Monthly Archives: June 2021

THE ARMORIAL WORMLEYS AGAIN

Posted on June 28, 2021 by genealogy1066

These notes concentrate on the modern family of Wormley, which derived its name from the fief of Womersley (a village in the Selby District of Yorkshire, 6 miles from Pontefract, and 11 miles from Selby), owned by the family of … Continue reading →

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FROM PITT TO HARRIS

Posted on June 6, 2021 by genealogy1066

The hardest thing in genealogical research is one of differentiating one line of a family from another, as the advantageous associations of one were shared by the other, and they often married into the same families – the basis of … Continue reading →

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A SINGLE STRAND OF HARRIS

Posted on June 4, 2021 by genealogy1066

The Harris of Wiveliscombe held land in Glastonbury, and the most obvious explanation for that is they descended from ‘John Harreys of Taunton’. This was an area of sheep farming, which supported the Bristol drapery trade. ‘JOHN HARREYS OF TAUNTON‘, … Continue reading →

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HARRIS BRANCHES – HARRIS GROUP 4

Posted on June 1, 2021 by genealogy1066

The key to identifying a group of Harris as a singular entity is the continuation of associations in Virginia stemming from Elianor Bennett, of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, sister of Edward Bennett, marrying Richard Harris (son of William Harris and Dorothy Westbrooke), … Continue reading →

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