Howdy Lee folks! New to the list here, and read all the guidelines, so decided to try this maternal side of my HARRIS family, as having a really difficult time with that other side. Maybe something might turn up for me on the LEE side. I will post some tidbits I've gathered and if ANYONE might be a desc of this family also be my cuzzie, PLEASE contact me, I can share more and be very happy to make any corrections and enjoy any additions to my meager searchings! cudos, MW ==================================================== [possible father is Wm Harris of Jamestown, VA] 1 Robert Harris b: Abt 1630 Va d: 1716 Va + ? 2 Matthew Harris b: 1661 d: Bef 1727 + Elizabeth Lee b: Abt 1690 d: DEC 1748 ***** 3 William Lee Harris b: 1712 d: 1788 + Mary Netherland b: 1717/1719 d: 20 MAY 1799 4 Mary Netherland Harris b: 1747 d: 28 JUN 1835 ***************my line of descent****************** + Sowyel(Sowel) Woolfolk b: 1744 d: NOV 1830 5 Mary "Polly" Woolfolk b: 1771 d: Bef 1840 + Benjamin Garnett b: Abt 1768 6 Mary Harris Woolfolk Garnett b 4 APR 1795 KY d 12 AUG 1835 TX ***my 4x grandmother + John Miller Ashby b 11 NOV 1788 VA d 15 OCT 1839 TX 7 Mary Harris Ashby b 1810 Shelbyville KY + John Smeathers sr 1835 TX [his 2nd marr] b 1788 TN d 1847 TX [my 3x grandp] [BTW-My Ashby's are the ones portrayed in the film and book by my cuz Janice Woods Windle, TRUE WOMEN, my Mary being sister to Sarah Ashby McClure-Braches, and sis Euphemia Texas Davis Ashby md a King] ==================================================== Major Robert Harris & wife had abt 11 kids **Matthew HARRIS b ABT 1662 The Forks New Kent Co VA** =============== Matthew Harris (Robert Harris,Wm Harris Jamestown)b 1662 The Forks York Co Va d Bef 1727 York CoVA + Elizabeth Lee b Abt 1685 Yorkhampton Pari,York Co VA d DEC 1748 Goochland,Powahatan CoVA daughter of William Lee and Anne Harrison [ITS possible I am off on dob's given tidbit below I just found, if anyone has better data, please let me know, also would like relation bet Wm Lee & Henry Lee mentioned below if anyone knows] Children Matthew Harris & Elizabeth Lee [4 kids] ** 1William Lee Harris b abt 1715 + Mary Netherland** 2Mary Harris b abt 1726 md John Baptist 3Dau Harris b abt 1727 md Eggleston 4Lee Harris b abt 1728 York Co Va md Winifred 'Winnie' Phillips ==================== Children Wm Lee Harris & Mary Netherland [10 kids] 3 Mary NETHERLAND Harris b 1747 +Sowel Woolfolk [MY LINE] ================================================= Mary Netherland HARRIS b 1747 d 28 JUN 1835 Burial: Lexington Cemete,Lexington KY 6xg + Sowel Woolfolk b 1744 d NOV 1830 Burial: Lexington Cemete,Lexington ,KY Son/o Richard Woolfok & Susanna Sowel Children Mary Netherland Harris & Sowel Woolfolk [9 kids] Mary "Polly" Woolfolk b 1771 d Bef 1840 + Benjamin Garnett b Abt 1768 5xg Mary Harris Woolfolk Garnett b 4 APR 1795 d 12 AUG 1835 + John Miller Ashby b 11 NOV 1788 VA d 15 OCT 1839 Matagorda Bay TX 4xg Mary Harris Ashby b 1815 Shelbyville Ky d 1899 Tx + John Bate Smeathers sr b 1789 TN d 1847 Tx ggg gp John Bate Smothers jr b 1836 Tx d 1913 Tx gg gp + Mary Ann Elizabeth Hinch b 1842 Ala d 1926 Tx John Wesley Smothers b 1861 Tx d 1894 Tx g gp + Cora Belle Kelly b 1865 Tx d 1946 Tx Edwin D Smothers b 1884 Tx d 1966 Tx gp + Mary Isabelle Miller b 1886 d 1966 Tx =================================================== Info I recently found Harris and Lee ======== Robert Harris, believed to be third son of William Harris [James & Wm]. The first record referring to Robert Harris occurs 1659 (see Browne, Nugent I pg389). From this and a number of other records, it can be established that the land of Robert Harris was on the northern side of Ware Creek just east of present day Barhamsville, Virginia. This also establishes that Robert Harris was probably born about 1630-1635. It has been stated in various studies on Robert Harris of Ware Creek that there was no patent recorded for his property there. That is not correct. The patent (Nugent I pg489) is incorrectly listed as Robert Harrison. It is probably a transcribing error that could have occurred at any number of times. An extensive search shows there was no one named Robert Harrison in that place at that time, and the property described in the patent is precisely that which, in all other cases, is listed as Robert Harris. The patent was recorded on 6 Dec 1662 and is for 389 acres. Although the property had been patented previously, the transfer to Robert Harris came as an assignment from none other than Richard Croshaw. As with the earlier assignments by Joseph Croshaw to James Harris and John Butler, there were no headright claims so the property was either sold or a gift by Richard Croshaw. There definitely appeared to be an on-going relationship between the Croshaw family and the Harris family, probably indicating a marriage somewhere in that second generation. Today, Route 60/30 roughly follows the old path and passes very close to the Robert Harris property, a distance of about 15 miles from the William Harris property at Jamestown. Of course, it is important to show that one of the neighboring property owners of Robert Harris was William Overton who was the father of Temperance Overton (Nugent II pg218). The Forks" area around what is now Doswell in Hanover County. The colonial capital of Va was moved to Williamsburg 1698. After that, Jamestown fell into ruin as an active town and port while Yorktown began to flourish. While there are no further indications of anyone named Harris in what few James City Co records exist, there are three men who appear to be in the same generation in the York County records in early 1700s, a William, Robert, and Thomas Harris. The main road from Williamsburg to Yorktown was referred to as the "Horse Path" and the Robert Harris land was just on the western side of this road. It is now located inside the Naval Weapons Center and is about 10 miles from Jamestown. The property first belonged to William Brocas of Warwick Co and was adjacent to the property of Henry Lee on the north and Edward Baptist on the east. There would be marriages involved with both of these families. When Robert Harris died 1716, his sons were just coming of age. Only Matthew appeared to be married at that time. That places the sons as being born in 1690-95 period which works out with Robert Harris being born around 1655-60 and that, in turn, works out with the William Harris at Jamestown coming of age around 1655. Although there appear to be no firm records to definitely link Robert Harris of Yorktown to William Harris of Jamestown, the proximity, demise of Jamestown, and near-perfect timeline would certainly seem to suggest the connection. Robert Harris, believed to be third son of William Harris [James & Wm]. The first record referring to Robert Harris occurs in 1659 (see Browne, Nugent I pg389). From this and a number of other records, it can be established that the land of Robert Harris was on the northern side of Ware Creek just east of present day Barhamsville, Virginia. This also establishes that Robert Harris was probably born about 1630-1635. Two of the sons of Robert Harris of Yorktown lead to well documented Harris descendant lines. Matthew Harris married Elizabeth Lee and their offspring migrated up the York River watershed, leaving descendants in various counties all the way to the mountains of Va around Albemarle Co. The oldest son Robert Harris md Mary Starke and that, in a roundabout way, led to the George Fuller Harris line. George Fuller Harris migrated to Pittsylvania Co Va by 1782 and then to Lincoln Co Ky by 1810, leaving descendants in both places. Youngest son John Harris remained in York Co where he left descendants who are, as yet, undocumented. [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/jamestown2.htm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com

Hi MW: Here's what I have in my database on your Lees. This information was gleaned from Internet searches, so it is questionable. Use it at your own risk. I have several other siblings to Henry Lee (#3 in this compilation) and their ancestors, but to include them would have made this post excessively long. I figure that you're more interested in working uphill, anyway. For your information, this line of Lees is one of several that ended up in the US. It is not clear if there is a connection to the famous Lees of VA (Robert E. Lee, Richard Henry Lee, etc.) line. Dennis Lee 1. Thomas Lee b. ca 1566, England m. Elenor Ris, 1592, O. Parish, Shropshire, England 2. Richard Lee 2. George Lee 2. Dr. Henry "Harry" Leigh/Lee b. 22 May 1597, Oswestry Parish, Morton Regis, Shropshire, England bapt. 22 May 1597, Oswestry Parish, Morton Regis, Shropshire, England d. 1657, York Co, VA Arrived in the New World in 1636 and settled his family in York Co, VA. He became the owner of a huge acreage of land, including his plantation known as Kiskiack (Cheeskiack). The 1650 house is one of the oldest structures of its type in America and one of VA's finest examples of 17th century architecture. Henry Leigh was not only a physician and plantation owner, he had quite an interest in the shipping business, tobacco being one of his largest transports. He sat on the bench of the House of Burgesses. m. Marah Adkins (Felgate?) m1. Henry Leigh m2. George Wale, attorney for the Leighs sis/o John Adkins step-d/o Capt. Robert Felgate of York who m. Sibella ??? d/o ??? Adkins and Sibella ??? 3. Henry Lee b. 1627, Oswestry Parish, Morton Regis, Shropshire, England d. 1693, York Co, VA m. Alice Davis 4. William Lee b. 1676-1682 in York Co, VA d. 1728, York Co, Va m. Anne Harrison 5. Elizabeth Lee b. ca 1707, in York Co, VA d. 1747 m. Matthew Harris b. 1700, York Co, VA d. ca 1775, York Co, VA 6. Lee Harris 6. William Harris 4. Henry Lee III b. ca 1686 3. Sarah Lee 3. Mary Lee 3. Ann Lee -----Original Message----- From: Medicine Woman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 7:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LEE] Elizabeth Lee, dau Wm Lee & Anne Harrison Howdy Lee folks! New to the list here, and read all the guidelines, so decided to try this maternal side of my HARRIS family, as having a really difficult time with that other side. Maybe something might turn up for me on the LEE side. I will post some tidbits I've gathered and if ANYONE might be a desc of this family also be my cuzzie, PLEASE contact me, I can share more and be very happy to make any corrections and enjoy any additions to my meager searchings! cudos, MW ==================================================== [possible father is Wm Harris of Jamestown, VA] 1 Robert Harris b: Abt 1630 Va d: 1716 Va + ? 2 Matthew Harris b: 1661 d: Bef 1727 + Elizabeth Lee b: Abt 1690 d: DEC 1748 ***** 3 William Lee Harris b: 1712 d: 1788 + Mary Netherland b: 1717/1719 d: 20 MAY 1799 4 Mary Netherland Harris b: 1747 d: 28 JUN 1835 ***************my line of descent****************** + Sowyel(Sowel) Woolfolk b: 1744 d: NOV 1830 5 Mary "Polly" Woolfolk b: 1771 d: Bef 1840 + Benjamin Garnett b: Abt 1768 6 Mary Harris Woolfolk Garnett b 4 APR 1795 KY d 12 AUG 1835 TX ***my 4x grandmother + John Miller Ashby b 11 NOV 1788 VA d 15 OCT 1839 TX 7 Mary Harris Ashby b 1810 Shelbyville KY + John Smeathers sr 1835 TX [his 2nd marr] b 1788 TN d 1847 TX [my 3x grandp] [BTW-My Ashby's are the ones portrayed in the film and book by my cuz Janice Woods Windle, TRUE WOMEN, my Mary being sister to Sarah Ashby McClure-Braches, and sis Euphemia Texas Davis Ashby md a King] ==================================================== Major Robert Harris & wife had abt 11 kids **Matthew HARRIS b ABT 1662 The Forks New Kent Co VA** =============== Matthew Harris (Robert Harris,Wm Harris Jamestown)b 1662 The Forks York Co Va d Bef 1727 York CoVA + Elizabeth Lee b Abt 1685 Yorkhampton Pari,York Co VA d DEC 1748 Goochland,Powahatan CoVA daughter of William Lee and Anne Harrison [ITS possible I am off on dob's given tidbit below I just found, if anyone has better data, please let me know, also would like relation bet Wm Lee & Henry Lee mentioned below if anyone knows] Children Matthew Harris & Elizabeth Lee [4 kids] ** 1William Lee Harris b abt 1715 + Mary Netherland** 2Mary Harris b abt 1726 md John Baptist 3Dau Harris b abt 1727 md Eggleston 4Lee Harris b abt 1728 York Co Va md Winifred 'Winnie' Phillips ==================== Children Wm Lee Harris & Mary Netherland [10 kids] 3 Mary NETHERLAND Harris b 1747 +Sowel Woolfolk [MY LINE] ================================================= Mary Netherland HARRIS b 1747 d 28 JUN 1835 Burial: Lexington Cemete,Lexington KY 6xg + Sowel Woolfolk b 1744 d NOV 1830 Burial: Lexington Cemete,Lexington ,KY Son/o Richard Woolfok & Susanna Sowel Children Mary Netherland Harris & Sowel Woolfolk [9 kids] Mary "Polly" Woolfolk b 1771 d Bef 1840 + Benjamin Garnett b Abt 1768 5xg Mary Harris Woolfolk Garnett b 4 APR 1795 d 12 AUG 1835 + John Miller Ashby b 11 NOV 1788 VA d 15 OCT 1839 Matagorda Bay TX 4xg Mary Harris Ashby b 1815 Shelbyville Ky d 1899 Tx + John Bate Smeathers sr b 1789 TN d 1847 Tx ggg gp John Bate Smothers jr b 1836 Tx d 1913 Tx gg gp + Mary Ann Elizabeth Hinch b 1842 Ala d 1926 Tx John Wesley Smothers b 1861 Tx d 1894 Tx g gp + Cora Belle Kelly b 1865 Tx d 1946 Tx Edwin D Smothers b 1884 Tx d 1966 Tx gp + Mary Isabelle Miller b 1886 d 1966 Tx =================================================== Info I recently found Harris and Lee ======== Robert Harris, believed to be third son of William Harris [James & Wm]. The first record referring to Robert Harris occurs 1659 (see Browne, Nugent I pg389). From this and a number of other records, it can be established that the land of Robert Harris was on the northern side of Ware Creek just east of present day Barhamsville, Virginia. This also establishes that Robert Harris was probably born about 1630-1635. It has been stated in various studies on Robert Harris of Ware Creek that there was no patent recorded for his property there. That is not correct. The patent (Nugent I pg489) is incorrectly listed as Robert Harrison. It is probably a transcribing error that could have occurred at any number of times. An extensive search shows there was no one named Robert Harrison in that place at that time, and the property described in the patent is precisely that which, in all other cases, is listed as Robert Harris. The patent was recorded on 6 Dec 1662 and is for 389 acres. Although the property had been patented previously, the transfer to Robert Harris came as an assignment from none other than Richard Croshaw. As with the earlier assignments by Joseph Croshaw to James Harris and John Butler, there were no headright claims so the property was either sold or a gift by Richard Croshaw. There definitely appeared to be an on-going relationship between the Croshaw family and the Harris family, probably indicating a marriage somewhere in that second generation. Today, Route 60/30 roughly follows the old path and passes very close to the Robert Harris property, a distance of about 15 miles from the William Harris property at Jamestown. Of course, it is important to show that one of the neighboring property owners of Robert Harris was William Overton who was the father of Temperance Overton (Nugent II pg218). The Forks" area around what is now Doswell in Hanover County. The colonial capital of Va was moved to Williamsburg 1698. After that, Jamestown fell into ruin as an active town and port while Yorktown began to flourish. While there are no further indications of anyone named Harris in what few James City Co records exist, there are three men who appear to be in the same generation in the York County records in early 1700s, a William, Robert, and Thomas Harris. The main road from Williamsburg to Yorktown was referred to as the "Horse Path" and the Robert Harris land was just on the western side of this road. It is now located inside the Naval Weapons Center and is about 10 miles from Jamestown. The property first belonged to William Brocas of Warwick Co and was adjacent to the property of Henry Lee on the north and Edward Baptist on the east. There would be marriages involved with both of these families. When Robert Harris died 1716, his sons were just coming of age. Only Matthew appeared to be married at that time. That places the sons as being born in 1690-95 period which works out with Robert Harris being born around 1655-60 and that, in turn, works out with the William Harris at Jamestown coming of age around 1655. Although there appear to be no firm records to definitely link Robert Harris of Yorktown to William Harris of Jamestown, the proximity, demise of Jamestown, and near-perfect timeline would certainly seem to suggest the connection. Robert Harris, believed to be third son of William Harris [James & Wm]. The first record referring to Robert Harris occurs in 1659 (see Browne, Nugent I pg389). From this and a number of other records, it can be established that the land of Robert Harris was on the northern side of Ware Creek just east of present day Barhamsville, Virginia. This also establishes that Robert Harris was probably born about 1630-1635. Two of the sons of Robert Harris of Yorktown lead to well documented Harris descendant lines. Matthew Harris married Elizabeth Lee and their offspring migrated up the York River watershed, leaving descendants in various counties all the way to the mountains of Va around Albemarle Co. The oldest son Robert Harris md Mary Starke and that, in a roundabout way, led to the George Fuller Harris line. George Fuller Harris migrated to Pittsylvania Co Va by 1782 and then to Lincoln Co Ky by 1810, leaving descendants in both places. Youngest son John Harris remained in York Co where he left descendants who are, as yet, undocumented. [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/jamestown2.htm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. 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I tried to contact Medicine woman as I possibly have some info you just might want!? The Lee's are in my KIN LINE Starting with Mary Bland b 1704 and husband Henry Lee b 1691. TDJ try [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Medicine Woman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 8:52 PM Subject: [LEE] Elizabeth Lee, dau Wm Lee & Anne Harrison > Howdy Lee folks! New to the list here, and read all > the guidelines, so decided to try this maternal side > of my HARRIS family, as having a really difficult time > with that other side. Maybe something might turn up > for me on the LEE side. > I will post some tidbits I've gathered and if ANYONE > might be a desc of this family also be my cuzzie, > PLEASE contact me, I can share more and be very happy > to make any corrections and enjoy any additions to my > meager searchings! cudos, MW > ==================================================== > [possible father is Wm Harris of Jamestown, VA] > 1 Robert Harris b: Abt 1630 Va d: 1716 Va > + ? > 2 Matthew Harris b: 1661 d: Bef 1727 > + Elizabeth Lee b: Abt 1690 d: DEC 1748 ***** > 3 William Lee Harris b: 1712 d: 1788 > + Mary Netherland b: 1717/1719 d: 20 MAY 1799 > 4 Mary Netherland Harris b: 1747 d: 28 JUN 1835 > ***************my line of descent****************** > + Sowyel(Sowel) Woolfolk b: 1744 d: NOV 1830 > 5 Mary "Polly" Woolfolk b: 1771 d: Bef 1840 > + Benjamin Garnett b: Abt 1768 > 6 Mary Harris Woolfolk Garnett b 4 APR 1795 KY > d 12 AUG 1835 TX ***my 4x grandmother > + John Miller Ashby b 11 NOV 1788 VA > d 15 OCT 1839 TX > 7 Mary Harris Ashby b 1810 Shelbyville KY > + John Smeathers sr 1835 TX [his 2nd marr] > b 1788 TN d 1847 TX [my 3x grandp] > [BTW-My Ashby's are the ones portrayed in the film and > book by my cuz Janice Woods Windle, TRUE WOMEN, my > Mary being sister to Sarah Ashby McClure-Braches, and > sis Euphemia Texas Davis Ashby md a King] > ==================================================== > Major Robert Harris & wife had abt 11 kids > **Matthew HARRIS b ABT 1662 The Forks New Kent Co VA** > =============== > Matthew Harris (Robert Harris,Wm Harris Jamestown)b > 1662 The Forks York Co Va d Bef 1727 York CoVA > + Elizabeth Lee b Abt 1685 Yorkhampton Pari,York Co > VA d DEC 1748 Goochland,Powahatan CoVA > daughter of William Lee and Anne Harrison > > [ITS possible I am off on dob's given tidbit below I > just found, if anyone has better data, please let me > know, also would like relation bet Wm Lee & Henry Lee > mentioned below if anyone knows] > > Children Matthew Harris & Elizabeth Lee [4 kids] > ** 1William Lee Harris b abt 1715 + Mary Netherland** > 2Mary Harris b abt 1726 md John Baptist > 3Dau Harris b abt 1727 md Eggleston > 4Lee Harris b abt 1728 York Co Va md Winifred > 'Winnie' Phillips > ==================== > Children Wm Lee Harris & Mary Netherland [10 kids] > 3 Mary NETHERLAND Harris b 1747 > +Sowel Woolfolk [MY LINE] > ================================================= > Mary Netherland HARRIS b 1747 d 28 JUN 1835 > Burial: Lexington Cemete,Lexington KY 6xg > + Sowel Woolfolk b 1744 d NOV 1830 > Burial: Lexington Cemete,Lexington ,KY > Son/o Richard Woolfok & Susanna Sowel > Children Mary Netherland Harris & Sowel Woolfolk > [9 kids] > Mary "Polly" Woolfolk b 1771 d Bef 1840 > + Benjamin Garnett b Abt 1768 5xg > Mary Harris Woolfolk Garnett b 4 APR 1795 d 12 AUG > 1835 > + John Miller Ashby b 11 NOV 1788 VA d 15 OCT 1839 > Matagorda Bay TX 4xg > Mary Harris Ashby b 1815 Shelbyville Ky d 1899 Tx > + John Bate Smeathers sr b 1789 TN d 1847 Tx ggg gp > John Bate Smothers jr b 1836 Tx d 1913 Tx gg gp > + Mary Ann Elizabeth Hinch b 1842 Ala d 1926 Tx > John Wesley Smothers b 1861 Tx d 1894 Tx g gp > + Cora Belle Kelly b 1865 Tx d 1946 Tx > Edwin D Smothers b 1884 Tx d 1966 Tx gp > + Mary Isabelle Miller b 1886 d 1966 Tx > =================================================== > Info I recently found Harris and Lee > ======== > Robert Harris, believed to be third son of William > Harris [James & Wm]. The first record referring to > Robert Harris occurs 1659 (see Browne, Nugent I > pg389). From this and a number of other records, it > can be established that the land of Robert Harris was > on the northern side of Ware Creek just east of > present day Barhamsville, Virginia. This also > establishes that Robert Harris was probably born about > 1630-1635. It has been stated in various studies on > Robert Harris of Ware Creek that there was no patent > recorded for his property there. That is not correct. > The patent (Nugent I pg489) is incorrectly listed as > Robert Harrison. It is probably a transcribing error > that could have occurred at any number of times. An > extensive search shows there was no one named Robert > Harrison in that place at that time, and the property > described in the patent is precisely that which, in > all other cases, is listed as Robert Harris. The > patent was recorded on 6 Dec 1662 and is for 389 > acres. Although the property had been patented > previously, the transfer to Robert Harris came as an > assignment from none other than Richard Croshaw. As > with the earlier assignments by Joseph Croshaw to > James Harris and John Butler, there were no headright > claims so the property was either sold or a gift by > Richard Croshaw. There definitely appeared to be an > on-going relationship between the Croshaw family and > the Harris family, probably indicating a marriage > somewhere in that second generation. > Today, Route 60/30 roughly follows the old path and > passes very close to the Robert Harris property, a > distance of about 15 miles from the William Harris > property at Jamestown. Of course, it is important to > show that one of the neighboring property owners of > Robert Harris was William Overton who was the father > of Temperance Overton (Nugent II pg218). > The Forks" area around what is now Doswell in Hanover > County. The colonial capital of Va was moved to > Williamsburg 1698. After that, Jamestown fell into > ruin as an active town and port while Yorktown began > to flourish. While there are no further indications of > anyone named Harris in what few James City Co records > exist, there are three men who appear to be in the > same generation in the York County records in early > 1700s, a William, Robert, and Thomas Harris. > The main road from Williamsburg to Yorktown was > referred to as the "Horse Path" and the Robert Harris > land was just on the western side of this road. It is > now located inside the Naval Weapons Center and is > about 10 miles from Jamestown. The property first > belonged to William Brocas of Warwick Co and was > adjacent to the property of Henry Lee on the north and > Edward Baptist on the east. There would be marriages > involved with both of these families. When Robert > Harris died 1716, his sons were just coming of age. > Only Matthew appeared to be married at that time. > That places the sons as being born in 1690-95 period > which works out with Robert Harris being born around > 1655-60 and that, in turn, works out with the William > Harris at Jamestown coming of age around 1655. > Although there appear to be no firm records to > definitely link Robert Harris of Yorktown to William > Harris of Jamestown, the proximity, demise of > Jamestown, and near-perfect timeline would certainly > seem to suggest the connection. > Robert Harris, believed to be third son of William > Harris [James & Wm]. The first record referring to > Robert Harris occurs in 1659 (see Browne, Nugent I > pg389). From this and a number of other records, it > can be established that the land of Robert Harris was > on the northern side of Ware Creek just east of > present day Barhamsville, Virginia. This also > establishes that Robert Harris was probably born about > 1630-1635. Two of the sons of Robert Harris of > Yorktown lead to well documented Harris descendant > lines. Matthew Harris married Elizabeth Lee and their > offspring migrated up the York River watershed, > leaving descendants in various counties all the way to > the mountains of Va around Albemarle Co. The oldest > son Robert Harris md Mary Starke and that, in a > roundabout way, led to the George Fuller Harris line. > George Fuller Harris migrated to Pittsylvania Co Va by > 1782 and then to Lincoln Co Ky by 1810, leaving > descendants in both places. Youngest son John Harris > remained in York Co where he left descendants who are, > as yet, undocumented. [email protected] > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/jamestown2.htm > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. 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