Col. William Claiborne Harris was the son of Maj. Robert Harris, born 1630 in Glamorgan, Wales, who died 1730 in Hanover Co., VA. William's mother, Mary (Claiborne) Rice, was born 1630 in King William Co., VA and died 9 Feb 1710 at Doswell, Hanover Co., VA. Mary Claiborne was the daughter of Col. William Claiborne, the first Secretary of the Virginia Colony.
In 1695, Col. William Claiborne Harris married Temperance Overton, daughter of William Overton, the immigrant, and his wife, Mary Waters. This William Overton was the son of Colonel Overton, Governor of Hull, England, under Oliver Cromwell and later commanded a brigade at Dunbar and Inver Keithing.
In 1695, Col. William Claiborne Harris married Temperance Overton, daughter of William Overton, the immigrant, and his wife, Mary Waters. This William Overton was the son of Colonel Overton, Governor of Hull, England, under Oliver Cromwell and later commanded a brigade at Dunbar and Inver Keithing.
Col. William Claiborne Harris was the son of Maj. Robert Harris, born 1630 in Glamorgan, Wales, who died 1730 in Hanover Co., VA. William's mother, Mary (Claiborne) Rice, was born 1630 in King William Co., VA and died 9 Feb 1710 at Doswell, Hanover Co., VA. Mary Claiborne was the daughter of Col. William Claiborne, the first Secretary of the Virginia Colony.
In 1695, Col. William Claiborne Harris married Temperance Overton, daughter of William Overton, the immigrant, and his wife, Mary Waters. This William Overton was the son of Colonel Overton, Governor of Hull, England, under Oliver Cromwell and later commanded a brigade at Dunbar and Inver Keithing.
In 1695, Col. William Claiborne Harris married Temperance Overton, daughter of William Overton, the immigrant, and his wife, Mary Waters. This William Overton was the son of Colonel Overton, Governor of Hull, England, under Oliver Cromwell and later commanded a brigade at Dunbar and Inver Keithing.
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