Parsons v Symes. Plaintiffs: John Parsons and others. Defendants: Charles Symes and August Symes his wife. Place or subject: estate of John Harris, Radstock, Somerset. (N.A., C 7/279/108. 1662). This John Harris was almost certainly the John Harris, bapt. Jan. 28, 1623, in Portbury, as follows.

As shown in a previous post, Sara Harris, m. Thomas Symes, 10 Nov. 1622, Radstock. The same post gave a probable relationship between Thomas Symes and the descendants of Thomas Harris, d. 1688, in Virginia.

Sarah Harris was bapt. 1 Nov. 1593, in Portbury, da. of Robert, who was bur. 1 Sep. 1594; and was the probable sister of:

(1) William Harris, who m. Mary Jennings, 22 Apr. 1622, in Portbury; their son being John Harris, bapt. Jan. 28, 1623; a neighbour of Thomas Davis of Virginia, who m. Isabell Wallis, 27 Oct. 1624; his younger br. John Davis, bapt. at Portbury, Jan. 1612; and Mary Davis, transported in 1653 to Virginia by Richard Jennings. Edward Harris, d. 1677, VA., owed money to the widow of John Davis; i.e. Mary Greene: The inventory of Edward Harris, d. 1677, states that he owed money to “Mrs Davis”; almost cartainly the wife of John Davis, Mary Greene; da. of Thomas Greene and Mary Moone, and cousin of Martha Greene, who m. Anthony Fuljames (Fulgham), of Pitminster. whose son, Michael Fulgham, m. Anne Izzard; having issue (1) Anne Fulgham, who m. Robert Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688. (2) Susannah Fulgham, m. Hardy Council, son of Hodges Council Jr. and Lucy Hardy. In IOW Court, January 11, 1672, Thomas Tooke (associated with Thomas Harris, d. 1672), as attorney, calls John Davis “his loving brother”.

(2) Thomas Harris, who m. Sara Pope, 2 May 1622, in Radstock. She was very likely to have been related to:

(1) Robert Pope, who m. Joan Blake, 6 Feb. 1622, in Wedmore; and she to Judith Blake, who m. Thomas Harris*, November 20, 1623 (he probably dying in Virginia, in 1672), at Wivelscombe, son of Elianor Bennett and Richard Harris, son of William Harris, who m. Dorothy West, Aug. 31, 1562, at Wivelscombe. *Second-cousin of Lucy Hardy, who m. Hodges Council; and her sister, who m. Richard Jackson; their da., Mary Jackson, m. Capt. George Hardy.

(2) Mary Pope, who m. Robert Lansdowne of Radstock, 19 Jun. 1637, in Wedmore.

John Tooke of Surry County; his will proved 15 February 1720, appointed John Parson and William Ezell executors and John Parson, Samuel Sebrell, and James Pyland as trustees. The Tooke family were tenants of the Symes (in Barwick, Somerset); the Symes being landlords of the Fulghams, in Pitminster. James Pyland was a headright of Francis England in 1642. (Nugent vol. 1, p. 140).

John Parson/Person was overseer of of the will of Francis England, of Blackwater, IOW, 13 May 1677. On 9 June 1666, George Hardy (overseer of will of Edward Harris, d. 1677) deeded Francis England 100 ac. where George Branch formerly lived. Thomas Carter later sold John Parsons 56 ac. which were formerly owned by George Branch, who was the son-in-law of Francis England and Joyce, da. of Robert Flake.

ARTHUR ALLEN LAND GRANTS AND CONNECTIONS

24 Aug. 1665, 1000 a. Surry Co., Lawnes Crk Par., adj. Blackwater Swamp, and Robert Flake for 20 persons (5:282).
20 Oct. 1691, 170 a. Isle Of Wight Co. adj. Mr Tooke, Capt. England, Thomas Blake, Edward Brantley formerly patented 20 Apr. 1685 to Robert Blake and by him deserted, regranted to Allen 17 Apr. 1691, for 4 persons (8:174).
29 Apr. 1692, 1000 a. Surry Co., Lawnes Creek Par., bounded S by Capt Lawrence Baker, deceased and Allen’s own land,SW by Robert Blake and John Pittford, W by Robert Blake’s 400 a. and Robert Caufield, N by William Newsom and Charles Jarrett for 20 persons (8:219).

Francis Hobbs (f-in-law of Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), and wife Mary sold to Edward Brantly 675 ac. betwixt land of Thomas Tooke, Francis England, Col. Nathaniel Bacon and the orphans of Thomas Murray. Feb. 8, 1667. William Groves: appraisal by John Harris, Edward Brantley, Elias Fort, Edward Grantham. Presented by Mrs. Elinor Groves. R. Feb 9, 1678.

1. John Fiveash, m. Joyce Pettway, da. of Edward Pettway, as Will 27 Jan. 1686.
1.1. Thomas Fiveash. James Pyland witnesses the will of Thomas Fiveash, dated 4 Jan. 1725.
1.2. Peter Fiveash, appraisal 28 Apr 1702 by William Thomas, John Brantley, and Richard Hardy. Thomas Harris, Will recorded 13 Nov. 1672, appointing relict Alice as exc. Security John Newman and Edward Brantley.
1.2.1. Thomas Fiveash, m. (1712) Alice Harris, da. of John Harris. (DB. 7, p. 288). He was the son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.3. Francis Fiveash, m. Phillis Fort, da. of George Fort and Elizabeth Duckworth; she m. 2. Robert Symes.

The kinship connection of the Brantleys to such as the Councils was based on Hardy Council’s da., Mary, being the wife of William Brantley, son of Edward Brantley. The Hodges/Council family were of Wedmore, Somerset.

Thomas Harris, d. 1672, received a grant of 40 ac. in Iow, Aug. 14, 1652, at the head of Pagan Creek, bounded with his own land on the northeast, Francis Smith on the southwest, Thomas Pritchard on the southeast, and John Davis, as follows, on the northeast. John Davis, ob. ante 28 June 1714, m. Mary Green (da. of Thomas Greene and Mary Moone); ob. ante 23 Jan. The inventory of Edward Harris, d. 1677, shows him to owe money to a “Mrs. Davis”. John Davis, with wife Mary, sold to William Exum, 150 ac. in IOW (May 1659), witnessed by Thomas Moone and John Burwell. In IOW Court, January 11, 1672, Thomas Tooke, as attorney, calls him “his loving brother” – either a religious or a lineage relationship John and Mary Davis had issue: Sarah Davis, d. ob. ante 6 Jan. 1720, m. Nicholas Fulgham; of the family intermarried with that of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.

The Thomas Harris, d. 1672, Edward Harris, d. 1677; Thomas Harris, d. 1688, were closely related.

John Parson/Person Jr. d. in Surry Co., in 1738. On 10 March 1692, he m. Mary Partridge, da. of Thomas Partridge, having issue: John, d. 1752, Thomas, d. 1754*; Francis, d. 1758, m. Mary Turner, d. Granville Co., 1761, da. of Simon Turner; their son, William (Commissioner of Granville Co. with West Harris), d. 1816, m. Mary Thorpe, in 1757 (da. of Timothy Thorpe Jr. and Martha Peterson?); Joseph; William**; Benjamin; Samuel, d. 1754; Jacob; Mary. Elizabeth.

*Thomas’s will is recorded in Southampton Co. 11 July 1754; naming three children: Mary Person, who m. Jesse Williamson, of Brunswick Co., Elizabeth Person, who m. Simon Turner Jr. of Brunswick Co., and Thomas Person Jr. who m. Mary Delony of Mecklenburg Co., da. of Henry Delony and his first wife, Frances Jefferson, first cousin of Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States.

**William Person, d. bef. 15 May 1771 in Bute Co., NC., m. Ann Ridley, in Surry Co.

Allen of Mells, or Nunney (N) where stated.
1.
1.1. Robert Allin.
1.1.1. Richard Allin & Jane Chancellor, 20 November 1602, N.
1.1.1.1. Edward Allen & Agnes Tucker, 14 November 1608, N. Thus, kin of the Harris family of Nunney.
1.1.1.2. James Allen & Elizabeth Godwin, 4 June 1607.
1.2. Richard Allen & Ann George. (The Portbury connection).
1.2.1. Richard Allen & Hester Elliot, 18 Jul. 1619.
1.2.2. Mary Allen, bapt. 19 November 1587.
1.2.3. Rebecca Allen.
1.2.4. Henry Allen bapt. 22 December 1594, Mells, & Sarah Jefferies, 5 February 1622, & Ann Pitt, 17 February 1646, N.
1.2.5. Sarah Allen bapt. 23 May 1596, & Stephen Luckox, 14 November 1616.
1.2.5.1. Henry Luckcox, Jane Luckcox, James Luckcox, Thomas Luckcox, Edith Luckcox. John Harris, m. Charity Luckox, 13 Nov. 1587, Mells; her probable sister, Joan Luckox, m. John Hill, 4 Nov. 1578, in Mells. John Harris and Charity Luckox had issue, (1) Elizabeth Harris, bapt. 25 Oct. 1590, Mells, “da. of John”; who m. George Hill, 27 Jan. 1619; (2) Thomas Harris, bapt. 24 Mar. 1600, Mells, very likely he who m. Alice West, 1635, in Nunney, the parents of Thomas Harris, bapt. 14 Aug. 1636, in Nunney; brother of John Harris, bapt. 1640, in Nunney, who m. Margaret Beard, in 1664. The Symes family were intermarried with the family of Hill; the Beards with that of Bennett. A cousin of these Harris was a cousin of the Bennetts (and, as said, the Blakes) of Virginia; one of whom, Alice Bennett, m. John Hardy. Nugent, C&P vol. 1, p. 569: Mr. John Hardie 1150 acres IOW Co., 5 June 1666. Beginning at upper corner tree of Mathew Tomlin’s old land, running SSE by Wm. Westwrayers land &c. SW on Mathew Tomlins new land. John Hardy m. 2. Alice Tucker, widow of Arthur Allen. Alice Bennett’s sister m. Richard Jackson; their da., Mary Jackson, m. Capt. George Hardy, appraiser of the estate of Edward Harris, d. 1677. I would suggest that Nicholas Hill, who, on 30 Sept. 1664, patented 750 ac. in the Upper Parish, part of the estate of Edward Bennett, was a son of the said George Hill and Elizabeth Bennett. The John Harris, bapt. 1587 in Mells, was he (by process of elimination) who m. Mary Tomlin, 9 November 1620, in Mells, being bur. there in 1637.

Many of these families had intermarried for centuries. Everyone was the second cousin of everyone.

1.2.6. William Allen, bapt. 18 March 1604.
1.2.7. Richard Allin.
1.2.8. Alice Allen & Samuell Browne, 26 November 1618.
1.2.9. Thomas Allen & Sarah Mather, 12 June 1626.
1.2.9.1. Mr. Anthony Allen, bapt. 26 December 1627.
1.2.9.1.1. Thomas Allen, bapt. 28 March 1657.
1.2.9.1.2. Samuel Allen, bapt. 3 June 1662.
1.2.9.2. Mary Allen & William Massee, 23 November 1636, N.
1.2.9.3. Phillip Allan & Susan Chester, 8 July 1637 Susan.
1.2.9.4. Edward Allin & Joan Cornish 24 November 1639, N.
1.2.9.4.1. John Allen,bapt. 17 January 1640, N.
1.2.9.4.2. Robert Allen & Ann Yeoman , 1669, N.
1.2.9.4.2.1. Robert Allen, bapt. March 1672.
1.2.9.5. Edward Allen & Susanna Gibbins, 25 July 1642.
1.2.9.5.1. Robert Allen & Ann Millard, 10 November 1679.
1.2.9.5.2. Thomas Allen & Grace Sheppard 10 April 1694.
1.2.9.5.2.1. Thomas Allen, bapt. 2 May 1698.
1.2.9.4.3. Richard Allen.
1.2.9.4.3.1. William Allen, bapt. 6 Feb. 1664.

A William Allen’s estate was appraised 15 Sept. 1731; appraiser William Parsons; audited by William Tucker.

West Coker

1.
1.1. John Slade.
1.1.1. John Slade, m. Margaret Combe, 1613.
1.1.1.1. John Slade, m. Elizabeth …
1.1.1.1.1. Ann Slade, m. Roger Harris*, 20 May 1669, Nunney. The Slades (Richard and John) were tenants of John Symes in West Coker, c. 1600 – 1620. By 1665, the advowson of the church of West Coker was sold by Henry Symes, of Fampton, Glos., to four people, inc. John Slade, gent (DD\NNE\C/1375/7). Br. of Thomas, bapt. 14 August 1636, in Nunney, and John Harris, bapt. 1640, m. Margaret Beard, 1664, Nunney.
1.1.2. Richard Slade, bapt.7 Dec 1611.
1.1.3. George Slade.
1.1.3.1. William Slade, bapt. 12 Jan 1636.
1.2. Richards Slade, bur. 15 Sept. 1607.

Hemington, 4 miles fom Mells/Nunney

1. Richard Harris.
1.1. John Harris & Joan Bearde 26 Nov. 1584; thus kin of the Bennett family (John Harris, bapt. 1640 (br. of Thomas Harris, bapt. 1636) m. Margaret Beard, 1664, Nunney. Thomas Bennett, b. Nov. 11, 1603 at Wiveliscombe; m. Agnes Beard, July 17, 1623).
1.2. Alice Harris & John Tucker, 2 Jun. 1586; thus kin of Bullock family.
1.3. Elizabeth Harris & Willyam Smale (Small), 9 Nov. 1592.
1.3. William Harris & Marie Hales, 14 Sep. 1594, thus kin of the Hicks family.
1.3.1. John Harris, bapt. 10 Aug. 1603, & Edith Tilly.
1.3.1.1. William Harris, bapt. 12 Nov. 1637.
1.3.1.2. Thomas Harris, bapt. 6 Dec. 1640.
1.3.1.3. George Harris, bapt. 13 Nov. 1642.
1.3.2. Thomas Harris, bapt. 11 Jan. 1609.
1.3.2.1. Thomas Harris & Elizabeth Adams, 10 Apr. 1654.
1.3.3. William Harris, bapt. 7 Oct. 1610, & Joan.
1.3.3.1. Elizabeth Harris, bapt. 12 Jul. 1640.
1.3.3.2. William Harris, bapt. 16 Feb. 1642.
1.3.3.3. Ann Harris, bapt. 14 Dec. 1645, & William Persons (born 1649), 20 Sep. 1674.
1.3.3.3.1. William Persons, bapt. 28 Jun. 1675.
1.3.3.3.2. John Persons, bapt. 1676. (It is perhaps significant that a William Person was Timothy Thorpe’s son-in-law, Thorpe’s Will, rec. 13 Oct. 1763, being witnessed by James Ridley).
1.3.4. George Harris, bapt. 17 Dec. 1613.
1.3.5. Christiana Harris, bapt. 22 Mar. 1615, & Edward Edwards, 21 Nov. 1636.
1.3.6. Alice Harris & William Webb, 20 Nov. 1632.
1.3.7. Edward Harris, bapt. 31 Mar. 1616, & Mary.
1.3.7.1. Edward Harris, bapt. 30 Mar. 1656.
1.3.7.2. Elizabeth Harris, bapt. 7 Feb. 1653, m. Robert Wood, 4 Jul. 1672.
1.3.7.3. Mary Harris, bapt. 18 Aug. 1658, m. Samuel Willis, 7 Feb. 1686.
1.3.7.4. James Harris, bapt. 19 May 1662.
1.3.7.4.1. James Harris, bapt. 24 Mar 1704.
1.4. Thomas Harris & Margaret Longe, 28 Jan. 1607, she probably related to Eleanore Longe, who m.John Willis, 3 Nov. 1594.
1.4.1. Mary Harris, bapt. 8 Mar. 1609, & Edmond Short, 29 Nov. 1632.
1.4.2. Alice Harris & Philip West, 26 Nov. 1632.

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