Monthly Archives: November 2015

COUSINS OF SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS

Posted on November 26, 2015 by genealogy1066

English kinship groups in Virginia were as a spider’s web. Their infinite connections stand in stark contrast to the isolated family units of today. A unique insight into how consanguineous lines of cousins intermarried, with each generation also marrying into … Continue reading →

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FURTHER HARRIS THOUGHTS

Posted on November 16, 2015 by genealogy1066

There were two branches of the Harris family of Southwark. The great problem of untangling the offspring of any man is one of differentating between the offspring of a brother, or cousin. This is because the family of a cousin … Continue reading →

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NEWIT HARRIS AND AVIS HOLLEMAN

Posted on November 13, 2015 by genealogy1066

1. ‘John Harris, of St Saviour’, Southwark, whose Will, proved May 2, 1616 … bequests to ‘Robert Harris, his eldest son, Thomas Harris, his second son; Mary Harris, his underage daughter’ (TNA, Prob.11/127, ff.345v-346r). He m. ‘Ellen (Dryver) Harris, of … Continue reading →

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HARRIS AND DRIVER FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA

Posted on November 11, 2015 by genealogy1066

This refinement of the associations of the Harris cousins of Southwark, London, in all likelihood gives the lineage of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and Thomas Harris, d. 1688. This branch of the family had intermarried with the Dryver family of … Continue reading →

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Hirlas Horn (The Long Blue Horn)

Posted on November 10, 2015 by genealogy1066

Owen Cyveilioc Hirlas Horn (The Long Blue Horne) Sharon Turner. The History of the Anglo-Saxons. vol iii., p. 333, 1840: Another princely Bard was Owen Cyveilioc. He flourished between 1150 and 1197. He was the prince of Powys. He was … Continue reading →

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MAJOR WILLIAM HARRIS AND THE LORDS OF CHIRK

Posted on November 10, 2015 by genealogy1066

In what follows, I have followed the notes of eminent antiquarians, though not without question, as some genealogies of this time confound one generation with another. This said, I believe the following to be a reasonable outline of the ancestry … Continue reading →

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THE ROYAL WELSH ANCESTRY OF MAJOR WILLIAM HARRIS

Posted on November 8, 2015 by genealogy1066

1. Gwerystan ap Gwaithfoed. 2. Cynfyn ap Gwerystan, m. Angharad, widow of Llywelyn ap Seisyll (d. 1023); an 11th century King of Gwynedd, Powys and Deheubarth. 3. Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, d. 1073; installed by Harold and Tostig Godwinson as king … Continue reading →

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THE ARNOLD FAMILY OF SOUTHWARK, LONDON, AND HANOVER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Posted on November 7, 2015 by genealogy1066

The Arnold family of Virginia were inhabitants of Southwark, London. William Harris, husband of Temperance Overton, was almost certainly of the Harris family of Southwark, London. The family of Elizabeth (Waters) Overton were of St. Sepulchre, London. The Overton family … Continue reading →

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MAJOR WILLIAM HARRIS OF LUDLOW AND VIRGINIA

Posted on November 5, 2015 by genealogy1066

THE CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, LUDLOW Mary Harris, daughter of Captain Thomas Harris, found herself in an enclave in Virginia that was peopled by many families from the Malvern Hills area of England, that is, of the counties of Herefordshire, … Continue reading →

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