This response only took me three months to complete, but Parker Collins ties into my wife's HARRIS line from GA. Her direct line is back to William HARRIS who married Parker COLLINS daughter, Susan. Their family is given below: William Harris Born: 1805 in NC? Died: 1865 married Susan Collins Born: 1818 Died: July 04, 1889 - Cobb County, GA -- according to my notes they married in Forsyth or Cherokee County, GA Children: Emily Harris: Did not live long enough to marry or have children. - James S. Harris married 1st Jennie Hunter married 2nd Wife Pyrene Strickland - Joseph B. Harris married 1st Beuna Vista Deaver married 2nd Wife Rosa B. Chew - William G. Harris: Did not live long enough to marry or have children. - Charles Harris Fact 1: 1/8 Cherokee married Apsilla Bailey - Eliza Jane Savannah Harris married William D. McMakin - John Harris - Colonel Johnson Harris Born: April 19, 1856 married 1st Nannie E. Fields married 2nd Wife Mary Elizabeth Adair married 3rd Wife Caroline Alice Collins Nee Hall - Redbird Harris Born: July 30, 1839 in Forsyth, Georgia married Sarah Ellen Rogers Born: February 28, 1840 in Georgia Married: July 30, 1862 in Georgia - Parker Collins Harris Born: November 09, 1845 Died: 1920, buried in Brushy Mountain Cemetery married Mary Angeline Davis Born: July 18, 1859 in Dekalb County, Alabama, buried in Brushy Mountain Cemetery - Philo Harris Born: 1848 Died: 1933, buried in Brushy Mountain Cemetery According to one of Don Shadburn's books the 3 HARRIS' mentioned in the will are all brothers. I have not been able to find any information any further back on that HARRIS line, but according to some of the census information, William was born in NC. The family is Cherokee in descent, and my wife's HARRIS line descended through Colonel Johnson HARRIS, whose was Cherokee Chief. According to 'Unhallowed Intrusions: A Georgia Journal of Cherokee History and Genealogy.' It states that he was the son of William Harris (died 1865) and Susan Collins. His Cherokee blood came from CJ's mother, Susan Collins, who was the daughter of Nannie Corderoy. Nannie's whose Father was Thomas Corderoy who married Susannah Sonicooie (100% Cherokee Blood). There is an online bio on Chief HARRIS: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v017/v017p017.html If anyone who has any information on William's siblings or parents, it would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeff Lee, 3M Pharmaceuticals and Drug Delivery Systems Northridge, Ca. 01-489 IDD Manufacturing Product Manager Tel: 8.639.3030 / 818.709.3030 Fax: 8.639.3081 / 818.709.3081 HARRIS-HUNTERS-D-request@r ootsweb.com To: HARRIS-HUNTERS-D@rootsweb.com cc: 07/25/2003 11:00 AM Subject: HARRIS-HUNTERS-D Digest V03 #168 Please respond to HARRIS-HUNTERS-L ----- Message from Unknown on Unknown ----- HARRIS-HUNTERS-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 168 Today's Topics: #1 [HH] Will of Parker Collins, Forsy ["Ira L. Harris III" <barebear@evan] #2 [HH] Forsyth County, Georgia --- 1 ["Ira L. Harris III" <barebear@evan] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from HARRIS-HUNTERS-D, send a message to HARRIS-HUNTERS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ----- Message from "Ira L. Harris III" <barebear@evansville.net> on Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:48:04 -0500 (CDT) ----- To: HARRIS-HUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HH] Will of Parker Collins, Forsyth County, Georgia, August 1833 Source: Some Georgia County Records, Vol. VI Compiled by The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Southern Historical Press Forsyth County Will Book A, 1833-1844 Record of the Proceedings of the Court of Ordinary Contributed by Mary Annette Schroeder, Cumming, Georgia Abstracted by Mary Annette Schroeder Pages 1-5: August 21, 1833 Will of Parker Collins...to my eldest dau. Sally Harris, my Negro girl Celia, age 13, and her future increase...to my second daughter Eliza Harris, my Negro girl May Ann and her future increase...to my third daughter Lucinda Collins, my Negro girl Rose and her future increase...to my fourth daughter Susan Harris, my Negro girl Betsy and her future increase...to my fifth daughter Jane Collins, my Negro girl Louise and her increase...to my sixth daughter Nancy Collins, my Negro girl Fanny and her increase...to my seventh daughter Kathy Collins, my Negro girl Caroline and her increase...to my eighth daughter Mary Collins, my Negro boy Henry... to my ninth daughter Martha Collins, my Negro boy Jacob...to my eldest son Joseph Collins, my Negro boy George...to my second son Parker Collins, my Negro boy Andy...for the education of children June Collins, Nancy Collins, Kathy Collins, Parker Collins and Martha Collins, custody of tuition to my wife Ann Collins...to wife Ann Collins, Negro slaves Sam and his wife Hannah, Celia, Molly, David and his wife Riah; also 10 cows, calves, 10 two-year-old head of cattle, all stock of hogs, household and kitchen furniture, plantation tools and farming utensils, five horses and tract of land on which I live...to daughter Susan Harris, land known as Collins Cowpens whereon Henry Bagley now lives...to my youngest son Parker Collins, $100 to purchase horse, saddle and bridle...to daughers who have not received cows and calves and bed furniture, $50. Appts: sons- in-laws Charles Harris, Rance B. Harris and William Harris Executors. Parker (X) Collins. Wit: James McGinnis, John Smith, Mat J. Williams. Sworn in open court August 5, 1833. Signed: William Matthews, J.I.C., Isaac Whaton, J.I.C., Richard Hayes, J.I.C., Mason Ezzell, J.I.C. Sworn in court August 26, 1833. Charles (X) Harris, Rance B. (X) Harris, William (X) Harris. Recorded in open court August 26, 1833. James McGinnis swore he saw Parker Collins sign will. Dated August 5, 1833. Charles Harris, Rance B. Harris, and William Harris swore to properly execute will of Parker Collins. Dated August 26, 1833. Pages 6-7: Will of Parker Collins exhibited in court, proved and admitted to record, Adm. of Estate granted to Charley Harris, Rance B. Harris and William Harris...required to render inventory...Witnesses the Hon. William Matthews, W.A. Ross, C.C.O. ************* Over the next several pages the processing of this will is documented (all the way up into 1837). Also mentioned in this process is an Abraham Harris and an Ezekiel Harris [no relationship shown] Lucinda Collins evidently married H. Sutton from the way the Second Return of the Estate of Parker Collins, dated July 13, 1834 reads. Rance B. was evidently married to Eliza. Charley was evidently married to Sarah. William was evidently married to Susan. Can anyone tell me what Harris line these men are from? Are they brothers? Are they related to Abraham or Ezekiel? Any insight is appreciated. Please route your responses through HH or H-GA so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evv., In. ______________________________ ----- Message from "Ira L. Harris III" <barebear@evansville.net> on Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:56:37 -0500 (CDT) ----- To: HARRIS-HUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HH] Forsyth County, Georgia --- 1834 State Census (Harris) Source: Some Georgia County Records, Vol. VI Compiled by The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Southern Historical Press Pages 297-299 Forsyth County, Georgia --- 1834 State Census Head of Household & number of white persons per family L. D. Harris --- 4 Abram Harris --- 4 Ezekiel Harris --- 2 Bird Harris --- 1 William Harris --- 1 Charles Harris --- 1 Are these Harris males related? If so, how are they related? Is L. D. Harris --- Lorenzo Dow Harris? Any insight is appreciated. Please route your response through HH or H-GA so that others may be helped. Ira L. Harris III Evv., In.