Chancellor Fox Harris

Male 1809 - 1822  (13 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Chancellor Fox Harris was born in 1809 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA (son of Laird Houston Harris and Frances Theresa Alexander); died in 1822 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

    Chancellor married in Never Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Laird Houston Harris was born on 3 Aug 1783 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA (son of Samuel Harris, Jr and Janet Houston); died on 29 May 1845 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

    Laird married Frances Theresa Alexander on 27 Apr 1805 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA. Frances (daughter of William Sample Alexander and Elizabeth Alexander) was born in 1784 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Nov 1838 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Frances Theresa Alexander was born in 1784 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William Sample Alexander and Elizabeth Alexander); died on 19 Nov 1838 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 28 Feb 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Grandmother's Will

    Children:
    1. Livingston Harris was born in 1805 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1829 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Nathaniel Harris was born in 1807 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 May 1845 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 1. Chancellor Fox Harris was born in 1809 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1822 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Samuel Harris was born in 1810 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Jane Harris was born in 1813 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1845 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Dorcas Harris was born in 1815 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Sep 1822 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Mathias L Harris was born in 1822 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1824 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Harris, Jr was born in 1742 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 May 1825 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1825 in Mint Hill, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 17 Jun 1824, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; LW&T

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Rocky Spring Meeting House Burial Ground

    Samuel married Janet Houston on 10 Oct 1782 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Janet was born in 1755; died on 11 Dec 1797 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1797 in Mint Hill, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Janet Houston was born in 1755; died on 11 Dec 1797 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1797 in Mint Hill, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Rocky Spring Meeting House Burial Ground

    Children:
    1. Margaret Peggy Harris
    2. Evelina Lennie Harris
    3. Jane Frances Harris
    4. Cannary Harris
    5. James Harris
    6. 2. Laird Houston Harris was born on 3 Aug 1783 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 May 1845 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 6.  William Sample Alexander was born in 1752 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (son of Hezekiah Alexander, Sr and Mary Sample); died on 26 Oct 1826 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • DAR Number: A001280
    • Military: 1778, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1790, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Salisbury; District 13
    • Will: 8 Aug 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Residence: 1800, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    • Will: 28 Feb 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in mother-in-law's will
    • Residence: 1820, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    William married Elizabeth Alexander in 1779 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Abraham Alexander, Sr and Dorcas Amelia Wilson) was born on 19 Feb 1755 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Nov 1796 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Alexander was born on 19 Feb 1755 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Abraham Alexander, Sr and Dorcas Amelia Wilson); died on 29 Nov 1796 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 12 Apr 1786, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will

    Children:
    1. Alphonso Alexander was born on 13 May 1783 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Apr 1852 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 3. Frances Theresa Alexander was born in 1784 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Nov 1838 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    3. Philander Alexander was born in 1786 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 20 May 1844 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1844 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Dionysius Alexander was born on 3 Mar 1787 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Jan 1864 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1864 in Rock River, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Dorcas Alexander was born in 1788 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1826 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Osmund Alexander was born in 1792 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Jan 1840 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1840 in Rock River, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Elizabeth Alexander was born about 1796 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1837 in Garrard County, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Hezekiah Alexander, Sr was born on 13 Jan 1721 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA (son of Captain James Robert Alexander and Margaret McKnitt); died on 16 Jul 1801 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1801 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • DAR Number: A001156
    • Fact 1: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Elder Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church
    • Residence: 1767, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Moved from Maryland
    • Occupation: 1768, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Appointed County Magistrate by ROyal Gov Wm Tryon
    • Will: 26 Jan 1769, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in father-in-law's will; Executor
    • Occupation: 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Founder and Trustee of Queens College and 1st Treasurer
    • Fact 2: 1774, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; HAlexander House is part of the Charlotte Museum of History
    • Residence: 1774, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; 3500 Shamrock Drive
    • Fact 3: 20 May 1775, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Signed Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
    • Occupation: 1776, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Elected as a delegate to the Fifth Provincial Congress in Halifax
    • Military: 1778, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1790, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; District 4
    • Will: 8 Aug 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; LW&T
    • Probate: 1801, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2

    Hezekiah married Mary Sample on 12 Jun 1752 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of William Azmon Sample, Sr and Esther Garrison) was born in 1734 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 May 1805 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1805 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary Sample was born in 1734 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William Azmon Sample, Sr and Esther Garrison); died on 17 May 1805 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1805 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 26 Jan 1769, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Father's will; L10
    • Will: 8 Aug 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Husband's Will
    • Will: 30 Sep 1803, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; LW&T

    Notes:

    Birth 1725 Cecil Maryland per SAR application


    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2

    Children:
    1. 6. William Sample Alexander was born in 1752 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 26 Oct 1826 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Dr James Rankin Alexander was born on 23 Nov 1756 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; died on 11 Mar 1836 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.
    3. Silas Alexander was born on 1 Jan 1759 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1831 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1831 in Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Esther Alexander was born on 28 Sep 1762 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Sep 1829 in Coles, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1829 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.
    5. Mary Polly Alexander was born in 1765 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1791 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Hezekiah Alexander, Jr was born on 13 Jan 1767 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; died in 1840 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Amos Alexander was born on 13 May 1769 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Jan 1847 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1847 in Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Keziah Alexander was born in 1771 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died after 5 Jun 1819 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    9. Joel Alexander was born on 26 Apr 1773 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 May 1825 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1825 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    10. Oswald Alexander was born on 16 Sep 1775 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Dec 1826 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 14.  Abraham Alexander, Sr was born on 9 Dec 1717 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA (son of Elias Elijah Alexander and Sophia Alexander); died on 23 Apr 1786 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1786 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • DAR Number: A001122
    • Will: 16 Dec 1763, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Brother's will; to care for niece Ann; Executor
    • Fact 1: 1775, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Chairman of the Mecklenburg Convention
    • Military: 1778, North Carolina, USA
    • Will: 12 Apr 1786, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2

    Abraham married Dorcas Amelia Wilson in 1748 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA. Dorcas was born on 14 Mar 1734 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 28 May 1800 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1800 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Dorcas Amelia Wilson was born on 14 Mar 1734 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 28 May 1800 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1800 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 12 Apr 1786, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Husband's will; Executor
    • Residence: 1790, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; District 4
    • Will: 28 Feb 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; LW&T
    • Probate: Jul 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Calculated from Burial Record

    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2

    Children:
    1. Charles Alexander was born in 1748 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Jane Alexander was born in 1749 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Feb 1832 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA.
    3. Isaac Alexander was born on 18 Jan 1749 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Sep 1833 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    4. 7. Elizabeth Alexander was born on 19 Feb 1755 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Nov 1796 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Elias Alexander was born in 1759 in North Carolina, USA; died on 21 Sep 1812 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1812 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Abraham Alexander, Jr was born on 6 Mar 1762 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Mar 1829 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Marcus Alexander was born on 6 Jun 1766 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 23 Oct 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Nathaniel Alexander was born on 3 Jul 1767 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Feb 1805 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1805 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    9. Joab Alexander was born on 9 Feb 1769 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 21 Mar 1828 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1828 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    10. Ezra Alexander was born on 3 Dec 1772 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Jan 1791 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1791 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    11. Cyrus Alexander was born on 9 Jan 1779 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 24 May 1799 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1799 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.