412. Samuel Riggs
Ordinance dates for this family are most from the IGI.
490. Sherwood Harris, Sr. Captain
Sherwood- d. 1763, Granville Co., NC. Will dated Jun 15, 1763 and proved in Aug.Court 1763. Married Jane Hudspeth. Their children are listed in what is believed to be the order of birth based on their father's will. Children: May married Absalom Hicks; Sarah married her first cousin Thomas Harris (son of Robert Harris and Lemander); John, Jemima married Henry White (son of Jonathan White); Ann; Sherwood; and Elizabeth.
Source: S.M. Lawson
Capt. Sherwood Harris, Sr was born circa 1723. He married Jane??. He was listed on the 1755 Granville Co, NC census records as Sharard, son of Robert in 1755. He witnessed the estate purchase by Robert Harris from John Sallis. For 300 pounds he purchased 2 tracts of land, one for 675 acres on Fox Creek and the other for 300 acres on the north fork of Tar River, also known as Bennetts Creek in Granville Co, NC.Mathis, "Descendancy Narrative of Robert Harris, Sr."