James Harris

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  • Name James Harris 
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    • ANCESTRY

      Colonel George Steuart and his wife Margaret Harris:

      Their Ancestors and Descendants with Appendixes of Related Families Portraits and Illustrations

      A Genealogical History By Robert Stewart, D.D., LL.D

      This book was Printed at the "Civil and Military Gazette" Press, 1907 in Lahore, India pp.398-401

      APPENDIX No. XI

      A copy of this document was sent the author by John Harris9, M.D., of Philadelphia, Jan. 18, 1865.

      At the conclusion he wrote: ?The foregoing was copied Aug. 10, 1855, by John Harris (then resident in Philadelphia) from two separate half sheets of cap paper, in the handwriting of his father, James Harris, in the possession of Mrs. Thomazin Potter, a granddaughter of James Harris. John Harris, the copyist of the foregoing, born Dec. 31st, 1792, was the son of James Harris, who was the son of John Harris who was the son of James Harris by his second wife, Janet McClure), who was the son of Edward Harris and Flora Douglas.

      The antecedent probability that this document is perfectly
      trustworthy has been confirmed by all subsequent investigations (excepting in regard to William Harris2 and his wife-see Appendix XVIII), and the writer considers it fortunate that he has had such a record to guide his researches.

      Edward [Sr.] and Charles Harris, being dissenters, were driven from Ayrshire, in Scotland, at the time of the persecution of the Protestants In the reign of Charles II, or of his successor, James.

      They settled in County Donegal, near Rapho, Ireland. They were possessed of a valuable estate in Scotland, which was lost on account of their abandoning it.

      Edward [Sr.] was married to Miss Flora Douglas, of the famous family of that name, who resided near the borders of England. He had sons: Edward [Jr.], Robert and James.

      James, son of Edward and Flora Douglas, married Mary Simpson by whom he had William, Ann and James. By a second
      marriage with Janet McClure he had a son, John.

      James, son of James Harris and Mary Simpson, never married, and is at this time (Dec. 20, 1801) living with his sister-
      in-law, widow of his half brother, John, at Mifflintown, Mifflin Co., Penn'a.
    Person ID I28350  Master File
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2015 

    Father James Harris, Sr.,   b. County Donegal, Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Simpson 
    Family ID F12188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart