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HARRIS, Capt. William Sr.

HARRIS, Capt. William Sr.

Male 1669 - 1730  (61 years)   Has 5 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name HARRIS, William  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1669  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Land 1704  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    of 100 acres 
    Individual Event 28 Jan 1705/06  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    The St. Paul's Parish Vestry ordered him to survey and clear a new road in the Pamunkey Forks area with the help of other landowners, 
    Church 22 Sep 1716  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Vestry of St. Paul's Parish, taking the oath of office 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 93941470 
    Land 1723-1725  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    for which he received grants 

    • - On 5 Sep 1723, 400 acres on a ridge between North Anna and Abraham Cook.
      - On 24 Mar 1725, 400 acres on the south side of Cubb and Harris' Fork next to Capt. Dabney, and 266 acres on the south side of the Little River.

      These tracts are now in Louisa County.
    Death 8 Mar 1729/30  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Age 61 years 
    Burial Cedar Hill Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Address:
    Cedar Hill Cemetery
    Dominion Dr.
    Doswell, Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I3299  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2025 

    Father HARRIS, Major Robert,   b. Abt 1615, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother CLAIBORNE, Mary   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family OVERTON, Temperance,   b. 2 Mar 1678/79, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1715/16, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1695  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 26 years - She : ~ 15 years and 9 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Wife's death 
    Children 
    >  1. Male HARRIS, Benjamin   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  2. Male HARRIS, Edward   d. Yes, date unknown
       3. Male HARRIS, David   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  4. Male HARRIS, Major Robert,   b. 1696, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1765, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
       5. Female HARRIS, Elizabeth,   b. 1698, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       6. Male HARRIS, George,   b. 1701, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  7. Male HARRIS, John,   b. Abt 1703, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  8. Female HARRIS, Jemima,   b. 1705, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1765, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    >  9. Male HARRIS, William Jr.,   b. 1707, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 27 Jun 1749, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F1297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1669 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1695 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - of 100 acres - 1704 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIndividual Event - The St. Paul's Parish Vestry ordered him to survey and clear a new road in the Pamunkey Forks area with the help of other landowners, - 28 Jan 1705/06 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch - Vestry of St. Paul's Parish, taking the oath of office - 22 Sep 1716 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - for which he received grants - 1723-1725 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Mar 1729/30 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Cedar Hill Cemetery
    Dominion Dr.
    Doswell, Virginia
    USA - - Cedar Hill Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 28 Jan 2014, p 69-72.

    2. [S540] John Bennett Boddie, Book - Historical Southern Families, Vol. V (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Reprinted in 1967.), 29 Jan 2014, p 128.
      Overtons - Historical Southern Families, vol V      		 Overtons - Historical Southern Families, vol V


    3. [S541] Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Book - Historical Southern Families, Vol. XIX (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1974.), 31 Jan 2014, 107-8.
      Harris of Hanover & Louisa Counties      		 Harris of Hanover & Louisa Counties


    4. [S1610] George Norbury Mackenzie and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, Book - Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 - Vol. VII, (1912; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.), 7 Oct 2025, Vol. 7: p 265-266.
      Harris History      		 Harris History


    5. [S558] Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis, Book - Tidewater Virginia Families (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.), 28 Jun 2014, Chapter 16: p 461.
      Book - Tidewater VA Families - p 458-470      		 Book - Tidewater VA Families - p 458-470


    6. [S558] Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis, Book - Tidewater Virginia Families (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.), 28 Jun 2014, Chapter 16: p 461, 463.
      Book - Tidewater VA Families - p 458-470      		 Book - Tidewater VA Families - p 458-470


    7. [S552] Malcolm H. Harris M.D., Book - History of Louisa County, VA, (Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 1936.), 30 May 2014, 6-7.

    8. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 28 Jan 2015, accessed 28 January 2015<, Memorial #93941470, Col William Claibourne Harris.


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