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Major Robert Overton Harris 1680–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1752

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Father: Robert Harris

Mother: Dorothy Kenrick

Spouse(s): Mary Harris, Elizabeth Turner

Children(s): Agnes Harris, Richard Harris, David Harris, Edmund Harris, Mercy Harris, Robert Harris, Sherwood Harris

Major Robert Overton Harris was born in 1680 in York, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Harris And Dorothy Kenrick. Major Robert Overton Harris married Elizabeth Turner, Mary Fix Ch Jefferson Harris, and had children including Agnes Mary Harris, David Harris, Edmund Harris, Mercy Harris, Richard Harris, Robert Harris, Sherwood Harris. Major Robert Overton Harris passed away in 1752 in Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Major Robert Overton Harris was born in 1680 in York, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Harris And Dorothy Kenrick.
  • Major Robert Overton Harris married Elizabeth Turner, Mary Fix Ch Jefferson Harris, and had children including Agnes Mary Harris, David Harris, Edmund Harris, Mercy Harris, Richard Harris, Robert Harris, Sherwood Harris.
  • Major Robert Overton Harris passed away in 1752 in Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Major Harris's Ancestors

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Major Harris
1680–1752
Birth Place: York, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Harris
1654–1701
Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Dorothy Kenrick
1656–
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Harris's Descendants

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Major (Robert Overton) Harris (1680–19 May 1752) m. Mary ((fix ch) Jefferson) Harris (23 Feb 1679/82–1 Sep 1745) m. Elizabeth Turner (11 June 1679–)
  1. 1. Agnes (Mary) Harris 1710–1781 m. William Gilliam 1699–
    1. 1. Winnifred ("Winnie") Gilliam 1733–1805 m. William ((Peter)) KIMBALL 1700–1774
      1. 1. CAPT. (BUCKNER "BUCK" KIMBALL\KIMBELL (REV. WAR) SOLDIER) 1746–1812 m. Martha ((Pattie)) Harris 1752–1815
        1. 1. Harris Kimbrell 1775–1825 m. Dorcas (Lee) Wood 1778–1830
  2. 2. Richard Harris 1709–1787
  3. 3. David Harris 1700–
  4. 4. Edmund Harris 1713–
  5. 5. Mercy Harris 1706–
  6. 6. Robert Harris 1710–
  7. 7. Sherwood Harris 1710–1763

Major Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Major Robert Overton Harris in York, Virginia, United States
York, Virginia, United States
1752
19 May 1752
Age 72
Death of Major Robert Overton Harris in Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: York, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1752
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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