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From: "Norma Thompson" <>
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY-L] John Harris
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 02:00:35 -0800
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Hi, Marlene,
The one area in the Harris article where I have difficulty is with John Harris
who they have as married to Catherine Musgrove. In his Dec 18 1742 inventory,
his next of kin are given as Nathan Harris and Mary Love, extx Katherine Harris.
In 1740, one John Harris died with NOK as Thomas and Barton Harris and exec
Elizabeth Harris. In this John's admin account, it is stated there were 6
children. Elizabeth Harris left a will 1750 naming son Nathan Harris.

Do you know if these two Nathans were the same person?

Bye,
Norma



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From: "Marlene Bumbera" <>
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Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY-L] John Harris


> Hi Ann,
>
> For a friend, I've been researching one of the Harris families of St.
> Mary's County (Leonardstown area) who originally settled in Charles
> County. The following transcript of articles that appeared in the
> St. Mary's County "Beacon" (May 23, 1901 and May 30, 1901) written by
> JOHN FRANCIS HARRIS ( 1824-1903) may be of help in sorting out the
> various branches of the family. The earliest John in the group I'm
> researching that I have listed is a John HARRIS, born 5 March 1684 in
> Pickawaxon, Charles County to Thomas and Mary HARRIS -- the British
> born settlers.
>
> Anyway, hope this may be of some help to you -- since there are so
> many St. Mary's names in this article, I'm also copying it to the St.
> Mary's County Mail List. If anyone wishes more information, please
> let me know.
>
> Marlene (in California)
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> May 23, 190l - St Mary's County Beacon
>
> "The Harris Family
>
> John Francis Harris, now the oldest living representative of the
> well-known Harris family, give us the following history of the family
> in Maryland, which is copied from an old record now in his possession:
>
> About the year 1650 a certain Thomas HARRIS emigrated with his wife
> and servant man, John HAMLINSTON, from England to America. He had a
> grant of three hundred acres of land in Maryland, which he took up in
> the neighborhoof of Pickawaxon in William and Mary Parish, Charles
> County, and which is known by the name of Harris' Land or the Land of
> Harris, as appears by the patent recorded for the land office of the
> Western Shore. The said land descended to Thomas HARRIS, son of the
> aforementioned Thomas HARRIS, who was born February 26, 1683, and who
> married Martha STANDBURY, daughter of John and Arabella STANDBURY,
> September 28, 1704. It afterwards descended to John HARRIS, son of
> the above mentioned Thomas HARRIS and of Martha, his wife, who was
> born May 25, 1708, and who married Catharine MUSGROVE, daughter of
> Charles and Catharine MUSGROVE. The land next descended to Thomas
> HARRIS, son of the abovementioned John and Catharine HARRIS, who was
> born August 1, 1741, and who married Anne GWINN, daughter of Joseph
> and Elizabeth GWINN February 119, 1764. The issue of this marriage
> was: Eleanor HARRIS, John HARRIS, Martha HARRIS, born March 26, 1768,
> and who married John MADDOX, Thomas HARRIS, born December 31, 1769,
> who married Eleanor DAVIDSON, Elizabeth HARRIS, Joseph HARRIS, born
> August 7, 1778, who married Susanna REEDER, John Francis HARRIS, born
> March 22, 1775, who married Ruth STUNSTILL, Kitty HARRIS, born July
> 30, 1776, who married William VINCENT, Benjamin Gwinn HARRIS, Gwinn
> HARRIS, Violetta HARRIS, born May 33, 1782, who married F.P. BARBER,
> Nathan HARRIS, born September 5, 1785, who married Mary CLAGETT,
> Morgan HARRIS, born November 16, 1787, who married Anna MORSON and
> after whose death he married Etheldra CHAPMAN."
>
> May 30, 1901 - St. Mary's County Beacon
>
> "The Harris Family
>
> Since our last paper we have received the following additional record
> to the Harris family tree:
>
> John Francis Harris, born March 23, 1775, was married the second time
> to Eliza-Violetta PRILL, and by this marriage had four children --
> one of whom died in infance. John Francis HARRIS, born Oct 15, 1824,
> Thomas F. HARRIS, and ELiza Violetta HARRIS, who married Frank WEEMS.
>
> John Francis HARRIS born in Oct. 15 1824, married Rosalie Susan
> BRADY, daughter of the Reverend John BRADY. There were four children
> - one died in infancy. Joseph HARRIS, who married Katie A. STECK;
> John W. HARRIS, who married Mary Florine TURNER, and Josephine
> Franklin HARRIS, who was married to Rhodes SHEPARD."
>
> =============================================================
>
> >The name Van Swearingen has come up in several recent messages.
> >Does anyone have information to add to the Harris information below:?
> >
> >Land Patents St. Mary's County, MD
> >
> >John Harris "St. Peters Key' (same as Van Swearingen's Point") St.
> >Mary's Hundred 50A 1640
> >
> >In 1677, John Harris proved rights for 50 acres of land for the
> >transportation of Abigail Dent. "Chas Co Gentry
> >
> >It is difficult to make the right Harris connection to Elizabeth
> >Harris who m. Charles Fenley 1711 St Johns parish.
> >
> >Researching: Bayne, Hawkins, Fenley, Marshall, Harris
>
>
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>
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