The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31

/ Ihc ohllurcn or Captain John Wutts
and Margaret Pollard wcre:
Beaufort Taylor Watts. born April
/ 10. 1859.
Matilda Watts. born December 20.
I 1920.
! Eliza Kynnion Watts. born Deeem-
/ Der II. 1902.
Braxton Watts. born January ls.
/ 1895.
/ Richard Watts, born April is 1877.
/ Louisa Watts. born May SO 1899.
! Narcissa Watts. born May 20. 1901.
John Pollard Watts, born July is,
1903.
b Cornelia Watts. born July %. 1905.
Elvira Watts, horn August IS. 1907.
! Peggy Watts. born October 1, 1909.
James Watts. youngest son of James
Watts and Susannah Taylor. was not
IN the Revolution on ncoonnt OF his
youth. That is known to be a fact.
There Is a tradition in the family
that James Watts. ST.. husband of
Susannah Taylor Watts, dying whllo
the Revolution was in progress. SUI
sannah Taylor Watts decided to re-
turn to Virginia and did so. but. after
q year or SO, became dissatisfied, and
returned to her old homo I'm South
/ Carolina. There is also n tradition that
john Watts was n captain and was at
the battles around the Nincty-fiX Fort.
Tio must have entered the war when
but Il lad, II no was only forty-cight
when no died In 1912. OF the fact
that he died in 1912 there is no ques-
ton. for every child he had Is named
In the Will on record here, Judge or
probate's Office. Laurens. s. c. He
may have enlisted in Virginia when
/ his mother went there on the visit
Can anybody unravel this problem?
| in your Genealogical Column of DC
tobcr 30, 1911. 1 saw the following
statements:
! THE HAIRLESS are all CT ono origin"
! ''They arc all of pure Celtic blood
{! and camc from Wales"
! The Virginia branch sprang from
Henry Harris, of Glamorgau. Wales
who, in 1901, was granted ten miles
square OF land BY King William and
James River some miles above Rich
mond In Powhatan county. Va"
I Harrises of nm EnSiiEh Line.
I Sir William Harriss, or Crixes
I (Crixeth). and Workman Mortimer, F;s-
sex. England. He was incorporation Of
l"GenesiB OF the United States" page
913). He was knighted at whitehall,
July %. 1903 (sec LIE Neve's "Cata-
logue OF Knights"), and married Alice.
daughter of Sir Thomas Smythe. St
| (see Americans Of Royal Descent" by
Charles H. Browning, vol. %. Sir
/ William Harris and his wife Alice.
daughter of Sir Thomas smythe. of
1 Weston Ranges. In Kent. had eight
children.
Sir Arthur Harris, Of Crixes. eldest
son and incorporation of third Virginia
charter (160916l4l. NJ. p. born 1854,
died 1882; married first Alice, wife of
Sir Henry Mlldmay, OF Grayes, Essex,
"a cousin OF Governor Winthrop" John
Harris, born 1852, fourth son, NJ p
1914, an incorporation OF third Virginia
| charter, who was probably the John
Harris who had been In Virginia sew
eral years. when in 1879. he was Bur-
gees OF Shirley Hundred (see Neil's
| Virginia Carolorum'o. william Har-
ris, of Ltncoln's Inn. Middlesex, second
son, and Thomas. third sonne' (see
ESSEX Visitations," 1922.
| Thomas Harris, Gent" ESQ styled
In records of Virginia Company; 500
Browns Genesis of United States").
| third son, born 1886. He was subscrib-
charter (January-November. 5000. and
paid in 20 pounds fsee Browns
Genesis of United StatesD. He had
two wives. whose surnamee have not
been prosorved-Adria and Joane.
Major William Harris. juhtioe of
Henrico county, and member OF tho
House OF BurEesse5. 1652-3.6-7-S; ap-
pointed By the Assembly in December.
1855, major of the Charles City regi-
ment; his will dated April 20, 1878,
proved February |, 1878 Issue by his
wife Lucy:
Thomas Harris, of Henrico county,
his Will dated October {, 1920, prov ed
September. 1746; John Harris. OF King
William Parish. Cumberland county.
VIII dated March 2s. proved May. 1861,
Issue.
These English IIarrises and their
legion of descendants in Virginia.
Rhode Island and numerous other
States of the Union have been from the
beginning to the present potent powers
in the origin. establishment, mntntcn-
ance OF the American nation.
/ 1t would be interesting to many of
the Harrlscs II the gcnealogist OF
Henry Harris. of Glamorgan. Wales."
would establish the relation between
that branch of Harrlses and the limo
which follows You Will note that this
line antedatcs Henry Harris. of Gia-
morgan, Wales. 1t is rs follows
l. Robert Harris. from Wales to
Virginia, about 1850. married Mrs Rice
(widow) neo Mary ClaiLourne. young
est daughter of Colonel William Clai-
bourne (nrst secretary OF Virginia
Colony and Elizabeth Brister. his
wife. (Notes by Funk Rodcs, ST. Louis,
MOI
Son OF Robert Harris:
William Harris. born about 1870,
narrer temperance Overton, born
about 1876. daughter OF William
Overton and Peggio Garland, his wife,
and granddaughter OF William Overton,
cmigrant, and his wife. Mary Wisterc
(Notes by Funk Rodes, of ST. Louis,
MOI
Son of William Harris:
Major Robert Harris. born about
100. married Mourning Gum. This
Robert Harris WAS member OF the
House of Burgesses from Hanover
county, Va. 1736-840-42-43, but re-
signed 1144 to become surveyor. Glen
ing's Statutes.)
/ have names and dates of their chill
dren and of our line OF descendants to
present date. NJ All
Sydnor-GnrInnd-'rho
VINO were the parents of William