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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Private
Birth: abt 1722 / / NJ Death: abt 1786 / / KY
Qualifying Service Description:
Soldier in Colonel George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment
Additional References:
Official Plat Book of Clark's Grant in Clark County, Indiana, William Clark, 1789-1810
Author: Dwayne Meyer
Samuel Harris Born about 1722 in New Jersey died about 1786. His is the son of Samuel Harris and Rachel Johnson of Cumberland County New Jersey. Samuel, son of Samuel and Sarah, was baptized in July of 1765 at the Cohansey Bapist Church along with Susannah Harris. In 1773 Samuel’s father died in Cumberland County New Jersey and left Samuel 10 shillings, Samuel then moved to the Wheeling (West) Virginia vicinity, then Ohio County Virginia. January 2nd 1777 Samuel is at Fort Henry and signed as one of the petitioners in the letter to Wm. Harrod stating they will have to abandon the fort if there is no relief for the militia. Samuel is on the List of Soldiers who took the Oath of Allegiance in Ohio County Virginia September 4th 1777. In March 20, 1778 Samuel is listed in Capt. Samuel Masons Company of militia of Ohio County Virginia. Samuel with his sons enlisted in Capt. Wm. Harrods Company and traveled down the Ohio and was on duty at the Falls of the Ohio from 27 May to 8 December 1779. Samuel (Sr.) and his sons John Mayhew, Samuel (Jr.), and James all are awarded 108 acres of land in the Clarks Grant lottery drawing for service in the Illinois regiment under George Rogers Clark. All of them assigned their rights for cash to John Clark. Samuel’s son Stephen did not receive a lottery grant in the drawing. Samuel was later killed battle with the Indian tribes near Louisville Kentucky. His son, John Mayhew Harris escaped; Samuel was reported to have 16 bullet holes in his body. December 3, 1782, the following persons were entitled by an Act of Assembly passed May last to 400 acres of land each, and it was ordered that the County Surveyor lay off to them according. Susannah Harris is listed along with James, Ruth, and John Mayhew Harris. Samuel is not on the 1787 tax list of Virginia; Susannah is listed as the tithe with the sons listed under her name. This indicates Samuel was probably killed sometime before the 1787 tax list was completed. The Harris family settled in the area what would become Hardin county Kentucky.. Susannah Mayhew, her name continues in the Nelson County Tax lists through the year 1793. Hardin becomes a county in Kentucky in 1792. .Children James Harris b: ABT 1759 in New Jersey Samuel Harris b: Bfr 1761 John Mayhew Harris b: 1761 in New Jersey Ruth Harris b: ABT 1762 Stephen Harris b: ABT 1765 Hannah Harris b: 1 Jul 1767 Reuben Harris b: ABT 1775 Benjamin Harris b: ABT 1787 in Nelson co VA (KY)
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