William Harris

Male 1775 - 1828  (53 years)


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  • Name William Harris 
    Born 01 Jan 1775  Lancaster Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Feb 1828  Cabarrus Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Old Rocky River Graveyard, Concord, Cabarrus Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • ANCESTRY

      Colonel George Steuart and his wife Margaret Harris:

      Their Ancestors and Descendants with Appendixes of Related Families Portraits and Illustrations

      A Genealogical History By Robert Stewart, D.D., LL.D

      This book was Printed at the "Civil and Military Gazette" Press, 1907 in Lahore, India pp.398-401

      APPENDIX No. XI

      A copy of this document was sent the author by John Harris9, M.D., of Philadelphia, Jan. 18, 1865.

      At the conclusion he wrote: ?The foregoing was copied Aug. 10, 1855, by John Harris (then resident in Philadelphia) from two separate half sheets of cap paper, in the handwriting of his father, James Harris, in the possession of Mrs. Thomazin Potter, a granddaughter of James Harris. John Harris, the copyist of the foregoing, born Dec. 31st, 1792, was the son of James Harris, who was the son of John Harris who was the son of James Harris by his second wife, Janet McClure), who was the son of Edward Harris and Flora Douglas.

      The antecedent probability that this document is perfectly
      trustworthy has been confirmed by all subsequent investigations (excepting in regard to William Harris2 and his wife-see Appendix XVIII), and the writer considers it fortunate that he has had such a record to guide his researches.

      Edward [Sr.] and Charles Harris, being dissenters, were driven from Ayrshire, in Scotland, at the time of the persecution of the Protestants In the reign of Charles II, or of his successor, James.

      They settled in County Donegal, near Rapho, Ireland. They were possessed of a valuable estate in Scotland, which was lost on account of their abandoning it.

      Edward [Sr.] was married to Miss Flora Douglas, of the famous family of that name, who resided near the borders of England. He had sons: Edward [Jr.], Robert and James.

      Edward [Jr.], son of Edward and Flora Douglas, married ............... and had children, Robert, William and Mary.

      Robert Harris, son of Edward the younger and..........., married, and had Margaret, Jane, and Margery. By a second wife, Margaret Mcllmunn, he had Robert, Mary and William. He died in Carolina.
    Person ID I28316  Master File
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2015 

    Father Col. Robert Harris,   b. 14 Oct 1702, County Donegal, Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1788, Cabarrus Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Margaret McElmon/McIlhenny,   d. Cabarrus Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Corzine,   b. 22 Dec 1760, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Jan 1778, Cabarrus Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Harris, Jr.
     2. Ann Harris
     3. Robert Harris
     4. Joshua Harris
     5. Alexander Wilson Harris
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2015 
    Family ID F12182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ann Headley,   b. 07 May 1763, Stokes Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1843, Cabarrus Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Isaac Harris,   b. 1792, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1815, Cabarrus Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     2. Margaret Ross Harris
     3. Isabella Harris
     4. Mary Harris
     5. Ann Harris
     6. Solomon Harris
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2015 
    Family ID F12184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart