Hi, Harrises, Here is the next part of the records of the descendants of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris. Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com ========================= HINSHAW, Vol. V, op. cit. p. 759: WEST BRANCH MONTHLY MEETING MIAMI CO., OHIO PATTY 1813, 11, 25. James & family granted certificate to Miami Monthly Meeting. - p. 108: MIAMI MONTHLY MEETING WARREN CO., OHIO PATTY 1813, 12, 29. James (Paty) & wife, Anna & children Mark, Samuel, Sarah, Nancy & Phebe received on certificate from West Branch Monthly Meeting, dated 1813, 11, 25. - p. 163: CAESAR'S CREEK MONTHLY MEETING, CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO COOK 1814, 1, 29. Jacob & family granted certificate to Whitewater Monthly Meeting, Indiana. [Jacob, & wife, Judith Harris Cook; Judith, daughter of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris] - p. 759: WEST BRANCH MONTHLY MEETING MIAMI CO., OHIO PATTY 1814, 11, 24. James & wife, Anne & children Sarah, Mark, Samuel, Nancy & Phebe received on certificate from Miami Monthly Meeting dated 1814, 10, 26. - p. 174: CAESAR'S CREEK MONTHLY MEETING, CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO HARRIS 1815, 8, 25. Elizabeth granted certificate to New Garden Monthly Meeting, Indiana. [Elizabeth, daughter of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris]\ - p. 787: MILL CREEK MONTHLY MEETING MIAMI CO., OHIO JONES (date illeg.) Abijah, son of Richard & Jemima, b. 1767, 11, 15; d. 1852, 2, 25; married Rachel Harris, daughter of Obediah & Rebecca, b. 1771, 8, 5; d. 1853, 11, 17; both buried Randolph (Graveyard) Children: Rebecca b. 1791, 4, 22 Obadiah b. 1793, 9, 30 Daniel H. b. 1795, 8, 8 Jemima b. 1797, 12, 26 David H. b. 1800, 10, 4 Mary b. 1804, 3, 2 James H. b. 1806, 8, 10 Lydia Ann b. 1810, 4, 4 ===================== DORREL & HAMM, op. cit. p. 81: WHITEWATER MONTHLY MEETING, WAYNE CO., IN COOK 5-28-1814. Jacob & sons Thomas & Ira received on certificate from Caesar's Creek Monthly Meeting, OH; Judith & daughters Betty, Rebeckah, & Mary received on certificate from Caesar's Creek Monthly Meeting, OH. [Judith, daughter of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris] ===================== HINSHAW, Vol. V, op. cit. p. 188: CAESAR'S CREEK MONTHLY MEETING, CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO MENDENHALL 1814, 11, 3. Obadiah, son of Richard & Sarah, of Green Co., Ohio, married in Ceasars Creek Meeting House Sarah Owen, daughter of Samuel & Margaret, of Warren Co., Ohio. [Obediah, son of Richard & Sarah Harris Mendenhall, and grandson of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris] ============================== END OF FILE ==============================

Hi, all, I have to tell everyone that there are only 1810 surviving census records for about 8 or 10 townships in the "Territory Northwest of the Ohio", where some of the children of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris' children were: Richard & Sarah Harris Mendenhall, Benjamin & Margaret Ingle Harris, Abijah & Rachel Harris Jones, and Jacob & Judith Harris Cook. This is, of course, a HUGE gap in the records for the children of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris. (However, luckily, these people were Quakers, so SOME surviving records do help to fill this gap.) As I am sure you all noticed, the records for Benjamin, the son of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris, and his wife Margaret Ingle Harris & their children, are confusing (to say the least.) They were granted a certificate to Miami Monthly Meeting in Wayne Co., Indiana, in 1807, and were received there in December of 1809 on certificate from Deep River Monthly Meeting, NC. However, I have found at least one record stating that Benjamin was in what later became Wayne Co., Indiana by 1807, and it suggests that he may have bought land there at that time? And Benjamin Harris was recorded at Whitewater Monthly Meeting, Wayne Co., Indiana, in 1809, as a founding member of that meeting, as you all know. Then Benjamin & family were recorded as received at Whitewater Monthly Meeting in Wayne Co., Indiana on 2-24-1810, on a certificate from Deep River Monthly Meeting in Guilford Co., North Carolina. Based on these different records, it seems to me that perhaps Benjamin Harris, the son of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris, ventured into this unsettled part of our country in 1807 and explored it, trying to decide if it was a country where his family could possibly thrive. POSSIBLY he entered land there at that time? I think he then returned to Guilford Co., NC, obtained a certificate to Miami MM, as there were not yet meetings established in Indiana at that time, and had his family received there in Miami Meeting, Ohio. But later, I think that Benjamin returned to Miami Co., Ohio to obtain their original certificate from Deep River Monthly Meeting to present his family to Whitewater Monthly Meeting, Wayne Co., Indiana. This would explain, perhaps, the confusing records for the family of Benjamin & Margaret Ingle Harris? Also, I have found confusing records regarding Rebecca Harris Allman/Almond. I found her recorded at Marlboro MM, SC, in 1809, as with her much older husband, Matthew Sr., and her stepchildren and children, but I don't find her OR her husband OR children after that (at all.) Perhaps Rebecca and her husband, Matthew, and her children, Judith, Harris & Rebecca, all died before 1820? These records are confusing, but can eventually be sorted out, I hope. Pam pamstone@clf.rr.com

Evelyn, Check out this site http://www.slcl.org/books-emedia-and-more. This is the St Louis County library and they have 12 of Ms Davis's books concerning Virginia. St. Louis County Library Headquarters Tier 5 (top floor) 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63131 314-994-3300, ext. 2070 There may be an interlibrary loan policy for out of state loans. One would have to call and check and check with their library to see if the two can make this loan. Leon O Kearns Sec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society Charter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society -----Original Message----- From: EVELYN WALLACE Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 2:01 PM To: Harris Hunters Subject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Some Early Harris & Overton Males in Hanover Co..VA At a dinner lecture I attended some decades ago, one of the noted archivists of the Library of Virginia gave a talk, and some of the statements he made were eye-openers. One which stands out in my mind: As the Confederates evacuated Richmond at the end of the Civil War, they torched the wharves on the James River. As fires are wont to do, this one got out of control. The Hanover Co. records, being of great historic interest, had been ordered to the Archives in Richmond, and they mostly burned. Alas! How many of our colonials may have owned land in that BIG county. A few of the records remain, and some years ago, a devoted genealogist, Rosalie Edith Davis abstracted and compiled this: Hanover County, Virginia Court Records 1733-1735: Deeds, Wills and Inventories. Until about two years ago or so, Mrs. Davis resided outside St. Louis MO in a place called Manchester, MO. She advertised in the Genealogical Helper and I ordered a great many of her books--paperbacks and reasonably priced. Some months ago, I discovered Mrs. Davis was not answering her e-mails. Some kind person gave me another URL, but, dummy that I am [poor health also] I neglected to note the URL. Unfortunately, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City does not have these booklets which are well abstracted. Perhaps the Allen County [Indiana] Public Library in Fort Wayne has them, and perhaps a library or two in Missouri may have them. They are rather critical for anyone who had colonials in Hanover Co., part of which became Louisa Co., and which county records Mrs. Davis had also abstracted and published. I highly recommend anyone doing research in Virginia learn how to use the Virginia Land Patents [which title includes the words Northern Neck Land Grants] on the Library of Virginia website. If your local or nearby library has old volumes published some decades ago by the Library of Virginia and entitled Cavaliers and Pioneers, take a look at the indexes at the back of these books, and note how many topics there are: not only surnames, but watercourses [creeks, branches, fords, etc] and counties, etc. and see what names ring a bell with you. The counties divided all the time. Part of Henrico Co.. one of the original counties, became Goochland. Hanover Co. later divided into Louisa Co., where the records are largely intact and which Mrs Davis also abstracted--and published. If you can find land patents for *suspect* Harrises, do this: Note not only the county, but the date, the neighbors, the watercourse [almost every patent mentions a watercourse; crops, people, animals need water, and the watercourses provided transportation, especially when the barrels of tobacco were rolled down to the transporting boat.] In separate e-mails, I will share with you some of the records pertaining to Harrises. Due to later records of some of the [perhaps linked]families I collect those persons also. After all, the women in these families are the ones who reproduced younger Harrises, and we need to know who those neighbors were. They probably became in-laws. E.W.Wallace ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have used this site over fifteen years. It was one of the first genealogy sites on the web. http://usgenweb.org/ You will find you can go to Virginia and at the bottom of that site you will see a place to check the expansion of the states in Virginia. http://vagenweb.org/ Freddie L Spradlin the State Coordinator kept this site for almost all that time as administrator and has done an outstanding job. As with a lot of the earlier sites some of the state and county links do not work. Anytime you go to a county site and you click on a link and it doesn’t work PLEASE go to the bottom of the page and email the site caretaker so they can bring that link back on line. Leon O Kearns Sec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society Charter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society

At a dinner lecture I attended some decades ago, one of the noted archivists of the Library of Virginia gave a talk, and some of the statements he made were eye-openers. One which stands out in my mind:  As the Confederates evacuated Richmond at the end of the Civil War, they torched the wharves on the James River.  As fires are wont to do, this one got out of control.  The Hanover Co. records, being of great historic interest, had been ordered to the Archives in Richmond, and they mostly burned.  Alas!  How many of our colonials may have owned land in that BIG county. A few of the records remain, and some years ago, a devoted genealogist, Rosalie Edith Davis abstracted and compiled this:  Hanover County, Virginia Court Records 1733-1735:  Deeds, Wills and Inventories. Until about two years ago or so, Mrs. Davis resided outside St. Louis MO in a place called Manchester, MO.  She advertised in the Genealogical Helper and I ordered a great many of her books--paperbacks and reasonably priced.  Some months ago, I discovered Mrs. Davis was not answering her e-mails.  Some kind person gave me another URL, but, dummy that I am [poor health also] I neglected to note the URL.  Unfortunately, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City does not have these booklets which are well abstracted.  Perhaps the Allen County [Indiana] Public Library in Fort Wayne has them, and perhaps a library or two in Missouri may have them.  They are rather critical for anyone who had colonials in Hanover Co., part of which became Louisa Co., and which county records Mrs. Davis had also abstracted and published. I highly recommend anyone doing research in Virginia learn how to use the Virginia Land Patents [which title includes the words Northern Neck Land Grants] on the Library of Virginia website.  If your local or nearby library has old volumes published some decades ago by the Library of Virginia and entitled Cavaliers and Pioneers, take a look at the indexes at the back of these books, and note how many topics there are:  not only surnames, but watercourses [creeks, branches, fords, etc] and counties, etc. and see what names ring a bell with you.  The counties divided all the time.  Part of Henrico Co.. one of the original counties, became Goochland.  Hanover Co. later divided into Louisa Co., where the records are largely intact and which Mrs Davis also abstracted--and published. If you can find land patents for *suspect* Harrises, do this:  Note not only the county, but the date, the neighbors, the watercourse [almost every patent mentions a watercourse; crops, people, animals need water, and the watercourses provided transportation, especially when the barrels of tobacco were rolled down to the transporting boat.] In separate e-mails, I will share with you some of the records pertaining to Harrises.  Due to later records of some of the [perhaps linked]families I collect those persons also.  After all, the women in these families are the ones who reproduced younger Harrises, and we need to know who those neighbors were.  They probably became in-laws. E.W.Wallace

I use the Handy Book for Genealogists, edited by George B. Everton Sr. It is published by The Everton Publishers, Inc. There are several editions. It has county formation, maps, and other information. Like Wanda, I keep my Handy Book close at hand and use it frequently. Ira L. Harris III On Sep 20, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Wanda Flesher wrote: > In Evelyn's email directed mostly to Jo Ann, she referred to searching > Virginia counties. I have a chart that I use regularly, called Formation > of Virginia Counties from 1634. Because county boundaries changed fairly > frequently, and sometimes, counties were discontinued altogether, I find my > chart invaluable. It gives the county formation date, and also the > discontinued date when that applied. In chart form, it shows new counties > as they were split from the parent county, so you can follow one split to > another - way on back. > > My chart was a gift from a friend, so I don't know who sells them, but if > you can find a source, you'll find it worth the price. I keep mine within > sight and reach whenever I'm working on family history. Since Harris's > were all over the place, it helps to have a better idea where to look. > > Just my 2 cents worth. :o) And, thanks Evelyn. More good information > which I can always use. > > Wanda Thomas Flesher > > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:36 PM, EVELYN WALLACE <hdanw@verizon.net> wrote: > >> Jo Ann - You have to learn the genealogy of ALL the Virginia counties. >> There were about 8 original shires, but as the population grew, the newer >> counties were formed. One expert from Utah (editor, lecturer, etc.) says: >> If you are searching in Virginia, search ALL the counties. Good advice, no >> matter which state you are researching. I just happen to have bought in >> the last few years a book: Ann K. Blomquist, The Vestry Book of Southam >> Parish Cumberland County, Virginia 1745-1792 [Westminster, MD: Heritage >> Books, 2006] Cumberland Co., south of the James River, as I remember was >> formed from Goochland Co., which in turn was formed from Henrico Co., (one >> of the original shires). The parish boundaries, however, did not always >> (hardly ever)conformed to the political (county) boundaries. Same author >> Blomquist recently had published by Heritage Books Goochland Co. abstracts >> of court order books 3,4 and 5. These books are NOT cheap, but >> hardly any hobbies are cheap. Even a fisherman has equipment. >> Suggestion: Try the Library of Virginia website [google for it]. A long >> list of alphabetized subjects may come up. Go to the L's and look for land >> patents--the subject will include the Northern Neck land grants [not same >> as southern Virginia]. Type in your surname, but go to the *end of the >> line*. Even in the 21st century, Virginia is issuing land patents, and the >> newest ones show up first. Bradley of colonial days will be at the end of >> the line. The Bradley names [male of course] show up in the index for the >> Cumberland Vestry Book: David, James, James R., John [lots of entries--he >> must have been a church official]Thomas. The posted price of this book is >> $27.50 and of course there is shipping costs. There is a lot of history in >> this book. The Anglican church was semi-political. It took care of widows >> and orphans;the vestry ordered the processioning of the roads. It >> collected the tithes and paid a lot of bills of various kinds. Also, see >> if your library or a nearby library has the online database called >> HeritageQuest [also library version of Ancsry.com] HeritageQuest has >> digitized a lot of out-of-copyright books, and you may find lots of family >> or county histories in it. Confer with your librarian and get acquainted >> with World Cat [Dick Eastman's free newsletter on the net has an article >> about World Cat in the past few days. Check it out and discuss with your >> librarian.] Also check almost daily this free site: familysearch.org[and also its wiki--*how to* stuff] Lots of material is being digitized by >> the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and when I am not at the >> medical office, I am surprised almost daily by that site. Good luck. >> E.W.Wallace >> >> Harris Hunters: Lots of entries for male Harrises, especially one >> Benjamin. He must have been a vestryman. >> >> >> >> >> >> * > For Freedom's Sake - Love God, Love America* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm still using my old 'Handy Book for Genealogists"; Sixth Edition. I would have been lost in the olden days without it. Now you can find the formation dates of the various States and Counties on the Internet at GenWeb. But it is very important that you have that information while you research. ~Mary~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Flesher" <w.flesher@gmail.com> To: <harris-hunters@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 5:27 PM Subject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Formation of Virginia Counties > In Evelyn's email directed mostly to Jo Ann, she referred to searching > Virginia counties. I have a chart that I use regularly, called Formation > of Virginia Counties from 1634. Because county boundaries changed fairly > frequently, and sometimes, counties were discontinued altogether, I find > my > chart invaluable. It gives the county formation date, and also the > discontinued date when that applied. In chart form, it shows new counties > as they were split from the parent county, so you can follow one split to > another - way on back. > > My chart was a gift from a friend, so I don't know who sells them, but if > you can find a source, you'll find it worth the price. I keep mine within > sight and reach whenever I'm working on family history. Since Harris's > were all over the place, it helps to have a better idea where to look. > > Just my 2 cents worth. :o) And, thanks Evelyn. More good information > which I can always use. > > Wanda Thomas Flesher > > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:36 PM, EVELYN WALLACE <hdanw@verizon.net> > wrote: > >> Jo Ann - You have to learn the genealogy of ALL the Virginia counties. >> There were about 8 original shires, but as the population grew, the newer >> counties were formed. One expert from Utah (editor, lecturer, etc.) >> says: >> If you are searching in Virginia, search ALL the counties. Good advice, >> no >> matter which state you are researching. I just happen to have bought in >> the last few years a book: Ann K. Blomquist, The Vestry Book of Southam >> Parish Cumberland County, Virginia 1745-1792 [Westminster, MD: Heritage >> Books, 2006] Cumberland Co., south of the James River, as I remember was >> formed from Goochland Co., which in turn was formed from Henrico Co., >> (one >> of the original shires). The parish boundaries, however, did not always >> (hardly ever)conformed to the political (county) boundaries. Same author >> Blomquist recently had published by Heritage Books Goochland Co. >> abstracts >> of court order books 3,4 and 5. These books are NOT cheap, but >> hardly any hobbies are cheap. Even a fisherman has equipment. >> Suggestion: Try the Library of Virginia website [google for it]. A long >> list of alphabetized subjects may come up. Go to the L's and look for >> land >> patents--the subject will include the Northern Neck land grants [not same >> as southern Virginia]. Type in your surname, but go to the *end of the >> line*. Even in the 21st century, Virginia is issuing land patents, and >> the >> newest ones show up first. Bradley of colonial days will be at the end >> of >> the line. The Bradley names [male of course] show up in the index for >> the >> Cumberland Vestry Book: David, James, James R., John [lots of >> entries--he >> must have been a church official]Thomas. The posted price of this book is >> $27.50 and of course there is shipping costs. There is a lot of history >> in >> this book. The Anglican church was semi-political. It took care of >> widows >> and orphans;the vestry ordered the processioning of the roads. It >> collected the tithes and paid a lot of bills of various kinds. Also, >> see >> if your library or a nearby library has the online database called >> HeritageQuest [also library version of Ancsry.com] HeritageQuest has >> digitized a lot of out-of-copyright books, and you may find lots of >> family >> or county histories in it. Confer with your librarian and get acquainted >> with World Cat [Dick Eastman's free newsletter on the net has an article >> about World Cat in the past few days. Check it out and discuss with your >> librarian.] Also check almost daily this free site: >> familysearch.org[and also its wiki--*how to* stuff] Lots of material is >> being digitized by >> the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and when I am not at the >> medical office, I am surprised almost daily by that site. Good luck. >> E.W.Wallace >> >> Harris Hunters: Lots of entries for male Harrises, especially one >> Benjamin. He must have been a vestryman. >> >> >> >> >> >> * > For Freedom's Sake - Love God, Love America* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Concerning county boundary changes, especially in Virginia: If your bookshelves have room for a BIG atlas, I highly recommend the following: Michael F. Doran, Atlas of County Boundary Changes in 1634 to 1895 [Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co. ... [new name for Iberian:  New Papyrus Publ. Co., still in Athens, GA] But don't order it if you do not have room for a large atlas.  (My copy is dog-eared, but all loved books get that way around here!) Otherwise, go to the Library of Virginia website and see if you can find a listing for the bookstore.  There is a foldable map (but still good size--somewhat like a pedigree chart) with the names and dates and the parent counties and their progeny counties.  In the old Archives building, I seem to remember there was such a map pasted down on every library table.  I don't recall the cost of this chart at the book store, but I think they are still being published.  Also, genealogists are born every day!!! Remember Kentucky was part of Virginia and so was West Virginia.  But West Virginia was not a state until Civil War times.  At one time, Virginia claimed parts of what is now Pennsylvania.  (My people had largely left Virginia after the Revolution.  Some went early to North Carolina and thence through the Cumberland Gap to Boonesborough area, now in Madison Co.,KY.) You didn't know you were going to have to learn history and geography, misspellings of surnames, and all kinds of *stuff* when you took up family history!!!  (Catch those used book sales at libraries and universities [if the latter has such!) E.W.Wallace ________________________________ From: Wanda Flesher <w.flesher@gmail.com> To: harris-hunters@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 3:27 PM Subject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Formation of Virginia Counties In Evelyn's email directed mostly to Jo Ann, she referred to searching Virginia counties.  I have a chart that I use regularly, called Formation of Virginia Counties from 1634.  Because county boundaries changed fairly frequently, and sometimes, counties were discontinued altogether, I find my chart invaluable.  It gives the county formation date, and also the discontinued date when that applied.  In chart form, it shows new counties as they were split from the parent county, so you can follow one split to another - way on back. My chart was a gift from a friend, so I don't know who sells them, but if you can find a source, you'll find it worth the price.  I keep mine within sight and reach whenever I'm working on family history.  Since Harris's were all over the place, it helps to have a better idea where to look. Just my 2 cents worth.  :o)    And, thanks Evelyn.  More good information which I can always use.   Wanda Thomas Flesher On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:36 PM, EVELYN WALLACE <hdanw@verizon.net> wrote: > Jo Ann - You have to learn the genealogy of ALL the Virginia counties. > There were about 8 original shires, but as the population grew, the newer > counties were formed.  One expert from Utah (editor, lecturer, etc.) says: > If you are searching in Virginia, search ALL the counties.  Good advice, no > matter which state you are researching.  I just happen to have bought in > the last few years a book:  Ann K. Blomquist, The Vestry Book of Southam > Parish Cumberland County, Virginia 1745-1792 [Westminster, MD:  Heritage > Books, 2006] Cumberland Co., south of the James River, as I remember was > formed from Goochland Co., which in turn was formed from Henrico Co., (one > of the original shires).  The parish boundaries, however, did not always > (hardly ever)conformed to the political (county) boundaries.  Same author > Blomquist recently had published by Heritage Books Goochland Co. abstracts > of court order books 3,4 and 5.  These books are NOT cheap, but >  hardly any hobbies are cheap.  Even a fisherman has equipment. > Suggestion:  Try the Library of Virginia website [google for it].  A long > list of alphabetized subjects may come up.  Go to the L's and look for land > patents--the subject will include the Northern Neck land grants [not same > as southern Virginia].  Type in your surname, but go to the *end of the > line*.  Even in the 21st century, Virginia is issuing land patents, and the > newest ones show up first.  Bradley of colonial days will be at the end of > the line.  The Bradley names [male of course] show up in the index for the > Cumberland Vestry Book:  David, James, James R., John [lots of entries--he > must have been a church official]Thomas. The posted price of this book is > $27.50 and of course there is shipping costs.  There is a lot of history in > this book.  The Anglican church was semi-political.  It took care of widows > and orphans;the vestry ordered the processioning of the roads.  It >  collected the tithes and paid a lot of bills of various kinds.  Also, see > if your library or a nearby library has the online database called > HeritageQuest [also library version of Ancsry.com]  HeritageQuest has > digitized a lot of out-of-copyright books, and you may find lots of family > or county histories in it.  Confer with your librarian and get acquainted > with World Cat [Dick Eastman's free newsletter on the net has an article > about World Cat in the past few days.  Check it out and discuss with your > librarian.]  Also check almost daily this free site:  familysearch.org[and also its wiki--*how to* stuff]  Lots of material is being digitized by > the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and when I am not at the > medical office, I am surprised almost daily by that site.  Good luck. > E.W.Wallace > > Harris Hunters:  Lots of entries for male Harrises, especially one > Benjamin.  He must have been a vestryman. > > > > > > *         For Freedom's Sake - Love God, Love America* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In Evelyn's email directed mostly to Jo Ann, she referred to searching Virginia counties. I have a chart that I use regularly, called Formation of Virginia Counties from 1634. Because county boundaries changed fairly frequently, and sometimes, counties were discontinued altogether, I find my chart invaluable. It gives the county formation date, and also the discontinued date when that applied. In chart form, it shows new counties as they were split from the parent county, so you can follow one split to another - way on back. My chart was a gift from a friend, so I don't know who sells them, but if you can find a source, you'll find it worth the price. I keep mine within sight and reach whenever I'm working on family history. Since Harris's were all over the place, it helps to have a better idea where to look. Just my 2 cents worth. :o) And, thanks Evelyn. More good information which I can always use. Wanda Thomas Flesher On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:36 PM, EVELYN WALLACE <hdanw@verizon.net> wrote: > Jo Ann - You have to learn the genealogy of ALL the Virginia counties. > There were about 8 original shires, but as the population grew, the newer > counties were formed. One expert from Utah (editor, lecturer, etc.) says: > If you are searching in Virginia, search ALL the counties. Good advice, no > matter which state you are researching. I just happen to have bought in > the last few years a book: Ann K. Blomquist, The Vestry Book of Southam > Parish Cumberland County, Virginia 1745-1792 [Westminster, MD: Heritage > Books, 2006] Cumberland Co., south of the James River, as I remember was > formed from Goochland Co., which in turn was formed from Henrico Co., (one > of the original shires). The parish boundaries, however, did not always > (hardly ever)conformed to the political (county) boundaries. Same author > Blomquist recently had published by Heritage Books Goochland Co. abstracts > of court order books 3,4 and 5. These books are NOT cheap, but > hardly any hobbies are cheap. Even a fisherman has equipment. > Suggestion: Try the Library of Virginia website [google for it]. A long > list of alphabetized subjects may come up. Go to the L's and look for land > patents--the subject will include the Northern Neck land grants [not same > as southern Virginia]. Type in your surname, but go to the *end of the > line*. Even in the 21st century, Virginia is issuing land patents, and the > newest ones show up first. Bradley of colonial days will be at the end of > the line. The Bradley names [male of course] show up in the index for the > Cumberland Vestry Book: David, James, James R., John [lots of entries--he > must have been a church official]Thomas. The posted price of this book is > $27.50 and of course there is shipping costs. There is a lot of history in > this book. The Anglican church was semi-political. It took care of widows > and orphans;the vestry ordered the processioning of the roads. It > collected the tithes and paid a lot of bills of various kinds. Also, see > if your library or a nearby library has the online database called > HeritageQuest [also library version of Ancsry.com] HeritageQuest has > digitized a lot of out-of-copyright books, and you may find lots of family > or county histories in it. Confer with your librarian and get acquainted > with World Cat [Dick Eastman's free newsletter on the net has an article > about World Cat in the past few days. Check it out and discuss with your > librarian.] Also check almost daily this free site: familysearch.org[and also its wiki--*how to* stuff] Lots of material is being digitized by > the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and when I am not at the > medical office, I am surprised almost daily by that site. Good luck. > E.W.Wallace > > Harris Hunters: Lots of entries for male Harrises, especially one > Benjamin. He must have been a vestryman. > > > > > > * For Freedom's Sake - Love God, Love America*

________________________________ From: Hotmail <rmonty1956@hotmail.com> To: 'EVELYN WALLACE' <hdanw@verizon.net> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 2:56 PM Subject: Dupuy and Harris Evelyn, We are a hit on family finder. Are you interested in exchanging information? Randy Montgomery Richardsville, VA 540-273-6527 PS Here is my genealogy for the Harris line, or what I am told it is. I am the son of Enola Murray, who is the daughter of Thomas Ward Murray and Verna Hadlock, Ward is the son of Zinna Palestine Nickell, who is the daughter of Mary Emily Amanda Harris and Valentine Taylor Nickell, who is the daughter of Mary Jane Bishop and Elijah J Harris.  We have been told that Elijah was the son of James or James Riley Harris who was married to Jane Harmon.  I have been to Tazewell VA and surrounding area.  I talked to living Harris's in Tazewell.  To be honest I question some of what has been told to me, something is right from how I feel.  I still work for a living and have limited time but have caught the bug.  My church service and work keep me pretty busy.  I currently in very demanding callings in my church.  I may be slow in responding at times but always try to respond. Response from E.W.Wallace:  Although my maiden name is a VERY COMMON surname, when I search for Harrises, I am almost overwhelmed.  There are so many of them. When you post anything about your Harrises (or any other ancestor), you really should include some dates.  You have hinted at a PLACE. You must get acquainted with the Library of Virginia website, but especially the Land Patents.  If you stumble upon an alphabetical index for the holdings of LVA, go down to Land Patents--the title will include *Northern Neck land grants* [which does not include southern Virginia].  The oldest land grants for the families you seek will be at the *very end*.  Some Virginia patents are still being issued in the 21st century.  Remember:  Surname, given names if known; PLACE; dates (or best guesses.)  You will get better results if you throw in a date or two. In a long ago lecture in Richmond, I was told that the Commonwealth of Virginia virtually emptied of residents after the American Revolution.  North Carolina and Kentucky (and later Tennessee) were full of former Virginians--and no doubt Marylanders also.  If you live in Virginia, check the shelves of your local libraries (and that includes community colleges and Universities--if you can find parking) and check the local history books, but also these important volumes--Cavaliers and Pioneers.  There are now eight volumes, and they are well indexed  Tazewell Co. is a *new* county in Virginia's history.  For less than $20, you can purchase, I am fairly sure, a book entitled Virginia Genealogical Research by Dr. George K. Schweitzer of Knoxville,TN. (google for his name)  When I am going [alas, my traveling days seem to be over] to Virginia or Kentucky [Virginia's sister state], I put my book pertaining to that state in a ziplock bag and take it along on the trip. Happy Hunting!  E.W.Wallace

Jo Ann - You have to learn the genealogy of ALL the Virginia counties.  There were about 8 original shires, but as the population grew, the newer counties were formed.  One expert from Utah (editor, lecturer, etc.) says:  If you are searching in Virginia, search ALL the counties.  Good advice, no matter which state you are researching.  I just happen to have bought in the last few years a book:  Ann K. Blomquist, The Vestry Book of Southam Parish Cumberland County, Virginia 1745-1792 [Westminster, MD:  Heritage  Books, 2006] Cumberland Co., south of the James River, as I remember was formed from Goochland Co., which in turn was formed from Henrico Co., (one of the original shires).  The parish boundaries, however, did not always (hardly ever)conformed to the political (county) boundaries.  Same author Blomquist recently had published by Heritage Books Goochland Co. abstracts of court order books 3,4 and 5.  These books are NOT cheap, but hardly any hobbies are cheap.  Even a fisherman has equipment.  Suggestion:  Try the Library of Virginia website [google for it].  A long list of alphabetized subjects may come up.  Go to the L's and look for land patents--the subject will include the Northern Neck land grants [not same as southern Virginia].  Type in your surname, but go to the *end of the line*.  Even in the 21st century, Virginia is issuing land patents, and the newest ones show up first.  Bradley of colonial days will be at the end of the line.  The Bradley names [male of course] show up in the index for the Cumberland Vestry Book:  David, James, James R., John [lots of entries--he must have been a church official]Thomas. The posted price of this book is $27.50 and of course there is shipping costs.  There is a lot of history in this book.  The Anglican church was semi-political.  It took care of widows and orphans;the vestry ordered the processioning of the roads.  It collected the tithes and paid a lot of bills of various kinds.  Also, see if your library or a nearby library has the online database called HeritageQuest [also library version of Ancsry.com]  HeritageQuest has digitized a lot of out-of-copyright books, and you may find lots of family or county histories in it.  Confer with your librarian and get acquainted with World Cat [Dick Eastman's free newsletter on the net has an article about World Cat in the past few days.  Check it out and discuss with your librarian.]  Also check almost daily this free site:  familysearch.org [and also its wiki--*how to* stuff]  Lots of material is being digitized by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and when I am not at the medical office, I am surprised almost daily by that site.  Good luck.  E.W.Wallace Harris Hunters:  Lots of entries for male Harrises, especially one Benjamin.  He must have been a vestryman. ________________________________ From: Jo Ann Burke <jaburke949@aol.com> To: "hdanw@verizon.net" <hdanw@verizon.net> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:57 AM Subject: Do you help with other surnames? Hi! My name is Jo Ann Burke. I am descended from Richard Bradley & Ann Bradshaw through John1,2,3, & 4. All were born in Cumberland co., Va.; except Robert, he comes in from England in the 1600's. I think the 4 Johns are born around St. Stephens Parish.  John1's wife is Mary Rhodes; John2's wife is Phoebe Holloway John3's wife is Susannah Rowton (Routon); John4's wife is Lucy(?).http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CA4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Farchiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com%2Fth%2Fread%2FHARRIS-HUNTERS%2F2012-08%2F1345753576&ei=YilbUP6JGJD49gTLsIHoCA&usg=AFQjCNHo38j3fyzQJ6R9Ig25h1rbS9q5Kg Jo Ann Burke

Leon, Yes, I do have copies of those death certificates, thank you for asking. There was an Isabella Harris living with John and Amy in the 1850 census. Do you know where she fits in? William Harris and Cecila Little were married in Ralls County, Missouri 3 September 1839. The marriage record gives her parents and William Little and Susan Greenwell. It lists William's parents as John Harris and Nembra Blackenbecker. Anita -----Original Message----- From: Leon O Kearns <lokearns@marktwain.net> To: harris-hunters <harris-hunters@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Sep 17, 2012 4:52 pm Subject: Re: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee Anita, ohn Harris Sr purchased land in Macon County Apr 1 1839. He purchased to ieces one of 160 acres and one of 49.+ acres. There was also a John Harris ho purchased 160 Aug 3 1837 in Monroe County. John and Amy would have had ome money as she received land from her fathers will which John was the xecutor of this will. They were in Washington County Virginia at this time. his will was date 1826. John would have been 25 at the time they married so e could will have been married before he married Amy. If he had small hildren he would have been looking for a wife to help take care of them. Do ou have the death certificates for John Henry and Mary or Minerva and Mack? have them if you don't. I will dig up some more information and send more ater. Leon ----Original Message----- rom: Anita Schultz-Peters ent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 9:53 PM o: harris-hunters@rootsweb.com ubject: Re: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee ello, My interest in John Nelson Harris lies in his marriage to Mary Elizabeth erry who connects to my Berry line. Mary was the daughter of Lawson Berry nd Elizabeth Somers who came from the Page County, Virginia area to Ralls ounty, Missouri. John Nelson and Mary Elizabeth Berry Harris had one child I am aware of - inerva who married Mack Rouse. You may already have the following: ccording to a newspaper article printed August 38, 1937, John Harris, Sr as born near Wheeling, WV 27 January 1790 and married Amy McGee in that tate about 1822 (doesn't mention the first wife). It goes on to say he came o Middle Fork Township about 1844 and died 17 December 1877 and was buried n the family cemetery beside his wife. It goes onto list his seven hildren - but credit's William to Amy rather than the first wife - it ists the sons as William, Austin H and John Jr. and the daughters as Sally, artha, Nancy and Catherine. It continues with stating William married Miss ittle (that would have been Cecila daughter of William Little and Susan reenwell); Austin married Lydia Robinson, John married Margaret Cox in 853, daughter of Levi Cox. Sally Harris married Marion Cox; Martha married oe McGhee; Nancy married William Faulkiner, Sr and (after Nancy's death) he arried her sister Catherine. Funeral records for John Nelson Harris list his parents as William Harris nd Cecila Little and was born 12 September 1840. I've been interested in the John Harris line not only because of the Berry onnection but because part of my Harris family (Harris Group 10) also lived n nearby Monroe County and I've wondered if there was any connection etween the two Harris families. Anita Schultz-Peters -----Original Message----- rom: Leon O Kearns <lokearns@marktwain.net> o: harris-hunters <harris-hunters@rootsweb.com> ent: Sat, Sep 15, 2012 4:13 pm ubject: Re: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee at, t has been a couple of years since I have worked on John Harris. He was my ggrandfather through his son William and his second wife Francis and hn's first wife. He is buried in the family cemetery on the 80 acres he ught when he came to Macon County Missouri along with Amey Chiles McGehee. s son Austin and his wife and their infant children are also buried in is cemetery. The land was still owned by the family up to about 5-6 years o. William had died before 1850 census and after 1849 as he had a child e year old in 1850 census. I have not found his grave or a marker in the mily cemetery. He is mentioned in his fathers will indicating by the nguage of the will that he was dead, Francis took the children to Iowa. I ve been to the cemetery where John Nelson Harris is buried and know of a scendant in Shelbina Missouri. eon O Kearns c Shelby County Missouri Historical Society arter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society ----Original Message----- om: PatCLARE@aol.com ent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 1:47 PM : harris-hunters@rootsweb.com bject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee his is what I have charted in my own VERY ROUGH file, pending proofs. ssibly this will give you some avenue for further research .. e need at least a Family Finder test from a descendant of this John rris, either male or female, if there is no Harris male left for a Ydna st. escendants of John Harris ge 1 Sep 2012 . John Harris (b. ca 1790-Wheeling VA WV (?) ;d.1877-Macon Co MO) p: Nembra Blackenburger 2. William Blackenbecker Harris : Cecelia Little John Nelson Harris (b.1840-Macon MO) : Mary Elizabeth Berry : Amy Chiles McGeehee (b.1796-Goochland;m.1815;d.1851-Macon MO) father Augustine Mcgeehee/Sarah Wyatt d/o Richard Wyatt/Amy Chiles; gustine Mcgeehee s/o John March Mcgeehee/Ann Graves ; John March geehee o William Mcgeehee/Mary Carr. . Austin Augustine H. Harris (b.1822) : Lydia Robinson Sarah Emily Harris (b.1824-VA WVA) : Thomas Haliburton (b.Abt 1820) : Marion Cox John Harris (b.1833-Washington Ohio Co VA later WV) : Margaret Cox Catherine Harris : William Faulkiner Sarah Sally Harris William Harris : Frances Clendenning e also http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm_ (http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm) at Harris n a message dated 9/15/2012 11:31:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kearns@marktwain.net writes: LM Search ; http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx ife of William Harris No Birth Date RRIS Martha Aug 5, 1880 April 01, 1919 RRIS Orville Olland Apr 28, 1875 Mar 29, 1882 Son of W. & E. S. Harris RRIS William F. Nov 4, 1840 December 23, 1921 Son of Elijah & Eliza rris rn in Tennessee EEDOM CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO RRIS Ella M. 1871 1940 Same stone with Greenbury Harris on O Kearns c Shelby County Missouri Historical Society arter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society ick on surname for photo of stone. RRIS Greenbury 1871 1962 Same stone with Ella Harris RLY CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO RRIS C. L. 1833 1908 RRIS Ralph D. 1927 1993 rriages Grundy Co MO. orge L Harris Ellen Cooper Nov 28 1848 eenberry Harris Malinda Weldon jun 12 1842 chmond Harris Manda Weldon Jul 24 1845 arlotte Harris Robert Stephens Dec 31 1849 Ggraandfather John Harris b. Jan 27 1790, d. Dec 17 1877 Macon Co MO. rried Amy McGhee in Washington Co VA. eon O Kearns c Shelby County Missouri Historical Society arter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society ------------------------------ unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the otes in the bject and the body of the message ------------------------------ unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the otes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com th the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the uotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Anita, John Harris Sr purchased land in Macon County Apr 1 1839. He purchased to pieces one of 160 acres and one of 49.+ acres. There was also a John Harris who purchased 160 Aug 3 1837 in Monroe County. John and Amy would have had some money as she received land from her fathers will which John was the executor of this will. They were in Washington County Virginia at this time. This will was date 1826. John would have been 25 at the time they married so he could will have been married before he married Amy. If he had small children he would have been looking for a wife to help take care of them. Do you have the death certificates for John Henry and Mary or Minerva and Mack? I have them if you don't. I will dig up some more information and send more later. Leon -----Original Message----- From: Anita Schultz-Peters Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 9:53 PM To: harris-hunters@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee Hello, My interest in John Nelson Harris lies in his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Berry who connects to my Berry line. Mary was the daughter of Lawson Berry and Elizabeth Somers who came from the Page County, Virginia area to Ralls County, Missouri. John Nelson and Mary Elizabeth Berry Harris had one child I am aware of - Minerva who married Mack Rouse. You may already have the following: According to a newspaper article printed August 38, 1937, John Harris, Sr was born near Wheeling, WV 27 January 1790 and married Amy McGee in that state about 1822 (doesn't mention the first wife). It goes on to say he came to Middle Fork Township about 1844 and died 17 December 1877 and was buried in the family cemetery beside his wife. It goes onto list his seven children - but credit's William to Amy rather than the first wife - it lists the sons as William, Austin H and John Jr. and the daughters as Sally, Martha, Nancy and Catherine. It continues with stating William married Miss Little (that would have been Cecila daughter of William Little and Susan Greenwell); Austin married Lydia Robinson, John married Margaret Cox in 1853, daughter of Levi Cox. Sally Harris married Marion Cox; Martha married Joe McGhee; Nancy married William Faulkiner, Sr and (after Nancy's death) he married her sister Catherine. Funeral records for John Nelson Harris list his parents as William Harris and Cecila Little and was born 12 September 1840. I've been interested in the John Harris line not only because of the Berry connection but because part of my Harris family (Harris Group 10) also lived in nearby Monroe County and I've wondered if there was any connection between the two Harris families. Anita Schultz-Peters -----Original Message----- From: Leon O Kearns <lokearns@marktwain.net> To: harris-hunters <harris-hunters@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Sep 15, 2012 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee Pat, It has been a couple of years since I have worked on John Harris. He was my gggrandfather through his son William and his second wife Francis and ohn's first wife. He is buried in the family cemetery on the 80 acres he ought when he came to Macon County Missouri along with Amey Chiles McGehee. is son Austin and his wife and their infant children are also buried in his cemetery. The land was still owned by the family up to about 5-6 years go. William had died before 1850 census and after 1849 as he had a child ne year old in 1850 census. I have not found his grave or a marker in the amily cemetery. He is mentioned in his fathers will indicating by the anguage of the will that he was dead, Francis took the children to Iowa. I ave been to the cemetery where John Nelson Harris is buried and know of a escendant in Shelbina Missouri. Leon O Kearns ec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society harter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society ----Original Message----- rom: PatCLARE@aol.com ent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 1:47 PM o: harris-hunters@rootsweb.com ubject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee his is what I have charted in my own VERY ROUGH file, pending proofs. ossibly this will give you some avenue for further research .. e need at least a Family Finder test from a descendant of this John arris, either male or female, if there is no Harris male left for a Ydna est. Descendants of John Harris age 1 5 Sep 2012 1. John Harris (b. ca 1790-Wheeling VA WV (?) ;d.1877-Macon Co MO) p: Nembra Blackenburger 2. William Blackenbecker Harris p: Cecelia Little . John Nelson Harris (b.1840-Macon MO) p: Mary Elizabeth Berry p: Amy Chiles McGeehee (b.1796-Goochland;m.1815;d.1851-Macon MO) (father Augustine Mcgeehee/Sarah Wyatt d/o Richard Wyatt/Amy Chiles; ugustine Mcgeehee s/o John March Mcgeehee/Ann Graves ; John March cgeehee /o William Mcgeehee/Mary Carr. 2. Austin Augustine H. Harris (b.1822) p: Lydia Robinson . Sarah Emily Harris (b.1824-VA WVA) p: Thomas Haliburton (b.Abt 1820) p: Marion Cox . John Harris (b.1833-Washington Ohio Co VA later WV) p: Margaret Cox . Catherine Harris p: William Faulkiner . Sarah Sally Harris . William Harris p: Frances Clendenning ee also http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm_ (http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm) Pat Harris n a message dated 9/15/2012 11:31:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, okearns@marktwain.net writes: BLM Search ; http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Wife of William Harris No Birth Date ARRIS Martha Aug 5, 1880 April 01, 1919 ARRIS Orville Olland Apr 28, 1875 Mar 29, 1882 Son of W. & E. S. Harris ARRIS William F. Nov 4, 1840 December 23, 1921 Son of Elijah & Eliza arris orn in Tennessee REEDOM CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO ARRIS Ella M. 1871 1940 Same stone with Greenbury Harris eon O Kearns ec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society harter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society lick on surname for photo of stone. ARRIS Greenbury 1871 1962 Same stone with Ella Harris ARLY CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO ARRIS C. L. 1833 1908 ARRIS Ralph D. 1927 1993 arriages Grundy Co MO. eorge L Harris Ellen Cooper Nov 28 1848 reenberry Harris Malinda Weldon jun 12 1842 ichmond Harris Manda Weldon Jul 24 1845 harlotte Harris Robert Stephens Dec 31 1849 GGgraandfather John Harris b. Jan 27 1790, d. Dec 17 1877 Macon Co MO. arried Amy McGhee in Washington Co VA. 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Hi, everyone, Sorry it has taken so long for me to post again, but it takes time to gather new information. Here is the next part of the descendants of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris through their son, Obediah and his wife, Rebecca Johnson Harris. There are a couple of unrecognizable surnames in here, but I am trying to give some names for the daughters that later married coming from Obediah & Rebecca. Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com ====================== HINSHAW, Vol. 5, op. cit. p. 749: WEST BRANCH MONTHLY MEETING MIAMI CO., OHIO JONES 1808, 10, 22. Abijah & sons Obediah, Daniel & David received on certificate from Miami Monthly Meeting, dated 1808, 10, 8. 1808, [illeg.] Rachel & daughters Rebecca, Jemima & Mary received on certificate from Miami Monthly Meeting. ============================== HINSHAW, Vol. 1, op. cit. p. 1033: BUSH RIVER MONTHLY MEETING NEWBERRY COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA JENKINS 1805, 8, 31. David Sr. & son, Enoch granted certificate to Miami Monthly Meeting, Ohio. 1806, 4, 26. David & family granted certificate to Little Miami Monthly Meeting, Ohio. - p. 1035: BUSH RIVER MONTHLY MEETING NEWBERRY COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA PATTY 1802, 11, 27. James (Peaty) received on request. 1806, 8, 30. James & family granted certificate to Miami Monthly Meeting, Ohio. ===================== HINSHAW, Vol. V, op. cit. p. 759: WEST BRANCH MONTHLY MEETING MIAMI CO., OHIO PATTY 1807, 3, 21. James & son, Mark received on certificate from Bush River Monthly Meeting, S.C., dated 1806, 8, 30, endorsed by Miami Monthly Meeting 1807, 2, 12. 1807, (date illeg.) Anna & daughter, Sarah received on certificate from Bush River Monthly Meeting, S.C., dated 1806, 8, 30, endorsed by Miami Monthly Meeting 1807, 2, 12. - p. 174: CAESAR'S CREEK MONTHLY MEETING, CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO HARRIS 1811, 6, 29. Obadiah & wife, Mary, & children, Thomas, David, Rachel, Betsy, Susannah, Jonathan, John & Obadiah, received on certificate from Piney Grove Monthly Meeting, S. C., dated 1811, 4, 20. [Obediah Jr./II, son of Obediah & Rebecca Johnson Harris] 1812, 8, 29. Obadiah & family granted certificate to White Water Monthly Meeting, Indiana. 1811, 11, 30. Elizabeth received on certificate from Piney Grove Monthly Meeting, S.C., dated 1811, 4, 20. - p. 471: CENTER MONTHLY MEETING CLINTON CO., OHIO ALMOND 1812, 7, 4. Certificate received for Matthew & family from Piney Grove Monthly Meeting, S.C., dated 1812, 2, 5, endorsed to Whitewater Monthly Meeting, Indiana. ================================ END OF FILE Extracted from: DORREL, Ruth & HAMM, Thomas D.: Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana, Vol. 1: Whitewater and Springfield Monthly Meetings, Wayne County; Copyright, 1996, by the Indiana Historical Society; Published, 1996, by the Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; ISBN #0-87195-113-4; LOC #96-18658 --- p. 1: Original Members of Whitewater Monthly Meeting It may be helpful to add the following lists of members of Whitewater Monthly Meeting. The first is from the memory of Jeremiah Cox, Jr., in a letter to Charles Coffin. The Cox letter, which with other Coffin manuscript material is in the archives of Earlham College, is as follows: Middleborough, Inda., 2nd Mo. 17th 1756 Esteemed friend Thy letter of Inquiry of the 14th Instant came duely to hand, which I hasten to answer to the best of my recollection, not having much else to build upon, and in order to have the answers as near correct as possible, I have consulted my friend Isaac Commons (whose memory I think more reliable than my own.) We have undertook to give the names of each family with their numbers as near as we could, several of them we know to be correct, others we gessed at as well as we could from circumstances had in remembrance. Which thee will find on the other side of this sheet first the names of those who were here at the opening of the meeting in 1807 which we think was only an indulgence until the establishing of the monthly meeting. Secondly, the names of the several families residing in reach at the opening of the monthly meeting we may very possibly have given some names as residing here at the opening of who came shortly afterwards, and on the other hand we may have given a few as coming after who were here at the first opening of the meeting. My fathers family was the first family of friends in what is now Wayne County and Robert Smiths the second, then Frederick Hoover, Elijah Wright, next John Smith. There was a few families about the same time, settled at Silver Creek, in what is now Union County. The names of the friends in the white- water at the opening of the first meeting in 1807. Jeremiah Cox 10, Robert Smith 4, Elijah Wright 2, Frederick Hoover 2, Jacob Fouts 4, Benjamin Hill 6, Robert Hill 4, Ephraim Overman 9, Benjamin Small 9, Beele Butler 5, John Addington 2, Isaac Commons 1, Andrew Hoover 7, Rebecca Cox 1, James Morrison 1, John Hawkins jr 4, David Bowles 4. (In 1809) John Townsend 11, William Harvey 1, James Townsend 1, Jesse Bond 6, John Morrow 7, Ralph Wright 6, Jacob Jessop 7, John Hawkins 6, Amos Hawkins 6, Joseph Comer and Mother 2, Robert Comer 5, Stephen Comer 4, Rachel Pike 1, Joshua Pickett [no #], Isaace Barker 7, John Clark 7, Rice Price 10, Nathan Pearson 5, David Bailey Mother and Sister 3, Robert Andrew 7, Benjamin Harris 10, Jane Massey 1, Benjamin Cox 1, William Bond 9, Joseph Thornberry 5, John Charles 3, Israel Elliott 3, Benjamin Morgan 5, Benjamin Modlin 6, Lewis Hosier 1, Wm Hosier 1, William Hastings 4, David Bailey Sr. 7, Sarah Burgess 1, Jasper Koons 7, Nathan Overman 1, Christopher Hill 1, Thomas Hills (deceased) family 6. - p. 93: WHITEWATER MONTHLY MEETING, WAYNE CO., IN HARRIS 10-28-1809. Margaret appointed to a committee. 2-24-1810. Benjamin & sons Obadiah, Pleasant, James, John, Benjamin, & David received on certificate from Deep River Monthly Meeting, NC; Margaret & daughters Bathsheba, Rebeckah, & Sarah received on certificate from Deep River Monthly Meeting, NC. 11-30-1811. Obadiah Sr received on certificate from Deep River Monthly Meeting, NC; Miriam & daughter Lydia Mendenhall received on certificate from Deep River Monthly Meeting, NC. 5-30-1812. Obadiah 3rd & Pleasant disowned for marrying contrary to discipline. 10-31-1812. Obadiah Jr. & sons Thomas, David, Jonathan, John, & Obadiah received on certificate from Caesar's Creek Monthly Meeting, OH; Mary & daughters Rachel, Betty, & Susannah received on certificate from Caesar's Creek Monthly Meeting, OH. 4-24-1813. James disowned for taking up arms. ============================== END OF FILE ==============================

While advising someone on Harris-Hunters about the volumes by Lyman Chalkley about the Scotch-Irish in Augusta Co.,VA which book has been digitized, I got curious about other books about Augusta Co. listed by Dr. George K. Schweitzer, former lecturer and author of many genealogical how-to books.  (His books are inexpensive -- and packable.  I have worn out my older Virginia book and had to buy a new one.  The old one goes on trips with me.  Google for his name.  He is headquartered in Knoxville, TN.  He is a retired professor in science [I forget which one]. As my large city library has the digitized database called HeritageQuest, I did some searching for Augusta Co., VA  which was/is not too distant from Albemarle Co.,VA where one Agnes McCord became the second wife of Christopher Harris of Madison Co., KY and mother of many of his children. Well, HeritageQuest has a number of books on Augusta Co., and one caught my interest.  More later. What should I find but the baptism of Agnes McCord, whose father was John McCord.  (Wondered who her father was, as she had a number of brothers, but I could not sort them out!!!) Now I have to do some research on the minister--John Craig.  By the way, Staunton, VA holds the Woodrow Wilson museum--complete with one of his limosouines [sp?  I don't have one myself]. Here is one of the books about Augusta Co. on HeritageQuest.  Check to see if your State library has a subscription to HeritageQuest. If you know about the minister John Craig in colonial Augusta Co., drop me a line.  Help is always appreciated.  I believe there were a fair number of Presbyterians in that area--coming down from Pennsylvania. E.W.Wallace Craig, John,  List of baptisms by Rev. John Craig, Augusta County, Virginia, 1740-1749 Staunton, Va.: L.B. Hatke, 1930, 39 pgs.

Hello, My interest in John Nelson Harris lies in his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Berry who connects to my Berry line. Mary was the daughter of Lawson Berry and Elizabeth Somers who came from the Page County, Virginia area to Ralls County, Missouri. John Nelson and Mary Elizabeth Berry Harris had one child I am aware of - Minerva who married Mack Rouse. You may already have the following: According to a newspaper article printed August 38, 1937, John Harris, Sr was born near Wheeling, WV 27 January 1790 and married Amy McGee in that state about 1822 (doesn't mention the first wife). It goes on to say he came to Middle Fork Township about 1844 and died 17 December 1877 and was buried in the family cemetery beside his wife. It goes onto list his seven children - but credit's William to Amy rather than the first wife - it lists the sons as William, Austin H and John Jr. and the daughters as Sally, Martha, Nancy and Catherine. It continues with stating William married Miss Little (that would have been Cecila daughter of William Little and Susan Greenwell); Austin married Lydia Robinson, John married Margaret Cox in 1853, daughter of Levi Cox. Sally Harris married Marion Cox; Martha married Joe McGhee; Nancy married William Faulkiner, Sr and (after Nancy's death) he married her sister Catherine. Funeral records for John Nelson Harris list his parents as William Harris and Cecila Little and was born 12 September 1840. I've been interested in the John Harris line not only because of the Berry connection but because part of my Harris family (Harris Group 10) also lived in nearby Monroe County and I've wondered if there was any connection between the two Harris families. Anita Schultz-Peters -----Original Message----- From: Leon O Kearns <lokearns@marktwain.net> To: harris-hunters <harris-hunters@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Sep 15, 2012 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee Pat, It has been a couple of years since I have worked on John Harris. He was my gggrandfather through his son William and his second wife Francis and ohn's first wife. He is buried in the family cemetery on the 80 acres he ought when he came to Macon County Missouri along with Amey Chiles McGehee. is son Austin and his wife and their infant children are also buried in his cemetery. The land was still owned by the family up to about 5-6 years go. William had died before 1850 census and after 1849 as he had a child ne year old in 1850 census. I have not found his grave or a marker in the amily cemetery. He is mentioned in his fathers will indicating by the anguage of the will that he was dead, Francis took the children to Iowa. I ave been to the cemetery where John Nelson Harris is buried and know of a escendant in Shelbina Missouri. Leon O Kearns ec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society harter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society ----Original Message----- rom: PatCLARE@aol.com ent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 1:47 PM o: harris-hunters@rootsweb.com ubject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee his is what I have charted in my own VERY ROUGH file, pending proofs. ossibly this will give you some avenue for further research .. e need at least a Family Finder test from a descendant of this John arris, either male or female, if there is no Harris male left for a Ydna est. Descendants of John Harris age 1 5 Sep 2012 1. John Harris (b. ca 1790-Wheeling VA WV (?) ;d.1877-Macon Co MO) p: Nembra Blackenburger 2. William Blackenbecker Harris p: Cecelia Little . John Nelson Harris (b.1840-Macon MO) p: Mary Elizabeth Berry p: Amy Chiles McGeehee (b.1796-Goochland;m.1815;d.1851-Macon MO) (father Augustine Mcgeehee/Sarah Wyatt d/o Richard Wyatt/Amy Chiles; ugustine Mcgeehee s/o John March Mcgeehee/Ann Graves ; John March cgeehee /o William Mcgeehee/Mary Carr. 2. Austin Augustine H. Harris (b.1822) p: Lydia Robinson . Sarah Emily Harris (b.1824-VA WVA) p: Thomas Haliburton (b.Abt 1820) p: Marion Cox . John Harris (b.1833-Washington Ohio Co VA later WV) p: Margaret Cox . Catherine Harris p: William Faulkiner . Sarah Sally Harris . William Harris p: Frances Clendenning ee also http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm_ (http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm) Pat Harris n a message dated 9/15/2012 11:31:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, okearns@marktwain.net writes: BLM Search ; http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Wife of William Harris No Birth Date ARRIS Martha Aug 5, 1880 April 01, 1919 ARRIS Orville Olland Apr 28, 1875 Mar 29, 1882 Son of W. & E. S. Harris ARRIS William F. Nov 4, 1840 December 23, 1921 Son of Elijah & Eliza arris orn in Tennessee REEDOM CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO ARRIS Ella M. 1871 1940 Same stone with Greenbury Harris eon O Kearns ec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society harter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society lick on surname for photo of stone. ARRIS Greenbury 1871 1962 Same stone with Ella Harris ARLY CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO ARRIS C. L. 1833 1908 ARRIS Ralph D. 1927 1993 arriages Grundy Co MO. eorge L Harris Ellen Cooper Nov 28 1848 reenberry Harris Malinda Weldon jun 12 1842 ichmond Harris Manda Weldon Jul 24 1845 harlotte Harris Robert Stephens Dec 31 1849 GGgraandfather John Harris b. Jan 27 1790, d. Dec 17 1877 Macon Co MO. arried Amy McGhee in Washington Co VA. Leon O Kearns ec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society harter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the uotes in the ubject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the uotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Dear Peggy - this is a stab in the dark. At one time, says a noted lecturer and genealogist of Utah, Augusta Co., VA was a huge county.  A work based on some court records of early Augusta Co. is online (rootsweb, in fact). There are three volumes and each volume has its own index.  For Vol. I, you may have to go to the 2nd or 3rd page to find the link to the index. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800 by Lyman Chalkleywww.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chalkley - Cached Augusta Co. was the far western part of Virginia and encompassed the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and what is now West Virginia (I am told).  People migrating from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other places may have wintered here for a time.  (No freeways in those days.  Movement very slow, and someone had to raise crops to feed the humans and the livestock if any). I visted there in October--beautiful farms reminding me of Amish country in Pennsylvania. According to Dr. George K. Schweitzer's little genealogical guide called Virginia Genealogical Research [Knoxville, TN:  Published by author, 1995] there are some other histories of Augusta Co., which may have been digitized by now.  (Use your trusty search engine google.com to learn whether they have been digitized.)  If your library or a neighboring library has the database HeritageQuest, search that database also. J.L. Peyton History of Augusta County [Bridgewater,VA, Yost & Sons 1953 [1882] J. A. Waddell, Annals of August County [Bridgewater, VA 1958 [1902] C. E. Kemper, Historical Notes from the Records of August County [Lancaster, PA, 1921] If you are near an LDS family history center, you can order the microfiche for Chalkley's work from the FH Library in Salt Lake City, but check the files at your LDS center first.  They may already be there--the microfiche listed below--6 of them. E.W.Wallace Lyman Chalkly, Also on microfiche. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. 6 microfiches ; 11 x 15 cm. Family History Library US/CAN Fiche 6051323  ________________________________ From: Peggy Rendleman <pejere75@hotmail.com> To: "harris-hunters@rootsweb.com" <harris-hunters@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 11:00 AM Subject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Some Notes on Agnes McCord - 2nd wife of Christopher Harris of Madison Co., KY Thought I would interject some info about my line to see if anyone has information and/or suggestions that could help me in my research.  I have hit the proverbial brick wall with my great-great grandfather George Washington Harris, born 1818 in Waynesboro, Augusta County, VA.  I located an older brother for George, Alambert W. Harris, born 1816 also in Wayneboro, Augusta County, VA.  No parents have been found for these two ancestors of mine.  I found these two brothers in Indiana in the mid-1800s where they both married and subsequently relocated to Southern Illinois where they settled.  None of the census, marriage documents or death records I have found provide information regarding the parents of these two people other than that they were born in Virginia. George W. Harris married Louisa (Humphrey) Allsop (sic), a widow with two children.  His children three were named Thomas Louis, Commodore Perry and Katherine. Alambert W. Harris married Eliza Blake.  His known children were Walter and Sarah. Thomas Louis Harris never married (served in Civil War). Commodore Perry Harris married Parasidia Stacy.  Their children were Amy Leslie, Annie, Lorenzo, William Tecumseh, Bertha Frances, Jessie, Esther, and Walter and May.  Amy Leslie Harris married George B. Aldridge.  Their children were Florence May, Agnes Augusta, John Perry, Hazel Estelle, Thomas Owen and Paul Beason.  My mother is Agnes Augusta (Aldridge) Modglin.  I always wondered where the Augusta in her name came from until I discovered the birthplace of her great grandfather.  George W. Harris died in 1901, two years after my mother was born in 1899.  I am wondering if my line possibly may have been connected with the Agnes McCord Harris line. I have been unable to discover any credible link to any other group of Harrises, and my line "daughtered" out a couple of generations ago. Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I am 81 years old and probably don't have a lot of time left to solve this mystery. P.J.Rendleman                         ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Sam Harris. Thank you Ms. Wallace.  I have Bennett, Bailey and Parks used as "unusual" given names through my line of Allen Bailey Harris.  I had thought the Bennett may have come from the attorney in Savannah Georgia but have no proof or reason.  I have not been able to find a significance of Bailey either.  I recently had thought Bailey (term for an English jail keeper) might be a nickname as well as Marshall for his brother, from their attendance at Richmond Military Academy.  This new info is a new line of thought me as to their source and I appreciate it.  My research is not as sophisticated as yours (and others) but I have found good info through associations.  Initially, years ago, I had thought I was from their (Chris & Agnes) line because of naming, but no Christophers or Agnes's in my line that I have found so I had abandoned that line of thought.  Maybe I need to re-look. Thanks for sharing Sam Harris Grp 6 #179994 To Sam Harris -- and others who are stumped (we all are from time to time) Suggestion:  How far are you from an LDS family history center?  Look in your yellow phone directory for the subject Churches and then see if there is *Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.*  in your neighborhood. Call them on a Sunday if you do not get an answer on a week-day.  Ask WHEN the center is open.  The FHCs are run by missionaries or volunteers and they do not work every day. Nearly ALL LDS FH centers have some microfiche labeled roughly AIS [Accelerated Indexing System].  If you have Ancestry.com subscription, see if they have bought AIS. What is AIS?  Years ago, some unskilled workers (I am told) helped the collaborator compile some indexes to censuses through the 1850 census--and for some mortality schedules and some western states [territories] beyond 1850.  (Check those mortality schedules--you may be in for a surprise.  I found two ancestors in different mortality schedules.  One was a female (a born Harris) about whom we knew little as she died when her children were young.  These searches are at the back of this vast database. Each census year is called a Search.  Search one, however, seems to precede the 1790 census and is composed (more or less) of tax payers.  The lecture given by a seasoned genealogist enlightened me.  How about this?  In that earliest Search one, find the surnames you are searching for.  Note the localities.  These same persons MAY appear on a subsequent search in a different place.  Note that too. Now, this is just a fishing expedition.  But the lecturer found her New England name in Search 1, but in Search 2, he was in a different place.  Keep in mind that counties/districts kept dividing, and, furthermore, these former Englishmen were enthralled with owning land, which they had not been able to do in UK countries.  Maybe the farming was better in another locality.  (Ah, those mobile Americans!!) Another way to use AIS--find the latest census on which you KNOW your ancestor was living and then move backwards in time.  I never studied social history in University, but one of our lecturers had studied social history.  Southerners lived mostly on isolated plantations, but New Englanders lived in villages.  I have visited one or two such villages in Vermont, and although they were close together (walking distance) each had a different name!  One was called East Barnett and another West Barnett, etc. Another tip about 1880 census (online at www.familysearch.org, I think) and some subsequent ones.  My common-named great-grandfather, the year before he died in 1881, gave this info to the 1880 census taker.  In some right handed columns are these two questions:  Where was your father born?  Where was your mother born?  Answer by my GGFa:  father:  NC; mother:  KY.  Since my ancestor was born in Kentucky in 1818, I surmised the marriage had taken place in KY (but not in the county his young widow specified.  In 1818 that KY territory still belonged to the Chickasaw Indians.)  But NC was a surprise to me--and was I lucky!  My ggfa was named David, but his eldest son was named Samuel, a name not known in the family of the boy's mother, so I guessed Samuel came from the father's lines..  (There is a 100 plus old genealogy for the mother's Germanna family, thank goodness, although Samuel's mother gave the wrong KY birthplace) I began collecting all records for I could, as we had hints in old letters that other counties in KY--and yea, in Illinois and even Kansas City, MO--were maternal cousins of my great-grandfather.  Using a great newspaper collection in Missouri, my researcher at the Missouri Historical Society found a detailed obituary of the wife of one of those cousins--with a great deal of genealogical info.  [How lucky can you get?] Genealogy is one great detective story.  An acquaintance of mine, who lectures, writes booklets about genealogy, has a degree in library science, tells me that by reading detective stories, she gets ideas for further research.  This hobby does take a great deal of time, and that is why so many retirees are attracted to it.  Maybe now is not the time for you to be solving mysteries.  But write ALL your living relatives and ask what stories they have to tell.  You may be amazed!!!  Don't wait until everybody is deceased.  Oh, three items needed in a query--names, of course, Places best guess) and DATES.  So many queries on the internet omit DATES.  Well, some of my folks were in Virginia in 1716 (land patent), and there have been a few centuries since that date. E.W.Wallace

Pat, It has been a couple of years since I have worked on John Harris. He was my ggggrandfather through his son William and his second wife Francis and John's first wife. He is buried in the family cemetery on the 80 acres he bought when he came to Macon County Missouri along with Amey Chiles McGehee. His son Austin and his wife and their infant children are also buried in this cemetery. The land was still owned by the family up to about 5-6 years ago. William had died before 1850 census and after 1849 as he had a child one year old in 1850 census. I have not found his grave or a marker in the family cemetery. He is mentioned in his fathers will indicating by the language of the will that he was dead, Francis took the children to Iowa. I have been to the cemetery where John Nelson Harris is buried and know of a descendant in Shelbina Missouri. Leon O Kearns Sec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society Charter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society -----Original Message----- From: PatCLARE@aol.com Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 1:47 PM To: harris-hunters@rootsweb.com Subject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] John Harris/Amy Chiles Mcgeehee This is what I have charted in my own VERY ROUGH file, pending proofs. Possibly this will give you some avenue for further research .. We need at least a Family Finder test from a descendant of this John Harris, either male or female, if there is no Harris male left for a Ydna test. Descendants of John Harris Page 1 15 Sep 2012 1. John Harris (b. ca 1790-Wheeling VA WV (?) ;d.1877-Macon Co MO) sp: Nembra Blackenburger 2. William Blackenbecker Harris sp: Cecelia Little 3. John Nelson Harris (b.1840-Macon MO) sp: Mary Elizabeth Berry sp: Amy Chiles McGeehee (b.1796-Goochland;m.1815;d.1851-Macon MO) (father Augustine Mcgeehee/Sarah Wyatt d/o Richard Wyatt/Amy Chiles; Augustine Mcgeehee s/o John March Mcgeehee/Ann Graves ; John March Mcgeehee s/o William Mcgeehee/Mary Carr. 2. Austin Augustine H. Harris (b.1822) sp: Lydia Robinson 2. Sarah Emily Harris (b.1824-VA WVA) sp: Thomas Haliburton (b.Abt 1820) sp: Marion Cox 2. John Harris (b.1833-Washington Ohio Co VA later WV) sp: Margaret Cox 2. Catherine Harris sp: William Faulkiner 2. Sarah Sally Harris 2. William Harris sp: Frances Clendenning see also _http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm_ (http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm) Pat Harris In a message dated 9/15/2012 11:31:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lokearns@marktwain.net writes: BLM Search ; http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Wife of William Harris No Birth Date HARRIS Martha Aug 5, 1880 April 01, 1919 HARRIS Orville Olland Apr 28, 1875 Mar 29, 1882 Son of W. & E. S. Harris HARRIS William F. Nov 4, 1840 December 23, 1921 Son of Elijah & Eliza Harris Born in Tennessee FREEDOM CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO HARRIS Ella M. 1871 1940 Same stone with Greenbury Harris Leon O Kearns Sec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society Charter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society Click on surname for photo of stone. HARRIS Greenbury 1871 1962 Same stone with Ella Harris EARLY CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO HARRIS C. L. 1833 1908 HARRIS Ralph D. 1927 1993 Marriages Grundy Co MO. George L Harris Ellen Cooper Nov 28 1848 Greenberry Harris Malinda Weldon jun 12 1842 Richmond Harris Manda Weldon Jul 24 1845 Charlotte Harris Robert Stephens Dec 31 1849 GGGgraandfather John Harris b. Jan 27 1790, d. Dec 17 1877 Macon Co MO. Married Amy McGhee in Washington Co VA. Leon O Kearns Sec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society Charter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is what I have charted in my own VERY ROUGH file, pending proofs. Possibly this will give you some avenue for further research .. We need at least a Family Finder test from a descendant of this John Harris, either male or female, if there is no Harris male left for a Ydna test. Descendants of John Harris Page 1 15 Sep 2012 1. John Harris (b. ca 1790-Wheeling VA WV (?) ;d.1877-Macon Co MO) sp: Nembra Blackenburger 2. William Blackenbecker Harris sp: Cecelia Little 3. John Nelson Harris (b.1840-Macon MO) sp: Mary Elizabeth Berry sp: Amy Chiles McGeehee (b.1796-Goochland;m.1815;d.1851-Macon MO) (father Augustine Mcgeehee/Sarah Wyatt d/o Richard Wyatt/Amy Chiles; Augustine Mcgeehee s/o John March Mcgeehee/Ann Graves ; John March Mcgeehee s/o William Mcgeehee/Mary Carr. 2. Austin Augustine H. Harris (b.1822) sp: Lydia Robinson 2. Sarah Emily Harris (b.1824-VA WVA) sp: Thomas Haliburton (b.Abt 1820) sp: Marion Cox 2. John Harris (b.1833-Washington Ohio Co VA later WV) sp: Margaret Cox 2. Catherine Harris sp: William Faulkiner 2. Sarah Sally Harris 2. William Harris sp: Frances Clendenning see also _http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm_ (http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm) Pat Harris In a message dated 9/15/2012 11:31:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lokearns@marktwain.net writes: BLM Search ; http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Wife of William Harris No Birth Date HARRIS Martha Aug 5, 1880 April 01, 1919 HARRIS Orville Olland Apr 28, 1875 Mar 29, 1882 Son of W. & E. S. Harris HARRIS William F. Nov 4, 1840 December 23, 1921 Son of Elijah & Eliza Harris Born in Tennessee FREEDOM CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO HARRIS Ella M. 1871 1940 Same stone with Greenbury Harris Leon O Kearns Sec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society Charter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society Click on surname for photo of stone. HARRIS Greenbury 1871 1962 Same stone with Ella Harris EARLY CEMETERY, MERCER COUNTY, MO HARRIS C. L. 1833 1908 HARRIS Ralph D. 1927 1993 Marriages Grundy Co MO. George L Harris Ellen Cooper Nov 28 1848 Greenberry Harris Malinda Weldon jun 12 1842 Richmond Harris Manda Weldon Jul 24 1845 Charlotte Harris Robert Stephens Dec 31 1849 GGGgraandfather John Harris b. Jan 27 1790, d. Dec 17 1877 Macon Co MO. Married Amy McGhee in Washington Co VA. Leon O Kearns Sec Shelby County Missouri Historical Society Charter Member Daviess Co Mo Genealogy Society ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message