Is anyone on this list working on the above families. John Hargrove died in Davidson Co in 1798 leaving a large family. He had only arrived in Davidson Co about one year earlier bringing his children (many unmarried) and his second wife, Silvia Chambless Harris, and numerous children by her first husband, Elias Harris, who had died in 1788 in Halifax Co., NC. Other Halifax Co families made the migration including some of the Lovell family. James Lovell married a widow, Catherine Chambless, in 1799 though the Davidson Co marriage record mistakenly transcribes her surname as Chambers. Catherine was the widow of David Chambless, nephew of Silvia Chambless Harris Hargrove. "Catty Chambless" was a buyer at Col. John Hargrove's estate sale in 1799 before marrying James Lovell later in the year. Catherine had only one child by David Chambless, a daughter named Martha Parsons Chambless, usually called "Patsy P", who was born in 1791. Col. John Hargrove was the Administrator of the estate of Catherine's first husband, David Chambless, succeeded by his brother Wm Hargrove, who continued to act as guardian for the Halifax Co NC land Patsy P inherited from her father. After Catherine Chambless remarried, James Lovell was named Guardian to Patsy P in 1801. After Catherine died (circa 1806) James Lovell married his step-daughter, Patsy P Chambless, before 1811 when "James Lovell and his wife Patsy P Lovell" made a deed selling some land. James Lovell had 4 children I have identified by Catherine, and 8 or so children by Patsy P. If anyone on this list has additional County Court or other documentary material related to any of the above I would be most interested. I have all James Lovell's deeds in which he was grantor or grantee. Many of these people spread out into adjoining counties, but James Lovell seemed to remain in Davidson Co and his widow Patsy P Lovell is in the 1850 census following James' death in the 1840's. Any help appreciated. Gary E Young Washington, DC

Dear Gary: I noticed your posting on TNDavidson regarding the Harris family. I actually have no information; however, thought you might have information that might help me since your folks were in Tennessee. I am trying to place Rebecca J. Harris who married Andrew E. Moore on 25 Dec 1872 in Dyer County, TN. Andrews family had lived in Nashville before moving to Dyer Co. in about 1860. I cannot figure out who her family was as there don't seem to be any others around the area. She and Andrew Moore had about 5 children and the descendants don't know who she was either as she died early and he remarried and had other children. It is possible she had married someone before Andrew and took on the Harris name at that time. This is just grasping at straws and thought you might have an extensive file on the Harris family. Regards, Ed Castellaw, Germantown, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:23 AM Subject: [TNDAVIDS] HARGROVE, HARRIS, LOVELL, CHAMBLESS > Is anyone on this list working on the above families. John Hargrove > died > in Davidson Co in 1798 leaving a large family. He had only arrived in > Davidson Co about one year earlier bringing his children (many unmarried) > and his > second wife, Silvia Chambless Harris, and numerous children by her first > husband, Elias Harris, who had died in 1788 in Halifax Co., NC. > Other > Halifax Co families made the migration including some of the Lovell > family. > James Lovell married a widow, Catherine Chambless, in 1799 though the > Davidson Co > marriage record mistakenly transcribes her surname as Chambers. > Catherine > was the widow of David Chambless, nephew of Silvia Chambless Harris > Hargrove. "Catty Chambless" was a buyer at Col. John Hargrove's > estate sale in > 1799 before marrying James Lovell later in the year. Catherine had > only > one child by David Chambless, a daughter named Martha Parsons Chambless, > usually called "Patsy P", who was born in 1791. Col. John Hargrove was > the > Administrator of the estate of Catherine's first husband, David > Chambless, > succeeded by his brother Wm Hargrove, who continued to act as guardian > for the > Halifax Co NC land Patsy P inherited from her father. After Catherine > Chambless remarried, James Lovell was named Guardian to Patsy P in 1801. > After Catherine died (circa 1806) James Lovell married his > step-daughter, Patsy > P Chambless, before 1811 when "James Lovell and his wife Patsy P Lovell" > made a deed selling some land. James Lovell had 4 children I have > identified by Catherine, and 8 or so children by Patsy P. If anyone on > this list > has additional County Court or other documentary material related to any > of the > above I would be most interested. I have all James Lovell's deeds in > which > he was grantor or grantee. Many of these people spread out into > adjoining > counties, but James Lovell seemed to remain in Davidson Co and his widow > Patsy P Lovell is in the 1850 census following James' death in the > 1840's. > Any help appreciated. > Gary E Young > Washington, DC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >