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From: Carol E Barron <>
Subject: 1796/98 Will Robt Harris Cabarrus Co. NC, Re: Robert/Samuel Harris, DAR Lineage Book on Google's Book Search
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:32:09 -0600

From this will, it appears Robt Harris' dau Eliz. m Samuel Harris in the
DAR Lineage Book which noted Robt Harris of Mecklenburg NC 1779 as a
recorder of deeds and a member of the Mecklenburg Co. Court 1779.


CABARRUS COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Robert Harris, 25 Jan 1796

Will of Robert Harris
Signed 25 January 1796

Source: Cabarrus County, N.C.: Will Book A, Page 1
Cabarrus County Public Library, Concord, N.C.
Typescript copy of original document

In the name of God, Amen. I, Robert Harris, being in my ordinary state of
Health,
blessed be God for all His mercies to me, calling to mind mortality of my
body do
make this my last will and testament. First - I order all my just debts
to be paid
with Funeral Expenses. Secondly - I bequeath to my son, ROBERT HARRIS, my
negro
Harry and advise my son to sell said negro in this neighborhood so that
he may
live near his parents. I also bequeath to my son my watch and one bed and
clothes
also my book Mr. Baxter and Shares two Book and Milton's Paradise Lost
and Cain
and my body Clothes my new saddle. Secondly, I bequeath to my daughter
ELIZABETH
my negro Dublin, Cloe, Prince and Charles. I order my negro Sall to go
with Cloe
so that my daughter may take care of her as she has the fits the sd.
negroes to
continue in her possession during her life and at her death she may
dispose of them
as she thinks proper.

I bequeath my grandson, Maj. James Harris, my negro Malinda. I bequeath
to my
grandaughter Grizel one bed and clothes and two cows and calves and also
my little
negro Liney daughter to Malinda. I also bequeath to my granddaughter
DORCAS, John
Cochran's wife, forty pounds to be paid in two years after my death. I
will and
bequeath to my son-in-law SAMUEL HARRIS one English shilling. I order my
Executors
to pay the heirs of Robert McMurry fifteen pounds the remainder of
William Campbell's
estate. I bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth the remainder of what
furniture is in
my house not mentioned above the oval table excepted which I order to be
sold. I
order all my land to be sold and every part of my Property not mentioned
above and
after paying the above bequests the money arising from the sale and what
may be in
my hands at my death to be equally divided between my son Robert and my
daughter to
be by them possessed and enjoyed. I ordain and appoint my whole and sole
Executor
my grandson JAMES HARRIS and Ew'd Giles, Esq. Revoking all former wills
by me made.
In testimony whereof I set my hand and seal this 25th day of January,
1796.

Signed, sealed & delivered
Rob't Harris (Seal)
In presence of
Chas. Harris
Rob't Cochran
Wm. Harris

Cabarrus County July 23, 1798
Schedule to the Within Will

I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth thirty bushels of corn,
three hundred
weight of pork and three hundred weight of beef for the purpose of
maintaining the
negro man Dublin and Cloe, his wife and Prince and Charles and Sally
their children
and also two hundred weight of Flower (sic) for her own use.
--------------
DAR No. 36866
Mrs. Anne Mims Wright born in Crystal Springs, MS, wife of Dr.
William Richard Wright

The Ross book is "A Record of the Descendants of Isaac Ross and Jean
Brown
and the Allied Families of Alexander, Conger, Harris, Hill, King,
Killingsworth, Mackey, Moores, Sims, Wade, Etc.
compiled by ANNE MIMS WRIGHT, a member of The National Genealogical
Association of Washington, D.C., and through descent from the above
families a Member of Society of Colonial Dames of America, Daughters of
the American Revolution; United States Daughters of 1812; United
Daughters of the Confederacy. Originally published December 1911,
originally printed 1911 by the Press of Consumers Stationery and Printing
Company, Jackson, Mississippi
Photographic reprint copyrighted 1977 by Linda Walter Johnston and Ledie
W. Conger, Jr.
All rights reserved - Printed in the United States of America by The
Conger Printing and Publishing Company,
Atlanta, Georgia 30318


On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:30:08 -0600 Carol E Barron <>
writes:
>
http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=He4A7-5T_MgC&dq=Jean+Harr
>
is,+Goochland&prev=http://books.google.com/books%3Fq%3DJean%2BHarris,%2BG
> oochland%26lr%3D&pg=PP9&printsec=2&lpg=PP9
>
>
> The above link is on Google's Book Search, DAR Lineage Book 1901,
> National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol
> XXXVII,
> compiled by Sarah Hall Johnston, Washington D.C., published 1913
>
> Has a search engine so you can just type in Harris to get those in
> the
> book.
>
> The only Mims family I'm familiar with that married into a Harris
> line is
> David Harris m Jane Mims, David Harris s/o Harrison Harris of
> Goochland/Louisa Co. VA, Harrison Harris d 1795 Woodford Co., KY.
> Jane
> Mims b abt 1785 d/o David Mims/Martha Diuguid. Mentioned below in
> this
> DAR lineage is Robert & Samuel Harris & looks like Samuel was s/o
> Robert
> or maybe Samuel's wife was a Harris--which Robert would this be?
>
> p 300,
> No. 36866
> Mrs. Anne Mims Wright born in Crystal Springs, MS, wife of Dr.
> William
> Richard Wright
>
> Descendant of Isaac Ross, Robert Hill, Drury Mims & Robert Harris
>
> Daughter of Robert Burr Mims & Clara Frances McKey, his wife m 1872
>
> Grandaughter of Henry Mims (1804-1860) & Augusta Julia Nagel
> (1815-1879),
> his 3rd wife m 1837; Hampden J. McKey (1811-1871) and Sarah Ann
> Hill, his
> 3rd wife m 1846
>
> Gr-granddaughter of Livingston M. Mims & Martha Perrin, his wife m
> 1798;
> Daniel McKey(b 1788) & Rosa Harris, his wife m 1808; Jacob K. Hill
> &
> Rebecca K. Sims (1797-1860), his wife, m 1816
>
> Gr, gr granddaughter of Drury Mims & Lydia Jones, his wife; William
> Perrin & Elizabeth Clopton, his wife; Samuel Harris & Elizabeth
> Harris
> 1767-1865, his wife m 1787; John Hill (b 1769) and Sarah
> Killingsworth (b
> 1775), his wife; Thomas Sims and Elizabeth Ross, his wife.
>
> Gr, gr, gr granddaughter of John Perrin & Elizabeth Lee, his wife;
> Robert
> Harris; Robert Hill & Margaret Allison, his wife m 1765; A. Brown
> Ross &
> Hannah Conger, his wife.
>
> Gr, gr, gr, gr granddaughter of Andrew Allison & Margaret Allison,
> his
> wife. Isaac Ross & Jean Brown, his 2nd wife.
>
> Isaac Ross (1712-1840), although an old man, served in his son's
> company
> in the warfare of South Carolina.
>
> Also No. 26413
> Drury Mims (1744-1810), was an ardent and daring soldier. He was
> born in
> Goochland Co., Va; died in Edgefield, South Carolina
>
> Robert Hill (1745-1795), served in the South Carolina regiment
> 1776.
>
> Robert Harris (1720-1798) was a recorder of deeds and a member of
> the
> Mecklenburg Co. Court 1779.
>
> Other Harrises in the index are:
>
> Harris, Absalom, p 30
> Harris, Sergt. George, p 160
> Harris, Lt Benjamin, 30, 39
> Harris, Benjamin, p 181
> Harris, James, pp 3, 4, 179
> Harris, John, pp 24 & 212
> Harris, Robert p 300
>
>
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