Commonwealth of Virginia after the American Revolution. * A fuller version of this power of attorney is found in Deed Bk A-8, Madison Co., KY 25 Aug 1787 Len Henley Bullock of Granville Co. in State of North Carolina for divers good causes and consid... mere hereunto moving have made ordained constituted and appointed and by these presents.... appointed .... my trusty and well beloved friend Sherwood Harris who is about to remove himself and family to Kentucky settlements my true and Lawfull attorney for me in my name & to my use to ask for sue demand recover and receive from William Bailey Smith all such sum or sums of money [which is due?] from him to me for cattel by him to me and sold on the western side of the appalation mountains and also from any other person owing money to the said Smith Saml Searcy Charles Searcy Joseph Moore (FHL film 183,283) Submitted by E.W.Wallace **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

One of the New Kent County genealogical websites has a list of the 1704 taxpayers in various counties of Virginia. Remember in 1704, there were NOT many counties beyond the Tidewater. _http://www.vagenweb.org/newkent/1704va.txt_ (http://www.vagenweb.org/newkent/1704va.txt) A number of Harris names appear, but, to confuse matters, there are three listings for a William Harris, all in New Kent Co. in 1704. Perhaps these were the men about whom Dr. Malcolm Hart Harris wrote an article, published in an old issue [or two] of The Virginia Genealogist. If pressed, I will find my citation to that article, published, I believe in two issues. If you want to see what else is on that website, chop off some of the last words in the above URL. Remember these folks intermarried a lot, so you may find other relatives on that list!!! E.W.Wallace **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

Belva wrote, in partial answer, to a query from a subscriber: i do not know more about the ?sherwood harris who was associated with leonard henley bullock Answer from E.W.Wallace [partial--because these fellows show up in a LOT of records, particularly Sherwood Harris in Madison Co., deed indexes. I believe he was an agent, perhaps for the speculators involved in Boonesborough. But I cannot prove that statement.] Sherwood Harris - this is a common first name among Harris males, it seems, but this name appears frequently in the grantor deed indexes of Madison Co., KY.. Tthe fact that this particularly Sherwood Harris was associated with a Leonard Henley Bullock puts him in a time and a place. [Sherwood seems to have been a favorite name among various Harris males.] These two men were from colonial Granville Co. NC. Bullock was one of the *partners* of Col. Richard Henderson in the founding of Transylvania Company, sometimes called Henderson & Co. Henderson and several other proprietors were involved in setting up Boonesborough [in Madison Co., KY currnetly]. A Filson Club publication called Boonesborough tells a great deal about this effort to set up a 14th or 15th colony [depending on how one counts]. It was compiled by George W. Ranck and has been digitized. It is on HeritageQuest, the genealogical database available at many public libraries which subscribe. I may have a few notes on Len Henley Bullock, as he is sometimes called. If interested, let me know. He is NOT my ancestor, but he was a close associate of some of my relatives, particularly as a bondsman in Granville Co. NC. E.W.Wallace **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

I prefaced my Installment 1 with the following. In case you are familiar with these words, skip on down to Installment 2. As indicated a few days ago, I said I would share some of my notes concerning William Overton, who is probably the father of Temperance Overton Harris, wife of William Harris, believed to be the father of Robert Harris, surveyor of Louisa Co., VA. I have not proved anything but have been *surveying the literature* as my deceased research professor told us was the first step in beginning a research project. I have tried to indicate the sources in each case, and I hope you will be able to check out these sources yourself, although a trip to Richmond, VA may be necessary to find the information which is in collections in the Historical Society of Virginia, not to be confused with the Library of Virginia. I have not worked on this particular biography for some years. Look for subsequent installments. Please note that Temperance's alleged sister was Barbara Overton Winston. Many records refer to the widow Barbara Winston, who seemingly did not remarry. If the Torrence book has been digitized and is online, please notify Harris -Hunters, so that all may benefit from research. E.W.Wallace IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Digitized version of Torrence's book on the Overton family of colonial Virginia is now on HeritageQuest, which MAY be available at your local public library or at your State Library. If not available, ask your public librarian to help you find a library in your State which subscribes. Then try to obtain a card from that library, paying a fee for a library card [annual] if necessary. Armchair research is *in* these days with high gasoline prices!!! EWW Submitted by E.W.Wallace Installment 2 [some may be repetitive] Torrence gives two dates for the birthdate of William Overton because of conflict in family records of descendants. Also there was conflict in whether the husband of Barbara Overton was John or James Winston. Of William Overton, Malcolm Hart Harris has written much of the same information as cited above. Harris traces Robert Harris through land patents and court documents. He writes that "it is certain that the lands of Robert Harris lay along the headwaters of the branches of Ware Creek in New Kent County." Harris gives specific locations as shown on modern-day maps. He adds: "This land was owned by Robert Harris from prior to 1659 until after 1675/6." Harris then cites a warrant issued by Governor Sir William Berkeley to the Escheator of New Kent County. Among those appearing on the jury were Wm. Overton, Evan Jones (Overton's co-patentee in an early land patent), and Robt. Harris. About this jury composition, Harris makes these remarks: "This record confirms that Robert Harris was qualified for jury service, was a freeholder and resident of the County of New Kent. Of equal interest is the association of William Overton on this jury. "William Overton, the immigrant, was born in England 3 Dec 1638. He came to Virginia and later his betrothed, Elizabeth Waters, followed him and they were married on the deck of the ship in which she came on 24 Nov 1670 at Yorktown. They acquired land in New Kent County where they were established in 1673 when he served on the jury." Harris lists the children of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters: Elizabeth, William, Temperance (q.v.), Samuel, James, Barbara. (Malcolm Hart Harris, "Major Robert Harris (CA 1630-CA 1701) of New Kent County, Virginia: Was He Real or A Myth?" in THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST, V. 25, No 1, [1981] ///////////////// Of William Overton, Malcolm Hart Harris has written much of the same information as cited above. Harris traces Robert Harris through land patents and court documents. He writes that "it is certain that the lands of Robert Harris lay along the headwaters of the branches of Ware Creek in New Kent County." Harris gives specific locations as shown on modern-day maps. He adds: "This land was owned by Robert Harris from prior to 1659 until after 1675/6." Harris then cites a warrant issued by Governor Sir William Berkeley to the Escheator of New Kent County. Among those appearing on the jury were Wm. Overton, Evan Jones (Overton's co-patentee in an early land patent), and Robt. Harris. About this jury composition, Harris makes these remarks: "This record confirms that Robert Harris was qualified for jury service, was a freeholder and resident of the County of New Kent. Of equal interest is the association of William Overton on this jury. "William Overton, the immigrant, was born in England 3 Dec 1638. He came to Virginia and later his betrothed, Elizabeth Waters, followed him and they were married on the deck of the ship in which she came on 24 Nov 1670 at Yorktown. They acquired land in New Kent County where they were established in 1673 when he served on the jury." Harris lists the children of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters: Elizabeth, William, Temperance (q.v.), Samuel, James, Barbara. (Malcolm Hart Harris, "Major Robert Harris (CA 1630-CA 1701) of New Kent County, Virginia: Was He Real or A Myth?" in THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST, V. 25, No 1, [1981] Early Overtons in Virginia Is it possible William Overton had relatives already in the New World? One John Overton and his wife Penelope appear in the deed books of Old Rappahannock Co., VA in 1687. (Refer to Ruth & Sam Sparacio, DEED ABSTRACTS OF (OLD) RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1686-1688 3 March 1686-12 November 1688 [McLean, VA: The Antient Press, 1990], p. 92) Their land was on Totuskey Creek. A recent visit in the late 1990s to England by this writer, however, indicates that Overton is a rather common place name in England. Therefore, it is conceivable that the Overton family along the James River bears no relationship to that family in Old Rapphannock Co., VA. Later Overton Family Members - 1782 There is evidence in 1782 tax list of Hanover Co., VA (formed from New Kent Co.) of the prevalence of Overton family members and evidence of the beginning use of this surname as a given name, especially for members of the Harris family. Since surnames of other families with whom the Harrises are intermarried are found in Hanover Co. also (Glen, Grubbs, Gentry, Dabney), they were probably interrelated. The following were listed in Capt John Thomson's and Thomas Price's companies of militia--list of John Lawrence, gent'n. Samuel Overton (estate) 7 whites; 69 blacks. William Overton (estate) 1 white; 29 blacks. Mildred Overton 4 whites; 3 blacks. One would deduce from the number of slaves that the Overtons were of the planter class. Overton Surnames in Northern Neck Virginia Edmond Overton and his widow Margaret Overton appear in Richmond Co., VA records: It is unknown whether Edmond Overton was related to the Overtons of Tidewater Virginia. He was deceased by 4 June 1714, Richmond Co., VA. Margt: her mark + Overton, John Rankin, and John White gave administrators bond on that date. (Ruth & Sam Sparacio, DEED ABSTRACTS OF RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1711-1714, Richmond County Deeds, p. 50.) Comment: Richmond Co. is not the home of the City of Richmond, which is surrounded by Henrico Co. Richmond Co. is a Northern Neck county and is closer to Washington, DC than it is to Richmond, VA. Some Descendants of Overton in Kentucky From Thomas Speed, THE POLITICAL CLUB, DANVILLE, KENTUCKY, 1786-1790, BEING AN ACCOUNT OF AN EARLY KENTUCKY SOCIETY FROM THE ORIGINAL PAPERS RECENTLY FOUND (Louisville: Filson Club Publication No. 9, 1894) "John and James Overton. At a very early day four Overton brothers came to Kentucky from Virginia. They were natives of Louisa County, Virginia. Clough Overton was killed at the battle of Blue Licks. Waller Overton settled in Fayette County. James and John Overton resided at Danville. They were sons of James Overton and grandsons of William Overton, who emigrated from England about 1670. "William, the emigrant, was a son of Colonel Overton, a distinguished soldier in the Parliamentary War. History first takes note of him a letter of October 2, 1647, from Lieutenant-General Oliver Cromwell to Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of the Parliamentary forces, recommending that Colonel Overton, then commanding a regiment in the field, be appointed Governor of Hull, an important fortress and depot of supplies. The appointment was made, and Colonel Overton remained in command of Hull and its garrison until the breaking out of the second Parliamentary War, when he again took the field, commanding a brigade at Dunbar and Inverkeithing, in which latter "mercy," as Cromwell called his victories, he won flattering mention in one of Cromwell's pious letters to Speaker Lenthal, of the House of Commons. "Colonel Overton was, however, a Presbyterian and 'friend of Milton,' as Carlyle says, and was suspected of sympathy with his brother Covenanters in his quarrel with Cromwell and the Puritans. "After the conquest of Scotland he was sent for to Whitehall and admonished; and again in December, 1654, he was sent for and questioned about a reported conspiracy to depose General Monk and place him (Colonel Overton) at the head of the army then in Scotland. The end of this last 'lecture' was a commitment to the Tower, where he probably died. "Colonel Overton's son William was born in 1638. He married Mary Waters, a young lady of Roman Catholic faith and considerable fortune, and these two, Presbyterian and Catholic, left England after the Restoration and settled in Virginia on a grant of five thousand acres in Hanover County, which they named Glen Cairn. "The following inscription on the tomb of one of their daughters is still legible: 'Here lies the body of Temperance Harris, deceased the 19th of February, 1710.' [Here is a footnote "A descendant of Mrs. Temperance Harris is Judge W. Overton Harris, of the Louisville Bar, to whom I am indebted for this account of the Overton family."] "One of their grandsons, John Overton, was an officer in the Revolutionary Army and father of the late William Overton, of Green Springs, in Louisa Co., Virginia, a country gentleman of wealth and social position, widely known for the virtues and graces which belonged to that class. [Another footnote is appended: In Wirt's Life of Patrick Henry is an account of a very interesting interview between Patrick Henry and Colonels Samuel and John Overton at the home of the latter.] "Four other grandsons were the John, James, Waller, and Clough who removed to Kentucky. Waller became a noted citizen of Fayette County, where his descendants still reside. His daughter married the celebrated lawwyer, William T. Barry, and a daughter of this marriage became the wife of Colonel James Taylor, of Newport, Kentucky. It is an interesting fact that Waller Overton was on the jury with Daniel Boone, in 1780, which escheated the lands of John Connolly, where the city of Louisville now stands. George May was the escheator of the court at Lexington, and the jury found that Connolly of his own free will had joined with the British forces. "James and John Overton were both lawyers. While they lived at Danville the practiced in the court in other parts of the State. James was sworn in as an attorney at Louisville, April 5, 1786. While both were marked men, John was destined to the greater success and distinction. "After practicing in Kentucky some years John Overton removed to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1789, where he .... [incomplete] Other Members of the Overton Family Relationships of these persons is unknown: John Pettus of Louisa Co., VA who died prior to Nov 1773 must have been descended from the Overton family or had married a woman who was a descendant. This is apparent from the names of his orphans as indicated in Louisa Co. WB 3-223. "Settlement of est. of John Pettus by Wm. Pettus, Admr. To orphans of John Pettus as follows; Samuel Overton Pettus, Ann Overton Pettus, Mary Waters Pettus, John Waters Pettus, Barbara Overton Pettus, Lucy Waters Pettus, Wm. Overton Pettus, Thomas Waters Pettus. Dated 4 Nov 1775. Signed: Saml. Ragland, George Lumsden, Thomas Minor. Rcd. 13 Nov 1773." (Nancy Chappelear and Kate Binford Hatch, ABSTRACTS OF LOUISA COUNTY VIRGINIA WILLS 1743-1801 [Washington, DC: 1964], p. 93) Miscellaneous Note: VA St Library CS71 B2268 1964 ADAMS EVE compiled & ed. by Francis Stuart Harmon, MA LLB LLD (re Banks-Bruce-Overton fams) p. 5: On Feb 5, 1806, when he was 27, George Banks (V) married Jemima Ann Overton (1789-1863) the fourth of the six daus of Rev Army Captain John Overton (IV) of Woodstock and his first wife Susanna Garland Overton (1766-1797). **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? 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Recently I posted some notes I have gathered over the years concerning the Overton family. As many of you know, the Overton family of early Virginia was closely associated with one of the baffling Harris families we research--William Harris and Temperance Overton, to be specific. Those of you who have access to Ancestry.com, either by private subscription, or through [we hope] your public library, may like to know that the works of Edward Pleasants Valentine have been digitized. In Vol. 4 is the will, it is said, of Temperance Overton Harris's reported sister--Barbara Overton Winston. It is on page 2376 and the following page. The Papers of Edward Pleasants Valentine - they may have been digitized on other databases, such as HeritageQuest. (I have not checked.) The more we know about the neighbors of this particular Harris family of colonial New Kent Co., the more we can hope to sort out who is who!!! E.W.Wallace **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

here again are also the lunenburg co, va deeds which  associate thomas bedford with both my william harris/ frances goode and thomas ligon and the continued info that thomas  bedford's wife was mary ligon coleman, daughter of john coleman/ mary ligon, etc.   lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 213, 1755, william harris of lunenburg co, va to william reade of same for 900 acres at the head branches of the bluestone creek, bounded by a new line, william tibbs, william harriss' old line.  signed:  william harriss.  witnesses:  robert wooding; thomas bedford; william jones.  frances, wife of william harris, relinquised her right of dower.   lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 205, 1755, william jones of lunenburg co, va to thomas ligon of cumberland co, va for 90 pds, 300 acres in lunenburg co, va on twittys creek, bounded by joseph perrin.  witnesses:  henry deloney; henry blagrave, sr; thomas bedford.     Obion Co TN Branches & Twigs Entries: 67139    Updated: 2008-09-03 03:35:44 UTC (Wed)    Contact: Gay Mathis    Home Page: Please visit another website for more Obion Co, TN families by Mary R. McTurn Index | Descendancy | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Add Post-em ID: I52154 Name: Mary Ligon Sex: F Birth: ABT 1694 Death: BEF 1749 Note: Note: Cumberland County, VA--DEED BOOK 1 : 1749-1752 p. 85 - Know...I Mary Ligon Coleman of Cumberland Co. quit claim unto Matthew Ligon of sd. county...all debts etc.  which I had agst. him....14 Oct 1749 and witnessed by James Ligon, Thomas Ligon. Change Date: 17 DEC 2005 Father: Richard Ligon b: ABT 1657 Mother: Mary Worsham b: ABT 1660 in Henrico Co, Virginia Marriage 1 Capt. John Coleman Children Mary Ligon Coleman b: 18 JUL 1731 in Prince George Co, Virginia Obion Co TN Branches & Twigs Entries: 67139    Updated: 2008-09-03 03:35:44 UTC (Wed)    Contact: Gay Mathis    Home Page: Please visit another website for more Obion Co, TN families by Mary R. McT Index | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Add Post-em ID: I57385 Name: Mary Ligon Coleman Sex: F Birth: 18 JUL 1731 in Prince George Co, Virginia Note: Bristol Parish Record Death: 1769 Change Date: 2 MAY 2005 Father: Capt. John Coleman Mother: Mary Ligon b: ABT 1694 Marriage 1 Col. Thomas Bedford b: 1726 in Gloucester Co, Virginia Married: 24 SEP 1750 in Cumberland Co, Virginia     to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8---------26910

here is the info showing that thomas bedford, who was involved with both my william harris, sr/ frances goode and also with thomas ligon, re land that bordered joseph perrin on twitty's creek, per these luneburg co, va deeds i have cited, married mary ligon coleman, daughter of john coleman/ mary ligon, who was the daughter of richard ligon/ mary worsham, son of thomas ligon/ mary harris, sister of our major william harris.   Obion Co TN Branches & Twigs Entries: 67139    Updated: 2008-09-03 03:35:44 UTC (Wed)    Contact: Gay Mathis    Home Page: Please visit another website for more Obion Co, TN families by Mary R. McTurner Note: Please use "Post Em Notes" for additions or corrections.....Also Note: "No E-mails Will Be Accepted With Attachments." Working file is a study of early families in Obion, Lake, Weakley, TN, Graves Co, KY & surrounding counties & beyond. Not all Families are related to me. Additional families were added to help others in their search for their family members as they connected to other families I was working on. Sources provided if available. Use as a guide only & not as complete fact. Index | Descendancy | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Add Post-em ID: I52118 Name: Richard Ligon Sex: M Birth: ABT 1657 Death: 1724 in Henrico Co, Virginia Note: Note: Son Matthew Ligon, presented Richard's will 2 March 1723/4..Original Will has been destroyed ******************* Henrico County Virginia - Deeds & Wills, 1706-1845 Film #1697555 Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah Recorded 1 Nov 1706 Deed #4: Richard LIGON of Bristol Parish, Henrico County, is indebted to William LIGON of Henrico Parish, Henrico County, and bound for $200 1 Nov 1707. The condition is that there is a parcel of land on north side of James River, between plantation called "Curles" belonging to Col. William Randolph, and plantation of John Woodson where he lives, containing 200 acres, left to Mary Ligon by her father Capt. Thomas Harris, dec'd, . There have lately been several suits concerning right to said land, between above Richard Ligon and Thomas Ligon, son and heir of William Ligon, elder brother of said Richard. On death of said Thomas Ligon, the right of above William Ligon, dec'd, descended to above named William Ligon. William Ligon and Richard Ligon have agreed to divide the land equally between said William Ligon and Matthew Ligon, son of above Richard. the lower half to William and upper to Matthew. Wit: John Pleasants, Joseph Pleasants Recorded 1 Nov 1706. Deed #5 Richard LIGON of Bristol Parish, Henrico County., for 5 shillings, to William LIGON of Henrico Parish, Henrico County, 100 acres on north side of James River, adjoing the "Curles" plantation, bounded Curles, John Woodson, the land having lately been in tenure of several tenants placed there by Mrs. Mary LIGON, dec'd, to whom said land did belong, the whole property being 200 acres. Dated 1 Nov 1706 Wit: John Pleasants, Joseph Pleasants Recorded 1 Nov 1706 Deed #6 Bond of William LIGON of Henrico Parish, Henrico County, to Matthew LIGON, son of Richard Ligon of Bristol Parish, same county, 1 Nov 1706, the above William Ligon is brother to Thomas Ligon, dec'd, and mutually agrees to divide the 200 acres in above deeds with Matthew Ligon, son of Richard. Wit: John Pleasants, Joseph Pleasants Recorded 1 Nov 1706 Deed #7 William LIGON to Matthew LIGON, son of Richard Ligon, 100 acres on north side of James River, adjoining John Woodson, the river, and the Curles plantation of William Randolph. 1 Nov 1706 Wit: John Pleasants, Joseph Pleasants Recorded 1 Nov 1706 Change Date: 13 MAR 2007 Father: Col. Thomas Ligon (Jr) b: 1623 or 1624 Mother: Mary Harris Marriage 1 Mary Worsham b: ABT 1660 in Henrico Co, Virginia Married: 1 APR 1680 in Henrico Co, VirginiaChildren Henry Ligon b: ABT 1687 in Henrico Co, Virginia Matthew Ligon Sarah Ligon Mary Ligon b: ABT 1694 Richard Ligon (Jr)   to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8---------26910

here is the lunenburg co, va info showing that joseph perrin became the guardian of samuel wharton, who, again, is indicated to have been the same samuel wharton, who also moved to laurens co, sc and who had married maudeline sullivant and who is shown, per these laurens co, sc deeds to have been involved with the sullivants and the walkers, etc, also in laurens co, sc.   Joseph PERRIN was born about 1700 in New Kent County, Virginia. He was living in 1743 in Hanover County, Virginia. He served as a witness to a sale on 5 May 1746 in Lunenberg County, Virginia. He served as an appraiser to the estate of John Young in Jun 1748 in Lunenberg County, Virginia. He on the "list of tithables" in 1749 in Lunenberg County, Virginia. He served as a witness to the will of Robert Jones on 27 Sep 1749 in Lunenberg County, Virginia. He served as surveryor of Randolph's Road on 5 May 1752 in Lunenberg County, Virginia. He was appointed a caretaker to an orphan, Samuel Wharton in Mar 1760 in Lunenberg County, Virginia   here again is also the info by mary lou bailey re the family of joseph perrin also showing that jane ellis wade re-married samuel perrin, son of joseph perrin.   her info also says that joseph perrin's daughter sarah perrin married james sullivan/ sullivant and they also moved to laurens co, sc.    her own info does not also say that thomas burton, who married nancy perrin, also moved to laurens co, sc but he did and i have also shown this to you in the info i have posted.   From: Mary Lou Bailey < [email protected]> Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Perrins of Charlotte, Halifax, and Bedford Co. VA Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 11:31:38 -0400 Searching descendants of Joseph Perrin (c.1700-1773) and Rebecca [-----] who came to that part of VA now Charlotte Co. from Hanover Co. abt. 1742. Both died in Charlotte County. Children: 1) William Perrin (1727-c. 1785) m. Mary Clopton, moved to South Carolina c. 1773 2) Samuel Perrin (c 1729- 1784) m. Jane Ellis [Wade] and settled in Halifax Co.VA 3) Elizabeth Perrin (c. 1731-after 1785), m. [-----] Jones 4) Sarah Perrin (c 1733-1811) m. James Sullivant 1752 and moved to Laurens Co. SC 5) Nancy Perrin (c. 1735-after 1772) m. Thomas Burton of Charlotte Co. 6) Leannah Perrin (c. 1737-bef. 1833) m. 1) William Sullivant 2) James Adams, settled in Charlotte Co. 7) Josephus Perrin (1740-1793), m. Cassandra Clopton and moved to Kentucky c. 1784 8) George Perrin (1744-1797), m. Catherine Clopton and moved to South Carolina c. 1784 9) John Perrin, possibly a son of Joseph Perrin and Rebecca, (c. 1742-after 1810) m. Mary Baber, lived in Bedford Co., and moved to Kentucky about 1799. Would like to exchange information with anyone researching ancestors or descendants of any of these families, and will be happy to share what I have on the Perrin family. Mary Lou Perrin Bailey   to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8-------26910    

as shown, hampton wade, son of robert wade, sr, who is shown, per the records of lunenburg co, va, to have been involved with samuel harris, as well as with my william harris, sr/ frances goode and william harris/ judith hudson, married jane ellis, daughter of this john ellis of amelia co, va.    this richard ellis, who witnessed lunenburg co, va deeds re both hampton wade, which, again, involved samuel harris, and who also witnessed deeds re our edward harris, sr on twitty's creek, is indicated to have been the brother of jane ellis wade.   as shown, per the following info, jane ellis hampton re-married samuel perrin, son of joseph perrin, who, like our edward harris, sr, lived on twitty's creek in lunenburg/ charlotte co, va.   again, these connections involving joseph perrin, as with a lot of this re these same families, are just so involved that they are difficult to totally and easily sum up period.   again, joseph perrin, along with our harris family, etc, was also on the thomas partridge store ledger, in hanover co, va.     joseph perrin, along with christopher hudson, witnessed the brunswick co, va deed wherein abraham cook, jr sold land to james hester in louisa co, va.   this is the same abraham cook, jr, who in 1722 had a patent for 400 acres on the ridge between the north ann and little rivers, which was adjacent  john harris, etc.   “Abraham Cook Junr of Hanover County” patented 400 acres in Hanover County “on the Ridge between the North Anna and Little Rivers” which bordered John Harris, Edward Garland, John Perkins, and James Sutor."   again, in 1723 a william harris also had a patent in hanover co, va on this same ridge between the north anna and little rivers adjacent abraham cook, jr and later a robert harris also had a patent there.   again, given that both abraham cook, jr and joseph perrin moved also to brunswick/ lunenburg co, va where they continued to be involved with our harris family and/ or these same individuals and families, who were significantly involved with them,  would certainly indicate to me that this was our captain thomas harris' harris line and family, who also had these patents on this ridge between the north anna and little rivers, which had been adjacent abraham cook, jr.   here again is the harris info on these hanover co, va patents:   1723, also per these hanover co, va patents, william harris of hanover patents 400 acres in same between the northanna and little rivers, adjacent the land of abraham cook, jr and new market tract lines.   then, again, the info also shows that in 1728, a robert harris also had a patent for land on this same ridge between the north anna and little river.   robert harris of hanover co, va patents 400 acres in hanover co, va between the north anna and little rivers adjacent cook's lines, 1728.   to continue with these connections re joseph perrin, per the info joseph perrin married rebecca ligon.  whereas no one has been able to confirm this, thomas ligon did witness joseph perrin's charlotte co, va will.   it is also shown, per these lunenburg co, va deeds that both my william harris, sr/ frances goode and thomas ligon/ joseph perrin were involved with thomas bedford.   per the info, thomas bedford married mary ligon coleman, daughter of john coleman/ mary ligon, daughter of richard ligon/ mary worsham, son of thomas ligon/ mary harris, who was the daughter of our captain thomas harris and sister of our major william harris.   lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 213, 1755, william harris of lunenburg co, va to william reade of same for 900 acres at the head branches of the bluestone creek, bounded by a new line, william tibbs, william harriss' old line.  signed:  william harriss.  witnesses:  robert wooding; thomas bedford; william jones.  frances, wife of william harris, relinquised her right of dower. then, as also indicated, thomas bedford also witnessed this deed re the same william jones to thomas ligon, which bordered on joseph perrin,  for land on twittys creek, which, again, is also where our edward harris, sr lived.      lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 205, 1755, william jones of lunenburg co, va to thomas ligon of cumberland co, va for 90 pds, 300 acres in lunenburg co, va on twittys creek, bounded by joseph perrin.  witnesses:  henry deloney; henry blagrave, sr; thomas bedford.   again, this was also joseph perrin's daughter nancy ann perrin who married thomas burton, son of james burton, sr, whose daughter agnes burton married james hudson, son of peter hudson, sr.   again, the burtons are also shown to have been involved with sylvanus walker, jr there in lunenburg co, va and both sylvanus walker, jr and thomas burton also moved to laurens co, sc where they continued to be significantly involved with my harris family, etc, there.   again, a lot more involved than this, but land my charles harris/ jane cannon owned in laurens co, sc on raborns creek, which bordered lydall allen, had belonged previously to sylvanus walker and had involved a suit with thomas burton.   again, this was also joseph perrin's daughter who married james sullivan/ sullivan who also moved to laurens co, sc.   i have not really gotten into, or again, but these connections re the sullivan/ sullivant family are also really involved, again, both there in this lunenburg co, va area as well as also on into laurens co, sc.   in fact, speaking of joseph perrin and the sullivans/ sullivants, i have also found this info that joseph perrin became the guardian for samuel wharton.   this is indicated to have been the same samuel wharton, who married maudeline sullivant and who was also in laurens co, sc and, again, involved there with the sullivans/ sullivants and other of these also of interest re our harris family, like mariah williams goodman, whose father daniel williams, ursula, had moved to granville co, nc via lunenburg co, va.   again, both my william harris, sr/ frances goode and william harris/ judith hudson, etc, were involved with the appraisal of daniel williams land in lunenburg co, va.   as shown, per these laurens co, sc deeds, which i have cited re the walkers in laurens co, sc, samuel wharton is shown to have been involved with charles sullivant there.   again, also, this george anderson was the son of james anderson/ margaret rodgers of wards fork/ creek of lunenburg/ charlotte co, va and margaret rodgers anderson was the sister  of my john rodgers, sr/ esq, father of my frances rodgers harris, wife of my william harris, jr, who died in 1799 in laurens co, sc, son of my william harris, sr/ frances goode of lunenburg co, va.   laurens co, sc deed book B, page 96, 1786, george anderson and wife, mary/ molly, to mariah goodman for 100 pds, 140 acres on both sides of norths creek bordered by james burnside, robert young, james cook, john milam, silvanus walker.  witnesses:  samuel wharton, charles sullivant. to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8---------26910

again, hampton wade, son of robert wade, sr/ elizabeth, said to  have been elizabeth hampton, witnessed the lunenburg co, va deed wherein in 1745 sylvanus walker sold land to isaac winston, jr of hanover co, va.   again, per the info, hampton wade, who married jane ellis, was also sold land by samuel harris, who, again, was the same samuel harris also involved with william harris/ judith hudson  and my william harris, sr/ frances goode early in lunenburg co, va and who were all early in cornelius cargill's district, per  these early lunenburg co, va tithe lists, and the same samuel harris, who also had the patent with memucan hunt,  who married mary wade, also daughter of robert wade, sr and  sister of hampton wade.   again, hampton wade was also paid by the estate of john wilborn and, again, both my william harris, sr/ frances goode  and william harris/ judith hudson were involved with the will and estate of john wilborn from 1757-1762 there in lunenburg co, va.   again, besides the connections samuel harris; our edward  harris, sr, as well as my william harris, sr/ frances goode and william harris/ judith hudson had with robert wade, sr and his son,  hampton wade and richard ellis, per these lunenburg co, va deeds and records i have cited, william harris, who is indicated to have been william harris/ judith hudson, witnessed the 1745 brunswick co, va deed wherein william irby sold land to andrew wade of  goochland co, va.   again, this was the same william irby, who lived in this same difficult creek area where robert wade, sr and peter hudson, sr lived.   the info indicates that robert wade, sr and andrew wade, sr were related but i am not exactly sure how they were related.   here also is this lunenburg co, va deed showing that john ornsby sold land to the same andrew wade, which bordered on tandy walker.   lunenburg co, va deed book 4, page 305, 1756,  john ornsby  of amelia co, va to andrew wade of lunenburg co, va for 100  pds, 500 acres of land in lunenburg and bounded by  tandy walker, a new line made for james roberts.  signed:   john ornsby.  no witnesses.   here is the halifax co, va will for robert wade, sr from this rootsweb site:     Entries: 6384    Updated: 2006-06-11 23:46:20 UTC (Sun)    Contact: Bryan Buchanan Index | Descendancy | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Download GEDCOM | Add Post-em ID: I3186 Name: Robert WADE Surname: Wade Given Name: Robert Sex: M Birth: 20 Nov 1700 in , James City, Virginia Death: from 1 May 1767 to 19 Apr 1770 _UID: 07F1609C8B86CC48B4315D085E810F7ACB61 Note: **He made his will on 1 May 1767 in Anheim Parish, Halifax, Virginia and it was probated on 19 Apr 1770 in , Halifax, Virginia **The following from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~garykueber/wadejame/sources.htm#f46b William Gilbert Scroggins, File on James Wade (1665-1740), Halifax Co, VA, Will of Robert Wade, page 7-8., Garril L Kueber's files, unpublished, last updated August 21, 1987, Robert Wade, Sr. of Anheim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia, died after 01 May 1767, when he wrote his will, and before 19 April 1770 when it was proved. To his wife Elizabeth, he bequeathed the land on which he  lived, another tract of land on Difficult Creek and as much  personal estate as she thought proper during her life and widowhood. After her death or remarriage, his estate was to  be sold and the proceeds divided among his children, with the share of his dead son Robert Wade, Jr. to be distributed  among his orphans. Son John Wade, who already had  received his portion of the estate, was bequeathed twenty  shillings for the purchase of a ring. Son Stephen Wade, who  also had already gotten his share of his father's assets, was  bequeathed a slave. He left a another slave to his son Stephen  and his wife Susanna, who was to go to their son Robert Wade, after their deaths. He willed a slave to his daughter-in-law Ann Wade, widow of Robert Wade, who was to go to her son Hampton Wade when  she remarried or when he became 21 years old. He left  one slave to his son Charles Wade and another one to  Robert Wade, son of Charles Wade, to be kept by  Charles until his death. He bequeathed 50 pounds to his daughter Mary Hunt, having previously given her a slave. A similar bequest went to his daughter Sarah Stokes. He left  his mill and land on the north side of Difficult Creek and another tract on the south side of Difficult Creek to his son  Edward Wade, along with some slaves. Edward had no  children at the time. He made a bequest of 4 pounds to his  grandson Benjamin Walker, to be applied to his schooling.  He left a slave to his grandson Robert Wade, son of  Hampton and Jean Wade. He bequeathed the land upon  which he lived, which was on Staunton River, and some land  on Difficult Creek to his grandson Robert Wade, son of Robert Wade, deceased. Son Edward Wade was to manage  this property for the grandson until he became 21 years old and see that young Robert received six years of education. He left five pounds or a horse of that value to his nephew  Stephen Jones. He appointed his son Edward Wade,  Memucan Hunt and William Stokes as executors and signed the will in the presence of Thomas Cobbs,  Susannah Cobbs and John Bradley. The heir-at-law William Wade was present when the will was proved and  had no objection to it. (transcript, WADE WAID WAIDE.) The description of William Wade as heir-at-law indicates  that he was the eldest son and legal heir under the law of primogeniture who had to agree to its terms. He probably  was not included in the will because he already had  received sufficient property from his father. The family of  Robert Wade, Sr. of Halifax County, described in his will, were wife Elizabeth Wade; son Robert Wade, who was dead, leaving a widow named Ann and two sons, Hampton  and Robert Wade; son John Wade; son Stephen, whose wife was named Susannah and who had a son, Robert Wade;  son Charles Wade, who had a son named Robert Wade;  daughter Mary Hunt; daughter Sarah Stokes; son Edward  Wade, who had no children in 1767; an unnamed daughter,  who married a man named Walker and left a son, Benjamin Walker; son Hampton Wade, whose wife was named Jean and who had a son named Robert Wade; and the heir at law William Wade. (Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book O, page  218, abstract, Shirley Wilcox, THE WADE QUARTERLY, Volume 7, Issue 4, March 1981.) By naming nephew Stephen Jones as a legatee, Robert Wade, Sr. indicated that either he had a sister married to a Jones or that his wife Elizabeth had a sister married to a Jones. Stephen Jones could not be the a son of a  brother of Elizabeth Wade, whose maiden name was Hampton. , (hereafter cited as VA Halifax Will, Robert Wade).     to be continued:     belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8--------26910       

here again, is the lunenburg co, va deed re sylvanus walker to isaac winston, jr which i want to continue to talk about:   lunenburg co, va deed book 1, page 97, 1746, silvanus walker of lunenburg co, va to isaac winston, jr of henrico co, va for 150 pds, 150 acres on the south side of  ****ing creek, now called modest creek, bounded by munford, john winn, evans.  signed:  silvanus walker.  witnesses:  lydall bacon; hampton wade; tandy walker.   again, as shown, hampton wade, son of robert wade, sr, also witnessed this deed and i want to cite or re-cite these connections also re hampton wade also of interest to me re my/ our harris family there in lunenburg co, va.   here is the deed, again, showing that samuel harris, as the executor of the estate of adlar david, sold land both to robert wade, sr or jr and to hampton wade, which was witnessed by robert wade, sr or jr and richard ellis.   per lunenburg co, va deed book 5, page 346, 1749, samuel harris, executor, estate adlar david, decd, of lunenburg co, va to robert wade 100 acres north of difficult creek and south of staunton river, on a line of a tree planted by adler david and william irby.  wit: hampton wade; richard ellis.   this was the same richard ellis, who, along with henry isbell, also witnessed the lunenburg co, va deed re robert gilliam to our edward harris, sr for this land on twittys creek in lunenburg/ charlotte co, va.   also, of course, as i have said many times now, both my william harris, sr/ frances goode and william harris/ judith hudson were involved with the will and estate of john wilborn and hampton wade was also one of those also paid by the estate of john wilborn.   this deed also shows that samuel harris sold land to hampton wade, which, again, was also witnessed by richard ellis.       lunenburg co, va deed book 2, page 98, 1750, samuel harris, executor of the estate of adlar david, deceased, in lunenburg co, va to hampton wade for 70 pds, 150 acres, being land adlar david purchased from daniel jaggars july 10, 1748 and patent to daniel jaggars feb 12, 1742, on the south side of the difficult creek and bounded by cargil's ford, willey creek, gum spring branch at powell's corner. signed: samuel harris. witnesses: robert wade, richard ellis. again, richard ellis and henry isbell also witnessed the 1761 deed re robert gilliam of prince george co, va to edward harris, sr in lunenburg co, va. robert gilliam of prince george co, va to edward harris of lunenburg co, va , hugh miller sold to john gilliam 1588 acres on both sides of twittys creek and it is provided in the deed that john is to lay off and to convey to edward harris at harris' expense 400 acres of the 1588 acre tract. john gilliam conveyed the tract to robert gilliam with the conditions mentioned above and for 5 shillings paid to him by edward harris have granted to him the 400 acres on both sides of reeces creek in lunenburg co, va. wit: henry isbell; william gilliam; richard ellis   also here again is the info showing that hampton wade was also one of those paid by the estate of john wilborn. in 1762, the estate of john wilborn, deceased, is brought to court by william harris, the executor, and the estate paid out to: john cox; hampton wade; roger atkinson; jacob royster; pinkethman hawkins; clement reade; gray briggs; william newsum; william harris; john ragsdale; mackerness goode, jr for re-surveying john wilborn's land; david garland. here is the lunenburg co, va will of judith walker, widow of tandy walker, showing that sylvanus walker had a bond with hampton wade, re the estate of tandy walker.   per the info hampton wade married jane ellis, daughter of john ellis of amelia co, va and this richard ellis would seem to have been her brother or certainly related to her.   ( see separate info i will also post re hampton wade/ jane ellis.   Here is one Hampton Wade - - Emigration to Other States from Southside Va., v. 1, Elliott, pp 46-47 cites an Amelia Co. deed, 1753, of slaves from John Ellis to Hampton Wade and Jane his wife. The deed identifies Jane as the daughter of John Ellis. The article further shows that Hampton Wade died intestate, apparently soon after 20 Nov. 1763 when he was surety on the mariage bond for marriage of his dau Betty Wade to James LeGrand (Halifax). Widow Jane Wade remarried M.B. 24 Dec. 1764 to Samuel Perrin, in Halifax Co.   1752, 29, February. Will of Juday Walker, widow of Tandy Walker decd. My real and personal estate to be sold at public venue at my decease and the money arising from the sale to be equally divided among my seven sons and daughters: Sylvanus, Tandey, William, Joel, Lankford, sons, and Ann and Elizabeth, daughters. At the age of 21 each of my sons and at the age of eighteen or on the day of marriage each shall receive one seventh part of the amount of my estate. Ex: Ludweel (Lydall) Bacon, Silvanus Walker and Thomas Dupree. Singed: Juday x Walker. Wit: Jas Scott, Henry Hatcher, Thos Williamson. This last desire is that Mr. Hatcher and evidence of this will have my eldest son Sylvanus at my decease, Tandy to Henry Stokis/ Stokes, William to Sylvanus Walker, also Joel, Lankford and Elizabeth to Thomas Depree, and Ann to Tyre Glen. Exhibited in court on 7 April 1752 by Sylvanus Walker, who first entered into Bond with Hampton Wade, Joseph Minor and Lyddall Bacon. Will Book 1:61. Lunenburg Co. VA   again, whereas judith walker's will stated that she wanted mr hatcher to be the guardian of their son sylvanus walker, the lunenburg co, va records show that sylvanus walker chose himself for memucan hunt to be his guardian.   to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8------26910