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Jacob Harris 1802–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina USA

Death Date: Aft. 1880

Death Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky USA

Father: William Patriot"

Mother: Sally Harris

Spouse(s): Jenny Kennedy\Cannady\Kannady

Children(s): Jemima Harris, Nancy Harris, John Harris, William Harris, George Harris, Rachel Harris, Enoch Harris, Henry Harris

Jacob Harris was born in 1802 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina USA, the child of William Harris The Patriot And Sally Harris. Jacob Harris married Jenny Or Jany Kennedy Cannady Kannady, and had children including Enoch Harris, Fannie Harris, George W Harris, Henry C Harris, Jemima L Harris, John Harris, Nancy Harris, Rachel Arminta Harris, William Henry Harris. Jacob Harris passed away in 1880 in Lawrence County, Kentucky USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Harris was born in 1802 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina USA, the child of William Harris The Patriot And Sally Harris.
  • Jacob Harris married Jenny Or Jany Kennedy Cannady Kannady, and had children including Enoch Harris, Fannie Harris, George W Harris, Henry C Harris, Jemima L Harris, John Harris, Nancy Harris, Rachel Arminta Harris, William Henry Harris.
  • Jacob Harris passed away in 1880 in Lawrence County, Kentucky USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Patriot"
1751–1848
Birth Location: Richmond, Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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Sally Harris
1761–1849
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jenny Kennedy\Cannady\Kannady
1807–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Jemima Harris
1843–1923
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Harris
1830–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
NH
John Harris
1838–
Birth Location: –
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William Harris
1840–
Birth Location: Virginia
WH
George Harris
1846–1933
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
GH
Rachel Harris
1851–1941
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky
RH
Enoch Harris
1848–1854
Birth Location: Letcher
EH
Henry Harris
1853–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Jacob Harris's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Harris
1802–1880
Birth Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina USA
Parents
William Harris "The Patriot"
1751–1848
Richmond, Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Sally Harris
1761–1849
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Lt. C) Harris
1740–1798
Mary (Ann) McKinney
1741–1816
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Harris
1714–1787
Martha Laird
1719–1787
John McKinney
1714–1772
Susanna Campbell
1714–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
R0BERT DNA
1660–1727
Dorothy Harris
1673–1715
James LAIRD
1686–1737
Mary Munn
1690–1737
Marietje Seuberinge
1685–1760
Captain Argyll
1686–1751
Margaret **
1691–1753

Jacob Harris's Descendants

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Jacob Harris (1802–Aft. 1880) m. Jenny (or Jany) Kennedy\Cannady\Kannady (abt 1807–1880)
  1. 1. Jemima (L) Harris 1843–1923
  2. 2. Nancy Harris 1830–
  3. 3. John Harris 1838–
  4. 4. William (Henry) Harris 1840–
  5. 5. George (W.) Harris 1846–1933
  6. 6. Rachel (Arminta) Harris 1851–1941
  7. 7. Enoch Harris 1848–1854
  8. 8. Henry (C) Harris 1853–

Jacob Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Jacob Harris in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina USA
Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina USA
1880
Aft. 1880
Age 78
Death of Jacob Harris in Lawrence County, Kentucky USA
Lawrence County, Kentucky USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1880
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky USA
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