Hi, all, More on Ben I. Pam ============================================= Brewer, op. cit. - p. 66: 4/4/1760. A paper was presented signed by John SANDERS & Benj HARRIS [Benjamin HARRIS] setting fourth a complaint against Wm STANDLY & Zacariah STANLY [Zachariah STANLEY] for sundry reproachfull and infamous expressesions against Strangeman HUCHINS [HUTCHENS] & his ministry. Jno HARRISS [HARRIS], Thos MOOREMAN [Moorman], Thos PLEASANTS, Robert PLEASANTS & Edward STABLER to examine into the said complaint and treate with them. [Strangeman Hutchens was b. 1707 in Henrico Co., Virginia, the only son of Nicholas & Mary Watkins Hutchens of the Henrico Monthly Meeting. He married Elizabeth Cox, b. 1713, the daughter of Richard & Mary Trent Cox of Surry Co., VA. Strangeman and Elizabeth's entire family moved to the Deep River Meeting in Guilford Co., North Carolina in 1786, and then moved further west to join the Deep Creek Meeting in Surry Co., North Carolina, where Strangeman died in 1792, and Elizabeth in 1816 {(1) HINSHAW, William Wade: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy:, Vol. 1: North Carolina; With Supplement to Vol. 1, by Thomas Worth Marshall; Originally Published, 1936, by W. W. Hinshaw, Anne Arbor, MI; Supplement to Vol. 1, Originally Published, 1948, by T. W. Marshall, Washington, D.C.; Reprinted, 1969, by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, USA; LOC #68-31728; p. 820;) (2) LINN, Jo White: Surry Co., North Carolina, Will Abstracts, Vols. 1-3, 1771 - 1827; Indexed by Edith Montcalm Clark; Copyright,1974, by Jo White Linn; Published by Mrs. Stahle Linn, Jr., Salisbury, NC, USA; p. 83 Surry Co., NC Will Book 3, p. 5a.)} Their children, John, Nicholas, Mary, Strangeman, Benjamin, Edith, Obedience, Thomas, and Jane all had children of their own, and have thousands of descendants, many of whom remain in northwest North Carolina to the present day.] - p. 69: 10/7/1761. Thomas DOUGLAS & Colless JOHNSON [Collins Johnson] of Louisa Co joined themselves in marriage to women of an other persuasion in matters of religion by a hireling priest. We therefore disown them. Signed by: Thos CHEADLE, Wm STANLY [Stanley], Saml HARGRAVE Jno SANDERS, Benja HARRISS, John CHEADLE. - p. 69: 8/8/1761. Moses HARRISS [Moses Harris] request a certificate in relation to marriage to meeting in West River, MD. Strangeman HUGINGS [HUTCHENS] & Benja. HARRIS appointed to enquire into his clearness. [Moses Harris, the son of Daniel & Mary Hutchens Harris, and the grandson of John & Mary Stanley Harris, married Elizabeth Plummer, daughter of Samuel & Sarah Miles Plummer of Prince Georges Co., Maryland, at the West River Meeting in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland on 3 December 1761 {Peden, op. Cit., p. 37.}] - p. 69: 10/7/1761. Jno Sanders, Benja Harris, Jno Cheadle, Thos Cheadle, and Wm Stanly appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting. - p. 69: 12/9/1761. Obediah HARRISS [Obediah Harris] requests a certificate in relation to marriage to meeting in Henrico Co. William STANLY & John HARRISS [John Harris] appointed to enquire into the same. [Obediah HARRIS, eldest son of Benjamin & Sarah Dumas HARRIS] - pp. 69-70: 12/9/1761. John STANLY Junr [John Stanley Jr.] of Hanover Co having taken undue liberties in the excessiveness of strong drink to the extreame of drunkenness, also behaving himself in a abusfull manner to others in profaine language with quarelling and fighting, we therefore disown him. Signed by: John CHEADLE, John SANDERS, Benja HARRISS, John HARRISS, Thomas CHEADLE, Thomas STOCKTON, Natha WINSTON. [John HARRIS Junr., son of Daniel & Mary Hutchens HARRIS] ============================================= Wright, op. cit. Records of Henrico Meeting p. 36: 3/10/1761. Obediah HARRIS and Rebecca JOHNSON announced their intentions to marry. (He produced a certificate.) - p. 36: 2/1/1762. Marriage of Obediah HARRIS accomplished. - p. 37: Obediah HARRIS, son of Benjamin HARRIS of Hanover Co., and Rebecca JOHNSON, dau. of David JOHNSON of the same county, married 8 da., 11 mo., 1761 at the meeting house in Hanover Co. - p. 37: 3/4/1762. ...Rebecca HARRIS having removed to the limits of the Circular Monthly Meeting. - ============================================= Brewer, op. cit. Records of Cedar Creek Meeting p. 70: 13/2/1762. The clerk failing to appear, Wm Stanly appointed in his stead for this time. - p. 70: 13/3/1762. William STANLY [Stanley] appointed overseer in roome of Benja HARRISS who is LATELY REMOVED BY DEATH. [Benjamin Harris] - ============================================ [END OF FILE] ============================================