Dear fellow Researchers Although I am descended from William Harris and Temperance Overton through their son, later called Major Robert Harris of Louisa Co., VA and at times of Albemarle Co., VA, I believe ALL of us are skating on VERY thin ice when we give an earlier Robert Harris and his alleged wife ... Claiborne Rice as our even earlier ancestors. A study has been made of the alleged daughters of William Claiborne, and this statement about a daughter being married first to a Rice [an extremely common name in Virginia and in North Carolina] and secondly to a Harris has been found wanting in sound evidence. A recent family history of the Claiborne family, edited by John Frederick Dorman, the publisher of the Virginia Genealogist and well-respected genealogist, has a footnote to the effect that there is no proof that a Claiborne daughter married Robert Harris. Furthermore, other writings examine the possibity of such a marriage. I believe, but my memory here is faulty, that although one Claiborne daughter lived to maturity, the second daughter died rather young. I am certain that if anyone can find a document which confirms a marriage between the so-called immigrant Robert Harris [even his existence is called into question] and a Claiborne daughter, a good many amateur genealogist, of whom I am one, will be well pleased. But, please, some documentation!!!! E.W.Wallace descendant of Major Robert Harris through his son Christopher of Albemarle Co. & Madison Co., KY