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About Col. West Harris, Jr.
West Harris Jr., son of West Harris and Mary Turner, was born on 28 Mar 1756 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA, died on 7 Aug 1826 in Montgomery Co., NC at age 70, and was buried in Bearden Creek Cem., Montgomery Co., NC.
West married Edith Ledbetter in 1778 in Montgomery Co., NC.
Children of West Harris, Jr., born 1756; the son of West Harris and Mary Turner:
- Greene,
- Allen,
- West,
- Henry,
- Absalom,
- Pinkney and
- Roland.
Not to be confused with his father
A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of LIEUTENANT. DAR Ancestor # A051998
Col. West Harris, Jr. served in the Continental Line with the North Carolina contingent at Valley Forge. He was a field officer in the Ninth Regiment seeing action in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Sometimes after April 1781, he left the military and resumed civilian life in Montgomery County, NC. In addition to farming and raising his family, he had a political life. The people of Montgomery County elected him to represent them in the House of Commons meeting in New Bern, NC, 15 November 1792 to 1 January 1793. He was elected also to the State Senate meeting in Raleigh, NC, in 1797, 1798, 1799, 1801 and 1802.
According to an article that appeared in the 4 July 1826 issue of the Western Carolinian newspaper, Salisbury, NC, 23 to 23.5 carats fine gold was discovered on his land near Beaver-Dam Creek. Although his family operated the gold mine, he probably did not profit from it. He died at the gold mine on 26 July 1826.
Sources: Western Carolinian, Salisbury, NC, 4 July 1826 West Harris, Jr. by Gerald S. Harris, Montgomery County Heritage, North Carolina, vol. 3, pp. 272 & 273.
Col. West Harris, Jr. served in the Continental Line with the North Carolina contingent at Valley Forge. He was a field officer in the Ninth Regiment seeing action in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Sometimes after April 1781, he left the military and resumed civilian life in Montgomery County, NC. In addition to farming and raising his family, he had a political life. The people of Montgomery County elected him to represent them in the House of Commons meeting in New Bern, NC, 15 November 1792 to 1 January 1793. He was elected also to the State Senate meeting in Raleigh, NC, in 1797, 1798, 1799, 1801 and 1802.
According to an article that appeared in the 4 July 1826 issue of the Western Carolinian newspaper, Salisbury, NC, 23 to 23.5 carats fine gold was discovered on his land near Beaver-Dam Creek. Although his family operated the gold mine, he probably did not profit from it. He died at the gold mine on 26 July 1826.
Sources: Western Carolinian, Salisbury, NC, 4 July 1826
West Harris, Jr. by Gerald S. Harris, Montgomery County Heritage, North Carolina, vol. 3, pp. 272 & 273.
West Harris Jr., son of West Harris and Mary Turner, was born on 28 Mar 1756 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA, died on 7 Aug 1826 in Montgomery Co., NC at age 70, and was buried in Bearden Creek Cem., Montgomery Co., NC.
West married Edith Ledbetter in 1778 in Montgomery Co., NC.
http://piedmontbranches.com/Documents/Notes/Ancestor/thompson.pdf
West Harris Jr., son of West Harris and Mary Turner, was born on 28 Mar 1756 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA, died on 7 Aug 1826 in Montgomery Co., NC at age 70, and was buried in Bearden Creek Cem., Montgomery Co., NC.
West married Edith Ledbetter in 1778 in Montgomery Co., NC.
http://piedmontbranches.com/Documents/Notes/Ancestor/thompson.pdf
References
- Harris, G. Dowse. (1914). Harris genealogy. Columbus, Miss.: Keith printing co. Page 44. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066158239?urlappend=%3Bseq=50
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Col. West Harris, Jr.'s Timeline
| 1756 |
March 28, 1756
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Granville County, North Carolina
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| 1779 |
1779
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North Carolina, United States
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| 1785 |
1785
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Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States
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1785
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Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1786 |
July 8, 1786
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possibly Montgomery Co., North Carolina, USA
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1786
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Montgomery, NC, United States
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| 1787 |
1787
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Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1788 |
1788
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Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States
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