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John Harris Handy 1725–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 SEP 1725

Birth Location: Hopewell, Cumberland, NJ

Death Date: 5 APR 1791

Death Location: Abbeyville, SC

Father: William Harris

Mother: Elizabeth Harris

Spouse(s): Mary Handy

Children(s): Charlotte Handy, Thomas Harris, Nathaniel Harris, Handy MD, John II, Elizabeth Harris, Ann Harris

In 1725, John Harris Handy entered the world in Hopewell, Cumberland, NJ, born to William Nathaniel Hopewell Harris And Elizabeth Harris. John Harris Handy married Mary Handy, and had children including Ann Handy Harris, Charlotte Ann Handy Handy, Elizabeth Betsy Harris, Handy Harris Md, John Harris Ii, Nathaniel Harris, Thomas Harris. John Harris Handy passed away in 1791 in Abbeyville, SC.

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Biography

  • In 1725, John Harris Handy entered the world in Hopewell, Cumberland, NJ, born to William Nathaniel Hopewell Harris And Elizabeth Harris.
  • John Harris Handy married Mary Handy, and had children including Ann Handy Harris, Charlotte Ann Handy Handy, Elizabeth Betsy Harris, Handy Harris Md, John Harris Ii, Nathaniel Harris, Thomas Harris.
  • John Harris Handy passed away in 1791 in Abbeyville, SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Harris
1693–1775
Birth Location: Hopewell, Cumberland, Province of New Jersey, British America
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Elizabeth Harris
1697–1773
Birth Location: NJ
EH

Spouses(s)

Mary Handy
1733–1801
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland
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Children(s)

Charlotte Handy
1765–1831
Birth Location: Snow Hill, Worchester, Maryland
CH
Thomas Harris
1768–1826
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA
TH
Nathaniel Harris
1764–1874
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
NH
Handy MD
1760–1805
Birth Location: Maryland, Somerset County, Maryland, United States
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John II
1762–1845
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, United States
JI
Elizabeth Harris
1769–1827
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
EH
Ann Harris
1764–1831
Birth Location: Worchester County, Maryland, United States
AH

John Handy's Ancestors

Self
John Handy
1725–1791
Birth Place: Hopewell, Cumberland, NJ
Parents
William Nathaniel Hopewell Harris
1693–1775
Hopewell, Cumberland, Province of New Jersey, British America
Elizabeth Harris
1697–1773
NJ
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Handy's Descendants

1.
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John (Harris) Handy (29 SEP 1725–5 APR 1791) m. Mary Handy (8 NOV 1733–6 JUL 1801)
  1. 1. Charlotte ((Ann Handy)) Handy 1765–1831 m. Elijah (C.) McCurdy 1760–1799
    1. 1. John (Harris) McCurdy 1792–1823
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Louraney) McCurdy 1779–1853
    3. 3. Mary (Ann Handy) McCurdy 1788–1898
    4. 4. Rebecca (H) McCurdy 1793–1891
  2. 2. Thomas Harris 1768–1826
  3. 3. Nathaniel Harris 1764–1874
  4. 4. Handy (Harris,) MD 1760–1805
  5. 5. John (Harris,) II 1762–1845
  6. 6. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Harris 1769–1827
  7. 7. Ann (Handy) Harris 1764–1831

John Handy's Timeline

2 Records

1725
29 SEP 1725
Birth of John Harris Handy in Hopewell, Cumberland, NJ
Hopewell, Cumberland, NJ
1791
5 APR 1791
Age 66
Death of John Harris Handy in Abbeyville, SC
Abbeyville, SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1791
    Event Place: Abbeyville, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1725
    Event Place: Hopewell, Cumberland, NJ
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