Jr. Higgason Harris

Notes:

I thank Alice Maxey Topham ( ) for arrangement and dates of Harris children. In 1819 he came to Boone Co., MO and settled on Bonne Femme Creek. (Alicia Towster). In 1826 served on a Boone Co., MO jury. In 1830: nearby households were David, Thomas, Tyre. On 26 Aug 1839, Boone County, Higgason Harris and A.W. Turner witnessed the will of William Jones, Sr.

Higgason married Nancy Garland on 16 Dec 1800 in Madison County, KY. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Garland) was born about 1780 in Virginia, USA; died before 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nancy Garland may have been 1/2 Native American. Garlands in early Kentucky ( from Alicia Towster): On 8 May 1783 Peter Garland of VA obtained a military bounty for 4000 acres in KY due for 3 years as a Captain in the Continental Line. On 22 Nov 1783, Lincoln Co. (later Madison Co), KY, Jno Garland filed 3 entries on a branch of Casey's Creek/River; on 1 Jan 1784, an entry below Bryant's Lick; total size about 70,000 acres. In 1800, John Garland and Thomas Garland appear on Madison Co. tax lists (1800 census of KY). Thomas Garland, over 45, appears in the 1810 Madison Co., KY census. Marriages: 16 Dec 1800, Madison Co., KY, Higgason Harris m. Nancy Garland. 2 Jun 1803, Madison Co., KY, Tyre Harris m. Sally Garland. In 1805, Madison Co., KY, Robert Garland married Jane Flack (likely the same Robert that appears in Warren County, KY, with Higgason Harris in 1810; he does not, however, appear on the 1830 census index for Missouri).

Notes:

Miller, D. H.
Histories and Genealogies of the families Miller, Woods, Harris, Maupin...Dabney, Martin, Gentry et al.
Richmond, KY 1907
pages 276-280, 287

Robert Harris, son of the old Kentucky pioneer, Christopher Harris and his wife Mary Dabney, was born in Virginia, where he married Nancy Grubbs, sister of Higgason Grubbs, an old Madison County pioneer, and one of the early holders of Fort Boonsborough. ... and often visited their father and father-in-law, aforementioned at Ft. Booneborough and Grubbs Fort, where they enjoyed the company of old holders of the fort, and were all acquainted with the old pioneers Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton, and others. They spent their remaining days in Madison County.

Robert married Nancy Grubbs about 1769 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. Nancy (daughter of Higgason Grubbs and Lucy Harris) was born on 24 Nov 1749; died on 30 Apr 1835 in Madison County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 4 Mar 1794, Madison County, KY

Notes:

Came to Madison Co., KY in 1780-90, owned land on Silver Creek, Muddy Creek, and Downing Creek; also in Albemarle Co., VA. First wife: Mary Dabney, daughter of Cornelius Dabney; second wife: Agnes McCord. Descendents of this marriage given in THE BOONE FAMILY, Hazel Spraker, p.532.

Christopher married Mary Elizabeth Dabney on 22 Feb 1744/45 in Louisa County, VA. Mary (daughter of Cornelius Dabney and Sarah Jennings) was born on 13 Jun 1726 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1760 in Madison County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Higgason married Lucy Harris. Lucy (daughter of James Harris and Mary Harris) was born on 12 Apr 1754 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died in 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]