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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1747 - 1788 (41 years)
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| Name |
Elias HARRIS [2] |
| Born |
1747 |
Brunswick County, Virginia Formed 1720 From Prince George, Isle Of Wight, Surry Counties  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
LZJB-BTL |
| Reference Number |
14396 |
| _UID |
79FE91C821734FB48891EEE1C80B501E909E |
| Died |
1788 |
Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina [2] |
| Person ID |
I29223 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2023 |
| Father |
Nathan HARRIS, b. Abt 1712, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 30 Apr 1793, Greensville, Virginia (Age ~ 81 years) |
| Mother |
Catherine WALTON, b. 1720, Brunswick, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial , d. 30 Jun 1812, Greenville, Augusta, Virginia (Age 92 years) |
| Married |
1737 |
Brunswick, Virginia [2] |
- Reference Number:101103 [2]
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| Family ID |
F13808 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Married |
1788 |
Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County [2, 3] |
- Reference Number:101097 [2]
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| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F13822 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- The Will of ELIAS HARRIS, doesn't say who he is, but assume he is
brother of GIDEON and son of NATHAN, since it with this group of wills.
THE WILL OF ELIAS HARRIS, dated 1788
In the name of God, Amen. I ELIAS HARRIS of the County of Halifax in
the State of No. Carolina, being indisposed in body, but thro God's
mercy am in my perfect sound sences & memory, thought fit as to what
worldly goods it hath pleased God to bestow on me, to dispose of in the
following manner. Viz:
Item...It is my will & desire that my Exrs. should out of my Estate
discharge all of my just Debts.
Item...I give and bequeath to my Daughter SALLY POPE, Twenty shillings
current money.
Item...I give and bequeath to my Daughter LUCY BLANTON, Twenty shillings
current money.
Item...I give to omyson ASIA HARRIS, Twenty shillings Current money.
Item... I give and bequeath to my son ABNER HARRIS, a Gray colt Known by
the name of Jack, a saddle & bridle & saddle cloth, also a genteel suit
of Clothes & Twenty shillings Current money to him & his heirs forever.
Item... I give and bequeath to my four daughters, Viz: Frances ,
CATHERINE, PHEBE & MARY HARRIS, a horse bridle & saddle, afeather bed &
furniture, a cow & calf, a pair of cards & spinning wheel, a pewter
bason, dish & three plates, an Iron pot & frying pan each.--Each of them
to be furnished with the Articles above specifyed out of my Estate by my
Executors when they should marry or arrive to the age of twenty one
years, to them, their Heirs & assigns forever.
Item...I give & bequeath to my two sons HUGH & ARTHUR HARRIS a Horse,
bridle & saddle & Saddle Cloth, also a Genteel Suit of Clothes and fifty
Silver Dollars, each. Each of them to be furnished with the articles
above specified out of my Estate by my Executors when they should marry
or arrive at the age of twenty one years to them & their Heirs forever.
Item...My Will & desire is, that all the remaining part of my Estate not
heretofore given away, but of what kind or Quality soever, should be
continued with my loving wife SILVA, during her natural life, at the
discretion & directionof my Executors for the schooling of my two Sons
HUGH & ARTHUR HARRIS, three years each, for the support of her my loving
Wife & Children to be raised on.And my desire is after the death of my
loving Wife SILVA, that all of my Estate then remaining be it of what
kind or Quality soever should be sold by my Executors & the money
arrising from that sale to be equally divided among my Children.
Item... i do hereby appoint my two Brothers, ISAAC HARRIS & HOWELL
HARRIS, my Wife SILVA & my Son ARTHUR HARRIS my whole & sole Executors
of this mylast Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this the 16th day of October, 1788.
ELIAS HARRIS [Seal]
Signed, sealed &delivered in the presence of
ROE HARRIS
WM. ALLEN
HENRY SOUTHALL
HalifaxCounty, November Sessions 1788 then this Will was Exhibited in
Open Court & duly proved by the oaths of WM. ALLEN & HENRY SOUTHALL two
of the Subscribing witnesses thereto and on Motion ordered to be
registered. Whereon SILVA HARRIS& ABNER HARRIS qualified as Executors
thereto.
Teste. WM. WORTHEN, C. Ct.
A True Copy.
Attest:
STERLING M. GARY,
Clerk Superior court
August 9, 1913
Will book Vol.3, Page 156
Ann Harris
Please send any corrections oradditions to Jesse M. Lawrence Jr.
<[email protected]> This data is updated continuously, so please revisit
to make sure you have latest information. This file represents my entire
data base, I do not have any other information! Please use the reference
number so I can get to the correct person in my data base.
NOTE: Please use this data with the knowledge that you must do your own
research to validate data. It contains theories and facts
from many sources and is only a starting point for your own research. [2]
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| Sources |
- [S429] GEDCOM File : ~AT6343.ged.
- [S22] Myrlene Jack.
- [S368] Source, WB 3 Page 156 (Reliability: 3).
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