Edward Garrus HARRIS

                   Someone had this middle name as Garrus.
See the Harris History that I have saved.

Probably a low land Scot, closely related to the English. These people were staunchly Presbyterian. And this family seemed to follow the Scots-Irish movement from Scotland to Ireland - Lancaster County. The family, or at least some of them,then continued to follow the Scots-Irish movement to North Carolina and Georgia.
Some history of the Lowland Scots to Ulster, Orlenad in the 17th century was a result of King James confiscating much of Ulster from the Irish, and then bringing in English and Scottish settlers from the Lowlands.  They left Ireland in great numbers when England began to squeeze them for taxes, the hostility of the Irish, etc. It has been estimated that a quarter of a million Ulster Scots had cometo America by the time of the Revolution.

I also have a birth date of 1620 (IGI Pedigree). This same pedigree has him of Bogrie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. This same pedigree has him dying in Philadelphia.
Settled in County Donegal, Ireland, near Raphoe.Raphoe is located about 15 milessouthwest of Londonderry, in County Donegal, Ireland. Edward and Charles Harris, being dissenters, were driven from Ayrshire, Scotland, at the time of the persecution  of the Protestants in the reign of Charles II, or of his successor James II. They settled in County Donegal, Ireland near Rapho, Ireland. They were possessed of a valuable estate in Scotland, known as Harris-Rig, which was lost on account of their abandoning it. There is still (1980) an estate in Ayrshire withthat name attached. Edward was married to Miss Flora Douglas, of the famous family of that name, who who resided near the border of England. The name Harris isvery rare in Scotland at the present time, but in Wodrow's History of the sufferings of the Church of Scotland, Vol. III, pg. 385, we read the following: "Thissame year 1682, James Harris of Armenoch, and John, his son, men of known integrity and usefulness in their stations, were, for more refusing to hear incumbents after many ravages committed upon their homes and lands, carried prisoners to Dumfries by Captain Strachan and kept there until they paid 15 pounds, 10 shillings sterling fine, besides 30 shillings to the jailers." These Harrises resided in a locality near where Edward and Charles lived at that period and exhibited the same character, and their Christian names occur frequently among the descendents. Possibly James was Edward's father and John a brother. The possession of such an estate, the respectability of the family shown by its intermarriage with the Douglases, and its firm adherence in its earlier form, tend to prove that theHarrises had long resided in that region, although they may have originally been from England or Wales. Flight to the north of Ireland from the persecutions ofsuch terrible agents as Turner of Graham was common with the Presbyterians of that day. Though not free from the disabilities amd many wrongs in Ireland, theircondition there was better than in Scotland. Raphoe, in County Donegal, where they settled, was said to be the most beautiful spot in the whole County. We knownothing of the history of Edward or Charles in Ireland.
Most of his children came to America.

Od Harris History Found and Posted by Dorothy Boyle in 1998
, Scotland>Ireland>Pennsylvania>North Carolina>Tennessee & Georgia
The following was originally posted by Dorothy Boyle on the Harris genforum in 1998 and I believe was found in the Salt Lake City Family History Center. She very generously shared with me and many others and hopefully more researchers will continue to find her information helpful. Use the information with caution and for research purposes, not factual as she was just sharing dated information. Anycorrections or comments are welcomed by me.
More on this line is posted in The Mifflintown Document. Thanks Terese
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OLD HARRIS HISTORY FOUND
Posted by Dorothy Boyle in 1998
I found this in towards the last of the Harris surname in the McCubbins Collection microfilm #019,860, Family History Center. There are two other half pages which I will enter below this one.By I. L. Harris of Havabana, Cuba Jan 12, 1930Hearst's AtlantaWilliam de Heriz from France circa 1150 (descendant of the House ofVendosine)Higel de Heriz living 1214 Thomas de HerizHenry de Heriz keeper of Royal Forests under Alexander II living 1249Sir William de Heriz swore fealty to Edward I. of England 1296;Robert de Heriz of Nithsdale living 1325;Sir John Herries created Baron Terregles by David Bruce 1364;Sir John Herries keeper Stirling Castle 1369-1370 hostage for Earl of Douglass 1403-1407 David Bruce granted Barony 1397.Herbert Herries one of the hostages for James I. one of the negotiators of the marriage of the daughter of James I. to Dauphin of France, married Margaret (daughter of Earl of Douglas). Had a brother? Robert Herries.John Herries 4thLord of Ferregles 1453. Had brothers: Herbert, William & Robert.Sir David Herries 5th Lord Ferregles married Margaret Crichton (daughter of Sir Robert Crichtonor Sir Herbert Maxwell of Caerlaverock 1440.Sir Herbert herries 6th Lord Ferregles & 1st Lord Herries 1489, married 1st Marion Carlyle 2d Mariot CuninghamAndrew herries 2d Lord Herries. had brothers (M)?ungo, John, & Roger of Maindenpape(died 1536 the tutor of William 3d Lord 1517)
This is the second page of I.L. Harris dated Jan. 12, 1930That portion of the Harris family that settle in the Southern colonies had its origin in Wales. From there they went to France and became allied to the great family of Vendosine, prior to the Norman Conquest.Members of the family returned to Great Britain, and became prominent after the Conquest: and from the armorial bearing of the variousbrances, particularly the three Herrious, we are assured of a common origin forthe Wiltshire and Ayrshire Harrises. Of the Wiltshire Harrieses were the Earls of Malmsbury. From here came the Harrises of Virginia and Maryland. From the Yorkshire branch came the settlers who founded Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.A third branch went to Scotland before the reign of Alexander II. about 1150, and became leaders in the struggles that terminated in the struggles with the winning of independence under Robert Bruce. The fifth in line of succession was created Baron Terrigles, and the sixth Baron was created Lord Harries--a title still existing in the nobility of Great Britain. They lives in Ayrshire, where the third Baron Terrigles married a daughter of Archibald, fifth Earl of Angus--celebrated in Scott's "Marmion". She was a sister of Janet, who married his brother, the second Lord Harries, and from this couple Roger and Miss Douglas, are descended the Scotch-Irish Harrises of the U.S. Edward Harris, born about 1620, was the ruling elder of Glenmarguin, near Raphoe, county Donegal, Ireland, and married also into the Douglas family in the person of Flora Douglas. They left three sons, Edward, Robert and James. This was the third intermarriage between the Harrises and Douglases--the first about 1410, the second about 1520, and the third about 1650.COME TO U.S. One branch of family to Pennsylvania. Edward had two sons and a daughter. Robert had seven sons and a daughter; James had four sons. All immigrated toLancaster Co., Pennsylvania, early in the eighteenth century. Robert, whose wife was Dorothy Wylie died in sight of land, and was buried in Philadelphia, Pa. His seven sons settled in Lancaster, and bought land from Thomas Penn in 1737 andsubsequently. Thomas had married Mary McKinney and remained in Pennsylvania. Hewas a captain in a militia company in 1748, died in 1801. aged 106. William hadmarried Elizabeth Glen and moved to Creil(?) County Maryland (My note: Cecil, County, Maryland), with family of 14 children.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 (My note: Brother John, theoldest, was born between 1690-1697. He did have 2 brothers that lived past 100,but no note of him doing so. Blount, TN was formed in 1785. We do not know where John or Rebecca McBay died, but children from this marriage as well as earliermarriage to Grizzel Steel were adults and had families and most are known to have remained in North and South Carolina. The son of John Harris and Rebecca McBay, also named John Harris was born in South Carolina and served in American Revolution from there. This John Harris is known to have also had 8 children and they moved to Blount in the late 1800's.) His brothers remained in Mecklenburg and reared large families. From them are descended the Harrieses known throughout the South as the Scotch-Irish Harrises of Mecklenburg, and who scattered throughout the land, pioneering as each generation pushed out into the wilderness, looking for new fields to develop.
3rd page of I.L. Harris dated Jan. 12, 1930To Georgians: Samuel Harris lived 114years.Samuel of these brothers, the subject of this sketch, had a remarkable life, which should be known to al his descendants, and which will be of interest to all Georgians. Here he made his last home--and was buried after an eventful life of some 115 to 120 years, together with three of his children and his wife--the latter dying on the same day with her husband and buried in the same grave atthe old Bethany Church near Union Point. The exact dates of birth of Samuel Harris and Martha Laird, his wife, are unknown, but we do know they had been married for 87 years, and they fittingly left this world together.LARGE FAMILY Had Eight Sons and Three Daughters.They had eight sons and three daughters who lived tomaturity, and ten of whom left families. Of these sons, Thomas was the first sheriff of Mecklenburg, N.C. before the Revolutionary War. and died in Georgia. Robert and James were members of the Mecklenburg Convention, which threw down the gauntlet to Great Britain on May 20,1775--over a year previous to the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. All the eight sons bore arms inthe Revolutionary War, as also did the husbands of the three daughters. One of the sons-in-law, Thomas Harris McCaule, founded the Winnsboro (S.C.) College forGirls.Prior to the Revolution, Samuel and his son, Samuel Jr., served in the Indian wars, and other Harrises of the names of his other sons--though we are unable to determine whether they may not have been cousins, of the same Christian names.Martha Laird, her sister, Mary, and possibly others came on the same ship with Samuel Harris, and they were married after reaching Pennsylvania. The first land purchased by Samuel Harris of which record has been found was in Jan. 1737. His son, James was born 1739; Samuel Jr., 1742. Samuel Sr., and his wife were alive in 1823, as shown by a letter written by the celebrated surgeon of Mecklenburg during the Rev. War, Dr. Charles Harris, dated June 5, 1823, and addressed tohis cousin, Robert W. Harris, Jr., of Spanish Town, Jamaica, a son of Colonel Robert Harris Sr., in which he sates: "Old Uncle Samuel is still alive, and I believe suffers in no respect materially but what may be expected to be incidental to the infirmities of old age".Thomas, brother of Samuel, was born 1665, and died 1801. His brother, Robert, died 1788 age 86.Among many other Georgians descended from Samuel Harris, we find the Wylies of Sparta and the Baxters of Athens and Atlanta.
-End of Doroty Boyles's posting
Information was posted by Dorothy Boyle in 1998 on information gathered by I.L. Harris dating Jan. 12, 1930 relating to the descendants of Edward Harris and Flora Douglas

"Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Harris St. 1702-1788" by Mary Harris Stratton..
According to research conducted by Isaac Harris of Havana, Cuba published in 1938, this was the father of James Harris, b. 1660 in Ireland and d. abt. 1726 in Pennsylvania. This Edward Harris was of Glenmarquin and was a Ruling Elder of theRaphoe Presbyterian Church.A chart included in the book, "Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Harris, Sr." by Mary Harris Stratton (1967) the Harris line is carried back through the centuries and purports the Harris line to descend from most of the crowned heads of Europe, and to Charlemagne, Emperor of the West who died around 814 A.D. Kings included in this lineage are: Robert the Bruce of Scotland; David, King of Scotland; Malcolm Cannamore, King of Scotland; Alfred the Great, King of England; William the Conqueror of England; and many of the Magna Charta Barons, who at Runnemede in 1215 forced King John of England to sign that famous document which laid the foundation for parliamentary government. This lineage, as is usually the case when more than one genealogist get together, is questioned by some. The author has not researched it extensively to determine its authenticity you might do so.Some genealogists feel that this Harris line was at one time located in the Vendosime Region of France, possibly bearing the Gallic name of Heriz. Another excellent source of material on the Harris (Herries, Harries, Heriz, etc.) line is the book: "Harris, Dunlop, Valentine, and Allied Families" by William M. Mervine, a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. This book was printed in 1920 and is in the Library of Congress and other libraries. It is a good study of the Harris Family and contains a great deal of documentation and historical data.Source: Ancestors and descendants of Robert Harris, Jr. by Mary Harris Stratton (1967) From Ms. Gerry (Brown) Hill-Albany Ga gerryinga@yahoo.com