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Edith Harris

Edith Harris

Female 1757 - Aft 1779  (> 22 years)

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  • Name Edith Harris 
    Birth 1757  Cumberland County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 18 Nov 1779  Powhatan County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37903  Bob Juch's Tree
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

    Father Benjamin Harris,   b. Abt 1710, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 24 Apr 1776, Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Priscilla Wager,   b. Abt 1710 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1751  Goochland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F13978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Her will is found in Book l pp 40 Powhatan County, Virginia which had broken off Cumberland by that time proved 18 Nov 1779 her extrs were Edw Mosely Dr. Saml Nevins and Bernard Markham. She willed slaves to the Dr.s family as well as others. a slave Patti to her sister Henson Wager, a slave Loue to her sister SALLY OR SARAH HARRIS b August of 1759 in Cumberland County, Virginia married 20 December 1785 to William Yates. Surety Thomas Harris (who had been appointed her Gaurdian) ANN HENSON WAGER HARRIS KNOWN AS NAncY. she was listed as head of household in 1785 in Powhatan received a slave Jude from Ediths will. I have no record of her ever marrying BENJAMIN HARRIS JR. b c 1761 in cumberland County, Virginia He received a slave Bristo from sister Ediths will. He married l. 27 March 1793 in Amelia County, Virginia to an heiress Martha Wilson that brought with her marriage some 30 odd slaves.

  • Sources 
    1. [S909] Fran Fletcher, .

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