Monthly Archives: May 2020

It can be suggested that a family of Harris established itself at Creech St. Michael, Milverton (10 mls easterly) and Wiveliscombe (3 mls easterly of Milverton) in Somerset in the sixteenth-century, and these Harris were of the Harris family of … Continue reading →

BROWNE 1. William Browne, “alias Joyner“, bur. Feb. 11, 1613, Wiveliscombe. 1.1. John Browne. 1.1.1. John Browne, bapt. July 7, 1586, m. (1) Margaret Jennings, Nov, 29, 1609. (2) Joan Voules, Oct. 12, 1620; perhaps by the latter: 1.1.1.1. William … Continue reading →

Most genealogical enquiry of the remote past falls at the hurdle of “proof”, with suggested pedigrees being queried or rejected because of its lack. In most cases the suggested pedigrees would fall on the hurdle of extreme improbability. Those that … Continue reading →

It is suggested that the descendants of Sergeant John Harris of Virginia have been hidden from view by an over-emphasis on Thomas Harris, who d. in 1688. They were highly likely kin, and the abodes of their ancestors in  Somerset, … Continue reading →

The same English families had shared association going back centuries, replicating them in Virginia. You only have to know the A and the C of the genealogical trail, and the B can be deduced in general, like the middle of … Continue reading →

If I have been correct in my recent analysis, the Harris families of Cheddar and nearby Blagdon were cousins, and, if so, what would be witnessed in Virginia would be evidence of them being associated with the same families – … Continue reading →