Rowland Harris, of Granville County

Not the same as Rowland Harris, of Montgomery County

Disambiguation

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It is important to note there were TWO SEPARATE descendants of West Harris Sr. who were named ROWLAND HARRIS. Both were born in Granville County, and they both married women named Elizabeth, BUT they are NOT the same people. Rowland Harris 1754-1815 was the SON of West Harris Sr. and Rowland Harris 1765-1827 was the GRANDSON of West Harris Sr.

Sarah is the first wife of Rowland Harris 1765-1827. Marriage Bond between Rowland Harris and Sarah Daniel was issued 21 August 1783 in Granville, North Carolina. This is consistent with family records of Francis Gray Harris of Thomasville, North Carolina, and Early North Carolina Census 1784

The second wife was Elizabeth "Betsy" Reavis, and their Marriage Bond was issued 09 Nov 1794, also in Granville County, North Carolina

Sarah's husband Rowland Harris was the Grandson of West Harris Sr. and the son of Isham Harris and Martha Mabel Green. Isham Harris was eldest son West Harris Sr. and Mary Turner. Isham, and he was the only son of West Harris that remained in Granville County, located on the northern border of North Carolina. Isham had a son born in Granville County in 1765 who he named Rowland Harris. This Rowland Harris was born, lived, married, raised a family, and died in 1827 in Granville County area of North Carolina. It was he who married Sarah Daniel in Granville County.

Roland, son of Isham Harris b abt 1741. Married Betsey Reavis.

Family

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/e/a/David-C-Reavis/GENE35-0007.html...

13.ROWLAND7 HARRIS (ISHAM6, MARY5TURNER, BURCHETT4LUNDY, ELIZABETH3BURCHETT, EDWARD2, THOMAS1) was born 1764 in Granville Co., NC, and died Abt. 1827 in Granville Co, NC.

He married (1) SARAH DANIEL August 27, 1783 in Granville County, NC.

He married (2) ELIZABETH "BETSY" REAVIS November 09, 1794 in Granville County, NC, daughter of SAMUEL REAVIS and NANCY JONES.She was born 1774 in Northampton Co, NC, and died Bef. 1860 in Granville Co, NC.

More About ROWLAND HARRIS:

Estate: November 04, 1827, Book 10 shows inventory of Rowland Harris, deceased, by Samuel J. Reavis, Administrator (likely his wife's brother).

More About ELIZABETH "BETSY" REAVIS: Census: 1850, Listed as 75 years old in Granville Co, living next to (or with) daughter Arene and son-in-law Josephus Daniel.

Court Action: August 1831, Per Will Book 12, page287, Elizabeth Harris petitioned court, states her husband died without will and letters of adminstr went to Samuel J. Reavis. She asks her third as dower rights - allotted Feb 3, 1832 - included 48 1/2 acres and dwelling house.

Children of ROWLAND HARRIS and ELIZABETH REAVIS are:

• 26. i. CLARISSA ARRENA8 HARRIS, b. 1800; d. Aft. 1860.
• ii. LETHA HARRIS, b. Abt. 1827; m. JOHN DANIEL

Origins

Will of Isham Harris, July 05, 1815, On file in NC State Archieves. Will book 9.Probated August Court 1824. Executors were Hardy Harris and Britian Harris (wife Martha already dead).

Will1: Wife Martha to receive Chalk Level Tract of 200 acres. Reputed grandson Anderson Green Harris (not of age) to receive tract of 75 acres. Eight children listed, plus son-in-law Samuel Jones Reavis.

References

• Harris, G. Dowse. (1914). Harris genealogy. Columbus, Miss.: Keith printing co. Page 44. Hathitrust
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFS8-MXN : 4 November 2017), Rowland Harris and Sarah Daniel, 23 Aug 1783; citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,758,776.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSQ-J4J : 22 December 2016), Rowland Harris and Betsy Reavis, 09 Nov 1794; citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,758,775.
• Granville County, North Carolina, Estate Records; Author: North Carolina. Probate Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina AncestryImage
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163328346/rowland-harris
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKV9-VZJ