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Major Robert Overton Harris 1696–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1696

Birth Location: Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 8 Aug 1765

Death Location: Browns Cove, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Father: William Harris

Mother: Temperance Overton

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The story of Major Robert Overton Harris began in 1696 in Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, United States. Major Robert Overton Harris passed away in 1765 in Browns Cove, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Major Robert Overton Harris began in 1696 in Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, United States.
  • Major Robert Overton Harris passed away in 1765 in Browns Cove, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Major Harris's Ancestors

Self
Major Harris
1696–1765
Birth Place: Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Claiborne Harris
1675–1730
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Temperance Overton
1679–1716
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Maj. (Robert) Harris
1635–1701
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Clairborne
1635–1710
King William, King William, Virginia, USA
William ((Col.)) Overton
1638–1697
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Waters
1654–1697
St Sepulchre, London, England
Great-Grandparents
William Harris
1596–1656
Ellen Burrows
1601–
William Claiborne
1600–1677
Elizabeth Butler
1610–1676
ROBERT GEN.
1609–1679
Anne Gardiner
1612–1665
Sir I
1617–1665
Lady Peake
1619–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Harris
1545–
Jane Hardings
1550–1615
Thomas Clayborne
1557–1607
Sara Smith
1570–1626
John ButlerBoteler
1575–1632
Jane Elliott
1576–1667
John Overton
1585–1650
Joananne Palmer
1581–1656
Jeremy Gardiner
1583–1616
Ann Potticary
1585–1618
John Waters
1590–1626
Alice Getlande
1592–1626
Sir Peake
1565–1620
Lady Clarke
1578–1608

Major Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1696
10 November 1696
Birth of Major Robert Overton Harris in Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, United States
1765
8 Aug 1765
Age 69
Death of Major Robert Overton Harris in Browns Cove, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Browns Cove, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1696
    Event Place: Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1765
    Event Place: Browns Cove, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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