Monthly Archives: March 2021

The Norman elite can be identified when the method by which they formed familial associations is understood – “Foedus inter consobinos heredes” – inheritance (and close tenurial association) passing down non-consanguineous lines of cousins; a necessary element of colonisation in … Continue reading →

A branch of a Harris family of Somerset and Virginia can be traced to a William Harris, who m. Dorothy Westbrooke, on Aug. 31, 1562, in Wiveliscombe. He was most likely a tenant of “The Farm of Wiveliscombe”, held under … Continue reading →

The parents of Thomas Harris who died in 1729/30 in Virginia were probably (not proven) the Thomas Harris who died in 1712 and a 1st wife. The notes that follow put this proposition within the framework of early Quaker records … Continue reading →