Samuel HARRIS

                   DNA Verifies These Descendants of Robert Harris and Dorothy Wiley of Ireland
1700's beyond , Scotland>Ireland>PA>NC>TN>TX
PLEASE HELP LOCATE MORE MALE HARRIS DESCENDANTS WITH THE SURNAME "HARRIS" TO HAVE THEIR DNA TESTED. LET'S GIVE OUR EARLY HARRIS ANCESTORS THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE. DNA IS THE ONLY WAY TO VERIFY THE LABORIOUS RESEARCH OF GENEALOGISTS PAST AND THE PAPER TRAILS THEY HAVE CREATED FOR US TO FOLLOW.
One son and two grandsons of Robert Harris and Dorothy Wiley had their lines verified by DNA.
From records, Robert Harris is accepted as one of the sons of Edward Harris and Flora Douglas.
They are in GROUP 3 on Family Tree DNA.
James <3-#110007-#58520> Harris b: ABT. 1701 in Donegal Co., Ireland
Kit <3-#58520> is a 67-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for
Group 3 except for a variant in marker 35.
Kit <3-#110007> is also a 67-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal
for Group 3 except for the variants in markers 26 and 35.
These kits are in the R1b1b2 haplogroup.
HOW THEY FIT IN:
GENERATION 1
Name: Robert Harris
Birth: ABT. 1660 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
Death: 1727 in Aboard ship on the way to America
Marriage 1: Dorothy Wiley b: ABT. 1673 in Donegal, Ireland
Married: ABT. 1695 in Donegal, Ireland
Children:
1. John Harris b: in Donegal, Ireland (known oldest child)
2. William Harris b: in Donegal, Ireland
3. James <3-#110007-#58520> Harris b: ABT. 1701 in Donegal, Ireland
4. Margaret Harris b: in Donegal, Ireland
5. Thomas Harris b: in Donegal, Ireland
6. Robert Harris b: ABT. 1714 in Donegal, Ireland
7. Samuel Harris b: ABT. 1715 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
8. Charles Harris b: in Donegal, Ireland
GENERATION 2
Name: James <3-#110007-#58520> Harris
Birth: ABT. 1701 in Donegal, Ireland
Death: 1779 in Mecklenburg, NCMarriage 1: Mary McIlhenny b: ABT. 1709 in Pennsylvania
Married: ABT. 1729 in Donegal, Lancaster, PA
Children:
1. Robert Harris b: 4 OCT 1731 in Pennsylvania
2. Samuel <3-#58520> Harris b: ABT. 1735 in Pennsylvania
3. Jennett\Jeanette Harris b: ABT. 1736 in Pennsylvania
4. John Harris b: ABT. 1738 in Pennsylvania
5. James Harris b: ABT. 1740 in Pennsylvania
6. Elizabeth Harris b: ABT. 1742 in Pennsylvania
7. William Harris b: ABT. 1744 in Pennsylvania
8. Mary B. Harris b: ABT. 1746 in Pennsylvania
9. Thomas <3-#110007> Harris b: ABT. 1748 in Pennsylvania
NOTE: To follow this line see Part II DNA Verifies These Descendants of Robert Harris
GENERATION 3
Name: Samuel <3-#58520> Harris
Birth: ABT. 1735 in Pennsylvania
Death: 5 OCT 1796 in Statesville, Rowan, NC
Burial: Concord Church Cemetery, Iredell, NCMarriage 1: Rebecca Morrison b: ABT. 1737 in Nantmeal Village, Chester, PA
Married: 8 AUG 1758 in Rowan, NC
Children:
1. James <3-#58520> Harris b: 24 AUG 1759 in Mecklenburg, NC
2. William Harris b: 5 OCT 1760 in Rowan, NC
3. Margaretta Jane "Margaret" Harris b: 20 JAN 1762 in Rowan, NC
4. Edward Harris b: 5 MAY 1763 in Rowan, NC
5. Andrew Harris b: 26 OCT 1764 in Iredell, NC
6. Mary Harris b: 11 MAR 1766 in Rowan, NC
7. Rebecca Harris b: 20 SEP 1767 in Rowan, NC
8. Martha Harris b: 12 FEB 1770 in Rowan, NC
9. Samuel Harris, Jr. b: 24 NOV 1772 in Rowan, NC
10. Pamela Harris b: 14 NOV 1775 in Rowan, NC
Marriage 2: Mrs. Mary Dixon Wilson
b: ABT. 1748 of Statesville, Iredell, NC d. 7 Sep 1833 Statesville, Iredell, NC.
Burial: Concord Presbyterian Church Church Cemetery, Iredell Co. N.C,
next to her daughter, Lydia Harris Stevenson
Married: 8 APR 1786 in Iredell, NC
Children of record:
1.Abner Harris, b 15 JAN 1787, Statesville, Iredell, NC
2. Eli Harris, b 22 AUG 1789, Statesville, Iredell, NC
3. Lydia Harris, b 22 DEC 1791, Statesville, Iredell, NC
GENERATION 4
Name: James <3-#58520> Harris
Birth: 24 AUG 1759 in Mecklenburg, NC
Death: 29 SEP 1830 in Franklin, TN
Burial: Old Bean's Creek Cemetery, Franklin, TN
Marriage 1: Susannah Gass b: abt 1774
Married: 2 DEC 1790 in Madison, KY
Children:
1. David G. Harris b: ABT. 1803
2. James Bright <3-#58520> Harris b: 28 SEP 1809 in Middle Tennessee
3. Sarah Harris
4. Rebecca Harris
5. Samuel Harris
6. Martha Harris
7. Mary Harris
8. Rhoda Harris
9. Susanna Harris
GENERATION 5
Name: James Bright <3-#58520> Harris
Birth: 28 SEP 1809 in Middle Tennessee
Death: 30 JUL 1879 in Near Belton, Bell, TX
Burial: South Noland's Creek, Bell, TX
Marriage 1: Clementine G. Smith b: ABT. 1816 in Tennessee
Married: 26 MAY 1835 in Madison Co., AL
Children:
1. David Bushrod "Bush" <3-#58520> Harris b: 10 APR 1836 in Tennessee
2. Jane S. Harris b: ABT. 1838 in Arkansas
3. Susan M. "Mattie" Harris b: JAN 1840 in Arkansas
4. Sam Harris b: ABT. 1841 in Arkansas
5. James Bright Harris, Jr. b: ABT. 1844 in Arkansas
6. Benjamin F. Harris b: 1846 in Texas
7. Clementine Harris b: ABT. 1849 in Cherokee, TX
8. John T. Harris b: MAY 1852 in Cherokee, TX
9. Effie Antoinette "Tonnie" Harris b: 6 NOV 1854 in Cherokee, TX
GENERATION 6
Name: David Bushrod "Bush" <3-#58520> Harris
Birth: 10 APR 1836 in Tennessee Death: 10 APR 1918 in Henderson, TX
Burial: Davis Cemetery, near Athens, Henderson, TX
Marriage 1: Rosella "Rose" Nelson b: 25 MAR 1838 in Minden, Webster Parish, LA
Married: 24 OCT 1866 in Cherokee, TX
Children:
1. William Samuel Harris b: 9 AUG 1867 in Cherokee, TX
2. Mattie J. Harris b: MAY 1870 in Texas
3. James Edwin Harris b: 13 NOV 1871 in Belton, Bell, TX
4. John Franklin <3-#58520> Harris b: 1 OCT 1873 in Bell, TX
5. Bushrod Harris b: ABT. 1881 in Belton, Bell, TX
GENERATION 7
Name: John Franklin <3-#58520> Harris
Birth: 1 OCT 1873 in Bell Co., TX Death: 2 JUL 1954 in Henderson, TX
Burial: Davis Cemetery, near Athens, Henderson, TX
Marriage 1: Amanda Dora Kimball b: UNKNOWN
Married: 12 MAY 1904 in Henderson, TX
Marriage Ending Status: Divorce
Children:
1. Theressa Harris b: 4 JUN 1905 in Texas
2. Lillian Harris b: 5 MAR 1907 in Bell, TX
This verifies documentation of Harris researcher Ann Gary whose
documented male cousin provided DNA for kit 3-#58520 and link her
direct antecedent, James Edwin Harris(alsochild of Father: David
Bushrod "Bush" <3-#58520> Harris b: 10 APR 1836 in Tennessee and
Mother: Rosella "Rose" Nelson b: 25 MAR 1838 in Minden, Webster Parish, LA)
Name: James Edwin Harris
Birth: 13 NOV 1871 in Belton, Bell, TX
Death: 20 NOV 1951 in Henderson, TX
Burial: Davis Cemetery, near Athens, Henderson, TXMarriage 1: Mattie Evalelah "Lelah" Frizzell b: 23 SEP 1871
Married: 26 SEP 1897 in Pine Grove Community, Henderson, TX
Children:
1. Celeste Harris b: 12 MAY 1897 in Henderson, TX
2. Moral Harris b: 4 AUG 1898 in Henderson, TX
3. Lela Ed Harris b: 24 MAR 1900 in Henderson, TX
   RollenHarris added this on 14 Nov 2012
   Terese Mitchell originally submitted this to Mitchell King Harris Phillips  on 14 Oct 2010
DNA verifies the documentation of line leading to Robert Harris through one son and two grandsons. Son James Harris and other descendants are in the Group 3 Harris DNA Research Group. Robert Harris is the son of Edward Harris and Flora Douglas, Scotland
2. Samue l <3-#58520> Harris b: ABT. 1735 in Pennsylvania  (DNA)

Goodspeed, 1887) (page 789)  But long previous to this treaty North Carolina, while Tennessee was yet under territorial government, made numerous large grants to individuals, mostly at the rate of £10 for every 100 acres so granted. The first grant recorded in the registers books of Shelby County is North Carolina Grant, No. 17, to Samuel HARRIS for 5,000 acres, lying on the North Fork of Looshatchie River, near the mouth of that fork and adjoining Grant No. 1010 to John McKnitt Alexander, and Grant No. 572 to Robert Goodloe; Grant No. 561, Will of Samuel Harris (reproduced as written)In the Name of God Amen I Samuel Harris of Iredell County in the State of North Carolina being in perfect health and sound in the Excercise of my Reason and Judgment Calling to mind the mortality of my Body I do hereby Constitute and appoint this my last Will and Testa-ment hereby I do revoke make void and Disanull all former Wills and Testaments made by me. Implimus I commit my Soul to God who gave it Item I Commit my body to the Earth to be Decent-ly interred Item I Bequeath to my Dear Wife Mary and her three Children by me (viz) Abner, Eli and Lydia all the Negroes I have and possessions to be Equally Divided amongst them Item I likewise Bequeath to my three Children (viz) Abner, Eli and Lydia one thousand acres land which I entered in partnership with Robert Harris ---- Armstong ---- the same land being entered in Said Robert Harrises name and for which I have his Bond to make me a Deed of Conveyance Item I Bequeath to my seven children (viz) James Harris, William Harris, Andrew Harris, Rebecca Provence, Martha Sloan, Samuel Harris and Pamela Harris all the land I hold on the Western Waters in the Western Territory South of the Ohio to be equally Divided they paying any Cost that may arise from holding Said Land after the Date hereof Item I Bequeath to my Son Samuel thirty Pounds North Carolina Currency Item I likewise Bequeath to my Daughter Pamela ten pounds North Carolina Currency the said Sums to be raised off my personal Estate. And what is over and above or Remains of my Estate after the above legacies are paid off together with the Negroes Bequeathed to my three Children (viz) Abner, Eli and Lydia shall remain in my Dear Wifes hand and be under her care Direction and Management During her lifetime or Widowhood or until my Children (viz) Abner, Eli and Lydia Shall arive at the years of maturity But at the time that Each of them arrives at the age of twenty one years they Shall receive their part Bequeathed to them or if my Daughter Lydia Should marry before that age She Shall receive her part at her Marriage but if my Dear Wife Should think proper to Marry before my Children is intitled to receive their part I order that at her Marriage She Shall receive one fourth part of the personal Estate that Shall be in her hand as her part of my Estate to be in her possession on and at her Disposal At my Dear Wifes Marriage or Death I order that the remainder of my Estate Real and personal Shall be sold and Equally Divided amongst all my Children But whereas the land which I have Bequeathed to my three young Children (viz) Abner, Eli and Lydia is upon uncertain footing I order that if the land is lost and is not obtained for their use that they Shall have the tract of land I now live on with all the land I have adjoining it in place of the tract I have Bequeathed to them and come into possession of Said land at my Dear Wifes Marriage or Decease and their title to it Shall be Equal-ly good as if it had been particularly Bequeathed to them And if my Dear Wife Should die without Dispossing of her part or if any of her --- ---- by me (viz) Abner, Eli and Lydia Shall Die before they Can receive their parts then in that case the part Bequeathed to ----- Deceased Shall fall to and become the property of the Survivors or Survivor and if my Dear Wife Should prove pregnant and be Delivered of a Child by me Said Child hereafter born Shall have an Equal Share with my Dear Wife Abner, Eli and Lydia of what is above Bequeathed to them I likewise Constit
ute and appoint my Dear Wife Mary, Thomas Morrison William Watts (Fuller) and Abraham Hill Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby Authorize and Empower my Executors to give Deeds of Conveyance for any land Sold by virtue of this my last will and Testament have hereunto my hand and ---- this twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand -------hundred and Ninety six.Samuel HarrisSignd Seald and Deliveredin presence ofRobt MooreWm MorrisonMargaret G. WilsonJean A. Wilson JuratNOTE FOR RECORD regarding Will of Samuel Harris: Samuel Harris names his 3 younger children by his second marriage, and names 7 other children. These would be by his first wife, Rebecca Morrison. In fact, Samuel and Rebecca Morrison Harris had 10 children. Omitted: Edward Harris Margaret Roseborough Mary McCollum I can only surmise that possibly they were not needy as Edward is one of the omitted.They had 10 children, which is proven many times by the recordings in the Estate of Edward Harris.
James Harris, b 24 Aug 1759, Rowan County, N.C.
2, William Harris, b 5 Oct 1760, Rowan Co., NC 3. Margaret Harris, b 20 Jan 1762, Rowan Co., NC 4. Edward Harris, b 5 May 1763, Rowan Co., NC 5. Andrew Harris, b 26 Oct 1764, Rowan Co., NC 6. Mary Harris, b 11 Mar, 1766, Rowan Co., NC 7. Rebecca Harris, b 20 Sep 1767, Rowan Co., NC 8. Martha Harris, b 12 Feb 1770, Rowan Co., NC 9. Samuel Harris, b 24 Nov 1772, Rowan Co., NC 10, Pamilla Harris, b 14 Nov 1775, Rowan Co., NCSamuel Harris married 2nd: 8 Apr 1786, Mrs. Mary Dixon Wilson. She was b abt 1748, of Statesville, Iredell, NC; d 7 Sep 1833, Statesville. She is buried in Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Iredell Co. N.C, next to her daughter, Lydia Harris Stevenson. They had three children of record:1. Abner Harris, b 15 Jan 1787, Statesville, Iredell, NC2. Eli Harris, b 22 Aug 1789, Statesville, Iredell, NC3. Lydia Harris, b 22 Dec 1791, Statesville, Iredell, NC The Will of Mary Harris
Will of Samuel Harris: 10 Mar 1789 Greene County, GA

Samuel Harris, son of James Harris and Mary McIlhenny
1735-1796
SAMUEL HARRIS  our direct line
Parents  James Harris and Mary McIlhenny
Grandparents  Robert Harris and Dorothy Wiley
SAMUEL HARRIS, was born 1735 in PA and died 5 Oct. 1795, Statesville, Iredell,
N.C. He married 1st: Rebecca Morrison 7 Aug 1758. She was b abt 1737, either
NC or Nantmeal Township, Chester, PA; d 11 Aug 1776, Iredell, NC, daughter of William and Margaret B. Morrison.
Samuel Harris was granted a large section of land in 1758 and lived about one-half mile north of Loray, N.C. He was a member of the First Bench of Elders and Clerk
of the Session of Concord Presbyterian Church, which was a member of the same group of churches as old Fourth Creek. He was magistrate in North Carolina under King George of England. Later he was magistrate under the Colonial Government in the Revolutionary War, and still later under the State of N.C. after independence of
the colonies was gained. He died of typhoid fever and was buried in the Concord Church Cemetery.
The following is found which proves that (with James will and Deed to his daughter Sarah) James Harris who married Susannah Gass, is the son of Samuel and
Rebecca Morrison Harris:
NORTH CAROLINA LAND GRANTS IN TN  1778-1691
1788  Western District
#3001 - Samuel Harris: 5,000 acres on the North Fork of Loosahatchee River
and 
Hatchie is a Native American word meaning river. Native Americans recognized the Loosahatchee River as a dark river flowing through a swamp.
History of Shelby County, Tennessee
(Goodspeed, 1887) (page 789)  But long previous to this treaty North Carolina, while Tennessee was yet under territorial government, made numerous large grants to individuals, mostly at the rate of £10 for every 100 acres so granted. The first grant recorded in the registers books of Shelby County is North Carolina Grant, No. 17, to Samuel HARRIS for 5,000 acres, lying on the North Fork of Looshatchie River, near the mouth of that fork and adjoining Grant No. 1010 to John McKnitt Alexander, and Grant No. 572 to Robert Goodloe; Grant No. 561, Will of Samuel Harris (reproduced