Lunch at local IHOP March 18, 2018

IHOP Again 4/28/18

3/3/18
Misc.  I have been considering how to get photo albums and other family info passed on to my 2 children.  I use the internet for research quite a bit and this time around I looked at NM court sites and input their names.

Unfortunately I got back a good deal of information regarding the 2 children, none good info so I decided to not bother with having the family documents/photos forwarded upon my death.  They have never been in my will so nothing has to be changed there.

In the unlikely event that anyone cares I have set up blog sites with the arrest history: son - https://charleseharris.blogspot.com/, daughter -
https://lauravharris.blogspot.com, and grandson at:  https://charlesernestharris.blogspot.com/

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Just thought I would toss this in here FYI:

Another court case for the other side of the family FYI:

Natseway:  Wrongful Death

The entire appeals case runs 22 pages, mostly legal arguments.  Here are 2 pages FYI, if you need more into then pull up the entire case.

Further information is found at:

https://law.justia.com/cases/new-mexico/supreme-court/1952/5542-0.html and at

http://www.nmcompcomm.us/nmcases/NMSC/1952/1952-NMSC-104.pdf 

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Friday, May 25, 2018

The Name and Family of Harris

It is claimed by some authorities that the name of Harris is of Welsh origin and means “son of Harry.” The Christian name of Harry is a diminutive form of Henry, which was originally German. Its meaning is “chief or head of the house.” Hence, the probable meaning of Harris is “son of the head of the house.”

About 1086 one Hericues of France has a son who was called Ivo Fitz Herice or de Heris. Many of the branches of the Harris family are descended from Ivo, who became Viscount of Nottingham before 1130. The sons of Ivo were Ralph Hauseline, Robert Fitz Herice, William de Heris of Nottingham, and Humphrey Harris of Berks. The difference in surnames of men belonging to the same family, which occurs here, was quite usual at that time.

It is believed that from this line were descended most of the numerous branches which were to be found in England and Wales in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In the eighteenth century members of the family emigrated to Ireland, but the greater portion of these soon went on to America.

John Harris, of Wiltshire, England, bought from William Penn in 1681 the right to lands in the proposed Colony of Pennsylvania. These lands he left to his son, John and also Edward. The brothers, however, sold the lands, and the sons of the elder of the two, John, are believed to have been the first of this line to emigrate to America. The name of these emigrants were William, John, and Thomas.

Thomas appears on the records of Chester County, Pa., in 1747. John is on record in 1754 in Bucks County, Pa., and William came to Philadelphia from Ireland, where he had lived for some time in 1742.

John Harris, of Charlestown, Mass. (not the John mentioned above), married Amy Hills at Charlestown in 1658. Their children were Samuel, John, Thomas (died early), Thomas, and Joseph. Joseph, the youngest son of John, was the father by his wife, Naomi Stevens, of Joseph, Jonathan, Amos, Samuel, Naomi, Mary, Josiah, and Huldah.

Another of the name to settle in Charlestown was Thomas Harris, who, with his wife, Elizabeth, came from England in 1630. Anthony, Daniel, John, Thomas, Ann, and William are believed to have been their children.

The date when Robert Harris, of Gloucestershire, removed to America is not certain, but his name is on record in Roxbury, Mass., as having married Elizabeth Boffee (or Boughey) in 1642. The children of this marriage were Elizabeth, John, Timothy, Daniel, and Priscilla.

James Harris, of Boston, married Sarah Deccison in 1666 and had by her eleven children; Sarah, Deborah, James, Margaret (died early), Asa, Elizabeth, Mary (died early), Hannah, Ephriam (died early), Mary, and Ephriam.

The eldest son of James and Sarah, Lieutenant James Harris, had issue by his wife, Sarah Rogers, of Sarah, James, Mary, Jonathan, Alpheus (died early), Abigail, Lebbeus, Alpheus, and Deligh.

Another James Harris, progenitor of the New Jersey branch of the family, emigrated from the city of Bristol, Somersetshire, England, to Essex County, New Jersey, about 1725. He married a Miss Boleyn and had Abigail, Thomas, George, John, and three other sons whose names are not certain.

Captain Thomas Harris, a member of the Virginia Company in 1609, was probably the first of the name to settle in America. He made his home in Virginia in the year 1611. Captain Harris married, first, Adrea Osborne, and had one son, Robert. By his second wife, Joane, he had three children, Thomas, William, and Mary.

Others of the Harris family to settle in Virginia were Sir William Harris, who came from Grixes, England, and was one of the incorporators of the third Virginia Charter; and Henry Harris, who came to Virginia in 1691 and was given a grant of land by King William of England.

Those of the Harris family who fought as officers in the war of the Revolution were Lieutenant Arthur, of Maryland; Lieutenant Benjamed, of Virginia; Captain David, of Pennsylvania; Lieutenant Edward, of Vermont; Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Henry, of Virginia; Surgeon Jacob, of New Jersey; Lieutenant- Colonel James, of Virginia; Lieutenant John, of Virginia; Lieutenant Jordan, of Virginia; Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph, of Connecticut; Ensign Joseph, of Rhode Island; Captain Josiah, of Mass; Captain Robert, of Maryland; Lieutenant Robert, of Massachusetts; Major Thomas, of North Carolina; Surgeon Tucker, of South Carolina; Lieutenant West, of North Carolina; and Lieutenant William, of Pennsylvania.

The favorite Christian names of the family for its male members were William, Thomas, John, and Joseph.

-- Compiled by Media Research Bureau

Washington, D.C.

The Harris Coat of Arms

A Coat of Arms is an emblem or a device which is displayed by titled persons, persons of royal blood, and their descendants. Coats of Arms were originally used for purposes of identification and recognition on the field of battle as well as in civic life.

It is claimed by some writers that Coats of Arms, in a crude form, were used by Noah’s sons after the flood. There are records of other coats of arms, in one crude form or another, at different periods of ancient history. Heraldry, however, as we know it today, did not become of much importance until soon after the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, A.D. 1066.

The Harris Coat of Arms is the basic arms of the Welsh family of Harris. The ancestors of the Earls of Malmesbury bore this coat, and it forms part of their insignia today. In a simpler form, and with different motto and crest, it is the Arms of the descendents of William de Heriz, who came to England from France in the middle of the twelfth century.

Coats of Arms similar to this are used by Baron Harris; the Harrises of Radford, county Devon; of Radford Boreatton, county Salop, Bowden; and many others. Numerous other branches of the Harris family had coats of arms resembling it.

This is the most widely used of all Harris Coats of Arms and had been in existence for many centuries. It is described in “Burke’s General Armory”, “Burke’s Landed Gentry”, “Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage”, and other reliable works of heraldry, in many cases accompanied by illustrations and pedigrees. It had been used for generations by many American branches of the Harris family.

Sir Bernard Burke, of Heralds College, London, said; “Heraldry is prized by all who can show honorable ancestry or wish to found honorable families.”

Besides its family significance this Coat of Arms makes an excellent mural decoration and inspires the admiration and comment of all who see it.

It is quite appropriate that members of the Harris family who have a pride in their ancestry should display the family Coat of Arms, in proper colors.

Description:

Heraldic Language

Arms Azure, a chevron ermine between three hedgehogs

Crest A hedgehog

Motto Ubique patriam reminisci

English Description

Arms An ermine chevron between three golden hedgehogs on a blue shield

Crest A golden hedgehog

Motto To remember your county everywhere

(From: J. Montgomery Seaver’s Harris Family Records published by the American Historical-Genealogical Society.)

FROM:  

http://historyharrisfamily.blogspot.com/2010/03/harris-family-crest.html

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It is unlikely that the below Charles Harris was related to us, but you never know:

Charles Harris (pirate)

Charles Harris (pirate)  Charles Harris (1698-1723) was an English pirate active in the 1720s. He is best known for his association with George Lowther and Edward Low. History Harris was ship's mate and navigator aboard the logwood hauler Greyhound[1]in January 1722 when it was seized by pirate George Lowther aboard the Happy Delivery between Honduras and Boston.[2] The Greyhound’s captain Benjamin Edward fought Lowther for a time but eventually surrendered. In retaliation for their resistance the pirates killed many of the Greyhound’s crew; the remainder were forced aboard the Happy Delivery.[2] Unlike most of the crew, Charles Harris willingly signed Lowther’s Articles to join his pirates.[2] Lowther soon gave Harris command of a small prize ship, while granting another captaincy (the brigantine Rebecca) to Lowther’s own lieutenant Edward Low. Harris and Low sailed in concert with Lowther for a time; Harris’s ship was lost at sea and he came aboard Low’s ship. When Low deserted Lowther in May 1722,[1] Harris left with him, along with Lowther’s quartermaster Francis Spriggs. Harris was with Low and Low's new quartermaster John Russell in June 1722 when they forced Philip Ashtoninto service; Ashton would become a famous castaway when he escaped from Low a year later.[3] In July 1722 near Nova Scotia Low captured an 80-ton schooner which he renamed Fancy.[4] Low took command of the Fancy and scuttled the Rebecca. Soon afterward they sailed for the Azores, where they captured a pinkwhich Low took command of and renamed Rose Pink. While Low had the Rose Pink he gave command of the Fancy to Harris. Inexperience in careening led to the loss of the Rose Pink.[5] Low took back the Fancy, sailing to Grenada and capturing a small ship named Squirrel then a French sloop renamed Ranger. Low gave the Squirrel to Francis Spriggs, who soon quarreled with Low and left the group. Low then gave the Ranger to Harris and they sailed for the Carolinas and up the American coast. Off Delaware Bay on June 10, 1723 Low and Harris pursued a fleeing merchantman. The vessel turned out to be the British 20-gun Man-of-War Greyhound under Captain Peter Solgard. Low’s 70-man, 10-gun Fancy and Harris’ 50-man, 8-gun Ranger[6][7] fought a lengthy running battle (the “Action of 10 June 1723”) against the man-of-war, which chased them down via sail and oar.[8] When the Ranger became crippled, Low abandoned Harris and escaped.[8] One desperate pirate tried to blow up the Ranger rather than risk capture but was stopped and committed suicide instead.[9] Harris and the survivors from Ranger were taken to stand trial in Newport, Rhode Island. Most were found guilty; amid a public spectacle,[10] Harris and over 25 others were hanged July 19, 1723 after a lengthy sermon from Cotton Mather.[6] To this day it remains the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history.[2] Low, already notorious for his cruelty, was said to have become even more so after Harris' capture.[1] Flag Harris flew the same “Jolly Roger” flag as Low and Spriggs.[1] According to Captain Charles Johnson: “A Day or two after they parted, Spriggs was chose Captain by the rest, and a black Ensign was made, which they called Jolly Roger, with the same Device that Captain Low carried, viz. a white Skeliton in the Middle of it, with a Dart in one Hand striking a bleeding Heart, and in the other, an Hour-Glass; when this was finished and hoisted, they fired all their Guns to salute their Captain and themselves, and then looked out for Prey.” And from a local newspaper article on execution day:[11] "Their Black Flag, with the Pourtrature of Death having an Hour-Glass in one Hand, and a Dart in the other, at the end of which was the Form of a Heart with three Drops of Blood, falling from it, was affix’d at one Corner of the Gallows. This Flag they call’d Old Roger, and often used to say they would live and die under it." Yet another source claims Harris's flag used the same design, but on a blue field instead of black:[12] "...under their own deep Blew Flagg which was hoisted up on their Gallows, and had pourtraied on the middle of it, an Anatomy with an Hour-Glass in one hand, and a dart in the Heart with 3 drops of blood proceeding from it, in the other." See also Francis Spriggs Edward Low Jolly Roger References Fox, E. T. (2015). Jolly Rogers, the True History of Pirate Flags. New York: Lulu.com. p. 49. ISBN 9781326448172. Retrieved 13 June 2017. Humanity, History of. "Infamous Pirates | Charles Harris". www.goldenageofpiracy.org. Retrieved 13 June 2017. Flemming, Gregory N. (2014). At the Point of a Cutlass: The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton. Lebanon NH: ForeEdge. ISBN 9781611685626. Retrieved 31 January 2018. "The Pirate's Realm". Retrieved 13 June 2017. "twenty-six-pirates-hanged-at-newport". smallstatebighistory.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017. "The Day Rhode Island Hanged 24 Pirates - New England Historical Society". www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com. Retrieved 13 June2017. Gosse, Philip (1924). The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Pirates' Who's Who, by Philip Gosse. New York: Burt Franklin. p. 198. Retrieved 13 June 2017. Little, Benerson (2010). Pirate Hunting: The Fight Against Pirates, Privateers, and Sea Raiders from Antiquity to the Present. Washington DC: Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 9781597975889. Retrieved 13 June 2017. Reilly-McGreen, M. E. (2011). Revolutionaries, Rebels and Rogues of Rhode Island. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614238430. Retrieved 13 June 2017. "Quahog.org: The Gravelly Point Pirates". quahog.org. Retrieved 13 June 2017. "CABINET // The Generation of the Jolly Roger". www.cabinetmagazine.org. Retrieved 13 June 2017. Little, Benerson (2016). The Golden Age of Piracy: The Truth Behind Pirate Myths. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781510713048. Retrieved 28 September 2017. ----------------------------------- Link for this article is:  https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Charles%20Harris%20(pirate)