I am having a very difficult time finding any further information on my HARRIS ancestors. I truly hope someone out there can help me! William HARRIS, Sr. b.1792 NC d. 1855 Robertson Co.,TN m. abt. 1817 to Temperance (maiden name unk), b.1800 VA children: 1.William, b.1818 TN m. Leah LEWIS d. 1868 Jersey Co.,IL 2.Samuel, b.1820 TN 3.Mary, b.1823 TN m. Calvin BENSON 4.Martha A., b.1825 TN (poss. married to Byram Brakefield) 5.baby girl (name unk), b.1827 TN d. in infancy 6.Susan, b.1829 TN (poss. married to James Brakefield) 7.Mahala, b.1831 TN (poss. married to L.H. Luie) 8.Lucinda, b.1833 TN Temperance's maiden name may have been Munday or Monday and there is a possibility that she was William's second wife. William may have been the father of some other, older children perhaps born in NC. Interestingly, there was mention of the estate of an R. T, Harris of Montgomery County in William Harris' 1855 administration records. An R. T. Harris also died in early 1855 in Montgomery Co., TN - the estate mentioned no Harrises and consisted mostly of textbooks and riding gear. Does anyone out there have any further information on this Harris family?

I would like to share info with anyone researching the following family. I am particularly interested in the connection of the HARRIS family to the ARNISON family. Descendants of Ann(e) Arnison & William Henry Harris of Pictou, Nova Scotia (1830s and later): 1. ARNISON, Anne b: Abt. 1815 England (where in England? Who were her parents & siblings? Was she a sister to Joseph Simpson ARNISON, prominent 1850s-70s merchant of Pictou, NS and Newcastle Upon Tyne, England?) m: Abt. 1832 (where?) d: 9 September 1889 Pictou, Nova Scotia +HARRIS, William Henry b: 4 February 1805 Nova Scotia Occupation: Bet. 1857 - 1883 High Sheriff, Pictou, Nova Scotia d: August 1883 Pictou, Nova Scotia 2 HARRIS, George S b: Abt. 1839 Nova Scotia Occ: 1883 High Sheriff, Pictou, Nova Scotia d: 1885 Pictou, Nova Scotia? 2 HARRIS, Margaret F b: 27 May 1844 Living: Abt. 1894 Pictou, Nova Scotia +MCLEOD, John David b: 30 July 1838 West River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia Occ: Lawyer, Judge, Member of Legislative Council of N.S., Mayor of Pictou d: 1920 2 HARRIS, Mary Ann b: Abt. 1849 Nova Scotia still living in 1894 +GLENNIE, W.W. d: Bef. 1894 2 HARRIS, Thomas Arnison b: Abt. August 1849 d: April 1869 19 yrs. 8 mos, at Pictou, Nova Scotia 2 HARRIS, J. Sim (Joseph Simpson?) b: Abt. 1852 Nova Scotia Occ: Abt. 1885 High Sheriff, Pictou, Nova Scotia Living: 1894 Pictou, Nova Scotia +IVES, Emma 2 HARRIS, 4 other children (names unknown) d: bef 1894 -- Debra Arnison-Sutton

Source: Abstracts Of The Wills And Estate Records Of Granville County, North Carolina, 1746-1808 by Zae Hargett Gwynn Publisher, Joseph W. Watson, copyright, 1973 Page 75, # 300 October 12, 1778 - proved February Court 1781 - Will of William Gillam to wife Agnes all my estate for her lifetime; to son William Gillam, all my carpenter's tools and cooper's tools, a gun and sheep; to sons William and Harris Gillam, all divided that is left at death of my wife Agnes; to grandson Drury Kimball, bed and furniture; to granddaughter Amey Gillam, a side saddle; to my four children: William, Harris, Winney, and Amey. Exrs: wife Agness, son William, and friend Christopher Robinson. Wts: Wm. Neale, Robert Robinson. Does anyone know which Harris family the Gillam family was tied into? Was Agness' maiden name Harris? There were several Harris Gillams or Harris Gilliam's. Are the Gillams and the Gilliams the same family or two distinctly different families? Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-NC so that others may be helped. In July 2002, I posted a series of Granville County, N.C. Wills. One of those wills was for a William Gilliam. Some of the names are similar. Is this the same William Gillam, the son William, or a distinctly different one? Ira L. Harris III Evansville, Indiana

OBITUARY Harriet Ann Gibbons, nee Harris, was born April 15, 1838, in Hardin county, Kentucky, and died Monday, March 21, 1904, at 4:30 pm, after an illness of only six days, at her home near Cottonwood, Idaho, at the age of 65 years, 11 months and 6 days. When eleven years old she moved with her parents from Kentucky to Davis county, Iowa. She was united in marriage March 17, 1857, to Peter R Gibbons at Bloomfield, Iowa, residing near that place until the fall of 1881 when they moved to Boone county, Iowa, living there until they came west in the spring of 1880 and settled near Latch, Washington. They remained there seven years before coming to their presnet home. To this union were born five children, three boys and two girls, the eldest Mrs. J.E. DeVault living at Bloomfield, Iowa; Willie H. dying at the age of two years; Arthur J near Blackfoot, Idaho; Mrs. Fred O. Smith of Clarkston, Washington; and the youngest J.W., residing at home. She leaves a husband, four children, nine grandchildren, (one grandchild having preceded her to the better land,) three brothers and two sisters besides many friends to mourn her loss. During her last illness her husband, who has been her constant companion for 47 years, and her two youngest children were by her bedside as were her two oldest grandchildren, Misses Stella and Beula DeVault, of Bloomfield, Iowa, who came to spend the summer with her but were only permitted to enjoy two happy weeks by her side when God called her home. At The early age of eleven years she united with the Methodist Episcopal church and for 54 years remained a constant worker for her Master. She was a loving wife, an affectionate mother and a helping friend to all, ever placing self last. She will be greatly missed in the home and community in which she lived. Those who were permitted to witness her last moments could almost see within the pearly gates, so joyous and happy was her entrance there. She fell asleep to wake in Jesus' arms with the smile of an angel on her face. A few of her last precious words were: "Jesus is calling, "Why don't you come home," "I am not afraid, He died to save me' and 'The Spirit calls'". She was laid to rest on Wednesday, March 23, in the cemetery at Nezperce, Idaho, Rev. Dake, of Cottonwood, conducting the services, his text being verses 13 and 14 of chapter 7, Revelations. Harriet Ann Gibbons is the daughter of Jacob M Harris and Eliza Jane Slack Harris. Thanks, Mike _________________________________________________________________ There are now three new levels of MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! Learn more. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1

Kit666Har@aol.com wanted to know whether anyone was searching persons named Harris who lived in Knoxville, TN. She gave a rather late date, but AOL knocked me off and I lost the message (as seems common these days--is it our cable system or is it AOL or is it operator-error?) Anyway, with folks who live or did live in a rather large, active city or county, always aim for locating city directories. These are NOT telephone directories. These directories were compiled mainly for tradespeople, but as people-finders they are great. They are published more frequently than censuses. Some of them are of late date. In fact, I think CindisList has a website for directories. If not, do a google.com search and see what you can find. For Knoxville, TN, directories, however, do this: Go to the Family History Library catalog on www.familysearch.org Do a Place search for Knoxville (or any other city or county where you are searching). Go down the list of topics and see whether there is a topic entitled Directories. For Knoxville, there are 26 films of city directories (how lucky can you get?) If there is an LDS family history center near you, see if you can borrow the films for appropriate years for your family from the FHL Library in Salt Lake City. There will be a fee at your local FHC and perhaps a longish wait, as I see some of the films are in the vault, meaning they are not housed in the library itself. The online censuses are improperly indexed for the most part, and some searchers are frustrated (me included) because of misinterpretations of either the indexer or the census-taker himself (leaving off the final s in my surname, for example). One FHC patron I helped at our local FHC was able to find her German people in Cincinnati by using some of the available filmed directories, and she walked out of the FHC that afternoon walking on Cloud 9 (am I dating myself by using that term?) Remember--good people-finder - directories (even for small towns and for some counties) Also look in the last sections of the directories--there may be a reverse directory. That is, the address may be given, and then boarders, widowed mothers, or some other folks may be listed at the same address you find in the front section for the employed person. I was able to help a Canadian resident find her Pittsburgh ancestors in directories, and she was able to complete her DAR application. People are where you find them! E.W.Wallace who tries to use whatever record may exist for my ancestors

In searching for my elusive Levi Harris, I was told he came to Florida from Portsmouth, Maine. I see that there is a Portsmouth NH close by. Can someone please tell me if the two are interchangeable, or it used to be in ME or what ? I need to see a census to see if the family of Levi Harris was there prior to 1830. Thanks, Emma in NM

Thanks to all for the postings on Mahu Harris. For everyone working on these Harris family's we have one question answered and that seems to create two more. Between the 1810 and 1820 census we seem to have a total of twelve children with no adult female. Please correct me If I failed to see anything else. I think that the history that Larry put forth placing Mahu at the Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Grayson Co., KY. in 1803 was great because it gives us a time line and place. I think many of our questions will be answered in the baptisms, deaths and marriage records from the Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Where do we locate these records? Does anyone have these that would be willing to post? This coming together of researchers on Mayhu Harris has accomplished more in the last few weeks than in the past years. There are many family lines who have had to completely change their line of research me included. Thank you Julie, Larry, Jimmy, Barbara, and Jen to just name a few. I hope we can concentrate on Mahu until we have the answers to his origin, and time line of marriages, children, and burial. Mahu's lifetime has touched the counties of Grayson, Hardin, Nelson, and Jefferson, KY that we know of. Thanks, Mike "kelly cramer-strine" <arrow@klondyke.net> wrote: >The 1810 census does not list names of all the individuals in the >household, only their aproximate ages and sex. here is a link, Mahu Harris >is line 61 on page 5. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ky/grayson/1810/pg237.txt > >You also might want to check these Harris' out >http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp > >Kelly > > > >==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== Submit your information to the Metro >Louisville-Jefferson County KY History and Genealogy project. See >http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ for information on how to submit. > _________________________________________________________________ High-speed users—be more efficient online with the new MSN Premium Internet Software. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1

An amazing 8th Grade Test from 1895....boy were those folks smart! My cousin just forwarded this to me and it is truely amazing. If only we were this prepared after 8th grade... or even after college. Best to you, Land H./Gigi -- Facinated by Family Brown, Harris, Hamner, Herndon, Hendley, Norris, Land, Clarke, Laughton, Nimmo, Reid, Peebles, Lucas, Webb, Hart, Wilson, Gregory, Taylor, Osborn, Terry, LeGrand to name a few. Subject: 8th GRADE TEST IN 1895 ..... As family historians, often we read about our relatives' grandparents or great-grandparents writing that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? Following is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS, USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895 Grammar (Time, one hour) 1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters. 2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no Modifications. 3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph. 4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of lie, lay and run. 5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case. 6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation. 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare? 4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per meter? 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods? 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. U. S. History (Time, 45 minutes) 1. Give the epochs into which U. S. History is divided. 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865. Orthography (Time, one hour) 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication? 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals? 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'. 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule. 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. Geography (Time, one hour) 1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? 4. Describe the mountains of North America. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each. 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. Also notice that the exam took "six hours" to complete. Gives the saying "she/he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, doesn't it ? As laymen genealogists, this helps us understand the education system and the hardships and/or the funds it must have taken to have a "formal" or "graduate" education during our country's early years...

Dolores, Your email address keeps bouncing back when I send a message so I'll post it here: Dolores, Subscriptions to the Harris Hunters newsletter is $15.00 per year/4 issues. Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct $3.00 per back issue on sale now. If a person takes all 37 back issues it will be $2.50 per issue or $92.50 postpaid. Supplies are limited. The first issue was published in January/1995 and had 47 queries and several articles and Harris data. Many of the issues had 50-60 queries. Every state in the Union is represented. Richard G. Boyd 568 W. Friedrich Street Rogers City, Michigan 49779

I'm posting my HARRIS brick wall again, just in case a new subscriber might be able to help. I've been tearing my hair out over my gggrandparents Susan HARRIS and Charles DALE for years now. Susan HARRIS was born about 1822, probably in Tennessee (maybe Kentucky). She married Charles C. DALE in Wilson County, Tennessee, on 27 October 1838. Thomas SCOTT signed the marriage bond. Susan and Charles had one daughter, Sarah (Sallie) Pitts DALE in Tennessee on 13 December 1839. They moved to Red River County, in northeast Texas, where another daughter, Susan L. DALE, was born (in Clarksville) on 17 June 1842. Susan Harris DALE died in 1842, according to a short bio of her daughter Susan DALE, at about the age of 20. Of course she doesn't show up on any census. On later censuses her daughters Sallie and Susan were divided over whether she was born in Tennessee or Kentucky. To complicate matters, other DALE men married other HARRIS women (at least one named Susan) in Tennessee (several in Wilson County) during this time period and also moved to northeast Texas. One of these is particularly interesting. John P. (possibley Pitts) DALE married Elizabeth HARRIS in Wilson County, Tennessee, on 24 June 1840. Charles C. DALE signed the marriage bond. I don't know what the relationship was between the HARRIS women or the DALE men, but both families settled in Red River County, Texas. John and Charles DALE bought land together in Clarksville, Texas, and went into business (dry goods) together for a while. Charles C. DALE was a tailor, and was born in Maryland. John P. DALE was born in either Tennessee or Maryland. He is said to have had a brother named Thomas. Does anyone have information about these HARRIS women who married these DALE men in Wilson County, Tennessee? (And who the heck is Thomas SCOTT?) Jo Holsinger Researching the following names - PATERNAL LINE: Clark, Dale, Darnall, Hale, Harris, Henderson, Hughes, Latham, Lay, Lee, McNutt, Meacham, Moore, Owen, Pary/Perry, Peck, Ring, Rowland, Smith, Taylor MATERNAL LINE: Bell, Biggers, Blair, Burford, Clack, Clements, Fearneyhough, Gibbs, Grizzell, Hayes, Jackson, Lasiter, Leggett, Mallory, Miles, Miller, Moore, Nowlin, Patman, Phillips, Pinson, Pylant, Sterling, Terrell, Townsend, Twitty, Watson, White, Wisdom

Mahu Harris is mentioned in the minutes of the Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Grayson Co., KY 1811-1812-1813. Anyone have access to the records and minutes of this church? I would be interested in baptism records of children and there may be a death of his wife there. Please post response to KYHARDIN as there are many others working on Mahu. If that doesn't work for anyone e-mail me direct at mclambe@netscape.net _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scmId=1418

Hello, Is anyone searching for ANY HARRIS in Knoxville, TN. areas? I have a CHARLES BOYD HARRIS born 1876 TN. died 1940 Veterans Hosp. in Mountain Home, TN. His parents were Charlotte "LOTTIE" Harris and KIT HARRIS. Any information would be very appreciated! Charles (Charley) B. Harris had a half brother named William Harris. They moved a great deal due to their occupations (building boats). Charley also resided in the Jasper, TN. area and the Jackson Co., Alabama (Bridgeport) areas. Shannon

Thanks to: Scott Johnson SJohnson@GOV.NU.CA On June 8, 1948, Cecil George Harris, a Saskatchewan (Canada) farmer, was repairing his tractor when he inadvertently put the vehicle into reverse, pinning his left leg underneath one of the rear wheels. Believing no one would come to his rescue, he used his jackknife to scratch onto the tractor's fender: "In case I die in this mess, I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo. Harris." Although his neighbours eventually found him 10 hours later, Harris died of his injuries two days later. Soon after, the etched fender was admitted to probate as a valid holograph will. The fender and knife remained "on file" at the local Kerrobet Courthouse until it closed in 1996. The fender and knife are now on permanent display in the University of Saskatchewan's Law Library. *Excerpted from: RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine Vol. 7, No. 3, 21 January 2004 (c) 1998-2004 RootsWeb.com, Inc

Back issues of the Harris Hunters Newsletter are available on sale. Back issues are normally $4.00 each postpaid. These back issues are filled with Harris family data and with queries. Most of the early back issues have 50-60 queries in each issue. Special now at $3.00 each postpaid. Complete your sets now. Issues #1 Jan/1995 thru #37 Jan/2004 are available. Super Special on large orders. Please contact me for special price on full or partial sets. RichBoyd@SpeednetLLC.com or Richard G. Boyd 568 W. Friedrich St Rogers City, Michigan 49779

Is there anyone searching any HARRIS families in Edgefield Dist., SC? I am looking for info on Lucretia HARRIS who married Daniel ROGERS, Jr. She was born c1765 and d c1870. I believe she died in MS. One source says she is the dau of John HARRIS II and wf. Mary PICKENS. I have John's b'date as 1765 in Eastern Shore, MD. If this is correct, then he might be Lucretia's brother, but not her father. Does anyone know about this couple and their children? Lucretia HARRIS and Daniel ROGERS, Jr. had 14 children: Felix Elizabeth Mary James Lewis Amelia Sutley/Sutcliff/Sutton Sarah Daniel, III Lucretia Harris David Littleberry "Berry" Jane Nancy Thank you for any help on Lucretia's parents or anything else that looks relevant!! God bless, Dolores Pringle

Source: Baptists of Bibb County, Alabama, 1817-1974 by Howard F. McCord, pages 185-186, copyright 1979 Joseph Phelan Harris was born near Perryville (Perry County), March 10, 1843. Parents were Robert Oliver and Lydia Massey Harris. Brothers and sisters: George Phelan, Oliver Charles and Lydia Ann. married (1) Matilda Melton, Perry County, 1865, who died 1867. One daughter Della (Harris) Goodson. Married (2) Susan L. Melton, Perry County, 1869. Children by second marriage: Jennie (Harris) Garner, Lydia (Harris) Hollifield, Jesse Robert, Willie Oliver, Clyde C., James Richard, Vernon Tetnall. Education: 11th grade high school, then entered Confederate Army, 1861 (age 18). Religious experience, Perryville, 1859. Denominational service: clerk, Cahawba Baptist Association, 1882-1886, and moderator, 1887-1897; also delegate from Bethel Church, 1878-1902; clerk, Bethel Church, Bibb County, 1880- 1898; delegate, Alabama Baptist state Convention, 1890-1896; president, first Sunday School Convention, Cahawba Association, 1888; superintendent, Bethel Sunday School, 1881-1931, and secretary, 1881- 1928; also teacher, Adult Bible Class, 1881-1931. In 1928, completed twenty-one years as treasurer and clerk of Bibb Baptist Association. On retirement, was presented with a walking cane in appreciation. Member, United Confederate Veterans, 1918-1933, and Masonic Fraternity, 1866-1933. A devoted Christian gentleman; a leader among men; an outstanding agriculturalist; died February 1, 1933; buried Bethel Cemetery, Bibb County. Does anyone know what Harris line these Harris' fit into? Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH, ALPERRY-L, or ALBIBB-L. Ira L. Harris III Evansville, Indiana

"I wonder if you could supply more clear information on the author of this book, the copyright [if there was one], and publication date of this book, and what the abbreviations mean in the Harris references you have given?" I would suggests you do a Google search for "They Lived In Somerset" for the complete information and more resources.

Family History Library in Salt Lake City has on 88 microfiche an index to the North Carolina marriage bonds. There is a groom index and a bride index. The list includes the name of the bondsman and the certificate (or bond) number. I cannot remember whether the marriages for Granville Co. are included, as I understood that in some cases, Granville Co. held back some of its older records from the Archives. Is that a rumor, or is it the truth? Anyway, at 15 cents apiece, perhaps you and some friends can gather together and raise the money to purchase from Salt Lake City the entire set for less than $15 (at least what my rusty arithmetic works it out). The set would stay at your nearby LDS center. Sometimes it takes a long time for the FHL at SLC to send out the films/fiche which are requested. If you access the FHL catalog on www.familysearch.org and type in North Carolina and go down to the very bottom of a VERY LONG list of topics for North Carolina, you will find a topic Vital Records. Look for indexes. That should be the title. Hope this helps! E.W.Wallace PS Also look for the marriage of the bondsman. He may be a brother-in-law, or soon to-be-brother-in-law. At least, that happened in the case of one Stokes Co. family I was researching! And some of the parties seem to have come from Maryland, perhaps as a group! E.W.Wallace

I ran across these North Carolina Marriage Bonds in an old notebook that I had used many years ago. Unfortunately, I was young and ignorant to the need of documenting my sources. Therefore, I cannot give you the exact citation for these marriage bonds. Hopefully, there is a scrap of information here to help someone out or give a clue. As with all material it should be checked and rechecked. Betsey Banks and Isham Harris Warren County, October 14, 1818, Bondsman, Brittan Harris Nancy Bartlet and John Harris Warren County, March 29, 1791, Bondsman, Philip Harris Kinchen Harris was in a Warren County Marriage Bond as a Bondsman on October 8, 1822 Clabon Harris was in a Warren County Marriage Bond as a Bondsman on September 19, 1797 John E. Harris and Sally Bobbitt Warren County, May 16, 1795 Joshua Harris and Nancy Brame Warren County, October 27, 1835 Sally Brame and Sherwood S. Harris, Warren County, February 15, 1837 James Y. Harris and Ann Brown Warren County, January 11, 1826 Willie Harris and Elizabeth Carter Warren County, December 20, 1824, Bondsman, Gideon Harris Daniel Harris and Mary Carter Warren County, April 8, 1802 Mary A Barringer and Charles W. Harris Cabarrus County, June 24, 1828 Mary Ann Barringer and Wesly Harris Cabarrus County, May 18, 1819 Mary Caldwell and Robert Black Cabarrus County, February 4, 1793, Bondsman, Robert Harris Grandaughter of Robert Harris Elizabeth B. Cochran and Elam S. Harris Cabarrus County, March 18, 1822 Martha Cochran and William P. Harris Cabarrus County, February 3, 1836 Martha Cochron and William Harris Cabarrus County, March 10, 1795 Mary Bartholomew and William Harris Franklin County, December 11, 1834, Bondsman, Peyton Harris Thomas Harris and Elizabeth Bosman Bertie County, April 14, 1801 Mary Ann Brasfield and Hamlin T. Harris Wake County, March 23, 1835 Kiddy Canaday and Fellow Harris Wake County, August 29, 1825, Bondsman, Edward Harris Tire Harris and Betsey Carpenter Wake County, December 1, 1796 William Harris and Maria Briggs Orange County, March 4, 1822 Stirling Harris and Lively Carrington Orange County, January 4, 1804 Betsy Brinkley and Roe Harris Bute County, January 9, 1778 Diana Brown and John Harris Craven County, December 30, 1811 Stephen Harris and Mary Bryan Craven County, December 31, 1788 Betsey Cogswell and Christopher H. Harris Craven County, August 21, 1793 John Harris and Rebecca Carraway Craven County, December 15, 1828 Sibby Carraway and William Betworth Harris Craven County, April 22, 1789 John Harris and Elizabeth Carmins Craven County, December 30, 1784 Matthew Harris and Mildred Brown Johnston County, March 20, 1788 Samuel Harris and Frankey Bryand Rowan County, February 7, 1809 Anne Campbell and Isham Harris Rowan County, April 5, 1791 Joel Harris and Sally Burns Guilford County, May 19, 1834, Bondsman, Arthur Harris Margory Canaday and Joel Harris Guilford County, January 20, 1790 Margeret Canadaye and Charles B. Harris Guilford County, September 2, 1801 Polly Burton and William Harris Person County, February 2, 1818 Nancy Canaday and Josiah Harris Carteret County, August 20, 1805 Elizabeth Caswell and Thomas Harris Tyrell County, September 28, 1820 Sterling Harris and Patsey Chandler Randolph County, November 23, 1824 Mary M. Clements and Ephraim D. Harris Surry County, May 24, 1836 Hartwell Harris and Elizabeth Collins Northampton County, March 29, 1823 If you recognize these people you may wish to make a response through HH or H-NC so that others may be helped. Any insight is appreciated. Some of these names I do not remember being posted before. Hopefully this will help someone. Ira L. Harris III Evansville, Indiana

Pat, Thank you for posting this information. I wonder if you could supply more clear information on the author of this book, the copyright [if there was one], and publication date of this book, and what the abbreviations mean in the Harris references you have given? Do these Harris references come for various sources? Or from only one? [That is not very clear in the posting you have given here, but it is very important to anyone else trying to verify what you are so kindly sharing with the rest of the list.] [I also seem to recall that it has been assertively pointed out on this list that the information suggesting that William Harris & William Claibourne were somehow linked {through William Claiborne's daughter, the supposed Mary}is extremely doubtful {having no absolute proof?}] I care less about the particular lines mentioned than whether source citations are correctly cited on this list [this being extremely important for everyone on this list.] Appreciate the correct citations when you get time to reply. THANKS! Pam pamstone@digital.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <PatCLARE@aol.com> To: <HARRIS-HUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:09 AM Subject: [HH] Harris/Overton names in early MD > While searching through "They Lived in Somerset" I found reference to a > Harris family. > > Knowing that the issue of Kent Island and William Claiborne was a huge issue > between VA and MD, and knowing that William Harris was affiliated with > Claiborne, I wondered if there were any links to the Harrises. > > Here are the entries: > > Harris, Catharine 1695/08/25 MCW gr-ch of William Overton > > Harris, William 1676/03/01 IKL m to Alce Roberts by Capt. John > Winder > Harris, Ann 1679/11/14 IKL b to William & Alice > Harris, William 1681/02/28 IKL b to William & Alice > Harris, Richard 1688/09/05 IKL b to William & Alice > Harris, Francis 1691/07/27 IKL b to William & Alice > > > > Other Harrises: > Harris, John 1667/03/26 > Harris, Elinor 1675 /03/11 > Harris, George 1678/11/01 > Harris, James 1693/04/04 > > > Harris, Richard 1682/01/17 m to Susannah Richardson > Harris Richardson 1683/03/05 b to Richard & Susanna > > > > ==== HARRIS-HUNTERS Mailing List ==== > HH Archives: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > HH Site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/hindex2.htm > HH Data Base: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=harrishunters >