EIGHTH GENERATION

139. Josiah G. HARRIS was born on Jun 19 1787 in Hyde Co., North Carolina. He signed a will on Mar 2 1864. He died on May 21 1868 in Swanquarter, North Carolina. He had an estate probated on May 21 1868.

He was married to C. COFFEE on Aug 20 1805 in Hyde Co., North Carolina. C. COFFEE died before 1834. Josiah G. HARRIS and C. COFFEE had the following children:

child+286 i. Benjamin F. HARRIS.
child+287 ii. William HARRIS.
child+288 iii. Simon Gordon HARRIS.
child+289 iv. Eleanor (Ella) HARRIS.

He was married to Sallie Sarah JORDAN (daughter of John Robert JORDAN and Nancy MAYE) on Feb 16 1834. Sallie Sarah JORDAN was born on Jul 27 1809 in Hyde Co., North Carolina. She died about 1868 in Hyde Co., North Carolina. Josiah G. HARRIS and Sallie Sarah JORDAN had the following children:

child290 i. Priscilla Jane HARRIS was born about 1834 in Hyde Co., North Carolina. She died after 1868.
child+291 ii. Mary Jordan HARRIS.
child+292 iii. Nancy Moss HARRIS.
child+293 iv. Martha "Mag" A. HARRIS.
child294 v. Jordan M. HARRIS was born on Aug 7 1844. He's listed as 6 in the 1850 census. He died on Dec 28 1867. He had an estate probated in May 1868.
child295 vi. James R. HARRIS was born about 1846 in Swanquarter, North Carolina. He's listed as 4 in the 1850 census. He died on Jan 29 1863 in Richmond, Virginia. I'm not sure that he's Josiah's son. He's the same age as Jabez in the census...... Need to research still.

James was in Company I - H 33rd Infantry as a corporal.
child+296 vii. Jabez H. (Kingsbury) HARRIS.
child+297 viii. Eliza HARRIS.
child+298 ix. Sarah Elizabeth HARRIS.

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