Harris

More 2015 research into HARRIS family

EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTER BOOKS OF THE PARISH OF CORNWORTHY.

Devon & Cornwall Association Transactions p 476 -7 ....

found in http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Report_and_Transactions_-_the_Devonshire_Association_for_the_v25_1000754440/481

"Edward Harris, son of Walter Harris, of Monmouthshire, was the first who settled in Cornworthy. He (the said Edward) married two wives. He died 1592

By the first wife he had a son named

I Thomas Harris ** by his second wife Ann/Agnes, daughter of William Huckmore of Devon who afterwards married Henry Pomeroy son of Richard of Totnes & his wife Eleanor Coker
he had

II. Arthur Harris of Churston in Devon, living in 1620, who married twice,

married 1st Honor, daughter of John Wills of Northwick,

married 2nd Philippa, daughter of Richard Duke, of Otterton, in Devon, esq. UI. 

III Susan/Suzanna Harris, married (in 1586) Henrie Fortiscue son of John Fortescue of Wood in the Parish of Woodleigh, Devon, and had issue

1st Agnes Fortiscue (in 1588) who married Robert Tokerman (in 1615),

2nd Bridget Fortescue (in 1592), who married John Francis of Dartmouth (in 1615),

3'* Edward Fortiscue (in 1602)

** Sir Thomas Harris, Knight, of Cornworthy, Sergeant at Law, the eldest son and heir of Edward Harris, was M.P. for Okehampton, 27 year of Elizabeth (1585), for Bossiney* or Bosinney in Cornwall in the 35"^ (1593), and 39"* (1597), and for Truro in the 43"* thereof (1601).

He married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Pomeroy and daughter-in-law of Mr. Edward Harris, (27'** December 1573) issue were

"I. Annys [alias Ann] (1574) married to Sir Thomas Southwell, Knight, of Suffolk.

"II. Sir Edward Harris (His heir) christened Dec. 13"* 1575. "

III. Christopher (slain in the wars at Ostend).

"IV. Honour* (in 1578) married to Sir Hugh Harris, a Knight of Scotland. "

Sir Edward Harris of Cornworthy, Knight, the son and heir of Sir Thomas, was also of the Law, and Lord chief justice of Munster in Ireland.

Only three daughters survived him. One of them, "the Lady Elizabeth Harris," was baptised the 15"^ April, 1603. It appears that this "Lady Elizabeth Harris" was living in 1659.

I Agnes Fortiscue, who married Robert Tuckerman, had issue.

A daughter baptised 5'** February 1617. "

II. James Fortiscue, christened 2'* March 1627."

* Bossiney - Formerly a borough and market-town in the parish of Tintagel. " So spelt in the MS.

Henry Pomeroy d 1487 married 1st Alice Ralegh by whom he had his children.

St Clere, Richard,  and Thomas and 2 daughters

His 2nd wife was Alice Cammell, widow of both Henry Barrett &Thomas Gyle.
They had a son Henry born about 1481 when Anna died.

Anna's daughter by her 1st husband was  Joanna Barrett who  married William Kelloway  and had children including Agnes . 


Agnes Kelloway , granddaughter of Anna Cammell was married in about 1478 to Thomas Pomeroy;    she must have been 20 years or more younger than him.

 After Thomas died in 1493 she married Thomas Bowring Esq., who in 1494  became Lord Chief Justice in Ireland

Her children were 

Richard who married Elinor Coker ,

Henry who married Agnes Huckmore daughter of a William Huckmore .

Anne who married Hengscott 

Thomasine who married William Barrett.

William Pomeroy, was  son of Henry Pomeroy and Agnes Huckmore- there is a single record of him buying property in 1581 

 After Henry Pomeroy died  Agnes married Edward Harris & when she died in 1601 she was, a very rich woman. She left her property in Totnes to her son Richard Pomeroy.
Their daughter Elizabeth married Thomas Harris Sergeant at Law ( Barrister)

Thomas Harris on 27 Dec. 1573  married Elizabeth  Pomeroy  daughter of Henry Pomeroy of Colquite, in St Mabyn in Cornwall.

They  had 2 sons and 2 daughters and made a settlement of the manor in 1597 on his son's marriage
In 1603 conveyed it outright to his son Edward Harris  - Chief Justice of Munster 1620

Edward Harris conveyed Colquite to Sir Henry Spiller in 1618 (PH/10) for the consideration of £2000 paid by Thomas Howard Earl of Suffolk,
the kinsman and heir of the last Viscount Bindon who died in 1610.

  Colquite is near Wadebridge which in North Cornwall coast-

 I have not found anything to confirm Harris's actual presence there but as owner he might not have been in residence .There are a number of leases - all assigned outside the Harris family.

 Thomas Bindon's  elder brother Henry succeeded to the title and at least as early as 1583 Thomas Howard agreed to convey to his brother the manor of Colquite (PH/1). On 28 March, 1587 he leased it to Henry lord Howard for two lives (PH/2), and on the following day ceded the manor to his brother for 89 years. Henry lord Howard agreed to stand seized of Colquite to the use of his son-in-law Arthur Gorges in 1589 (PH/3).

 Before his death in 1590 Henry lord Howard had assigned his interest to his son-in-law, who, after an earlier assignment, (PH/4) mortgaged the manor of Colquite to Thomas Harris, sergeant-at-law in 1594. This became absolute the same year (PH/6). Thomas Harris made a settlement of the manor in 1597 on his son's marriage (PH/7) and in 1603 conveyed it outright to his son Edward Harris (PH/8).

Edward Harris conveyed Colquite to Sir Henry Spiller in 1618 (PH/10) for the consideration of £2000 paid by Thomas Howard Earl of Suffolk, the kinsman and heir of the last Viscount Bindon who died in 1610.

https://www.hooelake.org/2009/12/vanished-glories-of-radford-house/

Anne Harris, b 1573 daughter of Sir Thomas Harris  by his wife Elizabeth Pomeroy  

1st On June 24, 1594 she was married to Thomas Southwell of Spixworth,  Born: 1575, Wood Rising, Norfolk, England son of  Richard SOUTHWELL &  Alice CORNWALLIS

 Children:

1.  Elizabeth SOUTHWELL b. 1599 who married  Sir John Dowdall, a wealthy settler in County Limerick, Ireland.  In 1641 she became famed for having defended Kilfinny Castle, County Limerick, against the insurgents during the Irish Rebellion. 


2.  Frances SOUTHWELL b. 1601 who married  William Lenthall & d. 1643 

Their 2nd son William 1591–1662) became an English politician of the Civil War period. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons for a period of almost twenty years, both before and after the execution of King Charles I.
He defied of the king on 4 January 1642 when Charles entered the chamber of the House of Commons, supported by 400 armed men, in an attempt to seize five members whom he accused of treason. When Charles asked Lenthall where the five were, Lenthall famously replied "I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as this House is pleased to direct me".
It was the first time in English history that a speaker of the House of Commons had declared his allegiance to the liberty of parliament rather than the will of the monarch.


Anne Harris become Lady Southwell, when Thomas was knighted in 1603. At Cornworthy the seat of the Harris family she founded a school for the children of the village poor.
Thomas Southwell died: 12 Jun 1626.  Shortly after that she made her 2nd marriage retaining her title of Anne, Lady Southwell.

Anne's 2nd husband was Captain Henry Sibthorpe  a soldier and administrator in Ireland. Some time after 1627 they left Ireland to live in Clerkenwell, London, moving to Acton in 1631.

Anne, Lady Southwell was a poet, writing from a strongly Calvinist viewpoint & Sibthorpe became her mentor & editor.  She often wrote about prominent people & together they created a book that contained Anne's works and examples of texts by other writers.  He died in 1626  & she died , in Acton,  in 1636
Monumental Inscription Anne Harris  born Cornworthy in 1573 , widow of Southwell & widow of Sibthorpe she died  1636 age 63  St Mary Acton.

More about her writing here at the University of Warwick 

HARRIS, of Hayne in the Parish of Lifton

John Harris, brother of John Harris of Radford, married a daughter & heir of Stone of Lifton 

They had Children 

William, and four daughters, who married to Piper, Jackman, Cole, Allen.

William Harris of Stone, married Thomasin Hayne daughter and co-heir of Walter Hayne of Hayne, d 1547
They had  Children

John Harris and Wilmot who married William Foster of Hole in Devon.

John Harris (the king's sergeant-at-law in the time of Edward VI.,) married Elizabeth Kelly , daughter to Michael Kelly of Radcliffe and Southweek, esq.,

children were William, John, Oliver, Anthony, Arthur, Alice, married John Wise of Sydenham, esq.; Wilmot, married John Trevelyan, of Nettlecomb in Somerset, esq.

William Harris, of Hayne, esq., married Mary Grenville. daughter of Sir Fulk Grevill, of Beauchamp-Court, Warwick. knight,
Children were Arthur. Elizabeth, Blanch, Ysod, Katharine.

Arthur married Margaret. daughter and heir of John Davils, of Mexland in Devon, esq., & had children

John, Arthur Harris, recorder of Great-Torrington, who married Elizabeth Giffard sister to Colonel Giffard of Brightlegh they hd no children.

John Harris married first a sister of Sir Wyndham of Orchard-Wyndham, and secondly, Cordelia Mohun . daughter to the Lord Mohun of Boconnock in Cornwall, they had children
Sir Arthur Harris. bart.; who married a daughter of Turner, of London. knight, They had no children & the estate fell to Harris of Cornwall.  


HARRIS, of Lanrest in Cornwall

John Harris married Ann Becket , daughter of Becket. of Cornwall, esq., & his wife JoanTotewill , daughter Of William Totewil,  They had children :

 John; whose 1st  marriage was to KatharineTremayne , daughter of Thomas Tremayne of Collacomb,  Joan 

whose 2nd marriage was to Anthony Samuel. of Restormel in Cornwall.

John Harris & his first wife had children 

Elizabeth, who married to John Varey of Varey;)

Philippa, who first to John Prouz, of Comb-Martin, esq.,2nd married  to Jenkin Franklin of Wales 

Katharine, who married  John Davis of Trevaster in Cornwall 

John Harris's  2nd marriage was to Jane, daughter of William Harris, sister and heir to Sir Christopher Harris, of Radford, knight,

They had children

John Harris 
Jane Harris  who married to John Dillon, fifth son of Henry Dillon, of Chymwel, esq.:

His 3rd marriage was to Thomasin Copleston, daughter of a younger brother of Warleigh house, and they had issue

Frances, married to Thomas Deswel, of Pendennis, Cornwall.

John Harris of Lanrest and Radford, esq, married Joan Hert , daughter and heir of Robert Hert of Stoke-Climsland,
their children were

Robert,

Pearce,

Cecily,  who married to John Pollexfen of Kitley;)

Mary, married; 

Bridget, married to Richard Hillersdon, of Membland, esq 

Christopher. The  heir, married Gertude, daughter of Sir Bernard Grenvile, of Stow in Cornwall, knight, and died without children

John the second son was his brother's heir


The New World

The little Harbourne river separates  Cornworthy village the seat of the HArris family  from the parish of Ashprington that was the seat of Sir Edward Giles, MP  whose grandsons, Edward Giles  [son Matthew, 1604-1667], Thomas Giles, and Matthew Giles, were American colonists, on ships sailing out of Bristol. 

It can not be ascertained whether the Giles family of Ashprington produced  the Mary Giles who married a son of Captain Thomas Harris in Virginia.


Audry "Adria"  Hoare Born before 25 Aug 1604 in St Mary's, Aylesbury, Bucks, daughter of Thomas Hoare and Julyan Tripplett

Wife of Thomas Harris — married before 1623 in Neck of Land, Charles Cittie, Colony of Virginia

Mother of Mary Ligon and William Harris   She  died about 11 Nov 1635 age 31 in Neck of Land, Charles Cittie, Colony of Virginia

Captain Thomas Harris Born 21 May 1580 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, family unknown

1st wife  Audry Hoare — married before 1623 in Neck of Land, Charles Cittie, Colony of Virginia.
Children were  Mary Ligon and William Harris Sr

2nd wife  Joane born about  in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, Eng & widow of William Vincent— married after 11 Nov 1635
Thomas Died 30 Mar 1658 at age 77 in Curles Plantation, Henrico, Colony of Virginia. No children have been found for this couple.
 

The 1624 Muster for the settlement at Neck of Land includes  the names &  what I presumes wre the ships they arrived in
William Vincent, age 39, by the Mary & James (no date)  & Joane, his wife, age 42

  Thomas Harris, age 38, by the Prosperous, May 1611-- Adria, his wife, age 23, by the Marmaduke, Nov 1621

  Ann  Woodlasse, their kinswoman, age 7

  Elizabeth a servant, age 15, by Margaret & John 1620

  John Price, age 40, by Star (no date)  Ann, his wife, age 21, by Francis Bonaventure, Aug 1620

   Mary a child, 3 months

An analysis of the land patent records in Cavaliers and Pioneers shows that the properties for William Vincent, Thomas Harris, and John Price stretched along the second curl of the James River from north to south in that same order. The area today is called Curles Neck and is the site of an archaeological project on the old Curles Plantation.

Joane Vincent, the wife of William Vincent is the ONLY person with the name of "Joane" in the 1624 muster list for the "Neck of Land" settlement.

Wikitree has the  story as far as it goes 

THOMAS HARRIS & THEORIES ABOUT HIS ORIGINS