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It is certainly the case that the majority of people claiming descent from Thomas Harris, d. 1688, and his supposed grandsons, are wrong. The association of one Harris family with that of Isham may offer a clue as to the … Continue reading →

George Harris, bur. Oct. 19, 1570, Cornhill, St. Peter. (Half a mile from Bishopgate, via Bishopgate Road). His ancestry can not be determined, though guessed at with some probability.1.1. William Harris, bapt. March 1, 1562.1.1.1. Richard Harris, merchant, of “Leadenhall … Continue reading →

John ap Harry, m. Margaret Leighton, dau. of Sir Thomas Leighton and Anne Baker, dau. of Roger Baker of Shrewsbury.1.1. Richard Harris, m. Eleanor Jenyns, dau. of Rowland Jenyns, of Wallyburne.1.1.1. William Harris, yeoman of Wheathill.1.1.1.1. Roger Harris, of Shrewsbury.1.1.1.1.1. … Continue reading →

1. Richard Reynolds. 1.1. George Reynolds, bapt. July 13. 1565. He m. Margaret Barker, Oct. 26, 1608, in N.S. (Neene Savage). 1.1.1. Alice Reynolds, m. Richard Norgrove, Nov. 14, 1614. 1.1.2. George Reynolds. THE COCKE FAMILY The following gives a … Continue reading →

Arms — Argent, within a bordure engrailed, gules, two chevrons, azure. Crest — A peacock’s tail issuing from the mouth of a boar’s head, couped, erect. “The Tyrells have been of great consequence in different counties of England, particularly in … Continue reading →

1… 1.1. William and John Harry, tenants of Waltham Holy Cross. 1413. (SC 8/149/7449).1.1.1. “Thomas Harry of Spryngefeld”. Mar 20, 1436. (E 40/7734).1.1.1.1. … Harry, b. ca. 1420, m. Thomas Salmon/Salman, br. of Robert Salmon, as follows, d. 1472. 1.1.1.1.1. … Continue reading →

When a connection is made between such families as Brantley and George in the immediate area surrounding Evesham, in Worcestershire, England (their children shared the same Godparents), much is gleaned about how the Brantleys became associated with a Harris family … Continue reading →

1. … 1.1. William Smyth. Inquisition returned June 13, 1479, taken at Barking in Essex. William Smyth was seized in demesne on the day of the recognisance of a messuage and 60 acres of land in Waltham Holy Cross. Memorandum: … Continue reading →

Many south-coast merchant families had strong ties to both Bristol and London, with divisions of their family residing in both. This makes for a complicated picture, which hid the connections between families that migrated to Virginia. Those “connected” need to … Continue reading →

1. Robert Warren, als Waren, who contested with “Sir William Clopton:* a messuage and (copyhold) lands in the manor of Melford (in Long Melford), Suffolk, parcel of Bury St Edmunds Abbey. Aug. 22, 1497 – Aug. 21, 1498. (REQ 2/2/147). … Continue reading →

BELFOU, CADURCIS, CRAVANT, CUNELLE, AND DASTIN (Something from my personal notes, at this quiet and strange time, in which I wish all to be well). What follows leads to the family of Dastin, that also took the toponym of Cunelle, … Continue reading →

FARMER AND POTTER What follows are notes relating to a previous post – https://tinyurl.com/y8g8tqho – and chiefly concern a family of Farmer, of Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, with additional notice of a family of Potter of that place. It is probably … Continue reading →

These blocks of notes are given as raw data from which people may reach conclusions about the the possible ancestry of such as the Walker family of New Kent County, and those associated with them, such as the Harris, Langfords, … Continue reading →

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 →