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Subject: Re: [NCALLEGH] SURRY CO., NC HARRISES POSTED TO THE HARRIS LISTS
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:16:56 EDT

The following are deeds mentioning anyone named Harris that I have found
while abstracting the Alleghany County deed books. Maybe this information will be
useful to someone.

Nov. 11, 1844. John WOODRUFF, Executor of John Allen WOODRUFF, dec'd, to
Lewis HARRIS of Surry Co., NC, for $200, a tract of land on Laurel Fork [no
acreage stated]. Signed: John WOODRUFF. Wits: Thomas SMITH, Absalom SMITH.
Proved Aug. 19, 1869, by A.M. SMITH. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:285)

Nov. 19, 1845. Lewis HARRIS to Wm. L. HARRIS, 50 acres on Laurel Fork near
the top of the mountain, being part of a 100 acre tract adj. James HARRIS,
Jackson WOODRUFF, and Lewis HARRIS, for $200. Signed: Lewis (X) HARRIS. Wits:
Jas. A. SMITH, Absolom M. SMITH. Proved Aug. 19, 1869, by Lewis HARRIS.
(Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:283.)

??, 1848. State of NC to Lewis HARRIS, 100 acres in Ashe County on the Blue
Ridge adj. Wesley MCCAN, HARRIS, Jackson WOODRUFF. Entered Feb. 29, 1848.
(Land Grant No. 4509.) (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:334.)

Nov. 26, 1850. State of NC to Thomas SMITH, 100 acres in Ashe County on
Laurel Fork of Brush Creek adj. his corner, HARRIS?, WOODRUFF, & Joel SMITH.
Entered Mar. 11, 1850. (Land Grant No. 4809.) (Alleghany Co., NC, DB F:290.)

Dec. 5, 1850. Lewis HARRIS to John C. HARRIS, 50 acres on Larrel [Laurel]
Fork, part in Ashe County and part in Surry County, being a part of the tract
that Lewis HARRIS now lives on, for $100. John C. HARRIS not to sell, lease or
rent the said land without the consent of Lewis HARRIS during his natural
lifetime. Signed: Lewis (X) HARRIS. Wits: James A. SMITH, Elias SIMMONS. Proved
Aug. 19, 1869, by Elias SIMMONS. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:400.)

Dec. 30, 1851. William MARSH to Henderson HARRIS, both of Surry Co., NC, 100
acres in Surry Co. on the State Road near the top of the Blue Ridge, for $50.
Signed: Wm. MARSH. Wit: Ashey (X) ISAACK, H. THOMPSON. Proved Dec. 17,
1885, by Sarah THOMPSON from handwriting of Wm. MARSH & H. THOMPSON. Reg. Dec.
28, 1885. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB F:433.)

Oct. 6, 1852. State of NC to Lewis HARRIS, 50 acres in Ashe County on
Mitchell River adj. HARRIS' old line. Entered Feb. 12, 1851. (Land Grant No.
3277.) (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:333.)

Oct. 6, 1852. State of NC to James ROBERTS, 100 acres in Ashe County on
Laurel Fork of Brush Creek, adj. Lewis HARRIS & WOODRUFF. Entered June 10, 1848.
(Land Grant No. 4924.) (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:346.)

Aug. 15, 1854. State of NC to Quincy T. NEAL, 100 acres in Ashe County on
Elk Creek adj. his own line, Stephen LANDRETH, and HARRIS. Entered June 23,
1854. (Land Grant No. 6106.) (Alleghany Co., NC, DB E:337.)

Nov. 5, 1854. Lewis HARRIS to Wm. L. HARRIS, a tract of land containing 150
acres surveyed for John Allen WOODRUFF with the exception of 50 acres sold off
to James HARRIS and 50 acres to John C. HARRIS, for $100. Said Lewis HARRIS &
wife Hannah to have the home lot and all land on the south of a conditional
line for their natural lifetimes and their two daughters Elizabeth and Lucinday
to have possession of the home lot with as much land as they want for their
convenience during the time that they live single. Wm. L. HARRIS not to sell or
rent the land during the lifetime of Lewis & Hannah HARRIS. Signed: Lewis
(X) HARRIS. Wits: Jas. A. SMITH, Absolom M. SMITH. Proved Aug. 19, 1869, by
Lewis HARRIS. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:286.)

?? 1855. State of NC to John W. UPCHURCH, 100 acres in Surry County adj. the
Ashe County line, Thompson Gap Road, & his own line. Entered July 25, 1853.
Surveyed Feb. 16, 1855, by Henderson HARRIS, Wm. UPCHURCH, & Wiley PATTERSON.
Reg. Mar. 8, 1887, in Alleghany Co. (Land Grant No. 3335.) (Alleghany Co.,
NC, DB G:357.)

Aug. 25, 1857. Moses WOODRUFF to Reuben J. SPARKS, 50 acres on north side of
Laurel Fork of Brush Creek, adj. J.W. UPCHURCH and HARRIS, for $200. Signed:
Moses WOODRUFF. Wits: Wm. WOODRUFF, Robert WOODRUFF, J.W. WOODRUFF.
(Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:77.)

Sept. 3, 1857. William B. KENEDY of Wilkes Co., NC, to William L. HARRIS of
Ashe Co., NC, 25 acres in Wilkes Co., NC, on Big Elkin Creek, for $3. Signed:
Wm. B. KENEDY. Wits: L.C. BEAKS [BLACK? BROOK?], Thm. KENEDY. Proved Aug.
19, 1869, by Lewis HARRIS. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:287 .)

Jan. 1, 1858. Lewis HARRIS to Wm. L. HARRIS, 50 acres lying in the counties
of Ashe and Wilkes on the top of a mountain, for $200. Signed: Lewis (X)
HARRIS. Wits: R.J. SPARKS, J.B. WILCOX. Proved Aug. 19, 1869, by Lewis HARRIS.
(Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:284.)

Feb. 16, 1859. State of NC to Henderson HARRIS, 8 acres in Ashe County on
Brush Creek adj. ROBERTS and HARRIS. Entered Sept. 8, 1856. (Land Grant No.
3537.) Reg. Jan. 3, 1894. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB I:389.) [note: DB I is the
same as DB 9, not DB 1.]

May 13, 1859. Lewis HARRIS to Henderson HARRIS, 50 acres on top of a
mountain adj. his own line and Wesley MCCANN, for $200. Signed: Lewis (X) HARRIS.
Wits: Wesley MCCANN, J.C. HARRIS. Proved Aug. 19, 1869, by Lewis HARRIS.
(Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:304.)

Apr. 14, 1862. James ROBERTS of Wilkes Co., NC, to James F. ROBERTS of
Alleghany Co., NC, 150 acres on headwaters of Laurel Fork in Alleghany & Surry
Counties adj. old John THOMPSON line, Lewis HARRIS, Henderson HARRIS, line of old
100 acre MARTIN tract, and J.F. ROBERTS, for $50. Signed: James ROBERTS.
Wits: John C. ROBERTS, Daniel ROBERTS. Proved Aug. 27, 1869, by J. ROBERTS.
(Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:342.)

Sept. 4, 1862. Thomas SMITH, adm'r of Joel SMITH, dec'd, to Commodore Perry
MACON, 25 acres on Laurel Fork of Brush Creek adj. Wesley MCCANN, R.J. SPARKS,
Thomas SMITH, and J.C. HARRIS?, for $75. Signed: Thomas SMITH, Adm'r. Wits:
Wesley MCCANN, A.M. SMITH. Proved Aug. 19, 1869, by Thomas SMITH. (Alleghany
Co., NC, DB A:442.)

Aug. 11, 1866. Heirs of Thomas SMITH, Dec'd, to William R. CAUDILL, 350
acres adj. Elias SIMMONS, James ROBERTS, A.M. SMITH, RYALL? [ROYAL? REYNOLDS?],
and R.J. SPARKS, for $1,020. Signed: J.B. WILCOXEN, Elizabeth WILES, James A.
SMITH, William (X) HARRIS, Frances (X) HARRIS, A.M. SMITH, Nancy HARRIS. Wits:
Hugh HANKS, H. HARRIS, Lewis (X) HARRIS, Elias SIMMONS. (Alleghany Co., NC,
DB A:303.)

June 24, 1867. R.J. SPARKS to H. HARRIS, 50 acres on Laurel Fork of Brush
Creek, adj. the Big Branch, HARRIS, M.V.B. NORMAN, the Roaring Gap Road, for
$250. Signed: [cut off]. Wits: D.J. B??, J.G. H?? Proved Aug. 19, 1969, by J.G.
HARRIS. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:305.)

May 1, 1869. William R. CAUDILL to Henderson HARRIS, 35 acres on Laurel Fork
of Brush Creek adj. W.R. CAUDILL's & A.M. SMITH's old corner, R.J. SPARKS,
M.V.B. NORMAN, & Francis BRYAN, for $80. Signed: Wm. R. (X) CAUDILL, Sarah (X)
CAUDILL. Wits: J.F. ROBERTS, Elias SIMMONS. Proved May 7, 1869, by the
grantors. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:306.)

Nov. 23, 1869. R.J. SPARKS & wife Nancy to M.V.B. NORMAN, 30 acres on Laurel
Fork of Brush Creek adj. A.M. SMITH's road, Roaring Gap Road near MACANS?
[MCCANN?], & HARRIS, for $255. Signed: R.J. SPARKS, Nancy (X) SPARKS. Proved
Nov. 23, 1869, by the grantors. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB A:370.)

Jan. 24, 1870. James ROBERTS of Wilkes Co., NC, to J.F. ROBERTS of Alleghany
Co., NC, 59 acres in Alleghany Co. adj. J.C. HARRIS, Lewis HARRIS, M.V.B.
NORMAN, Daniel ROBERTS, & J.F. ROBERTS' own line, for $100. Signed: James
ROBERTS. Wits: A.M. SMITH, D.J. ROBERTS. Proved June 1, 1885, by A.M. SMITH. Reg.
June 1, 1885. (Alleghany Co., NC, DB E:515.)

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