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THE TRUE ANCESTRY OF MAJOR WILLIAM HARRIS AND MARY (HARRIS) LIGON

Posted on July 26, 2026 by genealogy1066

For many years the ancestry of a Harris family of Ludlow, from which came Major William Harris, has not been known. His ancestry has been submerged beneath a sea of speculation, with various compositions making him derive from a minor … Continue reading →

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NORFLEET, HARRIS, AND WESTBROOKE IN VIRGINIA

Posted on December 2, 2025 by genealogy1066

1. John Westbrooke.1.1. Dorothy Westbrooke, m. William Harris, Aug. 31, 1562, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, 10 miles N.W. of Pitminster, the home of the Fulghams.1.1.1. William Harris, born ca. 1563.1.1.1.1. Richard Harries, bapt. Jan. 28, 1595, “s.o. William”.1.1.1.1.1. John Harris, bapt. … Continue reading →

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HYGONS, HARRIS, AND SHERER

Posted on October 4, 2020 by genealogy1066

The Hygons/Hugyns family were recorded in Shropshire before the “Visitation” pedigree of 1623 commenced: “On March 17, 1335, we have an agreement between the Abbot of Haghmon, and Thomas Cresset of Halghton with his son Richard, concerning 12 acres held … Continue reading →

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THE HARRIS PATTERN

Posted on February 2, 2017 by genealogy1066

If you were asked to knit a cardigan with an image of your favourite horse on the front, it would probably turn out as a donkey if you did not follow a pattern. The lists of those ‘transported’ to Virginia … Continue reading →

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DREW, HARRIS, AND NEWETT

Posted on January 6, 2017 by genealogy1066

  What seems chaotic in the genealogy of English settlers in Virginia is often the result of a single strand of connection accounting for the association of several families; wherehas when connections were within a kinship group, and comprised of … Continue reading →

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BALDWYN, HARRIS, AND LANGFORD

Posted on December 14, 2016 by genealogy1066

1. John Bawdewin, of Diddlebury, Shropshire, m. Anne, da. of Richard Childe, of Diddlebury. 2. Thomas Bawdewin. 3. William Bawdewin, of Diddlebury, fl. 1333, m. a da. of William de Wigley and Alice Childe. 4. Thomas Bawdewin, of Diddlebury. 5. … Continue reading →

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DARWIN HARRIS

Posted on October 28, 2016 by genealogy1066

Although the determinants of family alliances in the 17th century appear to the continuing intermarriages within kinship groups; the desire to intermarry into families of a higher social strata (very often, the squirearchy); and the attraction of alliances with the … Continue reading →

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WALTONS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY

Posted on October 9, 2016 by genealogy1066

The Walton family of Brunswick County, Virginia, resided in the Glastonbury area of Somerset, England. They took their name from the village of Walton, which is 3¼ miles (N. W. by W.) from Glastonbury. Immediately west of Glastonbury are the … Continue reading →

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CHILDREN OF THE SOMERSET MARSH

Posted on September 26, 2016 by genealogy1066

HOUSE i. 1. Thomas Howse, m. ‘Susana Hixe‘, 28 May 1638, in Compton Martin, Somerset (St Michael the Archangel). 1.1. Thomas House, m. Francis Millard on 29 May 1664, in Compton Martin, she bapt. 10 June 1628, da. of Henry … Continue reading →

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SOMERSET FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA

Posted on September 13, 2016 by genealogy1066

Some intermarried families of Somerset, England, settled in Virginia, where their kinship ties are very evident. They came from small villages that bordered marshes. Some, such as the Hodges and Lancasters, were of the class of squires; others, such as … Continue reading →

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HARRIS, KITTERELL, PARKER

Posted on August 29, 2016 by genealogy1066

They circled the Bennetts: 1. Robert Bennett, a tanner, of Wivelscombe, Somerset, m. Elizabeth Edney. (1.  John Hutchins. Yeo v Hutchins. Plaintiffs: John Yeo. Defendants: John Hutchins and Mary (probably Lawrence) Hutchins his wife. Subject: property in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. (Nat. … Continue reading →

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CHILDREN OF THE BRISTOL CHANNEL AND VIRGINIA

Posted on August 3, 2016 by genealogy1066

  Some Harris families of Virginia came from Western England, as did families of Bond, Bridger, Council, Driver, Fulgham, Hobbs, Pitt, Sharpe, and Tucke, particularly from the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire. They were minor land holders and mariners, who … Continue reading →

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HARRIS OF SOMERSET MARRIAGES

Posted on July 19, 2016 by genealogy1066

A common misconception of genealogy places 18th century ancestors in such places as Virginia and Carolina as descendants of very early settlers, when, in fact, emigration from England was a continuous process, and it is as likely as not that … Continue reading →

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VIRGINIA HAYSTACK

Posted on June 17, 2016 by genealogy1066

There is a priceless piece of information contained in a Will of 1685; that Nathaniel Upton of Fitzhead was related to Henry Upton of Burlescombe, whose son, William, leaves a bequest to ‘Mrs. Paris Sloughter’, that is, the wife of … Continue reading →

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CHILDREN OF THE MALVERN HILLS

Posted on April 14, 2016 by genealogy1066

The following notes concern the Baugh, Cocke, Harris, and Price families of Shropshire and Virginia. Although detail is also given of the Baugh family of Worcestershire, county demarcations of this time are quite meaningless. The families mentioned hereinafter can be … Continue reading →

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HARRIS OF SOUTHWARK AND VIRGINIA

Posted on March 31, 2016 by genealogy1066

  PART 1: HERIZ AND HANKFORD St. Saviour’s Church – one of the finest parochial churches in the kingdom, in spite of the barbarous mutilation which it underwent when its nave was pulled down, is now almost the sole remaining … Continue reading →

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DODSON/HARRIS/HAYNIE

Posted on January 14, 2016 by genealogy1066

Although the study of English kinship groups recreating their English parishes in the New World has been touched upon, its depths have not been fully appreciated. Many English colonists and their near neighbours shared family associations that stretched back hundreds … Continue reading →

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HARRIS OF HANOVER COUNTY

Posted on December 18, 2015 by genealogy1066

The connections are through Harris/Arnold family of Southwark, London, the Benns, Hamptons, and Thorntons of the same place, and the connections of the Bryan and Mann families in Virginia. They were all of seafaring/merchant stock. They are probably of the … Continue reading →

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GURGEYNEY

Posted on December 11, 2015 by genealogy1066

LONG CRENDON VILLAGE To a very great extent, the minor gentry of 16th century Buckinghamshire were connected by an intricate web of kinship and lordship ties. What is witnessed in early colonial Virginia, when Thomas Harris receives a bequest of … Continue reading →

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CHILD FAMILY CONNECTIONS

Posted on December 10, 2015 by genealogy1066

1. Robert Childe, buried on August 25, 1579, in Amersham, Bucks. 1.1. William Child. Adria Hoare, the wife of Thomas Harris of the 1624/5 Muster, is listed as aged 19, born at ‘Alesburie’ in Buckinghamshire. Her parents are both living. … Continue reading →

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