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     Nathaniel Butler was born circa 1577 at England.¹
      ; Per Genealogics:
     “Nathaniel Butler was born about 1577, the son of John Butler, of Tofte and Lorings, and his second wife Mary Gedge.
     "Nathaniel Butler became a privateer who later served as the colonial governor of Bermuda. He had built many structures still seen in Bermuda today including many of the island's coastal fortresses and the State House, in St.George's, the oldest surviving English settlement in the New World. He also has the distinction of introducing the potato, the first seen in North America, to the early English colonists of Jamestown, Virginia.”.⁴

; This is the same person as ”Nathaniel Butler” at Wikipedia.⁵

Reference: Genealogics cites: He was Governor or the Bermudas between 1619 and 1622.^2,5 He was Governor and Admiral of the Bahamas between 1638 and 1640.^5,2 He was living in 1639.⁵

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Elizabeth Butler married John Cornelius.⁴

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Sarah Butler married William Vernor.⁴

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families 2004, Salt Lake City, Richardson, Douglas. 115.¹

     Catherine Butler was born in 1531 at Shambrook, Bedfordshire, England.¹ She married Gilbert Martin in January 1548 at Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England.²

     Reference: van de Pas cites: Some Descendants of William Marrow, Lord Mayor of London 2014, Bradley, Hal.¹

     Gilbert Martin was born in 1520 at Creakers, Bedfordshire, England.¹ He married Catherine Butler, daughter of George Butler Gent., of Tofte and Lorings and Mary Throckmorton, in January 1548 at Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England.¹

Gilbert Martin died in May 1584 at Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Some Descendants of William Marrow, Lord Mayor of London 2014, Bradley, Hal.¹

     Raphael Butler was born in 1535 at Shambrook, Bedfordshire, England.¹
Raphael Butler died on 20 May 1597 at Shambrook, Bedfordshire, England.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Some Descendants of William Marrow, Lord Mayor of London 2014, Bradley, Hal.¹

     Margaret Butler was born in 1537 at Shambrook, Bedfordshire, England.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Some Descendants of William Marrow, Lord Mayor of London 2014, Bradley, Hal.¹

     Peter Butler was born in 1540 at Shambrook, Bedfordshire, England.¹
     Reference: van de Pas cites: Some Descendants of William Marrow, Lord Mayor of London 2014, Bradley, Hal.¹

     Christopher Overton Harris Sr. was born on 17 February 1725 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Mary Dabney, daughter of Cornelius (II) Dabney Sr. and Sarah Ann Jennings, before 1742
; His 1st wife; According to his Find A Grave memorial they were married 22 Feb 1745 in VA, but, their oldest child shown, Sarah, was born in 1742 and their second child, Dabney, was born in 1745.^1,6,5,2,7 Christopher Overton Harris Sr. married Agnes McCord, daughter of John McCord, in 1762
; His 2nd wife. Harris Family descendancy says his 2nd wife was "Sara Jennings", but cites no sources.^1,8,5,2
Christopher Overton Harris Sr. died between 20 February 1794 and 4 March 1794 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA; per Woods [1901:221] he died in 1794; probably between date of will and date of probate.^8,4

His estate was probated on 4 March 1794 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA,
; per Miller [1907:278]: "At a Court held for Madison Couynty on Tuesday, the 4th day of March 1794, this will was proved to be the last will and testament of Christopher Harris, by the oath of Joseph Wells, Hartly and Richard Sappington, witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. Teste, Will Irvine."⁹
Christopher Overton Harris Sr. was buried after 4 March 1794 at Overton Harris Cemetery, Richmond, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     17 Feb 1725, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     14 Mar 1794 (aged 69), Madison County, Kentucky, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Robert Overton Harris 1696–1765
      Mourning Glenn Harris 1702–1775
     Spouses
      Agnes McCord Harris 1740–1815 (m. 1762)
      Mary Dabney Harris 1726–1757
     Siblings
      James Harris 1722–1792
      Lucy Harris Shelton 1734–1803
      Sarah Harris Rodes 1735–1803
      Archelaus Harris 1736–1792
      Elizabeth Frances Harris Crawford 1746–1814
     Children
      Sarah Harris Martin 1742–1796
      Dabney Harris 1745–1810
      Robert Harris 1749–1833
      Mourning Harris Jones 1754–1814
      Christopher Harris 1755–1841
      Mary Harris Jones 1757–1812
      Jane Lucy Harris Gentry 1763–1821
      John Harris 1765–1810
      Overton Harris 1782–1827
     BURIAL     Overton Harris Cemetery, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: Ellen West-Radford
     Originally Created by: Bill LaBach
     Added: 2 Oct 2003
     Find A Grave Memorial 7943266.²
     He was a mentioned with William Claiborne Harris and Temperance Overton; Harris Family descendancy seen on Robin's Witman & Boone Ofrenda family tree on Ancestry.com. This document cites no sources.⁵
In Cornelius (II) Dabney Sr.'s will dated 22 October 1764 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA, Christopher Overton Harris Sr. was named as an heir;
Text of will from Find A Grave memorial page:
     "In the name of God Amen I Cornelius Dabney of St. Paul's Parish in the county of Hanover Being weak in body but sound and disposing mind, as usual thanks be to Almighty God for the Some Considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and to prevent dispute about such worldly Estate as I Shall leave at my death do think it proper to make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following Imprimus Recommend my Soul into the hands of my great Creator from whom I received it and my body to be buried in humble hopes of a resurrection into eternal life through the merits and mediations of our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and as to what worldly goods and Estate I am _____ of after my debts are paid, I give and bequeath the same as follows.
     "Item: To my wife Sarah "my featherbed and furniture, two trunks, the black walnut chest, one looking glass, one horse and saddle, two cows and calves, house safe at her disposal; to wife for life, 2 negroes, Jane & Bob, and my river dwelling plantation; after the death of my wife, my son John Dabney may have the land and Bob if pays 45 pounds to my daughters, Elizabeth Maupin, Frances Maupin and Anne Thompson, for said Bob and 45 pounds for my land.
     "Item: I give to my son William Dabney one hundred and fifty acres of land with the Plantation whereon he now lives and four negroes to wit - Judy, Venus, Christopher and Moses, and all my wearing apparel to him and his heirs forever.
     "Item: I give to my son John Dabney one negro man named Will, my Saddle and my Guns to him and his heirs forever.
     "Item: My will and my desire is that the hundred and fifty acres of land and one Negro wench Amany That I intended for my Son Cornelius Dabney, deceased, may be sold and the money arising from Such Sale may be equally divided among all my deceased son's children .
     "My daughters, to equally divide the residue of my estate.
     "My son John Dabney and friend Harry Terrell, executors.
     "October 22, 1764 (signed) Cornelius Dabney
     "Witnesses: John Wingfield, Thomas Wingfield, Cornelius Dabney, Harry Terrell.
     "November 5, 1764 Codicil; 1 shilling to each of my sons-in-law, Christopher Harris, Matthew Brown and William Johnson.
     "Witness John Wingfield, Cornelius Dabney, Harry Terrell.
     "Recorded at Hanover Court February 7, 1765, by oaths John Wingfield and Harry Terrell. John Dabney and Harry Terrell qualified as executors;
     "At A Court of monthly Session held for Hanover County at the Courthouse on Tuesday the 22nd of December 1868. On motion of William Winston Dabney who this day produced in Court a copy of the last will and testament of Cornelius Dabney, deceased. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the same is a true copy duly attested by a former Clerk of the Court doth order the same to be recorded. Test: R. O. Doswell, Clerk."¹⁰
In Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr.'s will dated 18 June 1765 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA, Christopher Overton Harris Sr. was named as an heir; Text of will from Miller [1907:267-8]:
     "In the name of God, Amen. I Robert Harris of the County of Albemarle, being of perfect mind, and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following: first and principally I recommend my soul to God who gave it to me, not doubting but through the merits of my blessed saviour to have full pardon and remission of my sins, and my body, I recommend to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in such manner, as my executors hereafter named shall see fit. And as touching such temporal estate as it hath pleased God to bestow on me, I give and dispose of in manner and form following.
     Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my son, Christopher Harris forty acres of woodland, ground lying and being in the County of Albemarle, on a large spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains near to a place commonly called and known by the name of the "Bear cornfield," to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my son, William Harris, after the decease of my loving wife, Morning (Mourning) Harris, all the land which I hold in the County of Albemarle to him and his heirs forever.
     Item: I leave to my loving wife Mourning Harris, the sole use and benefit of all the lands and plantations during her natural live, which is above given to my son, William Harris after he decease.
     Item: I leave to the said loving wife, the sole use and benefit during her natural life, six slaves, that is to say Harry, Peter, Dick and Aaron, men, Patta and Nanny, women.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Harry should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Harry, to my son, Robert Harris, junior, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Peter should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Peter to my son, Tyre Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my other four negroes, Dick and Aaron, men, and Patta and Nanny, women, be then living, I give and bequeath them and their increase to my son, William Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, that if my son, William Harris should die before he attains the lawful age, or without issue, that in that case, he the said William Harris should be further educated, the charges thereof shall be paid out of the estate given him, after the whole being sold, by my executors herein after named, and the remainder of the money arising from such sale be equally divided amongst all my children, or their legal representatives.
     Item: My will and desire is, that my son William Harris to be under the tuition, direction and government of my son-in-law, John Rodes, until he shall attain to lawful age.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my loving wife, when all my lawful debts, and funeral expenses is paid all the residue of my estate, be it of whatever nature or quality so ever, to her and her heirs forever.
     I do constitute and nominate and appoint my sons-inn-law, John Rodes and William Shelton, to be my executors of this my last will and testament.
     As witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and sixty five.
     (Signed) Robert Harris. (L. S.
     Signed, sealed, etc. in the presence of Daniel Maupin, John Mullins, James William Maupin, Courtley Mullins."^11,12

Christopher Overton Harris Sr. and Agnes McCord lived in 1783 at Kentucky, USA; per Miller [1907:261]: "Christopher Harris, senior, his second wife, agens McCord...were in Kentucky as early as 1783..."¹³

Christopher Overton Harris Sr. left a will on 20 February 1794 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA; Text of will from Miller [1907:277-8]:
     "In the name of God, Amen. I Christopher Harris being through the abundant mercy and goodness of God, tho weak in body, yet of perfect understanding and memory, do constitute this my last will and testament, and desire it should be received as such.
     "Imprimis: That I will and desire that my first children, viz: Dabney Harris, Sarah Martin, Robert Harris, Mourning Jones, Christopher Harris and Mary Jones should have the follow negroes, (excepting thirty pounds out of my son, Dabney's legacy, which is to be paid by the executors of this part of my will for the use and benefit of my wife and other children) viz: Ritter and her children, pomp, Moses, Alice, George, Betty, Lucy and Deephy, the above negroes, to be divided agreeable to Cornelius Dabney, Sr.
     "I will and I do appoint Foster Jones and Christopher Harris as executors of the above part of this will, and as to the balance of my estate, I direct that just my debts shall be paid out of what money I have by, or is owing to me.
     "The house where I live I direct shall be furnished, which, together with the tract of land whereon I live I leave to my dear and loving wife during her life and at her death to my son Overton Harris.
     "As to the balance of my negroes, David, Cato, Fanny , Stephen and Eady, together with my house hold furniture, stock of every kind and plantation utensils I desire that my wife may have the whole benefit of them during her life or widow-hood, and if she should marry the whole to be sold, and equally divided amongst her and her children. As to my lands on Muddy Creek, I will and bequeath them as follows: The Drowning Creek tract of land I will and bequeath to my son, John Harris. The Sycamore Spring tract to my son, Benjamin Harris. The tract on which my son William has built to my son, William Harris, and the tract called the Holly Tract to my son, Barnabas Harris. And my lands in Albemarle County, together with the stock that is thereon, I direct shall be sold and that my sons James and Samuel Harris, shall receive of the money as much as Colonel John Miller and Robert Rodes shall judge the land to be worth that I willed to my other sons, viz: to be made equal to them.
     "As to my three daughters, viz: Jane Gentry, Margaret Harris and Isabel Harris, my will and desire is that jean Gentry should receive ten pounds, and Margaret and Isabel Harris to have fifty pounds apiece out of the balance of what my Albemarle land, and the profits arising from that place, and if that should not be sufficient that it shall be made up to them out of any personal estate that my wife and executors after mentioned shall think best.
     "As to my lands on Licking waters my will is that if they are obtained it should be equally divided amounts my last set of children.
     "And I do appoint my dear and loving wife, with John Sappington and John Harris to execute that part of my will that respects my wife and her children.
     "As witness my hand and seal this twentieth day of February, on thousand and seven hundred and ninety four.
     "Christopher Harris. (Seal)
     "Witness: Hartly Sappington, Richard Sappington, Joseph Wells."¹⁴

     Mary Dabney was born on 25 December 1726 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.⁴ She married Christopher Overton Harris Sr., son of Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr. and Mourning Glenn, before 1742
; His 1st wife; According to his Find A Grave memorial they were married 22 Feb 1745 in VA, but, their oldest child shown, Sarah, was born in 1742 and their second child, Dabney, was born in 1745.^1,6,7,8,4
Mary Dabney was buried in June 1757 at Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     25 Dec 1726, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     Jun 1757 (aged 30), Doswell, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     1st Wife of Christopher Harris. Married 22 Feb 1745 in Virginia. Many have her name as "Mary Elizabeth" this is incorrect and she has been blended with her sister Elizabeth Dabney. In Cornelius Dabney's Will he list daughters Mary, Frances "Fanny", Sarah and Elizabeth with one daughter's name not given.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Cornelius Dabney 1675–1765
      Sarah Ann Jennings Dabney 1702–1790
     Spouse
      Christopher Overton Harris 1725–1794
     Siblings
      William Dabney 1722–1767
      John Dabney 1724–1773
      Frances Jennings Dabney Maupin 1731–1806
      Anne Dabney Terrell 1735–1825
     Children
      Sarah Harris Martin 1742–1796
      Dabney Harris 1745–1810
      Robert Harris 1749–1833
      Mourning Harris Jones 1754–1814
      Christopher Harris 1755–1841
      Mary Harris Jones 1757–1812
     BURIAL     Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     Maintained by: Ellen West-Radford
     Originally Created by: gst14
     Added: 30 Nov 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial 139400236.⁴
Mary Dabney died in June 1757 at Doswell, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA, at age 30.⁴

     Agnes McCord was born on 21 December 1740 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.³ She married Christopher Overton Harris Sr., son of Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr. and Mourning Glenn, in 1762
; His 2nd wife. Harris Family descendancy says his 2nd wife was "Sara Jennings", but cites no sources.^1,2,4,5
Agnes McCord was buried in 1815 at Overton Harris Cemetery, Richmond, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     21 Dec 1740, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1815 (aged 74–75), Madison County, Kentucky, USA
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Christopher Overton Harris 1725–1794 (m. 1762)
      Jane Lucy Harris Gentry 1763–1821
      John Harris 1765–1810
      Overton Harris 1782–1827
     BURIAL     Overton Harris Cemetery, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: Find A Grave
     Originally Created by: Bill LaBach
     Added: 2 Oct 2003
     Find A Grave Memorial 7943270.³
Agnes McCord died in 1815 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA.³
     Agnes McCord and Christopher Overton Harris Sr. lived in 1783 at Kentucky, USA; per Miller [1907:261]: "Christopher Harris, senior, his second wife, agens McCord...were in Kentucky as early as 1783..."⁶
In Christopher Overton Harris Sr.'s will dated 20 February 1794 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA, Agnes McCord was named as an heir; Text of will from Miller [1907:277-8]:
     "In the name of God, Amen. I Christopher Harris being through the abundant mercy and goodness of God, tho weak in body, yet of perfect understanding and memory, do constitute this my last will and testament, and desire it should be received as such.
     "Imprimis: That I will and desire that my first children, viz: Dabney Harris, Sarah Martin, Robert Harris, Mourning Jones, Christopher Harris and Mary Jones should have the follow negroes, (excepting thirty pounds out of my son, Dabney's legacy, which is to be paid by the executors of this part of my will for the use and benefit of my wife and other children) viz: Ritter and her children, pomp, Moses, Alice, George, Betty, Lucy and Deephy, the above negroes, to be divided agreeable to Cornelius Dabney, Sr.
     "I will and I do appoint Foster Jones and Christopher Harris as executors of the above part of this will, and as to the balance of my estate, I direct that just my debts shall be paid out of what money I have by, or is owing to me.
     "The house where I live I direct shall be furnished, which, together with the tract of land whereon I live I leave to my dear and loving wife during her life and at her death to my son Overton Harris.
     "As to the balance of my negroes, David, Cato, Fanny , Stephen and Eady, together with my house hold furniture, stock of every kind and plantation utensils I desire that my wife may have the whole benefit of them during her life or widow-hood, and if she should marry the whole to be sold, and equally divided amongst her and her children. As to my lands on Muddy Creek, I will and bequeath them as follows: The Drowning Creek tract of land I will and bequeath to my son, John Harris. The Sycamore Spring tract to my son, Benjamin Harris. The tract on which my son William has built to my son, William Harris, and the tract called the Holly Tract to my son, Barnabas Harris. And my lands in Albemarle County, together with the stock that is thereon, I direct shall be sold and that my sons James and Samuel Harris, shall receive of the money as much as Colonel John Miller and Robert Rodes shall judge the land to be worth that I willed to my other sons, viz: to be made equal to them.
     "As to my three daughters, viz: Jane Gentry, Margaret Harris and Isabel Harris, my will and desire is that jean Gentry should receive ten pounds, and Margaret and Isabel Harris to have fifty pounds apiece out of the balance of what my Albemarle land, and the profits arising from that place, and if that should not be sufficient that it shall be made up to them out of any personal estate that my wife and executors after mentioned shall think best.
     "As to my lands on Licking waters my will is that if they are obtained it should be equally divided amounts my last set of children.
     "And I do appoint my dear and loving wife, with John Sappington and John Harris to execute that part of my will that respects my wife and her children.
     "As witness my hand and seal this twentieth day of February, on thousand and seven hundred and ninety four.
     "Christopher Harris. (Seal)
     "Witness: Hartly Sappington, Richard Sappington, Joseph Wells."⁷

     Tyree Harris Sr. married Elizabeth Chapman
; His 1st wife.² Tyree Harris Sr. married Mary Ann Simpson
; His 2nd wife.² Tyree Harris Sr. was born on 8 April 1728;
Ancestry.com - Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981
     Name:     Tyree Harris
     Gender:     Male
     Death Age:     58
     Birth Date:     8 Apr 1728
     Death Date:     1786
     Spouse:     Elizabeth Chapman
     Source Citation: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0125
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
     Original data: Alabama Department of Archives and History. Public Information Subject Files—Surname files, 1901-1984 available via microfilm in reference, SG002624-2652 and 13361-13362, containing the materials added from 1984-2005. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.⁴
Tyree Harris Sr. died before 1 September 1786 at Caswell Co., North Carolina, USA; Tyree probably died in same year as his will was probated.⁴

His estate was probated on 1 September 1786 at Caswell Co., North Carolina, USA.⁴

     He was a mentioned with William Claiborne Harris and Temperance Overton; Harris Family descendancy seen on Robin's Witman & Boone Ofrenda family tree on Ancestry.com. This document cites no sources.²
In Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr.'s will dated 18 June 1765 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA, Tyree Harris Sr. was named as an heir; Text of will from Miller [1907:267-8]:
     "In the name of God, Amen. I Robert Harris of the County of Albemarle, being of perfect mind, and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following: first and principally I recommend my soul to God who gave it to me, not doubting but through the merits of my blessed saviour to have full pardon and remission of my sins, and my body, I recommend to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in such manner, as my executors hereafter named shall see fit. And as touching such temporal estate as it hath pleased God to bestow on me, I give and dispose of in manner and form following.
     Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my son, Christopher Harris forty acres of woodland, ground lying and being in the County of Albemarle, on a large spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains near to a place commonly called and known by the name of the "Bear cornfield," to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my son, William Harris, after the decease of my loving wife, Morning (Mourning) Harris, all the land which I hold in the County of Albemarle to him and his heirs forever.
     Item: I leave to my loving wife Mourning Harris, the sole use and benefit of all the lands and plantations during her natural live, which is above given to my son, William Harris after he decease.
     Item: I leave to the said loving wife, the sole use and benefit during her natural life, six slaves, that is to say Harry, Peter, Dick and Aaron, men, Patta and Nanny, women.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Harry should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Harry, to my son, Robert Harris, junior, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Peter should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Peter to my son, Tyre Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my other four negroes, Dick and Aaron, men, and Patta and Nanny, women, be then living, I give and bequeath them and their increase to my son, William Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, that if my son, William Harris should die before he attains the lawful age, or without issue, that in that case, he the said William Harris should be further educated, the charges thereof shall be paid out of the estate given him, after the whole being sold, by my executors herein after named, and the remainder of the money arising from such sale be equally divided amongst all my children, or their legal representatives.
     Item: My will and desire is, that my son William Harris to be under the tuition, direction and government of my son-in-law, John Rodes, until he shall attain to lawful age.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my loving wife, when all my lawful debts, and funeral expenses is paid all the residue of my estate, be it of whatever nature or quality so ever, to her and her heirs forever.
     I do constitute and nominate and appoint my sons-inn-law, John Rodes and William Shelton, to be my executors of this my last will and testament.
     As witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and sixty five.
     (Signed) Robert Harris. (L. S.
     Signed, sealed, etc. in the presence of Daniel Maupin, John Mullins, James William Maupin, Courtley Mullins."^5,6

Tyree Harris Sr. appeared in the census of 1782 at Continental Census, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA;
Ancestry.com - Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
     Name:     Tyree Harris
     State:     VA
     County:     Hanover County
     Township:     06 00
     Year:     1782
     Record Type:     Continental Census
     Page:     27
     Database:     VA Early Census Index
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
     Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.⁷
Tyree Harris Sr. was mentioned in a land transaction in 1783 at Caswell Co., North Carolina, USA,
Memo:      Per Miller [1907:268]: "Tyre Harris, emigrated to Caswell County, North Carolina, where in 1783 he was deeded real estate by Jesse Oldham and wife, Elizabeth."⁸

     William Harris married Hannah Jameson
; Her 1st husband.²
William Harris died in 1766.^2,3
     He was a mentioned with William Claiborne Harris and Temperance Overton; Harris Family descendancy seen on Robin's Witman & Boone Ofrenda family tree on Ancestry.com. This document cites no sources.⁴
In Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr.'s will dated 18 June 1765 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA, William Harris was named as an heir; Text of will from Miller [1907:267-8]:
     "In the name of God, Amen. I Robert Harris of the County of Albemarle, being of perfect mind, and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following: first and principally I recommend my soul to God who gave it to me, not doubting but through the merits of my blessed saviour to have full pardon and remission of my sins, and my body, I recommend to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in such manner, as my executors hereafter named shall see fit. And as touching such temporal estate as it hath pleased God to bestow on me, I give and dispose of in manner and form following.
     Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my son, Christopher Harris forty acres of woodland, ground lying and being in the County of Albemarle, on a large spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains near to a place commonly called and known by the name of the "Bear cornfield," to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my son, William Harris, after the decease of my loving wife, Morning (Mourning) Harris, all the land which I hold in the County of Albemarle to him and his heirs forever.
     Item: I leave to my loving wife Mourning Harris, the sole use and benefit of all the lands and plantations during her natural live, which is above given to my son, William Harris after he decease.
     Item: I leave to the said loving wife, the sole use and benefit during her natural life, six slaves, that is to say Harry, Peter, Dick and Aaron, men, Patta and Nanny, women.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Harry should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Harry, to my son, Robert Harris, junior, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Peter should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Peter to my son, Tyre Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my other four negroes, Dick and Aaron, men, and Patta and Nanny, women, be then living, I give and bequeath them and their increase to my son, William Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, that if my son, William Harris should die before he attains the lawful age, or without issue, that in that case, he the said William Harris should be further educated, the charges thereof shall be paid out of the estate given him, after the whole being sold, by my executors herein after named, and the remainder of the money arising from such sale be equally divided amongst all my children, or their legal representatives.
     Item: My will and desire is, that my son William Harris to be under the tuition, direction and government of my son-in-law, John Rodes, until he shall attain to lawful age.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my loving wife, when all my lawful debts, and funeral expenses is paid all the residue of my estate, be it of whatever nature or quality so ever, to her and her heirs forever.
     I do constitute and nominate and appoint my sons-inn-law, John Rodes and William Shelton, to be my executors of this my last will and testament.
     As witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and sixty five.
     (Signed) Robert Harris. (L. S.
     Signed, sealed, etc. in the presence of Daniel Maupin, John Mullins, James William Maupin, Courtley Mullins."^5,6

     Mary Harris was born on 10 February 1730 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.² She married James Harris, son of Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr. and Mourning Glenn, in 1749 at Hanover, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.^1,3,4,5

Mary Harris died on 4 January 1819 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA, at age 88.²
Mary Harris was buried after 4 January 1819 at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington City, Virginia, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     10 Feb 1730, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     4 Jan 1819 (aged 88), Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     Family Members
     Spouse
      James Harris 1722–1792
     Children
      Nathan Harris 1771–1852
     BURIAL     Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA
     Created by: S.G. Thompson
     Added: 1 May 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial 14140278.²
     She was a mentioned with William Claiborne Harris and Temperance Overton; Harris Family descendancy seen on Robin's Witman & Boone Ofrenda family tree on Ancestry.com. This document cites no sources.³ Mary Harris was also known as Mary Hazrris.^4,2

; Some sources say that Mary Harris was the dau. of Robert and Mourning (Glenn) Harris, and that she married her cousin, James Harris. However, other sources say that James was the son of Robert and Mourning and married his cousin Mary.^6,4

     James Harris was born on 22 May 1722 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.³ He married Mary Harris in 1749 at Hanover, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.^1,4,2,5

James Harris died on 14 April 1792 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA, at age 69.^2,3
James Harris was buried after 14 April 1792 at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington City, Virginia, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     22 May 1722, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     14 Apr 1792 (aged 69), Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Robert Overton Harris 1696–1765
      Mourning Glenn Harris 1702–1775
     Spouse
      Mary Harris Harris 1730–1819
     Siblings
      Christopher Overton Harris 1725–1794
      Lucy Harris Shelton 1734–1803
      Sarah Harris Rodes 1735–1803
      Archelaus Harris 1736–1792
      Elizabeth Frances Harris Crawford 1746–1814
     Children
      Nathan Harris 1771–1852
     BURIAL     Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA
     Created by: S.G. Thompson
     Added: 1 May 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial 14140244.³
      ; Some sources say that Mary Harris was the dau. of Robert and Mourning (Glenn) Harris, and that she married her cousin, James Harris. However, other sources say that James was the son of Robert and Mourning and married his cousin Mary.^6,2

     Mourning Glenn Harris married Capt. John Jouett Sr. at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2,3
Mourning Glenn Harris was born on 27 May 1732 at Virginia, USA;
Ancestry.com - Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981
     Name:     Mourning Glenn Harris II
     Birth Date:     27 May 1732
     Spouse:     John Jouett
     Source Citation: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0125
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
     Original data: Alabama Department of Archives and History. Public Information Subject Files—Surname files, 1901-1984 available via microfilm in reference, SG002624-2652 and 13361-13362, containing the materials added from 1984-2005. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.⁴
     She was a mentioned with William Claiborne Harris and Temperance Overton; Harris Family descendancy seen on Robin's Witman & Boone Ofrenda family tree on Ancestry.com. This document cites no sources.⁵

     Capt. John Jouett Sr. married Mourning Glenn Harris, daughter of Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr. and Mourning Glenn, at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2,3
Capt. John Jouett Sr. was born on 1 June 1730 at Virginia, USA; Cenotaph notice attached to Find A Grave memorial gives date of birth as 1 June 1730.⁴
Capt. John Jouett Sr. died in 1802 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.²

His estate was probated on 6 May 1824 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA,
;
Ancestry.com - Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983
     Name:     John Jouett
     Probate Place:     Albemarle, Virginia, USA
     Inferred Death Place:     Virginia, USA
     Item Description:     Will Books, Vol 26-27, 1859-1867
     Source Citation: Virginia, Albemarle County, Wills, 1748-1919 ; General Index, 1748-1930; Author: Virginia. County Court (Albemarle County); Probate Place: Albemarle, Virginia
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
     Original data: Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts.⁵
     Ancestry.com - Virginia, Biographical Encyclopedia
     Name:     John Jouett
     Residence Place:     Virginia, USA
     Comments:     son of Matthew Jouett, was born in Albemarle county, Virginia, and kept the Swan Tavern in Charlottesville. On June 3, 1781, he was in the Cuckoo Tavern at Louisa, when Tarleton's troops swept by, intending to surprise the legislature then holding its session at Charlottesville. Suspecting their design, Jouett mounted his horse--a very fleet Virginia blood horse--and rode on at full speed by a shorter and disused road and arrived in Charlottesville in time to give notice to the members, who thereupon dispersed to meet in Staunton. On his way to Charlottesville Jouett stopped at Monticello and gave information of Tarleton's approach to Governor Jefferson. Without this timely notice it is probable that the whole government of Virginia would have been captured. After providing for the public safety Jonett mounted his horse and went leisurely along and was pursued by some of Tarleton's troopers. He let them come quite close to him, when giving his fleet horse the spur he was speedily out of sight. He owned considerable land in Albemarle and many lots in Charlottesville. He kept the Swan Tavern till he died in 1802. He married Mourning, daughter of Robert Harris, of "Brown's Cove," Albemarle county. His son Matthew was a captain in the revolutionary army and fell in the battle of Brandywine. His son John succeeded him in conducting the Swan, but later moved to Kentucky. His son Robert was also a captain in the revolution and was afterwards a lawyer. He died in 1796, leaving a daughter Alice, who became the wife of James W. Bouldin, of Charlotte county; ; VIII--Prominent Persons
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Biographical Encyclopedia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000.
     Original data: Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Richmond, VA, USA: n.p., 1915.⁶

Capt. John Jouett Sr. began military service at Revolutionary War, Virginia, USA,      Per Miller [1907:274]: "He was a Captain of Virginia State Militia in the Revolution..."² He was      Per Miller [1907:274]: "...was a signer of the Albemarle Declaration of Independence April 21, 1779, as was his son John." on 21 July 1779.²

Capt. John Jouett Sr. appeared in the census of 1800 at Fredricksville Parish, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA;
Ancestry.com - U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
     Name:     John Jouitt
     Gender:     M (Male)
     State:     Virginia
     County:     Albemarle County
     Town:     District of Fredricksville Parish
     Residence Year:     1800
     Household Remarks:     "white males above 16 yrs. old": 1; "Blacks above 16 years old": 11; "Blacks between 12 & 16 year old": 0; "No. of horses": 8; "Stud Horses": 0; "Ordinary licence": 1; "Cariage wheels": 0; "retailing
     Source Citation: Document: Personal Property Tax Lists, 1799, Part 2 [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024443; Page Number: 17; Family Number: 21
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: Census Publishing. State Census Records. West Jordan, Utah: Census Publishing, 2003-2009.⁷

     Joel Crawford was born on 16 October 1736 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.³ He married Elizabeth Frances "Fanny" Harris, daughter of Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr. and Mourning Glenn, in 1760 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.^3,2

Joel Crawford died on 13 October 1788 at Richmond Co., Georgia, USA, at age 51.³
Joel Crawford was buried after 13 October 1788 at Crawford Family Cemetery, Appling, Columbia Co., Georgia, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     16 Oct 1736, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     13 Oct 1788 (aged 51), Richmond County, Georgia, USA
     Joel was married to Elizabeth Frances "Fanny" Harris c. 1760. His parents were David Crawford and Anne Anderson. Around age 14/16, Joel moved with his parents to Albermarle County,VA in 1750/52. The part of Albermarle they lived in became Amherst County in 1761. And in 1807 that same part became Nelson County. Joel received 400 acres of land from his father, on a branch of the Rockfish River in Virginia. The part of Richmond County, Georgia Joel moved to from South Carolina, became Columbia County in 1790.
     Abstract of Joel's Will - Will Book A page 60, Richmond County, Georgia
     Book: Historical Collections of Georgia Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution online Ancestry.com.
     To each child as they come of age, a slave, the eldest child to have the first choice. To wife, Frances, the remainder of the estate, as long as she lives or remains a widow. My executors to make a deed to Nathaniel Barnett to 200 acres land to be taken from the upper part of my tract of land on little Ogeechee. All other lands in Georgia and South Carolina to be equally divided among my sons. Wife, Frances sole executrix during widowhood. If she remarries, my sons, Robert, Nathan and Joel to be executors.
     Signed on Oct. 28, 1787
     Probated: Nov. 19, 1788
     Witnesses: John Gibson, John Mowbray, Benjamin Mosley
     Note: Will is at Richmond County. The name of county changed to Columbia two years after his death. DAR considers Columbia as his death county.
     American Revolutionary Service: Joel and family moved to Stephens Creek, Edgefield District, South Carolina in 1779, about 30 miles from Augusta, Georgia. The following winter, all of South Carolina was over-run by the British Troops. Joel was seized and thrown into the Camden jail. Gaunt, hungry and miserable, he was subjected to taunts of passing Tory. Without medical aid and a scant supply of hard bread, Joel and about 250 others remained prisoners the greater part of the summer. Some of Joel's loyal neighbors gained his release. His house was burned twice by the Tories. In 1783, he and family moved to Georgia.
     Family Members
     Parents
      David Crawford 1697–1766
     Spouse
      Elizabeth Frances Harris Crawford 1746–1814
     Siblings
      Susannah Crawford Barnett 1729–1783
      David Crawford 1734–1802
     Children
      Robert Crawford 1764–1822
      Nathan Crawford 1768–1789
      William Harris Crawford 1772–1834
     BURIAL     Crawford Family Cemetery, Appling, Columbia County, Georgia, USA
     Created by: R.J.
     Added: 10 Jun 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 112106716
     Sponsored by Linda M.³

      ;
Per White [1916:454]: "...of Georgia". Per Woods [1901:221]: "United States Senator from Georgia, Minister to France, Secretary of the treasury under Mr. Monrole, and a prominent candidate for the Presidency in 1824."^1,2

     Lucy Harris was born on 12 April 1734 at Virginia, USA.^4,5 She married William Shelton circa 1754
; His 1st wife. According to their Find A Grave memorials, their daughter Mourning was born in 1756.^1,2,3,4,6
Lucy Harris died in 1803.^4,5
Lucy Harris was buried in 1803 at Burial location unknown ;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     12 Apr 1734, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1803 (aged 68–69), USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Robert Overton Harris 1696–1765
      Mourning Glenn Harris 1702–1775
     Spouse
      William Shelton 1731–1803
     Siblings
      James Harris 1722–1792
      Christopher Overton Harris 1725–1794
      Sarah Harris Rodes 1735–1803
      Archelaus Harris 1736–1792
      Elizabeth Frances Harris Crawford 1746–1814
     Children
      Mourning Harris Shelton Woods 1756–1817
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Unknown burial location
     Created by: Bonnie Baker
     Added: 7 Jul 2017
     Find A Grave Memorial 181105440.⁴
     She was a mentioned with William Claiborne Harris and Temperance Overton; Harris Family descendancy seen on Robin's Witman & Boone Ofrenda family tree on Ancestry.com. This document cites no sources.⁷

Lucy Harris and William Shelton lived at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA;
from Find A Grave: "The census listed his family as having 1 free male above 21; 11 slaves: 26 Cattle; 7 Horses, mares, colts & mules; No wheels for Riding Carriags; No Billiard Tables. This is from U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820."⁶

Lucy Harris and William Shelton lived in 1790 at Fredricksville Parish, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA;
from Find A Grave: "In 1790 William and his family are living in Fredricksville Parish. Albemarle Co., VA ("Road" is written on the right side of his name). His family is listed as having 3 white males over 16 yr. old; 6 Blacks above 16; 2 Blacks between 12 & 16; 5 Horses; No Wheels; Ordinary licences. From U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820."⁶

     William Shelton married Sarah (?)
; His 2nd wife.² William Shelton was born in 1731 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.^3,4 He married Lucy Harris, daughter of Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr. and Mourning Glenn, circa 1754
; His 1st wife. According to their Find A Grave memorials, their daughter Mourning was born in 1756.^1,2,5,6,3
William Shelton died on 13 July 1803 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.^7,3
William Shelton was buried after 13 July 1803 at Burial location unknown ;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1731, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     13 Jul 1803 (aged 71–72), Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     William Shelton was born in 1731 in Albemarle Co., VA. He married Lucy Harris in VA about 1754. Together they had 8 children - 4 sons and 4 daughters - Thomas; Mourning Harris (M-Archibald Woods); Lucy (M-Elliott Brown); William Harris; Sarah (M-Matthew Grubbs); Dabney; Agnes; and Weatherston between 1755 and 1772.
     As documented in the VA Early Census Records, William is in Christ Church Parish, Lancaster Co., VA in 1750. On May 9, 1772 he purchased 35 acres on the South Branch of the Potomac - Hanover Co., VA.
     During the American Revolutionary War he resided at Albemarle Co., VA and assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of Patriotic Service. William Furnished Supplies to the Army during the Revolutionary War; Daughters of the American Revolutionary Patriot #A102836 - Abercrombie & Slatten VA Rev Publick Claims Vol 1 P 13. William was a signer of the Albemarle Declaration of Independence of Apr 21, 1779.
     In 1780 he was living in Albemarle Co., VA. The census listed his family as having 1 free male above 21; 11 slaves: 26 Cattle; 7 Horses, mares, colts & mules; No wheels for Riding Carriags; No Billiard Tables. This is
from U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820. In 1790 William and his family are living in Fredricksville Parish. Albemarle Co., VA ("Road" is written on the right side of his name). His family is listed as having 3 white males over 16 yr. old; 6 Blacks above 16; 2 Blacks between 12 & 16; 5 Horses; No Wheels; Ordinary licences. From U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
     In 1800 William and his family are living in the District of Fredricksville Parish, Albmarle Co., VA; his household is listed as 2 White Males Over 16 Years of Age; 9 Blacks over 16 years of age; 1 Black between 12-16 years of age; 9 Horses; 0 Stud Horses; 0 Ordinary Licenses; 0 Carriage Wheels; Retailing
     From U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
     William will die Jul 13, 1803 in Albemarle Co., VA at the age of 72.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Lucy Harris Shelton 1734–1803
     Children
      Mourning Harris Shelton Woods 1756–1817
     BURIAL     Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Unknown burial location
     Created by: Bonnie Baker
     Added: 7 Jul 2017
     Find A Grave Memorial 181105297.³
     William Shelton and Lucy Harris lived at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA;
from Find A Grave: "The census listed his family as having 1 free male above 21; 11 slaves: 26 Cattle; 7 Horses, mares, colts & mules; No wheels for Riding Carriags; No Billiard Tables. This is from U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820."³

William Shelton lived in 1740 at Christ Church Parish, Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA;
from Find A Grave: "As documented in the VA Early Census Records, William is in Christ Church Parish, Lancaster Co., VA in 1750."³
In Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr.'s will dated 18 June 1765 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA, William Shelton was named as executor; Text of will from Miller [1907:267-8]:
     "In the name of God, Amen. I Robert Harris of the County of Albemarle, being of perfect mind, and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following: first and principally I recommend my soul to God who gave it to me, not doubting but through the merits of my blessed saviour to have full pardon and remission of my sins, and my body, I recommend to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in such manner, as my executors hereafter named shall see fit. And as touching such temporal estate as it hath pleased God to bestow on me, I give and dispose of in manner and form following.
     Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my son, Christopher Harris forty acres of woodland, ground lying and being in the County of Albemarle, on a large spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains near to a place commonly called and known by the name of the "Bear cornfield," to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my son, William Harris, after the decease of my loving wife, Morning (Mourning) Harris, all the land which I hold in the County of Albemarle to him and his heirs forever.
     Item: I leave to my loving wife Mourning Harris, the sole use and benefit of all the lands and plantations during her natural live, which is above given to my son, William Harris after he decease.
     Item: I leave to the said loving wife, the sole use and benefit during her natural life, six slaves, that is to say Harry, Peter, Dick and Aaron, men, Patta and Nanny, women.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Harry should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Harry, to my son, Robert Harris, junior, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Peter should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Peter to my son, Tyre Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my other four negroes, Dick and Aaron, men, and Patta and Nanny, women, be then living, I give and bequeath them and their increase to my son, William Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, that if my son, William Harris should die before he attains the lawful age, or without issue, that in that case, he the said William Harris should be further educated, the charges thereof shall be paid out of the estate given him, after the whole being sold, by my executors herein after named, and the remainder of the money arising from such sale be equally divided amongst all my children, or their legal representatives.
     Item: My will and desire is, that my son William Harris to be under the tuition, direction and government of my son-in-law, John Rodes, until he shall attain to lawful age.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my loving wife, when all my lawful debts, and funeral expenses is paid all the residue of my estate, be it of whatever nature or quality so ever, to her and her heirs forever.
     I do constitute and nominate and appoint my sons-inn-law, John Rodes and William Shelton, to be my executors of this my last will and testament.
     As witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and sixty five.
     (Signed) Robert Harris. (L. S.
     Signed, sealed, etc. in the presence of Daniel Maupin, John Mullins, James William Maupin, Courtley Mullins."^8,9
William Shelton was mentioned in a land transaction on 9 May 1772 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA,
Memo:
from Find A Grave: "On May 9, 1772 he purchased 35 acres on the South Branch of the Potomac - Hanover Co., VA."³

William Shelton began military service circa 1776 at Revolutionary War, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA,
from Find A Grave: "During the American Revolutionary War he resided at Albemarle Co., VA and assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of Patriotic Service. William Furnished Supplies to the Army during the Revolutionary War; Daughters of the American Revolutionary Patriot #A102836 - Abercrombie & Slatten VA Rev Publick Claims Vol 1 P 13."³ He was      Per Miller [1907:269]: "a signer of Albemarle Declaration of Independence." on 21 April 1779.² William was a signer of the Albemarle Declaration of Independence.³

William Shelton and Lucy Harris lived in 1790 at Fredricksville Parish, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA;
from Find A Grave: "In 1790 William and his family are living in Fredricksville Parish. Albemarle Co., VA ("Road" is written on the right side of his name). His family is listed as having 3 white males over 16 yr. old; 6 Blacks above 16; 2 Blacks between 12 & 16; 5 Horses; No Wheels; Ordinary licences. From U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820."³

     Sarah Harris was born on 24 May 1736;
Find A Grave says b. 1735. Alabama surname file says b. 24 May 1736 (based on Harris Bible).
Ancestry.com - Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981
     Name:     Sarah Shelton Harris
     Gender:     Female
     Birth Date:     24 May 1736
     Source Citation: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0125
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
     Original data: Alabama Department of Archives and History. Public Information Subject Files—Surname files, 1901-1984 available via microfilm in reference, SG002624-2652 and 13361-13362, containing the materials added from 1984-2005. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.^4,5 She married Capt. John Rodes Jr., son of John Rodes Sr. and Mary Crawford, on 24 May 1756.^1,2

Sarah Harris was buried in 1803 at Midway Farm Cemetery, Millington, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1735
     DEATH     1803 (aged 67–68)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Robert Overton Harris 1696–1765
      Mourning Glenn Harris 1702–1775
     Spouses
      John Rhodes/Rodes 1729–1810
      John Rodes 1729–1810
     Siblings
      James Harris 1722–1792
      Christopher Overton Harris 1725–1794
      Lucy Harris Shelton 1734–1803
      Archelaus Harris 1736–1792
      Elizabeth Frances Harris Crawford 1746–1814
     Children
      Henrietta Rodes Brown 1761–1846
      John Hopkins Rodes 1766–1841
     BURIAL     Midway Farm Cemetery, Millington, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Brian Gallagher
     Added: 11 Jun 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial 131215035.⁴
Sarah Harris died in 1803.⁴
     She was a mentioned with William Claiborne Harris and Temperance Overton; Harris Family descendancy seen on Robin's Witman & Boone Ofrenda family tree on Ancestry.com. This document cites no sources.⁶

     Capt. John Rodes Jr. was born on 16 November 1729 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.³ He married Sarah Harris, daughter of Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr. and Mourning Glenn, on 24 May 1756.^1,3

Capt. John Rodes Jr. died in 1810 at Virginia, USA.²
Capt. John Rodes Jr. was buried in 1810 at Midway Farm Cemetery, Millington, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1729, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1810 (aged 80–81), Virginia, USA
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Sarah Harris Rodes 1735–1803
     Children
      Henrietta Rodes Brown 1761–1846
      John Hopkins Rodes 1766–1841
     BURIAL     Midway Farm Cemetery, Millington, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Brian Gallagher
     Added: 11 Jun 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial 131215379.²

His estate was probated on 6 August 1810 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.⁴

     In Maj. Robert Overton Harris Sr.'s will dated 18 June 1765 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA, Capt. John Rodes Jr. was named as executor; Text of will from Miller [1907:267-8]:
     "In the name of God, Amen. I Robert Harris of the County of Albemarle, being of perfect mind, and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following: first and principally I recommend my soul to God who gave it to me, not doubting but through the merits of my blessed saviour to have full pardon and remission of my sins, and my body, I recommend to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in such manner, as my executors hereafter named shall see fit. And as touching such temporal estate as it hath pleased God to bestow on me, I give and dispose of in manner and form following.
     Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my son, Christopher Harris forty acres of woodland, ground lying and being in the County of Albemarle, on a large spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains near to a place commonly called and known by the name of the "Bear cornfield," to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my son, William Harris, after the decease of my loving wife, Morning (Mourning) Harris, all the land which I hold in the County of Albemarle to him and his heirs forever.
     Item: I leave to my loving wife Mourning Harris, the sole use and benefit of all the lands and plantations during her natural live, which is above given to my son, William Harris after he decease.
     Item: I leave to the said loving wife, the sole use and benefit during her natural life, six slaves, that is to say Harry, Peter, Dick and Aaron, men, Patta and Nanny, women.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Harry should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Harry, to my son, Robert Harris, junior, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my negro man Peter should be then living, in that case I give and bequeath the said Peter to my son, Tyre Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, after the decease of my wife, that if my other four negroes, Dick and Aaron, men, and Patta and Nanny, women, be then living, I give and bequeath them and their increase to my son, William Harris, to him and his heirs.
     Item: My will and desire is, that if my son, William Harris should die before he attains the lawful age, or without issue, that in that case, he the said William Harris should be further educated, the charges thereof shall be paid out of the estate given him, after the whole being sold, by my executors herein after named, and the remainder of the money arising from such sale be equally divided amongst all my children, or their legal representatives.
     Item: My will and desire is, that my son William Harris to be under the tuition, direction and government of my son-in-law, John Rodes, until he shall attain to lawful age.
     Item: I give and bequeath to my loving wife, when all my lawful debts, and funeral expenses is paid all the residue of my estate, be it of whatever nature or quality so ever, to her and her heirs forever.
     I do constitute and nominate and appoint my sons-inn-law, John Rodes and William Shelton, to be my executors of this my last will and testament.
     As witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and sixty five.
     (Signed) Robert Harris. (L. S.
     Signed, sealed, etc. in the presence of Daniel Maupin, John Mullins, James William Maupin, Courtley Mullins."^5,6

Capt. John Rodes Jr. began military service circa 1776 at Revolutionary War, Virginia, USA.²

Capt. John Rodes Jr. left a will on 6 July 1804.⁴