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Matthew Harris 1737–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1737

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 18 May 1805

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: William Harris

Mother: Mary Netherland

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Children(s): Nancy Harris, Elizabeth Harris, Mary Harris, Sarah Harris, William Harris, Henry Harris

Matthew Harris was born in 1737 in Virginia, the child of William Lee Harris And Mary Netherland. Matthew Harris married Miss Mosby, and had children including Elizabeth Lee Harris, Henry Tate Harris, Mary Harris, Nancy Harris, Sarah Netherland Harris, William H Harris. Matthew Harris passed away in 1805 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Matthew Harris was born in 1737 in Virginia, the child of William Lee Harris And Mary Netherland.
  • Matthew Harris married Miss Mosby, and had children including Elizabeth Lee Harris, Henry Tate Harris, Mary Harris, Nancy Harris, Sarah Netherland Harris, William H Harris.
  • Matthew Harris passed away in 1805 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Matthew Harris's Ancestors

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Matthew Harris
1737–1805
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William Lee Harris
1712–1788
Albemarle County, Virginia
Mary Netherland
1719–1799
Goochland Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Harris's Descendants

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Matthew Harris (25 Nov 1737–18 May 1805)
  1. 1. Nancy Harris 1785–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Lee) Harris 1765–
  3. 3. Mary Harris 1766–
  4. 4. Sarah (Netherland) Harris 1768–
  5. 5. William (H) Harris 1770–
  6. 6. Henry (Tate) Harris 1787–1845

Matthew Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1737
25 Nov 1737
Birth of Matthew Harris in Virginia
Virginia
1805
18 May 1805
Age 68
Death of Matthew Harris in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1737
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1805
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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