I would be particularly interested, as William's grandson, Joseph named his eldest daughter Rebecca. After his great aunt? Was Rebecca William and Elizabeth's daughter? William's sister (if so, she would have been pretty old by then)? If memory serves, we have seen no mention of daughters of William and Elizabeth, but that doesn't mean there weren't any. Nor, as far as I remember any marriage records for an Elizabeth Harris to a Mumford. I'll check. Alternatively, this Rebecca could have been the daughter of John or James Harris who was associated with William Harris in Halifax and, possibly Amelia Co. Williams's brothers? Cousins? Nephews? Sons? Making Elizabeth Williams's neice, 2nd cousin, cousin once removed, etc? I'm going to see what I can find about a man named Mumford in Patrick or Halifax Co. Sandy On Dec 18, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Patricia Seaver wrote: > I find the discussion of the connections between the Harris and > Mumford families of interest. The following deed-- > > Patrick Co, VA Deed from George Rogers of Tennessee to William > Harris 14 Jan 1804 Bk 2/p 305 bordering Joshua Renfroe, Robert > Rogers, David Davis, Daniel Askew. Wit: Rebeccah Harris Mumford > > --refers to William Harris who moved from Halifax Co. VA to Stokes > Co, NC between 1798 and 1800 and to Patrick Co. by 1803. When this > William Harris first bought land in Halifax Co. in 1778, he was > "William Harris of Amelia Co. VA" on the deed. In 1779 William sold > land in Halifax Co. to a John Harris "of Amelia Co.") and in 1781 to > a James Harris. This land was in the vicinity of Difficult Creek. > > He had two known sons--Barnard b. @1768 and Elijah b. @1775; his wife > was named Elizabeth, last name unknown. The 1800 Stokes Co, NC > census indicates other males in his household and the households of > Barnard Harris and a John Harris were listed next to him (Elijah was > on the Halifax Co. VA personal property tax list through 1806, after > which he moved to Patrick Co.) > > Amelia Co. records point to a William Harris who lived in the > northwestern part of Amelia Co. in the vicinity of Sandy Creek and > Stocks Creek--between Flatt Creek and the Appomattox River. William > was closely associated in Halifax Co. with the Vasser family and the > Pringle/Prindle family, who also came to Halifax Co. from Amelia > Co. In Amelia Co. he was also associated with the Hendrick(s) > family. > > In both Halifax Co. and Patrick Co., William, Barnard and Elijah were > closely associated with the family of Peter and Martha Hudson, Sr. > The Claiborne Harris who married Sally Hudson 1789 Charlotte Co, VA > lived near William and his sons in Halifax Co. > > William's son, Elijah, married Nancy Lee, d/o William Lee, 1794 > Halifax Co. They had at least two sons, Joseph and Claiborne. > Descendants of Joseph and Claiborne are Harris DNA Group 30. > > I would appreciate any ideas about who Rebeccah Harris Mumford was as > well as any other information that would help us identify who our > William Harris was. > > Pat Seaver > > ------------------------------- > 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