In a message dated 3/11/01 7:21:53 PM Central Standard Time, JET0616 writes: > Subj: Re: John Harris Jr. 1776 census Port Tobacco, Upper Hundred PG Co, MD. > Date: 3/11/01 7:21:53 PM Central Standard Time > From: JET0616 > To: ChHarris47 > > Interesting you should bring this up- I have been researching the > Burch/Harris/Smallwood etc. families. I do know that Mary Ann Harris > daughter of John Sr. is in his will as Mary Burch. > From a recent Email sent to me: > Susan Burch, daughter of Justinian, married Ledstone Smallwood in 1758. > > When John Burch Jr entered the Maryland militia in the opening days of the > revolution, he served under Samuel Smallwood as his Captain and Elisha > Smallwood as his Lieutenant. > The Burch, Harris, Smallwood, Nichols families were from Port Tobacco as I > expect you know. There are many researchers much more knowlegable than I > in these families, so perhaps you will get an answer. > I certainly am not answering your question, but I am going to send this > anyway. I do know these families were all connected. > > Janet Harris Taggart > (also grand daughter of Burch) > Janet: I have Mary Harris as married to a (--------) Burch from the Will of John Harris Senr. but that is about all I have. I have noted the Harris, Smallwoods, Jones and Stonesteets in this county but I have never seen them all connected by anyone. I would appreciate anything else you may have or anything from the other researchers you referred to earlier. I'll keep your note in my efile for followup and forward anything I discover to you. Thanks. Chuck Harris