Thomas HARRIS, (CAPTAIN)
Birth:
1587
of Wales or Crixea, Essex, England
Death:
1658
Henrico, Virginia
Burial:
Virginia
Marriage:
1612
Creeksea Hall, Essex, England
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
See notes that are with Joan Gurgany, 2nd wife of Thomas Harris and also the notes that are with his son Robert Harris.
Adria (Osborn) GURGANY
Birth:
Abt 1598
Cricksea, Essex, England
Death:
11 Sep 1626
Henrico, Virginia
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
NOTES: See notes that are with Thomas Harris Captain and also Joan Gurgany 2nd wife of Thomas Harris.
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
1615/30
Essex, England or, Virginia
Death:
1701/12
Virginia
Notes:
From "Finding Your Forefathers in America" pg 74 and History of Louisa Co. pg 348. Robert Harris came to va. 1650 The first record we have of this family is that Capt. Thomas Harris and Thomas Osborn settled in Virginia in 1611 on lands that are now located in Henrico County. Captain Harris in the long Indian Wars of 1622 was second in command to Thomas Osborne. He was member of the House of Burgesses in 1623, 1637, 1647. He married Adria Osborne, and from this marriage descended Maj. Robert Harris of "The Forks" who married a widow, Mrs Mary (Claiborne) Rice, youngest daughter of Col William Claiborne, the first Secretary of the Virginia Colony. Their son William Harris married Temperance Overton, daughter of William Overton, the immigrant, and his wife, Mary Waters; this William Overton was the son of Colonel Overton, Governor of Hull, England, under Oliver Cromwell and later commanded a brigade at Dunbar and Inver Keithing. (Harris Family of Virginia, by Thomas Henry Harris of Fredericksburg, Virginia. COLONIA FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES P. 265. Some records show Robert's birth date 1630
2
Birth:
1625
Essex, England
Death:
1704
Virginia
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Thomas Harris, (Captain) - Adria (Osborn) Gurgany
Thomas Harris, (Captain)
was born at of Wales or Crixea, Essex, England 1587.
His parents were William Harris and Alice Smith.
He married Adria (Osborn) Gurgany 1612 at Creeksea Hall, Essex, England . Adria (Osborn) Gurgany was born at Cricksea, Essex, England Abt 1598 daughter of Edward Gurgany and Ann .
They were the parents of 2
children:
Robert Harris, (Major)
born 1615/30.
Mary Harris
born 1625.
Thomas Harris, (Captain) died 1658 at Henrico, Virginia .
Adria (Osborn) Gurgany died 11 Sep 1626 at Henrico, Virginia .