Hi, all, Thought we might get a drenching from tropical storm Berle, but not so much (we desperately need a week or so of gentle rainfall.) Here is Pt. 17 of the descendants of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris. Pam ========================================== Extracted from: GENEALOGICAL PUBLISHING CO.: Virginia Land Records from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly; Indexed by Gary Parks; Published, 1982, by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982, Baltimore, MD, USA; ISBN # 0-80630-992-X; LOC # 82-81848 p. 100: RECORDS OF HANOVER CO., VA THE LARGER BOOK . - p. 124: Nov 5th, 1784 James HARRIS of Caroline to Malcolm HART of Hanover Town 400 acres wh. Harris, lately bought of Jno, GRIMES adj. Ambrose LIPSCOMB, Alex. KING dec'd., Henry PRIDDY. - p. 108: . May 10, 1785---John BLAIR, of City of Williamsburg, & Jean, his wife, to James HARRIS, of Caroline, VA, 864 a. St. Martin's, bounded on North by Pamunkey River, by BULLFIELD, tract belonging to Gen. Thos. NELSON, on E. by John TERRY on West by Chapman AUSTIN. [James, son of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris] ==================================== Brewer, op. cit. p. 147: 10/9/1785. Representatives appointed by the preparative meetings: for Caroline Thomas TERRELL, for Cedar Creek Micajah CREW & Thos HARRIS, for Jenito [Genito, Goochland Co.] Samuel PARSONS & James HARRIS, who were present. [James, son of Benjamin & Sarah; note that he was first in Hanover Co., then in Caroline Co., then in Goochland Co.; his father had owned land in all three counties, as shown by the earlier patent records, the minutes of this meeting, and the will of Sarah Dumas Harris. So James may have been living in each of these places on land his father had owned, but James was obviously a quite capable businessman in his own right, and may well have been living on land which he had himself purchased. This Thomas Harris {Sr.} was the son of Daniel & Mary Hutchens Harris, and the grandson of John & Mary Stanley Harris.] - p. 147: 10/9/1785. Micajah CREW, Samuel PARSONS & Thomas HARRIS Junr appointed to visit Orrange meeting having some time been without overseers. [Orange Co., VA] [First record of Thomas Harris, son of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris, as an adult] - p. 6: [FAMILY RECORDS] Thomas & Unity STANLEY, Cedarcreek, Hanover Co. Their children: Moses b. 15/11/1781 John b. 2/11/1783 Temperance b. 22/2/1786 James b. 10/3/1787 Joseph b. 9/2/1789 Benjamin b. 10/2/1791 Judith b. 28/9/1793 Abigal [Abigail] b. 19/10/1796 Unity b. 19/8/1799 [Unity Crew Stanley was the daughter of James & Judith Harris Crew, the granddaughter of Andrew & Huldah {Undiscovered} Crew, and the granddaughter of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris. A further record in this book on p. 11, reveal that Temperance Stanley, daughter of Thomas & Unity Stanley, died 29 Apr 1786, aged 2 mos. 7 days.] ==================================== Genealogical Publishing Co., op. cit. p. 124: Apr 19 1786 James HARRIS & Mary, his wife, of Henrico Co. to Jno., TAYLOR 400 a. on Sinking Hole Creek adj. Ambrose LIPSCOMB, Alex. KING, dec'd.; Henry PRIDDY, being land bought of Jacob HUNDLEY by Wm GRIMES & given by him to his son John GRIMES who conveyed it to said HARRIS. ==================================== Brewer, op. cit. p. 13: 8/7/1786. James CREW sold one of his fellow men into bondage and refuseth to redeem him, we disown him. [James, husband of Judith Harris, and son-in-law of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris] ============================================ [END OF FILE] ============================================
> Which group are Benjamin and Sarah Harris in? Thanks. Sarah Group 4 > > > Thought we might get a drenching from > > tropical storm Berle, but not so much (we > > desperately need a week or so of gentle rainfall.) > > > > Here is Pt. 17 of the descendants of Benjamin > > & Sarah Dumas Harris. > > > > Pam > > > > ========================================== > > > > Extracted from: > > GENEALOGICAL PUBLISHING CO.: Virginia Land Records > > from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the > > William and Mary Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly; Indexed > > by Gary Parks; Published, 1982, by Genealogical Publishing Co., > > Inc., 1982, Baltimore, MD, USA; ISBN # 0-80630-992-X; > > LOC # 82-81848 > > > > p. 100: > > > > RECORDS OF HANOVER CO., VA > > THE LARGER BOOK > > . > > - > > p. 124: > > Nov 5th, 1784 > > James HARRIS of Caroline to Malcolm HART of > > Hanover Town 400 acres wh. Harris, lately bought of > > Jno, GRIMES adj. Ambrose LIPSCOMB, Alex. KING > > dec'd., Henry PRIDDY. > > - > > p. 108: > > . > > May 10, 1785---John BLAIR, of City of Williamsburg, > > & Jean, his wife, to James HARRIS, of Caroline, VA, > > 864 a. St. Martin's, bounded on North by Pamunkey River, > > by BULLFIELD, tract belonging to Gen. Thos. NELSON, > > on E. by John TERRY on West by Chapman AUSTIN. > > > > [James, son of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris] > > > > ==================================== > > > > Brewer, op. cit. > > > > p. 147: > > 10/9/1785. Representatives appointed by the preparative > > meetings: for Caroline Thomas TERRELL, for Cedar Creek > > Micajah CREW & Thos HARRIS, for Jenito [Genito, > > Goochland Co.] Samuel PARSONS & James HARRIS, > > who were present. > > > > [James, son of Benjamin & Sarah; note that he was first in > > Hanover Co., then in Caroline Co., then in Goochland Co.; > > his father had owned land in all three counties, as shown by > > the earlier patent records, the minutes of this meeting, and > > the will of Sarah Dumas Harris. So James may have been > > living in each of these places on land his father had owned, > > but James was obviously a quite capable businessman in his > > own right, and may well have been living on land which he > > had himself purchased. > > This Thomas Harris {Sr.} was the son of Daniel & Mary > > Hutchens Harris, and the grandson of John & Mary Stanley > > Harris.] > > - > > p. 147: > > 10/9/1785. Micajah CREW, Samuel PARSONS & > > Thomas HARRIS Junr appointed to visit Orrange meeting > > having some time been without overseers. [Orange Co., VA] > > > > [First record of Thomas Harris, son of Benjamin & Sarah > > Dumas Harris, as an adult] > > - > > p. 6: > > [FAMILY RECORDS] > > Thomas & Unity STANLEY, Cedarcreek, Hanover Co. > > Their children: > > Moses b. 15/11/1781 > > John b. 2/11/1783 > > Temperance b. 22/2/1786 > > James b. 10/3/1787 > > Joseph b. 9/2/1789 > > Benjamin b. 10/2/1791 > > Judith b. 28/9/1793 > > Abigal [Abigail] b. 19/10/1796 > > Unity b. 19/8/1799 > > > > [Unity Crew Stanley was the daughter of James & > > Judith Harris Crew, the granddaughter of Andrew & > > Huldah {Undiscovered} Crew, and the granddaughter > > of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris. A further record > > in this book on p. 11, reveal that Temperance Stanley, > > daughter of Thomas & Unity Stanley, died 29 Apr 1786, > > aged 2 mos. 7 days.] > > > > ==================================== > > > > Genealogical Publishing Co., op. cit. > > > > p. 124: > > Apr 19 1786 > > James HARRIS & Mary, his wife, of Henrico Co. to > > Jno., TAYLOR 400 a. on Sinking Hole Creek adj. > > Ambrose LIPSCOMB, Alex. KING, dec'd.; Henry > > PRIDDY, being land bought of Jacob HUNDLEY > > by Wm GRIMES & given by him to his son > > John GRIMES who conveyed it to said HARRIS. > > > > ==================================== > > > > Brewer, op. cit. > > > > p. 13: > > 8/7/1786. James CREW sold one of his fellow men > > into bondage and refuseth to redeem him, we disown him. > > > > [James, husband of Judith Harris, and son-in-law of > > Benjamin & Sarah Dumas Harris] > > > > ============================================ > > > > [END OF FILE] > > > > ============================================ > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message