Harris Family Genealogy

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Comment by Stacy Wade Harris II on October 4, 2009 at 3:50am

This is from Philip Morant's The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex, v. 1, p. 363, re the manor of Cricksey.

It continued longesst in the Harris family; who had a large brick House here, in a pleasant Park, well stored with timber. They were descended from William Harris of Prittlewell in this County. He married Anne, daughter of ... Jernegan, and had ---Arthur Harrys of Prittlewell; who, by Joanna his wife, daughter of Thomas Percy, second son of Henry Earl of northumberland, had ---William Harrys of South-minster, that held the maner of Crixsetts-hall of the Lord Riche, as of the Honor of Rayleigh, , by the service of one knight's fee, and suit at the Court of the said Honor from month to month; besides many other estates (p) (q). He dyed 21 September 1555; having had three wives; I Joanna, daughter and coheir of John Smyth, of Norton. 2. Joanna, daughter of ... Cooke, of Bocking. 3. Anne Rutter. By the first he had William his son and heir, and Vincent, of Maldon. By the second, he had Arthur Harrys, of Woodham Mortimer and Cricksea.
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Arthur Harrys ... married Dorothy, daughter of Sir William Waldgrave of Smalbridge, and dying 18 June 1597, was succeeded by his son ---Sir William Harrys, or Herris...[d. 14 Novvember 1616.]

(p) Terra Moduini. Hund' de Witbricte-Shernia. Chriccheseiam tenuit Alouardus, T.R.E., pro manerio & pro : hida. Tune ii bordarii, modo i. Semper i carucata. Pastura XL ovibus, ,modo LXXXV oves. Semper valuit xxx folidos. Lib. Domesd. Fol. 95. a. Tit. 68.

(Q) Namely, the maners of Westwick hall, and Eastwick, in Burnham; of Stokes and Luthyrnes, in this parish and Althorn; of Shopland-hall; of Cristell-hall; of Cage, in Southminster; of Beckney, in South-Fambridge; of Lieth and Triggs, in Leigh; Iltney, in Mundon; Newhall, in Woodham Mortimer; meadows, and marshes, ,in several places, particularly Great Borewood, & Highwood, Newmarsh, and Clements-Marsh, Temple-Gore and Small port Gare; Ferry-lands, and the passage. Inquis. 3 & 4 Ph. & Mar. nu. 38.

(R) Arms of Harrys. Or, on a bend engrailed, azure, 3 cinquefoils, argent.
"Prittlewell an ancient village, known in the raign of King Edward the Confessor, is the mother parish of Southend, in the Rochford hundard and union. Rochester dicese, Essexarcheaconry, and Canewdon deanery, South Essex, on the road from Southend to Rochford, 1 mile north of Southend, 3 miles south of Rochford, 15 miles south-east of Billericay, and 40 miles form London. It receives its name from a well at the Prioy, feeds several fishponds. The whole parish contains 5,248 acres; the population in 1861 was 3,334. The village consists of two streets on the slope of a hill, at right angles with each other, and having the church at thejuction, on the top of the hill. "
[Kelly's Directory of Essex, 1862]

Comment by Stacy Wade Harris II on October 4, 2009 at 3:48am

by Dorothy Boyle on January 28, 1998 at 23:00:10:
>
> I found this in towards the last of the Harris surname in the
McCubbins
> Collection microfilm #019,860, Family History Center. There are two
other
> half pages which I will enter below this one.
> By I. L. Harris of Havabana, Cuba Jan 12, 1930
> Hearst's Atlanta
> William de Heriz from France circa 1150 (descendant of the House of
> Vendosine)
> Higel de Heriz living 1214 Thomas de Heriz
> Henry de Heriz keeper of Royal Forests under Alexander II living 1249
> Sir William de Heriz swore fealty to Edward I. of England 1296;
> Robert de Heriz of Nithsdale living 1325;
> Sir John Herries created Baron Terregles by David Bruce 1364;
> Sir John Herries keeper Stirling Castle 1369-1370 hostage for Earl of
> Douglass 1403-1407 David Bruce granted Barony 1397.
> Herbert Herries one of the hostages for James I. one of the
negotiators
of
> the marriage of the daughter of James I. to Dauphin of France, married
> Margaret (daughter of Earl of Douglas). Had a brother? Robert herries.
> John Herries 4th Lord of Ferregles 1453. Had brothers: Herbert,
William &
> Robert.
> Sir David Herries 5th Lord Ferregles married Margaret Crichton
(daughter
of
> Sir Robert Crichton or Sir Herbert Maxwell of Caerlaverock 1440
> Sir Herbert herries 6th Lord Ferregles & 1st Lord Herries 1489,
married
1st
> Marion Carlyle 2d Mariot Cuningham
> Andrew herries 2d Lord Herries. had brothers (M)?ungo, John, & Roger
of
> Maindenpape(died 1536 the tutor of William 3d Lord 1517)
>
> Unsure at this point if these are the same family as Fannie Harris.

Comment by Stacy Wade Harris II on October 4, 2009 at 3:45am

THE HARRIS FAMILY PAPERS by Krentzman

The Harris family Papers by Krentzman gives the family seat as Weston
Hanges, Kent. There was a Manor
House at Westenhanger, near Hythe. He continues - Londric De Beaugency of
Orleans, France was ancestor
to the powerful Barons of Beaugency and had two sons John and Hericeus,who
lived around 996 to 1031
A.D. Hericeus had a son Ancelin de Beaumont who went to England and held a
Barony in Nottingham
about 1086. Ancelin's son Ivo Fitz Herice or de Heris was Viscount of
Nottingham before 1130 and his
sons were Ralph Hauseline, Robert Fitz Herice (executed by Henry II),
Josseline, William (who held three
fiets in Nottingham and four in Lincoln), and Humphry. The French name
Herice seems to have been
changed to Harris, by their sons who became increasingly more English.They
arrived in Essex early in the
16th Century, and spread themselves all over the Dengie Hundred. Their
influence was felt in all the
villages, especially at Mundon, The Friary, Maldon and at WoodhamMortimer.
In Burnham they held
property interpreted as Troyforde and in Southminster, Rattleborough
(Ratsborough) 23 acres with 102 acres
of pasture called Sheepcote and Lodgelades and 128 acres of meadow called
Highfield. Morant lists
Westwick Hall, Eastwick, Stokes, Luthymes, Shopland Hall, Cristell Hall,
Cage, Iltney, Newhall, Woodham
Mortimer, in this area and in all some eighteen entries.

Comment by Stacy Wade Harris II on October 4, 2009 at 3:43am

This was given to me by a friend.

From Noel Robertson-
MORE SOURCES

The Baronage of England or An Hiftorical Account of the Lives and moft
Memorable Actions of Our
English Nobility In the Saxons time, to the Norman Conqueft; And from
thence, of thofe who had their rife
before the end of King Henry the Third's Reign. Deduced from Publick
Records, Anient Hiftorians, and
other Authorities, By William Dugdale Norroy King of Arms.
Nam genus & proavos, & quae non fecimus ipfi, Vix ca nofira voco. Ovid.Tome
the Firft.
London: Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Abel Roper, John Martin, and Henry
Herringman, at the Sun in
Fleetfreet, the Bell in S. Pauls Churchyard, and at the Anchor in theLower
Walk of the New Exchange.
1675

>From the Above Title -
HERIZ

The firft mention I find of this Name, is in 18 H.2. [1172] under theTitle
of the Scutage of thofe Barons,
who did neither attend the King in Perfon into Ireland, upon hisExpedition
at that time thither, nor fent him
either Soldiers or Money for that Service: Where it appears, That therewas
iv l. then paid into the
Exchequer, for thofe Knights Fees which did belong to William de Heriz.For
this neglect, I prefume, it
was, that the Lands of this William were (about this time) feifed into the
King's hands: for in 20 H.2.
[1174] he gave C Mrks Fine, to be repoffefs'd of them again.
This William had his Refidence at Wyverton (now vulgarly called Wozton) in
Com. Nott. and took to
Wife Maude the Daughter of Raphe Lord Baffet of Drayton, in Staffordfhire;
with whom he in
Frank-marriage, certain Lands in Wyndefclibe, of Six Marks per annumvalue:
but died in 26 H.2. [1180]
or before, leaving Robert de Heriez his Brother and Heir, who then paid Cl.
for Livery of his Inheritance:
Aeliva, another Wife, furving him, who gave C Marks to the King, that fhe
might not be compelled to
marry any other than whom fhe her felf pleafed.
To this Robert fucceeded Ivo his son and Heir; who in King Richard the
Firft's time, obtain'd a special
Charter from John Earl of Moreton (the King's Brother) to himfelf and his
Heirs for free liberty of Hunting
in all his Lands and Woods in Winefeld, in Com. Derb. with divers other
ample Privileges: And in 1 Joh.
[1199] gave ten marks of Silver to the King, for confirmation thereof.
In 16 Joh. [1215] this Ivo gave a Fine to the King of CCC l. for certain
Lands of Raffe Baffet. And about
the later end of King John's Reign, when thofe high Contests were betwixt
that King, and divers of the great
Barons, he adhered to them; for which caufe his Lands were feifed. Butupon
the coming of King Henry the
Third to the Crown, [1216] thofe Stirs being quieted, he return'd to hisdue
Allegiance, and had reftitution of them again.
To this Ivo (called alfo John) the King gave refpite until the Feaft of
Pentecoft, in that year for receiving
the Honour of Knighthood; and ftrict Command to the Sheriff of
Notinghamfhire, that he fhould not moleft
or trouble him for not receiving it at Eafter: But all that I have farther
feen of him, is, That he held
Winefeld, Lybhmes and Dicroft, for two Knights Fees; and died before 30H.3.
[1246] leaving Sarra his
Wife furviving; who afterwards was married to Jollan de Nevill, a Perfonof
great Note in thofe days, being
a Justice-Itinerant in that time.
To which John de Heriez fucceeded Henry, and to Henry, another John, as
Brother and Heir. Which laft-
mention'd John died before 27 E.1. [1585] leaving John his Son and Heir,who
then doing his Homage, had Livery of his Inheritance.

Comment by Kathryn Brannigan Walizer on October 3, 2009 at 2:52pm

Our First Harris family dates back to Londric De Beaugency of France, born circa 1000
His child was Herice De Beaugency born 1022 his 3rd great grandson was Nigel DeHeriz born 1195 born in Scotland It took till his 18th great-grandson Edward son of Charles Herries for the name to change ot Harris Edward Harris born 1620 in Dumfrieshire his son Robert was born in Raphoe Parrish Donegal and died in Philadelphia Pa in 1725. Robert's son Samuel married Martha Laird and died in Green County Georgia. many of Robert and Martha's children lived in Mecklenburg NC

Comment by Irene Blackburn on October 3, 2009 at 2:46pm

The earliest Harris in my tree is Isaac Harris who was living in Publow, Somerset by 1803 and died there in 1832. His youngest son Cleopas (b 1813) moved to London and changed his name to John Cleopas Harris, his son Thomas Charles (b 1853) ended up in Northumberland where our branch of the family has been ever since.

Comment by Stacy Wade Harris II on September 26, 2009 at 1:55pm

Is there anyone from the John Harris (son of Sir William Harris of Creeksea) line here? He landed in Jamestown , Va. in 1624.

Comment by Alison Phillips on September 26, 2009 at 7:47am

My Harris' as far as I can go back started of in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire. My line moved from there to Chicklade, then to Codford (both in Wiltshire), Upton Noble in Somerset and then on to Lambeth in London.

Alison

Comment by Johnny on August 13, 2009 at 9:48pm

Well I'd say my genealogy knowledge is mediocre; but my computer knowledge and Ning knowledge has provided a few contributions around GW. My Harris line is a couple generations removed; Debbie wasn't getting any takers, so thought I'd step up. Let me know if there is anything I can assist with as group admin.

Comment by David Weller on August 13, 2009 at 8:01pm

John Earl Harris was born in 1798 in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., New York. He married Nancy Ormsbee in 1820. I haven't been able to verify his ancestry.

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