Dear Carol: Although I have studied early records of Goochland Co., VA, I did not recognize the Harrises there. I should go over my notes and books, but this is heavy housework day--and dinner needs preparation.. About Granville Co., NC, however--I have a good many books of early Granville Co., and I do NOT find a Wilmington [that's the way I think I have seen it spelled] in any of the indexes. Sherwood Harris, yes, in Granville Co.. I think I posted something the other day of an elder Sherwood Harris will, Gravnille Co. NC, in which he named his son Sherwood Harris, whom I seem to recall was a minor at the time of the will being written. When I study Madison Co., KY [Boonesborough is in that county], the name Sherwood Harris shows up a fair amount in the early deed indexes. I am not sure these Sherwood Harrises are linked, but since Transylvania/Boonesborough scheme was headed by Col. Richard Henderson of Granville Co., it seems likely Sherwood of Madison Co., KY is the same son of the elder Sherwood Harris. This does not mean they were not linked, but, as far as the abstracts of early Granville Co. are concerned, Wilmington does not show up in the indexes of sthe several books I have. I find relatives of some of my Granville Co. folks had land in Lunenburg, Charlotte, and counties adjoining North Carolina. A distant cousin pointed out that many of the same creeks flowed into North Carolina. (I hope you have an atlas which shows the watercourses which are in both states.) A DAR staff genealogist gave me some great tips some years ago: 1) Find out who the associates are -- such as you have with Hix, Holeman, etc., in Goochland Co. [part of it became Albemalre Co. and that part below the James River became Cumberland Co.] 2) Determine on what watercourse your *suspect* held land. Another professional genealogist says Virginia bridegrooms found their brides downstream!!! A lot of transportation was by watercourse--until decent roads were built. So gather up the neighbors on that same watercourse--swamp, run, creek, etc. Also, I have two recent books of Goochland Co. court order books--Bk No. 3 and Bk. No. 5. The first one is dated 1731-1735 and the second one 1741-1745. Although there are many references in the index to a John Harris, there is no Wilmington Harris of these time periods. From your notes, I see he showed up at a later date. Did he get a land patent? The Library of Virginia website which lists land patents should help you eliminate some folks!!! Harris surname in COB 3 - Goochland Co.1731-1735 David, Esther, John [many references], Thomas Harris in COB 5, Goochland Co., 1741-1745 Benjamin [many references], James, John, William If your people were in Lunenburg, you need to find out what other counties were formed from Lunenburg. I think [but I am not checking my atlas about county boundary changes in Virginia] these were progeny counties of Lunenburg: Charlotte, Halifax, and so on. (and then look across the state line!!!) If you can access HeritageQuest, look for books by Landon C. Bell who wrote of Lunenburg Co. - something like Sunlight on the Southside. I am sorry I cannot recall right off the bat the titles of his books. Best of luck with your Harrises--who seem to use the same given names E.W.Wallace PS Where did you find records of the will and/or guardianship of Daniel Hix? Book or film? The reason is in one of his land patents in Goochland Co., he claimed he had transported one John Williams. However, John Williams had been in Henrico Co//Goochland Co., later Hanover Co.,. long before Hix named John Williams as a *transportee*. Some of my genealogical friends speculate Hix was a kinsman of John Williams. Not unlikely!!! EWW In a message dated 1/12/2009 12:11:33 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Today's Topics: 1. Wilminton Harris s/o Timothy Harris of Henrico Co. VA???? (Carol E Barron) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:49:20 -0600 From: Carol E Barron <[email protected]> Subject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Wilminton Harris s/o Timothy Harris of Henrico Co. VA???? To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I've studied the records of Wilminton Harris for some time finding him in early 1746/47 Goochland Co. tithables as Sexton of St. James Northam staying in Goochland for years after that when he started showing up in records of Lunenburg Co. (1750's) and in 1768 (of Charlotte Co. VA) selling his Goochland Co. land (w/wife Joanah). Recently, I ran across his name in a 1759 Amelia Co. VA record as a witness to a deed of Child/Chiles to Southerland with the land in Amelia being the same as the land mentioned in the next Amelia Co. deed (DB 1, p 20) indicating Timothy Harris having the earlier patent on a portion of this Amelia land on Nummisseen Cr. Wilminton Harris was witness in the Goochland Co. 1734 will of Daniel Hix/Hicks along w/Capt James Holman (also Burgess of Goochland Co.) mentioned as possible guardian of Hix' two children so we can get some idea here as to Wilminton's age being at least 21 in 1734 = b ca 1713 & apparently Wilminton lived near Sherwood Harris in 1749 Goochland tithables. Kathryn Wiggins has both Wilminton & Sherwood as sons of Timothy Harris/Eliz. Womack as her "speculative research" and given the information I've gathered on Wilminton, I believe Kathryn's speculation could very well be correct on Wilminton being s/o Timothy but as far as the other children Kathryn notes for Timothy....I don't have anything more except Sherwood lived near Wilminton. Also, I don't know where Wilminton Harris finally settled & died...my last record shows him in Charlotte Co. VA (1768) but I have seen him noted as being in Granville Co. NC but have seen no record to justify that. Additionally, there is a Harris DNA from another Wilmington Harris b 1811 which they claim John Harris/Eliz. Overstreet (m 1789 Charlotte Co.VA) as the parents of this later Wilmington but that's as far back as they have for their line...which is in the unmatched section of our Harris DNA project. Kathryn Wiggins, in her section on Cumberland County.... Chart (Speculation) Children of Timothy Harris b. ca 1677 d after 1726 married 1697 Elizabeth Womack Thomas of Halifax b. ca 1698 John b. ca 1700 Sherwood b. ca 1702 son John Wilminton b. ca 1704 son Nathaniel William b. ca 1706 Gillum b. ca 1708 m. Susannah Agness b. ca 1710 m. William Cawthon Judith b. ca 1712 m. Holland Benjamin b. 1714 d. 1759 m. Ann Epes Ruth b. ca 1716 Hester b. ca 1718 Deniston b. ca 1720 1746 Goochland Tithables: Wilminton Harris 1 next to John Harris, Demetrius, Pompey, Young Dick, Moll 1747 Goochland Tithables: Wilminton Harris sexton of St. James Northam 1749 Goochland Tithables: List of James Holman Sherwood Harris, Will, Judy, Lamar, Hannar near Wilminton Harris, son Nathaniel James Johnson David Cosby James Holman William Ford /////////////////////////////////////// DB 7 & 8 Amelia Co. VA, 1759-1765, McConnaughey p 9 (p 21) deed Walter Childs of Raleigh Parish, Amelia Co. to Fendall Southerland of St. John Parish, King William Co. (Va) May 23, 1759. Consid: 120 pounds. 222 acres in Amelia Co. U/S Namazene Cr. (Nummisseen Cr), adj. Thomas Clay's land, a meadow branch, "Talley's" path, "Cold Water Run", line of Drury Bolling, Robert Tucker's Branch, Cow Branch, & Clay's old line, with all hoses, bldgs., woods, etc. Wits: Robert Cousens, *THOMAS WHITWORTH, John Cousens, William Cuszens, Charles (X) Cuszens & WILLMUNTON (X) HARIS (sic). See below Amelia deed with Cousen/Couzens with David Harris mentioned. ////////////////////////////// Same land as above Child's deed w/Wilminton as witness. Amelia Co. DB 1, p 20/21. Deed of Lease THOMAS (X) HOOD, "Otherwise called THOMAS WHOODE," of Bristol Parish, Prince George Co. (Va.) to WILLIAM HAMLIN of Bristol Parish, Prince George Co. (Va) Sept 1, 1737. Consid: 5 shillings. Wit: None 436 l/2 acres B/S Nummisseen Cr. in counties of Amelia & Prince George, being a cor. of tract pat. to TIMOTHY HARRIS (no date given), bounded in part by the W/S Judian Branch, the line of pat. to James Frankling, line of William Coleman, the "Coldwater Run", John "Tally's" line & cor., & sd. Nummisseen Creek, sd land being granted to Thomas Hood by two patents: (1) 199 l/2 a July 15, 1717, (2) 327 acres adj. by pat. Sept 5, 1723. See below C&P patents (Prince Geo. Co.) for Timothy Harris //////////////////////// Amelia Co. WB 1, p 56 p 194 HOOD, THOMAS (X) of Raleigh Parish. Aug 1, 1757, pro. June 25, 1761. Wit. W. Wills, Abraham (X) Hood, Robert (X) Hood. Ex. son John Hood. Leg: dau. Jane Edmons; dau. FRANCES HARIS (sic); dau. Elizabeth Balding; dau. Mary Crawder; dau. Febe Tucker; dau. Amy Parish; dau. Joannah Stratton; dau. Sarah Crosland; g'son, Thomas Hood; g'son, John Hood; g'dau. Rachel Tucker; son John Hood plantation I live on with 170a adj. it S/S Bull Branch and rest of my personal est.; son William Hood 30a N/S Bulls Branch joining land I gave my g'son. William Hood; wife Jane Hood use of est. for life or widowhood. No appraisement to be made. Slaves: Negro woman Moll, boy Abram, boy Jack, man Jack, woman Peg, boy Peter //////////////////////////// Amelia Co. VA WB 2X, 1761-1771 p 35(p 277) COUSENS, ROBERT (also COUSES). of Raleigh Parish. Will Sep 12, 1760, pro. Apr 27, 1769. Wit: David William, William (X) Talley, William Trayler, DAVID HARRIS. Ex. bro. William Couses, sons John Couses, Robert Couses. Sec. Vivion Brooking. Leg: son John Cousens, 600 acres "all that Town" (land?) U/S Middle Creek; son Robert Cousens, land & plantation where I now live cont. 300a; son Peter Cousens, 154a L/S Main Cellar Creek, a part of tract that Charles Williams, dec'd., formerly took up, but sd land be sold by ex., & son Peter Couses to have l/2 the money, & sons John & Robert the other part. Son John to have use of "that Negro he is now gone to bie" (buy) and one Negro man Dick, till son Peter comes of age, then all est. not given to be equally div. between wife (no name given) and all my children; wife to have first choice of 2 Negroes for life or widowhood. Estate not to be appraised. ///////////////////////////// Deed Book 2, Amelia Co., VA Deeds 1742-47, McConnaughey p 46 JOHN HARRIS to ISAAC MORRIS (p 281) John Harris to Isaac Morris of Hanover Co. (Va) dtd Mar 21, 1746. Consid 35 pounds. Wit: none. 243a on head of Neal's Branch of Flatt Creek, bounded in part by former line of Morris. Possession obtained by Isaac Morris on Mar 21, 1746. Deed ackn by John Harris on Mar 21, 1746, & ordered rec. //////////////////////////// *THOMAS WHITWORTH Amelia Co. VA Will Bk 1 by McConnaughey p 21 p 68 MORRIS, ISAAC, SR. Dec 17, 1749. pro May 18, 1750. Wit. Benjamin Hendrick, Jacob Seay, THOMAS WHITWORTH, Sarah (X) Edwards. Ex. wife Mary Morris, son Moses Morris. Leg: dau. ELIZABETH HARRIS; son Moses Morris 300a Amelia Co. at place called Jack's Quarter after decease of my wife; dau. Leah Morris; son Silvanus Morris 300a Amelia Co. with plantation where I live; son Zachariah Morris 300a Amelia Co. adj. son Moses; son Isaac Morris 300a Amelia Co. adj. son Zacharias; Thomas Whitworth land in Amelia Co. "he bought of me, when he hath paid for it;" remainder est., except land, left under care of wife Marry Morris for life or widowhood, then to be equally div. amongst 3 of my daus., Tabitha, Rhoda and Oney Morris, and 3 of my sons, Silvanus, Zachriah, and Isaac Morris. Slaves: Negro man Budge, Negro girls Tamer and Judy. ////////////////////// Amelia Co. VA WB 2X, 1761-1771 p 42 (p 326) BALDWIN, JOHN Will dtd Jul 13, 1770, pro Sept 27, 1770. Wit. James Sturdivant, JAMES HARRIS, Richard (X) Smith. Ex. son George Baldwin. Leg: wife Elizabeth, certain stock, hh goods & use & occupation of plantation & 50a for life, & Negro girl Kate, then plantation & land to go to son George Baldwin. Son George Baldwin, rem. part of tract, 160a, the whole cont. 210a, & Negro fellow Tom. Eldest son William Baldwin; son John Baldwin; dau. Sarah Farley; dau Elizabeth Whitworth, Negro woman Frank, now in possession of William Jackson; dau. Mary Smith; dau. Martha Atkins; dau. Edith Baldwin; dau. Prudence Baldwin; dau. Lucy Baldwin; dau. Dammans (sic) Baldwin; son George Baldwin, rest of est. ////////////////////////////// Other C&P Prince George Co. patents attributed to Timothy Harris: (Amelia Co. formed 1734 from Prince George) TIMOTHY HARRIS, 350 acs. (NL), Pr. Geo. Co; on S. side of Appomattox Riv; adj. land whereon he lives; land he purchased of Bartholomew Crowder; & Thomas Whood; & Thomas Hobby; 18 Feb. 1722, p. 180. 35 Shill. SAME. 280 acs. (NL); same Co., date, & page, Adj. Thomas Hobby on lower side of the Indian Br; near Thomas Michell, &c; 30 Shill. TIMOTHY HARRIS, of Henrico Co; 258 acs. (NL), Pr. Geo. Co; on S. side of Appomattox Riv; adj. Jos. Pattyson (Pattison); 5 Sept. 1723, p. 202. 30 Shill. TIMOTHY HARRIS, 1484 acs. (O & NL), Pr. Geo. Co; on S. side of Appomattox Riv., & lower side of Nummisseen Cr; adj. Joseph Pattyson; on the Otterdam Br; Joseph Granger's line; Summerrell's land; Thomas Whood; & Thomas Hobby; 13 Oct. 1727, p. 277. 882 acs. granted him by former patents. 3 Lbs., Money. ____________________________________________________________ Victim of medical malpractice? 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