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"He was killed in a Revolutionary War battle, refered to as Foreman's Defeat, in Sept 27, 1777 in VA. This battle took place on the Ohio river, at a place named McMechen Narrows."
Isaac Harris, of Brunswick County, Virginia, was the father of six sons and two daughters that have been identified to date. He was killed in the American Revolution, and two of his sons were also Revolutionary War soldiers. After the war, the sons lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina. John and William died there, and many of the descendants of William's son, Harbert, remained in the area, as well as some of John's descendants.
Benjamin, Reuben, and Zachariah settled in Greenville County, South Carolina. From there Zachariah moved to Franklin County, Georgia. Later, Wooten, Benjamin, Reuben, and Zachariah moved to Tennessee. Wooten lived in Hickman County, Tennessee. Zachariah also lived there at first, but soon moved to Humphreys County. Reuben lived in Jackson County, and Benjamin lived in White County, where he died. Both Wooten and Zachariah moved to Illinois before 1830, and Reuben, Benjamin's widow, Rutha, with her son, Silas Harris, were there before 1840.
Isaac was killed in a Revolutionary War battle, refered to as Foreman's Defeat, on Sept 27, 1777 in VA. This battle took place on the Ohio river, at a place named McMechen Narrows.
Sources: http://www.isaac-harris-fam.us/gardabookfwd.html; http://www.isaac-harris-fam.us/gardabook00.html; http://www.familytreelegends.com/trees/susansaunders/8/data/115
Isaac HARRIS b 1729 in VA. He was killed in a Revolutionary War battle, refered to as Foreman's Defeat, in Sept 27, 1777 in VA. This battle took place on the Ohio river, at a place named McMechen Narrows.
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1729
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Meherrin Parrish, Brunswick, Virginia, Colonial America
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1754
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Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
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1754
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Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, Colonial America
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1757
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Brunswick, VA, Colonial America
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March 1759
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Meherrin Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, Colonial America
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1761
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Brunswick Co. Virginia, Colonial America
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1762
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Southampton, Virginia, Colonial America
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1763
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Virgina, Colonial America
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