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William Harris

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Henrico County, Province of Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: December 18, 1794 (77-86)
Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Harris, of Henrico County and Mary Harris
Husband of Martha Harris and Elizabeth Harris
Father of Mary Markham; Elizabeth Harris; William Samuel Harris; Sarah Jane Turpin; Elizabeth Markham and 3 others
Brother of Mary James; Edith Fitzpatrick; Ann Harris; Thomas Harris; James Harris and 6 others
Half brother of Thomas Harris, of Prince George’s County

Occupation: Baptist Minister named the "Apostle of Virginia"
DAR: Ancestor #: A205993
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About William Harris

DAR Ancestor #: A205993

William Harris son of Thomas Harris and Mary Jefferson md l. Martha Osborne and had A. Wm Harris Jr. who married Elizabeth Evans B. daughter Harris who died before Dec 1794 . He then married Mrs. Martha Ward Gaines a widow of Bernard Gaines with one daughter. William then had C. Mary Harris d 3 April 1825 in Henry County Kentucky. married l1 may 1764 Manikin to Col Bernard Markham of Chesterfield County, Virginia D Sarah Harris b 17 Jan 1754 married 28 June 1773 Cumberland County, Virginia to wm M Turpin bro of Thomas Turpin III E. elizabeth Harris b 13 Jan 1755 married 1776 Vincent Markham l child F. Alice Harris b 9 August 1756 married 18 Nov 1774 in cumberland County, Virginia to Francis Goode son of Robert Goode and Mary Turpin he died at sea 28 april 1795 G Col. thomas Harris b 26 Nov 1762 died 19 Sept 1815 married 20 January 1791 Powhatan co Virginia to Caroline Matilda Harris d of Col John Harris

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William Harris's Timeline

1712
1712
Henrico County, Province of Virginia, British Colonial America
1745
1745
Lee County, Virginia, United States
1754
January 17, 1754
Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
1754
Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1756
August 9, 1756
Statehood 1788, Virginia, United States
1762
November 26, 1762
Province of Virginia
1794
December 18, 1794
Age 82
Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
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