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Simon Harris 1765–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: , Brunswick, Virginia

Death Date: 11 May 1831

Death Location: , Knox, Tennessee

Father: Walton Harris

Mother: Rebecca Lanier

Spouse(s): Rebecca Davis

Children(s): Samuel Harris, Jacob Harris, Nancy Harris, Mariah Harris, Clara Harris, James Harris, Martha Harris, Turner Harris

Simon Harris was born in 1765 in , Brunswick, Virginia, the child of Walton Harris And Rebecca Louise Lanier. Simon Harris married Rebecca Davis, and had children including Clara Harris, Jacob Harris, James Jefferson Harris, Mariah Harris, Martha Harris, Nancy Elizabeth Harris, Samuel Kinchen Harris, Turner Harris. Simon Harris passed away in 1831 in , Knox, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Simon Harris was born in 1765 in , Brunswick, Virginia, the child of Walton Harris And Rebecca Louise Lanier.
  • Simon Harris married Rebecca Davis, and had children including Clara Harris, Jacob Harris, James Jefferson Harris, Mariah Harris, Martha Harris, Nancy Elizabeth Harris, Samuel Kinchen Harris, Turner Harris.
  • Simon Harris passed away in 1831 in , Knox, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walton Harris
1739–1809
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Lanier
1744–1818
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Davis
1777–1863
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, VA
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Children(s)

Samuel Harris
1818–1900
Birth Location: Mascot, Knox, Tennessee, United States
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Jacob Harris
1812–1894
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
JH
Nancy Harris
1799–1864
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Mariah Harris
1802–1881
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Clara Harris
1806–1871
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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James Harris
1810–1892
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Martha Harris
1815–1875
Birth Location: –
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Turner Harris
1797–1817
Birth Location: ?
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Simon Harris's Ancestors

Self
Simon Harris
1765–1831
Birth Place: , Brunswick, Virginia
Parents
Walton Harris
1739–1809
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Louise) Lanier
1744–1818
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Nathan Harris
1716–1793
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Catherine Walton
1720–1812
Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Sampson Lanier
1712–1757
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Chamberlain
1715–1780
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward I
1663–1734
Mary Turner
1667–1733
George Walton
1680–1767
Elizabeth Rowe
1685–1775
Thomas Lanier
1682–1743
Elizabeth Washington
1689–1773
Samuel Chamberlain
1685–1769
Mary Swanson
1680–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1636–1688
Ann Harris
1644–1687
John Turner
1641–1705
Mary (Turner)
1645–1705
Edward Walton
1646–1720
Elizabeth Booth
1641–1717
Isaac Rowe
1660–1737
Mary Roe
1665–1688
Robert Lanier
1642–1744
Rebecca Augstedt
1645–1730
Richard Washington
1660–1725
Elizabeth Washington
1660–1735
Samuel Chamberlain
1645–1722
Elizabeth Emerson
1660–1722
Olaf Svensson
1640–1692
Lydia Ashman
1647–1731

Simon Harris's Descendants

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Simon Harris (1765–11 May 1831) m. Rebecca Davis (15 Mar 1777–16 Jan 1863)
  1. 1. Samuel (Kinchen) Harris 1818–1900 m. Mary (M) Acuff 1856–1941 m. Rebecca (Crawford) sawyer 1822–1877
    1. 1. Susan (Malvina) Harris 1845–1919 m. Lewis Lane 1841–1911
      1. 1. Creed (M) Lane 1880–1934 m. Mary (Etta) Cantrell 1878–1972
        1. 1. Robert (E) Lane 1906–1969 m. Maddie (Cleo) Keown 1913–1995
        2. 2. Josephine (Mildred Washburn) Lane 1910–2000
        3. 3. James (C) Lane 1906–
        4. 4. Josie Lane 1911–
        5. 5. Josephine Lane 1910–
      2. 2. Flora Lane 1880–1953
      3. 3. Bessie (Eunice) Lane 1883–1963
      4. 4. Eugene Lane 1886–1966
      5. 5. May (Lucinda) Lane 1888–1961
      6. 6. Laura (J.) Lane 1866–1959
      7. 7. James (L.) Lane 1868–1933
      8. 8. Samuel (A.) Lane 1871–1959
      9. 9. Boston (Garrett) Lane 1872–1931
      10. 10. John (Howard) Lane 1875–1951
    2. 2. Mariah (Paralee) Harris 1855–1945
    3. 3. Madison (Monroe) Harris 1841–1916
    4. 4. William (Emmons Blackburn) Harris 1853–1943
    5. 5. John (Sawyers) Harris 1843–1881
    6. 6. Ellen (Cornelia) Harris 1861–1918
    7. 7. Minnie (Virginia Lavinia) Harris 1865–1934
    8. 8. Claiborne (Alfred) Harris 1858–1859
    9. 9. Clarissa (Rowena) Harris 1848–1901
    10. 10. Joseph (Cowen) Harris 1850–1851
    11. 11. Bertie Harris 1887–1970
    12. 12. Delia Harris 1885–1968
    13. 13. Mary (Lou) Harris 1891–1974
    14. 14. Alfred Harris 1858–
  2. 2. Jacob Harris 1812–1894
  3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth) Harris 1799–1864
  4. 4. Mariah Harris 1802–1881
  5. 5. Clara Harris 1806–1871
  6. 6. James (Jefferson) Harris 1810–1892
  7. 7. Martha Harris 1815–1875
  8. 8. Turner Harris 1797–1817

Simon Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Simon Harris in , Brunswick, Virginia
, Brunswick, Virginia
1831
11 May 1831
Age 66
Death of Simon Harris in , Knox, Tennessee
, Knox, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: , Brunswick, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1831
    Event Place: , Knox, Tennessee
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