Robert Harris

Robert Harrison the son of John Harrison born of Judeth his wife at Paratiock in ye eight of January Annoq Domini one thousand six hundred seaventy & eight.

Robert Harris, planter
MdW-30:654SoW-EB4:066
22 Sep 175513 Mar 1759
John Harris --son; plantation where I now live cont. 316 ac called CHANCE, tract of land cont. 50 ac called PASTURAGE, cow, small sword, case of pistols and holsters, brown desk, feather bed and furniture, four timber chairs, livestock, handmill, iron pot and set of iron wedges, "my now still, head, and worm (only reserving to my son Zachariah Harris the use thereof so far as the Stilling his own drink but not to be moved off my dwelling plantation)." Negroes "Harry" "Toney" Lunnon" "Caeser" and "Gift" with provision that widow has use of "Harry" and Toney"
Abigail --wife; the liberty of killing what hogs she shall have occasion of to support her family, one-third of dwelling plantation and remainder of estate not given in legacies for her widowhood or life
Zachariah Harris --son; tract of land called HEATHS QUARTER cont. 100 ac, tract of land LITTLE WORTH cont. 50 ac, tract of land LIBERTY cont. -- ac, Negroes "Mingo" "Masada" and "Fisher", livestock, bed and furniture, one old still head and worm (in addition to liberty to use new still)
Samuel Acworth --son-in-law (husband of daughter Sarah), one shilling sterling in full for her part of the estate
Hannah Gray --daughter; one shilling sterling in full her part of the estate
Betty Lister --daughter; Negroes "Tamar" "Hager" and "Ishmael"
Abigaile Harris --daughter; Negroes "Moll" "Andrew", feather bed and furniture and livestock
Requests that no administration be made on the will
Witnesses: John Sheldon, William Fleming, Jane Fleming, Sarah Smulling

Robert married Abigail Stevens, daughter of Richard Stevens and Abigail Horsey, about 1712 in Somerset Co., MD. (Abigail Stevens was born about 1692 in Somerset Co., MD.)