Ann HARRIS

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• Reference Number: 21436
• _UID: AD5EC596BF3D435C8DF79948A23C9109DEB1
• Alt. Birth: 1636
• unknown: 9 Oct 1688, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634; Recorded Will

Notes:

Thomas Harris was born in 1636 in Charles City County, Virginia and died in 1688 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Apparently, Thomas did not move to Isle of Wight Co, Va until about the time of his father's death. It appears, Thomas had remained in Charles City County with other relatives, for a few years, before rejoining his family in their new home. Thomas married Ann Martin in Charles City County, Va. Apparently, Ann died before Thomas. The will of Thomas tells the sad story of a 52 year old man leaving nine children without a mother and most of them being very young. The extreme care Thomas took to assure the welfare and safety of his children revealed his tenderness, love and concern for his children. He left these explicit instructions: "If my son, Edward, my overseers, or either of them shall find that any of my children be abused; that either of them may have the liberty of removing them to some other place where they shall think fit.
1672- Rec'd land from father's estate, including half of land where father had lived, & 280 acs. which included the Indian lands.
1687- Bought 150 acs. from Philip & Sarah RAIFORD
16 Mar 1688 - Left will, probated 7 Oct 1688

WILL OF THOMAS HARRIS
EDWARD HARRIS, EXECUTOR

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN: I, THOMAS HARRIS, OF THE ISLE OF WRIGHT County , BEING SICK AND WEAK IN BODY, BUT IN SOUND AND PERFECT MEMORY, I DO FIRST AND PRIMARILY BEQUEST MY SOUL UNNTO GOD ALMIGHTY WHO GAVE IT, AND SECONDLY, MY BODY TO THE EARTH TO BE BURIED IN A DECENT AND CHRISTIAN LIKE MANNER, AND DO ORDAIN THIS TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN AMNNER AND FORM AS FOLLOWETH:
LLY. I DOE GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY WELL BELOVED SONNE EDWARD HARRIS MY PLANTATION THAT I NOW LIVE ON WITH ALL MY LAND BELONGING TO IT, THE SAME TO HIM AND HIS HEYER FOREVER: ALSO ONE YOKE OF DRAUGHT STEERS, WITH A CART BELONGING UNTO THEM, ALDO ONE GREAT CHEST AND EIGHT ELLS OF SHEETING AND CANVASS, THREE IRON MEDGES, ONE FROE, ONE SMALL FRYING PAN, ALSO I DOE GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY WELL BELOVED SONNE JOHN HARRIS, ONE GREAT IRON POT, TWO PEWTER DISHES, ONE BIGGER THE THE OTHER, ONE LARGE FRYING PAN, ONE IRON PESTLE, TWO CHESTS, ONE SMALL TABLE & ONE COUTCH.
ALSO I DOE GIVE UNTO MY WELL BELOVED SONNE THOMAS HARRIS FOWER PEWTER DISHES AND A FLAGON, TWO SALT SELLERS, ONE SMALL IRON POTT, ONE COW AND HEIFER OF TWO YEARS OLD, ONE YEARLING HEIFER.
ALSO I DOE GIVE UNTO MY WELL BELOVED SON ROBERT HARRIS ONE BED BEING PART OF FLAKE AND FEATHER WITH ALL THE FURNITURE THEREUNTO BELONGING, ONE SMALL GUN, ONE HORSE TO BE SOLD FOR HIS USE.
I DOE GIVE MY WELL BELOVED DAUGHTER JANE JONES EIGHT MILK TRAYS.
I DOE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY WELL BELOVED DAUGHTER ANNE HARRISONE BED THAT I NOW LAY UPPON WITH ALL THE FURNITURE THEREUNTO BELONGING, BUT IN CASE SHE DIETH BEFORE SHE COMES OF AGE OR MARRIES THEN THE BED WITH WHAT BELONGETH TO ITT SHALL FALL TO MY SON ROBERT HARRIS, ALSO I GIVE HER A LARGE BRASS KETTLE AND ONE IRON POTT CONTAINING TWO OR THRE GALLONS WITH TWO **** PEWTER DISHES, BUT IF SHE DYETH THAT THE SAME LIKEWISE FALL TO ROBERT AND JOHN HARRIS. I ALSO DESIRE THAT WHAT CATTLE IS LEFT THAT IS NOT HEREIN DISPOSED OF MAY BE SOULD AND LIKEWISE MY STOCK OF HOGS TO BE SOULD AFTER MY DEBTS BEING PAYED****
I DOE DESIRE LIKEWISE WHAT WHEAT I HAVE NOW GROWING ON THE PLANTATION IF IT PLEASES GOD IT COME TO MATURITY THE SAME BE SOULD LIKEWISE WITH THE CATTLE, AND WHAT HOGS MAY BE LEFT AFTER THE DEBTS AFORESAID PAYD, THE SAME TO BE SOLD TO THE PROFITABLEST USES AS MAY BEE THOUGHT FIT BY MY SONNE EDWARD HARRIS, BEING MY WHOLE EXECUTOR, JOHN FULGHAM ANF JOHN TURNER, THEY TWO PERSONS BEINGE APPOINTED MY OVERSEERS OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, THEY WITH MY EXECUTOR TO ADVISE TO THE DISPOSALL OF ALL MY CATTLE, HOGS ANF WHEATE TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE FOR THE GOOD OF MY THREE YOUNGTEST SONS, GEORGE HARRIS, MARTIN HARRIS ANS WILLIAMS HARRIS; ONLY TWO PEWTER DISHES TO BE PURCHASED, AND ONE IRONN POTT, OUT OF THE PROCEEDS TO BE DELIVERED TO ROBERT HARRIS, AND THE REMAINDER TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN THE SAID GEORGE HARRIS, MARTIN HARRIS, AND WILLIAM HARRIS, AND LIKEWISE I DESIRE THAT THESE THREE BOYES LAST MENTIONED AS ROBERT HARRIS, GEORGE HARRIS, AND WILLIAM HARRIS TO REMAIN THIS PRESENT YEAR UPPON THE PLANTATION AND AFTERWARD THAT ROBERT HARRIS MAY DWELL WITH JOHN FULGHAM THREE YEARS AND GEORGE HARRIS TO DWELL WITH JOHN TURNER FOWER YEARS AND MARTIN HARRIS TO REMAIN WITH HIS BROTHER EDWARD HARRIS FIVE YEARS AND MY SONNE WILLIAM HARRIS TO LIVE BRIDGEMAN JOYNER SEVEN YEARS AND LIKEWISE MY DAUGHTER ANNE TO LIVE WITH MRS.ANNE THARPE SEVEN YEARS IF THE SAID MRS.ANNE THARPE SHALL LIVE SOE LONG, I FURTHER DESIRE THAT IF MY SONNE EDWARD HARRIS BEINGE APPOINTED MY EXECUTOR IN **** OR MY APPOINTED OVERSEERS MR JOHN FULGHAM MR. JOHN TURNER THAT IS THEM OR EITHER OF THEM SHALL FIND THAT MY CHILDREN THAT IS PLACED OUT AS AFORESAID BE ABUSED THAT THEN EITHER OF THEM MAY HAVE THE LIBERTY OF REMOVING THEM TO SOME OTHER PLACE WHERE THEY SHALL THINK FITT. ONE THING MORE-- I BEQUEST UNTO THREE OF MY GRAND CHILDREN A COW CALFE A PIESE TO THEM AND ****OF THE FEMALE: THUS OWNING AND ACKNNOWLEDGING THIS TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND DOE REVOKE, RENOUncE AND DENY ALL OTHER WILLS OR TESTAMENTS FROM OR BY ME MADE, AS WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL THIS FORTEENTH DAY OF MARCH IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1687-8
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THE MARK OF THOMAS HARRIS[SEAL]
SIGNED,SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRSEncE OF US.
JOHN SHAVER AND JOHN COGGIN
PROVED BY JOHN COGGAN AND JOHN SHAVER IN OPEN COURT HELD FOR THE ISLE OF WRIGHT COUNTY OCTOBER YE 9TH, 1688.
TESTE, JOHN PITT, CL. CUR.
THE FOREGOING IS AS NEAR A TRUE COPY AS I CAN MAKE OF THE WILL OF THOMAS HARRIS, OF RECORD IN WILL BOOK NO 1661-1719, NO. 2 TESTE, A.G. JOHNSON, CLERK


THOMAS WAS LIEUTENANT IN VIRGINIA MILITIA.

Thomas appears not to have moved to Isle of Wight until after his father's death in 1672. His father bequeathed him one-half of the land on which he lived and requested he live upon it, and also 280 acres which he bought of "the Indian town." Thomas Harris received a grant in Isle of Wight of 183 acres in 1685 (Book 7, p. 441). His will was made March 14, 1687. It was recorded Oct. 7, 1688 (Will Book 2, Part 2, p.285) . He was sick and weak, and it was signed with his mark. Edward, his eldest son, was married, but appeared to be living with his father. He said in his will Robert Harris was to live with John Fulgham three years, his son George was to live with John Turner four years, Martin to remain with his brother Edward Harris six years, son William to live with Bridgman Joyner seven years, daughter Ann to live with Mrs. Ann Sharpe seven years if Mrs. Sharpe shall live so long, Edward, executor, overseer Mr. John Fulgham and Rr. John Turner.

Note: The Meherrin River is along today's N. C. border directly south of Richmond, VA

John Turner was the father-in-law ie: Mary Turner's father

George Harris (brother of Edward) was to live with John Turner from 1687 by will of Thomas Harris, Jr.
See above information.

The John Harris witness was undoubtedly his brother (1665-1764). md Mary Drew

Thomas married Ann TOMLIN in 1661 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634. Ann (daughter of Martin TOMLIN) was born in 1642; died before 14 Mar 1688 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1 NAME Ann /Martin/
2 GIVN Ann
2 SURN Martin

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Married:
Reference Number:137179

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• Reference Number: 43161
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• Alt. Birth: 1614
• unknown: 10 Jun 1672, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634; Probated Will

Notes:

Thomas Harris married 2nd wife Alice West. Alice, most likely, was a daughter of the West family that lived in Shirley Hundred Plantation in Charles City County, Va. Thomas and his new wife, with his children by his first marriage, moved about 1650 across the James River to the Pagan Creek area of Isle of Wight County, Va. This area has been referred to as a part of the great dismal swamp.
After the death of Thomas, Alice West Harris married John Sojourner of Virginia in 1673.

Sources:

Abbrev: Charles R. Harris
Title: Charles R. Harris
Text: Robert E. Harris, author of "From Essex England To The Sunny Southern USA"
Abbrev: Elizabeth DuBois Russo
Title: Elizabeth DuBois Russo
Publication: http://geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/1824/harris.html
Abbrev: Lafayette Claud Eaton, Jr.
Title: Lafayette Claud Eaton, Jr.
Publication: 125 TERRYBROOK CT,VALLEJO CA 94591-4249 , (707) 643 4677
http://hometown.aol.com/rphs44/page2/LeeHome.htm
Date: 24 May 1998

Robert E. Harris, author of "From Essex England To The Sunny Southern USA"
sent me several documents and notes acquired since the publishing of his
book in 1994.
RobertE. Harris
Attorney at Law
2380 Crestcliff Drive
Tucker, Georgia 30084

October 21, 1998

Charles R. Harris
2121 North Ballas Road
Saint Louis, Missouri 63131

Dear Chuck:
1. The prenuptial agreement between Alice Harris (the widow of
Thomas Harris who was born in England in 1614 and died in Virginia in 1672), and
her intended 2nd husband, John Sojornour.

I had learned of the existence of this document in Isle of Wight County,
Virginia while I was gathering copies of the old wills which supported the
early history of this Harris family. Even with the help of a clerk in the
probate office of the Isle ofWight Court House, we could not locate this
particular document. Finally, onanother trip three or four years ago, and
with the help of another clerk, we were able to find the document.

This document is important because of the information the widow of Thomas
Harris gave about the children she had borne to the deceased Thomas Harris.
This document and its contents, together with the information contained in
the will of 1672 of Thomas Harris, were quite important in proving that the
deceased Thomas Harris had, indeed, had more than one wife and that he had
fathered two sons by the name of Thomas Harris - one by his last wife and
one by an earlier wife.

These documents, written in the oldEnglish style, require a great deal of
effort, patience and time in being able to read their contents.

One or more family historians had questioned that the Thomas Harris that
was born to Alice Harris was old enough to be the Thomas Harris who was born
about 1636. Indeed, he was too young. But, the Thomas Harris who was born to
the earlier wife of the decease, Thomas Harris, was of the right age. He was,
indeed, the Thomas Harris who was born about 1636 in Charles City County,
Virginia. These documents, when construed together, tell the story. The
historic and traditional story of this family history is supported by the
facts preserved in the old courthouses.

2. The will of John Harris; born c. 1665; and died in 1712 in the
Chowan precinct of the old Albermarle County of North Carolina. This old
Albermarle County is no longer in existence. This John Harris was a son of
the Thomas Harris; born c. 1636 mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.
John Harris (d123) is listed in the book on pages 11 and 13.

Sincerely,
Robert E. Harris
Enclosures[]

Thomas was bornin England. Thomas arrived, with his parents, in Virginia Colony at the age of eight. He grew into manhood in Charles City County, Virginia in an area known as West Second Shirley Hundred. He died in Isle of Wright, Virginia when he was about 58 years of age.

Thomas married________________ .

Their children:
1. John Harris; b. 1635; d. 1713
2. Thomas Harris; b. 1636; d. 1688
3. Mary Harris; b. cir. 1638

Later, Thomas married Alice West. Alice, most likely, was a daughter of the West family that lived in Shirley Hundred in Charles City County.

Their children:
4. Thomas, II; b. after 1651
5. Other children

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
August 15, 1995. Robert E. Harris, Tucker, Georgia

The following is a revised translation of the will of Thomas Harris (d1) by
Robert E. Harris, the compiler of the family history, FROM ESSEX ENGLAND TO
THE SUNNY SOUTHERN USA/ A HARRIS FAMILY JOURNEY. This translation,
improved from that in the book mentioned above, is from the will of Thomas Harris which was recorded in 1672 on page 111 of Wills and Deed Book 1 in the courthouse of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. This translation has been comparedwith the translations of this document made by others.

Thomas married Alice WEST in 1634 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA. Alice (daughter of Lt. Col. Nathaniel WEST and Frances GREVILLE) was born about 1621 in Shirley Hundred Plantation, Charles City, Virginia; died after 31 Mar 1672 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Alice, most likely, was a daughter of the West family that lived in Shirley Hundred Plantation in Charles City County, Va. Thomas Harris and his new wife, with his children by his first marriage, moved about 1650 across the James River to the Pagan Creek area of Isle of Wight County, Va. This area has been referred to as a part of the great dismal swamp.
After the death of Thomas, Alice West Harris married John Sojourner of Virginia in 1673.
RE: The prenuptial agreement between Alice Harris (the widow of Thomas Harris who was born in England in 1614 and died in Virginia in 1672), and her intended 2nd husband, John Sojornour.
This document is important because of the information the widow of Thomas Harris gave about the children she had borne to the deceased Thomas Harris. This document and its contents, together with the information contained in the will of 1672 of Thomas Harris, were quite important in proving that the deceased Thomas Harris had, indeed, had more than one wife and that he had fathered two sons by the name of Thomas Harris - one by his last wife and one by an earlier wife.

Notes:

Married:
Reference Number:47574

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• AFN: 9NQN-JG
• FamilySearch ID: LVH2-W4H
• Name: Herris
• Name: Jno HARRIS
• Reference Number: 38850
• _UID: F984E421A28049CE9580AED33445C0E36DFE
• unknown: 1588, Creeksea, Essex County, England; Alt. Birth

Notes:

John married Dorothy Calcott (Colcott) in England. They arrived 1622 in Virginia Colony,
They lived on the east side of the James River in Charles City County, at West and Shirley Hundred Plantation

John Harris Sr. signed the Third Virginia Charter, about 1611 in England. He immigrated to Virginia in 1611.
Gentleman Thomas Harris , his father, subscribed 25 pounds on the Second Virginia Charter, about 1609 to help his son John. Thomas remained in England.

John married Dorothy (Lymbrey) COLCOTT in 1610 in Virginia. Dorothy (daughter of Edward CALCOTT and Dorothy DE LYMBEREY) was born about 1587 in Essex County, England; died in 1638-1642 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: G2DK-W99
• Name: Dorothy CALCOATE
• Reference Number: 10564
• _UID: 5FE3F917DC8C427482F0E9472715508B2981
• unknown: Abt 1590; Alt. Birth

Notes:

AKA: CALCOATE

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Married:
Reference Number:78858

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Notes:

Youngest child. 1620 Arrived in Virginia
West family lived on Shirley Hundred Plantation, Charles City, Virginia

Nathaniel married Frances GREVILLE about 1621 in Virginia. Frances was born about 1598 in England; died in May 1633 in Lancaster County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L8WY-Z2T
• Name: Frances HINTON
• _UID: 5719F28FFC5348DB98B99B5A47BF1AE9B2F3
• Immigration: Sep 1620, Jamestown, Virginia, British Colonial America

Notes:

Also known as Frances Hinton.

Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists
Author: David Faris
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1996
Probability: good to very good
Page: 1st ed, pp 141-145 "Humphrey"
Text: her 3rd marriage, date based on death of 1st husband

Frances Grevill was one of four women who arrived at Jamestown from Bristol, England in September 1620 aboard the ship, Supply. She was first married to Captain Nathaniel West, brother of Thomas West, the third Lord Delaware, who had been governor of Virginia beginning in 1610.

After West's death several years later, Grevill married Abraham Peirsey, a wealthy man who had purchased Sir George Yeardley's Flowerdew Hundred Plantation after his death. Peirsey died several years later. Twice widowed, but with considerable legacies, she next married Samuel Mathews.

They had two sons Samuel, and Francis (1632? 1673). Francis, a tobacco planter had a large estate of some two thousand acres in Northumberland County.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Matthews_(captain)