Tag Archives: Sergeant John Harris

THE DERRICK FAMILY OF BRISTOL AND VIRGINIA

Posted on November 30, 2016 by genealogy1066

The Derrick family of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, like many Bristol seafaring merchants, were originally of Somerset. Francis Derrick, Sen. is recorded in 1632 as gifting bread to the poor of St. Stephen’s, in Bristol. His will was probated in March, … Continue reading →

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SOME HARRIS NOTES

Posted on November 27, 2016 by genealogy1066

It is impossible to understand settler families of America without understanding their origins, and their kinship associations in England, which were invariably repeated in America. These notes commence with ‘trimmed’ versions of the genealogies of those families of Somerset, England, … 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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KIN OF SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS?

Posted on July 31, 2016 by genealogy1066

Nunney, 2 mls from Mells, 20 mls from Wedmore, 24 mls from Over Stowey; 48 mls from Pitminster. 1. Thomas Harrys of Mells, Somerset, England, carpenter, b. 1494. 1.1. John Harrys, witnessed a Will in 1554 concerning Mells, Somerset. 1.1.1. … Continue reading →

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SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS, OR NOT?

Posted on July 9, 2016 by genealogy1066

  If the most tentative of cases were to be made for Sergeant John Harris of Virginia having a male heir, then some understanding of the English kinship system is necessary: English kinship groups in Virginia were as a spider’s … Continue reading →

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COUSINS OF SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS

Posted on November 26, 2015 by genealogy1066

English kinship groups in Virginia were as a spider’s web. Their infinite connections stand in stark contrast to the isolated family units of today. A unique insight into how consanguineous lines of cousins intermarried, with each generation also marrying into … Continue reading →

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FURTHER HARRIS THOUGHTS

Posted on November 16, 2015 by genealogy1066

There were two branches of the Harris family of Southwark. The great problem of untangling the offspring of any man is one of differentating between the offspring of a brother, or cousin. This is because the family of a cousin … Continue reading →

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SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS

Posted on October 30, 2015 by genealogy1066

The following is a genealogical summary of my notes in progress, ‘Two Thomas Harises of Isle of Wight, Virginia’, which I have produced in response to requests to speculate on the probable relationships between a Harris family of Southwark, London, … Continue reading →

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