i have found a copy of the granville co, nc deed wherein richard harris deeded land to his son john harris, which, as shown, ira had posted earlier.   since, as shown, this john kittrell witnessed this deed, this is certainly shown/ indicated to have been the same john harris, who married rachel milly kittrell.   also, the deed mentions land that richard harris gave to his son john harris was in the line of jonathan white.   deeds re sherwood harris refer to land he purchased from jonathan white.   DEED BOOK O 1-(1). Thomas Harris [of Granville Co, NC] to Sherwood Harris son of Sherwood Harris, Deceased, of same County, 1779, for 100 pounds lawfull money, one certain tract or parcel of land 160 acres, be the same more or less, & is the tract of land given the said Sherwood Harris by his father Sherwood Harris, Deceased, in his last will & testament which runs in these words I give & bequeath to my loving son Sherwood Harris 160 acres of land which I purchased of Jonathan White together with the plantation where Henry White formerly lived to him & his heirs forever. Thomas Harris. Witness: Ephraim Hampton, John Miner Jurat. Granville County November Court 1779. This deed was duly proved by the oath of John Miner & ordered to be Registered. Reuben Searcy CC. Truly Registered Pr M. Satterwhite PR. 7- (5,6). Sherwood Harris of Granville Co., NC to John Duncan in Amelia County, Virginia, 1 November 1779, for 2000 pounds lawfull money of North Carolina, one certain tract or parcel of land lying & being situate in Granville County aforesaid containing 160 acres, be the same more or less & is the tract of land given the said Sherwood Harris by his father Sherwood Harris, Deceased, in his last will & testament which runs in these words I give & bequeath to my son Sherwood Harris 160 acres of land which I purchased of Jonathan White together with the plantation whereon Henry White formerly live to him & his heirs forever. Sherwood Harris, Jane (X) Hedspeth. Witness: George Bristow Senior, James Bristow. Granville County November Court 1779. Phillip Chavis acknowledged this deed to be his & deed which was ordered to be registered, then Jane Hedspeth relict of Sherwood Harris, Deceased, was privately examined by Thomas Banks, esquire, who reported that she freely relinquished her right to dower to the land by this deed conveyed. Reuben Searcy CC. Truly Registered Pr M. Satterwhite Pr       : "Ira L. Harris III" < [email protected]> Subject: Richard Harris to son, John Harris, 1766, Granville Co., NC. Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:01:34 -0600 GRANVILLE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DEEDS 1763-1766 Abstracted by Timothy W. Rackley. Copyright 1999, Timothy W. Rackley, PO Box 2502, Kernersville, NC 27285-2502. the source for this work is microfilm C.044.40005. DEED BOOK H 66- (266, 267) Richard Harris of Granville Co, NC to John Harris son of the abovesaid Richard Harris, 23 November 1766 "for & in consideration of the natural love & effection [sic] which he beareth unto his said son John Harris",all that seat tract or parcel of land lying in the county aforesaid; Beginning at a Hickory in Jonathan White's line, thence South 20 degrees East 178 pole to a corner White Oak, thence east 140 pole to a corner White Oak, thence North 20 degrees West 178 pole to a corner Spanish Oak, thence West 140 pole to the first station, containing in the whole 144 acres of land. Richard Harris. Wit: Daniel Standard, John Kittrell. Granville County February Court 1767. Acknowledged by Richard Harris. Test Samuel Benton CC. Registered Samuel Benton PR. so, the questions are:  was john harris/ rachel milly kittrell's father this richard harris/ priscilla holmes?  was he the same richard harris, who married margaret kimbrough?   were richard harris/ margaret kimbrough and/ or priscilla holmes; this sherwood harris/ jane hudspeth; robert harris/ lemender smith brothers, sons of this richard harris/ sarah b ca 1694, who kathryn wiggins said in her geneagraph re the family of our captain thomas harris one of the 8 sons of our william harris/ mary giles b ca 1672, son of our major william harris and his 2nd wife, alice, who re-married george alvis, son of our captain thomas harris 1611 of jamestown?   or were they part of the harris line and family of robert harris/ captain william harris/ temperance overton?   again, hopefully, we can find other harris descendants of these harris lines/ families to participate in the harris dna project.     belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8--------26910