bullet JOHN HARRIS(1) was born about 1726. HE WAS BORN AT THE PRESENT SITE OF HARRISBURG. He was buried in 1791 in HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. BURIED IN THE GRAVE YARD AT PAXTON'S CHURCH. He died on 29 Jul 1791 in HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THE FOUNDER OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. IT OCCUPIES A COMMANDING SITE ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, A SHORT DISTANCE ABOVE THE MOUTH OF PAXTON CREEK. IT IS 97 MILES FROM PHILADELPHIA, AND 200 FROM PITTSBURG.
HARRISBURG WAS INCORPORATED AS A BOROUGH ON THE 1 FEB 1808.

UNDER THE WILL OF HIS FATHER, JOHN HARRIS JR., AND BY PURCHASE, HE BECAME THE OWNER OF 700 ACRES OF LAND, ON A PART OF WHICH HARRISBURG IS NOW LAID OUT. IT EXTENDED UP TO THE LOWER LINE OF MACLAYSBURG.
JOHN WAS AN ACTIVE, ENERGETIC, AND INDUSTRIOUS MAN. HE FARMED EXTENSIVELY, AND ALSO TRADED WITH THE INDIANS AND WHITES FOR SKINS AND FURS; AND HIS SON, ROBERT HARRIS, HAS SEEN TEN OR A DOZEN WAGON LOADS OF SKINS AND FURS IN HIS FATHER'S STOREHOUSE, BELONGING TO HIM AND THE INDIAN TRADERS. IN HIS TIME, HARRIS'S FERRY BECAME A CELEBRATED PLACE. IT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SO WELL KNOWN IN IRELAND, ENGLAND AND GERMANY, THAT LETTERS WERE DIRECTED FROM THOSE COUNTRIES " TO THE CARE OF JOHN HARRIS, HARRIS'S FERRY, NORTH AMERICA." JOHN WAS SUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS AND HAD AN EXTENSIVE ACQUAINTANCE THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA.
THAT JOHN WAS PATRIOTIC, THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT WILL ESTABLISH:
WHEN INDEPENDENCE WAS AGITATED, HE THOUGHT THE DECLARATION PREMATURE. HE FEARED THAT THE COLONIES WERE UNEQUAL TO THE TASK OF COMBATING WITH GREAT BRITAIN. BUT WHEN INDEPENDENCE WAS DECLARED, HIS SON ROBERT HARRIS OBSERVES, THAT HIS FATHER TOOK HIS MOTHER ASIDE AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS SON, READ TO HER THE DECLARATION FROM A PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPER. WHEN HE CONCLUDED IT, HE OBSERVED:
THE ACT IS NOW DONE, AND WE MUST TAKE SIDES EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THE COUNTRY. THE WAR IN WHICH WE ARE ABOUT TO ENGAGE, CANNOT BE CARRIED ON WITHOUT MONEY. NOW WE HAVE 3,000 POUNDS IN THE HOUSE, AND IF YOU ARE AGREED, I WILL TAKE THE MONEY TO PHILADELPHIA AND PUT IT INTO THE PUBLIC TREASURY TO CARRY ON THE WAR. IF WE SUCCEED IN OBTAINING OUR INDEPENDENCE, WE MAY LOSE THE MONEY= AS THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PAY IT BACK= BUT WE WILL GET OUR LAND."
SHE AGREED AND HE CARRIED THE MONEY TO PHILADELPHIA, AND DEPOSITED IT IN THE TREASURY, AND TOOK CERTIFICATES. AFTER THE WAR, HE SOLD THESE CERTIFICATES FOR 17 S. 6 D. IN THE POUND. AFTER THE DEBT WAS FUNDED, CERTIFICATES ROSE TO 25 S. IN THE POUND.

Parents: JOHN HARRIS SR. and ESTHER SAY.

He was married to ELIZABETH MCCLURE . Children were: MARY McCLURE HARRIS, ROBERT HARRIS.

bullet JOHN HARRIS SR.(1) died in 1748 in HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. He was born in YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. HE WAS A MIDDLE AGED MAN WHEN HE EMIGRATED TO AMERICA, AND FIRST SETTLED IN PHILADELPHIA. HE WAS THERE MARRIED TO ESTHER SAY, AN ENGLISH LADY, AND WHO WAS A WOMAN OF RATHER EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY AND CAPACITY.


He was married to ESTHER SAY. AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE THEY FIRST MOVED TO CHESTER COUNTY, THENCE TO (OR NEAR TO) THE MOUTH OF CONOY CREEK, ON THE SUSQUEHANNA, ABOUT THE PRESENT SITE OF BAINBRIDGE, IN LANCASTER COUNTY, AND FINALLY TO THE PRESENT SITE OF HARRISBURG. AT THIS PLACE WAS BORN, ABOUT THE YEAR 1726, HIS SON JOHN HARRIS, THE FOUNDER OF HARRISBURG, AND WHO IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN " THE FIRST WHITE CHILD BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA, WEST OF THE CONEWAGO HILLS "
ABOUT THE TIME OF THE SETTLEMENT OF JOHN HARRIS AT HARRISBURG, INDIAN TOWNS WERE EXISTING ON THE FLAT NEAR TO SQUIRE WILLS STONE HOUSE, OPPOSITE HARRISBURG, AND AT THE MOUTH OF THE CONEDOGUINNETT AND YELLOW BREECHES CREEKS. THERE HAD BEEN ONE ON THE LOW GROUND ON THE RIVER, ABOUT THE LOWER LINE OF HARRISBURG, AND ANOTHER AT THE MOUTH OF PAXTON CREEK. THESE TWO LAST ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AT THE TIME OF HIS MAKING OF THE SETTLEMENT. THE INDIANS WHO RESIDED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, WERE OF THE SIX NATIONS; AND IT IS SAID THAT AT ONE TIME, BY FIRING A GUN, SEVERAL HUNDRED WARRIORS COULD BE ASSEMBLED AT THE PRESENT SITE OF HARRISBURG.
JOHN HARRIS FIXED HIS HAVITATION ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER, BLEOW THE GRAVE YARD.
HE TRADED EXTENSIVELY WITH THE INDIANS, AND HAD CONNECTED WITH HIS HOUSE A LARGE REANGE OF SHEDS, WHICH WERE SOMETIMES LITERALLY FILLED WITH SKINS AND FURS, MOSTLY OBTAINED BY HIM IN TRAFFIC WITH THE INDIANS, AND STORED THERE BY THE INDIAN TRADERS, WHO BROUGHT THEM FROM THE WESTERN COUNTRY. THESE SKINS AND FURS WERE CARRIED, AT AN EARLY DAY, ON PACK HORSES TO PHILADELPHIA. JOHN HARRIS EXPERIENCED MUCH DIFFICULTY AT HIS FIRST SETTLEMENT, AS HIS SUPPLIES COULD NOT BE HAD NEARER THAN PHILADELPHIA, AND HAD THENCE TO BE TRANSPORTED ON PACK HORSES TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. HIS ATTENTION, HOWEVER, WAS NOT CONFINED TO TRADING WITH THE INDIANS; HE ENGAGED EXTENSIVELY IN AGRICULTURE, AND FROM THE STATMENT OF OLD PARSON ELDER TO WILLIAM MACLAY, " HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON WHO INTRODUCED THE PLOUGH ON THE SUSQUEHANNA."
AN INCIDENT IN HIS LIFE HAS EXCITED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST, AND BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MUCH INQUIRY:
ON ONE OCCASION A BAND OF INDIANS CAME TO HIS HOUSE. SOME, OR MOST OF THEM, WERE INTOXICATED. THEY ASKED FOR LUM (RUM) , AS THE MODERN DAY WHISKEY WAS NOT THEN MANUFACTURED IN PENNSYLVANIA. SEEING THEY WERE ALREADY INTOXICATED, HE FEARED MISCHIEF, AND REFUSED. THEY BECAME ENRAGED, AND SEIZED AND TIED HIM TO THE MULBERRY TREE TO BURN HIM. WHILST THEY WERE PROCEEDING TO EXECUTE THEIR PURPOSE, HE WAS RELEASED, AFTER A STRUGGLE, BY OTHER INDIANS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHO GENERALLY CAME ACROSS THE RIVER. HOW THE ALARM WAS GIVEN TO THEM, WHETHER BY FIRING A GUN OR OTHERWISE, OR BY WHOM, IS NOT NOW CERTAINLY KNOWN.
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THIS EVENT, HE AFTERWARDS DIRECTED THAT ON HIS DEATH HE SHOULD BE BURIED UNDER THE MULBERRY TREE WHICH HAD BEEN THE SCENE OF THIS ADVENTURE. HE DIED IN 1748.
IT MAY BE CURIOUS NOW TO KNOW THAT JOHN HARRIS WAS ONCE OFFERED, BY THE PENNS, ALL OF THE LAND FROM THE RIVER TO SILVER SPRING, AND EXTENDING ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY FROM MOUNTAIN TO MOUNTAIN, FOR 5,000 POUNDS. HE OFFERED 3,000 POUNDS, AND REFUSED TO GIVE MORE. AT HIS DEATH HE OWNED ABOUT 900 ACRES OF LAND, INCLUDING THE PRESENT SITE OF HARRISBURG AND MACLAYSBURG, AND EXTENDING DOWN TO THE UPPER LINE OF FULTON'S PLACE; ALSO 200 ACRES ON THE OPPOSITE SHORE FROM HARRISBURG, NOW OWNED BY MESSRS. HUMMEL AND LEBKICHER, AND INCLUDING THE FERRY AND GEN. SIMPSON'S PLACE BELOW YELLOW BREECHES EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN, AND INCLUDING SHRINERS ISLAND; AND 700 OR 800 ACRES AT THE MOUTH OF CONEDOGUINNETT CREEK ON THE UPPER SIDE, WHERE THE OLD INDIAN TOWN HAD ONCE BEEN. Children were: JOHN HARRIS.

bullet JULIA TODD HARRIS(1) was born in 1834. Parents: GEORGE WASHINGTON HARRIS and MARY ELIZABETH HALL.

bullet LEO HARRIS(1)

He was married to AMY HAMMER.

bullet LEROY WILFORD HARRIS(1) was born on 22 May 1895 in BEAVER, BEAVER CO., UTAH. He died on 30 Jan 1973 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. He was buried on 2 Feb 1973 in BEAVER, BEAVER CO., UTAH.

He was married to EDITH ELLEN NIELSEN on 13 Oct 1926 in LOGAN, CACHE CO., UTAH.

bullet LILLIE ARVILLA HARRIS(1) was born on 30 Mar 1902 in PORTAGE, BOX ELDER CO., UTAH. She died on 2 Mar 1980 in HURRICANE, WASHINGTON CO., UTAH. She was buried on 6 Mar 1980 in COLORADO CITY, MOHAVE CO., ARIZONA.

She was married to EZRA ELROY NIELSEN on 14 Nov 1923 in LOGAN, CACHE CO., UTAH.

bullet MARY McCLURE HARRIS(1) was born on 13 Apr 1750 in HARRIS FERRY. She was buried in 1809 in PAXTANG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. She died on 13 Apr 1809 in HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. MARY HARRIS IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN HARRIS, THE FOUNDER OF HARRISBURG.
THE TOWN OF HARRISBURG WAS LAID OUT IN THE SPRING OF 1785, BY WILLIAM MACLAY, WHO IS THE SON IN LAW OF JOHN HARRIS. Parents: JOHN HARRIS and ELIZABETH MCCLURE.

She was married to SENATOR WILLIAM MACLAY on 11 Apr 1769 in PAXTANG, DAUPHIN CO., PENNSYLVANIA. Received this info. from Charles Ellwood Maclay:

Re: William Maclay; land

After William got smart enough to wait until John Harris sold all of his lots in Harrisburg, he then started selling his in Maclay's (burg) at a much higher price. After all, he owned 300 acres north and west of his house, which stood on the Southeast corner of his property. It included the site of the new capital for which he sold 10 acres at a $1.00/acre. Said he didn't want anyone to think he was influencing the decision to make Harrisburg the capital of Pennsylvania. Subsequently, John Harris didn't want to be "undone" and donated a few adjoining acres to the East.
This upset John and they had some difficulties. After that, when William moved back to Harrisburg from Sunbury, he decided to set up some competition with John's Ferry South of Harrisburg and began his own ferry, across to Maclay Island, thence to the Western shore.
Unfortunately, the capital didn't arrive until after William's death, but it was built exactly as he laid it out, including "broad avenues"...... William, contrary to popular belief, ( he had spent a lot of time travelling on the "rocky" Sesquehanna between Harrisburg and Sunbury) thought that roads would be more important than water traffic.
You can see his vision reflected in this view of the street leading from the capital entrance. Enough space has been removed from the central "park" to allow for parking and still enough space remains today for cars. Children were: JOHN HARRIS MACLAY, ELIZA MACLAY, ELEANOR MACLAY, MARY MACLAY, ESTHER HARRIS MACLAY, SARAH (SALLIE) MACLAY, JANE MACLAY, WILLIAM MACLAY, WILLIAM MACLAY.

bullet ROBERT HARRIS(1) was born in 1696. Parents: WILLIAM HARRIS and TEMPERANCE OVERTON.

He was married to MOURNING GLENN. Children were: CHRISTOPHER HARRIS.

bullet ROBERT HARRIS(1) was born in 1615 in SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. Parents: THOMAS HARRIS and ADRIA GURGANEY.

He was married to MARY CLAIBORNE. Children were: WILLIAM HARRIS .

bullet ROBERT HARRIS(1) Parents: JOHN HARRIS and ELIZABETH MCCLURE.

bullet ROBERT HARRIS(1) was born in 1828. He died in 1883. Parents: GEORGE WASHINGTON HARRIS and MARY ELIZABETH HALL.

bullet SARAH HARRIS(1) was born about 1747. Parents: CHRISTOPHER HARRIS and MARY DABNEY.

She was married to JAMES MARTIN. Children were: CHRISTOPHER MARTIN.

bullet THOMAS HARRIS(1) was born in 1586 in SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. Parents: SIR WILLIAM HARRIS and ALICE SMITH.

He was married to ADRIA GURGANEY. Children were: ROBERT HARRIS .

bullet WILLIAM HARRIS(1)

He was married to FANNY GROFF GRABIL. Children were: FANNY HARRIS .

bullet WILLIAM HARRIS(1) was born about 1675 in SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. Parents: ROBERT HARRIS and MARY CLAIBORNE.

He was married to TEMPERANCE OVERTON. Children were: ROBERT HARRIS .

bullet SIR WILLIAM HARRIS(1) Parents: ARTHUR HARRIS and DORTHY WALGRAVE.

He was married to ALICE SMITH. Children were: THOMAS HARRIS.

bullet WILLIAM HARRIS(1) was born in 1831. He died in 1867. Parents: GEORGE WASHINGTON HARRIS and MARY ELIZABETH HALL.

bullet LAURA VIRGINIA HARTER(1) was born on 23 Feb 1888 in EDGEMONT, FREDERICK CO., MARYLAND. She died on 16 Jan 1981 in MAUGANSVILLE, WASHINGTON CO., MARYLAND.

She was married to EDWARD WILLARD. Children were: LEAFA ELIZABETH HARTER .

bullet LEAFA ELIZABETH HARTER(1) was born on 5 Apr 1904 in EDGEMONT, FREDERICK CO., MARYLAND. She was buried in Dec 1968 in SMITHSBURG, WASHINGTON CO., MARYLAND. She died on 1 Dec 1968 in EDGEMONT, FREDERICK CO., MARYLAND. Parents: EDWARD WILLARD and LAURA VIRGINIA HARTER.

She was married to CARSON EARL MACLAY in 1920 in HAGERSTOWN, WASHINGTON CO., MARYLAND. Children were: ROBERT EUGENE MACLAY, CHARLES ELLWOOD MACLAY, DORIS ELAINE MACLAY, JOHN EARL (JACK) MACLAY.

bullet MARY ANN HARTLE(1)

She was married to JACOB PICKLE SMITH. Children were: HERBERT ALEXANDER SMITH.

bullet JOAN HARTLEY (Private).

Children were: CYNTHIA TEAL EDINGER, DIANA LEIGH EDINGER.

bulletWILLIAM MAUGHAN HASLAM(1) was born on 19 Oct 1883 in WELLSVILLE, CACHE CO., UTAH. He died on 29 May 1955 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. He was buried on 31 May 1955 in WELLSVILLE, CACHE CO., UTAH.

He was married to JENNIE VILATE THORESEN on 30 Sep 1903 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH.

bullet BARON HENRY HASTINGS(1) was born in NORFOLK, ENGLAND. Parents: HENRY HASTINGS and ADA OF HUNTINGTON.

He was married to JOAN DE CANTILUPE . Children were: BARON JOHN HASTINGS.

bullet HENRY HASTINGS(1) was born in NORFOLK, ENGLAND. Parents: WILLIAM DE HASTINGS and MARGERY DE BIGOD.

He was married to ADA OF HUNTINGTON . Children were: BARON HENRY HASTINGS.

bullet HUGH HASTINGS(1) was born in NORFOLK, ENGLAND. Parents: HUGH HASTINGS and MARGERY FORELIOT.

He was married to MARGARET EVERINGHAM . Children were: MARGARET HASTINGS.

bullet HUGH HASTINGS(1) Parents: BARON JOHN HASTINGS and ISABEL LE DESPENSER.

He was married to MARGERY FORELIOT. Children were: HUGH HASTINGS.

bullet BARON JOHN HASTINGS(1) was born in WARWICK, ENGLAND. Parents: BARON HENRY HASTINGS and JOAN DE CANTILUPE.

He was married to ISABEL LE DESPENSER. Children were: HUGH HASTINGS.

bullet MARGARET HASTINGS(1) was born in NORFOLK, ENGLAND. Parents: HUGH HASTINGS and MARGARET EVERINGHAM.

She was married to JOHN WINGFIELD . Children were: ROBERT WINGFIELD.

bullet DALE LORENZO HATCH(1)

He was married to DEEDAN LAREE ATWOOD on 3 Mar 1981.

bullet JERRY HATCH(1)

He was married to HENRIETTA AUGUSTINE CLARK.

bullet MARTHA HATCH(1)

She was married to JOHN LARAY HUNT on 25 Oct 1900.

bullet MARY HAWLEY(1)

She was married to UZZIEL WIGHT.

bullet ANTHONY HAYNES(1) was born on 19 Sep 1829 in ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND. He died on 11 Aug 1904 in HOOPER, WEBER CO., UTAH. He was a FARMER. Parents: JOHN HAYNES and ANN COPERSTAKE.

He was sealed to spouse on 20 Aug 1951. He was married to DIANAH FLINDERS UNKNOWN. Children were: MARY FRANCIS HAYNES.

bullet JOHN HAYNES(1)

He was married to ANN COPERSTAKE. Children were: ANTHONY HAYNES .

bullet MARY FRANCIS HAYNES(1) was born on 1 Feb 1850 in DERBY, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND. She was endowed on 12 Jan 1867. She died on 30 Nov 1932 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. She was buried on 4 Dec 1932 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. She was baptized on 1 Jun 1958. Parents: ANTHONY HAYNES and DIANAH FLINDERS.

She was married to NEHEMIAH DAVID DUNCOMBE on 1 Feb 1868 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. She was sealed to spouse on 1 Feb 1868 in the Endowment House. Children were: ELIZABETH DUNCOMBE, SARAH FRANCIS DUNCOMBE, WALTER CHARLES DUNCOMBE, CAROLINE DUNCOMBE, GEORGE HEBER DUNCOMBE, LOUISE LAVINA DUNCOMBE , IDA MAY DUNCOMBE, JOSEPH ANTHONY DUNCOMBE, ALBERT DAVID DUNCOMBE, ANNIE DIANA DUNCOMBE, EDGAR ALVIN DUNCOMBE, ABIGAIL LEONE DUNCOMBE, LILLIAN DUNCOMBE.

bullet SARAH HAYNES(1)

She was married to REED AUGUST HARDING on 5 Oct 1910.

bullet DAVID HEARTY(1) WAS 6 YRS OLD AT TIME OF MOTHER'S DEATH. Parents: EDWIN J. HEARTY and DOROTHY FAY BROWN.

bullet EDWIN J. HEARTY(1)

He was married to DOROTHY FAY BROWN on 14 Feb 1945. Children were: DAVID HEARTY, SHIRLEY ANN HEARTY.

bullet SHIRLEY ANN HEARTY(1) WAS 4 YRS. OLD AT TIME OF MOTHER'S DEATH. Parents: EDWIN J. HEARTY and DOROTHY FAY BROWN.

bullet VIVIAN HEASLET(1)

She was married to IRA PATTY. Children were: JOYCE PATTY.

bullet LYDIA HEATH(1) was born in 1766 in HAWBROOK, BERKSHIRE CO., MASSACHUSETTS. She was endowed on 1 Jul 1957. She was baptized on 25 Feb 1980. Parents: SOLOMON HEATH and CHLOE JOHNSON.

She was married to HEZEKIAH ATWOOD on 30 Oct 1783 in TYRINGHAM, BERKSHIRE CO., MASSACHUSETTS. Children were: HEZEKIAH ATWOOD, LYDIA LAVINA ATWOOD.

bullet SOLOMON HEATH(1) was born on 31 Mar 1741 in COVENTRY, TOLLAND CO., CONNECTICUT. He died on 6 Dec 1776 in TYRINGHAM, BERKSHIRE CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

He was married to CHLOE JOHNSON on 5 Jan 1761. Children were: LYDIA HEATH.

bullet KAREN ELIZABETH HECKENDORN (Private). Parents: MARLIN HECKENDORN and KATHLEEN ELIZABETH MEANS.

bullet KRISTINA LYNN HECKENDORN (Private). Parents: MARLIN HECKENDORN and KATHLEEN ELIZABETH MEANS.

bullet MARLIN HECKENDORN(1)

He was married to KATHLEEN ELIZABETH MEANS. Children were: KRISTINA LYNN HECKENDORN, KAREN ELIZABETH HECKENDORN.

bullet ANNA LOUISE HECKLER (Private). Parents: MAURICE HECKLER and MARJORIE SPEER MACLAY.

bullet BETHANY ELLEN HECKLER (Private). Parents: STEVEN JOHN HECKLER and YVONNE KISTLER.

bullet BRIAN PATRICK HECKLER (Private). Parents: THOMAS LEE HECKLER and KATHLEEN SCHORPP.

bullet BRONSON HECKLER (Private). Parents: JAMES ROBERT HECKLER and DONNA WILHEIM.

bullet BROOKE HECKLER (Private). Parents: JAMES ROBERT HECKLER and DONNA WILHEIM.

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