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Colonel William Harris 1608–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1670

Death Location: Cedarhill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Harris

Mother: Mary Claiborne

Spouse(s): Temperance Overton

Children(s): William Harrison

In 1608, Colonel William Harris entered the world in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Harris And Mary Claiborne. Colonel William Harris married Temperance Overton, and had children including William Harrison. Colonel William Harris passed away in 1670 in Cedarhill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1608, Colonel William Harris entered the world in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Harris And Mary Claiborne.
  • Colonel William Harris married Temperance Overton, and had children including William Harrison.
  • Colonel William Harris passed away in 1670 in Cedarhill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harris
1585–1654
Birth Location: Burnham on Crouch, Crixsey, Essex, England
TH
Mary Claiborne
1593–1658
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Temperance Overton
1613–1710
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
TO

Children(s)

William Harrison
1632–1698
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
WH

Colonel Harris's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Harris
1608–1670
Birth Place: Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Harris
1585–1654
Burnham on Crouch, Crixsey, Essex, England
Mary Claiborne
1593–1658
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Walter Harris
1565–1618
Chadlington, Oxfordshire, England
Jone Carter
1566–1632
Chadlington, Oxfordshire, , England
William Claibourne
1587–1676
Crayford, Kent, England
Elizabeth Butler
1610–1676
Roxwell Manor, Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Jr.
1557–1607
John Butler
1574–1632
Lady Elliott
1576–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cleybourne
1530–1581
Katherine Reveley
1525–1580
JOHN LeBoteler
1533–1613
Mary Throckmorton
1535–1600
Edward Elliott
1546–1595
Joan Gedge
1546–1595

Colonel Harris's Descendants

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Colonel (William) Harris (1608–1670) m. Temperance Overton (1613–19 Feb 1710)
  1. 1. William Harrison 1632–1698 m. Jane Smythes 1637–1705
    1. 1. Ann (Bayne) Harris 1670–1739 m. Captain (Thomas) Owsley 1658–1700
      1. 1. Thomas (Owsley) II 1697–1750 m. Ann Hudson 1707–1756
        1. 1. Ann Owsley 1744–1823 m. Edward (GARRETT) Jr 1733–1794

Colonel Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Colonel William Harris in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
1670
1670
Age 62
Death of Colonel William Harris in Cedarhill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Cedarhill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Cedarhill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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