John HARRIS

                   Known oldest child.

The other five sons of Robert--John, James, Robert, Charles and Samuel--about 1750 to 1755, moved to Mecklenburg county, North Carolina (now Cabarrus County) and settled on Rocky River.

John later moved to Blount County, Tenn., with eight children (note found: Brother John, the oldest, was born between 1690-1697.)

About 1750 he moved to Mecklenburg , NC with four brothers, James, Charles, Robert, and Samuel. He later moved to Blount Co. Tennessee, maybe from South Carolina. John died in Blount County, Tennessee.

Notes and Queries Book 1897 regarding John Harris
1690-1801 , Penn to Rocky River NC to SC to Blount, TN
Historical, Biographical And Genealogical.
JOHN HARRIS
Captain Thomas Harris, the Indian trader, had a brother John, who probably resided for a time in Lancaster county, Pa., then went to Maryland, and afterwards to the Carolinas. John was the oldest of the family and must have been born as early as 1690. He married twice; first. Grizzel Steel, by whom he had four children: Margaret, Jane, Robert and James; secondly, Rebecca McBay, by whom also he had four children: William, Elizabeth, Thomas and John. Of these children, Jane was born in February, 1724, married as his second wife, her father's full cousin, John Harris, the founder of Mifflintown, about 1753. died at Mifflintown January 11, 1807, and was buried beside her husband. This Jane is the mother of all of her husband's children, the first wife, Jane Poer, daughter of Alexander Poer and Margaret Harris, dying childless. Her (Jane's) half-brother, John Harris, son of John Harris and Rebecca McBay, made his home with her(Jane) and her husband for a time, but afterwards went to Carolina and subsequently to Tennessee. He marired twice and had a family by each wife. The children's names were William, John Baird, Elizabeth, Robert Marklin, Matthew Handy and Joseph Gilliland. This John Harris was in 1801, still living at Maysville (or Maryville) Blount county, Tenn.
Query.Where did John Harris, brother of Captain Thomas, reside while he remained in Pennsylvania., and what incidents connected with his history there can be given?
ROBERT STEWART.

In NCHARRIS.AOL, a file downloaded fron AOL, HARRIS ANCESTRY, assembled by John Harris, it is shown that John Harris entered land in Georgia in 1737. His wives are also listed. It also states that John and 4 of his 5 brothers (James, Samuel, Robert, Charles) left Pennsylvania about 1750 to settle in Mecklenburg Co., NC.