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I would like to communicate with anyone who has done research on the Harris families from Patrick Co VA or from Goinstown. I am looking for the parents of James Harris bc1810 place unknown who married 5-30-1830 in Patrick Co VA to Charlotte/Locky Bowman bc1815 place unknown. Using census records and other documents, I can’t place my James Harris in any of the Patrick Co VA families of that era. We have done yDNA on the line and match with several families in Group 6 of the Harris yDNA Surname Project, but we can’t seem to make the pedigree connection. So, I am looking for advice on where else to search. Thanks.
You might want to look thru USGenWeb and focus on searching their Virginia Archives. Here is something I ran across with just a cursory search.
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http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/patrick/courts/colreg.txt
Registration of Free People of Colour in Patrick County Virginia, 1791-1865
September 1830
JAMES HARRIS aged between 18 and 20 years, five feet three inches high, a
dark mulatto with a scar on his left cheek and in his forehead between the
eyes.
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This just happens to be where my ancestors are from so I have done a lot of searching in these archives, especially the court records.
Good luck.
You might want to check this site:
http://www.freestateofpatrick.com/nah.htm
Click around and find the excellent regional genealogy library they have in that area.
I was wondering if you have found info yet on the Harris family? I have been searching for some time on Nann Harris. It is like she just appeared and disappeared. I think she is my missing link in finding my grandfather’s Native past. I assume she was born between 1836-1840 in Va, NC or Ky. She was married to George W. Tucker in SE Kentucky. She probably died around 1870 because her husband married a second time and had more children starting around 1872. Below is a picture of her great grandson. He is obviously not pure white. I hope someone can open the door on this family. Thanks, Reba
What is the source of your information that your George Washington Tucker was first married to Nann/Nancy Harris?
Bill
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