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Harris Family Genealogy
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Joseph Harris, Tamar Rees, Timothy Harris, Hannah Fagen
When I joined Ancestry I had papers given me that were handed down in my family for several generations. I've been on Ancestry since 2013 and have not proven any persons, dates, or marriages wrong to yet. My problem is, these only go so far into the Harris Family. I'm trying to find a connection of…
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Brick Wall Joseph Harris married Elizabeth Cribb
Working on my brick wall Joseph Harris. His Rev War pension # W2794 provides the following information. He was b. 1749 in Pennsylvania; 1776 lived near Rocky River, Mecklenburg, NC where he fought in Rev War. Married 1st wife about 1785 and had 3 children. I descend from his 2nd wife Elizabeth…
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Is Elizabeth Harris related to John Harris from Harrisburg
My direct Ancestor, Nathaniel Harris was born in 1693 to Thomas Harris and Ruth James of Conn.. He was probably born in Long Island but possibly in Conn. Nathaniel's second wife was named Elizabeth. The is a lot of conjecture that her maiden name was also Harris and that they were cousins. It…
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Linking Harris lines
Hello all, I am searching for a family connection between the Harris Family of Pa and Conn. I am descended from the Thomas Harris(1655-1697) that married Ruth James in 1680. Many people have him mistakenly identified as the son of Daniel Harris and Mary Weld of Ma. This is not correct. At this…
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The Pennsylvania Harrises
Hello to all my close and distant cousins! I'm searching for someone who is a descendent of the Robert and Dorothy Wylie Harris line who supposedly came to America from Ireland in the early 1700's Tradition has it that Robert came Lancaster County with his daughter Margaret and sons, Thomas,…
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Harris Family members from Tennessee and Missouri
Looking for info on family members from Tennessee who later moved to Missouri. Here are some names and dates of birth: A. Harris no other info available....DOB 1780Thomas C. Harris, son of A. Harris married Mary McMurtry.....DOB 1798L. E. Erasmus "Rass" Harris son of Thomas C. Harris married…
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Children of Highsmith Harris
Currently working the family of Thomas Highsmith Harris and Martha Elizabeth Skiles of Warren County, Kentucky. Thomas and family moved to Lancaster TX in 1852.I'm looking for any leads on 3 of their 8 children: A. H., Mary Thomas, and Charles T - all of KY.The family is together in the 1850 KY…
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need connections to harris family of Spartansburg, SC and Taylorville Ga
My granddaughter has married into the Harris family of SC and Georgia the g-grandfather was Percy Winfield Harris here is the 1920 census:Name: Percy W HarrisHome in 1920: Spartanburg Ward 1, Spartanburg, South CarolinaAge: 46 years Estimated birth year: abt 1874Birthplace: …
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What's In a Name? Your Link to the Past By Paul Blake
What's In a Name?Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation.'What is in a name? Very much if the wit of man could find it out.' Whoever penned this well…
