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Mary Harris
1859 - 1948 (89 years)1. Mary Harris was born 4 Jun 1859, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Pritchard Harris and Martha Patricia Davis); died 26 Dec 1948, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. Mary married John Colson 20 Mar 1883, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. John (son of William Colson and Mary Holt) was born 24 Sep 1848, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Aug 1934, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Abraham Edward Colson was born 6 Nov 1892, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 16 Nov 1927, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- John Rufus Colson was born 5 Oct 1884, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 11 Aug 1965, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Paul Morris Colson, Sr. was born 30 Nov 1896, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 13 Jun 1988, Hertford, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
2. Pritchard Harris was born 16 Jul 1831, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 2 Nov 1885, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. Pritchard married Martha Patricia Davis 19 Jul 1855, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. Martha (daughter of Adam Smithson Davis and Martha Penelope Sykes) was born 5 Jan 1837, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died Aft 1880, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Martha Patricia Davis was born 5 Jan 1837, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Adam Smithson Davis and Martha Penelope Sykes); died Aft 1880, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 1. Mary Harris was born 4 Jun 1859, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 26 Dec 1948, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Elizabeth Harris was born Abt 1857, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- Rufus D. Harris was born Abt 1861, North Carolina, USA; died 9 Sep 1933, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- Rebecca Harris was born Abt 1867, North Carolina, USA.
- Joshua Harris was born Jan 1869, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Richard Harris was born Abt 1874, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Missouri Harris was born 14 Apr 1878, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 16 Mar 1968, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
6. Adam Smithson Davis was born 17 Nov 1794, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA (son of Sanford Davis and Miriam Smithson); died Dec 1846. Adam married Martha Penelope Sykes. Martha (daughter of Joshua Sykes and Margaret Wood) was born 17 Oct 1799, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 1888, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Martha Penelope Sykes was born 17 Oct 1799, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Joshua Sykes and Margaret Wood); died 1888, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Joshua Davis was born 15 Jan 1831, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 22 May 1886, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- Sykes Wilson Davis was born 20 Sep 1839, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 23 Jun 1905, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- Adam Davis was born 5 Dec 1832, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Cordelia Davis was born 27 Dec 1820, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- 3. Martha Patricia Davis was born 5 Jan 1837, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died Aft 1880, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Penelope Davis was born 18 May 1823, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Sanford Davis was born 2 Sep 1817, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 1867, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
12. Sanford Davis was born Abt 1755, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA (son of Arthur Davis and Bathsheba Sanford); died 4 Nov 1800, North Carolina, USA. Sanford married Miriam Smithson. Miriam (daughter of John Smithson and Dorothy Sawyer) was born Abt 1765, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
13. Miriam Smithson was born Abt 1765, North Carolina, USA (daughter of John Smithson and Dorothy Sawyer). Children:
- 6. Adam Smithson Davis was born 17 Nov 1794, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died Dec 1846.
14. Joshua Sykes was born Abt 1773, North Carolina, USA. Joshua married Margaret Wood. Margaret was born Abt 1775, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
15. Margaret Wood was born Abt 1775, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 7. Martha Penelope Sykes was born 17 Oct 1799, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 1888, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.