This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harris, Sheppard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQB.2ACE/829.4 Message Board Post: After transcribing the diary of Oliver Harris, I learned he was born 2 July 1780 rather than in 1777 as indicated on many postings on Rootsweb and Ancestry.com