Silas was the son of Samuel Harris and Sarah Johnson, who are buried a few miles away at the Old Cohansey Burial Ground.
Around 1762, he married his first wife, Mary Jones. Her father may have been Andrew Jones. They had five children:
James (born 1763)
Jones (born 1764)--married Mary Ann "Polly" Clark and Sarah Stewart
Andrew (born 1765)--married Ann Jennings
Sarah (born May 12, 1766)--married Jeremiah Keen
Silas Jr. (born Nov 8, 1768)--married Annaritta Wright
Silas' wife Mary died around 1770, shortly after the birth of their son Silas Jr. It is not known where she was buried. But she was certainly not buried in the cemetery behind the New Cohansey Baptist Church on Roadstown Road, because that church was not even completed until the late spring of 1803.
Silas got remarried around 1774, to Mary Jackson. (It is strongly believed that her last name was Jackson.) They had two children:
Margaret (born 1776)--married Daniel Noble
Samuel (born 1783)--married Mary Wood
Silas was a deacon in the New Cohansay Baptist Church, on Roadstown Road.
His second wife Mary died on July 15, 1808. He bought a family plot in the cemetery behind the New Cohansey Baptist Church, and she was the first person to be buried in that plot.
When Silas died, he was buried next to her.
Two years before the death of his second wife, on September 10, 1806, Silas wrote a letter to his son Jones, who was then living in Cincinnati. In it, he said that his wife Mary had been ill since December of 1805. He wrote that, on March 26, 1806, she had "two very hard convulsion fits" that partially paralyzed her. He also wrote that she "had been bled 14 or 15 times." She was confined to bed. Silas signed the letter as "your affectionate father," and his wife Mary signed it as "stepmother." Silas' daughter Margaret signed the letter as "your half-sister." So this is proof that Margaret had a different mother than Jones. In other words, Jones' mother was Silas' first wife Mary Jones, and Margaret's mother was Silas' second wife Mary Jackson.
Also buried in this family plot with Silas and his second wife Mary are three of his grandchildren who were born to his daughter Margaret and her husband Daniel Noble, and who died very young: Mark (died 8-22-1820); Thomas (died 10-27-1823); and Elmina (died 9-18-1824).
Also buried in this family plot is a young man named William Coleman, who was identified as being a "grandson by marriage" to Silas. He died on 4-15-1829. And there is another boy identified as being a "son of William Coleman." He died on 1-14-1821. However, it is not yet known who William Coleman was. Perhaps Silas' second wife was actually a widow, and she had a daughter who had married William Coleman, and this was him and their son?
Also buried in this family plot is an unnamed son of Catherine Davis, who died on 6-14-1811. But it is not yet known who she was, or what her relationship was to Silas.
Around 1762, he married his first wife, Mary Jones. Her father may have been Andrew Jones. They had five children:
James (born 1763)
Jones (born 1764)--married Mary Ann "Polly" Clark and Sarah Stewart
Andrew (born 1765)--married Ann Jennings
Sarah (born May 12, 1766)--married Jeremiah Keen
Silas Jr. (born Nov 8, 1768)--married Annaritta Wright
Silas' wife Mary died around 1770, shortly after the birth of their son Silas Jr. It is not known where she was buried. But she was certainly not buried in the cemetery behind the New Cohansey Baptist Church on Roadstown Road, because that church was not even completed until the late spring of 1803.
Silas got remarried around 1774, to Mary Jackson. (It is strongly believed that her last name was Jackson.) They had two children:
Margaret (born 1776)--married Daniel Noble
Samuel (born 1783)--married Mary Wood
Silas was a deacon in the New Cohansay Baptist Church, on Roadstown Road.
His second wife Mary died on July 15, 1808. He bought a family plot in the cemetery behind the New Cohansey Baptist Church, and she was the first person to be buried in that plot.
When Silas died, he was buried next to her.
Two years before the death of his second wife, on September 10, 1806, Silas wrote a letter to his son Jones, who was then living in Cincinnati. In it, he said that his wife Mary had been ill since December of 1805. He wrote that, on March 26, 1806, she had "two very hard convulsion fits" that partially paralyzed her. He also wrote that she "had been bled 14 or 15 times." She was confined to bed. Silas signed the letter as "your affectionate father," and his wife Mary signed it as "stepmother." Silas' daughter Margaret signed the letter as "your half-sister." So this is proof that Margaret had a different mother than Jones. In other words, Jones' mother was Silas' first wife Mary Jones, and Margaret's mother was Silas' second wife Mary Jackson.
Also buried in this family plot with Silas and his second wife Mary are three of his grandchildren who were born to his daughter Margaret and her husband Daniel Noble, and who died very young: Mark (died 8-22-1820); Thomas (died 10-27-1823); and Elmina (died 9-18-1824).
Also buried in this family plot is a young man named William Coleman, who was identified as being a "grandson by marriage" to Silas. He died on 4-15-1829. And there is another boy identified as being a "son of William Coleman." He died on 1-14-1821. However, it is not yet known who William Coleman was. Perhaps Silas' second wife was actually a widow, and she had a daughter who had married William Coleman, and this was him and their son?
Also buried in this family plot is an unnamed son of Catherine Davis, who died on 6-14-1811. But it is not yet known who she was, or what her relationship was to Silas.
Silas was the son of Samuel Harris and Sarah Johnson, who are buried a few miles away at the Old Cohansey Burial Ground.
Around 1762, he married his first wife, Mary Jones. Her father may have been Andrew Jones. They had five children:
James (born 1763)
Jones (born 1764)--married Mary Ann "Polly" Clark and Sarah Stewart
Andrew (born 1765)--married Ann Jennings
Sarah (born May 12, 1766)--married Jeremiah Keen
Silas Jr. (born Nov 8, 1768)--married Annaritta Wright
Silas' wife Mary died around 1770, shortly after the birth of their son Silas Jr. It is not known where she was buried. But she was certainly not buried in the cemetery behind the New Cohansey Baptist Church on Roadstown Road, because that church was not even completed until the late spring of 1803.
Silas got remarried around 1774, to Mary Jackson. (It is strongly believed that her last name was Jackson.) They had two children:
Margaret (born 1776)--married Daniel Noble
Samuel (born 1783)--married Mary Wood
Silas was a deacon in the New Cohansay Baptist Church, on Roadstown Road.
His second wife Mary died on July 15, 1808. He bought a family plot in the cemetery behind the New Cohansey Baptist Church, and she was the first person to be buried in that plot.
When Silas died, he was buried next to her.
Two years before the death of his second wife, on September 10, 1806, Silas wrote a letter to his son Jones, who was then living in Cincinnati. In it, he said that his wife Mary had been ill since December of 1805. He wrote that, on March 26, 1806, she had "two very hard convulsion fits" that partially paralyzed her. He also wrote that she "had been bled 14 or 15 times." She was confined to bed. Silas signed the letter as "your affectionate father," and his wife Mary signed it as "stepmother." Silas' daughter Margaret signed the letter as "your half-sister." So this is proof that Margaret had a different mother than Jones. In other words, Jones' mother was Silas' first wife Mary Jones, and Margaret's mother was Silas' second wife Mary Jackson.
Also buried in this family plot with Silas and his second wife Mary are three of his grandchildren who were born to his daughter Margaret and her husband Daniel Noble, and who died very young: Mark (died 8-22-1820); Thomas (died 10-27-1823); and Elmina (died 9-18-1824).
Also buried in this family plot is a young man named William Coleman, who was identified as being a "grandson by marriage" to Silas. He died on 4-15-1829. And there is another boy identified as being a "son of William Coleman." He died on 1-14-1821. However, it is not yet known who William Coleman was. Perhaps Silas' second wife was actually a widow, and she had a daughter who had married William Coleman, and this was him and their son?
Also buried in this family plot is an unnamed son of Catherine Davis, who died on 6-14-1811. But it is not yet known who she was, or what her relationship was to Silas.
Around 1762, he married his first wife, Mary Jones. Her father may have been Andrew Jones. They had five children:
James (born 1763)
Jones (born 1764)--married Mary Ann "Polly" Clark and Sarah Stewart
Andrew (born 1765)--married Ann Jennings
Sarah (born May 12, 1766)--married Jeremiah Keen
Silas Jr. (born Nov 8, 1768)--married Annaritta Wright
Silas' wife Mary died around 1770, shortly after the birth of their son Silas Jr. It is not known where she was buried. But she was certainly not buried in the cemetery behind the New Cohansey Baptist Church on Roadstown Road, because that church was not even completed until the late spring of 1803.
Silas got remarried around 1774, to Mary Jackson. (It is strongly believed that her last name was Jackson.) They had two children:
Margaret (born 1776)--married Daniel Noble
Samuel (born 1783)--married Mary Wood
Silas was a deacon in the New Cohansay Baptist Church, on Roadstown Road.
His second wife Mary died on July 15, 1808. He bought a family plot in the cemetery behind the New Cohansey Baptist Church, and she was the first person to be buried in that plot.
When Silas died, he was buried next to her.
Two years before the death of his second wife, on September 10, 1806, Silas wrote a letter to his son Jones, who was then living in Cincinnati. In it, he said that his wife Mary had been ill since December of 1805. He wrote that, on March 26, 1806, she had "two very hard convulsion fits" that partially paralyzed her. He also wrote that she "had been bled 14 or 15 times." She was confined to bed. Silas signed the letter as "your affectionate father," and his wife Mary signed it as "stepmother." Silas' daughter Margaret signed the letter as "your half-sister." So this is proof that Margaret had a different mother than Jones. In other words, Jones' mother was Silas' first wife Mary Jones, and Margaret's mother was Silas' second wife Mary Jackson.
Also buried in this family plot with Silas and his second wife Mary are three of his grandchildren who were born to his daughter Margaret and her husband Daniel Noble, and who died very young: Mark (died 8-22-1820); Thomas (died 10-27-1823); and Elmina (died 9-18-1824).
Also buried in this family plot is a young man named William Coleman, who was identified as being a "grandson by marriage" to Silas. He died on 4-15-1829. And there is another boy identified as being a "son of William Coleman." He died on 1-14-1821. However, it is not yet known who William Coleman was. Perhaps Silas' second wife was actually a widow, and she had a daughter who had married William Coleman, and this was him and their son?
Also buried in this family plot is an unnamed son of Catherine Davis, who died on 6-14-1811. But it is not yet known who she was, or what her relationship was to Silas.
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