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Where did the Harris coat of arms come from?
When did the Harris family first arrive in the United States?
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Harris, Harries, Harrys, Harryss, Haries, Haris, Hairis and many more.First found in Derbyshire where they had been granted lands by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Lt. Harris who settled in Virginia in 1623; Abraham Harris settled in the Barbados in 1660; Ann Harris settled in Maryland in 1737; Elizabeth Harris settled in Salem, Mass. in 1630. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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Suggested Readings for the name HarrisFamilies of Elisha, Joseph and Woodruff Harris of Chenango County, New York and Geauga and Portage Counties, Ohio by Gale Ion Harris, Harris Index: A Biographical of Over 4500 American Descendants of Edward Harris and Flora Douglas of Scotland, 1730-1983 by Calsita V. Leonard. Some noteworthy people of the name Harris- George Bernard Harris (1901-1983), United States federal judge
- Derek Harris (1926-1998), original name of John Derek, American actor, director and photographer
- Second Lieutenant James L. Harris (1916-1944), United States Army officer awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
- Bernard Anthony Harris Jr., M.D. (b. 1956), former NASA Astronaut with over 198 hours in space
- Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (b. 1950), American actor, writer, and director
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Travers Harris (1892-1984), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during the latter half of World War II
- Walter Edward Harris PC, QC (1904-1999), Canadian politician and lawyer
- Lawren Harris (1886-1949), Canadian painter, founding member of the "Group of Seven"
- Rolf Harris CBE, AM (b. 1930), Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, painter and television personality
- John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (1903-1960), original name of John Wyndham, the English science fiction writer
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