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    1. [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Orange Co road orders
    2. Sandra Hart
    3. Below, I have cut & pasted all of the Harris road orders that I found online posted by the VA DoT. I'm going to post the Harris entries that I downloaded for one county at a time. I hope you find them helpful ORANGE Co 24 November 1749, O.S. p. 232 Ordered That the Male labouring Tithables belonging to Joseph Morton Zachary Taylor Erasmus Taylor Peter Rucker William Golding John Goss William Sims & Moses Harris do work under Thomas Newman who is overseer of a Road in this County. 23 May 1754 N.S., Page 4 Reubin Harris is appointed Overseer of the Road in the Room of Thomas Graves and that he with the Gang that was under the said Graves clear & keep the same in Repair 28 March 1755 N.S., Page 90 Ordered that Reubin Harris Surveyor of the Lower part of the Road from the Middle Church down the fork of Pamunky With the Gang under him Join with Malica Chiles Surveyor of the uper part of the said Road in each of their Gang Making a bridge over the Run by the said Church 23 October 1755 N.S., Page 180 Ordered that Vivon Daniel Overseer of the road have the following Persons for his Gang vizt. William Watsons Male Tiths. Law. Young Richard Lewis, John Vivion, Francis Wisdom, Roger Bell, Edward Smith John Goldson, Lazarias Tilly, James Daniel, Thomas Graves, John Greem, Reuben Harris, Thos. Mountague & John Gibbons & that they With the said Vivion, Daniels Gang Clear & keep the said Road in repair 26 April 1759, Page 452 The Person Appointed to Veiw the way for a Road to be cleared from George Douglasses down the Ridge between William Smiths Quarter & William Monroes into the Main Road have reportad that they find the said way to be the best & most convenient for the sd. Road to be Made without prejuducing any Person & have marked the same Therefore it is Ordered that the said way be cleared as Marked & That Thos. Smith be Overseer of the Same & have for his Gang the Male Labouring tiths. of Wm. Smith Qur. Wm. Monroes, Saml. Esis, Moses Harris Henry Harvy, Richard Harvy, William Smith, Wm. Colliar & John Huntsman & that he with the said Gang clear & keep the said Road in repair 28 April 1763, Page 709 Ordered that all the Male labouring Tithables at Col. Curtis Quarter at James Chapmans & James Harris work on the road whereof David Griffin is overseer 26 April 1764, Page 117 (Orange County Minute Book 1, Page 7a) The Persons herein Mentioned to open a Road from Braxtons Quarter to the Red Oak Level. John Hoard & his Gang. Anthony Foster & Do. Samuel Rice & do. Anthony Gholson & do. Meryman Marshal & do. Joshua Stap Senr. & do.. Samuel Harper & do. James Wayt & do. Mr. John Waldens Overseer & do.Col. Curtisís Overseer & Do. Wm. Lucas & Do. John Askew & do. Edmond Ham and do. John Gully, Philip Hogan, Joshua Step Junr. James Harris Walter Fitzgarrel & his Sons, James William & Thomas. Wm. Harrison Robert Johnson & his Gang & the sd. Robert Johnson is appointed Overseer over the sd. Road & that he keep the Same in Good Repair 26 June 1766, Page 373 (O.C.M.B. 1, Page 99) Robert Sanford appointed overseer of road from Swift run to Braxtons Old field and that he with the hands to wit James Beazleys Mathew Davisís Mathew Creeds, John Bowlings, John Harrisís Reubin Roach, Frans. Lamb Anthony Griffen John Roberts do Clear and keep the Same in Good repair 28 October 1768, Page 532 (O.C.M.B. 1, Page 197) The following hands to be under the Overseer of the Road from Burrusís Bridge Down to Swit run Vizt. the hands Geo. Bruce, John Mallory, Charles Smith, Samuel Bird Edward Williams John Sturgen, William Morris, John Smith, Jeremiah Haney, Henry Shackleford, Francis Williams, John Williams, Henry Harris, Wm. Monroe, do work the sd. Road and keep the sd. Road in Good repair

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