i have been trying to find time to also respond to ira re the harris and wilkins families per the granville co, nc deed he posted re christopher harris to richard wilkins but i am, again, very busy here today and for the past several days.   granville co, nc is below and adjacent to lunenburg/ mecklenburg co, va and although i have not focused on granville co, nc as i have lunenburg/ mecklenburg co, va, i am aware that these were the same and related families also there and/ or connections re the granville co, nc families with the lunenburg/ mecklenburg co, va families.   this is true i know of this wilkins family and, in fact, this same wilkins family was involved with both my william harris, sr/ frances goode and william harris/ judith hudson there in lunenburg co, va.   meanwhile, these connections are also more involved for me period but, so far, this still does not tell me if this harris family in granville co, nc were also related to my william harris, sr/ frances goode and/ or william harris/ judith hudson in lunenburg/ mecklenburg co, va.   this john hawkins in this deed re christopher harris to richard wilkins is likely my ancestor john hawkins.    john hawkins/ mary wyatt were the parents of mary hawkins, who married my nathaniel bullock and who were the parents of my fanny bullock allen, wife of my george allen, who died in 1803 in oglethorpe co, va.    george allen/ fanny bullock were the great- grandparents of my great-grandmother  amanda allen harris, wife of my great-grandfather martin alonzo harris of paulding co, ga and who died in 1935 in atlanta, ga.   again, these connections are still more involved.  my mary wyatt hawkins, wife of my john hawkins, was the daughter of henry wyatt/ mary wynne, who re-married thomas twitty and this was also the same twitty family, who also inter-married with this same wilkins family.     Granville Co, NC DEED BOOK O 5-(4). Christopher Harris of Granville County, NC to Richard Wilkins  of same County, 1 March 1779, for 150 pounds current money of North  Carolina, one certain track or parcel of land on the branches of Mill  Creek containing 15 acres; Beginning at a Hicory on John Hawkins line  that piece of land that was Sherwood Harris, thence a South line to a  large path that goes from Henry Straton's to Hawkins Mill, thence up  the said path a Northwest course along a new built line that's on  both sides of the said path to Hawkins line on a Hickory, thence East  line to the beginning. Christopher Harris. Witness: Sherwood Harris, Robert Harris Junior, Darvin Harris.  Granville County November Court 1779. Christopher Harris acknowledged this deed to be his act & deed which  was ordered to be Registered. Reuben Searcy CC.   Truly Registered Pr  M. Satterwhite PR. here is info on this same wilkins family and mecklenburg co, va deed, also, to follow shows that this was the same richard wilkins/ rebecca twitty, who had been in mecklenburg co, va and who had moved to granville co, nc.   again, all of this is more involved period.   this is info on the wilkins family, which can be found on line, and this was the same wilkins family in granville co, nc, who had also been involved with my william harris, sr/ frances goode and william harris/ judith hudson in lunenburg/ mecklenburg co, va, which i will also say more about but, first, here is the info on the wilkins family.   John Wilkins married 1st to Mary Unknown (d. by 1751), married 2nd to Hannah Unknown. This may be the John Wilkins who patented land in King William Co. in 1722. Was in Spotsylvania Co. in 1720's where he registered his livestock. Was in Hanover Co. in 1734 when he bought 1000 acres in Brunswick Co. While in Brunswick Co. he and Mary sold 200 ac. In Lunenburg Co. he and Mary sold 400 ac. in 1746. That year, he was appointed security for guardianship of Hannah Clements, orphan of John Clements. In a 1751 deed, his wife was Hannah. Last record of John is in 1757. Children of John Wilkins and wife Mary: 1. Thomas Wilkins mar. Hannah (Clements?), he died by 1784 in Lunenburg or Mecklenburg. Had at least one son John who married Anne Unknown. Thomas received land from his father in 1749, where he was already living. Bought land from Francis Bressie that his son John and wife Anna, of Mecklenburg Co. sold in 1774. 2. William Wilkins, mar. Sarah Avoreth? (dau. of Thos. & Sarah) ca. 1750. Wm. received 100 ac. from his father in 1749. Wm. made his mark "W" in early deeds. He had at least one son James, married to a Newton by 1785 - wife's name was Lettice (1796). Wm. and Sarah may have possibly been the parents of Thomas who mar. Susannah Pace (Cleveland Co NC); and John who mar. Mildred Parrish (Halifax Co. VA). 3. James Wilkins, d. 1781, Mecklenburg Co., VA, mar. Arabella Smith, widow of Daniel Marrow. He received 100 ac. from his father in 1751. Children: Charles Wilkins (went to N.C. and mar. 1st Frances Jones, mar. 2nd to Elizabeth Puryear; Martha Wilkins; Sukey Vaughan Wilkins; Mary Wilkins; Milly Newton Wilkins. 4. Richard Wilkins mar. Rebecca Twitty. He died abt. 1796 in Granville Co. N.C. Received a horse from his father in 1751. Was in Mecklenburg Co. until 1780's when he moved to Granville Co. NC where he died. Possible children were: Rebecca, William, Allin, Sophia, Polly, Thomas (who was in the same dist. in N.C. w/Richard?) 5. Susannah Wilkins - no further info. 6. Mary Ann Wilkins married Bartholomew Stovall and moved to N.C. (Still not identified: Clement Wilkins of Mecklenburg Co. who may have later been in N.C.; Valentine Mullins to whom John deeded 250 acres; Lunenburg Court Order Books indicate there may have been a John, Jr.; Mary Wilkins in Mecklenburg Co. Clement Wilkins in Mecklenburg Co. Sarah Wilkins.   again, here is a mecklenburg co, va deed showing that richard wilkins had been in lunenburg/ mecklenburg co, va before moving to granville co, nc.   mecklenburg co, va deed book 2, page 501, 1770, richard wilkins of granville co, nc to william wilkerson of mecklenburg co, va for 115 pds, 152 acres on both sides of the great buffalo creek bounded by seals; wilkins; chesser; wilson.  signed.  richard wilkins.  no witnesses.  deed was acknowledged by richard wilkins and his wife, rebecca.   to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8------26910