William Harris, II, of St. Paul's Parish

William Harris, II
Birthdate:	1700
Birthplace:	St. Martin's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, Colonial America
Death:	June 27, 1749 (48-49) 'The Forest', Hanover County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Captain William Harris of Hanover County and Temperance Harris Husband of Elizabeth Harris Father of Overton Harris; Martha Burruss; John Harris; Benjamin Harris; Mary Nelson and 9 others Brother of James Harris of Hanover County; Major Robert Harris of Albemarle County; John Harris of Hanover County; Benjamin Harris of Hanover County and Jemima Overton
Occupation:	British Army officer (lieutenant)

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Last Updated:	April 27, 2022

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About William Harris, II, of St. Paul's Parish

William Harris

Gender: Male Birth: Circa 1707 Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Death: Hanover, Virginia, USA
Father: William Harris
Mother: Temperance Overton
Wife: Elizabeth Burnett

Children

Benjamin Harris
Fredrick Harris
Robert Harris
William Overton Harris, b: 1730 Hanover Co, VA
Jemima Harris
Keziah Harris
Temperance Harris
Mary Harris
Ann Harris
John Harris.

Granville Militia 1754 under Col William Eaton while living amidst the Saponi and Cheraw of Tabb's Creek of Granville/Gates Co, NC. (Must be a different William Harris)

This doesn’t seem right if William Harris, II, of St. Paul's Parish died 1749. It’s his William.

From http://nelson-dna-project.tripod.com/docs2/Nelson_Of_Hanover.pdf Page 9

DISCUSSION:

A letter to Mrs. Charles E. Dille, 2601 Park Avenue, Cairo, Illinois, dated 1 August 1929 from Professor W. E. Dickinson, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West VA, charts the HARRIS PEDIGREE as follows: I

CAPTAIN WILLIAM HARRIS married ca 1695 TEMPERANCE OVERTON, born 2 March 1679; died 9 Feb 1710 - ISSUE: -

vii.. WILLIAM HARRIS JUNIOR, born 1707 - married Henrietta and had issue

a. JOHN HARRIS
b. WILLIAM OVERTON HARRIS, b 1730, d 1789; married 1752 ANN (NANCY) NELSON, b 1731; dau of EDWARD NELSON, immigrant
c. FREDERICK HARRIS, m a cousin, ELIZA TERRELL -9 and had issue:
d. KEZIAH HARRIS, m 1750 JAMES NELSON (1723-1803) son of EDWARD NELSON, an immigrant
e. ANN HARRIS m WILLIAM DAY
f. TEMPERANCE HARRIS - m SAMUEL BAKER

WILLIAM HARRIS JUNIOR, son of WILLIAM AND TEMPERANCE (OVERTON) HARRIS, born before 1710; married (probably ______ BURNETT?) (Ref: History of Louisa Co by Malcolm H. Harris, p 349)

Ibid, page 224 -

WILLIAM OVERTON HARRIS (born 1730) married ANN (NANCY) NELSON, born 1731, daughter of EDWARD and MARY (GARLAND) NELSON; (Ref; 26 T p 272; 27 T p 37) - Vestry Book of St Peter's Parish, New Kent Co, VA (1684-1786) by VA State Library, page 360

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Harris-1910
Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 7 2016, 14:27:48 UTC

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William Harris, II, of St. Paul's Parish's Timeline

1700	1700	Birth of William Harris, II, of St. Paul's Parish St. Martin's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, Colonial America
1716	1716	Birth of Overton Harris The Forks, Hanover, Virginia, United States
1724	January 1, 1724	Birth of Martha Burruss Caroline County, Virginia
1725	1725	Birth of John Harris Hanover, Virginia
1726	1726	Birth of Benjamin Harris Forks, Hanover, Virginia, United States
1727	1727	Birth of Mary Nelson Virginia, Usa
1729	1729	Birth of Temperance Overton Baker The Forks, Hanover, Virginia, United States
1730	1730	Birth of Keziah Nelson Virginia, Usa
1732	1732	Birth of William Harris St Paul's Parish, Hanover, Virginia

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