Sorry, all--- Thank you, Evelyn, for you summary of the extant Overton records. I appreciate all your helpful information on the Overtons. However, I had intended to show the first record in Virginia of this particular Richard Harris, who I think may have been the brother? of our William Harris (1669-1733; m. Temperance Overton.) Sorry for my lack of clarity. Here, again, is the first record of this Richard Harris, and a few further records of him. Pam Records Compiled by: Pamela Howerton Stone Ross pamstone@cfl.rr.com 362 North Brevard Avenue Cocoa Beach, FL 32931-2936 ========================================= Extracted from: CHAMBERLAYNE, C. G. [Churchill Gibson]: The Vestry Book of St. Paul’s Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786; Published, 1940, by the Library Board, Virginia State Library & Archives, Richmond, VA, USA -p. 60: ... Vestry Book p. 62 At a Vestry held at the Lower Church 7br ye 26,th 1713 ... - p. 61: ... To lie in the Church Wardens hands for RICHD HARRIS} when he hath Shingled the upper Church } 4500 ... - =========================================== p. 70: Vestry Book p. 69 ... At a Vestry held at the Lower Church 8br, ye 15.th 1715 [15 October] P,res,t Mr Tho:s Sharp Clk Maj,r Nich,o Meriwether Cap.t Rob,t Anderson } M,r Henry Chiles M,r John White } M,r Rowl,d Horsley M,r John Mask } Mr Geo; Alvis Mr Edw;d Garland } M,r Ja,s Blackwell M,r Joseph Baughon } M,r W,m Merwether } Church Wardens St Pauls Parish D,r To Mr Tho,s Sharp, as P Law 16000 To John Fitsgerrald, as Clk & Reader 1500 To John Hall Sexton of the Lower Church 400 To his Acc,t Allow’d 80 To Rich,d Norcutt Sexton of the upper Church 400 To his Acc,t Allow’d 30 To the Widdow Pirant for 1 year 600 [Pyrant, Pyron] To the Widdow Leak for John Andersons Child for 1 year 500 To Maj,r Meriwether Last year 111 ll [lb?] Tob,o this year 60½ 171½ To RICH,D HARRI’S[S Acc,t Allow’d 150 … ========================================= p. 268: fore the last of march next, an acc,t thereof, with ye names of persons present, and what lands in ye Said Precinct, they Shall fail to proceSsion, (if any) with the particular reason of Such Failure. but if any persons refuse to have their Lands proceS- sion’d, then to give an acc,t threof in writing to the Church wardens, within Ten Days after Such refusal Test Jno Fitsgerrald Cl, V,t The within order executed by us whose names are here writ- ten, except the land between Jno Harris & John Kimbrough, which Jno Harris refuses to Let it be proceSsion’d, because he says Not his full proportion of land, dated this 18,th day of march 1719/20, Edw:d Garland, Abra: Cook Vestry Book p. 208 New Kent County Sc,t We the Subscribers being Jurors Impannel’d & Sworn by Virtue of an Order of the Said Court, made the 12th day of may, Instant came upon the Land of John Harris, Joining on John Kimbro: in the s:d order, Mention’d together with the Surveyor and Sheriff of the Said County on the 23;d day of the said month, and the Said John Harris and John Kimbro: having agreed that the bounds of the Land, which the said Harris & Kimbro purchased of M,r Edw,d Garland, being the land in Question, should be run according to the ancient Bounds, and an equal Division shall be made thereof, the Surveyor Accordingly in company with us, the Subscribers Jurors, as aforesaid, and the Sheriff of the County ran round the Land, divided and proceSsion’d, the same According to the Tenor of the Said Order, and do find that Said John Harris wanted Twenty eight acres of his Land, which was then in the poSeS- sion of the said John Kimbro, by virtue of a former Division - p. 269: thereof made. In WitneSs whereof we have hereunto Set our hands & Seals. this 24.th day of May 1720. Foreman Peter Garland {SEAL} John Hudson {SEAL} Rich:d Harris {SEAL} Alex:r Cock {SEAL} his Edwd X Chambers {SEAL} W,m Mitchel {SEAL} mark W.m Terrell {SEAL} Jno Smith {SEAL} Ja,s Overton {SEAL} Benj:a Brown {SEAL} John Glenn {SEAL} Steph:n Pettus {SEAL} Pursuant to an Order of new kent County dated ye 12th of may, Instant made upon John HarriSs’s refusal, to proceSsion y,e dividing Line between him and John Kimbro; of a certain dividend of Land made over to them, Lying on the South Side of the Northanna, Paumonkey River in the aforesd County by Edw.d Garland in Company of Jury & the Sheriff of the County went upon the Said land in Controversy, in presence of the said Harris & Kimbro where and when they both agreed that the bounds of the whole Dividend made over to them, Should be measured, and that an equal division Should be made, which having perform’d, I do find that the area of the whole Dividend is three hundred and twenty acres, & that John Harris by the ========================================= [END OF FILE]