Thomas HARRIS

                   Thomas Harris (1760-1820) was a major in command of an expedition to Camden, S. C., 1776. He was born in Harrisburg, Pa.; died in Iredell County, N. C. [p.204]

Major Thomas Harris, Info provided by Ann Gary
1737-1826 , PA>North Carolina USA
THOMAS HARRIS, Major
Son of Charles and Jane McIlhenny Harris
Grandson of Robert Harris and Dorothy Wiley
Thomas Harris was born about 1742 Harrisburg, PA; he married Nancy Corruth (Caruth);
He moved to Mecklenburg Co. NC with his family about 1750 when he was about 9 years
old. He lived on the head of Rocky River about a mile from Coddle Creek A.R.P. Church and
owned a fine body of land and a mill.
Thomas was 39 years old and had a family when the Revolution started;
he joined the Continental Army in April, 1776 as a Captain in the fourth NC
Regiment and rose to the rank of Major. He fought in the Continental Line
under Washington at Monmouth and Trenton. He resigned his commission
on account of ill health, but afterwards went out in the Militia and acted
as Aid to Gen. Rutherford. Transferred South, he was severely wounded
and taken prisoner, upon Gates defeat at the Battle of Camden, August 1870.
Sumner Co. Deed Abstracts 1793-1805
pg. 49 21 July 1797
Dvd Wilson atty for Maj Tho Harris of Meck Co NC to
Jno Hart for $550 on Round? Lick South Side Cumberland Riv 1000A
witt: Jms A & Zachius Wilson
Maj. Harris was pensioned 3 Oct 1806 at $15.00 a month;
25 May 1821 at $18.75 a month (pension #S13312).
In his pension he always lists his address as Iredell Co.,
the city at Mt. Mourne.
Major Thomas Harris is buried in Old Stone Cemetery.
The inscription on his tombstone reads:
   Died September 19, 1826 aged 89 received two Captains
Commissions, George III and Congress
Major Thomas Harris, 89, Revolutionary Soldier in
The Catawba Journal, Charlotte, NC Death Notices 1824-1828.
Relic (Nancy) died Oct. 1826.
Another Revolutionary Patriot Gone. Died at his seat in Iredell Co. on the last day
of July, Maj. Thomas Harris, in he 89th year of his age..early (in the war) he
received two Captains commission on the same day; one from King George II, the
other from the Continental CongressCommunicated.
Raleigh Register, Sep 1826."
WILL OF MAJ. THOMAS HARRIS
(Bk C p 136, Iredell Co., N.C./Bk G p 126 Mecklenburg Co., N.C.)
   In the name of God Amen  I Thomas Harris of the Co. of Iredell and State of N.C.
being sick and in a low state of health but perfectly sound in mind and memory
blessed by God for all his mercies do this 23rd day of May in the year of our Lord
One Thousand eight hundred twenty six make and publish this my last will and
testament in the manner following:
1st. It is my will that my beloved wife NANCY have her living off the proceeds of
the plantation which I now live on with the Mills. I also give her one horseriding
chair and harness at her command, one bed and furniture including one stand of
curtains, also one negro man named Jefferson and one Negro girl named Lucina
and the exclusive use of 2 rooms in the South end of the dwelling house all of
which property she is to have during her natural life.
2nd. I give and bequeath to my dau. JANE CHISHOLM one piece or parcel of land
to be laid off in the following manner, viz. Beginning at the mouth of the sound
branch above the mill on the south side of the dam at high water mark and running
up the said branch with the meanders thereof until it intersects the eastern boundary
of the old tract, thence north with the line of said tract to a post oak corner of
said tract until it strikes the creek, thence down the creek with the meanders of
high water mark to the beginning. I also give to my said dau. Jane 2 negro children
named Rosell and Elvira.
3rd. I give and bequeath to my dau. MATILDA MOORE the remaining part of the
tract of land which I live on together with the Mills. Also one negro man named Lewis
and one Negro woman named Phillis and all the stock of hogs and cattle except so
much as may be hereafter disposed of, the farming utensils, the cupboard and
kitchen furniture. I also give her all the Negroes and other property to her Mother
at her Mothers death.
4th. The land which I have a right to on Beavers Bend on Tenn. River I also give to
the following of my Grandchildren, that is: SIDNEY J. HARRIS, THOMAS C. HARRIS,
LAMIRA N. FLEMING, and MARTHA JANE GRAHAM to be equally divided between them.
(NOTE: This is the 600 acre tract willed to Thomas by his father, Charles 
see Charles and Jane McIlhenny Harris.)
5th. I will and bequeath to my son-in-law WILLIAM C. MOORE my clock and my lot
in Centre Library Society.
6th. I will and bequeath to my grandson THOMAS C. HARRIS all my wearing apparel.
7th. I will and bequeath to my daughter, RACHEL NEELY my negro girl Lydia and the
two tables which she calls her own and one cow and calf, also a negro boy named Alfred.
8th. It is my will that my son in law WILLIAM MOORE in consequence of a right which I
have given him to a negro girl named Ruth and other property which I have willedto
him and his wife that he may pay all my just debts.
9th. Should there be a residue on pension money due me at my decease it is my will
that the same be appropriated to the payment of my debts.
10th. And lastly, I do nominate, constitute and appoint my two sons in law ANGUS
CHISHOLM and WILLIAM C. MOORE my Executors to execute this my last will and
testament.
In witness whereof I Thomas Harris the testator have to this my last will and
Testament set my hand and seal.
In presence of William L. Davidson, Jurat, A. C. Houston.
s/THOMAS HARRIS
Issue from above:
Sarah (Sally) Harris (1775-1809), m Maj. James Harris (1766-1823),
son of Elizabeth (dau of Robert and Fanny Cunningham Harris) and
James (son of John and Grizzel Steele Harris) Harris
(See Brother Robert Harris). She died prior to Thomas.
She would be mother of the grandchildren listed in Will of Thomas.
i. Nancy Lamira Harris b abt 1790 m Allison Fleming
a. Margaret Rebecca Fleming, b 10 Sep 1836, m McAmy A. Harris in 1862.
1. J. M. Harris
ii. Thomas Coatesworth Harris married Margaret Melissa Fleming
iii. James Sidney Harris married Jane Hayes
1. Rachel Harris (1788-1853) m James R. Neely
2. Matilda Harris m William C. Moore
3. Jane Harris m Angus Chisholm 27 Jan 1824;
Raleigh NC Newspapers
1796-1823 Issue 13 Feb 1824
2. Charles Harris (1780-1805) m Mary Ann Eliza Epps
a. Martha Jane Graham in will above.
MARTHA ANN HARRIS AND GRAHAM, DR. GEORGE F. OF MEMPHIS, TENN ON
MARCH 26, 1826 IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NC BY REV. JAMES McREE.
APRIL 4, 1826, The Catawba Journal, Charlotte, NC
She married 2nd: Samuel Stanhope Harris, son of Charles
W. Harris and Sarah Harris. Grandson of Charles and Elizabeth
Thompson Harris and James and Grace Liggette Harris.
Martha Ann and Samuel S had dau Henrietta Harris (1833-1879)
Married Robert N. Caldwell.
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Volume 57 page 204
Miss Mattie Harris Caldwell. DAR ID Number: 56587
Born in Greensboro, N. C.
Descendant of Rev. David Caldwell, D. D., M. D., Rachel Craighead Caldwell,
Peter Epes, Major Thomas Harris, and Dr. Charles Harris. Daughter of Robert
Newton Caldwell and Henrietta Lydia Harris, his wife. Granddaughter of
Thomas Caldwell and Elizabeth Doak, his wife; Samuel Stanhope Harris, M. D.,
and Martha Ann (Harris), his 2nd wife. Gr-granddaughter of Rev. David
Caldwell and Rachel Craighead, his wife; Charles Harris and Sarah Harris,
his wife (parents of Samuel); Charles Harris and Ann Eliza Epes, his wife
(parents of Martha). Gr-gr-granddaughter of Peter Epes and Mary
Poythress, his wife; Thomas Harris and Nancy Caruth, his wife (parents of
Charles, who married Ann Eliza Epes). David Caldwell (1725-1824), a
graduate of Princeton, removed to North Carolina, where he was a member
of the Constitutional Convention, 1776. He was a preacher, teacher, and
was constantly harassed by the Tories. In 1781 the British encamped on
his plantation and burned his valuable library and sermons. He was born
in Lancaster County, Pa.; died in Mechlenburg County, N. C. His wife was
a patriot and her name is among the heroines of the Revolution. He was
born in Lancaster County, Pa.; died in Guilford County, N. C.
Peter Epes (1730-1808) was a member of the Committee of Intelligence
and Safety, 1775, of Prince George County, Va., where he was born and died.
Also Thomas Harris (1760-1820) was a major in command of an expedition
to Camden, S. C., 1776. He was born in Harrisburg, Pa.; died in Iredell
County, N. C. [p.204] Charles Harris, M. D. (1762-1825), was a patriot,
soldier, and physician. He left school and served under Colonel Davie in
the Revolutionary War. He was born in Pennsylvania; died in Faroni, N. C.
Information on Major Thomas Harris, son of Charles Harris and Jane McIlhenny, grandson of Robert Harris and Dorothy Wylie given to me by Ann Gary