This appeared in a post in the last day or so. I have quoted only a part of the original post: According to the History of Albermarle County in Virginia  by Rev Edgar Woods in 1901. pg. 221. "One of the early settlers on Doyle's River was Robert Harris.  He obtained patents for nearly three thouseand acres in that vicinity, his first entry having been made in 1750.  His death took place in 11765.  He and his wife Mourning had ten children, Christopher, Robert, Tyree, James, William, Lucy, the wife of William Shelton, Sarah, the wife of John Rodes, _____ the wife of William Dalton, Mourning, the wife of John Jouett, and Elizabeth, the wife of William Crawford, and mother of William H Crawford, United States Senator from Georgia, Minister to France" (pg. 221)  Sons:  "Robert was a Captain in the Revolutionary service, and removed to Surry county, North Carolina.  William died in 1776, and Christopher in 1794...James died in 1792. Response: I wish to make a few corrections to the above. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information about the Dabneys, as I do not descend from that family. I have not included that information here. I do, however, descend from Christopher Harris, son of Major Robert Harris of both Louisa Co. and of Albemarle Co., VA. I also descend from Christopher's second wife, Agnes McCord, who survived her husband. Tyree Harris, son of Robert Harris and his wife Mourning [Glen?] of Louisa and Albemarle Cos., VA died in Caswell Co., NC and not in Rockingham Co., NC. Will of Tyree Harris In his will, made 1 Sep 1786 and recorded in Caswell Co., NC will book B-162, Jan 1787 Tyree named as executors his son Tyree and his son Simpson as well as his son-in-law, Cornelius Dabney.+ His children were Nancy Abercrombie; Frances, wife of Cornelius Dabney; sons Tyree, Simpson, Robert (to receive land in Rockingham Co. on Little Troublesome Cr*.) Other daughters were Ede Harris (wife of Duke Williams), Liddy Harris. He named a grandson William Chapman Abercromby. According to this will in Caswell Co., his son Robert was to receive land in Rockingham Co. Whether Robert migrated there, I cannot say definitively. It appears from the court records of Caswell Co. that several of these children, probably by Tyree's second wife, the former Mary Ann Simpson, were underage: Major Robert Harris had only four sons, according to his will: Concerning Robert Harris [the father of Tyree]: His four sons were Robert, Jr., William, Tyre(e), and Christopher, as named in will made in Albemarle Co., VA. He had a son-in-law named James Harris, which confuses the genealogy. It seems he had another son-in-law Joel Crawford, as a deed of gift appears in Amherst Co. DB B-51, dated 20 May 1765, in which Robert Harris of Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle Co., gives to his son-in-law Joel Crawford two slaves: Lewis, a boy, and Juliany, a girl. I believe Robert Harris's will, as recorded in Albemarle Co. appears in the archives of this rootsweb. It was posted in early March 2003. His will is also recorded in Louisa Co., probably because he owned land in both jurisdictions, and those probates were in two jurisdictions. 18 June 1765. I August 1765. Son Christopher to have 40 acres of land in Albemarle County, known as "Bears Cornfield." After decease of wife, son William to have all land I now hold in Albemarle County. Sons, Robert, Tyre and William Harris to have slaves. Wife Mowrning (Mourning) to have use of all lands during her life. Son William [who was underage] to be under direction of son-in-law John Rodes. Exrs: sons-in-law John Rodes and William Shelton. Wit: Daniel Maupin, John Mullins, Jr, William Maupin and Connerly Mullins. ( J. Estelle Stewart King, ABSTRACTS of WILLS, INVENTORIES, AND ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA, 1748-1800, p. 16.) I hope this information leads others to seek the documents pertaining to this family. Question: Are there any subscribers who are descended from the younger Robert Harris, whose wife was Lucretia Brown, daughter of Benjamin Brown? E.W.Wallace