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James Harris 1748 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Harris

Mother: Edith Barton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gillespie

Children(s): Nancy -Blackburn

The story of James Harris began in 1748 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America. James Harris married Elizabeth France Gillespie, and had children including Nancy Lowe Harris -Blackburn. James Harris passed away in 1777 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Harris began in 1748 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America.
  • James Harris married Elizabeth France Gillespie, and had children including Nancy Lowe Harris -Blackburn.
  • James Harris passed away in 1777 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Harris's Ancestors

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James Harris
1748 – 1777
Birth Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America
Parents
James Edward Harris
1718 – 1775
Pumunkey Run, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Edith (Mariam "Edy") Barton
1723 – 1799
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John Harris
1703 – 1775
Anne Arundel Circuit of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Harris
1663 – 1776
Mary Turner
1667 – 1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harris
1636 – 1688
John Turner
1641 – 1705

James Harris's Descendants

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James Harris (1748 – 1777) m. Elizabeth (France) Gillespie (1751 – 1818)
  1. 1. Nancy (Lowe Harris) -Blackburn (22 September 1769 – 30 November 1830) m. John Blackburn (1760 – 1853)
    1. 1. Rachel (Gantt) Blackburn* (1 Apr 1799 – Apr 1878) m. John (Perry) Dunklin (1800 – 5 Mar 1857)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (I) Dunklin (1821 – ) m. Byars (Ryeas) Tubbs (1820 – 1860)
        1. 1. Rachel (J) Tubb (1840 – 12 Aug 1907) m. Leonidas (Randolph) Sinclair (15 Aug 1831 – 27 Jun 1900)

James Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of James Harris in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America
1777
1777
Age 29
Death of James Harris in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, British America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

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