My line of Harris from Charles City County to Isle of Wight County, Virginia, migrated to Lunenburg County, then Charlotte County, Virginia, then Burke, Rutherford and Wilkes Counties in North Carolina. (Rutherford believed to be a census location error). The descending line in America is: John, Thomas, Thomas Jr, Edward, Edward Jr., Edward-3rd, David, Isaac, Alberry Harris Sincerely, James E. Hargraves In a message dated 8/17/2004 6:40:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, barebear@insightbb.com writes: >From what I have been able to read, research, and find out, the Isle of Wight County, Virginia line was in the following counties in Virginia. Charles City Co. Isle of Wight Co. Henrico Co. Southampton Co. Greenville Co. Brunswick Co In North Carolina I have read and heard that they were in the following counties. Beufort Co. Montgomery Co Edgecombe Co. Warren-Bute Co. Granville Co. Surry Co. Halifax Co. Franklin Co. Chowan Pricinct, Albemarle Co. In Georgia I have read and heard that they were in the following counties. Greene Co. Columbia Co. Carroll Co. Wilkes Co. Does anyone know of other counties in Virginia, North Carolina, or Georgia that descendants of the Isle of Wight Harris line was in? Please respond through HH so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III A descendant of Claiborne "Ned" Harris

The name Alberry struck me as I have a stray Jonathan Elsberry Harris in Saline/Williamson County Illinois in the mid 1860s and no one in my family can tell me anything about the name Elsberry. It is not a family name I have ever come across. My Harris line comes out of Granville and Wake Co North Carolina. Elijah Harris, Alsey Harris, Elijah W Harris, Thomas Harris, whose daughter was Merle Harris. Elijah married Delilah Shaw in Wake Co NC. in the early 1800s They seem then to have migrated to Wilson Co TN but were in Gallatin Co IL by 1820. Elijah dead by then but records show Delilah and children. County legend has it that Elijah died from an infection after his ear was bitten off during a fight. Son James A.is credited with founding Harrisburg Illinois. Sons Alsey (Aulsey, Alsy) and Gilliam (Gillam) served in the Black Hawk War in the 1830s. All sons married and became land owners in Saline and Williamson Cos., IL. Daughters married well. The internet world seems to be sure of old Elijah's father and mother...but it doesn't seem that anyone knows the actual source of the material. Neither I nor anyone else that I know of that has researched this line has ever gotten past Elijah (I) with any kind of documentation as to proof of parents. Another Harris puzzle. Barbara Metzger Carefree AZ