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Capt Thomas Harris 1655–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1655

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1730

Death Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

Father: Major Harris

Mother: Mary Claiborne

Spouse(s): Sarah Yeardley, Mary Jefferson

Children(s): Thomas Harris, Benjamin Harris

Capt Thomas Harris was born in 1655 in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA, the child of Major William Robert Harris And Mary Claiborne. Capt Thomas Harris married Mary Jefferson, Sarah Elizabeth Michael Yeardley, and had children including Benjamin Harris, Thomas Harris. Capt Thomas Harris passed away in 1730 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt Thomas Harris was born in 1655 in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA, the child of Major William Robert Harris And Mary Claiborne.
  • Capt Thomas Harris married Mary Jefferson, Sarah Elizabeth Michael Yeardley, and had children including Benjamin Harris, Thomas Harris.
  • Capt Thomas Harris passed away in 1730 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Harris
1629–1678
Birth Location: Curles Plantation, Henrico, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
MH
Mary Claiborne
1635–1709
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Yeardley
1656–1719
Birth Location: Accomack, Virginia, United States
SY
Mary Jefferson
1679–1745
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, British, Colonial, America
MJ

Children(s)

Thomas Harris
1673–1728
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
TH
Benjamin Harris
1698–1759
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
BH

Capt Harris's Ancestors

Self
Capt Harris
1655–1730
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Major William Robert Harris
1629–1678
Curles Plantation, Henrico, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Mary Claiborne
1635–1709
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Harris's Descendants

1.
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Capt (Thomas) Harris (07 Sep 1655–29 Jan 1730) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Michael) Yeardley (1656–9 Nov 1719) m. Mary Jefferson (1679–1 Sep 1745)
  1. 1. Thomas Harris 1673–1728 m. Rachel Maddox 1677–1757
    1. 1. Samuel Harris 1715–1788 m. Martha Conn 1730–
      1. 1. Catherine (Caty) Harris 1754–1824 m. George Harris 1749–1821
        1. 1. Anna Harris 1781–1825 m. Josiah (Joseph) Goforth 1779–1825
        2. 2. Thomas Harris 1790–1857 m. Tilliethia Gunn –1850
        3. 3. Benjamin Harris 1793–1846
        4. 4. Melinda Harris 1786–1830
        5. 5. Samuel (Clickett) Harris 1779–1815
        6. 6. Ezekiel Harris 1788–1831
    2. 2. Thomas Harris**7 1699–1771
    3. 3. Ruth Harris 1712–1776
  2. 2. Benjamin Harris 1698–1759
    1. 1. Sarah (Epps) Harris 1746–1809
      1. 1. Francis (Harris) Steger 1766–1805
        1. 1. Catherine Steger 1802–1880

Capt Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1655
07 Sep 1655
Birth of Capt Thomas Harris in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1730
29 Jan 1730
Age 75
Death of Capt Thomas Harris in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1655
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1730
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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