John Washington HARRIS
Sheriff of Pictou from 1809. The name of the office was changed to that of High Sheriff when Pictou separated from Halifax County. I also have a death date of 1857.
Could be Headley. Could be Mary Sutia. Orphaned as an infant and brought up by her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Matthew Harris.
Succeeded his father as the 3rd Sheriff of Pictou in 1857.
Lived in Providence, RI, for awhile.
Died in the 1890s.
The book has the birthdate of 1801, but, I think that its probably 1810.
Historical and Genealogy has the death as 1833.
Historical and Genealogical had a death date of 1844.
Moved to the US. Historical and Genealogical had his birthdate as 29 Feb 1819. He was unmarried.
Historical and Genealogical had this as Walter P., and they had a death date of 1841.
Historical and Genealogical had his birthdate as Sept 18.
Birthdate from Historical and Genealogical.
He married Sutiah Mary Hadley May 1804 . Sutiah Mary Hadley was born at 1781 daughter of Henry Hadley and Mary Harris .
They were the parents of 16
children:
William Henry Harris
born 4 Feb 1805.
Elizabeth Harris
born 6 Feb 1806.
Margaret Spencer Harris
born 4 May 1807.
John Harris
born 7 Jul 1808.
Robert Harris
born 9 Aug 1809.
Alice Harris
born 1811.
George Stewart Harris
born 7 Sep 1812.
John Fawson Harris
born 18 Feb 1814.
Mary Ann Harris
born 7 Jul 1815.
James Patterson Harris
born 3 Apr 1817.
Abram Scott Harris
born 29 Nov 1818.
William Patterson Harris
born 1 Sep 1820.
Thomas Harris
born 7 May 1822.
Isaac Harris
born 16 Sep 1823.
Jane Hatton Harris
born 19 Feb 1825.
James Purves Harris
born 23 Aug 1830.
John Washington Harris died 28 Dec 1862 .