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 the “Lord Farmer” (leasee of the Bishop of Bath and Wells), who, in 1600, was Humphrey Windham, 3rd. son of Sir John Windham, of Orchard Windham, in Somerset.

Wiveliscombe is situated eleven miles West of Taunton. In a charter of 1256, Wiveliscombe is spelt Wynelescombe, and was variously, Wenelliscombe, Wynescombe, and Wivescombe. It is now commonly pronounced Wilscombe. Antiquaries refer to medieval court records which show the main agricultural activities centred on cattle and sheep farming, and cider making, regarding which, by the 17th century, it was recorded that local farmers were “unkindly kind with their cider”, leading to the inebriation of visitors.

These notes do not record this family ‘in the round, but, rather, concentrate on the descendants of a Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1600, d. 1672, in Virginia. His branch of this family naturally, as the custom of the time, shared many connections to other families with their cousins, as part of the same kinship network. This has made it difficult to discern between them in Virginia. Basically, any branch of a family of this time sought foremostly its own prosperity through a ‘continuation of association’ with families that brought economic advantage to them. Cousins may have shared such associations as ‘secondary’ recipients, but did not have the closest of ties.

In what follows, the very closest and continious of ties of the family of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, to the families of Blake, Brantley, Bridger, Scott, and Westbrooke (n.b., ties shared by the sons and grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30), are given; which strongly suggest that Thomas Harris was the father of the Thomas Harris who d. in 1672; he the father of the Thomas Harris who d. in 1712; and he the father, by a first wife, of the Thomas Harris who d. in 1729/30.

1. William Harris, m. Dorothy Westbrooke, Aug. 31, 1562, in Wiveliscombe.
Dorothy Westbrookes was probably a sister of Henry Westbrooke, who m. Joan Upham, on Dec. 10, 1569. This connection provides a confirmaton of the “upward mobility” of those familial to the Harris family. As the Bennetts and Edneys, the Uphams were of the more “substantial” class of Wiveliscombe. They intermarried with the families of Hill and Boddy/Boddie. Elizabeth Hill m. Andrew Upham on January 29, 1575, and perhaps the same Elizabeth Hill m. John Upham on April 28, 1588.

On July 3, 1588, Thomas Upham m. “Jane Boddy”; who was probably closely related to “John Boddie”,* father of “John Body”, who married Christian Harkswell, on September 19, 1621; they the parents of John Boddie, baptised April 9, 1624. *Body v Yong. Plaintiffs: John Body of Wiveliscombe (Wylsecombe), husbandman, kinsman and heir of Luce Comberhedd alias Body. Defendants: John Yong and John Taylor. 1595-1596. (C 3/204/170). These Boddys were almost certainly the antecedents of those of Virginia.

William Harris and Dorothy Westbrooke had issue: William Harris, father of: 1stly, Richard Harris, bapt. Jan. 28, 1595, father of John Harris, bapt. Feb. 18, 1624; 2ndly, Robert Harris, who m. Eleanor Bennett in 1594, having issue: Edward, Thomas, and, probably, Robert Harris.
A Westbrooke descendant in VirginIa:

John Westbrooke, m. Amy, dau. of Christopher Foster, and Alice Forte (desc. of Elias Forte, of Wiveliscombe, who witnessed the Will of William Groves, with John Harris, son of Thomas, d. 1672), br. of John Foster, father of Sarah Foster, who m. Walter Gilliam. Their dau., Lydia Gilliam, m. John Watkins; their dau., Millie Watkins, m. Solomon Harris,*grandson of Thomas Harris, d, 1729/30.

John Westbrooke, appraisal by Nathaniel Ridley, Edward Brantley (his son, John, m. the widow of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30), and Thomas Cook; wit. by John Person, Oct. 28, 1734. (B. 4, p. 25). Thomas Cook and Henry Harris (br. of the said Thomas Harris), appraised the estate of the said Edward Brantley.

1.1. Richard Harris, m. Elianor Bennett, in 1594, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
1.1.1. Thomas Harris, m. Judith Blake, Nov. 20, 1623, in Wivelscombe, He was a business partner of Joseph Bridger and John Scott, in Bristol. A Blake descendant in Virginia: Thomas Blake; he to (br.-in-law) Joshua Claud, March 8, 1753, 290 ac. adj. the N. side of Cocklins Pocoson and sd. Claud. Wit. Thomas Blake, John Parson (Person), Thomas Day (familial to the Bennetts), and Joshua Harris (pp. 463-466), son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.

Judith Blake’s nephew, Thomas, held land in Virginia adj. that of Edward Brantley Sr. Simply put, Edward Brantley Sr. very likely m. a sister of Thomas Moore (b. 1632), who m. Elizabeth, dau. of Giles Elbridge, security given by George Moore (cousin of Thomas), and Edward Brantley Sr., thereby being br.-in-law of Priscilla Moore, wife of Edward Champion (the br.-in-law of Thomas Blake, neighbour of Edward Brantley Sr. in Virginia, and cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, whose estate was ‘secured’ by the said Edward Brantley, and John Newman, the br.-in-law of Thomas Harris. Thus securities were provided within a kinship setting, and associations were repeated over successive generations:

1.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1625, d. 1672, in Virginia, m. 1stly, Eleanor George, cousin of Rebecca George, mother of Joyce (2nd cousin of Thomas Harris*, d. 1712), who m. Philip Brantley* (son of Edward Brantley Sr.); issue; Edward Brantley; issue: John Brantley, who m. the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.

Thomas and Eleanor Harris were in Surry Co. in 1658, where Thomas Taberer witnessed the selling land to Christopher Benn. Thomas Harris m. 2ndly, Alice Newman, by whom:

1.1.1.1.1.*Thomas Harris*, b. ca. 1655,* d. 1712., m. istly, Hannah Browne (J.H, may you r.i.p.): (1) aunt of Mary Browne, who m. John Drake, son of Ann Griffin and Thomas Drake; Ann Griffin being the uterine half-sister of Judith Edwards (2nd wife of the said Thomas Harris). (2) Cousin of Jane Browne (m. 1st., Robert Spencer and 2nd., Thomas Jordan), the latter being “friend” of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. (3) Second-cousin of Hester Browne, who m. John Brantley, son of John Brantley Sr., br. of Philip Brantley, aforesaid. (See Browne notes, as follow).
*He would have been of full age when he and his half-br., John, bought land from Joseph Bridger (in 1679) that had been that of their father.

Consequently, it would beggar rational belief if he had not had a 1st wife before marrying Judith Edwards, after 1701.

John and Thomas Harris, 365 ac., Upper Parish of IOW Co.; on N. side of the Ashen Swamp, near the head and on west side of Seaward’s Creek, April 20, 1685, p. 441. 250 ac., part granted Nathaniel Floyd, Nov. 20, 1637, and conveyed to said Harris’ father by Captain Francis Hobbs and his wife, who was the relict and administratrix of said Floyd, Jan. 13, 1659; and among other lands found to escheate; granted to Honorable Colonel Joseph Bridger, July 22, 1678, who sold to said John and Thomas Harris the Feb. 6, following (1679).

(1. Richard Bennett, who m. Charles Barham’s sister, was a close kinsman of Elianor Bennett, who m. Richard Harris, in 1594, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, see previous notes. 1.1. James Bennett, witnessed the Will of Joseph Bridger. 1.2. Ann Bennett, d. 1708, m. John Goode. 1.3. Richard Bennett. “Deborah Portis, widow of John Portis, appoints Richard Bennett, son of Richard Bennett, Sr. and *Thomas Harris, her attorneys”).

1.1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Harris,* b. ca. 1685, d. 1729/30. He witnessed the Will of John Scott, b. in 1682 (grandson of the business partner of Thomas Harris, d.1672, and Joseph Bridger), who m. Joan, dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke. (R. July 28, 1729. Wit. *Thomas Harris, p. 171). “Mr. Charles Barham” Exor, Thomas Harris (d. 1672), and Thomas Tooke overseers, witnessed the Will of William Ridley, who was the br. of Elizabeth Ridley, Charles Barham’s wife. Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, is recorded as attending Quaker meetings at Chuckatuck with his br., John, Simmons (neighbour of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30), and Thomas and Mary Tooke.
The continued association between these families points to an almost certain familial connection. The (almost certainly) many unrecorded sisters of these families m. within their kinship circle. John Scott witnessed a deed of March 26, 1711 (with William Bridger, son of Joseph Bridger Sr.), whereby John and Thomas Harris of the Upper Parish, sons of Thomas, d. 1672, divided the land they held in jointure, that being 250 ac. inherited from their father, and 115 ac. they had acquired from Joseph Bridger.

As given, John Scott’s Will was wtnessed by Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30; strongly suggesting that he was the grandson of his namesake, who d. in 1672, and that John Scott was a kinsman.

1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, m. Sarah (dau. of Theophilus Goodwin and Elizabeth Wyche), and granddau. of Col. Thomas Goodwin and Martha Bridger, dau. of Joseph Bridger. Elizabeth Wyche was the 1st cousin of Sarah Wyke, who m. Richard Avery, of Bristol.
He m. 2ndly, Fortune Burrow (granddau.of Edward Brantley Sr.), and sister of John Burrow, who m. Johan Cooke, sister of Thomas Cooke, who, with Henry Harris, br. of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, appraised the estate of Edward Brantley, grandson of Edward Brantley Sr., and father of John Brantley, who m. the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Solomon Harris, m. Millie Watkins, on March 11, 1778, dau. of John Watkins and Lydia Gilliam, dau. of Walter Gilliam and Sarah Foster, dau. of John Foster:

The test results for a descendant with Family Tree DNA are a perfect match with Harris Group 4 males.

John Foster’s dau., Elizabeth Foster, m. John Watts; having issue: Agatha Watts, who m. James George, great-grandson of John George, uncle of the first wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

GILLIAM
1. Hinchea Gilliam, m. Fortune Flood (1678-Oct. 20, 1753, Surry Co.), dau. of Walter Flood and Anne, dau. of William Browne, and: (1) sister of Priscilla Browne, who m. Thomas Blount; (2) cousin of Hannah Browne, 1st wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1712, great-grandfather of Solomon Harris.*
1.1. John Gilliam, m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Briggs, and sister of Anne Briggs, wife of Edward Goodrich.The Brantleys of Virginia stemmed fro a Goodrich heiress, see previous notes.
1.2. Walter Gilliam.
1.2.1. Lydia Gilliam, m. John Watkins.
1.2.1.1. Millie Watkins, m. *Solomon Harris.
1.1.1.1.1.1.2. *Joshua Harris. Thomas Blake to Joshua Claud, March 8, 1753, 290 ac. adj. the north side of Cocklins Pocoson and sd. Claud. Wit. Thomas Blake, John Person, Thomas Day, and Joshua Harris. (pp. 463-466).
1.1.1.1.1.1.2. Henry Harris. Richard Norwood – appraisal by Edward Brantley, Oct. 25, 1731). Richard Norwood was the husb. of Elizabeth, whose estate was appraised by by *Henry Harris and Thomas Cook (rec. Jan. 28, 1733, p. 386); the latter’s Will was witnessed by John Brantley (rec. Nov. 22, 1736, p. 186); who m. the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30. On July 25, 1737,

Thomas Burrow and Henry Harris appraised the inventory of Edward Brantley. Thomas Barrow Jr. was the son of Thomas Barrow Sr. and Elizabeth Brantley.

Families of this time can only be understood in the context of other families that they were connected to, usually as some form of kin, albeit the evidence of this in some instances as not survived. It is a case of ‘known unknowns’.

Connections to Bristol, with some repetition of the above.

THE SCOTT FAMILY OF BRISTOL
1.
1. Zachary Scott was of the Scott family of Kent, who became enfoeffed of the Gorges family. He, Samuel Boys and Edward Henden, esquires, were three justices of the peace, at Biddenden, 1n 1609. (QM/SI/1609/5/6). He was the br. of a Reginald Scott, father of Stephen Scott. (E 134/22Jas1/East34). In 1618, Zachery Scott’s son, John Scott, received his father’s tenantship. (Deeds of the Gorges family, May 18, 1618, Brist. Arch., 26389/7).

Other tenants of the Gorges included Maurice Rodney: recorded in a gift of William Gorges of Bristol, Esq. to his br. Tristram, of land on St. Michael’s Hill, formerly Maurice Rodney’s, Sept. 19, 1596 (ibid. 26389/2). Sales of land on “Mighell Hill”, by William Gorges, show tenants included John Cooke (ibid. 28960/1), Roger Watkyns, gent, and Hugh Watkyns, gent, in 1607 (26389/412).

The Watkyns were originally of Chepstow, Monmouth, Wales (ibid. 26389/530), and their family may have been from whence came a Watkins family of Virginia,* associated with those of this account, as follow.

William Gorges, Esq., of Bristol, was the son of Sir Edward Gorges (d.1565), and Mary, dau. of Sir Anthony Poyntz, of Iron Acton; and br. of Nicholas Gorges, Admiral (d. 1594).

1.1. “John Scott ,of Bristol”. His Will was prob. July 4, 1628, naming sons: John, Abraham, William, and Thomas.
1.1.1. William Scott. His Will names sons John and William, br.-in-law of Charles England, sister Mary Bull. Charles England was almost cetainly related to Francis England,* of Bristol and Virginia.
1.1.1.1. William Scott. Conveyance from Richard Young and Sarah his wife to Samuel Hunt* and William Scott: 3 messuages, part of the manor of Barton Regis. 1695. (Brist. Arch., 13900/12). Hunt v Hunt. Plaintiffs: Thomas Hunt,* Joseph Hunt, Sarah Hunt, *Samuel Hunt, and Anne Hunt. Defendants: Michael Hunt and others. Subject: personal estate of Michael Hunt (Bristol. 1690. C 8/417/57 ).
1.1.2. John Scott, bur. Jan. 23, 1682, was a business partner of Thomas Harris* and Joseph Bridger, in Bristol. (Bristol Record Office, Depositions). Joseph Bridger and William Scott were noted as being engaged in the Virginia trade here: Shippers by the Unicorn bound from Bristol for Virginia: Richard Finch, Roger Nevill, David Parry, James Millard, Richard Harris,* Richard Bickham, John Boucher, William Scott, Joseph Bridger. (PRO E190/829/9). *Brother of Thomas.
John Scott m. Mary Hickes, on Feb. 2, 1639, in Bristol, who was probably closely related to this John Hicks: Brist. Arch. 25641/2, 1663, Release and surrender of property in Bristol from Sarah Jenkins (now resident in Maryland) to John Hicks. Richard Harris was the br. of the said Thomas Harris.
1.1.2.1. Walter Scott, tailor, of Henrico Co., m. Ursula, “widow of Samuel Branch, and now the wife of Walter Scott”. This is Samuel Branch Jr. (Henrico Orphans’ Court, 1707). She was the dau. of John Goode and Ann, dau. of Richard Bennett, close kinsman of the Harris family. Samuel Branch was the br. of George Branch, who m. a dau. of *Francis England and Joyce, dau. of Katherine Moore, sister of Thomas Moore, the probable br.-in-law of Edward Brantley Sr.

The said “Mr. Brantley” was the father of Philip Brantley Sr., father of Edward Brantley Jr., who, on Oct. 25, 1731, appraised the estate of Richard Norwood, husband of Elizabeth, whose estate was appraised by by Henry Harris and Thomas Cooke (rec. Jan. 28, 1733, p. 386), who can be suggested to be Thomas Cooke’s sister, Elizabeth, who d. in 1732.

The Brantleys were tenants of the Norwoods in the Manor of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and, as pevious notes example, members of the Brantley family were of the Quaker fraternity. Richard Norwood was the son of William Norwood and Lydia, and, as such, was the br. of Elizabeth, wife of Francis Branch, br. of Samuel and George Branch.

1.1.2.2. John Scott, a Chuckatuck Quaker. In 1682, John Scott, son of William Scott of Chuckatuck in Nansemond Co., m. Elizabeth Belson, witnessed by John’s brother, William Scott.
1.1.2.2.1. William Scott, m. Christian, dau. of Robert Jordan, and Christian Taberer.
1.1.2.3. William Scott. Post-nuptial settlement of Wm. Scott, Bristol, mariner, and Anne Garland als Tovey, Long Ashton, Somerset, 1677, concerning (n.b) Brown’s tenement, part of Ridgeway Farm, previously held by the Moore family. (Glouc. Arch., D2700/NR1/19). William Scott m. 2ndly, Elizabeth … , having issue:
1.1.2.3.1. John Scott, b. in 1682, m. Joan, dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke. Names children and gift to them by uncle James Tooke. (R. July 28, 1729. Wit. Thomas Harris, p. 171).

This was probably the Thomas Harris who d. 1729/30.

William Scot “the elder” condemned his connection with the disorderly marriage of his son John, to Joan Tooke in Levy Neck Meeting House, she not as yet being a “Friend”. (US Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935). “Mr. Charles Barham” Exor, Thomas Harris (d. 1672), and Thomas Tooke overseers, witnessed the Will of William Ridley, who was the br. of Elizabeth Ridley, Charles Barham’s wife. Charles Barham’s sister m. Richard Bennett, d. 1709, close kinsman of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, is recorded as attending Quaker meetings at Chuckatuck with his br. John, Thomas Tooke, and Thomas Jordan Sr. (White, p. 11).

1.1.2.3.1.1. James Tooke Scott, m. Christian, dau. of Col. George Norsworthy, and Sarah, dau. of John Pitt and Olive, dau. of John Hardy, and relict of Giles Driver, headright of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, who held 1,000 ac. in Nansemond in 1658, which was “by him deserted” and granted anew on July 6, 1668 to Joseph Bridger. (W&MQ, vol. 7, no. 4, 1899).

John Scott witnessed a deed of March 26, 1711 (with William Bridger, son of Joseph Bridger Sr.), whereby John and Thomas Harris of the Upper Parish, sons of Thomas, d. 1672, divided the land they held in jointure, that being 250 ac. inherited from their father, and 115 ac. they had acquired from Joseph Bridger. As given, John Scott’s Will was wtnessed by Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30; strongly suggesting that he was the grandson of his namesake, who d. in 1672.

1.1.2.3.1.1.1. Thomas Scott.
1.1.2.3.1.2. Thomas Scott, names as leg. Thomas and George Norsworthy Scott, sons of my brother James Tooke Scott. R. August 3, 1749.
1.1.2.3.1.3. William Scott.
1.1.2.3.1.3.1. William Scott, account estate examined by James Bridger. R. July 7, 1763, p. 260.
1.1.2.3.1.4. Robert Scott, names sister *Katherine Watkins, cousin James Took Scott, cousin Elizabeth Bacon, cousin William Scott, son of my brother, William Scott. (R. Oct. 24, 1743, p. 480).

THE HUNT FAMILY OF BRISTOL
1. William Hunt.
1.1. Michael Hunt, soapmaker, of Bristol.
1.1.1. Mary, Sarah, and Anne Hunt.
1.2. *Samuel Hunt.
1.3. *Thomas Hunt.
1.4. William Hunt Jr., m. Sarah Knott, d. March 20, 1711, Surry Co.
1.4.1. Thomas Hunt, m. 1stly, Fortune Jordan (d. Oct. 15, 1671, Surry Co.), sister of Lydia Jordan, wife of William Norwood, parents of Elizabeth Norwood (Branch) of this account. He m. 2ndly, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Judkins and Elizabeth Taylor. William Norwood and Lydia had issue: Richard Norwood, and Elizabeth, wife of Francis Branch, br. of Samuel and George Branch.

1.4.2. William Hunt.
1.4.2.1. William Hunt, m. Sarah Wyke.* The Wyke family in question are not likely to be those ‘fabled’ as deriving from a Cambridge educated rector of Sutton, whose son, Henry, coincidentally, had the same name as the Virginia settler. The Wykes were more likely those of the merchant class of Bristol, as all those associated with them. Those closely associated in Virginia almost invariably came from the same English ‘orchard’.
1.4.2.1.1. George Wyke.
1.4.2.1.1.1. Elizabeth Wyke, m. Theophilus Goodwin, Sr.
1.4.2.1.1.1.1. Sarah Goodwin, m. Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/ 1730, the br. of Henry Harris.
1.4.2.1.2. William Wyche, m. Judith Maybury.
1.4.2.1.2.1. Sarah Wyke, m. Richard Avery, who m. (2) Fortune Burrow, sister of John Burrow, issue of Thomas Burrow and Elizabeth, dau. of John Brantley, son of Edward Brantley Sr. John Burrow m. Johan Cooke, sister of Thomas Cooke*, associate of Henry Harris.*

1.5. Joseph Hunt, he and br. Michael held land in Jamaica. Abstract of the title of Joseph Hunt of Port Royal, Jamaica, merchant, to lands in Jamaica, Nov. 21, 1662. (Brist. Arch., AC/WO/16/1). These lands were part of the “Spring Plantation”, owned by John Elbridge, br.-in-law of Thomas Moore, the probable br.-in-law of Edward Brantley Sr.

1.6. Mary Hunt, m. Robert Edwards, as his 2nd wife. She m. (2) (Owen Griffin, having issue: Ann Griffin, who m. Thomas Drake. Her Will of 1727 gave her son-in-law, Thomas Drake, her whole estate. She m. (3) William Boddie (d. 1712), who, by a 1st wife, Anna, had issue: Mary Boddie, who m. John Browne.* (Mr. Boddie). Their son, Thomas Browne, had issue, Mary, who m. John Drake.

(1. Robert Edwards, m. istly, Judith Burton.
1.1. Frances Edwards, m. Henry Wyche.
1.1.1. Sarah Wyke, m. William Hunt.
1.1.1.1. William Wyche, m. Judith Maybury.
1.1.1.1.1. Sarah Wyke, m. Richard Avery, who m. (2) Fortune Burrow, sister of John Burrow, issue of Thomas Burrow and Elizabeth, dau. of John Brantley, son of Edward Brantley Sr. John Burrow m. Johan Cooke, sister of *Thomas Cooke.

1.1.1.2. George Wyke.
1.1.1.2.1. Elizabeth Wyke, m. Theophilus Goodwin, Sr.*
1.1.1.2.1.1. Sarah Goodwin, m. Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/1730).

1.6.1. Judith Edwards, m. (1) Thomas Harris, as his 2nd wife. (2) John Clarke. Thomas Harris was the son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and Eleanor George.
1.6.2. Sarah Edwards, m. Thomas Joyner.

(1. John Crews, d. bef. 1684, IOW. 1.1. … Crews, m. Mary Tooke. 1.2. Susannah Crews, d. aft. 1704, m. Richard Blunt, Sr. 1.2.1. Richard Blunt, Jr. m. Mary Browne, dau. of Wm. Brown and … Briggs. 1.2.1.1. John Blunt, Sr. b. 1712 IOW, d. 1751, m. Ann …1.2.1.1.1. John Blunt. 1.2.1.1.2. William Blunt. 1.2.1.1.3. Alice Blunt, m. Thomas Joyner, 1756, in NC.).

(Many of the associations witnessed in Virginia were of long-standing origin, and some records from the parish of St. Augustine The Less, in Bristol, may be pertinent:
Elizabeth Harris, m. John Jones, Aug. 10, 1600.
Susan Jones, m. Richard Hill, Nov. 4, 1599.
Edward Jones, m. Anne Harris, June 10, 1604.
Martha Jones, m. Christopher Edwards, Dec. 13, 1635.
Sarah Joanes Thomas Row, Feb. 10, 1649
Thomas Jones, m. Elizabeth Crew, April 30, 1666.
Robert Harris, m. Mary Watkins, Aug. 25, 1603.
John Watkins, m. Judith Ragland, Jan. 28, 1612.
John Watkins, m. Elizabeth Hodges, May 11, 1641.
John Harris, m. Elsabeth Drewe, April 10, 1616.
Edward Harris, m. Francis Lane, Jan. 6, 1648.
George Edwards, m. Joane Phillips Nov. 9, 1607
Robert Edwards, m. Margret Howell, Aug. 10, 1628
Joan Howell, m. John Scott, Sept. 1, 1659
Ann Howell, m. Griffyn Brown, Aug. 30, 1659.
William Edwards, m. Elyzabeth Reeves, Feb. 24, 1660
George Edwards, m. Sarah Brown, Sept. 7, 1630).

1.6.2.1. William Joyner, m. Mary, dau. of William Boddie and his 1st wife, Anna. She m. 2ndly John Browne Jr.* She was the relict of William Joyner, son of Thomas Joyner and Sarah Edwards, dau. of Robert and Mary (Hunt) Edwards. William Joyner was the br. of Thomas Joyner, who m. Elizabeth, dau. of George Williamson (br. of Ann Williamson Boykin), and Hester, dau. of Joseph Bridger: The business partner of the Harris family in Bristol, the conveyor of their father’s land in Virginia to John and Thomas Harris, d. 1712).

Thomas Joyner and Elizabeth Williamson had issue: Elizabeth Joyner, who m. William Kinchin Sr. Elizabeth Kinchen deeded land to her son, William Kinchen Jr., and grandson, William, In Nov., 1740. (Bertie Co., NC., B. F., pp. 176, 204). William Kinchen Jr. m. a dau. of John Gibbins, and his father, William Kinchen Sr., was exec. of John Gibbins Will, rec. Sept. 25, 1721, IOW: Leg. Mr. William Kinchen (Sr.), Henry Harris (etc., sundry members of the ‘wider’ Harris family, about which relationships can not be adduced).

William Kinchen Jr. was the br. of Matthew Kinchen, whose Will names ‘uncle Thomas Joyner’ (probably his mother’s br.), and his nephews Goodwin, sons of his sister, Sarah Goodwin, wife of James Goodwin, son of Thomas Goodwin* (d. May 27, 1714), son of Col. Thomas Goodwin (gent, of Somerset), and Ann Tabererer, sister of Thomas Taberer. *Br. of *Theophilus Goodwin. Ann Taberer was the relict of Robert Spencer ( “friend” of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), mother of Elizabeth Spencer, who m. John Watkins. Their dau. Elizabeth Watkins, m. Robert Ruffin. Thomas Harris (d. 1712), witnessed an indenture between Robert and William Ruffin to William Edwards, on March 1, 1708, cousin of his second wife.

Thomas Taberer, m. Ann Bennett, probable sister of Governor Richard Bennett, close kin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. He patented land adj. *Francis England in 1652. He witnessed a land deed in 1658 between “Thomas Harris of Chipoaks (d. 1672) in the County of Surry” and Christopher Benn. He was the father-in-law of John Newman, husband of Ruth Taberer, and John Newman was the future br.-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, who m. (2), Alice, dau. of John Newman Sr. He was the father of Christian Taberer, who m. (Dec. 9, 1687), Robert Jordan (Quaker minister), p. 213. The sons of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, attended his Quaker meetings at Chuckatuck. Christian Jordan, dau. of Robert Jordan and Christian Taberer, m. William Scott.
The son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, Thomas Harris, m. Sara Goodwin, dau. of Theophilus Goodwin and Elizabeth Wyche, and granddau. of Col. Thomas Goodwin and Martha Bridger, dau. of Joseph Bridger (business partner Thomas Harris, d. 1672, etc.

Thus:
1. Thomas Harris, d. 1672, br.-in-law of John Newman (a Chuckatuck Quaker), whose father-in-law was Thomas Taberer, whose sister, Ann, m. Col. Thomas Goodwin (gent, of Somerset), having issue: Theophilus Goodwin, who m. Elizabeth Wyche; their dau., Sarah, m. Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.* Thomas Taberer’s dau. m. William Scott, br. of John Scott, b. in 1682, who m. Joan, dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke. John Scott’s Will names children and gift to them by uncle James Tooke. (R. July 28, 1729. Wit. *Thomas Harris, p. 171).

(1. Richard Bennett, who m. Charles Barham’s sister, was a close kinsman of Elianor Bennett, who m. Richard Harris, in 1594, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, having issue: Thomas Harris (business partner of John Scott and Joseph Bridger), who had issue: Thomas Harris, b. ca, 1625, d. 1672, who had issue: John Harris, and Thomas Harris,* d. 1712, who. m. (1) Hannah Browne, (2) Judith Edwards. 1.1. James Bennett, witnessed the Will of Joseph Bridger. 1.2. Ann Bennett, d. 1708, m. John Goode. 1.3. Richard Bennett. “Deborah Portis, widow of John Portis, appoints Richard Bennett, son of Richard Bennett, Sr. and *Thomas Harris, her attorneys”).

1.1. *Thomas Harris, d. 1712, m. 1stly, Hannah Browne, cousin of John Browne, Sr., who m. Bridget Lewis, having issue: Hester Browne, who m. John Brantley; and *John Browne, who m. Mary, dau. of William Boddie and his 1st wife, Anna, relict of William Joyner, son of Thomas Joyner and Sarah (dau. of Robert and Mary (Hunt) Edwards), and sister of Judith Edwards, 2nd wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1712. John Brantley was the br. of Edward Brantley Jr. (as follows), whose son m. the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.

1.1.1. Thomas Harris,* d. betw. July 28, 1729 and Feb. 22, 1731 (old cal.), when his estate was appraised by Edward Brantley Jr. and John Thorpe. (B. 3., p. 245). Thomas Harris farmed 290 ac. in IOW, on the Maherin River and both sides of Herbert’s Branch adj. John Simmons and Edward Brantley Jr., son of Phillip Brantly (son of Edward Brantley Sr., who stood security, with John Newman, for the estate of Thomas Harris, rec. Nov. 3, 1672), and Joyce Lewis.

Edward Brantley Jr’s son, John, m. the widow of Thomas Harris. Joyce Lewis was a dau. of Rebecca, dau. of John George, and probable cousin of *Eleanor George, 1st wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. John Simmons was a fellow Quaker, who attended meetings at Chuchatuck with such as John and Thomas Harris, d. 1712.

The said Edward Brantley Jr., on Oct. 25, 1731, appraised the estate of Richard Norwood, husband of Elizabeth, whose estate was appraised by by *Henry Harris (br. of the said Thomas Harris), and Thomas Cooke (rec. Jan. 28, 1733, p. 386), who can be suggested to be Thomas Cook’es sister, Elizabeth, who d. in 1732. John Scott (b. 1682) m. Joan, granddau. of Thomas Tooke, who, with Thomas Harris, d. 1672, was an overseer of the Will of William Ridley, with Charles Barham (William Ridley’s br-in-law) being the executor. Charles Barham’s sister was the wife of Richard Harris, close kinsman of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. John Scott, b. in 1682, m. Joan, dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke. John Scott’s Will names children and gift to them by uncle James Tooke. (R. July 28, 1729. Wit. *Thomas Harris (p. 171).

1.1.1.1. Thomas Harris and his wife, Hannah, had issue:
1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, who m. Sara Goodwin, dau. of Theophilus Goodwin and Elizabeth Wyche, and granddau. of Col. Thomas Goodwin and Martha Bridger, dau. of Joseph Bridger.
1.1.1.1.1.1. Solomon Harris, m. Millie Watkins, on March 11, 1778. The test results for a descendant (with Family Tree DNA) are a perfect match with Harris Group 4 males.

1.1.1.2. Henry Harris. Richard Norwood – appraisal by Edward Brantley, Oct. 25, 1731). Richard Norwood was the husb. of Elizabeth, whose estate was appraised by by *Henry Harris and Thomas Cook (rec. Jan. 28, 1733, p. 386); the latter’s Will was witnessed by John Brantley (rec. Nov. 22, 1736, p. 186); who m. the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30. On July 25, 1737, Thomas Barrow and Henry Harris appraised the inventory of Edward Brantley. Thomas Barrow Jr. was the son of Thomas Barrow Sr. and Elizabeth Brantley.

BROWNE
1.
1.1. William Browne, b. ca. 1630.
1.1.1. Jane Browne (m. 1st., Robert Spencer and 2nd., Thomas Jordan).
1.1.2. William Browne Jr., m. Jane Meriwether.
1.1.3. Anne Browne, m. Walter Flood.
1.1.3.1. Fortune Flood, m. Hinchea Gilliam.
1.1.3.1.1. Walter Gilliam.
1.1.3.1.1.1. Lydia Gilliam, m. John Watkins.
1.1.3.1.1.1.1. Millie Watkins, m. *Solomon Harris.

1.2. George Browne.
1.2.1. Hannah Browne, m. Thomas Harris, d. 1712, as his 1st wife. Alexander Webster – Leg. George Bell Jr., John Harris (br. of the said Thomas), Hannah Brown, ‘the daughter of George Brown’. Proved by George Bell Sr., Nov. 1, 1688. She was the sister of Thomas Browne, whose dau., Mary, m. John Drake, son of Ann Griffin and Thomas Drake; Ann Griffin being the uterine half-sister of Judith Edwards (2nd wife of the said Thomas Harris), who m. 2ndly, John Clarke. She was the niece of Edward Browne and Elizabeth Sampson, dau. of James Sampson and Elizabeth Barcroft, sister-in-law of George Moore, cousin of Thomas Moore, probable br.-in-law of Edward Brantley Sr. George Bell …

1.2.2. Thomas Browne.
1.2.2.1. Mary Browne, m. John Drake.

1.3. Edward Browne, m. Elizabeth Sampson; she m. (2) Thomas Clarke. Peter Deberry – Will rec. March 28, 1712. Legatee: daughter Sarah wife of John Warren part of Piland’s patent; son John bed where I now lie at house of James Sampson; wife Elizabeth (Brantley) exc. with brother (in-law) John Brantley.* Witness Nathaniel Ridley, James Sampson, Mary Sampson. (B. 2, p. 554). Elizabeth Sampson was the dau. of James Sampson (‘of Stevenheath Parish in County Middlesex, Shipwright’, p. 213 ), and Elizabeth Barcroft, sister-in-law of George Moore. James Sampson’s will was probated April 9, 1689, bequesting to ‘Mr. George Moore and his wife … ‘my daughter Clarke’ … .’John Browne’ … ‘Samuel Browne’.
1.3.1. *John Browne, Sr., m. Bridget Lewis.
1.3.1.1. Hester Browne, m. John Brantley.
1.3.1.2. John Browne, m. Mary, dau. of William Boddie and his 1st wife, Anna,, relict of William Joyner, son of Thomas Joyner and Sarah, dau. of Robert and Mary (Hunt) Edwards.
(George Williamson (br. of Ann Williamson Boykin), February 6, 1655 – October 28, 1721 m. Hester, dau. of Joseph Bridger, and had issue, Elizabeth, who. m. Thomas Joyner. Their dau. m. William Kinchin Sr.).
1.3.2. Samuel Browne (ca. 1670–1740), who m. (as 2nd wife) Mary Jones, sister of Matthew Jones. Children by 2nd wife:
1.3.2.1. Dr. Jesse Browne, ca. 1700 – Dec. 3, 1770, SH Co.; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nathaniel Ridley.
1.3.2.1.1. Elizabeth Browne, m. (Jan. 16, 1768), Kinchen Taylor.
1.3.2.1.2. Mary Browne, d. Dec. 1809, Person Co. NC., m. (Oct. 6, 1766), Robert Dickens, d. April 4, 1804 Person Co.
1.3.2.2. Mary Browne, m. John Drake.
1.3.2.2.1. Penelope Drake, m. James Barrow.
1.3.2.3. Martha Browne (b. ca. 1710, d. 1790), m. Henry King. The Will of Jesse Browne – prob. June 23, 1740, B 4, p. 274 – ‘Item – I give unto Samuel King my grandson the son of Henry King and Martha King’. ‘Item – I give unto my daughter Mary Drake wife of John Drake’. Test: Hardy Councill, Jr.

CLARKE FAMILY OF BRISTOL
1. John Clarke (d. 1620), m. Joanne Cogan, Oct. 14, 1611, in Chedzoy, juxta Wiveliscombe.
1.1. John Clarke, bapt. May 25, 1617.
1.1.1. Katherine Clarke, b. ca. 1640-45, m. Henry King. Surry Co. B. 3, p. 13: John Clarke to Henry King, son-in-law, carpenter, I.O.W. Co., and his wife Katherine King my daughter …. 100 ac. in Surry Co. bounded by Edward Browne. Grandsons William and Henry King. In 1689, Henry King (in Charles City Co.), admin. the estate of David Williams, having m. David’s widow, Sarah Williams. Henry King witnessed John Bond selling to Thomas Harris (d. 1672) a corn mill at the head of Pagen Creek. “Thomas Harris, 650 acs. on the N. side of the head of Puscaticon Cr., Lancaster Co., adj. land of Oliver Seger, & opposite an Indian Field, Trans. of 13 pers”.
1.1.1.1. Jan. 1, 1726, Surry Co., B. 7: Henry King Jr. of Brunswick Co, sold 100 ac. in Lawnes Parish, Surry Co, bounded by Edward Browne and John Atkins.

1.2. Thomas Clarke, b. ca. 1615, m. (1) Katherine Moore, Sept. 22, 1638. She was a dau. of John Moore, who m. Mary Gosse, April 22, 1616, and sister of William Moore, bapt. Feb. 23, 1617, who m. Ann Tomlin, witnessed as “Anne Moore, widow”, whose estate was subject to a lawsuit instigated by Andrew (her father) and William Tomlin. 1677. (C 5/634/13).
1.2.1. Thomas Clarke, m. (2), ca. 1660, Elizabeth Sampson, relict of Edward Browne Jr.
1.2.1.1. John Clarke, bapt. March 10, 1640.
1.2.1.1. John Clarke, m. Judith Edwards, relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1712.
1.2.1.1.1. Elizabeth Clarke, m. Robert Barham; hence to the wife of Joel Harris.

COOKE FAMILY OF BRISTOL
1. Philip Cooke, mariner, b. 1589.
1.1. William Cooke, bapt. March 25, 1613, St. Augustine Parish, Bristol; d. Nov. 10, 1679, in Surry Co., Virginia.
1.1.1. William Cooke, bapt. Aug. 9, 1633 (St. Aug.); d. Aug. 6, 1698, IOW.
1.1.1.1. Reuben Cooke, m. Hannah, dau. of John Atkinson Sr. and Ann, dau. of Christopher Holleman. John Atkinson Sr. was the son of Thomas Atkinson and Martha … who m. (2) Thomas Pitman, (3) Thomas Gwaltney. Hannah Atkinson was the sister of Ann, wife of Thomas Jarrell, having issue: Thomas Jarrell, who m. Martha, dau. of William Kinchen and Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Ruffin, the father of Elizabeth Ruffin, who m. Mathew Kinchen, br. of William Kinchen Jr., heir (as son-in-law) in the Will of John Gibbins; the first named legatee in which was Henry Harris.
1.1.1.2. Johanna Cooke, m. John Burrow, son of Thomas Burrow, who m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Brantley, son of Edward Brantley Sr., whose estate was appraised by Henry Harris and Thomas Barrow, on July 25, 1737. (B. 4., p. 176). John Burrow was the br. of Fortune Burrow, wife of Richard Avery, whose relict was Sarah, dau. of William Wyke, son of Henry Wyche and Frances Edwards*, half- sister of Judith Edwards, the 2nd wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1712.

1.1.1.3. John Cooke Sr., d. June 20, 1711, m. Hannah, dau. of James Jones, and Rebecca (d. 1719), dau. of Christopher Lewis, and cousin of a (n.b.) Richard Jones.
1.1.3.1. Henry Cooke, m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Clarke.
1.1.3.1.1. Elizabeth Clarke, m. David Peebles Jr. (d. Jan. 1, 1796, Greene Co., Georgia), son of David Peebles and Ann (d. March 28, 1756, St Andrew’s Parish, Brunswick Co.); dau. of Francis Maybury Sr. (and Elizabeth, dau. of John Gilliam), and sister of Francis Maybury Jr., who m. Eleanor, dau. of Henry Wyche and Frances Edwards, half-sister of Judith Edwards, 2nd wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1712. Eleonor Wyche was the sister of Sarah Wycke, wife of (1) William Hunt, d. April 20, 1727; (2) John Goodwyn, son of Col. Thomas Goodwyn Sr., the br, of Theophilius Goodwin ….

1.1.4. Thomas Cooke, associate of Henry Harris.* Thomas Cooke Sr – Will rec, Nov. 22, 1736. Legatees: children Thomas, (son) Jones, Sarah, Susannah, Benjamin, John, Rebecca, and Arthur. Exc. sons Thomas and Jones Cook; witness John Brantley and Valentine White. (B. 4, p. 149).
1.1.5. Frances Cooke, m. John Person.
1.1.5.1. John Person.
1.1.5.1.1. … Person, m. William Tooke, son of John Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke Sr., and br. of Mary Tooke, wife of Edmund Belson, their issue being: Mary Belson, who m. Abraham Ricks.
In 1684, among the Society of Friends in Nansemond County the marriage of Mary Crew, dau. of Mary Tooke of Isle of Wight, to Edmond Belson, son of Elizabeth Belson of Nansemond County, was witnessed by John Scott and Elizabeth Scott, among many others.

THE EDWARDS FAMILY OF BRISTOL
1. Robert Edwards
1.1. Robert Edwards, m. Mary, sister of Michael Hunt, soapmaker, of Bristol.
1.1.1. Judith Edwards, m. Thomas Harris, almost certainly as 2nd wife.
1.2. Thomas Edwards, m. (1) Elizabeth, dau. of William Newitt, and half-sister of Frances, wife of Edward Drewe Sr., grandf. of Mary Drew, who m. a Henry Harris. (2) the widow of James Piland Sr.
1.2.1. “Mr. Thomas Edwards”, m. a dau. (Mary, Sarah, or Anne) of Michael Hunt, in whose Will, probated June 12, 1684, he is designated as “cousin”, and overseer. Thomas Edwards was a business partner of John Clarke in Bristol. (Bristol Arch., ref. 046, 1684).
1.2.2. Mr. William Edwards (“William Edwards, Bristol merchant, destination Virginia”), granted granted 290 ac. in Lower Par. of Surry Co., on heads of Blackwater branches … adj. Mr. Richard Bennett (April 23, 1688, p. 214), close kinsman of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Mr. William Edwards, granted 410 ac., in Lower Par. of Surry Co., on E. of Greene’s Swamp, on Oct. 20, 1691, p. 204. … Granted John Clarke, April 24, 1684, by him deserted. Imp. of Richard Holman … Thomas Harris (d. 1712).

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