My William married Jane Butterworth [1762-1848] and had a son John in 1791, who migrated to IN before 1840 along with his mother, wife Celia [Selah] B. Lamb [1801-1874], their two sons William P. [1822-1894] and Levi [b.1825], his sister Elizabeth [1782-1849], her husband Johnathon Butler [1775-1868]and daughter Louisa Fountain Butler [1824-1892]. Can you fit this in anywhere? Regards, phd -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Helen Rynd" <ehrynd@isoc.net> > I have a James and Fannie Harris and his son Robert Lee Harris b;May > 31,1898 with a sister, AnnieHarris both in Bedford co. Va. Could this be > some of your family ? Not sure where they were born. > Helen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn J. Jackson" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:29 PM > Subject: Re: [VACAMPBELL] Harris in Campbell Co > > > > memawphd@comcast.net wrote: > > > >>I have traced my Harris family back to William Harris, born in Campbell Co > >>VA. His son, John Harris, was born in 1791 in Campbell Co. I have been > >>trying to trace my families back to Europe. Anybody have anything that > >>will help me? Thanks so much. > >>Phyllis Harris DePoy > >>Manassas VA > >> > >> > >>============================== > >>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > >>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >> > >> > >> > > Phyllis, > > > > 1-What other families are connected? > > 2- where they are in Campbell- Look in the neighboring counties (hope for > > Bedford or Charlotte). > > > > 3- Look for William Harris in the records of Bedford and other predecessor > > counties. > > > > 4- What religion is the family at the time? > > > > All of these are clues to know where they might come from. Depending on > > when they got there and where they are in the county you can make a guess > > on where to look for them next. > > The migrations to Campbell are down from Pennsylvania starting as early as > > the 1740s > > Others come from the Northern Neck in Virginia. Also the Richmond area > > both north and south of the James. You also get a few people off the > > Wagon Road ( roughly Route 11) who may have made a stop in the area around > > Winchester. > > > > Is your William Harris the one who dies in 1832 with a will in Campbell? > > The information I have put together (I'm collecting Campbell people ) has > > connections to the Lynches and Butterworths. Is your family Quaker at > > this point in time? If they are you want to check Hinshaw if you haven't > > yet. VA Room at Fairfax has if RELIC doesn't. It is in print and on CD. > > > > Good Luck with your search, > > > > Marilyn Jackson > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/411 - Release Date: 8/7/2006 > > > > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >