Ov9-3 Temperance OVERTON
 

Born:  2 Mar 1678[2263]  at:  New Kent Co., VA
Died:  19 Feb 1715[2264]  at:  Cedar Hill, Hanover Co. , VA
Father:  William OVERTON
Mother:  Elizabeth Mary WATERS
Spouses:  William HARRIS Major
CHILDREN

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 Ov9-3-1
Name:  Robert HARRIS Major
Born:  ABT. 1696[2157]  at:  Cedar Hill, Hanover Co. VA., father: Robert Harris; mother: Mary Claibourne
Married:  13 Jan 1719[9379]  at:  Albemarle Co., VA
Died:  AFT. 8 AUG 1765[2158]  at:  Albemarle Co., VA
Spouses:  Mourning GLENN

CHILDREN  of Major Robert HARRIS  and Mourning Glenn:
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 Ov9-3-1-1
Name:  Ann HARRIS
Born:  31 Mar 1724[2294]  at:
Married:   at:
Died:  AFT. 1770[2295]  at:
Spouses:  John DABNEY Brig. Gen
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 Ov9-3-1-2
Name:  Christopher HARRIS
Born:  3 Feb 1724[4976]  at:  Hanover Co., VA
Married:  22 Feb 1744[9597]  at:  Louisa Co., VA
Died:  1794[4977]  at:  Madison Co., KY
Spouses:  Mary DABNEY , Agnes MCCORD
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 Ov9-3-1-3
Name:  Tyree HARRIS
Born:  8 Apr 1728[4985]  at:
Married:   at:
Died:  1786[4986]  at:  Caswell Co., NC
Spouses:  Elizabeth CHAPMAN , Mary SIMPSON
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 Ov9-3-1-4
Name:  Mary HARRIS
Born:  10 Feb 1728[4990]  at:  Hanover Co., VA
Married:  1753[9599]  at:
Died:  1819[4991]  at:  Albemarle Co., VA
Spouses:  James HARRIS , Jr.
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 Ov9-3-1-5
Name:  Mourning Glenn HARRIS
Born:  27 Mar 1732[1861]  at:  VA
Married:  1753[9241]  at:  Abemarle Co., VA
Died:  1808[1862]  at:
Spouses:  John JOUETT , Sr. Capt.
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 Ov9-3-1-6
Name:  Lucy HARRIS
Born:  12 Apr 1734[4996]  at:
Married:   at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[4997]  at:
Spouses:  William SHELDON
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 Ov9-3-1-7
Name:  Sarah HARRIS
Born:  24 May 1736[5002]  at:
Married:  9 Sep 1754[9600]  at:
Died:  31 Jan 1803[5003]  at:
Spouses:  John RODES
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 Ov9-3-1-8
Name:  Robert HARRIS , Jr.
Born:  8 Mar 1740[5006]  at:  Louisa Co., VA
Married:  ABT. 1760[9601]  at:  Louisa Co., VA
Died:  UNKNOWN[5007]  at:  Surrey Co., NC
Spouses:  Lucretia BROWN
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 Ov9-3-1-9
Name:  Rachel HARRIS
Born:  24 Jun 1744[5012]  at:
Married:   at:
Died:  UNKNOWN at:
Spouses:  William DALTON
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 Ov9-3-1-10
Name:  Frances HARRIS
Born:  27 Jan 1745[5015]  at:
Married:  1760[9602]  at:
Died:  Oct 1788[5016]  at:
Spouses:  Joel CRAWFORD
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 Ov9-3-1-11
Name:  William HARRIS
Born:  15 Mar 1751[5021]  at:
Married:   at:
Died:  1788[5022]  at:
Spouses:  Unknown MITCHELL , Mary THOMPSON
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 Ov9-3-2
Name:  Elizabeth HARRIS
Born:  1696[4972]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[4973]  at:
Spouses:
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 Ov9-3-3
Name:  George HARRIS
Born:  1701[4969]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[4970]  at:
Spouses:
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 Ov9-3-4
Name:  John HARRIS
Born:  1703[5026]  at:  Caroline Co., VA
Married:   at:
Died:  UNKNOWN at:
Spouses:  Ann CLOUGH
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 Ov9-3-5
Name:  Benjamin HARRIS
Born:  1705[5050]  at:
Married:   at:
Died:  1765[5051]  at:  Louisa Co., VA
Spouses:  Sarah DUMAS , Mary UNKNOWN
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 Ov9-3-6
Name:  William HARRIS , Jr.
Born:  1707[5055]  at:  Hanover Co., VA
Married:  [9604]  at:  //
Died:  UNKNOWN[5056]  at:
Spouses:  Anne UNKNOWN
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 Ov9-3-7
Name:  James HARRIS
Born:  1708[5061]  at:
Married:  ABT. 1721[9605]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN at:
Spouses:  Sarah CRAWFORD
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 Ov9-3-8
Name:  Jemima HARRIS
Born:  1709[5069]  at:
Married:   at:
Died:  UNKNOWN at:
Spouses:  William OVERTON
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 Ov9-3-9
Name:  Edward HARRIS
Born:  1710[5075]  at:
Married:   at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[5076]  at:
Spouses:  Ann UNKNOWN
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 Ov9-3-10
Name:  David HARRIS
Born:  1712[5081]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[5082]  at:
Spouses:

HARRIS-VA-L Archives

Subject: Keziah Harris d/o or gr dau of William Harris and Temperance Overton?
(The unusual first name suggests a descent from Keziah Arroyah and Wahabganoche.)
When it comes to the Harris families, there seem to be as many conclusions as
to who belongs to which branch as there are Williams, Samuel's, Nathaniel's,
etc. I recently found the following:

In the book Genealogies of Virginia, Vol. II, pp 756 - 760 it states that
Keziah Harris married James Nelson of Hanover Co., Va. in 1750 and had 12
children. There seems to be a question as to whether her father was William
Harris, William Harris, Jr., of Frederick Harris.

The book "The Harris Family, 1611-1914" by Thomas Henry Harris states on p.
14 that there were 13 children by Temperance Overton Harris, which included
Keziah. In the book "A History of Louisa County" by Dr. Malcolm Harris on pp
349 & 150 indicates that there are 4 others. W. P. Anderson on pp 65,84,85
and 91 of the book "Early Descendants of William Overton and Allied Families"
lists the children as "assumed to be" and "possible" children of William
Harris, Jr.

Mr. Anderson refers to the Will of Benjamin Harris, proved in Louisa Co.,
1765, in which he appoints his brothers, Robert and Frederick as his
executors. Anderson says that Benjamin was "considered" a son of William
Harris and several recorded deeds specify that he was the son of a William
Harris. However, it seems that Mr. Anderson decided that the William Harris
referred to was "Jr.".

The Genealogies of Virginia Families, p. 757 states that Mr. Anderson's
conclusion is incorrect. The article titled "Genealogical Notes On Keziah
Harris Nelson, who Lived in Hanover County, Virginia in the 18th Century." by
Virginia Armistead Nelson states the following: "I do not agree with Mr.
Anderson in his conclusion. I can see no reason for refusing to accept at
its face value the evidence that the Benjamin Harris whose Will was probated in 1765 was the son of William Harris and Temperance Overton Harris, and that the "brother Frederick" referred to was the Frederick Harris born in 1705 and not the Frederick Harris born circa 1742 who married Elizabeth Terrill.
Benjamin Harris' "brother Frederick" may or may not have been living when
Benjamin's Will was probated. "Brother Frederick" would not of necessity
have been the same Frederick Harris who in 1774 was appointed guardian of
Benjamin's minor children by his wife Mary."

This article goes on to say that the Hanover County Nelson family chart,
which appears in the Vol. 2, p. 50-51 of the Abridged Compendium of American
Genealogy, lists Keziah Harris definitely as the daughter of Frederick Harris
and Fanny Overton.

According to Virginia Armistead Nelson, p. 757, "There was a close connection
between the family of the English sea captain and surgeon, Edward Nelson, b.
1690 in Essex, England, and settled in New Kent County Va. in 1718, with the
Overton and Harris families on that section of Tidewater Virginia in the 18th
century. It might be well to state here that Hanover Co was formed from New
Kent Co., Nov 26, 1720 and Louisa County was cut from Hanover Co., in 1742.
In 1719 Captain Edward Nelson married Mary Garland, one of three daughters of
Edward Garland and Mary Jane Jennings, his wife. The other daughters were
Margaret and Elizabeth. Margaret Garland married William Overton b. 1675,
and Elizabeth married James Overton, b. 1686. These two Overtons were
brothers of Temperance Overton, b. 1679 - d. 1716, who in 1695 married
William Harris."

From all indications, both of the sons of Captain Nelson and Mary Garland
married Harrises. Edward Jr. b. 1727 m. 1748, Mary Harris, b. 1727 and James
Nelson b. 1723 m. Keziah Harris, b. after 1730. Keziah Harris Nelson had
already had 12 children in the time frame of 1752-1773. Their sister, Ann
(Nancy) Nelson, b. 1731 m. William Overton Harris who was born in 1730. One
of the sons of James Nelson and Keziah Harris Nelson, James Nelson Jr. b.
1735 married twice. His second marriage was to Mary Overton.

It seems that Frances Ann Fox, a descendant of the Nelson/Harris line
prepared a family chart in 1835 for her uncle, James Henry Nelson and
according to her chart several of the conclusions disagree with W.P. Anderson
and Thomas Henry Harris.

The following are facts that back the conclusions of Virginia Armistead
Nelson that Frances Ann Fox prepared an accurate family chart for her uncle,
James Henry Nelson, after he settled in Holly Springs Mississippi.

"The meticulous care with which the Captain Edward Nelson family of Hanover
Co. preserved the birth dates of their children shows up in many of the 18 th
century records of families with which they intermarried."

"Both the Rev. Peter Nelson, the father of James Henry Nelson, and his son in
law and pupil, the Rev. Thomas Henry Fox, the father of Frances Ann Fox, were
clergymen and educators. It is to be assumed that each kept the family
records carefully in family Bibles."

"The Rev. Peter Nelson's eldest daughter, Elizabeth Hamilton Nelson Fox and
her daughter, Frances Ann Fox, are recorded as being unusually intellectual
women. They had evidently taken advantage of their opportunity to study with
their brothers (REF: The Armistead Family, 1635-1910 by Mrs. Virginia
Armistead Garber, p. 175. Some Fox Trails in Old Virginia, by Mrs. Ellen M.
Cocke, p 90-92)

The following will show that the Rev. Peter Nelson was a contemporary of his
granddaughter, Frances Ann Fox, and that he probably was a contemporary of
his grandfather, Frederick Harris.

Frederick Harris was born in 1705. He may have been living when his brother,
Benjamin's, Will was probated in 1765. If he had died earlier it is to be
assumed that Benjamin would have added a codicil to his Will, as in it he had
named his "brother Frederick" as an executor.

Keziah Harris was married in 1750 and had twelve children, the twelfth being
born in 1774, so she was probably born circa 1730. She died in 1803.

Her son, the Rev. Peter Nelson, was born in 1757. On Dec 4. 1789, he married
Ann (Nancy) Lawrence, the daughter of Edward Lawrence and Fanny Taylor. He
died Feb 15, 1827.

His daughter, Elizabeth Hamilton Nelson, was born 1792. She married Thomas
Henry Fox on Dec 16, 1813 with the Rev. Andrew Broadus officiating. She died
Jun 21, 1855 and Dr. J. B. Jeter and three other Baptist ministers officiated
at her funeral and burial in Hollywood Cemetery.

His daughter, Frances Ann Fox, was born Dec. 1814, and "was buried" May 4,
1874, surviving her father by one year. Mr. Fox was not ordained a Baptist
minister until 1848.

The Rev. Peter Nelson was 46 years old when his mother, Keziah Harris Nelson
died. She must have told him the names of her parents. Being an educated
man and having lived all his life, except when in college, in Hanover County,
he could not have escaped that much knowledge of his background.

Elizabeth Hamilton Nelson was not married to Mr. Fox until she was 21 years
of age. Living at home she must have known her grandmother, Keziah Harris
Nelson. At the time of Keziah's death, Elizabeth was 11 years old. If
Elizabeth did not learn anything of her background from Keziah, she would
undoubtedly have been told of it by her father, the Rev. Peter Nelson, if
only to explain to her her connection with her various cousins in the county.

The Rev. Peter Nelson was also a contemporary of his granddaughter, Frances
Ann Fox. She was 13 years old at the time of his death. If Peter did not
himself discuss the family background with her, her mother, Elizabeth, must
have done so. Frances was 41 years old when her mother Elizabeth died. As
stated above both Elizabeth and Frances were women of marked intelligence.
The Fox family was one of prominence, so were the Lawrence family and the
Taylor family of Richmond. So were the Garland family and the Harris family
of New Kent and Hanover counties, with whom the English Nelson family had
intermarried. All of these families kept family records. It would be hard
to believe that, with this background in New Kent and Hanover Counties,
Frances Ann Fox would have listed in the family chart that Keziah Harris was
the daughter of Frederick Harris and Fanny Overton, unless it was an accepted
fact in the family.

If Keziah Harris' mother, Fanny Overton Harris, had died while Keziah was a
child, she would undoubtedly have been reared by some of her Overton, Harris
or Nelson relatives, which might have proved puzzling to some compilers of
each branch of the family chart. But Keziah herself undoubtedly would have
told her children of her parentage, and the Rev. Peter Nelson, the scholar of
the family, would not have been the one to forget such information.

The early education of the Rev. Peter Nelson was directed by Mr. Anderson
Bell, a noted teacher from Scotland, who also taught the children of the
Berkeleys and the Pages. He attended William and Mary College and graduated
with distinction. He attended the Episcopal Theological Seminary in
Philadelphia and was ordained May 18, 1788, by Bishop White of Pennsylvania.
He became rector of St. Martin's Church in Hanover in 1789 and according to
Bishop Meade, was still the rector there in 1799. Later he joined the
Baptist Church and became a Baptist minister of the Old Fork Church. For a
score of years before his death, he conducted a classical school for boys
"Humanity Hall" at Wingfield in Hanover County. (Ref. Rosewell Page's
"Hanover County, Its History and Legends" p. 54).

Obituaries in the Richmond Virginia Enquirer of March 8, 1827 and the
Richmond Virginia Whig of March 14, 1827, which on that date was published
with the Constitution of March 13, show clearly that the Rev. Peter Nelson
was regarded by his contemporaries as a man of real integrity and great
attainments.

Both obituaries pay tribute to his Christian character, and one goes into
detail in praising his humanitarian spirit in assisting poor boys and orphans
who otherwise would not have obtained an education. One of these became a
celebrated jurist.

In regard to him as an educator the Enquirer states: "He was long a
celebrated teacher of classical learning." The Whig refers to him as "one of
the most eminent classical scholars of his age. As a teacher of the classics
he was beyond question the superior of any man of his day.... He delighted in
mathematical studies in which he made great attainments.....He may be truly
said to have been one of the most useful men that have lived in our times."

So, writes Virginia Armistead Nelson, I rest my case on the integrity of the
Rev. Peter Nelson, who, from the facts presented above, must have known the
name of his maternal grandfather and must have passed on this knowledge to
his daughter and granddaughter who were his contemporaries.

The following reference material was used for this article:

1. W. P. Anderson " Early Descendants of William Overton and Allied
Families" pp 65, 84, 85, 91,
2. Virginia Armistead Garber, "The Armistead Family, 1635-1910". p. 174,
175
3. Mrs. Ellen M. Cocke, "Some Fox Trails in Old Virginia", p. 90-92
4. The Catesby-Jones chart of the Harris Family
5. William & Mary Quarterly, Oct 1939
6. Rosewell Page, "Hanover County, Its History and Legends" p. 54

I hope this information will be helpful to some of the Harris researchers.

Pat in Va.



Ov9-3-1-2 Christopher HARRIS

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Born:  3 Feb 1724[4976]  at:  Hanover Co., VA
Married:  22 Feb 1744[9597]  at:  Louisa Co., VA
Died:  1794[4977]  at:  Madison Co., KY
Father:  Robert HARRIS Major
Mother:  Mourning GLENN
Spouses:  Mary DABNEY , Agnes MCCORD
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Wife: Mary DABNEY

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Born:  [4979]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[4980]  at:
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:  Christopher HARRIS
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CHILDREN
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Name:  Dabney HARRIS
Born:  [5233]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[5234]  at:
Spouses:
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Name:  Sarah HARRIS
Born:  [5236]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[5237]  at:
Spouses:
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Name:  Robert HARRIS
Born:  [5239]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[5240]  at:
Spouses:
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Name:  Mourning HARRIS
Born:  [5242]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[5243]  at:
Spouses:
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Name:  Christopher HARRIS
Born:  [5245]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[5246]  at:
Spouses:
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Name:  Mary HARRIS
Born:  [5248]  at:
Died:  UNKNOWN[5249]  at:
Spouses:



rootsweb.ancestry.com/~deschart/z0000124.html
* William Harris b. 1450
  m. Ann Jernegan 1475, b. 1448
  *  Arthur Harris b. 1475 England
     m. Johanna Percy 1500 England, b. 1475 Northumberland, England
        [daughter of Sir Thomas Percy and Eleanor Harbottle]
     *  William Harris b. 1505 Southminster, England, d. 1556 Southminster
        m. Joanna Cooke 1525 Southminster, b. 1500 Bocking, England, d. 1556
           aka Jo Anna Corke
        *  Arthur Harris d. Jan 30 1596 Woodham, Mortimer, England
           m. Dorothy Walgrave b. 1530 Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
              [daughter of William Waldegrave and Julian Rainsford]
           *  Sir William Harris
              b. 1556 Crixie, Kent, England, d. Nov 20 1616 Crixie
              m. Alice Smith 1570 England
                 b. 1557 Weston-Hangor, Kent, d. bef 1615 Crixie
                 [d/o Thomas Smith b. 1530 Weston Hanger, Kent, England,
                 d. England, and m. 1555 in Weston Hanger, Alice Judde
                 b. 1535 Weston Hanger, d. 1593 England, d/o Andrew Judde
                 b. 1512 Turnbridge, Kent, England, d. Sep 15 1586 England,
                 and m. Mary Mervyn b. 1516 Downe Court, Kent, England,
                 d. Nov 14 1550 Kent, d/o Thomas Mervyn b. 1470 Downe Court,
                 d. 1523 England, and Alice Marshall b. 1472 Beverly, York,
                 England, d/o John Marshall. Andrew s/o Oliver Judde]
              *  Capt. Thomas Harris
                 b. 1586 Wales, d. Mar 30 1682 Henrico Co VA
                    Came to America and VA in 1611 aboard the "Prosperous"
                 m. Adria Gurganey 1619 Henrico Co VA
                    b. 1601 Crixee, England, d. Sep 11 1626 Jamestown VA
                    [d/o Edward Gurganey b. 1566 Crixo, Essex, England,
                    d. 1615 VA, and Anne _ b. England, d. 1619 VA]
                    Came to America and VA in 1621 aboard the "Marmaduke"
                 *  Robert Harris I
                    b. 1615 Glamorgan, Wales, d. 1700 New Kent Co VA
                       one source says b. 1630
                    m. Mary Claiborne 1660, b. 1643 Elizabeth City Co VA
                    * Maj. William Harris 1669 to 1720
                       b. 1669 Hanover Co VA, d. 1720 Hanover Co VA
                          one source says d. New Kent Co VA
                       m. Temperance Overton 1695 Hanover Co
                          b. Mar 2 1679 New Kent Co VA
                          d. Feb 19 1716 Cedar Hill, Hanover Co VA
                       *  Maj. Robert Harris
                          b. abt 1696 Cedar Hill, Hanover Co VA
                          d. aft Aug 8 1765 Albemarle Co VA
                          m. Mourning Glenn Jan 13 1720 Albemarle Co
                             b. 1702 (New Kent or Albemarle Co) VA
                             d. aft 1776 Albemarle Co
                             [d/o Christopher Glenn and Anna Tyree]
                          *  Ann Harris b. Mar 31 1724 d. aft 1770
                                aka Sarah A J Harris. Moved to Bedford Co VA
                             m. Brig. Gen. John Dabney
                                b. 1724 Hanover Co VA, d. 1819-21 VA
                             Descendants of Ann Harris and John Dabney
                          *  Christopher Harris
                             b. Feb 3 1725 Hanover Co VA
                             d. 1794 Madison Co KY
                             m. Mary Dabney Feb 22 1745 Louisa Co VA
                             *  Dabney Harris
                                b. Dec 15 1745 Louisa Co VA, d. NC
                             *  Sarah Harris b. Jun 11 1747
                             *  Robert Harris b. Aug 24 1749 Louisa Co VA
                             *  Tyree Harris b. Jun 24 1751
                             *  Elizabeth Harris b. May 9 1752
                             *  Mourning Harris b. Jun 4 1754
                             *  Christopher Harris b. Jul 21 1755
                             *  Mary Harris b. Jun 10 1757
                             2nd wife of Christopher Harris:
                             m. Agnes McCord 1762
                             *  Benjamin Harris b. Nov 28 1760
                             *  Jane Harris b. Sep 18 1763
                             *  John Harris b. Mar 14 1765
                             *  William Harris b. Nov 12 1768
                             *  James Harris b. 1770 d. 1798
                             *  Margaret Harris b. 1772
                             *  Isabell Harris b. Aug 9 1775
                             *  Samuel Harris b. Sep 1 1777
                             *  Barnabas Harris b. Oct 1 1779
                             *  Overton Harris b. Oct 25 1782
                          *  Tyree Harris b. Apr 8 1728 d. 1786
                                Moved to Orange Co NC, then Caswell Co NC
                             m. Elizabeth Chapman
                             m. Mary Simpson
                          *  Mary Harris
                             b. Feb 10 1729 Hanover Co VA
                             d. 1819 Albemarle Co VA
                             m. James Harris Jr 1753
                                b. 1722 Hanover Co, d. bef Sep 1792
                             Descendants of Mary Harris and James Harris Jr
                          *  Mourning Glenn Harris
                             b. Mar 27 1732 d. aft 1805
                             m. John Jouett
                          *  Lucy Harris b. Apr 12 1734
                             m. William Sheldon
                          *  Sarah Harris b. May 24 1736 d.Jan 31 1803
                             m. John Rodes Sep 9 1754
                          *  Robert Harris Jr
                             b. Mar 8 1741 Louisa Co VA
                                d. 1796-1809 Surrey Co NC
                                Served in Revolutionary War
                             m. Lucretia Brown abt 1760 Louisa Co
                                b. 1740-45 Louisa Co
                                d. abt 1796 Albemarle Co VA
                          *  Rachel Harris b. Jun 24 1744
                             m. William Dalton
                          *  Frances Harris b. Jan 27 1746 d. Oct 1788
                                Moved to GA
                             m. Joel Crawford 1760
                          *  William Harris b. Mar 15 1752 d. 1788
                             m. _ Mitchell
                             m. Mary Thompson
                       *  Elizabeth Harris b. 1696
                       *  George Harris b. 1701
                       *  John Harris b. 1703 Caroline Co VA
                          m. Ann Clough
                          *  John Harris b. abt 1730
                             m. - -
                             *  John Harris b. Aug 26 1763 d. 1801
                             *  Thomas Harris
                             *  Sarah Harris
                             *  William Harris
                             *  Ann Harris
                             *  Austin Harris
                       *  Benjamin Harris b. 1705 d. 1765 Louisa Co VA
                          m. Sarah Dumas
                          2nd wife of Benjamine Harris:
                          m. Mary _
                       *  Capt. William Harris Jr
                          b. 1707 Ceder Hill, Hanover Co VA  d. 1749 Louisa Co VA.
m. Elizabeth Burnett 1722  [d/o John Burnett II b. 1660 Rappahannock Co.,   VA, d. 1718 Essex Co VA, and Amy Gatewood d/o John Gatewood b. 1635 England, d. 1706 Essex  Co VA, and m. in Essex Co, Amy McGraw b. 1660  England, d. Jan 18 1745 South Farnham Parish
                             VA. John s/o John Burnett b. 1611 Scotland,
                             d. 1686 Rappahannock Co VA, m. 1675 in VA,
                             Lucretia _ b. 1640 VA, d. 1709 Piscataway
                             Creek, Essex Co VA]
                          *  John Harris
                          *  Mary Harris b. 1727
                             m. Edward Nelson 1748, b. 1727
                          *  Overton Harris b. 1730 d. 1789
                             m. Anne Nelson 1752, b. 1731
                             *  William Harris
                                b. Jan 13 1753 Hanover Co VA
                                d. Jan 26 1802 Hanover Co
                             *  John Harris b. 1754 d. Dec 30 1808
                             *  Nelson Harris b. 1757 Louisa Co VA, d. 1831
                             *  Ann Harris
                             *  Jemima Harris
                             *  Betsey Harris
                             *  Sarah Harris
                             *  Frances Harris
                             *  Temperance Harris
                             *  Martha Harris
                             *  Overton Harris
                                b. Nov 29 1767 Cedar Hill, Hanover Co VA
                                d. Oct 9 1813 Cedar Hill
                          *  Temperance Harris
                                one source says she m. Samuel Baker
                             m. Martin Baker III
                                b. 1715 New Kent Co VA
                                d. 1788 Hanover Co VA
                             Descendants of Temperance and Martin Baker
                          *  Keziah Harris
                             m. James Nelson 1750, b. 1723
                          *  Ann Amelia Harris
                             m. William Day
                          *  Frederick Harris b. abt 1742
                             m. Eliza Terrell 1771
                       *  James Harris b. 1708
                          m. Sarah Crawford abt 1721
                             b. abt 1708 Hanford Co VA, d. 1763 Louisa Co VA
                          *  James Harris Jr
                             b. 1722 Hanover Co VA, d. bef Sep 1792
                                Served in the French and Indian War
                             m. Mary Harris 1753
                                b. Feb 10 1729 Hanover Co
                                d. 1819 Albemarle Co VA
                             *  Lucy Harris b. 1754
                             *  Anna Harris b. 1756
                             *  Thomas Harris b. 1758 d. 1815
                             *  Joel Harris b. Apr 25 1761 d. 1826
                             *  Mourning Harris b. 1762
                             *  Sarah Harris b. 1764
                             *  James Harris III
                                b. Jul 7 1766 Hanover Co VA, d. abt 1830
                             *  Susanna Harris b. 1769
                             *  Nathan Harris b. 1771 d. 1782
                       *  Jemima Harris b. 1709
                          m. William Overton
                          Descendants of Jemima Harris and William Overton
                       *  Edward Harris b. 1710
                          m. Ann -
                       *  David Harris b. 1712
                    *  Mary Harris
                    *  Judith Harris
                    *  Thomas Harris d. 1725 Hanover Co VA
                       m. Mary Giles
                    *  John Harris
                    *  Robert Harris II
                 *  Mary Harris b. abt 1625
                 2nd wife of Capt. Thomas Harris:
                 m. Mary Claiborne b. 1630 d. Feb 9 1709
                    [d/o Sir William Claiborne b. 1587 England, d. 1676,
                    and Elizabeth Butler b. 1610 Roxwell, Essex, England,
                    d. in VA, d/o John Butler Jr b. 1585 Roxwell d. Roxwell,
                    and m. Dec 27 1599 Essex, England, Jane Elliott b. Jun
                    22 1576 Newlandwell, Essex, d. England, d/o Edward
                    Elliott b. 1546 Newlandwell, and m. 1576 Jane Gedge
                    b. 1546 England, d/o Jonas Gedge b. 1516 England. Edward
                    s/o John Elliott b. 1516 England, and Margaret Shepey b.
                    1516 England. John Jr s/o John Butler Sr b. 1565 Wales,
                    d. 1613 Roxwell, Essex, and Cressitt St John b. 1570
                    Bletsoe Bedford Wales, d/o John St John b. 1540 England,
                    and Ann Neville b. 1540 Bletsoe. John s/o Alexander St
                    John b. 1494 Thurley, England, and m. Jane Dallison.
                    Alexander s/o John St John b. 1450, and m. 1483 Sybil V
                    Morgan b. 1462, d/o Morgan ap Jenkyn b. 1436 and Jane
                    Mathew b. 1438. Morgan s/o Jenkyn ap Philip. John s/o
                    John St John b. 1426 and m. Alice Bradshaw b. 1426, d/o
                    Thomas Bradshaigh and Ms Sherburne. John s/o Oliver St
                    John and Margaret Beauchamp]
                 3rd wife of Capt. Thomas Harris:
                 m. Joane Gurganey b. 1598
                 *  Thomas Harris II b. abt 1629
                 *  William Harris b. abt 1638
              *  John Harris b. 1588 England, d. 1638 Charles City VA
                 m. Dorothy Lymbry bef 1614
                    Lymbry could very well be Lumbley
                 *  Thomas Harris
                    b. 1614 d. Mar 30 1672 Isle of Wight Co VA
                    m. Alice West 1634
                       Alice m.1st John Sojourner Sr, they had John
                       Sojourner Jr b. Isle of Wight Co VA, d. aft
                       Oct 3 1727 Isle of Wight Co, m. Mary _
                    *  Edward Harris d. Jun 9 1677
                       m. Martha Hardy d. Apr 4 1676 Isle of Wight Co VA
                       *  Edward Harris
                          b. Isle of Wight Co
                          d. Sep 22 1740 Isle of Wight Co
                          m. Mary Thorpe abt 1739 prob Isle of Wight Co
                             d. Jan 12 1781 Isle of Wight Co
                             [d/o Timothy Thorpe b. 1677 Isle of Wight Co
                             VA, d. Mar 14 1750 Isle of Wight Co, and m.
                             Mary _. Timothy s/o Joseph Thorpe b. abt 1635,
                             and Mary Fenn b. abt 1640. Mary Thorpe m.1st
                             Owen Myrick III]
                          *  Ann (Nancy) Harris
                             b. 1735 Isle of Wight Co VA
                             d. Feb 12 1795 Southampton Co VA
                             m. Henry Applewhite V May 17 1756,
                                Southampton Co VA
                                b. 1731 Isle of Wight Co
                                d. Jul 10 1783 Southampton Co
                             Descendants of Ann Harris and Henry Applewhite
                          *  Edward Harris III
                             m. Elizabeth _
                          *  Lewis Harris
                          *  Joel Harris
                          *  Amos Harris
                             b. Isle of Wight Co VA
                             d. aft Jul 15 1785 Southampton Co VA
                          *  Hardy Harris
                             m. Ann Thorpe May 11 1775 Southampton Co VA
                          *  Mary Harris
                             m. Benjamin Lewis Nov 10 1752 Southampton Co VA
                                d. Oct 14 1790 Southampton Co
                    *  John Harris d. aft Feb 12 1711 Isle of Wight Co VA
                       m. Elizabeth Church Jun 13 1689 Isle of Wight Co
                    *  Ann Harris
                       b. Isle of Wight Co VA
                       d. bef Jan 1698/99 Isle of Wight Co
                       m. Richard Sharpe
                          b. Isle of Wight Co
                          d. aft Jan 15 1698 Isle of Wight Co
                    *  Mary Harris
                    *  Thomas Harris Jr
                       b. Isle of Wight Co VA, d. 1712 Isle of Wight Co
                       m. Judith Edwards aft Nov 13 1702 Isle of Wight Co
 

Contributors:

Sandra Duncan
Email: purplevw@sl.net
Most of the data on William Harris and Temperance Overton descendants

David Warren
Email: dwarren4@pdq.net
In general

Helen Nichols Battleson
Email: hewick@oonl.com
John Harris and Dorothy Lymbry descendants