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Wiliam Howard Harris 1772–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1772

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 July 1845

Death Location: Logan or Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Harris

Mother: Mary McKinney

Spouse(s): Nancy Harris

Children(s): James Harris, Young Harris, Chattam Harris, Ambrose Harris, Sarah"Sally" Harris, Mary Harris, John Harris, David Harris, Chathana Harris, Harvey Harris, Samuel Harris, Alexander Harris, William Harris, Susan Harris, Joseph Harris, William Harris, Nancy Harris, Ann Harris, L Harris, Elijah Harris, Cyrus Harris, Milly Harris, Thomas Rev

Wiliam Howard Harris was born in 1772 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Lt C Harris And Mary Ann Mckinney. Wiliam Howard Harris married Nancy Highsmith Harris, and had children including Alexander Chapman Harris, Ambrose E Harris, Ann Margaret Harris, Chathana Harris, Chattam Hiram Donnell Harris, Cyrus Samuel Harris, David Rice Harris, Elijah R Harris, Harvey Harris, James Harris, John M Harris, Joseph Harris, L Downey Harris, Mary Polly Harris, Milly Harris, Nancy Lowery Harris, Samuel G Harris, Sarah Sally Harris, Susan Harris, Thomas Highsmith Harris Rev, William B Harris, William Harris, Young Finis Ewing Harris. Wiliam Howard Harris passed away in 1845 in Logan or Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Wiliam Howard Harris was born in 1772 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Lt C Harris And Mary Ann Mckinney.
  • Wiliam Howard Harris married Nancy Highsmith Harris, and had children including Alexander Chapman Harris, Ambrose E Harris, Ann Margaret Harris, Chathana Harris, Chattam Hiram Donnell Harris, Cyrus Samuel Harris, David Rice Harris, Elijah R Harris, Harvey Harris, James Harris, John M Harris, Joseph Harris, L Downey Harris, Mary Polly Harris, Milly Harris, Nancy Lowery Harris, Samuel G Harris, Sarah Sally Harris, Susan Harris, Thomas Highsmith Harris Rev, William B Harris, William Harris, Young Finis Ewing Harris.
  • Wiliam Howard Harris passed away in 1845 in Logan or Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Harris
1740–1798
Birth Location: –
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Mary McKinney
1741–1816
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
MM

Spouses(s)

Nancy Harris
1782–1863
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

James Harris
1798–1854
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
JH
Young Harris
1815–1871
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA
YH
Chattam Harris
1818–1892
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
CH
Ambrose Harris
1804–1863
Birth Location: Warren, Logan, Kentucky, USA
AH
Sarah"Sally" Harris
1799–1860
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SH
Mary Harris
1810–1882
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
MH
John Harris
1801–1832
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
JH
David Harris
1804–1847
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
DH
Chathana Harris
1806–1887
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
CH
Harvey Harris
1807–1842
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, United States
HH
Samuel Harris
1808–
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
SH
Alexander Harris
1808–1887
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
AH
William Harris
1809–1870
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Susan Harris
1811–
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, United States
SH
Joseph Harris
1813–1897
Birth Location: –
JH
William Harris
1813–1909
Birth Location: Adairville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Harris
1820–1903
Birth Location: Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
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Ann Harris
1805–1883
Birth Location: Warren County ,Kentucky, USA
AH
L Harris
1823–
Birth Location: –
LH
Elijah Harris
1824–1882
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
EH
Cyrus Harris
1825–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
CH
Milly Harris
1806–1883
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MH
Thomas Rev
1802–1872
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, United States
TR

Wiliam Harris's Ancestors

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Wiliam Harris
1772–1845
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Lt. C Harris
1740–1798
Mary (Ann) McKinney
1741–1816
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Harris
1714–1787
Donegal, Ireland
Martha ((Harris)) Laird
1719–1787
Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
John (Jan) McKinney
1714–1772
Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Susanna (Elizabeth) Campbell
1714–1770
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
R0BERT DNA
1660–1727
Dorothy Harris
1673–1715
James LAIRD
1686–1737
Mary Munn
1690–1737
Marietje Seuberinge
1685–1760
Captain Argyll
1686–1751
Margaret **
1691–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
EDWARD Harris
1620–1673
Flora Ayrshire
1622–1667
JOHN Wylie
1652–1750
Margaret Wylie
1658–1728
JAMES LAIRD
1665–1750
Jean Laird
1660–1687
James Munn
1656–1743
Mary Crawford
1669–1725

Wiliam Harris's Descendants

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Wiliam (Howard) Harris (7 August 1772–8 July 1845) m. Nancy (Highsmith) Harris (1782–2 Nov 1863)
  1. 1. James Harris 1798–1854
  2. 2. Young (Finis Ewing) Harris 1815–1871
  3. 3. Chattam (Hiram Donnell) Harris 1818–1892
  4. 4. Ambrose (E.) Harris 1804–1863
  5. 5. Sarah"Sally" Harris 1799–1860
  6. 6. Mary (Polly) Harris 1810–1882
  7. 7. John (M.) Harris 1801–1832
  8. 8. David (Rice) Harris 1804–1847
  9. 9. Chathana Harris 1806–1887
  10. 10. Harvey Harris 1807–1842
  11. 11. Samuel (G) Harris 1808–
  12. 12. Alexander (Chapman) Harris 1808–1887
  13. 13. William Harris 1809–1870 m. Sarah Hudspeth 1811–1890
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Harris 1847–1901
    2. 2. Olivia Harris 1830–1858 m. Louis (C) Mathews 1831–1911
      1. 1. Rachel (Almina) Mathews 1864–1939
      2. 2. Nancy (Margaret) Mathews 1864–1958
      3. 3. Arthur (Louis) Mathews 1859–1936
      4. 4. Mary (E) Mathews 1857–1881
      5. 5. William (Jasper "Bud") Mathews 1854–1925
      6. 6. Sarah (J) Mathews 1852–
      7. 7. Benjamin (F) Mathews 1868–1949
      8. 8. John Mathews 1861–1954
    3. 3. Jonathon Harris 1832–1870
    4. 4. Mary (Ann "Polly") Harris\Moore 1841–1894
    5. 5. William (J "Buck") Harris 1843–1928
    6. 6. Susan (Narcissa) Harris 1849–1873
    7. 7. John Harris 1839–1861
    8. 8. Hudspeth Harris 1833–
    9. 9. Rachel Harris 1835–
    10. 10. George (W) Harris 1851–1916
    11. 11. Andrew (Jackson) Harris 1855–1930
    12. 12. Sarah Harris\Gover 1845–1934
    13. 13. Ollie (Vera) Harris\Matthews 1830–1892
    14. 14. Benjamin Harris 1837–1903
  14. 14. Susan Harris 1811–
  15. 15. Joseph Harris 1813–1897 m. Martha Cross 1817–1887
    1. 1. F. (E.) Harris 1863–
    2. 2. Josiah (N) Harris 1859–1948 m. Agnes (Clara) Schnelle 1873–1943
      1. 1. Oscar (Graham) Harris 1898–
      2. 2. Francis Harris 1900–
    3. 3. Susan Harris 1857–1862
    4. 4. Laura (Vesta) Harris 1856–1862
    5. 5. Rice (Homer) Harris 1853–1949 m. Livia Klyce 1864–1916 m. M. A. 1854–
      1. 1. Martha Harris 1893–1993
    6. 6. Francis (Ann) Harris 1849–1860
    7. 7. Nancy (Marissa) Harris 1847–
    8. 8. Robert (William) Harris 1844–1918 m. Carrie Krug 1862–1932 m. Ida (Irene) James 1869–1952
      1. 1. William (Rice) Harris 1889–
      2. 2. Blanche (Elizabeth) Harris 1893–
      3. 3. Graham (Edmonds) Harris 1898–1951
      4. 4. Henrietta Harris 1889–1968
  16. 16. William (B) Harris 1813–1909
  17. 17. Nancy (Lowery) Harris 1820–1903 m. George (Love Rev.) Blewett 1822–1884
    1. 1. Chapman (Hart) Blewett 1856–1920 m. Martha (Corilla "Mattie") Skiles 1855–1907 m. Mattie (F) Lucas 1878–
      1. 1. Laura Blewett 1896–1955
      2. 2. Jessie Blewett 1887–1959
      3. 3. Jennie Blewett 1886–1952
      4. 4. John (William) Blewett 1881–1968
    2. 2. Melvin (Harris) Blewett 1861–1887
    3. 3. Mary (B) Blewett 1860–1887
    4. 4. Josiah (Napoleon Nip) Blewett 1858–1916 m. Lavinia ("Vernie") Skiles 1858–1929
      1. 1. Alvin (D) Blewett 1897–1968
      2. 2. Arthur (Chapman) Blewett 1894–1966
      3. 3. Charles (Henry) Blewett 1892–1978
      4. 4. Melvin (Harris) Blewett 1888–1969
      5. 5. Virgil (Franklin) Blewett 1886–1948
      6. 6. Marybelle Blewett 1890–1892
    5. 5. Thomas (King) Blewett 1855–1923
    6. 6. Parasidia (Jane) Blewett 1852–
    7. 7. Charles (Garland) Blewett 1852–1852
    8. 8. Joseph (E.) Blewett 1850–1887
    9. 9. Mariah (Jane) Blewett 1849–1852
    10. 10. Samuel (Roland) Blewett 1847–1852
    11. 11. George (Henry) Blewett 1846–1917
    12. 12. Anna (E.) Blewett 1845–1855
    13. 13. James (Randolph) Blewett 1844–1899 m. Georgia (Ann) Huffhines 1847–1920 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Huffhines 1849–1937
      1. 1. Sarah (P) Blewett 1873–1941
      2. 2. William (B) Blewett 1869–1904
      3. 3. Anna (L) Blewett 1867–1867
      4. 4. Minnie (L) Blewett 1871–1890
      5. 5. Martha (Allice) Blewett 1878–1955
      6. 6. James (Morrow) Blewett 1883–1956
    14. 14. William (Baxter) Blewett 1842–1865
  18. 18. Ann (Margaret) Harris 1805–1883
  19. 19. L (Downey) Harris 1823–
  20. 20. Elijah (R) Harris 1824–1882
  21. 21. Cyrus (Samuel) Harris 1825–
  22. 22. Milly Harris 1806–1883
  23. 23. Thomas (Highsmith Harris) Rev 1802–1872 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Skiles 1805–1861 m. Nancy Garland 1813–1896
    1. 1. Nancy (Malvina) Harris 1827–1862
    2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Harris 1824–1852
    3. 3. Sarah (Alcina) Harris 1829–1909
    4. 4. Mary Harris 1847–
    5. 5. Alexander (Hamilton) Harris 1832–1909
    6. 6. Charles (T) Harris 1848–
    7. 7. Martha (Amanda) Harris 1837–1898

Wiliam Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1772
7 August 1772
Birth of Wiliam Howard Harris in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1845
8 July 1845
Age 73
Death of Wiliam Howard Harris in Logan or Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Logan or Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1772
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1845
    Event Place: Logan or Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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