Amariah Harris was born in 1750, the fifth and youngest son of Thomas and Sarah (Dayton) Harris of Fairfield Township, Cumberland County. He died there 28MAR1793 in his 43rd year, and was buried in the Presbyterian "Old Stone" Churchyard, with a gravestone marker. He married Mary Lawrence, who was born in April, 1756, the daughter of Jonathan and Aibigail (Ogden) Lawrence of Fairfield, and she died 22MAR1815 (aged 58yrs 11 mo).
Amariah served as a Lieutenant of the Cumberland County Militia during the War for Independence.
The children of Amariah and Mary include:
Mary Harris, who on 27NOV1805 married Isaac Alderman
Lydia Harris, who on 16JAN1798 married Jonathan Sheppard
James Harris, (b. MAR1781 – d. 15DEC1805) drowned in the Delaware River
George Harris, (b. DEC1784 – d. 19NOV1835) drowned
Violetta Harris, (b.28FEB1796 - d. 19SEP1818) married Ebenezer Westcott
Bathsheba Harris
Source: Harris of Cumberland County, New Jersey by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. and Lewis D Cook:Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania:December 1949,Vol. XVII, No. 2.
Amariah served as a Lieutenant of the Cumberland County Militia during the War for Independence.
The children of Amariah and Mary include:
Mary Harris, who on 27NOV1805 married Isaac Alderman
Lydia Harris, who on 16JAN1798 married Jonathan Sheppard
James Harris, (b. MAR1781 – d. 15DEC1805) drowned in the Delaware River
George Harris, (b. DEC1784 – d. 19NOV1835) drowned
Violetta Harris, (b.28FEB1796 - d. 19SEP1818) married Ebenezer Westcott
Bathsheba Harris
Source: Harris of Cumberland County, New Jersey by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. and Lewis D Cook:Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania:December 1949,Vol. XVII, No. 2.
Amariah Harris was born in 1750, the fifth and youngest son of Thomas and Sarah (Dayton) Harris of Fairfield Township, Cumberland County. He died there 28MAR1793 in his 43rd year, and was buried in the Presbyterian "Old Stone" Churchyard, with a gravestone marker. He married Mary Lawrence, who was born in April, 1756, the daughter of Jonathan and Aibigail (Ogden) Lawrence of Fairfield, and she died 22MAR1815 (aged 58yrs 11 mo).
Amariah served as a Lieutenant of the Cumberland County Militia during the War for Independence.
The children of Amariah and Mary include:
Mary Harris, who on 27NOV1805 married Isaac Alderman
Lydia Harris, who on 16JAN1798 married Jonathan Sheppard
James Harris, (b. MAR1781 – d. 15DEC1805) drowned in the Delaware River
George Harris, (b. DEC1784 – d. 19NOV1835) drowned
Violetta Harris, (b.28FEB1796 - d. 19SEP1818) married Ebenezer Westcott
Bathsheba Harris
Source: Harris of Cumberland County, New Jersey by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. and Lewis D Cook:Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania:December 1949,Vol. XVII, No. 2.
Amariah served as a Lieutenant of the Cumberland County Militia during the War for Independence.
The children of Amariah and Mary include:
Mary Harris, who on 27NOV1805 married Isaac Alderman
Lydia Harris, who on 16JAN1798 married Jonathan Sheppard
James Harris, (b. MAR1781 – d. 15DEC1805) drowned in the Delaware River
George Harris, (b. DEC1784 – d. 19NOV1835) drowned
Violetta Harris, (b.28FEB1796 - d. 19SEP1818) married Ebenezer Westcott
Bathsheba Harris
Source: Harris of Cumberland County, New Jersey by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. and Lewis D Cook:Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania:December 1949,Vol. XVII, No. 2.
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