Thank you so much Ms. Monticelli for your time and trouble.. Debra <html><div><P>Visit Knight,s Dad Gifts <BR>Gifts for the entire family.<BR>Wholesale Opportunites Exist Also!<BR><A href="http://www.giftsandhomedecor.com">http://www.giftsandhomedecor.com</A></P></div></html> > To: ncrowan@rootsweb.com; rowanroots@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:15:24 -0500 > From: rlmlfm@aol.com > Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] [NCROWAN] "A Colonial History of Rowan... > > In trying to learn more about the Rev. Mr. HARRIS who was a minister from around 1773 or so?of Thyatira Church in Rowan County as referenced in the following"? > > > "Thyatira was without a regular pastor until 1772. Then Rev. Mr. Harris became its minister and remained about two years. The Rev. Samuel E. McCorkle became the pastor of Thyatira in 1777, and James Hall, the soldier-preacher, became the minister of Fourth Creek Church one year later." > > Here is some?information that I found at Ancestry.com in "Sketches of North Carolina...", Chapter XXX, "Poplar Tent and its Pastors",?which mentions a Rev. Mr. John HARRIS: > > Page 439:? "In the year 1769 the minutes of the Synod of New York and Philadelphia have this record: "The Rev. Messrs. John HARRIS, John CLARK, Jeremiah HALSEY, James LATTA, Jonathan ELMORE, Thomas LEWIS, and Josiah LEWIS a licensed candidate are appointed to supply vacancies in Virginia, North Carolina, and those parts of South Carolina under our care, to set off as soon, and spend as much time among them, as they conveniently can on this important mission." > > Then I did a google.com search on Rev. John HARRIS and found the following: > > > THE REVEREND JOHN HARRIS > > Colonial Minister > > Reverend John Harris was a Presbyterian minister who served as pastor in the Long Cane area of South Carolina during the turbulent era of the Revolutionary War. He and his family were drawn into that conflict along with the people he served. > > John Harris was born September 29, 1725. There are conflicting reports as to the place of his birth; some reports say that he was born in Maryland, but this is possibly because his wife was from Maryland and he lived in Maryland before moving to South Carolina. He earned an AB degree at Nassau Hall (now Princeton University) in 1753. He served as minister to several churches in Delaware, Virginia and Maryland. While in Maryland, he met and married Mary Dashiell Handy, the daughter of Co. Isaac Handy and Ann Dashiell of Somerset County, Maryland. They eventually had several children: > > Handy Harris B. 1760 John Harris II B. 1762 Anna Harris B. 1765 Thomas Harris B. 1768 Elizabeth (Betsy) B. 1769 Nathaniel Harris the youngest birthdate unknown > > Sometime around 1770, the Synod of New York and Philadelphia directed Rev. John Harris to establish or serve congregations in South Carolina, and so the family made the long and difficult trip to the Carolinas, stopping briefly in Virginia and North Carolina to supply churches there with a minister. > > The family arrived in Long Cane, Abbeville District, South Carolina, in November 1772. Rev. John Harris served and/or established the following churches during the years between 1772 and 1779: > > Upper Long Cane Lower Long Cane (Now Hopewell) Saluda Church (Greenville) Boonesborough (Ft. Boone) Bulltown (Now Rocky River) Little Mountain Rocky Creek (near Greenwood). There are reports of Rev. Harris preaching under trees before churches were built. > > Linda Monticelli > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx