Children of Capt. Thomas Harris and Mary McKinney Harris
1. Dr. Robert Harris -[1731-1815] died in Philadelphia, Graduated Princeton University
2. John Harris - [1733-1734]
3. Matthew Harris - [1735-1819] died in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
4. Margaret Harris - [1737-1815] married to Col. George Stuart
5. Dr John Harris - [1739-1802] died in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
6. Dorothy Harris - [1745-1747]
7. Catherine Harris - [1742-1815] died in Churchville, Harford Co., Md., Wife of Dr. John Archer.
8. Mary Harris -[1748-184?] Married to John Lyon
Mary McKinney Harris 1st gravestone had engraved " In Memory of Mary Harris, wife of Thomas Harris" but eventually the stone decayed and crumbled. Then in 1891 - 1892 the Archer's and Van Bibber families combined forces to replace her stone and erected a 4ft high Italian marble stone on a granite base and dedicated in 1892. This new Inscription :
" In Memory of Mary Wife of Thomas Harris of the family who founded Harrisburg, She was a daughter of John Mc Kinney of Paxtang Township, Lancaster Co., Pa., and the Mother of Catherine Harris who married Dr. John Archer, Sr.
Her descendants in Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oregon, as a slight Token of Affection for their worthy Ancestor, now A. D. 1892, more than a Century after her Death- replace, with this Stone, one that was fast crumbling away "
Biographical information and photos on the Harris and Stewart Families , Mary Mc Kinney, Capt. Thomas Harris, Catherine Harris Archer and their related families are found in the book " Colonel George Steuart And His Wife Margaret Harris, Their Ancestors and Descendants, with Appendixes of Related Families, Portraits and Illustrations, A Genealogical History by Robert Stewart, D.D., L.L.D. Printed in 1907 in Lahore, India
Children of Capt. Thomas Harris and Mary McKinney Harris
1. Dr. Robert Harris -[1731-1815] died in Philadelphia, Graduated Princeton University
2. John Harris - [1733-1734]
3. Matthew Harris - [1735-1819] died in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
4. Margaret Harris - [1737-1815] married to Col. George Stuart
5. Dr John Harris - [1739-1802] died in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
6. Dorothy Harris - [1745-1747]
7. Catherine Harris - [1742-1815] died in Churchville, Harford Co., Md., Wife of Dr. John Archer.
8. Mary Harris -[1748-184?] Married to John Lyon
Mary McKinney Harris 1st gravestone had engraved " In Memory of Mary Harris, wife of Thomas Harris" but eventually the stone decayed and crumbled. Then in 1891 - 1892 the Archer's and Van Bibber families combined forces to replace her stone and erected a 4ft high Italian marble stone on a granite base and dedicated in 1892. This new Inscription :
" In Memory of Mary Wife of Thomas Harris of the family who founded Harrisburg, She was a daughter of John Mc Kinney of Paxtang Township, Lancaster Co., Pa., and the Mother of Catherine Harris who married Dr. John Archer, Sr.
Her descendants in Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oregon, as a slight Token of Affection for their worthy Ancestor, now A. D. 1892, more than a Century after her Death- replace, with this Stone, one that was fast crumbling away "
Biographical information and photos on the Harris and Stewart Families , Mary Mc Kinney, Capt. Thomas Harris, Catherine Harris Archer and their related families are found in the book " Colonel George Steuart And His Wife Margaret Harris, Their Ancestors and Descendants, with Appendixes of Related Families, Portraits and Illustrations, A Genealogical History by Robert Stewart, D.D., L.L.D. Printed in 1907 in Lahore, India
Inscription
See Mary McKinney Harris, very lengthy inscription in her biography write up.
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