Christopher HARRIS1

HAIRSTON.org ID#7207, b. 3 February 1725, d. 1794
Father*Major Robert HARRIS1 d. 1765
Birth*Christopher HARRIS was born on 3 February 1725 in Hanover County, Virginia.1,2 
He was the son of Major Robert HARRIS.1 
Marriage*Christopher HARRIS married Mary DABNEY on 22 February 1745.2 
Death Spouse*His wife, Mary Dabney, died about 1762.1 
Marriage*Christopher HARRIS married Agnes MCCORD, daughter of Johannes "John" MCCORD and Isabell (surname unknown), about 1763.1,2 
WillChristopher HARRIS was mentioned in the will of Johannes "John" MCCORD on 2 March 1764 in Moremans River, Albemarle County, Virginia; On March 2, 1764, John McCord Senior, of Moremans River, left a will. He mentions his wife (without her name), sons John, Benjamin and William. He also mentions Christopher Harris. - Albemarle Will Book 2, pages 158-159. Family Search Library Film #7643846, image 89-90.3,4
Residence*Christopher HARRIS and Agnes MCCORD lived in 1790 in Madison County, Kentucky; In 1790, Christopher and Agnes Harris moved to Madison County, Kentucky.1 
Death*Christopher HARRIS died in 1794 in Madison County, Kentucky.1,2 
Probate*His estate was probated on 4 March 1794 in Madison County, Kentucky.2 

Family 1

Mary DABNEY d. a 1762

Family 2

Agnes MCCORD b. 21 Dec 1740, d. 1815

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3454] Lofquist, Margaret U., The Genenealogical Record of Some McCord Families in America 1965, Ancestry.com.
  2. [S3582] Maupin, Socrates, Eugene Maupin, and Dorothy Maupin Shaffett. The Story of Gabriel And Marie Maupin: Huguenot Refugees to Virginia In 1700. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1994., unknown repository.
  3. [S3210] Miller, W. Harris. History and Genealogies of the Families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Wallace, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh, and Brown (illustrated): with interspersions of notes of the families of Dabney, Reid, Martin, Broaddus, Gentry, Jarman, Jameson, Ballard, Mullins, Michie, Moberley, Covington, Browning, Duncan, Yancey, and others. Richmond, Ky.: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/loc.ark:/13960/t1jh3mm0v, unknown repository.
  4. [S3588] King, J. E. S. (1940). Abstracts of wills, inventories, and administration accounts of Albemarle County, Virginia (1748-1800) Amherst County, Virginia (1761-1800).
    https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/99022, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Last Edited22 Jul 2023