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HARRIS, Major Robert

HARRIS, Major Robert

Male Abt 1615 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  HARRIS, Major Robert was born about 1615 in Wales; and died.

    Robert married CLAIBORNE, Mary after 1650. Mary (daughter of CLAIBORNE, Col. William) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. HARRIS, Robert  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 3. HARRIS, John  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 4. HARRIS, Richard  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 5. HARRIS, Capt. William Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1669 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; died on 8 Mar 1729/30 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  HARRIS, Robert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) and died.

    Robert married TURNER, Elizabeth in Oct 1699 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. HARRIS, Richard  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1708/09 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK; was christened on 4 Mar 1708/09 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK; and died.

  2. 3.  HARRIS, John Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: —?—, Anne. Anne and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. HARRIS, Benjamin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 5 Jun 1703 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; and died.

  3. 4.  HARRIS, Richard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) and died.

  4. 5.  HARRIS, Capt. William Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1669 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; died on 8 Mar 1729/30 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA.

    William married OVERTON, Temperance about 1695 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England. Temperance (daughter of OVERTON, William Sr. and WATERS, Elizabeth) was born on 2 Mar 1678/79 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; died on 19 Feb 1715/16 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. HARRIS, Benjamin  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 9. HARRIS, Edward  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 10. HARRIS, David  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 11. HARRIS, Major Robert  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1696 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; died in 1765 in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK.
    5. 12. HARRIS, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1698 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; was christened on 27 Nov 1698 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; and died.
    6. 13. HARRIS, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1701 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; was christened on 13 Apr 1701 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; and died.
    7. 14. HARRIS, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1703 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; was christened on 28 Mar 1703 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; and died.
    8. 15. HARRIS, Jemima  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1705 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; died on 18 Jun 1765 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK.
    9. 16. HARRIS, William Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1707 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK; died before 27 Jun 1749 in Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  HARRIS, Richard Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 21 Jan 1708/09 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK; was christened on 4 Mar 1708/09 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK; and died.

  2. 7.  HARRIS, Benjamin Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Robert1) was born about 5 Jun 1703 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; and died.

  3. 8.  HARRIS, Benjamin Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) and died.

    Benjamin married DUMAS, Sarah on 27 Jun 1737. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 9.  HARRIS, Edward Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: —?—, Ann. Ann and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 10.  HARRIS, David Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) and died.

  6. 11.  HARRIS, Major Robert Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1696 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; died in 1765 in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK.

    Robert married GLENN, Mourning on 13 Jan 1719/20 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK. Mourning died about 1776 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 12.  HARRIS, Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1698 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; was christened on 27 Nov 1698 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; and died.

  8. 13.  HARRIS, George Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1701 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; was christened on 13 Apr 1701 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; and died.

  9. 14.  HARRIS, John Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1703 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; was christened on 28 Mar 1703 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; and died.

    Family/Spouse: —?—, Ann. Ann and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 15.  HARRIS, Jemima Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1705 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; died on 18 Jun 1765 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK.

    Jemima married OVERTON, William III in 1725 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK. William (son of OVERTON, Capt. James Sr. and GARLAND, Elizabeth) was born about 1706 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England; died about 1764 in Colony of Virginia, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. OVERTON, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 18. OVERTON, Nancy  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 19. OVERTON, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 20. OVERTON, William IV  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    5. 21. OVERTON, Lt. James III  Descendancy chart to this point died in Feb 1782.
    6. 22. OVERTON, Capt. John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1755; died on 23 Apr 1822 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.
    7. 23. OVERTON, Sally  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1756 in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK; died on 22 Sep 1798 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.

  11. 16.  HARRIS, William Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1707 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK; died before 27 Jun 1749 in Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK.

    William married BURNETT, Elizabeth before 1726. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 17.  OVERTON, Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (15.Jemima3, 5.William2, 1.Robert1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: OVERTON, Samuel. Samuel (son of OVERTON, Capt. James Jr. and WALLER, Mary) was born on 17 Sep 1768; died about 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. OVERTON, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  2. 18.  OVERTON, Nancy Descendancy chart to this point (15.Jemima3, 5.William2, 1.Robert1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: WINSTON, Col. John. John (son of WINSTON, James and FARRELL, Ann) was born about 1757 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK; died on 11 Nov 1797 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. WINSTON, William Overton  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 26. WINSTON, Maria  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 27. WINSTON, Elizabeth Farrell  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 28. WINSTON, Gen. Horatio Gates  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1785 in Virginia, USA; died on 24 Oct 1836 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

  3. 19.  OVERTON, Mary Descendancy chart to this point (15.Jemima3, 5.William2, 1.Robert1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: MORRIS, Col. Richard. Richard died in 1821 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. MORRIS, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 30. MORRIS, Maria  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 31. MORRIS, Dr. James  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 32. MORRIS, Patsy  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    5. 33. MORRIS, William  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    6. 34. MORRIS, Clarisa  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1780 in Virginia, USA; died on 11 Jul 1862 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; was buried on 13 Jul 1862 in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

  4. 20.  OVERTON, William IV Descendancy chart to this point (15.Jemima3, 5.William2, 1.Robert1) and died.

  5. 21.  OVERTON, Lt. James III Descendancy chart to this point (15.Jemima3, 5.William2, 1.Robert1) died in Feb 1782.

    Family/Spouse: —?—, Mildred. Mildred and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 22.  OVERTON, Capt. John Descendancy chart to this point (15.Jemima3, 5.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 20 Jan 1755; died on 23 Apr 1822 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.

    John married GARLAND, Susanna on 21 May 1782. Susanna (daughter of GARLAND, Thomas and HERNDON, Frances) was born on 10 Mar 1766 in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK; died on 24 Jun 1797 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. OVERTON, Fanny  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1784; and died.
    2. 36. OVERTON, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1786; died on 17 Jul 1847.
    3. 37. OVERTON, Susannah Grason  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1788; died on 20 May 1819.
    4. 38. OVERTON, Jemema Ann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Nov 1789; and died.
    5. 39. OVERTON, Martha Morris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1792; died on 12 Jul 1794.
    6. 40. OVERTON, Sarah Merriwether  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1794; and died.

    John married BACON, Anne on 1 May 1799. Anne died on 11 Apr 1842 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. OVERTON, John Bacon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1800; died on 28 Dec 1844.
    2. 42. OVERTON, William  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1801; died on 1 Jan 1887.
    3. 43. OVERTON, Lucy Bacon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jul 1804; died on 6 Nov 1861.

  7. 23.  OVERTON, Sally Descendancy chart to this point (15.Jemima3, 5.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 21 Jul 1756 in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK; died on 22 Sep 1798 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.

    Sally married SYME, Capt. John III in May 1779. John (son of SYME, Col. John Jr. and MERIWETHER, Mildred) was born in 1755 in Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK; died on 10 Feb 1793 in Soldier's Joy - Cabell Family Home, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Amherst, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1793 in Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. SYME, John M. IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1779 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1824.
    2. 45. SYME, Mildred Meriwether  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1782 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 May 1843 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.


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