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Note: \tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\pardirnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 Listed in "Mecklenburg Signers" by Ray as a son of Robert Harris. \par \par In NCHARRIS.AOL, a file downloaded fron AOL, HARRIS ANCESTRY, assembled by John Harris, it is shown that John Harris entered land in Georgia in 1737. His wives are also listed. It also states that John and 4 of his 5 brothers (James, Samuel, Robert, Charles) left Pennsylvania about 1750 to settle in Mecklenburg Co., NC. \par \par Colonel George Steuart and his Wife Margaret Harris: Their Ancestors and Descendants \par p.90 \par Chapter concerning Captain Thomas Harris, Indian Trader. \par "After the sale of Bear Tavern to Lazarus Lowery (by Thomas Harris) in 1751, Capt. Harris is said to have moved a few miles west to the eastern bank of the Conewago, where he had a farm and a mill and where one of his near neighbors was \par John Harris, probably his brother. Here he remained for about nine years when he went to Maryland. \par \par Listed in "Mecklenburg Signers" by Ray as a son of Robert Harris. \par \par In NCHARRIS.AOL, a file downloaded fron AOL, HARRIS ANCESTRY, assembled by John Harris, it is shown that John Harris entered land in Georgia in 1737. His wives are also listed. It also states that John and 4 of his 5 brothers (James, Samuel, Robert, Charles) left Pennsylvania about 1750 to settle in Mecklenburg Co., NC. \par \par Shelia, \par Steele Creek Rd. is also Hwy 160. There is not a good way to get there. \par It is in the SW part of the county. Off of I-85, take Billy Graham Parkway \par toward the airport. Stay on Billy Graham until you get to West Blvd. \par (about 2 or 3rd light). Turn right on West Blvd (you will go around the \par end of one of the runways at the airport) when you get to the light at \par Remount Rd, go straight across. Keep going on that road until you come to \par a "T" intersection. (can't go any further)That is Steele Creek Rd.. Turn \par left. The church is about 1 - 1 1/2 miles on your left in an "S" curve. \par You will see the cemetery before you get to the church. If you wish to go \par to the office (should go in the morning-not on Mondays) take the 2nd \par entrance and follow the sign to the office. (park in front of the offic \par If you take the first entrance beside the cemetery, you will have to go all \par the way around behind the church and can enter through the double glass \par doors at the back, or continue on around to the front and park in front of \par the office. \par Linda Blackwelder \par From: <jake145@@@@@@@@juno.com> \par Subject: Re: [NCMECKLE] Re: [NCMECKLE-L] Seeking Directions to Rocky River and Steele Creek \par Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 05:23:35 -0400 \par \par Shelia, as you are coming down I 85 toward Charlotte, before you get to \par the Harris Blvd exit that I told you about to go to Rocky River Church, \par there is an exit, Poplar Tent Rd. Take this exit, go toward Concord, \par Church is very quickly on the right. Very old church and cemetery. Then, \par back on I 85 South to go to the Rocky River Church. Steele Creek Church \par is off hwy 49, which runs into Steele Creek Rd. Follow Rd till you see \par the huge church. Good luck, PhyllisThis is the second page of I.L. Harris dated Jan. 12, 1930 That 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 various brances, particularly the three Herrious, we are assured of a common origin for the 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 teh 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 to Lancaster 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 and subsequently. Thomas had married Mary McKinney and remained in Pennsylvania. He was a captain in a militia company in 1748, died in 1801. aged 106. William had married Elizabeth Glen and moved to Creil(?) 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. 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. \par lived in Ayrshire prior to moving, sometime between 1640-1660, to Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland. Dan Brown \par Another record shows born 1598 Came to America Settled James River Va. \par From A Genealogy of McGee Harris Latter Day Saint Pioneer by Kenneth C \par Bullock. \par \par HARRIS HISTORY a History of American Descendants of Edward Harris and his Wife Flora Douglas of Scotland 1650-1984 by Carlista V Leonard Santa Monica Ca \par Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating ... By William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania State Library, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State The other five sons of Robert--John, James, Robert, \par Charles and Samuel--about 1750 to 1755, moved to \par Mecklenburg county, North Carolina (now Cabarrus \par County) and settled on Rocky River. \par John later moved to Blount County, Tenn., with eight \par children. \par \par THE MIFFLINTOWN DOCUMENT \par \par A copy of this document was sent the author by John \par Harris9, M.D., of Philadelphia, Jan. 18, 1865. At the conclusion he wrote: \par \par \'93The foregoing was copied Aug. 10, 1855, by John Harris9 (then \par resident in Phila) from two separate half sheets of cap paper, in the \par handwriting of his father, James Harris7, in the possession of Mrs. \par Thomazin Potter, a granddaughter of James Harris7. John Harris9, \par the copyist of the foregoing, born Dec. 31st, 1792, was the son of \par James Harris7, who was the son of John Harris2 who was the son of \par James Harris1 (by his second wife, Janet McClure), who was the \par son of Edward Harris1 and Flora Douglas. The family of \par James Harris7. the copyist\'92s father, were Jane5, John9. Eliza Grizzel, \par James D., William11. Joseph, and Andrew, besides Robert and a \par female child who died in infancy, Jane, John, and Eliza were born \par in Mifflintown, the others in or near Bellefonte\'94. \par \par In view of the above statement; therefore, it seems probable \par that James Harris7 of Bellafonte was the author of the document. \par At the time of writing (Dec. 20, 1801) he was about 45 years old. \par He was also a very careful, cultured man and no doubt put nothing \par down but what was thoroughly established as correct. \par \par He probably, too, gathered up his facts and penned them at Mifflintown where he was born, \par \par where there were older records, and where several older Harrises resided who could aid him in his \par \par researches. These persons were his eldest sister Jane5. his mother Jane1 (then in her 78th year), his \par \par uncle James Harris3. then 82 or 83 years old), and probably his mother's cousin, Mrs. Turbett (nee \par \par Dolly Harris1) besides others who could give more or less help. The oldest of all, Thomas Harris1, \par \par had died 16 days previously, and his death seems to have suggested and stimulated the effort to get \par \par a written record of genealogies before it was entirely too late. \par \par The antecedent probability that this document is perfectly \par trustworthy has been confirmed by all subsequent investigations \par (excepting in regard to William Harris2 and his wife), and the writer considers it fortunate \par \par that he has had such a record, to guide his resources. \par \par It is hardly necessary to say that the \'93superior\'94 numbers \par inserted are not original, but added by the author of this book as a \par guide to identity. The words bracketed are also the author's. \par \par The document is without a heading and reads as follows:\'97 \par \par \'93Edward1 and Charles1 Harris, being dissenters, were driven from Ayrshire, in Scotland, at the time of the persecution of the Protestants in the reign of Charles II, or of his successor, James. \par They settled in County Donegal, near Rapho, Ireland. They were possessed of a valuable estate in Scotland, which was lost on account of their abandoning it. \par \par Edward1 was married to Miss Flora Douglas, of the famous family of that name, who resided near \par \par the borders of England. He had sons: Edward2, Robert1 and James1. \par \par Robert1 was married to Dorothy Wiley. They had children: \par \par John1, William1, James2, Margaret1, Thomas1, Samuel1, Robert2 and Charles2. \par \par James1, son of Edward1, and Flora Douglas, married Mary Simpson by whom he had William2, \par \par Ann1 and James3. By a second marriage with Janet McClure, he had a son, John2. \par \par Edward2, son of Edward1, and Flora Douglas, married............ and had children: Robert3, William3 and Mary1. \par \par John1, son of Robert1 and Dorothy Wiley, had Margaret2, Jane1, \par Robert4, and James4 by his first wife Grizzel Steel, daughter of \par Margaret Gray; by a second wife, Rebecca McBay, he had William4, Elizabeth1, \par \par Thomas2 and John3. \par \par William1, son of Robert1 and Dorothy Wiley, married Elizabeth \par Glen, daughter of R. Glen and Jane Scott, by whom he had Robert5 \par James5, George1, Elizabeth2, William5, John4, Jane 2, Susan1, Margaret3, \par \par Sarah1, Dolly1, Thomas3, Isabella......Ireland. \par \par James2, son of R. and D. Wiley, married.........McIlhenny, by \par \par whom he had Robert6, Samuel2 and others. The family moved to the Carolinas. ' \par \par Margaret1, sister of James2, married Alexander Poer, to whom she had Jane, Dorothy, \par \par William and Samuel..........Pennsylvania. \par \par Thomas1, son of R., and Dorothy Wiley, married Mary McKinney 1, by whom he had \par \par Robert7, Mathew1, Margaret4, Margaret5, John6, Catharine1, and Mary2. He died Dec. 4th, \par \par 1801............Pennsylvania. \par \par Samuel1 , brother of Thomas1, married.......Laird, by whom he had several children in Carolina. \par \par Robert2 his brother, married Fanny Cunningham, by whom he had Robert8, William6, Elizabeth3, \par \par Martha1 and Margaret6.........Carolina. \par \par Charles2, his brother, married\'85\'85McIlhenny; had a large family in Carolina. \par \par William2, son of James1, and Mary Simpson, married Catharine \par Wilson; emigrated from Ireland; settled at Swarata; had James6, \par John7, William7 who died young, Sarah2, Mary3, and Robert9. \par \par Ann1, sister of William, married David Caldwell1; emigrated to Pennsylvania'; moved to Carolina; had a family of children. After the death of D. Caldwell she married Robert Harris2, son of Robert1 \par and Dorothy Wiley. \par \par James3, son of James Harris1 and Mary Simpson, never \par married, and is at this time (Dec. 20, 1801) living -with his sister- \par in-law, widow of his half brother, John2, at Mifflintown, Mifflin Co., \par Penn\'92a. \par \par John Harris2, son of James Harris1 and Jane McClure, first mar- \par ried Jane Poer, daughter of Alexander Poer and Margaret Harris1, \par Mifflin, who died without issue. By his second wife, Jane, Harris1, daughter of John Harris1 and \par \par Grizzel Steel (born Feb. 7, 1724) had Jane3, James7, William8, Grizzel1, Margaret7 and Ann2........,...Penn'a. He died Feb. [28], 1794. \par \par Robert Harris3, son of Edward2 the younger and..... .married, and had Margaret8 Jane4, and \par \par Margery1. By a second wife, Margaret McIlmunn, he had Robert10, Mary4 and William9. He died \par in Carolina. \par \par Margaret Harris2, daughter of John1, and Grizzel Steel, married \par Andrew Bucbanan1, to whom she had Jane, Mary, John, James and Andrew2. They resided near Gilligordon, Donegal, Ireland. \par \par James4, son of John Harris1 and Grizzel Steel, married Elizabeth Harris3, daughter of Robert2 and Fanny Cunningham. By her he had a number of children in Carolina, where he died about 1794. \par \par Robert4, his brother, died without issue. \par \par William4, son of John Harris1 and his second wife Rebecca \par McBay, married Margaret Wilson, by whom he had John8 and a \par number of other children. They resided in South Carolina. \par \par Thomas2, brother of William4, married in South Carolina. \par \par John3, his brother, who had lived with his half brother-in-law \par John2 and- sister Jane1, went to Carolina, married...... by whom \par he had William10 and other children. After her death he married......by whom he has other \par \par children. He now resides near Mayville [or Maryville), Blount Co., Tennessee. His children are \par \par William10,John Baird, Elizabeth4, Robert Marklin, Mathew Handy, and Joseph Gilliland \'97\'971801.\'94 \par \par ,Rocky River (North Carolina) \par From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia \par Jump to: navigation, search \par \par Map of the Pee Dee River watershed showing the Rocky River.Rocky River rises in Iredell County near Mooresville, North Carolina. It flows south from there into Cabarrus County, where it is the principal waterway in the county. The river continues southeastward to form the line between Stanly County, North Carolina, Union County, North Carolina, and Anson County, North Carolina. It empties into the Great Pee Dee River just below Norwood, North Carolina at the junction of Stanly County, Montgomery County, North Carolina, Anson County, North Carolina, and Richmond County, North Carolina at the foot of the Uwharrie Mountains. \par \par Rocky River This North Carolina state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. \par \par Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_River_%28North_Carolina%29" \par \par JOHN II A ? ? IS, BKOTHEROF T1IOUAS \par Captain Thomas Harris, the Indian \par trader, had a brother John, who probably \par resided for a time in Lancaster county, \par Pa., then went to Maryland, and afterwards \par to the Carolinas. John was the \par oldest of the family and must have been \par born as early as 1690. He married \par twice; firet. Grizzel Stee!, by whom he \par had four children: Margaret, Jane, Robert \par and James; secondly, Rebecca McBay, \par by whom also he had four children: \par William, Elizabeth, Thomas and Jrvhn. \par Of these children, Jane was born in February, \par 1724, married as his second wife, \par her father's full cousin, John Harris, the \par founder of Mifflintown, about 1753. died \par at Mifflintown January 11, 1807, and was \par buried beside her husband. This Jane \par is the mother of all of her husband's RKV. HUGH MORRISON. One ofthe earliest Presbyterian minis- \'95 ters in Buffalo Valley (now in Union I county) to engage in pastoral work was i the Rev. Hugh Morrison. He was born j in Ireland in 1756, studied theology and I came to this country in 1786, "a licensed | candidate from the Presbytery." May I 18. 1786, he was admitted by the Presby- |tery of Donegal, and the following year I he 'received a cail from the Buffalo Cross I Roads Presbyterian church's congrega- ltion, in connection with the churches of I Northumberland and Sunbury. The i former church had been organized in I 1773. and was the oldest in the valley. Mr. Morrison accepted the call, and in ' October. 1787, Jx-came the settled pastor i of the Cross Roads church, as well as of those at Northumberland and Snn- i bury. It was agreed that he should receive a salary of \'a375 per annum from the Cross Roads church, but there is 'nothing on record to rihow what he was * to receive from the other congregations. I He seems to have been well satisfied, I however, for he straightway purchased a small' property at the Cross Roads, and j very likely engaged in farming on a small ' Renie, as was the custom of early Pres- i byterian ministers, to assist them in liv- i ing. After becoming settled in his new relatioa matters ran along smoothly until 1795, when violent pol\'edticas dissension? arose over Jay's celebrated treaty with Great Britain. Samuel Maclay. one of the leading members of the congregation, led the Republican party then (Democratic now), while Mr. Morrison took sides with the Federalists. Public feeling became greatly inflamed. Meetings were held all over the country and the treaty}
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