Dear Pat, You wrote, in part: Who was Christophers Harris, father and mother, do you have the name of his brothers and sisters. I descend from William Harris wife unknown, father and mother unknown, William had land in different places,but the last was in Prince Edward County,land he bought from Caleb Baldwin,his sons we know of are Ralph,Graves and George, we know that Ralph and Graves married sisters daughters of John Baldwin and Sussanah, of Prince Edward County. Born around 1730 in Virginia and died in 1799. Response: Welcome to the club of persons hunting Harrises--many with the same names!! You will not be interested in William Harris, brother of Christopher Harris, who apparently died without heirs. This deed confirms that William has died, and his widow and his brother Christopher and Christopher's wife, Agnes nee McCord are selling the land: The name of the widow of William Harris--Elizabeth--appears in a 1777 deed in Albemarle Co Deed Bk 1776-1782, p. 56-58. Abstracted, the deed reads: 8 May 1777 between Christopher Harris and Agnes, his wife, and Elizabeth Harris, the widow of William Harris deced. all of Albemarle Co. to Thomas Garth - two parcels of land 150 acres on N. side of Mechum's River and 336 acres on both sides of Mecham's River ... Albemarle Co. Old Line .. John Michie's ln.... said Elizabeth his widow and said Christopher his Brother and Heir, and said Elizabeth his Widow and said Christopher his Brother and Heir .. Elizabeth .. possessed of one third part of each of the parcels of land as of her Dower of the Estate ... and Christopher .. as brother and Heir to said William ... remaining two thirds of each of the parcels and is also entitled to a Reversion after the death of said Elizabeth whensoever the same shall happen... Now the said Christopher Harris and Agnes his Wife and said Elizabeth in consideration of ... 100 pounds .. convey to Thomas Garth in fee simple ... two tracts of land containing by estimation 486 acres. (no witnesses recorded) Christopher Harris Agness Harris Elizabeth Harris (Adapted from Ruth & Sam Sparacio, ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS 1776-1778 [McLean, VA: The Antient Press, 1997] pp. 27-29) Suggestion: If you live near a large city or University library, try to find their online catalog and see if you can locate these volumes: Netti Schreiner-Yantis & Florine S. Love, The 1787 Census of Virginia (You can get the ISBN and publisher from the Fam Hist Library Catalog online at <A HREF="www.familysearch.org)">www.familysearch.org)</A> These volumes are a compilation of all the 1787 personal property (not real property) tax lists of Virginia (which included Kentucky and what is now West Virginia) and they are excellent people-finders if your ancestors were living in Virginia or Kentucky or whatever else Virginia claimed in 1787. But with a name like William Harris you are going to find many persons with that name. But, if like my ancestor, your ancestor owned property in several counties, you may find him listed at least twice. Perhaps his sons were old enough to be listed--a chance you take in genealogy!!! Happy hunting! E.W.Wallace