Thomas Harris, of Henrico County

Origins

Maj. William Harris married first Lucy, by whom he had a son Thomas Harris [7042.2.1] and reportedly a daughter about whom we have no information.

William married a second time to Alice. William and Alice were the parents of sons, William and Edward Harris and maybe a third son. Their daughter was Love who Thomas Harris identified as his sister-in-law [half-sister] in his will

From Find A Grave Memorial# 115368617

disputed parents

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Harris-10880

There are two conflicting Thomases who are said to be the son of William and Lucy. The Thomas who died in 1679 is said by J. Phillip Harris to be the son of William, not the son of William's father, Thomas. Tom King says that the son Thomas of William & Lucy is the Thomas Harris who married Mary Jefferson (will dated 5 October 1729, recorded 6 Jul 1730).

So, the son of William and Lucy is one of the following Thomases:

• the Thomas who died unmarried and childless in 1679 - his will names "sister-in-law, Loue Harris [and] my Cozen, Richard Lygon"[9]
• the Thomas who married Mary Jefferson and died in 1729/30, naming in his will several children - Thomas Harris [a minor], James Harris, John Harris, Mary James, William Harris, Benjamin Harris, Sarah Harris, Phebe Harris, Edith Trent, Ann Booth, Martha Pasture, Francis Harris[10]

From http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/harris-hunters/1999-0... Date:7/14/1999

THOMAS HARRIS, whose will was probated or recorded June, 1730 in Henrico Co. VA--who were his parents and when was he born? I have two sets of data (at least) and no original sources (alas) for the above THOMAS HARRIS.

1. 1 -- he was born before 1657 to MAJOR WILLIAM HARRIS (1629-1678) and 2nd wife LUCY STEWART of Henrico. I have this Thomas death recorded as 5 Oct 1729 will probated June 1730, Henrico Co., VA. I have his father as William whose will 1 Feb 1678 probated 20 April 1678 Henrico Co, VA Witnesses Richard Lygon, Ann Stuart. Other then these notations I cannot provide any further details of documentation. (chuck harris)
2. 2 -- he was born 1669 in Charles City Co. to THOMAS HARRIS (1636 -1677) and YUEVETTE __________

Does anyone have sources for either scenario? My secondary source for #1 is the Virginia Historical Magazine which in turn quotes from a manuscript or other holding of the Virginia Historical Society prepared by W. G. Stanard, Esq. of Richmond, VA for Mrs. Virginia M. Harris Van Voast of Cincinnati. #2 comes from the Harris merged file, quoting individual researchers.

From Adventurers of Purse and Person, 2nd edition 1964, p. 384
* WILL OF MAJOR WILLIAM HARRIS

• Not knowing what the Lord hath ordained or at what tyme he may take out of
• this life, I doe settle my estate of lands as followeth: I give & bequeath to
• my sonne Thomas all my lands below the ware and to keep the ware run for his
• Bownes till it shall come to ye spring at ye hed & then to follow a bottom on
• ye lower side of the clearing of John Rabon, to the hundred roade path, and
• then on a straight roade or course to the land of Coll. Petter Ashbrooke, but
• in no case to cross pocketts' path; to my younger sonns Wm. & Edward Harris,
• I give the rest of my dividend, Wm. to have the plantation where I now live &
• Edward ye land next Ashbrooke. But Wm. to extend outwards one hundred yards
• beyond ye clearing of John Rabon on the path called pocketts' path & thence
• on a straight course to ye redd watter & Edward the Heds, vizdt: to Petter
• Ashbrooke's line as allsoe to ye Ashen swamp above, to them & their Heires;
• neyther to sell unless the one to ye other & if eyther die without ishew, the
• land to come to ye survivor; my two younger sons to live with their mother
• till ye age of sixteene, if shee marry; if not, till 19 years of age. My will
• is that my wife live on the plantation during her life but not to hinder my
• sonne Wm. at the head of ye Ware if he come for himself. I desyre my friends
• Mr. Thomas Cocke & Mr. Wm. Randolph to see this my will performed. In witness
• of every pte.
• hereof, I putt to my hand this 20th day of April, 1678.
• Signed Wm. Harris
• Signed in ye presence of Rich. Lygon ye mark of X
• Proved in Henrico County Court the first day of Feby., 1678/79 by the oath of
• Ann Steward, one of the witnesses to the will above written,
• and entered amongst the records of the sd. Court per. Wm. Randolph Cl. Cur.
• Henrico County Records (Deeds & Wills) 1677-1692, p. 68 (KS 7-8-2001)

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• http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/HARRIS-VA/1998-10/0909852921
• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HARRIS-HUNTERS/2003-0...
• page 142 of Echoes from the Valley By Crampton Harris Helms, MD. "Benjamin l was the son of Thomas Harris (c 1655-1730) who married Mary Jefferson (1676-1745). Thomas was the son of Maj. William Harris (1623-1678) who married Lucy Stewart."
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 19 2018, 16:29:47 UTC

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