7840. Thomas Harris Capt.
Thomas Harris - b. about 1586, England; d. 1658, Henrico Co., VA. Reportedly a member of the Virginia Company in 1609, he arrived in America 1611 aboard the PROSPEROUS, and settled in Henrico Co., VA. He was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1623, 1639 and 1646. A deed of 820 acres in Henrico Co., VA on Feb. 25, 1638 names the "first wife" of Capt. Thomas Harris as Adry Harris. Married first Adria Gurganey (b.about 1598; d. by Sep. 11, 1626), the daughter of Edward Gurgany, Sr. and Ann. Ann Gurgany is named as the widow of Edward in a deed of 700 acres in Henrico Co., VA on Jul. 11, 1637 in which 400 of the said acres are said to have been granted to Edward Gurgany in 1617 and bequeathed by his widow to Capt. Thomas Harris. Edward arrived in America aboard the PHOENIX on Apr. 20, 1608, and was a Burgess in 1619. Thomas married second probably about 1624 Joane, who is named as the wife of Thomas harris in a deed for 750 acres in Henrico Co., VA recorded Nov. 11, 1635.
Source: S.M.Lawson