1. Robert I de Heriz, Sheriff of Notts. and Derbys., 1110-1114; ob. by 1128. He held of the Peverels in Notts., and Henry Ferrers in Derbys., and Herissiere, in Haye-Pesnel, Avranches, of the Peverels, under Hugh d’Avranches. “Le Sieur de Heriz a construit le château Hérissière (Société d’archéologie, ‘Revue de l’Avranchin’, p. 388, 1934). Hence their armorial of three hedgehogs; a pun on hérissière, a fort pallisaded with spikes that resembled hedgehog quills.

He was “probably son of the Domesday tenant” (“Robert”), who held Tibshelf and Stapleford (Notts.) under William Peverel (G. Turbutt, A history of Ogston, p. 226, 1975). The Robert of Domesday was also styled “Robert de Dun”, noted as donator in the foundation charter of Tutbury Priory (founded by Henry Ferrers), and in subsequent charters of that house. A part of the Norman honour of the Ferrers was near St-Aubin-sur-Mer, Seine-Inf., arr. Yvetot, cant. Fontaine-de-Dun (Le Prevost, Mem. et Notes … de Eure, ii. 100). Bourg-Dun is 2 miles south-east of St. Aubin. It is probable that “Robert de Dun” was Henry de Ferrer’s tenant in Normandy.

2. Ivo I. de Heriz, Sheriff of Notts. and Derbys., 1128-30. Mr. Thoroton: “Erbert a knight of William Peverels, in the time of H. I. at the foundation of Lenton priory, gave to it (as other of William Peverels great men or tenants did) two parts of the tythes of his demesne here. He was shortly after in the time of H. I. also succeeded by two, who were sisters and co-heirs, (I suppose his daughters), viz. Emma who had her part of the inheritance in Gunnovelston … Emma it seems was wife of Ivo, son of Robert de Heriz … In the fifth year of king Stephen, this Ivo de Heriz gave account of several sums of money … of the counties of Nott. and Derb. … and likewise of five great horses, that he might hold the land of Welgebi in fee farm, of two whereof he did acquit himself to the king at Winchester … and of the other three in Normandy”.
3. Robert II. de Heriz, ob. 1198, who paid relief, in 1181, to obtain the lands of his brother.
4. Ivo II. de Heriz, ob. 1225, m. Hawise Briwiere. “Ivo de Heriz son of this Robert, had an assize 1 John concerning the last presentation to the church of Gunnolveston, between him and the archbishop, and canons of Rouen, to whom king John, when he was earl Moreton, had given it … which they kept not long, for in 7 R. 1 it appears that the said Ivo had seisnof the advowson of this”. (Thoroton).
5. William de Heriz, ob. 1242, of Wiverton, Justice Itinerant of Notts., m. Maud Basset, sister of Ralph, Lord Basset, of Drayton, ob. 1343.
5. Richard de Heriz (Hoblyn’s MS.).
6. ‘John Heris’, m. Joan Vivian, da. of Richard Vivian and Constance Peverel, descendant of William Peverel I. (See Visitations of Cornwall, Comprising the Heralds’ Visitations of 1530, 1573, & 1620, with additions by J. L. Vivian, 1887, p. 17).
7. John Harris, 1st at Radford, m. Alice le Abbetot.
8. John Harris, 2nd at Radford.
9. Sir John Harris, 3rd at Radford, ob. ante 1430, m. Katherine Hankford, da. of Sir William Hankford, of Hankford, in the parish of Bulkworthy, and of Annery, in the parish of Monkleigh, Devon, Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench.

Katherine Hankford was the sister of Sir Richard Hankford, the father of Thomasine Hankford, his dau. and coheiress, the wife of William Bourchier; they the parents of Fulk Bourchier, who m. Elizabeth Dynham (d. 1516), the dau. of Sir John Dinham (1406–1458) of Nutwell, Devon. Their son was John Bourchier, lord Fitzwarren,* who m. Florence, dau. of John Bonvyld, witnessed here: John Carter, plaintiff (against John Bonvyld, Henry Cate, Thomas Crekehaye, John Cowde, John Hamme, and others), concerning land in Colyton, Devon. (STAC 2/24/217). John Carter occurs here: Carter v Harreis. Plaintiffs: John Carter. Defendants: John Harreis, Elizabeth, his wife, William Andrew and Margaret, his wife, and Alice Trymlet, single woman. Subject: A tenement called `Southome,’ in Glastonbury, held on lease from defendants by plaintiff, Isabel, his wife, and John, their son, for their lives. Somerset. 1515-1518. (C 1/400/2). *Brother of Elizabeth Bourchier (d. 1557), who m., as his second wife, Sir Edward Stanhope (d. 1511), by whom she was the mother of Anne Stanhope (c. 1497–1587), the second wife of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, br. of Queen Jane Seymour. Sir Edward Stanhope, by a first wife, was the father of Sir Michael Stanhope.

10. John Harris, 4th at Radford, ob. ante Oct. 16, 1485.
11. Francis Harris, m. Philippa Grenville, born 1489, sister of Katherine Grenville (1487-1545), the wife of John Arundel, son of Sir Thomas Arundel of Lanherne, who m. (1473), Katherine Dinham (d. 1501), of Nutwell, Devon, sister of Elizabeth Dynham, aforementioned. John Harris, half-brother of John Harris 4th at Radford, m. ‘a dau. and heiress of Stone’.

John Arundel and Katherine Grenville has issue: John Arundel (d. 1557), who m. Mary (Belknap) Dannet; whose niece, Elizabeth Belknap, m. Sir Philip Cooke, whose sister, Beatrix Cooke, m. Sir Nicholas Rawson of Aveley, Essex. Their dau., Anne Rawson, m. Michael Stanhope, who was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1552, as was his brother-in-law, Edward Seymour, Protector Somerset.

Elizabeth Belknap and Sir Philip Cooke had issue:
(1) John Cooke, whose dau. Joanna Cooke, m. ‘William Harris, b. by 1502, prob. 1st s. of John Harris of Prittlewell Essex by w. Joan’. (Bindoff, Hist. Parl. Trust, 1982).
(2) Katherine Arundel, who m. Thomas Tregian, son of the heiress of Wolvedon. (Joseph Polsue, A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, vol. 4, p. 92, 1872). The Wolvedon Arms were: — Arg. a chevron between three wolves’ heads erased, sable. “Church of All Saints, Maldon: William Harris, son of William Harris and Jane his wife, which William died 14th May, 1559. Per pale on a chevron engrailed between 3 wolves heads. Sir Thomas Harris, and Cordelia his wife, on the wall. Quarterly; 1 and 4, on a bend Az. 3 cinquefoils … on a canton Or, a lion rampant Gu. … Robert Darcy, and Alice his wife. Arg. 3 cinquefoils” (The East Anglian: Or, Notes and Queries, ed. Samuel Tymms, pp. 140, 172, 1866). (Vyvian: Trelowren-Park, Cornwall, ar. a lion, rampant, gu. armed sa. Vyvian (Cornwall) ar. a lion, rampant). Muilman, writing in 1770, says, “There are in a window of Darcy’s chapel, the arms of Peverell, impaling Assigny. Thomas Darcy, b. ca. 1460, m. Margaret Harleston (see TNA 11/7/329), who held ‘Crixheth, Crixseth, Criksea’ manor: “Distant from Maldon nine miles”. “The Harrys or Harris family had a large brick mansion here, pleasantly situated and enclosed in a park, well stored with timber. Some remains of the outer court, and the site of the building, and of fish-ponds, are yet to be seen’ (Hist. Essex, Cricksea Hall). The Harris assumed the cinquefoil arms of their Darcy overlords, a very common occurrence.

12. John Harris, of Prittlewell.
10. John Harris, of Stone.
11. John Harreis, witnessed, with his wife, Elizabeth, as defendants against John Carter, concerning “a tenement called `Southome,’ in Glastonbury”.
12. Thomas Harreis. Harreis v Dyer. Plaintiffs: Thomas Harreis. Defendants: Sir Thomas Dyer. Subject of decree: Customary land in the manor of Greinton, Somerset, involving alleged conventual lease by abbot of Glastonbury; dismission. Nov 19, 1554. (C 78/13/43). Thomas Harris of Mells , carpenter, b. 1494; landowner as tenant of the Dyer family of Glastonbury Abbey; they interm. with the Paulets.

13. William Harris, m. Dorothy Westbrooke, Aug. 31, 1562, in Wiveliscombe.
14. Richard Harris, m. Eleanor Bennett, Oct. 8, 1594, in Wiveliscombe.
15. Thomas Harris, m. Judith Blake, Nov. 20, 1623, in Wivelscombe
16. Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
17. John Harris; his dau. m. Nicholas Fulgham.
17. Thomas Harris, not necessarily the Thomas whose line ended in heirs female, thus:
18. Thomas Harris, d. 1730, m. Hannah Judkins. Estate appraised by Edward Brantley and John Thorpe. (1. Joseph Thorpe, m. Dorothy Fenn, da. Timothy Fenn, Sr. 2. Thomas Thorpe, d. 1711 in IOW Co. m. (1) bef. 1686, Martha Jennings, d. 1702, da. of John Jennings, Clerk of Court of IOW Co. and Mary Seward. John Jennings first wife had been Martha, da. of Robert Harris:
15. Robert Harris, connected with Lawne’s Creek. On Oct. 26, 1646, a deed records: “James Tooke to Robert Harris, all my right and title to this lease”. He d. by 1656, having m. Mary Crump, a widow. Admin. was granted to dau. Martha, wife of John Jennings, who m. (2) Mary Seward, probably the sister of William Seward, rather than his relict; children of John Seward (d. 1650), the Bristol sea captain and merchant, John), granted 400 ac. in IOW. on June 18, 1638, upon Warresquioke River, against the land of Nathaniell Floyd, whose relict m. Francis Hobbs Sr. The sons of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, John (son-in-law of Francis Hobbs Sr.) and Thomas Harris, held land which had beem Nathaniel Floyds: 365 ac., Upper Parish of IOW Co.; on north side of the Ashen Swamp, near the head and on west side of Seward’s Creek, April 20, 1685, p. 441.
15. Richard Harris.
16. John Harris, bapt. Feb. 18, 1624, m. Unity Lucas. He was the John Harris associated with William Harris, and was the Schoolmaster who was reported dead on Aug. 26, 1686. His Will was witnessed by William Newsom and William Newitt. (B. 3, p. 82).
16. Thomas Harris, d. 1668.
17. William Harris. On Jan. 4, 1685, William Cockerham (son of William) deeded to William Harris a parcel of land on Hog Island Main, part of a patent of 1350 ac. “granted to Mr. William Spencer late of this county, dec’d”, adj. land lately belonging to John Bland on Chippoakes Creek, p. 9.
15. Edward Harris, born 1596, who was executor of the Will of his aunt, “Judith Bennett, of St. Dunstans in the East, London, widow”, Nov. 23, 1638 (P.C.C. 164 Lee). Edward Harris and William Newsum held land on Richard Bennett’s patent of Nov. 4, 1642. Edward Harris was close kin of (1) Governor Richard Bennett, (2) Richard Bennett, d. 1709, father of William Bennett, who m. Mary Hardy, dau. of George Hardy, and sister of Martha Hardy, wife of Edward Harris, d. 1677.
16. Edward Harris, d. 1677.
16. Thomas Harris. 1677, Charles City Order Book: Administration is granted Ebbet Harris upon the estate of Thomas Harris, dec’d. At a Court at Westover, Feb. 7, 1679: “Mrs. Sarah Bland proves her letter of atty. from her husband, Mr. Jno. Bland of London. John Hardeway John Ekoll on behalf of the orphans of Thos. Harris, dec’d., agst. Mr. Jno. Bland for 700 lbs. tob. owed for an ox which debt Mrs. Sarah Bland confesses to. Sarah Bland was the dau. of Giles Green and Elizabeth Hill of Poundsford Park, Somerset. John Bland was the br. of Theodorick Bland, born 1628, who m. Anne Bennett, da. of Governor Richard Bennett; the cousin of the Thomas Harris who m. Judith Blake, Nov. 20, 1623. John and Theoderick were the second-cousins of Frances Bland, who m. John Cogan, the father of “John Coggins”, of Bristol, who witness of the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.

13. John Harris, noted in a deed concerning Mells, 1555.
14. John Harris, of Blackforde, in Wedmore, bur. Jan. 27, 1597, “servant” (probably estate steward) of Robert Sherwell, who m. (Oct. 6, 1578), Maria Beard/Berd (see N.A. C 3/8/108), dau. of John Beard. The Will of Maria Sherwell, widow of ‘Robert Sherwell, of Blackford, Somerset, gent.’, was proved Nov. 26, 1627: She requests burial at Wedmore, and named ‘cousin Richard Counsell’, ‘cousin Margery Hodges’, and ‘Mr. George Hodges, of Wedmore’ (son of Thomas Hodges, son of George Hodges Sr.).

Richard Counsell, bapt. Apr. 4, 1568, held one third of the manor of Mudgley. Robert Counsell’s dau., Margery, m. John Hodges, ca. 1610, parents of Hodges Counsell Sr. His son, Hodges Counsell Jr., witnessed the will of Daniel Boucher (of Bristol), rec. May 1, 1668. which named his “friends” John Hardy and Thomas Taberer as overseers. John Hardy was the likely father of (1) Debora Hardy, wife of Bridgeman Joyner; (2) Lucy Hardy, wife of Hodges Counsell, Jr.

Robert Counsell’s br., John Counsell, bapt. Dec. 25, 1569, was the father of John Counsell, bapt Nov. 28, 1601, in Wedmore. (He m. Mary Coomer, Nov. 26, 1631; the sister of Agnes Coomer, who m. John Harris in the adj. parish of Cheddar, Feb. 4, 1635. They were sisters of John Coomer, father of Mary Coomer, who m. John Gardner,* on Oct. 24, 1664, in Cheddar (son of John Gardner, d. 1677). John Gardner was the br. of Joel Gardner, father of Elizabeth Gardner, who m. George Tibbits, May 1678, in Cheddar, sister of Hester Tibbits, who m. Thomas Harris (as second wife), Apr. 24, 1679, in Cheddar; Hester Harris d. 1680, probably in childbed. Thomas Harris, d. 1688 in Virginia, is not recorded there before 1681.

John Counsell and Mary Coomer had issue: John Counsell, who m. Alice, the relict of Richard Jeffries. Richard Jeffries, dying intestate, administration requested by John Counsell, who married the relict of the said Jeffries, Aug. 9, 1666. Security, Mr. (Francis) England, and his son-in-law, George Branch (B. 2, p. 13). Deborah Joyner, wife of Bridgeman Joyner (guardian of William Harris, orphan of Thomas Harris, d. 1688), gave ‘cozin’ (cousin of sister’s husband), John Counsell, a young heifer.

Hodges Counsell Jr. had issue: John Counsell, who sold, on May 2, 1756, to James Counsell, his son (witnessed by Nathan Counsell, br. of James), 174 ac. on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp adj. William Harris, (Southampton Co., B. 2, p. 97). William Harris sold to Nathan Counsell of IOW Co. (on Apr. 8, 1756), 100 ac. adj. Bridgman Joyner Jr.

*(John Gardner, dying intestate admin. requested by relict, Mary. Security Thomas Joyner, James Gardner, 1684, p. 56. ‘Thomas Taberer assigned a bill to John Gardner against Rebecca Izard’ (Mr. Boddie, p. 562); step-mother of Ann Izard, who m. (2) Michael Fulgham; their issue: Sara Fulgham, who m. William Raiford (a kinsman); Michael Fulgham, who m. Mary Pitt (of the Bristol Pitts); Anthony Fulgham, who m. Sara Raiford (likewise kin); Susannah Fulgham, who m. Hardy Counsell (son of Hodges Counsell Jr.); Ann Fulgham. who m. (Mr. Boddie conjectured), Robert Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688).

15. John Harris, d. 1625, m. Penelope Millard, Sept. 9, 1611, in Wedmore. He m. (2) Christiana Thurston, bapt. 28 Oct. 1591, on Oct. 8, 1618; the great-niece of Joan Thurston, who m. (2) John Counsell, on Aug. 13, 1573., he the father, by a first wife, of Richard and John Counsell, aforesaid.
16. John Harris, husband of Agnes Comer.
16. Thomas Harris, m. Joan Gardner, bapt Apr. 6, 1617, in Cheddar, sister of John Gardner bapt. there on Nov. 1, 1621, son of John Gardner, d. 1677, as given. Boultinge v Harris. Plaintiffs: John Boultinge. Defendants: Joan Harris, Thomas Harris and Thomas Hill. Subject: property in Blackford, Somerset. 1658. (C 10/48/20). The said John Boultinge (who m. Hannah Counsell dau. of a William Counsell), was the son of John Boultinge and Ann Hix, m. Jan. 27, 1619.
17. George Harris, b. ca. 1671 (to live with John Turner 4 years).
18. William Harris, of Halifax Co., NC., d. 1765, with wife Charity, sold to John Counsell (Oct. 11, 1764), 100 ac. on the north side of Black Creek, witnessed by William’s son, Simon Harris.
17. Martin Harris, b. ca. 1672 (to live with brother Edward 5 years). Will proved, Apr. 14, 1750, bequests to ‘my cousin James Harris son of Robert Harris the plantation whereon I now live … James Harris son of Edward Harris … Mathew Harris son of Robert Harris … James Harris son of James Harris … Witnessed by Joseph Monger. (Southampton Co., W.B. 1, pp. 10-11).

Joseph Monger was the son of Robert Monger Jr., named as a trustee to Thomas Pittman, 1728, son of Thomas Pittman, grandson of his namesake, bapt. Dec. 24, 1613, in Wedmore, deposed to be 63 Years of age on March 5, 1677, in Surry Co.; deposed to be “about 70” on Nov. 4, 1684. He m. Lydia (“Lidie”) Gray; a da. of Thomas Gray Sr., the relict of Samuel Judkins, father of Charles Judkins … Joseph Monger’s son, Henry Monger, m. Elizabeth Harris, dau. of Henry Harris, Jan. 8, 1767, in Southampton Co.; son of Edward Harris, d. 1739 (and Mary Thorpe), son of Edward Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688. Robert Monger Jr. was the son of Robert Monger Sr., son of John Monger: John Monger, 800 acs. on N. side of Rappa. Riv. in Corotoman Riv. … due sd. Monger for trans. of 16 pers., inc. Charles Barcroft and George Moore, George Moore, the father of Ann Moore, who m. Thomas White. They had issue: Avis White, who m. John Harris, son of Robert Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.

17. Edward Harris, m. Mary Turner. (1. John Turner, m. Antonia Boulting (May 6, 1574) in Wedmore. 2. William Turner, bapt. March 11, 1579 in Wedmore, m. (May 28, 1612), Jane Rodney. 3. John Turner, bapt. May 14, 1618 in Wedmore, was a headright of Richard Tye (in 1650), whose relict, Joyce Bland, m. John Cogan. Thomas Harris, d. 1688, placed his son George with John Turner and his wife, a dau. of Mathew Tomlin. John Cogan witnessed the Will of the said Thomas Harris. 4. Mary Turner, m. Edward Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688. 4. Joseph Turner. 5. Mary Turner, m. West Harris).
18. Edward Harris, m. Mary Thorpe, sister of Timothy Thorpe, whose dau. Mary Thorpe m. James Barham, son of Charles Barham, son of Robert Barham and Elizabeth, dau. of John Clarke and Mary Flake, probable dau. of Robert Flake and Katherine Moore (their dau., Joyce, m. Francis England), aunt of Ann Moore, who m. Thomas White, as given.
18. West Harris, m. Mary Turner.
19. Turner Harris.
20. Nathan Harris.

17. Robert Harris.
18. John Harris, m. Avis White.
18. Mathew Harris.
18. James Harris.

17. James Harris.
17. John Harris, b. ca. 1670 (to live with John Fulgham 3 years).
17. Thomas Harris.
17. Ann Harris (to live with Ann Thorpe 7 years), probable aunt of Mary Thorpe, aforesaid, dau. of Joseph Thorpe, Sr. and Dorothy Fenn, dau. of Timothy Fenn and Elizabeth Kae, dau. of Robert Kae, of Bristol; atty. of Theoderic Bland, the kinsman of the ‘general’ Harris through the Bennetts.
17. William Harris, b. ca. 1674 (to live with Bridgeman Joyner 7 years).

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