The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

379. HARRIS-Matthew Harris in 1774
 patented 400 acres of land on the waters
 of Totier, which he afterward sold to
 John Harris. It is believed he soon re-
 moved to the present territory of Nelson.
 He married Miss Lee, and had two sons
 William and Lee. Lee married Miss Phil
 ips, and his son. William Lee Harris, who
 married Elizabeth, daughter of Clayton
 Coleman, was admitted to the Albemarle
 bar in 179S. but, probably lived in the pres ent bounds of Nelson. William Harris, in all likelihood a brother of Matthew. was long one of the early and leading citizens of Albemarle. His first patent was located in Beaverdam of Hardware, in 1739. He also made entries on Totier and Green Creeks. He possessed more than 2G00 acres of land. He established on Green Creek one of the first mills erected in that part of the country. In 1746, the year after the county was organ ized, he was appointed one of the magis- trates. He died in 17Ss. His wife was Mary Netherland and his children Mat thew, Sarah, the wife of Mosby, Eliza beth, the wife of John Diggs; Catharine. the wife of a Steger; John. William, Mary the wife of Woodfok; Benjamin. Ann, the wife of Hawes Coleman, and Judith the wife of George Coleman. Mat thew married Miss Tate and had fifteen 05) children Among them was Schuyler, who married Frances Blades. He lived two miles north of Covesvllle, and died in 1903. His son, Wm. B., married Eliza beth. daughter of Andrew Hart, was the father of Alfred and Wm. Henry; was a magistrate of the county and died in 1862, Matthew, who married Miss Blades and had a large family, of which the only one living is venerable Lloyd liar ris. now living near Warren. Henry l.. who became a member of the Albemarle bar in 1908; married his cousin Mary, da aughter of Benjamin Harirs and died in 1915, and whose daughters, Mary and Cornelia, were the wives respectively of Dr. Daniel E. Watson and pr. Vim. D. Bray. and Mary, the wife of Barnett. and mother of Nathan J., who lived near Covesville, and was for many years Sur veyor of the County. Sarah Mosby was the grandmother of Alfred. the father of Col. John s. Mosby of Confederate fame. Elizabeth. the wife of John Diggs, was the mother of nine children of whom Elizabeth became the wife of Rev. Isaac Darnelle, an Episcopal clergyman. Char lotte the wife of Win. Moon Dorothy the wife of Marshall Durrett; Nancy the wife of James Durrett, and Lucy the wife of Dabney Carr of North Garden. John Harris, at the time of his death in 1882 was the wealthiest man in the county. He was appointed a magistrate in 1897. He was twice married, first to Frances Rowzy. and second to Sarah, widow of Robert Barclay. He left no children. William married Miss Wagstaf and had eight children, among them were William B, and Frances, the wife of Lewis Nich- olas. Vim. B. married Elizabeth daugh- ter of Samuel Woods. and was the father of Wm. H., who married Mary J. Way land, He died in 1887. Benjamin was a man of great wealth, was appointed a magistrate in 1791. He married Mary, da ughter of Samuel Woods, and had elev- en children. Among them were pr. Vim. A. who married his cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of Schuyler Harris, and Col. George w, who died in 1871 Ann, wife of Hawes Coleman. was the grandmother of Mary, the wife of Dr. Charles Ev- erett. One of the early settlers on Doyles River was Robert Harris. He obtained patents for nearly 5000 acres in that vi cinity, his first entry having been made in 175O. His death took place in l'6o. He and his wife, Mourning. had ten chll- dren, Christopher. Robert. Tyree, James, William, Lucy, the wife of Wm. shelton, Sarah, the wife of John Rodes, -, the wife of Wm. Dalton. Mourning, the wife of John Jonett, and Elizabeth, the wife of Wm Crawford. Robert was captain in the Revolutionary War, and Eemoved to Surry County. N. C. William died early in 1776, and Christopher in 1194. James died in l792. He and his wife, Mary, had ten children: Thomas, Joel, Nathan. James, Lucy, the wife of Thom- as Crubbs: Mourning. the wife of Cor nel!us Maupiu; Sarah, the wife of James Harrison, Susan, the wife of Nicholas Burnley. Ann. the wife of -a Haden, and Jane, the wife of Dabney. Joel and