Also, the William Overton Harris in below 1840 Louisa Co. VA record is son of Patrick Harris...Patrick Harris s/o Stephen Harris d 1770 (will appended below), DNA Gp 8....Stephen is supposedly son of William Harris of Cub Creek. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HARRIS-HUNTERS/2007-07/1185 847738 LOUISA CO. BOOK X, PAGE: 423 Grantor: Aaron Lowery and Mary his wife, Grantee: Charles Brooks, Date: -1 July 1840. Aaron Lowery and Mary his wife who was Mary Harris, James Ryan and Jememia his wife who was Jememia Harris, [1]William O. Harris and Sarah his wife, [2]John A. Harris and Mary W. his wife and John O. Moss to Charles Brooks,$50 for tract on south side of Indian creek adjoining William Waldrop and John Gentry, 33 acres being tract Patrick Harris died seized. Witness: David Richardson, Austin Gentry, Mourning G. Gentry, Nathaniel Talley, Francis Dabney, David Richardson. -------------------------- Goochland County Virginia Marriage Bonds & Minister Returns 1816-1854, compiled & indexed by Thomas P. Hughes Jr. and Jewel B. Standefer, 1972 Harris, William Overton - Sarah Badget M.B. March 21, 1817 Sec: Belden Badget [Bolding] William 21 yrs of age Harris, John A. - Mary W. Ryan M.B. December 13, 1818 Sec: James Ryan Wit: William O. Harris Marriages of Louisa County Virginia 1766-1815, Kathleen Booth Williams: p 13, 22 Aug 1803, Charles Brooks & Elizabeth Harris (Betsey) d/o Patrick Harris, Sur. Edmond Badgett. Wit: Pole [?] Harris. p 107 p 88, James Ryan & Jemima Harris dau. of Patrick Harris. Sur. Thomas Ryan. Wit: Belden Badgett. Married by Rev. Martin Walton. p 82 p 6, 14 May 1793 Bolding Badget & Elizabeth Ryan, dau. of Philip Ryan. Sur. John Ryan. M 16 May by Rev. Martin Walton. p 62 Goochland Marriages p 93 *Siddons, William H. - Catharine A. Harris M.B. March 24, 1840 Sec: Archibald F. Thomas Wit: John W. Loyall William O. Harris, father of Catharine A. 1850 Louisa Co. VA census *Siddons William 35 M Miller Siddons Catharine 31 F Y [Wm O's + Sarah's dau.?] Siddons Sarah 10 F Siddons William 7 M Siddons Benjamin 2 M Siddons Buckner 10/12 M next door... Harris Sarah (Mrs) 45 F $180.00 WILL OF STEPHEN HARRIS 26 July 1770 >From article: Three William Harrises in Hanover County by Malcolm Hart Harris West Point, Virginia (continued from V.22, p. 104) posted to Group 8 DNA mailing list by Lynda SoRelle 1/16/06 Memor and Coppy of Stephen Harris will made 26th July 1770. The witnesses are Ro. Harris, George Clough & Alse Hix Imprimis: I be[queath] to my loving wife during her natural life the land and plantation whereon I now live likewise all my other estate, after her death, all the estate except the land to be equally divided among my children that shall be living at the time by this last wife, to wit- John, Betty, Anne, Ned, Patrick, Alse, Rosey, Damond and Molly King. Item: I give my said land and plantation after my wife�s decease to my son John Harris and his heirs forever. It likewise is my desire that if my said son John should die leaving no lawful heir that the said land should go to the next oldest son living. I appoint my son John Exer and Mourning Harris, my wife Executrix in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of July 1770 Stephen Harris S. H. his mark Ro. Harris, Alse Hix, George Clough It is evident from this will made in 1770 that Stephen Harris was married twice and Mourning Harris was his second wife, who survived him. In 1782, Mourning Harris was charged with 150 acres of land in Hanover County, and in 1790 she was charged with nine white tithables. The plantation on which Stephen Harris lived passed to Mourning and then to her son John Harris, as willed. It was here that John Harris resided during his lifetime and at his death it passed to his son Solomon Harris. The 1850 census of Hanover County shows the family of Solomon Harris, aged 71; Elizabeth Harris, 71; Solomon King Harris, 34; Andrew J. Harris, 24; Elizabeth Harris, 16; and George Harris, 13. --------------------------------- On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 09:02:12 EDT [email protected] writes: There are at least two Group 8 families that consistently use the name Overton as a middle name; George Overton Harris George Harris Sr b ca 1758 of Hanover d May 1824 in Warren Co KY. Married to Sarah Hudson ca 1772. Children: Graves Harris b 1773 m Elizabeth Wheeler (of Mark) 15 Oct 1799 Louisa co VA William Hudson Harris b ca 1775 m Catharine Anderson 5 Oct 1805 Warren Co KY Elizabeth Dickson Harris b 1783 d 30 Nov 1838 m Major Holland Frances Harris b 1784 d bef 22 Jan 1842 Warren Co KY m Hezekiah Holland Sarah (Salley) Harris b 1790 d 10 Nov 1855 Warren Co KY m Charles Epperson George Overton Harris Jr b 1790 d 10 Nov 1855 Warren Co. m Elizabeth Holland Married: Elizabeth Holland 5 Apr 1813 Warren Co Mary Graves Harris b 1793 m James Thomas Lucy Overton Harris b 1799 d aft 1850 LaFayette Co MO Lucy m 1st Allen Johnson 26 Nov 1817 Warren Co. 2nd Richard R. Merritt 20 Oct 1825 Warren Co and from another Harris Group 8 John Harris m Jane Hambleton Son Solomon Harris b ca 1779 m Betty Hogan has a son Stephen Overton Harris b 1818 m Diana Smith Solomon also names another son William Overton Harris m Barbara LNU Pat In a message dated 8/31/2008 11:12:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Dear Ms. Wallace, As I have mentioned before, "Overton" was also a frequent given name in my Harris family of Georgia (descendants of John Harris died 1826 and his wife Mary Fielder). It is the most common given name in that family. The second most common given name (considering most of the descendants were through daughters) was "Harris". As many will know (including yourself), this fact does not automatically guarantee an Overton connection. Even so, I, too, would be interested to see the Overton data you have (to supplement my own). Whether or not all or any of these various Harris families were genetically related to the Overtons of England, one thing at least is clear--they were all of them proud of the name, and wished to claim a relationship to them! Thanks again for all your selfless, dedicated work on behalf of us all. T.J. 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