Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants VOLUME FOUR: 1732-1741 Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent Edited by Dennis Ray Hudgins ROBERT HARRIS, 95 acs. Hanover Co., S side of Little Riv., adj. Col. Jones & sd Harris; 20 July 1738, p. 77. 10 Shill. Which Robert is this? Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evv., In.

Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants VOLUME FOUR: 1732-1741 Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent Edited by Dennis Ray Hudgins JOHN HARRIS, 300 acs. Goochland Co. on Dottoy's Br. of the upper Manacan Cr.; adj. Benja. Harris, John Witt, Nicholas Soullie, dec'd, Wooldridge, & Thos. Watkins; 20 Jul. 1738, p. 74. 1 Pound 10 Shillings WILLIAM HARRIS, 350 acs. Goochland Co. on the brs. of Beaverdam Cr. of the N side of James Riv., S side of Castle br.; adj. Edward Curd, Thomas Word, John Symm, dec'd, Timothy Rich, dec;d, William Walker, & Philip Walker; 12 mar 1739/40, p. 584. 1 Pound 15 Shillings WILLIAM HARRIS, 400 acs. Goochland Co. on both sides the South fork of Totier Cr.; adj. Matthew Harris, Maj. John Bolling & Charles Lynch; 25 Jul 1741, p. 1052. 2 Pounds MATTHEW HARRIS, Son of William Harris, 400 acs. Goochland Co. on the brs. of Totier Cr.; adj. James Tuley, John Lewis & Mr. Lynch; 25 Jul 1741, p. 1060. 2 Pounds How is, or is, John related to William and Matthew? What Harris line are these men part of? Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evv., In.

Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants VOLUME FOUR: 1732-1741 Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent Edited by Dennis Ray Hudgins WILLIAM HARRIS of Surrey Co., 575 acs. Amelia Co., in the main fork of Deep Cr. & Winningham's Cr., to the Beaverpond of the main Deep Cr., adj. John Taylor; 17 Mar 1736/37, p. 288. 3Pounds JOHN HARRIS, 257 acs. Amelia Co., bet. the Brs. of Stock's Cr. & the Brs. of Appamattox Riv. adj. his own, Dawson, Terry, Foster, & Goerge Pollard; 17 June 1737, p. 314. 1Pound 10 Shillings JOHN HARRIS, 332 acs. Amelia Co., S side of Appamattox Riv., in the little Lowgrounds; adj. John Radford, George Pollard & Joseph Eckholes; 10 June 1737, p. 322. 1 Pound 10 Shillings DAVID HARRIS, 387 acs. Amelia Co. on both sides of Vaughans Cr., adj. Holland & Bartholomew Stovall; 16 Sept. 1740, p. 782. 2 Pounds What line(s) are these Amelia County Harris' related to? Note that William is "of Surry Co." Are these men related to each other? Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evv., In.

I thank Ira also. Haven't seen much that helps me yet. But I anxiously await. I did notice one thing- Major William Harris of Henrico County potentially being the son of Capt. Thomas Harris. They did have land along the James River and it mentions the adjacent property of Tho. Liggon (possibly his brother-in-law Thomas Lygon married to Mary Harris). I can't say that I recognize any other names. The date stated could be appropriate also. Happy continued Harris-Hunting. Allison MacNaughton Knoxville, TN

Dear E.W., Ira, and other Harris Hunters: I agree that the Preston Haynie books are excellent. You might be interested to know that on two occasions when we traveled to Northumberland, we found Mr. Haynie both in the court house and library offering assistance to visiting genealogists. We do hope he is still in good health and continuing to give his own brand of courteous aid to visitors. Nancy Cooper ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hdanw@aol.com> To: <HARRIS-HUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:51 PM Subject: [HH] Harris: Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol. II, 1666-1695: N'umberland Co. > Dear Ira L. Harris III and other Harris-Hunters > > You wrote: > > Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS > Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants > VOLUME TWO: 1666-1695 > Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent > > PHILLIP EVANS & HUGH HARRIS, 600 acs. N'umberland Co., at head of > Mattapony Riv., 8 Oct. 1668, p. 198. Adj. Machotick Path & land of > Tymothy Green. Trans. of 12 pers: Tho. Gregson, Tho. Hutchinson, Jno. > Butcher, Wm. Battin, Jno. Griffin, Jno. Hemerson, Rich. Lentall, Wm. > Morris, Wm. Hill, Rich. Chapman, Jno. Fish, Jno Buxton. > > > Does anyone know what Harris family line Hugh fits into? What Harris > family line was in (or passed through) N'umberland County, Virginia? > Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or > H-COLINIALVA so others may be helped. > > Response: > > I do not know how Hugh Harris fits into the greater Harris family of Northern > Neck Virginia. > > Northumberland Co., a huge county going back to the Alleghenies when formed, > was formed 1645 from an Indian district which I am labeling Chicacone--but you > can get the correct spelling from the FH Library catalog. > > A few years later, in 1651, from Northumberland Co., Lancaster Co. was > formed; Westmoreland was formed 1653; and in 1656 old Rappahannock Co. was formed. > So one almost has to study the records of all these jurisdictions--a > time-consuming job--ask me!!! > > If any Harris-Hunters have ancestors in any of those counties, you may want > to purchase or borrow a very interesting book by W. Preston Haynie called > Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates for Land, Northumberland County, > Virginia, 1650-1795 [Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996]. I just > discovered at my favorite genealogical library that there is a supplement by Haynie > called something like Northumberland County Apprentices. > > Even if one has no ancestors in this Northern Neck county, later part of the > Lord Fairfax Proprietary, this book will greatly increase one's understanding > of social history of colonial Virginia. It apparently was filled with > indentured servants, willing and unwilling. > > Hugh Harris is mentioned in two lists in Northumberland Co., given to the > court by two different persons, as being transported by each person!!! One finds > that practice frequently in this informative book--in order to obtain land, > several persons claimed the same persons over and over again!!! No > investigation into their claims, probably. > > Later, we learn that Hugh Harris himself owns/has a servant: > > (The author numbers each document in his book. This is No. 671. OB is order > book--court records.) > > 671. 20 Jun 1677 -- Tho:Jrock [or Jcock], servt to Capt Jno Rogers, adjudged > to be seaventeen yeares of age; Wm White, servt to Christopher Neale, > adjudged to be nine yeares of age; Edmon Weston, servt to Hugh Harris, adjudged to be > thirteene yeares of age and ordered yt they all serve their respective > Masters according to Act. OB 1666-78, 146. > > (W. Preston Haynie, Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates for > Land, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1650-1795 [Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, > Inc., 1996] p. 121). > > Ira and others who are interested in the land practices in colonial Virginia > may want to read about Northern Neck Virginia Land Grants. Some of the early > ones appear in the first two volumes of Cavaliers and Pioneers. Others > appear, after the Fairfaxes took over, in Gertrude E. Gray's several volumes labeled > Virginia's Northern Neck Land Grants. The abstracts are not as complete as > those in Nugent's and Hudgin's editions of Cavaliers and Pioneers. > > Oh, yes, Philip Evans, as in the quoted patent, is claimed by another person > as having been transported by the claimant. > > Thanks for your contributions. > > E.W.Wallace > > ______________________________

Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants VOLUME FOUR: 1732-1741 Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent Edited by Dennis Ray Hudgins FRANCIS HARRIS, of Is. of Wight Co., 100 acs. NL in sd Co. on S side Maherrin Riv., adj. James Lundy, John Baptist Curtis & Foster Reeve's; 20 Jun 1733, p. 45. 10 Shill. EDWARD HARRIS, of Is. of Wight Co., 140 acs. NL in sd Co., S side of Nottoway Riv., N side of the three Creeks, N side of Plowman's Sw., just below Edward Pate; 1 Aug. 1734, p. 245. 15 Shill. Does anyone recognize these IOW Harris'? Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA so that others may be helped Ira L. Harris III Evv., In.

Caldwell Co., KY Deed Bk G, p 99 This Indenture made this 11th day of September 1832 between Thomas H. Flournoy of the County of Caldwell and of Kentucky of the one part and John F. Harris of the County of McCracken and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnefseth: that the said Thomas H. Flournoy for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid the receipt whereof as hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain sell and convey unto the said John F. Harris his heirs and afsigns all that part of a tract of land hereon as a military survey entered surveyed and patented in the name of William Smith, and conveyed by Peter Smith of Virginia to Jordan Harris now deceased, which is on the South East Side of Goose or Livingston Creek in the County of Caldwell, except ten acres attached to the Big Spring Mills with appurtenances thereunto belonging. To have and to hold the land hereby conveyed unto the said John F. Harris his heirs and afsigns forever, and the said Thomas H. Flournoy for himself his heirs executors and administrators the aforesaid tract of land and appurtenances unto the said John F. Harris his heirs and afsigns against the claim or claims of all and every person or persons, claiming by through or under him, and no other person whatever, doth and will forever warrant and defend by these presents. In witnefs whereof the said Thomas H. Flournoy hath hereunto set his hand and seal this day and year above written. Thomas H. Flournoy (Seal) The words "Except ten acres attached to the big Spring mills" underlined(sp?) before signed. Kentucky McCracken County Sct. I Braston Small clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the within deed from Thomas H. Flournoy to John F. Harris was this day acknowledged before me in my office, by the said Thomas H. Flournoy by his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned, which is certified to the clerk of Caldwell County where the premises lie for Record. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of September 1832. Braston Small State of Kentucky, Caldwell County Sct. I Nathan S. Dallam clerk of the Caldwell County Court, do certify that the within deed from Thomas H. Flournoy to John F. Harris was this day produced to me in my office and ordered to be recorded. Whereupon I have truly recorded the same together with the testimonial thereon endorsed, and this certificate in my said office. Given under my hand this 15 day of February 1833. N. S. Dallam, clk Margin Notation: Flournoy to Harris ... Tho W. Catlett (sp?) to pay

Drat!! I was hoping maybe we could make a connection, but my John W. Harris only had two brothers that I know of and their parents were both born in England. I don't know his father's first name, but his mother's name was Elizabeth. The problem, of course, is that I don't know his father's last name. It's bad enough trying to find Harrises with a full name, but without is just plain folly!! Good luck to you in your quest!! Marty (nee Harris) Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "LORRAINE DEWYER" <mommadew53@hotmail.com> To: <HARRIS-HUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 7:40 PM Subject: [HH] David Wesley Harris > Hello Harris Cousins! First I must say since I joined Harris > Hunters web site, I've followed Iras postings with interest. Nothing > yet that I know of concerning my ancestors, but still interesting. Keep > up the work Ira! > Iam researching my Harris line from Williams Co, Ohio. Iam > hoping someone else may have a connection to this line, and we maybe able > to exchange info. David Wesley Harris born about 1823 in Ohio, died in > Williams Co, Ohio. He was married to Eliza Jane Mattocks June 28, 1847 in > Williams Co, Ohio. I have 4 Children listed for them, Mary Harris, > Edward Harris, John Wesley Harris(my line) and Nancy Harris. I dont > have anything futher on David Wesley Harris, so Iam hoping someone may have > some tidbit they can help me along. Take care, Lorraine Harris > Dewyer > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== 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

I am looking for information on my GreatGreatGrandfather, Eleazer, Elezer, Eleaser(I have seen it spelled 3 different ways) HARRIS, and the rest of the family in Western New York. Here is what I do know from family information/records. Eleazer HARRIS b. c1808 d. before 1870 census, shown in 1850 and 1860 census in Wethersfield Springs NY Unknown 1st wife Russell HARRIS b. 1831 of Boise ID Ruth D. HARRIS b. 22 November 1840 Wethersfield Springs NY d. 4 January 1916 in Leroy NY m. Alexander BLAIR of Leroy NY 18 May 1857 he died at age 24 in Brockport NY children EVELYN M. BLAIR b.16 May 1861 LeRoy d. 8 June 1938 Batavia. unm. EMMA ADELINE BLAIR b. c1866 m. Leander Parmelee ALEXANDER BLAIR m. Nellie Baxter 2nd Wife Cornelia MACOMBER(MACUMBER) b. c1823 alive 1870 census living in Wethersfield Springs with Hanna HARRIS and William HASKINS Children Hanna HARRIS b. 7 July 1843 Wethersfield NY d. 1923 m. William HASKINS of LeRoy, NY.b c1839 d. 18 May 1913 Ellen HARRIS b. 1845 m. William KELSEY of Warsaw, NY b. c1838 Franklin Benjamin HARRIS b. 1849 Wethersfield Springs, NY d.1889 Married Mary Ann TAAFFE daughter of Nicholas and Catherine CONNERS TAFFEE George W. HARRIS b.1851 (was in Warsaw in 1870 census) m. Ella BURGESS and moved to Marshall IA, and was a Doctor there Laura HARRIS b. 1848/9 d. 10 May 1910 Wethersfield NY married(and out lived)the following men in Middlebury, NY Mr. Seymour KING Mr. Levi PARMENTER Mr. John MORSE Lewis b.1852, EVA b.1859, Albert and Cora HARRIS who all died as a child The children of Franklin Benjamin HARRIS and Mary Ann TAAFFE were: Frank B. HARRIS (my Grandfather) b. 1/20/1879 Warsaw, Wyoming, NY 1st Wife m. Mary E. GALLAGHER d. 22 September 1909 of Batavia Evelyn Jewell HARRIS b. 26 March 1903 m. Mark WALDRON Richard Leroy HARRIS b. 7 August 1909 2nd wife m. Gertrude DALGLEISH of Tavistock, Ontario, Canada Kenneth Frederick HARRIS b. 25 November 1915 d.30 June 1997 m. Winifred Rita FOLEY, Lacawanna NY Margery HARRIS b. 9 Jan 1917 m. UNK BAUMCHEN m. George GOLIGHTLY Edith Cornelia HARRIS b. 12 August 1871 LeRoy, d. 18 May 1956, Perry m. John F. GURNEY of Buffalo NY 1894 Eva May HARRIS b. 16 October 1873 LeRoy, d. 22 November 1891 Francis Agnes HARRIS b. 5 August 1876 d. 1958 m. Carl Durand SMITH of Chateaugay, NY and married in Victor NY Blanche Helen HARRIS McDowell b. 14 June 1881 Perry m. Frank David McDowell m. 25 May 1903 in Niagara Falls, lived in Perry d. c1970 LeRoy Eleazer HARRIS b. 19 March 1886 West Perry d. 2 November 1910 Mildred Isabelle HARRIS b. 29 July 1888 in Perry. Lived on Benedict St in Perry NY d.c1960 Thanx for any information you may have on this branch of the HARRIS Family Brian K. Harris P.E. Vice President of Governmental Services Ellis Environmental Group, LC 1249 S. Old Corry Field Rd. Pensacola, FL 32507-2197 (850)457-1123(Office) (850)232-7867(Cell)

Thanks Ira for all your work and believe me I know it is work. I keep hoping to see my husbands William M Harris pop up someday. Euline In Tn

Ira, John and Thomas Harris (Jr.) were the sons of Thomas Harris, died 1672 Isle of Wight County, Virginia. James E. Hargraves In a message dated 6/5/2003 5:37:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, barebear@evansville.net writes: > Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS > Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants > VOLUME TWO: 1666-1695 > Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent > > JOHN &THOMAS HARRIS, 365 acs., Up. Par. of Is. of Wight Co; on N. > side of the Ashen Sw., near the head &on W. side of Seaward's Cr., > 20 Apr. 1685, p. 441. 250 acs. part granted Nathaniell Loyd, 20 Nov. > 1637 &conveyed to said Harris' father, by Capt. Francis Hobbs &his > wife, who was the relict &Admx. of sd. Loyd, 13 Jan.1659; &among > other lands found to escheate; granted to Honble. Col. Joseph > Bridger, 22 July 1678, who sold to sd. John &Thomas Harris, the 6 > Feb. following to be equally divided according to their father's > will, dated last day of Mar. 1672; 115 acs. being wast land; &the > whole beg. by a marsh neare the head of Seaward's Cr; neare Col. > Bacon, &c; due for trans. of 3 pers.* > > > Which John &Thomas Harris are these two men? There is a lot of > information in this citation. Any insight is appreciated. Please > respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA so that others may be helped. > > Ira L. Harris III > Evv., In. > >

In a message dated 6/5/2003 5:46:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, barebear@evansville.net writes: > THOMAS HARRIS, 240 acs., 27 Apr. 1686, p. 511. Adj. Mathew Tomlin; > Mrs. Hardy; William Westray; &John Turner. Trans. of 5 pers: Jno. > Martin, Edward Foulks, Ed. Gooch, Mary Powell, Alex. Hinch (or > Flinch.). > > > Does anyone know this Thomas Harris? What county is this property > located in? The patent above is IOW and the one after is Surry Co. > Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA > so that others may be helped. > > Ira, Even though no location is given, the name Thomas Harris in relation to Tomlin, Hardy, Turner and Martin could only be Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and so, that must be Thomas Harris Jr. or Thomas Harris-3rd of Isle of Wight County, Virginia who were both there in 1686. Sincerely, James E. Hargraves

Ira Harris III wrote: Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS         Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants         VOLUME TWO: 1666-1695         Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent PHILLIP EVANS & HUGH HARRIS, 600 acs. N'umberland Co., at head of Mattapony Riv., 8 Oct. 1668, p. 198. Adj. Machotick Path & land of Tymothy Green. Trans. of 12 pers: Tho. Gregson, Tho. Hutchinson, Jno. Butcher, Wm. Battin, Jno. Griffin, Jno. Hemerson, Rich. Lentall, Wm. Morris, Wm. Hill, Rich. Chapman, Jno. Fish, Jno Buxton. Response: I wrote earlier to the list of a book by W. Preston Haynie called Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates for Land, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1650-1795 [Bowie, MD:  Heritage Books, Inc., 1996].  I decided to check Mr. Haynie's index for the names of transportees listed in the above patent. Lo and behold, I believe our patentees must have read the earlier order books and copied from an entry made about four years earlier by another resident of Northumberland Co. I will not list ALL the persons in the following entry, but note the duplication of names which appear in the patent quoted above: 313. 20 April 1664 These may certify that Mr. John Lee made his right appeare to 4700 acres of Land for the transportation of ninety fower [94] persons into this Collony by his father Coll. Richd. Lee who is now decd. Viz: [majority of the 94 persons omitted by this e-mailer] Thomas Gregson Thomas Hutchinson John Butcher William Battin John Griffith John Hemmerson Richard Lentail William Morris William Hill Richd Chapman John Fish John Buxton (If any Harris-Hunters subscribe to Northumberland rootsweb list--if there is one--you may want to forward this to that list.) E.W.Wallace

Dear Ira L. Harris  III and other Harris-Hunters You wrote: Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS         Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants         VOLUME TWO: 1666-1695         Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent PHILLIP EVANS & HUGH HARRIS, 600 acs. N'umberland Co., at head of Mattapony Riv., 8 Oct. 1668, p. 198. Adj. Machotick Path & land of Tymothy Green. Trans. of 12 pers: Tho. Gregson, Tho. Hutchinson, Jno. Butcher, Wm. Battin, Jno. Griffin, Jno. Hemerson, Rich. Lentall, Wm. Morris, Wm. Hill, Rich. Chapman, Jno. Fish, Jno Buxton. Does anyone know what Harris family line Hugh fits into? What Harris family line was in (or passed through) N'umberland County, Virginia? Any insight is appreciated.  Please respond through HH or H-COLINIALVA so others may be helped. Response: I do not know how Hugh Harris fits into the greater Harris family of Northern Neck Virginia. Northumberland Co., a huge county going back to the Alleghenies when formed, was formed 1645 from an Indian district which I am labeling Chicacone--but you can get the correct spelling from the FH Library catalog. A few years later, in 1651, from Northumberland Co., Lancaster Co. was formed; Westmoreland was formed 1653; and in 1656 old Rappahannock Co. was formed. So one almost has to study the records of all these jurisdictions--a time-consuming job--ask me!!! If any Harris-Hunters have ancestors in any of those counties, you may want to purchase or borrow a very interesting book by W. Preston Haynie called Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates for Land, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1650-1795 [Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996]. I just discovered at my favorite genealogical library that there is a supplement by Haynie called something like Northumberland County Apprentices. Even if one has no ancestors in this Northern Neck county, later part of the Lord Fairfax Proprietary, this book will greatly increase one's understanding of social history of colonial Virginia. It apparently was filled with indentured servants, willing and unwilling. Hugh Harris is mentioned in two lists in Northumberland Co., given to the court by two different persons, as being transported by each person!!! One finds that practice frequently in this informative book--in order to obtain land, several persons claimed the same persons over and over again!!! No investigation into their claims, probably. Later, we learn that Hugh Harris himself owns/has a servant: (The author numbers each document in his book. This is No. 671. OB is order book--court records.) 671. 20 Jun 1677 -- Tho:Jrock [or Jcock], servt to Capt Jno Rogers, adjudged to be seaventeen yeares of age; Wm White, servt to Christopher Neale, adjudged to be nine yeares of age; Edmon Weston, servt to Hugh Harris, adjudged to be thirteene yeares of age and ordered yt they all serve their respective Masters according to Act. OB 1666-78, 146. (W. Preston Haynie, Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates for Land, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1650-1795 [Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996] p. 121). Ira and others who are interested in the land practices in colonial Virginia may want to read about Northern Neck Virginia Land Grants. Some of the early ones appear in the first two volumes of Cavaliers and Pioneers. Others appear, after the Fairfaxes took over, in Gertrude E. Gray's several volumes labeled Virginia's Northern Neck Land Grants. The abstracts are not as complete as those in Nugent's and Hudgin's editions of Cavaliers and Pioneers. Oh, yes, Philip Evans, as in the quoted patent, is claimed by another person as having been transported by the claimant. Thanks for your contributions. E.W.Wallace

Hello Harris Cousins! First I must say since I joined Harris Hunters web site, I've followed Iras postings with interest. Nothing yet that I know of concerning my ancestors, but still interesting. Keep up the work Ira! Iam researching my Harris line from Williams Co, Ohio. Iam hoping someone else may have a connection to this line, and we maybe able to exchange info. David Wesley Harris born about 1823 in Ohio, died in Williams Co, Ohio. He was married to Eliza Jane Mattocks June 28, 1847 in Williams Co, Ohio. I have 4 Children listed for them, Mary Harris, Edward Harris, John Wesley Harris(my line) and Nancy Harris. I dont have anything futher on David Wesley Harris, so Iam hoping someone may have some tidbit they can help me along. Take care, Lorraine Harris Dewyer _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Dearest Harris Family, Thank you for your patience and kind words. I felt that we often talked about these land patents and grants, but did not know what they said. Consequently, I took it upon myself to dig out those patents and grants where a Harris was receiving property. I then divided them by county, to make them easier to use. This helped me, while at the same time, hopefully helping you. I have now completed the first three volumes of this work. There are four more (at present), but they have fewer Harris' listed also. In the near future I hope to be able to post those Harris' from the last four volumes. I will attempt to keep the same formula used for these three volumes. REMEMBER: The citations that I have posted are not the only references to Harris' in these 3 volumes. Numerous other references are made to Harris' and Harris lines in these works. I simply chose those that listed a Harris getting the land. Your responses are appreciated by all HH. If we work together and contribute, we can hopefully "nail down" the various Harris lines which we all know are a tangled mess at present. Happy Harris Hunting, Ira L. Harris III Evansville, Indiana

Dearest Harris Family, Thank you for your patience and kind words. I felt that we often talked about these land patents and grants, but did not know what they said. Consequently, I took it upon myself to dig out those patents and grants where a Harris was receiving property. I then divided them by county, to make them easier to use. This helped me, while at the same time, hopefully helping you. I have now completed the first three volumes of this work. There are four more (at present), but they have fewer Harris' listed also. In the near future I hope to be able to post those Harris' from the last four volumes. I will attempt to keep the same formula used for these three volumes. REMEMBER: The citations that I have posted are not the only references to Harris' in these 3 volumes. Numerous other references are made to Harris' and Harris lines in these works. I simply chose those that listed a Harris getting the land. Your responses are appreciated by all HH. If we work together and contribute, we can hopefully "nail down" the various Harris lines which we all know are a tangled mess at present. Happy Harris Hunting, Ira L. Harris III Evansville, Indiana

Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants VOLUME TWO: 1666-1695 Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent ROBERT HARRIS, 135 acs., in Yorke Co. & Par., 21 Oct. 1687, p. 621. Beg. on a br. of Brockas Sw; along land now or late of Bryan Kenady; of Maj. Bauldry; & of Edward Baptist, &c. Trans. of 3 pers: James Ely, Samll. Robins, Mary Elsmore. Which Robert Harris is this one? Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evv., In.

Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants VOLUME TWO: 1666-1695 Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent THOMAS HARRIS, 240 acs., 27 Apr. 1686, p. 511. Adj. Mathew Tomlin; Mrs. Hardy; William Westray; & John Turner. Trans. of 5 pers: Jno. Martin, Edward Foulks, Ed. Gooch, Mary Powell, Alex. Hinch (or Flinch.). Does anyone know this Thomas Harris? What county is this property located in? The patent above is IOW and the one after is Surry Co. Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evv., In.

Source: CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants VOLUME TWO: 1666-1695 Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent JOHN & THOMAS HARRIS, 365 acs., Up. Par. of Is. of Wight Co; on N. side of the Ashen Sw., near the head & on W. side of Seaward's Cr., 20 Apr. 1685, p. 441. 250 acs. part granted Nathaniell Loyd, 20 Nov. 1637 & conveyed to said Harris' father, by Capt. Francis Hobbs & his wife, who was the relict & Admx. of sd. Loyd, 13 Jan.1659; & among other lands found to escheate; granted to Honble. Col. Joseph Bridger, 22 July 1678, who sold to sd. John & Thomas Harris, the 6 Feb. following to be equally divided according to their father's will, dated last day of Mar. 1672; 115 acs. being wast land; & the whole beg. by a marsh neare the head of Seaward's Cr; neare Col. Bacon, &c; due for trans. of 3 pers.* Which John & Thomas Harris are these two men? There is a lot of information in this citation. Any insight is appreciated. Please respond through HH or H-COLONIALVA so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evv., In.