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    1. Re: [VAHANOVE] Capt. William Harris
    2. As I understand the genealogy of William Harris and his wife Temperance Overton, one of his sons was Major Robert Harris (wife Mourning [Glen or Glenn?]) later of Louisa Co. and of Albemarle Co. Robt's will and that of his widow are both given on the internet--US GenWeb, but I don't have the URL at present. Suggest a search with google.com, putting proper names in quotation marks prior to the search. I believe Robert had a brother named Benjamin who married a Brown [Lucretia?]. Many records of the Harris sons appear in Louisa Co. records. Louisa was formed 1742 from Hanover Co. Only a few Hanover Co. records of the period 1733-1735 remain, although lately (1990s) the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy has published some Merchants' Account Books of this area, which help genealogists establish whether their ancestors actually were in the vicinity of Hanover Co. Malcolm Hart Harris, in his later writings, in The Virginia Genealogist [volumes unknown at present] has written of this William Harris. The grave of Temperance Harris nee Overton is near Doswell, VA. I viewed it in August. Happy hunting for Harrises! E.W.Wallace

    03/28/2002 04:47:02