Source: GRANVILLE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DEEDS, 1779-1784 Abstracted by Timothy W. Rackley Copyright 2003, Timothy W. Rackley PO Box 2502, Kernersville, NC 27285-2502 DEED BOOK O 373- (236). Philip Chavers & Celia his wife of Granville County, NC to John Penn of County aforesaid, 28 December 1782, for 500 pounds current money, a tract or parcel of land containing 600 acres in the fork between Tar River & Tabb's Creek & the lands belonging to William Dickerson & Edward Harris. Phillip Chavers Witness: Rowland Terry Jurat, James Byars, Gululmus Byars. Granville County February Court 1783. this deed was duly proved by the oath of Rowland Terry & ordered to be registered. Asa Searcy CC. Truly Registered pr M. Satterwhite PR Who is the Edward Harris mentioned in this deed? What family is he part of? Any information is appreciated. Please respond through HH so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Member, Group 6, Harris Y-DNA Family Study

Source: GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA DEEDS, 1772-1778 Abstracted by Timothy W. Rackley Copyright, Timothy W. Rackley PO Box 2502, Kernersville, NC 27285-2502 DEED BOOK O 108- (74,75). William Cook of Granville County, NC to Robert Harris, esquire [residence not stated], 21 January 1780, for 1000 pounds current money, one certain tract piece or parcel of land containing 640 acres, be the same more or less, which land was surveyed by Thomas Grant Deputy Surveyor of Thomas Person, esquire, Surveyor of said country, on the South side of Adcock';s Creek; Beginning on the South side of said Creek at a Hickory, thence South 320 poles to a corner in William Hewit line, his line thence West 340 pole to a corner tree, thence North to Holestions his line, thence along his line to his corner, thence North to Adcock's Creek, thence down the Creek to the first station. William Cook. Witness: David Harris, Turner Harris, Sherwood Harris Jurat. Granville County May Court 1780, Sherwood Harris proved this from William Cook to Robert Harris which was ordered to be registered. Reuben Searcy CC. Truly Registered pr M. Satterwhite PR. What is the relationship, if any, between these Harris men (Robert, David, Turner, and Sherwood)? Any information is appreciated. Please respond through HH so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Member, Group 6, Harris Y-DNA Family Study

Hi Mary and Ira, There was (at least) one other Turner Harris (b. 1745), one of the sons of West Harris, reportedly lived in Montgomery County at time of his death in 1819. Best, Keith On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 3:15 PM, mary harris <[email protected]>wrote: > Ira, > What I can find is all listed below in the will of Robert Harris 1785-1786. > The only person not listed is the Turner Harris and the only Turner Harris > I > am aware of was out of Bute County. You will also notice Richard Donaldson > Cook at the end of the will. > > > Mary Harris > ************ > > This will was located in NC State Archives > NC, Granville County > > In the name of God amen I Robert Harris _____ of the County of Granville > being _____ weak in body but of sound _____mind and memory and > understanding > do make this my last will and testament utterly revoking all other wills > testaments codicils of wills heretofore made by me. > > Item: I give to my niece Mary Harris daughter of David Harris one of my > best beds of furniture also one cow and calf. > > Item: I give to my grandson Thomas Harris son of Thomas Harris one Negro > > boy called _____ also all the land I possess joining the land of > Kimbrough > Ogilvie and Thomas Wilbourn except one hundred acres which is to be laid > off for said Thomas Wilbourn to him _______ _______ ____ > ______. > > Item: I give to my daughter Mary Ogilvie fifty pounds current money to > be > paid out of my estate. > > Item: I give to my daughter Lemander Hampton fifty pounds current money > to be paid out of my estate. All the rest of my estate both real and > personal to be sold at twelve months ________ and equally divided amongst > > my sons Christopher Harris, Sherwood Harris, Robert Harris, David Harris, > > and Samuel Harris. > > Item: I give unto my wife Lemander Harris one Negro wench by the name of > > Phoba (or Rhoda) and all the property she has unto her possession now > _________ > ____ during her natural life __ providing she proves by good and > sufficient > witness that she had just cause to leave her marriage > bed and if not the said Negro and other property she has in her > possession > to be taken by my executors hereafter named and sold and applied as I > have > dictated. ___________________ that all Book Debts due me shall be given > up > to the Debtors. > > Lastly I constitute my son Sherwood Harris, Samuel Harris and my good > friend Col. Joseph Taylor Executors of this my last will and testament > In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this > 5th day of June 1785. Robert Harris > (Seal) > > Sealed, published and declared > > To be his last will and testament in presence of R. D. Cook, Temperance > Wilbourn, John ? > > Granville County, August Court AD 1786 > > The Last will and Testament of Robert Harris ? was duly proved by the > oath of Richard Donaldson Cook and John Ogilvie and ordered to be > recorded > then Sherwood Harris, Samuel Harris and Joseph Taylor qualified as > Executors > in the said will. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Barbara, Can you please give the approximate dates of your Elijah Willis Harris? It would benefit others to post as much information that you have. You never know someone might have the clue you are looking for. Thanks Mary Harris Henderson, NC

I can't contribute much to this, but I find it interesting that my Harris" dead-end ancestor" was Elijah Willis Harris and came from Granville County NC Barbara Metzger On Jul 31, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Ira Harris wrote: > Source: AN ABSTRACT OF NORTH CAROLINA WILLS > From about 1760 to about 1800 > Supplementing Grimes' Abstract of North Carolina > Wills 1663 to 1760 > Prepared from the originals and other data by Fred A. > Olds > Second Edition, Southern Book Company, Baltimore, 1954 > > > 1789 PARRISH, DAVID, Judy (wife); David, Claiborn, Baseker, Sally, > Judy, Betty, Anne (children); Sabra Waldrop and Sukey Whichard > (daughters); Dicey and Tabby Parrish (granddaughters). > > > 1791 PARRISH, BRISSY, Noel, David, Agga, Justice, George, Humphrey, > John. > > > 1794 PARRISH, ELIJAH, Polly, Shadrach, Lankford, Ralph, Willis, > Absalom, Lucy, Labon, Agnes. > > > What is the relationship, if any, between these three Parrish males? > Were any of these three Parrish families married into the Harris > family of Granville County, North Carolina? > Since there is at least one or two Harris Parrish's and there are at > least two Parrish-Harris marriages in Granville County I was > wondering about the possible connections. > > Ira L. Harris III > Member, Group 6, Harris Y-DNA Family Study > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ken, thank you for the information. Do you have any information on the descendants John Harris b 1765 and Nancy Williams? Did they have a son named William B. Harris, who would have been born in North Carolina in 1809? Thank you for your time. Mitch Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Schwarzburg" <[email protected]> To: "Ira L. Harris III" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:04 PM Subject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Sherwood Harris family > Ira: I note in the last paragraph of your e-mail of 22 July to Belva > that you had family that went into the Mississippi Territory about 1818. > This sounds very much like t he Harris (Williams) family that I am > tracking that left the Anson Co., NC area in 1817, spent a year in > Tennessee, and finally settled in 1819 in what > became Greene Co., AL and which later partly became Hale Co., AL in 1867. > One of the leaders of this group was John Harris, son of Sherwood Harris > and Hannah Page. In the beginning of your e-mail to Belva you comment on > listing children might help sort out the families we are pursuing. > According to The Douglas Register of Dover Parish, Goochland Co., VA, > p. 6, Sherwood (Sherrod) Harris and Hannah Page were married on 16 Dec. > 1761. The children of Sherwood Harris from two and possibly three wives > were as follows along with their spouse(s). > > Franky (female) b. abt Jan 1763 m. Shadriot Eason > John b. 3 Apr 1765 m. Nancy Williams > Hannah b abt 19 Jan 1768 m. Alsey Dean > Mary b. 1 Mar 1771 m. Dudley Williams > Archabald b. 3 Feb 1774 m. Susannah Williams > Jonathan b. 13 Apr 1778 m. Elizabeth Williams > Hudson b. abt 1786 m. Sally Trammel > William b. abt 1788 m. Drucilla Unknown > . > Nancy b. 25 Jun 1789 m. Joseph Birmingham > Simeon b. 4 May 1793 m. 1 Elizabeth Bennett, 2 > Margaret Bailey, 3 Elizabeth Hicks > Tilman P. b. 19 Jan 1795 m, Tiletha Unknown > Sherrod W. b. 25 Jul 1797 m. Winnie Walls White > Elizabeth b. Jun 1799 m. Mills Stephenson > Martha b. 15 Apr 1803 m. Robert Stringfellow > > The will of Sherwood Harris, dated 23 Aug 1805 and probated in the > October 1805 Court Anson Co., NC as written in Harry-Harris-Williams Kith > and Kin compiled by Imogene McCreight Fitzgerald gives to the first five > children, Franky, John, Hannah, Mary and Archabald the sum of one dollar > and no more. Jonathan, #6 child gets 25 acres of land adjoining him from > my two hundred thirty eight acres in Richmond Co. on Mountain Creek. > Hudson, #7 child and William #8 child get the remainder of the tract which > is two hundred and thirteen acres to be equally divided among them. > Nancy, #9, and Tilman, #11, get one hundred dollars each, Sherrod, #12, > gets one hundred acres of land lying on the Camp B ranch of Savana Creek, > Anson County an d my wife Elizabeth is to live on it during her widowhood. > Daughter Elizabeth, #13, gets sixty five dollars. Also I lend my wife > Elizabeth Harris all my household furniture, plantation tools and all my > stock of all kind during her natural lif! > e or widowhood and at her death or marriage then it is my will and desire > that it shall be equally divided among my six youngest children, Nancy > Harris, Simeon Harris, Tilman Harris, Sherrod Harris, Elizabeth Harris, > and Martha Harris. He also names his two sons John Harris and Archabald > Harris to be his executors. > Mary Elizabeth Jones has been identified as the wife Elizabeth of the > will and is most likely the mother of the "six youngest children" > mentioned in the will. Hudson and William are treated similarly in the > will and are born after an eight year gap from the 6th child, Jonathan, > which might mean a different mother. This has been suggested by others > but has not been proved. > If this family seems of interest to anyone I have several more > generations which I can list. > > Ken Schwarzburg > > ------------------------------- > 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

Source: GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA DEEDS, 1779-1784 Abstracted by Timothy W. Rackley Copyright 2003. Timothy W. Rackley PO Box 2502, Kernersville, NC 27285-2502 DEED BOOK O 5-(4). Christopher Harris of Granville County, NC to Richard Wilkins of same County, 1 March 1779, for 150 pounds current money of North Carolina, one certain track or parcel of land on the branches of Mill Creek containing 15 acres; Beginning at a Hicory on John Hawkins line that piece of land that was Sherwood Harris, thence a South line to a large path that goes from Henry Straton's to Hawkins Mill, thence up the said path a Northwest course along a new built line that's on both sides of the said path to Hawkins line on a Hickory, thence East line to the beginning. Christopher Harris. Witness: Sherwood Harris, Robert Harris Junior, Darvin Harris. Granville County November Court 1779. Christopher Harris acknowledged this deed to be his act & deed which was ordered to be Registered. Reuben Searcy CC. Truly Registered Pr M. Satterwhite PR. What is the relationship between Sherwood Harris, Robert Harris Jr., and Darvin Harris. Is this Richard Wilkins related to the Wilkins who married into the Harris family in Granville County. Ira L. Harris III Member, Group 6 Harris Y-DNA Family Study

Source: GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA DEEDS, 1779-1784 Abstracted by Timothy W. Rackley Copyright 2003. Timothy W. Rackley PO Box 2502, Kernersville, NC 27285-2502 DEED BOOK O 1-(1). Thomas Harris [of Granville Co, NC] to Sherwood Harris son of Sherwood Harris, Deceased, of same County, 1779, for 100 pounds lawfull money, one certain tract or parcel of land 160 acres, be the same more or less, & is the tract of land given the said Sherwood Harris by his father Sherwood Harris, Deceased, in his last will & testament which runs in these words I give & bequeath to my loving son Sherwood Harris 160 acres of land which I purchased of Jonathan White together with the plantation where Henry White formerly lived to him & his heirs forever. Thomas Harris. Witness: Ephraim Hampton, John Miner Jurat. Granville County November Court 1779. This deed was duly proved by the oath of John Miner & ordered to be Registered. Reuben Searcy CC. Truly Registered Pr M. Satterwhite PR. 7- (5,6). Sherwood Harris of Granville Co., NC to John Duncan in Amelia County, Virginia, 1 November 1779, for 2000 pounds lawfull money of North Carolina, one certain tract or parcel of land lying & being situate in Granville County aforesaid containing 160 acres, be the same more or less & is the tract of land given the said Sherwood Harris by his father Sherwood Harris, Deceased, in his last will & testament which runs in these words I give & bequeath to my son Sherwood Harris 160 acres of land which I purchased of Jonathan White together with the plantation whereon Henry White formerly live to him & his heirs forever. Sherwood Harris, Jane (X) Hedspeth. Witness: George Bristow Senior, James Bristow. Granville County November Court 1779. Phillip Chavis acknowledged this deed to be his & deed which was ordered to be registered, then Jane Hedspeth relict of Sherwood Harris, Deceased, was privately examined by Thomas Banks, esquire, who reported that she freely relinquished her right to dower to the land by this deed conveyed. Reuben Searcy CC. Truly Registered Pr M. Satterwhite Pr Sherwood Harris (died before 1 November 1779) was the husband of Jane Hedspeth. They had a son named Sherwood. There are several deeds in Rackley's books that show this relationship. Hope this helps someone. Ira L. Harris III Member, Group 6, Harris Y-DNA Family Study

Tom King sent me a messsage about the Virginia Wills book and I asked him if I could forward it to this site. He agreed but asked me to correct a typo in it that says "Henry Harris died in 1751". He said it should be 1755. I tried but it would not let me change a message I had received, so I had to add it this way. Eleanor Homewood ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom King" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:05 AM Subject: Torrence Wills > > > > Be careful of what the book lists as Harris names. I've found several > that upon looking at the actual records show > a small 's' above the last letter in Harris. This was a common clerk's > abreviation for Harrison. I've looked at the > deed records and other records and found there were mentions of the > Harrison named as Harris in Torrence' book while > there was no mention of any Harris by that name. I would expect this to be > the case for other names that may have a > 'son' after their name as written in this book. This has been overlooked > by many of those that have abstracted the > actual wills, so there are lots of published Harris will abstractions that > are really for Harrison. People blindly > relie on these abstracts without ever checking the actual records, so a > lot of false Harris families get generated > and merged into actual lines when no such Harris family ever existed. Such > was the case of my own ancestor Henry Harris > who Torrence lists as dying in 1751 when I have many records showing him > still alive through 1779. Some of the abstractors > have noticed the superscript 's' and just added it to the name so it > became Harriss when it should be Harrison. > > Tom King > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: > 270.5.6/1579 - Release Date: 7/29/2008 6:43 AM > > >

Source: AN ABSTRACT OF NORTH CAROLINA WILLS From about 1760 to about 1800 Supplementing Grimes' Abstract of North Carolina Wills 1663 to 1760 Prepared from the originals and other data by Fred A. Olds Second Edition, Southern Book Company, Baltimore, 1954 1789 PARRISH, DAVID, Judy (wife); David, Claiborn, Baseker, Sally, Judy, Betty, Anne (children); Sabra Waldrop and Sukey Whichard (daughters); Dicey and Tabby Parrish (granddaughters). 1791 PARRISH, BRISSY, Noel, David, Agga, Justice, George, Humphrey, John. 1794 PARRISH, ELIJAH, Polly, Shadrach, Lankford, Ralph, Willis, Absalom, Lucy, Labon, Agnes. What is the relationship, if any, between these three Parrish males? Were any of these three Parrish families married into the Harris family of Granville County, North Carolina? Since there is at least one or two Harris Parrish's and there are at least two Parrish-Harris marriages in Granville County I was wondering about the possible connections. Ira L. Harris III Member, Group 6, Harris Y-DNA Family Study

Dick Eastman in his FREE almost-daily newsletter writes about the claim that Barack Obama may be related to Wild Bill Hickock. A researcher at New England Historical and Genealogical Society confirmed the relationship in about half an hour. Eastman writes, in part: The story was posted on the Associated Press wire at: _http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyXVIfZ2F2CTuuxH3_93vuTP-ywwD928D6QO0_ (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyXVIfZ2F2CTuuxH3_93vuTP-ywwD928D6QO0) . Eastman's opinion or comments: I don't get too excited about claims that a politician is related to someone else of fame. After all, I suspect that most anyone whose ancestors have been in this country at least 5 or 6 generations is probably related to everyone else whose ancestors have been in this country at least 5 or 6 generations. I don't find that to be terribly newsworthy. Well, if we take Dick Eastman at his word, perhaps we can forget about trying to sort out all the colonial and early post-Revolutionary Harrises!!! But, still we plow on. Because we are curious people, in lots of ways, and besides, not only is this crazy hobby entertaining, it gives us lots of other people to converse with--either in person or on e-mail, and sometimes by telephone!!! E.W.Wallace **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)

Since there seems to be so much increased activity on this list at the moment, I will throw in my brick wall, again !  Levi Harris born about 1805, possibly in NC Married Dorothy Bozeman, daughter of Luke Bozeman Sr and Elizabeth Betsy Ward in Jefferson County Territory of Florida, December 29, 1831. A Levi Harris bought 40 Acres of land in Jefferson County, FL  Oct 2,1835. He apparently bought another 40 Aug 21 1832 . A Levi Harris was on the Grand Jury dated Nov 26 1832 According to History of Jefferson Coungy by Shofner page 48 In 1830 Levi Harris was elected Captain of all the Infantry Companies in Jefferson County. I am searching for the names of Levi's parents, date and place of death. There is a Levi Harris on the Georgia death index, born 1861-62, died in Terrell CountyGA March 15 1925. This is not the Levi I seek as he is listed as "Negro". I will appreciate any and all info regarding Levi Harris's parentage and date and place of death for him and for Dorothy Bozeman Harris. Emma in NM    --  WHEN THE POWER OF LOVE OVERCOMES THE LOVE OF POWER, THE WORLD WILL KNOW PEACE

While *thumbing through* the online books on HeritageQuest [available at some public libraries] concerning the broad subject *Virginia*, I found an intriguing book--to me--about a lot of Scots-Irish people, originally from Pennsylvania, who were being baptized in the Church of England in Augusta Co., VA. If you suspect one of your Scots-Irish ancestors may have been among this group--including some *Papist* or *Roman* Irish [not generally Scots-Irish, who were Protestant], I suggest you take a look. I have looked about half-way through. I am hoping to find some other folks, who may be on their way to other climes!!! On the second page of cited book, I have located a *usual suspect* -- Agnes McCord, who, I am almost certain, is my ancestor. I know from Lyman Chalkley's volumes of some of the Scotch-Irish Settlements of Virginia that she, Agnes McCord, and her husband Christopher Harris sold some property in Augusta Co. This brief record [the Reverend was keeping score on how many baptisms he performed] indicates Agnes' father was named John McCord. Some McCord *name collectors* want to call him Johannes McCord, but perhaps this man was of an older generation. >From my notes. Generally, in this list the name of the father comes first. Some children born out of wedlock have sponsors, with some notes about the behavior of the mother--and sometimes the putative father.: >From HeritageQuest at LAPL July 29, 2008: Book cataloged under Virginia: List of Baptisms by Reverend John Craig, Augusta County, Virginia 1740-1749 [Staunton, VA: L.B. Hatke 1930], p. 2: March 1741 4 [date] March] John McCord A child Baptized named Agnes > at /William Wallis's So Side Ridge For those of you familiar with Jacob Stoever, who received large grants of land from Virginia, there is this notation on March 14 Jacob Stover - and adult person Baptized Oh,yes. A little more info regarding Agnes McCord: A 1766 patent to Mosias Jones refer to the lines of John McCord, Sr. and Agness McCord, thus: Patent Book No. 36: Mosias Jones, 90 acs. Albemarle Co. on both sides of Moreman's Riv., adj John McCord & Agness McCord; 10 Jul 1766, p. 940. 10 shill. (Dennis Ray Hudgins, ed., CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS, Vol. VII [Richmond: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1999], p. 95) Indexes of Albemarle Co., VA deeds examined in 1997 indicate that by 1771/1772, Agnes had married Christopher Harris, as their names appear in Albemarle Co. Deed Bk 5 (Jan Ct 1771-Aug Ct 1772). More study is needed. Recorded in Augusta Co., VA, Deed Bk 22-397: 17 Nov 1778 Christopher Harris and Agnes of Albemarle to John Collins. Delivered: Thos. Turk, Aug 1779. Submitted by E.W.Wallace **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)

Ira: I note in the last paragraph of your e-mail of 22 July to Belva that you had family that went into the Mississippi Territory about 1818. This sounds very much like t he Harris (Williams) family that I am tracking that left the Anson Co., NC area in 1817, spent a year in Tennessee, and finally settled in 1819 in what became Greene Co., AL and which later partly became Hale Co., AL in 1867. One of the leaders of this group was John Harris, son of Sherwood Harris and Hannah Page. In the beginning of your e-mail to Belva you comment on listing children might help sort out the families we are pursuing. According to The Douglas Register of Dover Parish, Goochland Co., VA, p. 6, Sherwood (Sherrod) Harris and Hannah Page were married on 16 Dec. 1761. The children of Sherwood Harris from two and possibly three wives were as follows along with their spouse(s). Franky (female) b. abt Jan 1763 m. Shadriot Eason John b. 3 Apr 1765 m. Nancy Williams Hannah b abt 19 Jan 1768 m. Alsey Dean Mary b. 1 Mar 1771 m. Dudley Williams Archabald b. 3 Feb 1774 m. Susannah Williams Jonathan b. 13 Apr 1778 m. Elizabeth Williams Hudson b. abt 1786 m. Sally Trammel William b. abt 1788 m. Drucilla Unknown . Nancy b. 25 Jun 1789 m. Joseph Birmingham Simeon b. 4 May 1793 m. 1 Elizabeth Bennett, 2 Margaret Bailey, 3 Elizabeth Hicks Tilman P. b. 19 Jan 1795 m, Tiletha Unknown Sherrod W. b. 25 Jul 1797 m. Winnie Walls White Elizabeth b. Jun 1799 m. Mills Stephenson Martha b. 15 Apr 1803 m. Robert Stringfellow The will of Sherwood Harris, dated 23 Aug 1805 and probated in the October 1805 Court Anson Co., NC as written in Harry-Harris-Williams Kith and Kin compiled by Imogene McCreight Fitzgerald gives to the first five children, Franky, John, Hannah, Mary and Archabald the sum of one dollar and no more. Jonathan, #6 child gets 25 acres of land adjoining him from my two hundred thirty eight acres in Richmond Co. on Mountain Creek. Hudson, #7 child and William #8 child get the remainder of the tract which is two hundred and thirteen acres to be equally divided among them. Nancy, #9, and Tilman, #11, get one hundred dollars each, Sherrod, #12, gets one hundred acres of land lying on the Camp B ranch of Savana Creek, Anson County an d my wife Elizabeth is to live on it during her widowhood. Daughter Elizabeth, #13, gets sixty five dollars. Also I lend my wife Elizabeth Harris all my household furniture, plantation tools and all my stock of all kind during her natural life or widowhood and at her death or marriage then it is my will and desire that it shall be equally divided among my six youngest children, Nancy Harris, Simeon Harris, Tilman Harris, Sherrod Harris, Elizabeth Harris, and Martha Harris. He also names his two sons John Harris and Archabald Harris to be his executors. Mary Elizabeth Jones has been identified as the wife Elizabeth of the will and is most likely the mother of the "six youngest children" mentioned in the will. Hudson and William are treated similarly in the will and are born after an eight year gap from the 6th child, Jonathan, which might mean a different mother. This has been suggested by others but has not been proved. If this family seems of interest to anyone I have several more generations which I can list. Ken Schwarzburg

Dear Harris-Hunters, Especially with Granville County, NC Connections: I am looking for information on the following couples who were married in Granville County, North Carolina. I am trying to determine if the Harris' are part of my line there. KEY: Bond # ; Name of Bride and Groom; Date; Bondsman 1. #4818; Judith Parish to Claiborn Parish; February 16, 1779; David Parish. 2. #2659; John Parish to Polly Harris; December 26, 1798; Archer Johnson 3. #4875; Dilly Parish to Sherwood Parish; November 17, 1799; Valentine Parish 4. # 2832; Ellison Parish to Tempy Harris; November 28, 1816; Jesse Whitloe The Parrish family was married into many of the families of Granville County, North Carolina. (Fuller, Highfield, Parham, Allen, Dutton, Roffe, Mangum, Lumpkin, Bryant, Waller, and Clement to name a few). They, like many other Granville County families, came out of Virginia very early and settled in North Carolina. Many of these families came out of the area of Hanover / New Kent / and Henrico Counties in Virginia. Any and all information is appreciated. If you have information about the above couples will you share it through HH so that others may be helped? Ira L. Harris III Member, Group 6 Harris Y-DNA Family Study Line of Robert Harris of Ware Creek, New Kent County, Virginia; points West and South.

the 1834 ga state census for cobb co, ga can be found on line but it has been alphabetized.    my version, which has not, is from the Vol XII, No. 4 issue of the Northwest Ga Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc, Quarterly.   cobb co, ga, return of the census under the act of 1833 and received by the executive department march 22nd, 1834; 1, 576 whites.   Heads of households and Number of white persons:   i am not going to give the whole list but my arch harris and reddin blocker are in the 2nd column of the 1st page and i will start at the top of that column and continue through my arch harris/ elizabeth carter.   lewis r. powell---------9 thomas whitehead, sr--------2 thomas whitehead, jr---------5 william rice------------3 david brogdin---------1 dicey simpson-------6 daniel reid---------12 william barber-------12 william pearce------3 peter wallace-------7 stephen dale------5 joseph a. murdock--------6 william price-------9 john c. murriner------8 ephram haynes------5 haley shaw--------8 reddin blocker------8 archibald harris----5 ester harris-------4 elizabeth h. arnold------5 john bolton------5 robert mc dowell-------4 nathaniel crenshaw------8 willis cox---------3 richard barber-------2 etc   some of these on this list i have talked about previously.     this was this william price's wife, nancy, and john calvin price, who gave affidavits there in 1872 in carroll co, ga re my jane cannon harris' war of 1812 pension papers re my charles harris,  which she obtained in 1872 in paulding co, ga, stating that our charles harris/ jane cannon were married ca 1807 in pendleton co, sc.   this joseph murdock, enumerated adjacent to william price/ nancy, married celia ann cannon, younger sister of my jane cannon harris, children of our richard cannon/ elizabeth cole and grand-daughters of our simcock cannon/ jane rudd.   again, my jane cannon harris and my robert carter, jr, who was the father of my elizabeth carter harris, etc, were charter members of the concord baptist church in 1832 in cobb co, ga and others on this list, who were also members, were this stephen dale; mrs daniel reed and her daughter, franky reed, etc.   again, i will continue to have more to say about these connections but, again, these are really amazing and interesting connections, which i have cited here involving michael blocker with ellis palmer, brother-in-law of my simcock cannon and michael blockers' son, reddin blocker enumerated adjacent my arch harris/ elizabeth carter and whose mother rosannah griffin blocker is indicated/ shown to trace back to the same richard griffin/ mary green involved there in this halifax/ charlotte co, va area with the same anthony griffin not only named as a legatee of peter hudson, sr, but who also was on this 1750 halifax co, va  dodson survey for william harris, sr and william harris, jr for this wynn creek land, which became a patent to my william harris, sr/ frances goode in 1758.     to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8--------26910    

in addition to all else i have talked about on harris hunters,  which, again, i definitely believe are relevant and significant re  these really involved connections re my harris  family and  other of these same, related and associated families, these really are amazing connections that this michael blocker was a  purchaser of the 1800 estate sale of ellis palmer, who was the brother-in-law of my simcock cannon/ jane rudd, grandparents  of my jane cannon harris and that his son, reddin blocker was  enumerated adjacent my archibald harris/ elizabeth carter per this 1834 ga state cobb co, ga census, which, again, i will say more about.    then, also, as shown, rosannah griffin blocker was the daughter of  william griffin/ sarah kirksey, who is indicated/ stated to have been the son of richard griffin/ mary green of halifax co, va, who, again, is indicated to have kinship with the same griffin family as that of anthony griffin, who was also  named as a legatee of peter hudson, sr.     i am just really studying myself these connections re richard  griffin/ mary green but this rootsweb site info, to follow,  connects them also with the sizemores and, again, this 1750  dodson survey for this land on wynne creek for william harris,  sr and william harris, jr, and which became a patent to my  william harris, sr/ frances goode in 1758 bounded on the sizemores and anthony griffin.     Property Lines from an Old Survey Book Halifax County, Virginia 1741-1901, by Roger C. Dodson. VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society, 1998. William Harris, Sr. & Jr. 1750 820a Wynns Cr. & Powels br.  Neighbors &near vicinity: Margery Sizemore, James Sizemore, George  Sizemore, Henry Sizemore, William Sizemore, Robert Wooding, William Williamson,  Joseph Shaw,William McHenry, Richard Powell, Anthony Griffin, Buckner Stith,  John Powel, Benj. Hall, Andrew Wade (Dodson--Property Lines...Halifax)   VAHALIFA-L Archives Archiver > VAHALIFA > 2005-11 > 1131454737 From: James Wall < [email protected]> Subject: Ephraim & Winnie SIZEMORE Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:58:57 -0600 References: <[email protected]> In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> I am indeed cousins to this couple, I think, they are in my GEDCOM as Ephraim SIZEMORE & Winnie FORD s/o Edward SIZEMORE & Elizabeth Rachel JACKSON d/o William JACKSON & Dorcus GREEN d/o Henry GREEN & Elizabeth [GRIFFIN?] s/o Filmer GREEN & Mary WALKER of Prince George & Halifax Co. Virginia Filmer GREEN & Mary WALKER are my direct line. Their daughter Mary GREEN married Richard GRIFFIN Richard & Mary GRIFFIN are the g-grandparents of Lucy GRIFFIN wife my Byrd WALL my g-g-g-grandfather. I think the ELIZABETH WALL that married William VAUGHAN was Byrd WALL's sister. So yes these families all connect. Elizabeth GRIFFIN GREEN may be the sister of Richard GRIFFIN m. Mary GREEN by the way. james wall At 06:04 AM 11/6/2005, you wrote: >Ephraim & Winnie (- -?- -) SIZEMORE moved from Mecklenburg Co., VA to >Spartanburg Co., SC in the late 1790s. Also, Edward & George SIZEMORE were >in present Rutherford Co., NC by the early 1770s.    to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8--------26910

these rootsweb sites show that michael blocker/ rosannah griffin were the parents of redding/ reddin blocker, whose 1st and 2nd wives were harrises.     at first, i thought they might be sisters of my charles harris but  this would not be possible if the dates of birth that are given  here for redden blocker's harris wives are accurate.   however,  they are definitely shown and indicated, though, to have been related to my charles harris/ jane cannon and my  archibald harris/ elizabeth carter.   again, redden blocker was enumerated adjacent my archibald harris/ elizabeth carter per the 1834 cobb co, ga state census, which i will, again, also say more about.   again,  as shown,  redden blocker was the son of michael blocker/ rosannah griffin, who is shown to have been the daughter of william griffin/ sarah kirksey and, again, michael blocker was one of the purchasers of ellis palmer's 1800 edgefield co, sc estate sale.   again, ellis palmer/ ann rudd was the brother-in-law of my  simcock cannon/ jane rudd, grandparents of my jane cannon harris, wife of my charles harris, parents of my archibald harris/  elizabeth carter.    again, besides talking about this 1834 ga state census where reddin blocker was enumerated adjacent my archibald harris/ elizabeth carter, again, i still have other things to point out re   reddin blocker as well.      POWERS FAMILY Entries: 1432    Updated: 2005-08-10 04:46:09 UTC (Wed)    Contact: Bradley Powers ID: I987 Name: Redding BLOCKER Sex: M Occupation: Farmer Birth: 1796 in South Carolina Death: 1869 in Montgomery County (Arkansas?) Reference Number: 11,23 Father: Michael BLOCKER Mother: Roseanna GRIFFIN Marriage 1 Margarett HARRIS b: in Georgia Children Mary BLOCKER Lucinda BLOCKER Susan BLOCKER J.M. BLOCKER b: 1841 in Marion County, Alabama Sarah A. BLOCKER Martha BLOCKER J.C. BLOCKER Altarza BLOCKER Isaac BLOCKER Marriage 2 Miss HARRIS Children Berry BLOCKER Elizabeth BLOCKER Emily BLOCKER     to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8---------26910

again, both michael blocker and daniel mckie, jr were purchasers at ellis palmer's 1800/ 1801 edgefield co, sc estate sale and the info shows that michael blocker's wife was  rosannah griffin, daughter of this william griffin, who is said to  have been the son of richard griffin/ mary green.     rootsweb site shows that rosannah griffin blocker was the daughter of william griffin/ sarah kirksey and wife of michael  blocker.    again, the info indicates that this richard griffin/ mary green  is indicated to have been related to anthony griffin, who was  also named as one of the  legatees of peter hudson, sr.   again, anthony griffin is also named as living in proximity to this  1750 dodson survey for this land on wynn creek for both  william harris, sr and william harris, jr and which became a patent to my william harris, sr/ frances goode in 1758 and  which he sold in several tracts to john camp.   again, this was michael blocker/ rosannah griffin's son redden  blocker, who was enumerated adjacent my arch harris/ elizabeth carter, per the 1834 ga state census for cobb co, ga.   this rootsweb site shows that rosannah griffin blocker was the daughter of william griffin/ sarah kirksey and wife of michael blocker.   Kirksey Database Entries: 40602    Updated: 2007-03-29 12:17:17 UTC (Thu)    Contact: Terrance Richard Mills This database is a merging of all the Kirksey's I could find on Rootsweb plus all I could find in the Census Records from 1790 to 1870 and 1910. If you have corrections and/or additions, please use the Post-em feature or contact me at [email protected]   ID: I4194 Name: William Griffin Sr Surname: Griffin Given Name: William Suffix: Sr Sex: M Birth: 21 Nov 1740 in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia Death: 5 Oct 1800 in Pendleton District, Pickens, South Carolina Burial: Griffin Baptist Cemetery, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina Reference Number: Rev War Baptism: 21 Nov 1740 Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia Residence: Rev. War South Hillsborough District, Chatham, North Carolina Note: Thomasina Wilson Note: REFN: S333 Mil:Rev. Entered service from North Carolina. Reference DAR Pat. Index p. 1236 Part III 1990 Gen. 7 Rev. soldier Pvt. NC. Burial: Griffin Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina. Tombstone in cemetery. Descendants claim William and his wife were buried on his land in an area just beyond the cemetery. William Griffin born about 1740 in Va and died 1800 in Pendelton District, SC. He married Sara Kirksey in about 1760 in Chatham Co., NC. They had at least four children:Rebeccah who married Joel Marshall Breazeale, John, Haskey who married Kennon Breazeale, and Rosanna who married #1Michael Blocker #2 Barnabus Fair II. . William served in the Chatham County Militia as a Sgt. in 1772 in Capt. Isaiah Hogan's Company. During the American Revolution he served in Gee's Company of the 2nd Regiment. During the Battle of Fort Sullivan, Charleston, SC. on 1 June 1779, he was taken prisoner of war. During 1781 he served in Lytles Company, 10th Regiment, North Carolina. He moved to the Pendleton District, SC before 1790. Received a Granville Land Grant in 1762 in Orange County, NC. His part of Orange County became Chatham County in 1771. ********************************************************* Elizabeth Stroud was the daughter of John Stroud, born November 29, 1726 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia, who married Martha Dozier. This John Stroud was the son of William Stroud and his wife Margaret Rose, and they were the grandparents of Kezziah Stroud Green. Peter Stroud, the father of Kezziah Stroud Green, was the brother of John Stroud, whose daughter Elizabeth Stroud married William Griffin. His mother was Mary Green, the daughter of Filmer Green, who was the son of Thomas "Seagull" Green. Will: Lois Branch Note: Will of William Griffin: Anderson Co. SC Book A, Page 3, Roll 221 Wife: Elizabeth Griffin. Sons: John Griffin, Henry Griffin, Sergeant Griffen, Creswell Griffin. Daughters: Rebecca Breazeale, Rosanna Blocker, Hasky Breazeale, Martha Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin. Comments: "Remaining balance to be equally divided among my last wife's children." ( none named). Land Location: 12 Mile Creek on Middle Fork. Exors: Wife, Elizabeth, sons, Sergeant Griffin, Henry Griffin, my trusty friend Elnathan Davis, Sr. Witnesses: I.D. Meroney, Christopher Kirksey, Thomas Hunt, Andrew Townyhill, Charles Morgan. Date: 5 Oct. 1800. Probate: 14 Oct. 1800. Researcher for this family is: Don Holland at [email protected] Change Date: 12 Sep 2006 at 16:34:28 Father: Richard Griffin b: ABT 1700 in Virginia Mother: Mary Green b: 1703 in Lunenburg Co., VA Marriage 1 Sarah Elizabeth Kirksey b: 1742 in , Halifax, Virginia Married: 1757 in , Orange, North Carolina Note:   to be continued:     belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8-------26910  

again, as shown, per the 1800/ 1801 estate sale of ellis palmer, who was the brother-in-law of my simcock cannon/ jane rudd, grandparents of my jane cannon harris, daniel mckie, jr, and michael blocker were purchasers of ellis palmer's estate sale.   again, this was michael blocker's son, redding/ redden blocker, who was enumerated adjacent my archibald harris/ elizabeth carter, per the 1834 ga stated census for cobb co, ga.   the info shows that michael blocker's wife was rosannah griffin, daughter of william griffin, who also died in edgefield co, sc.   william griffin is stated to have been the son of richard griffin/ mary green, who is indicated to have been related to anthony griffin, who was also a legatee of peter hudson, sr.   lunenburg co, va deed book 5, page 323, oct 3, 1758, anthony griffin of lunenburg co, va to john moore of same for 20 pds, 400 acres on draughts of sandy creek,  being part of a larger tract granted to anthony griffin by deed from the executors of peter hudson, deceased, and bounded by ashworth, new line, hudson, fontaine, williams.  signed:  anthony griffin.  no witnesses.   recorded oct 3, 1758.   lunenburg co, va deed book 5, page 327, oct 3, 1758, james burton of lunenburg co, va to james burton, jr for 20 pds,200 acres in lunenburg co, va on buffalo creek, being part of tract of 400 acres deeded to james burton from the executors of peter hudson, deceased, and bounded by james hudson, a new line, anthony griffin, perry.  signed:  james burton, his mark.  no witnesses.  recorded oct 3, 1758.   lunenburg co, va deed book 5, page 329, oct 3, 1758, james burton of lunenburg co, va to thomas burton, son of said james burton, for the love of his son, thomas burton, 200 acres on buffalo creek, being part of the tract of land deeded to james burton from the executors of peter hudson, deceased, being the tract whereon james burton now lives and bounded by james hudson, richard hudson, anthony griffin, james burton.  signed:  james burton, his mark.  no witnesses. recorded oct 3, 1758   again, this was james burton, sr's son thomas burton, who also moved to laurens co, sc and, again, as i have cited many times previously, this land my charles harris/ jane cannon owned in laurens co, sc on raborn creek adjacent lydall allen had involved a suit with thomas burton.   this charlotte co, va deed and info, which someone  sent to me, also shows that this richard griffin was also somehow related to anthony griffin.   this is indicated to have been the same green family involved with anthony griffin as that of richard griffin's wife, mary green.   Note Green in Charlotte: Charlotte Co., Va. DB 1:23, 13 Mar 1765, 1 Apr 1765 ANTHONY GRIFFEN{Griffin} of Charlotte Co. to PHILLMAN GREEN of Halifax, 50 pd, 280 a. in Charlotte on br of Buffelow Cr{Buffalo} known as Ashworth's Br.{Hite} Part of 3280 a. granted by pat. to PETER HUDSON date 24 Aug 1754, sd 280 a. being land and plantation where Richard Griffen {Richard Griffin}formerly lived. Bounded by property lines of Edward Moseley, James Burton Jr., Robert Perryman, Richard Griffen and Anthony Griffen. Wit: C. Read, Thom Read, Wm. T. Mills, W. Goode. {Buffalo Ck----see Peter Hudson & Gregory in early Lunenburg---Filmer Green?} see Richard Griffin in Halifax, Aaron Ck b-i-law Green in Mecklenburg again, james burton, sr was also named as a legatee of peter hudson, sr, and it was his daughter agnes burton who married james hudson, son of peter hudson, sr, which, again, also indicates that the mourning griffin who married peter hudson, jr was the probable daughter of this anthony griffin.   again, thomas burton, son also of james burton, sr, also moved to laurens co, sc and, again, land my charles harris owned with james holley on raborn creek, which was adjacent lydall allen, had involved a suit with thomas burton.       laurens co, sc deed book J, page 64, 1809, john clark, sheriff, to james holley and charles harris for $53, 150 acres former property of silvanus walker on raborn creek bordered on jonathan downs; lydall allen; robert creswell, sold by writ of fi fa at suit of exix and exor of thomas burton, deceased.  witnesses:  william irby;  john mc harg; john garlington, c.c   again, thomas burton married as his 1st wife nancy ann perrin,daughter of joseph perrin and this charlotte co, va/ laurens co, sc info also shows thomas burton's connections back to charlotte co, va.   CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VA, DEED BOOK 7, p. 218, Oct. 20, 1796 - A Power of Attorney between Thomas Burton and Larkin Sullivant, authenticated by the clerk of Court, County of Laurens, State of South Carolina. On the motion of Hillary Moseley, ordered to be recorded, 5 December 1796 Power of Atty. to be the act & deed of said Thomas Burton ...authorized by Charles Smith, Clerk of Court of Laurens, SC.     to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8--------26910