Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Benjamin Harris (1698-< 1762)

Personal data Benjamin Harris 

Sources 1, 2
  • He was born in the year 1698 in St. Paul's Parish, Hanover Co., Virginia (Now Called Cedar Hill).Source 2
  • (Religion) on April 11, 1752 in Society Of Friends, Cedar Creek Meeting, Hanover Co. Virginia.
  • He died before March 13, 1762 in Cedar Creek, Hanover Co., Virginia.
  • A child of William Harris and Temperance Overton
  • This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Benjamin Harris

He is married to Sarah Dumas.

They got married on June 27, 1737, he was 39 years old.Sources 3, 4


Child(ren):

  1. Judith Harris  ± 1738-???? 
  2. Obediah Harris  1741-1830
  3. Jeremiah Harris  ????-± 1797
  6. Rachel Harris  1737-????
  7. Thomas Harris  1760-????


Notes about Benjamin Harris

1  PROP 2  DATE 1 FEB 1732/33 2  PLAC inherited 256 acres on Walker's Neck, on both sides of the Little River from his father in Hanover Co., VA 2  SOUR S007938 3  PAGE p.531.  Hanover Co. VA Deeds 1732-35 p. 14-15.  His brother Robert received the same amount of land. 1  PROP 2  DATE 1742 2  PLAC Deeded 225 acres to Richmond Terrell in 1742 in Louisa Co., VA 2  SOUR S007938 3  PAGE Louisa Co Va Deed Book A. p. 145 3  DATA 4  TEXT Louisa County was formed from Hanover County in 1742 1  PROP 2  DATE 1744 2  PLAC Deeded 400 acres on Rocky Branch to his brother Robert 2  SOUR S007938 3  PAGE Louisa Deed Book A., p. 187 1  PROP 2  DATE 1747 2  PLAC owned 699 acres along the Little River- Long Branch from Jeremiah Dumas (1728) 1  PROP 2  DATE 1761 2  PLAC owned 893 acres on Long Creek next to Sarah's brother 2  SOUR S007938 3  PAGE Land Patent Book, #26, p. 256

Was appointed guardian to Charles Yancy after the death of his borther-in-law Robert in 1746 in Louisa Co., VA (Louisa Co. Order Book, 1746, p. 182.)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Harris

Robert Harris
1625-1701
Mary Claiborne
1630-1710
William Overton
1638-1697
Mary Elizabeth Waters
± 1645-> 1690

Benjamin Harris
1698-< 1762

1737

Sarah Dumas
± 1705-1780

Judith Harris
± 1738-????
Obediah Harris
1741-1830
Jeremiah Harris
????-± 1797
James Harris
Unity Harris
Rachel Harris
1737-????
Thomas Harris
1760-????

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Sources

  1. "Ballard-Willis Family Tree," database, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com , Ballard-Willis Family Tree, Mark W. Ballard
  2. Virginia Lee Hutchenson Davis. Tidewater Virginia Families, A Social History. V.L.H. Davis, PO Box 876 Urbanna, VA, 23175
  3. Virginia Lee Hutchenson Davis. Tidewater Virginia Families, A Social History. V.L.H. Davis, PO Box 876 Urbanna, VA, 23175, 1989, p. 528
  4. Virginia Genealogist, v. 22, no. 1, p. 11 (In family bible of son Obediah)

Historical events

Day of marriage June 27, 1737

  • The temperature on June 27, 1737 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1737: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
    • September 20 » The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
    • November 4 » The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
    • December 24 » The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.

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