The Thompson Harris listed in the 1830 Monroe Co. MS census was the son of Newsom Harris. Reference - Warren Co. NC Will Book Vol.25 (1827-1830) pp. 531-532. This document is also in LDS Film #0454311. That Thompson Harris deeds land to his son William G. Harris in Monroe Co. Ref. Monroe Co. Deed book 2 p220. That record is also abstracted in "Monroe Co, Mississippi Deeds books 1,2,&3" by Betty Wood Thomas. The above Newsom Harris was one of the sons of Isham Harris, b 1741, who was the son of West Harris b 1715. Bob Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "harris220" <harris220@charter.net> To: <HARRIS-HUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 2:21 AM Subject: Claiborn Thompson Harris > Is there any more known information about Claiborn Thompson Harris (the > 2nd or 3rd;) I've wondered whether he and Thompson Harris were related. > Thompson and Jane Beckham Harris were originally from South Carolina. It > appears that they migrated through Tennessee, settled in Monroe County, > Mississippi and then ended up in Rusk County Texas with John P Harris. > (John and Elizabeth Shed Harris were married in Jefferson County, AL. > According to other research, Thompson was the son of Newsom Harris. I've > seen some research identifying him as being related to West Harris. >