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Thomas HARRIS, Sr.

Thomas HARRIS, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1614 - 1671  (56 years)

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  • Name Thomas HARRIS  [8
    Suffix Sr. 
    Alt. Birth 1614 
    Born 10 Jun 1614  Crixse, Essex County, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GHKP-ZBD 
    Died 30 Mar 1671  Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 10
    unknown 10 Jun 1672  Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 11
    Probated Will 
    Reference Number 43161 
    _UID 45626C1FB58B4E0AA78AA1FF18BC42B869F3 
    Buried Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I1573  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 

    Father Sgt. John HARRIS,   b. 1586, Creeksea, Essex County, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1638, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Dorothy (Lymbrey) COLCOTT,   b. Abt 1587, Essex County, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1638-1642, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 1610  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Reference Number:78858 [8]
    Family ID F826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice WEST,   b. Abt 1621, Shirley Hundred Plantation, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 31 Mar 1672, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Married 1634  Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 12
    • Reference Number:47574 [8]
    Children 
     1. John HARRIS,   b. 1635, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1713  (Age 78 years)
     2. Thomas HARRIS, III,   b. Abt 1636, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 9 Oct 1688, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years)
     3. Ann HARRIS,   b. 1637, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1699, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     4. Mary HARRIS,   b. 1638, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Edward HARRIS,   b. 1642, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1677, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1634 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     6. Martha HARRIS,   b. 1644,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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. [8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S432] 680565.

    2. [S433] Charles R. Harris .

    3. [S414] 269747.

    4. [S431] http://geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/1824/harris.html 1 _MEDI Email, (http://geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/1824/harris.html 1 _MEDI Email).

    5. [S434] 2154700.

    6. [S429] GEDCOM File : ~AT6343.ged.

    7. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    8. [S22] Myrlene Jack.

    9. [S430] 125 TERRYBROOK CT,VALLEJO CA 94591-4249 , (707) 643 4677http://hometown.aol.com/rphs44/page2/LeeHome.htm 1 _MEDI Book, (125 TERRYBROOK CT,VALLEJO CA 94591-4249 , (707) 643 4677http://hometown.aol.com/rphs44/page2/LeeHome.htm 1 _MEDI Book).

    10. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Thomas HARRIS, person ID GHKP-ZBD. (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S23] Pages 181-199, John Bennett Boddie 1958D, (Pages 181-199), Page 298 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S23] Pages 181-199, John Bennett Boddie 1958D, (Pages 181-199), Page 299 (Reliability: 3).