Hi Mary and Ira, There was (at least) one other Turner Harris (b. 1745), one of the sons of West Harris, reportedly lived in Montgomery County at time of his death in 1819. Best, Keith On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 3:15 PM, mary harris <[email protected]>wrote: > Ira, > What I can find is all listed below in the will of Robert Harris 1785-1786. > The only person not listed is the Turner Harris and the only Turner Harris > I > am aware of was out of Bute County. You will also notice Richard Donaldson > Cook at the end of the will. > > > Mary Harris > ************ > > This will was located in NC State Archives > NC, Granville County > > In the name of God amen I Robert Harris _____ of the County of Granville > being _____ weak in body but of sound _____mind and memory and > understanding > do make this my last will and testament utterly revoking all other wills > testaments codicils of wills heretofore made by me. > > Item: I give to my niece Mary Harris daughter of David Harris one of my > best beds of furniture also one cow and calf. > > Item: I give to my grandson Thomas Harris son of Thomas Harris one Negro > > boy called _____ also all the land I possess joining the land of > Kimbrough > Ogilvie and Thomas Wilbourn except one hundred acres which is to be laid > off for said Thomas Wilbourn to him _______ _______ ____ > ______. > > Item: I give to my daughter Mary Ogilvie fifty pounds current money to > be > paid out of my estate. > > Item: I give to my daughter Lemander Hampton fifty pounds current money > to be paid out of my estate. All the rest of my estate both real and > personal to be sold at twelve months ________ and equally divided amongst > > my sons Christopher Harris, Sherwood Harris, Robert Harris, David Harris, > > and Samuel Harris. > > Item: I give unto my wife Lemander Harris one Negro wench by the name of > > Phoba (or Rhoda) and all the property she has unto her possession now > _________ > ____ during her natural life __ providing she proves by good and > sufficient > witness that she had just cause to leave her marriage > bed and if not the said Negro and other property she has in her > possession > to be taken by my executors hereafter named and sold and applied as I > have > dictated. ___________________ that all Book Debts due me shall be given > up > to the Debtors. > > Lastly I constitute my son Sherwood Harris, Samuel Harris and my good > friend Col. Joseph Taylor Executors of this my last will and testament > In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this > 5th day of June 1785. Robert Harris > (Seal) > > Sealed, published and declared > > To be his last will and testament in presence of R. D. Cook, Temperance > Wilbourn, John ? > > Granville County, August Court AD 1786 > > The Last will and Testament of Robert Harris ? was duly proved by the > oath of Richard Donaldson Cook and John Ogilvie and ordered to be > recorded > then Sherwood Harris, Samuel Harris and Joseph Taylor qualified as > Executors > in the said will. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >