NOTICE: Information presented in these webpages is not to be construed as PROVABLE FACTS. It is up to the user to verify all information that he/she receives. Some information has been provided by kits submitters and their own research. Other information has been added from other sources. Additions and corrections are welcome.
Lineage information in pointed brackets < > lists the Group Number and the DNA Kit Number as found on the Harris Y-DNA Results Page. Additional information will be included as more DNA markers are tested and as more participants match up with this grouping.This is an ongoing project seeking to chart out lines of descent that have been DNA tested as shown on the Harris Y-DNA Results Page. Information is based on DNA results, lineage information supplied by kit submitters, Bible records, vital records, legal documents, census records, family histories, internet sources, etc. In some cases the paper trail and/or information found on the web or other sources may be in error. Please view this information as a tool and not as proven fact.
Here are lineage charts (supported by DNA) that fall into Group 2 of the Harris Y-DNA Results. All spouses are not shown—only the ones that are listed as the parent of the generation that follows. For questionable generations, the names are preceded by an asterisk *. This means the connection between the person with an asterisk and the previous generation are unproven.
The modal listing of Group 2 up to 67 markers is listed on the HARRIS Y-DNA RESULTS Page.
In order to better compare matches in Group 2, the modal listing has also been posted on Ysearch with a user ID of E8JNS. To view the modal listing go to the Ysearch user ID page for E8JNS
For an exact match to this group, the submitter must be a male with the HARRIS surname, be from the same haplogroup, and the DNA markers from his kit number should match exactly with these results. In most cases there will be at least one variation in DNA marker values. If the two test kits are from close relatives, then the variation is due to normal mutations of DNA. DNA mutations may occur every 4 or 5 generations. Some specific markers tested are known to mutate faster than others.
At this time it looks like there are 7 different progenitors or earliest known ancestors represented in Group 2. Although the DNA appears to match closely, the connection between these lines has not yet been determined.
HARRIS DNA GROUP 2 LINEAGE CHARTS
Lineage #1=Josiah Monroe Harris (1845-1926), grandson of Benjamin Harris (1775-1848)—DNA Kit #10992
Lineage #2=Asa P. Harris (ca. 1807-aft/ 1860)—DNA Kit #123321
Lineage #3=John Hodges Harris (1837-1898), grandson of Benjamin Harris (1775-1848)—DNA Kit #80446
Lineage #4=Nathan Lewis Harris (1851-ca. 1893), son of John Wesley Harris (1808-1878)—DNA Kit #61794
Lineage #5=Nelson Harris (1848-1914), grandson of Benjamin Harris (1775-1848)—DNA Kit #32384
Lineage #6=James Richardson Harris (1812-1847)—DNA Kit #11874
Lineage #7=Andrew Jackson Taylor (1909-1978), son of Pittman V. Taylor (1876-1964)—DNA Kit #68776
Lineage #8=Nathan Harris (ca. 1756-1827), possibly son of a Matthew Harris—DNA Kit #47884
Lineage #9=Nathaniel Harris (1763-1854), possibly son of a Nathaniel Harris—DNA Kit #66623
Lineage #10=Nathaniel Harris (1763-1854), possibly son of a Nathaniel Harris—DNA Kit #114369
For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #1.—DNA Kit #10992—ID #2XPHH. This is for the line of Josiah Monroe Harris (1845-1926). He is a grandson of Benjamin Harris (1775-1848) of Sullivan County, Indiana shown here.
This Kit’s user ID is 2XPHH. Additional information on the paternal line back to Benjamin Harris (1775-1848) can be found on Family Tree DNA’s user ID page for 2XPHH
This family’s migration pattern is: Virginia > Buter Co., OH > Vigo Co., IN > Sullivan Co., IN > Adair Co., MO > Moultrie Co., IL.
This kit is a 67-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2 with no variances. This kit belongs to the I1c haplogroup which is a subset of the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.harrisdna.org/info/10992.html. Also this user has posted a pedigree chart. A few more details are added below.
1 Benjamin <2-#10992-#32384-#80446> Harris b: 16 DEC 1775 d: 8 JUN 1848
+ Mary Paddock b: 1778 d: BET. 1828 - 1830
2 Benjamin <2-#10992-#32384-#80446> Harris , Jr. b: 1810 d: 22 NOV 1855
+ Mary "Polly" Siner b: 23 FEB 1814 d: 28 OCT 1880
3 Josiah Monroe <2-#10992> Harris b: 6 SEP 1845 d: 21 SEP 1926
+ Elizabeth L. Shannon b: 12 SEP 1853 d: 24 AUG 1903
4 Emerson Floyd <2-#10992> Harris b: 18 DEC 1873 d: 15 APR 1922
+ Nellie Madge Friend b: 25 MAY 1882 d: 4 FEB 1948
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For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #2.—DNA Kit #123321. This is for the line of Asa P. Harris (ca. 1807-aft. 1860) of Granville Co., NC.
This family’s migration pattern is: Granville Co., NC > Richmond, Henrico Co., VA.
This kit is a 67-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2, with no variances. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.harrisdna.org/info/123321.html. A few more details are added below.
1 Asa P. <2-#123321> Harris b: ABT. 1807 d: AFT. 1860
+ Mary K. "Polly" Blackley b: ABT. 1809 d: AFT. 1860
2 Alexander "Sandy" <2-#123321> Harris b: SEP 1833 d: AFT. 1900
+ Mary K. Weaver b: UNKNOWN d: BEF. 1871
3 Henry T. <2-#123321> Harris b: NOV 1877 d: 9 MAY 1915
+ Elnora "Ella" Marshall b: OCT 1880 d: AFT. 1930
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For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #3.—DNA Kit #80446—ID #BU75C. This is for the line of John Hodges Harris (1837-1898). He is a grandson of Benjamin Harris (1775-1848) of Sullivan County, Indiana shown here.
This Kit’s user ID is BU75C. Additional information on the paternal line back to Benjamin Harris (1775-1848) can be found on Family Tree DNA’s user ID page for BU75C
This kit’s paternal country of origin is listed as England. This family’s migration pattern is: Virginia > Butler Co., OH > Vigo Co., IN > Sullivan Co., IN > Shelby Co., KY > Sullivan Co., IN.
This kit is a 67-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2, with one variance at marker 57. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.harrisdna.org/info/80446.html. A few more details are added below.
1 Benjamin <2-#10992-#32384-#80446> Harris b: 16 DEC 1775 d: 8 JUN 1848
+ Mary Paddock b: 1778 d: BET. 1828 - 1830
2 Benjamin <2-#10992-#32384-#80446> Harris , Jr. b: 1810 d: 22 NOV 1855
+ Mary "Polly" Siner b: 23 FEB 1814 d: 28 OCT 1880
3 John Hodges <2-#80446> Harris b: 7 MAY 1837 d: 14 MAY 1898
+ Cynthia Ann Anderson b: 12 JUN 1842 d: 7 AUG 1878
4 Edward Westley <2-#80446> Harris b: 28 MAR 1867 d: 1 FEB 1935
+ Alymra May b: 13 FEB 1869 d: 9 SEP 1924
5 Oral Otto <2-#80446> Harris b: 24 SEP 1894 d: 29 SEP 1951
+ Sylvia Hazel McKinney b: 20 APR 1894 d: 25 MAR 1968
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For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #4.—DNA Kit #61794—ID #4GSZW. This is for the line of Nathan Lewis Harris (1851-ca. 1893) of Shepherdsville, Bullitt Co., KY (Generation #2).
This Kit’s user ID is 4GSZW. Additional information on the paternal line back to Nathan Lewis Harris (1851-ca. 1893) can be found on Family Tree DNA’s user ID page for 4GSZW
This family’s migration pattern is: Kentucky > Bullitt Co., KY > Pope Co., IL.
This kit is a 67-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2, with one variance at marker 58. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.harrisdna.org/info/61794.html. A few more details are added below. The 1860 and 1870 Census establish Nathan as a son of John Wesley Harris (Generation #1):
1 John Wesley <2-#61794> Harris b: 27 OCT 1808 d: 24 AUG 1878
+ Elizabeth Jane Troutman b: 20 DEC 1815 d: 25 JUN 1865
2 Nathan Lewis <2-#61794> Harris b: AUG 1851 d: ABT. 1893
+ Sallie Grace Dent b: JUL 1860 d: UNKNOWN
3 Allen West <2-#61794> Harris b: 1889 d: UNKNOWN
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For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #5.—DNA Kit #32384. This is for the line of Nelson Harris (1848-1914). He is a grandson of Benjamin Harris (1775-1848) of Sullivan County, Indiana shown here.
This kit’s paternal country of origin is listed as Scotland. This family’s migration pattern is: Virginia > Butler Co., OH > Vigo Co., IN > Sullivan Co., IN.
This kit is a 37-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2, with one variance at marker 26. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.harrisdna.org/info/32384.html. A few more details are added below.
1 Benjamin <2-#10992-#32384-#80446> Harris b: 16 DEC 1775 d: 8 JUN 1848
+ Mary Paddock b: 1778 d: BET. 1828 - 1830
2 Benjamin <2-#10992-#32384-#80446> Harris , Jr. b: 1810 d: 22 NOV 1855
+ Mary "Polly" Siner b: 23 FEB 1814 d: 28 OCT 1880
3 Nelson <2-#32384> Harris b: 16 JAN 1848 d: 14 MAY 1914
+ Margaret Ellen Gordon b: 1849 d: 1926
4 Carl Nelson <2-#32384> Harris , Sr. b: 1887 d: UNKNOWN
+ ?
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For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #6.—DNA Kit #11874. This is for the line of James Richardson Harris (1812-1847) of Williamson County, Tennessee (Generation #2). He is presumed to be the son of an Unknown Harris male with a wife possibly named Margaret Richardson.
This kit’s paternal country of origin is listed as England. This family’s migration pattern is: Virginia > Mecklenburg Co., VA > Williamson Co., TN > Bourbon Co., KY > Mason Co., KY > St. Louis Co., MO > Benton Co., OR.
This kit is a 25-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2 with no variances, although only 25 markers have been tested. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.harrisdna.org/info/11874.html. A few more details are added below.
1 [Unknown] <2-#11874> Harris
+ Margaret? Richardson?
2 James Richardson <2-#11874> Harris b: 15 JUL 1812 d: 28 SEP 1847
+ Rebecca L\S? Crowder b: 25 MAY 1810 d: 21 MAR 1851
3 John I. Wilson <2-#11874> Harris b: 10 JUN 1845 d: SEP 1933
+ Harriet K. Hutchison b: 17 JUN 1861 d: 25 JUL 1936
4 Martin Hutchison <2-#11874> Harris b: 21 OCT 1886 d: 12 AUG 1988
+ Katherine Gertrude Watts b: 8 MAY 1886 d: 22 AUG 1973
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For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #7.—DNA Kit #68776—ID #JXPE7. This is for the line of Andrew Jackson Taylor (1909-1978). He is a son of Pittman V. Taylor (1876-1964) of Mississippi and Texas.
The submitter of this kit has joined the Harris DNA Project because his DNA matches others of Harris Group 2; however, he appears to have no Harrises or Harris associations in his lineage, so there appears to not be any Harris DNA connection. This kit also closely matches DNA markers of other surnames, such as Cook, Raver, Barrett, Kile, Bright, etc. It seems odd, but as far as I can determine, this submitter has not joined the Taylor DNA Project. That seems to be the more likely group for him to join.
This kit’s paternal country of origin is listed as Lithuania, although the Taylor line appears to be English in origin. Audrey (Shulmistras) Taylor’s parents were both born in Lithuania is where the country of origin comes in at, but that is not the strict paternal line. This family’s migration pattern is: Alabama > Perry Co., MS > Forrest Co., MS > Cook Co., IL > Dallas Co., TX.
This Kit’s user ID is JXPE7. Additional information on the paternal line back to Pittman V. Harris (1876-1964) can be found on Family Tree DNA’s user ID page for JXPE7
This kit is a 67-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2 with one variance at marker 55, but the surname is different. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.ysearch.org/gedcom_show.asp?uid=JXPE7&viewuid=JXPE7. A few more details are added below.
1 Pittman V. <2-#68776> Taylor b: 22 OCT 1876 d: NOV 1964
+ Sydney Monasco b: ABT 1890 d: UNKNOWN
2 Andrew Jackson <2-#68776> Taylor b: 24 MAY 1909 d: 12 AUG 1978
+ Audrey Martha Shulmistras b: 8 JAN 1913 d: 27 OCT 1992
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For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #8.—DNA Kit #47884—ID #98HQW. This is for the line of Nathan Harris (ca. 1756-1827) of Louisa County, Virginia. He is believed to be the son of a Matthew Harris. His connection to the other Harrises in Group 2 is unknown at this time.
This Kit’s user ID is 98HQW. Additional information on the paternal line back to Nathan Harris (ca. 1756-1827) can be found on Family Tree DNA’s user ID page for 98HQW
This family’s migration pattern is: Virginia > Louisa Co., VA > Simpson Co., KY.
This kit is a 12-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2 as far as has been tested, with no variances. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. A partial lineage is shown below.
1 Matthew Harris b: UNKNOWN d: UNKNOWN
+ ?
2 *Nathan <2-#47884> Harris b: ABT. 1756 d: 19 MAR 1827
+ Sarah "Sally" Knight b: ABT. 1756 d: UNKNOWN
3 George <2-#47884> Harris b: 23 MAR 1778 d: 24 MAR 1849
+ Rachel Winfred McAlister b: 24 MAR 1779 d: 11 FEB 1855
4 Nathan Robert <2-#47884> Harris b: 23 SEP 1805 d: 30 MAR 1881
+ Elizabeth Hail b: 5 FEB 1809 d: 31 OCT 1854For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #9.—DNA Kit #66623—ID #GQXTC. This is for the line of Nathaniel Harris (1763-1854) of Smyth Co., Virginia(Generation #2). He is reported to be the son of a Nathaniel Harris of Louisa Co., Virginia, but this has not been proven.
This family’s migration pattern is: Louisa Co., VA > Smyth Co., VA > Washington Co., VA > Smyth Co., VA > Cass Co., NE > King Co., WA.
This Kit’s user ID is GQXTC. Additional information on the paternal line back to Benjamin Harris (1775-1848) can be found on Family Tree DNA’s user ID page for GQXTC
This kit was submitted by the brother of kit #114369. This kit is a 67-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2 with variances in markers 12 and 21. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.harrisdna.org/info/66623.html. A few more details are added below.
1 Nathaniel Harris b: UNKNOWN d: UNKNOWN
+ ?
2 *Nathaniel <2-#66623-114369> Harris b: 20 JAN 1763 d: 25 APR 1854
+ Martha Byars b: 17 JAN 1766 d: UNKNOWN
3 Nathaniel G. <2-#66623-114369> Harris b: 2 AUG 1801 d: 27 NOV 1873
+ Mary Morris b: 1805 d: UNKNOWN
4 James Augustus <2-#66623-114369> Harris b: 11 FEB 1827 d: 15 NOV 1904
+ Martha Jane Patrick b: 22 SEP 1837 d: 24 MAR 1871
5 Creed Fulton <2-#66623-114369> Harris b: 26 OCT 1865 d: 31 JUL 1963
+ Josephine Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magney b: 29 AUG 1870 d: 16 APR 1890
6 James Clinton <2-#66623-114369> Harris, Sr. b: 7 JUL 1889 d: 21 MAY 1965
+ Florence Margaret Steffer b: 5 SEP 1893 d: 16 DEC 1928Go to the HARRIS Y-DNA RESULTS Page
For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
Lineage #10.—DNA Kit #114369. This is for the line of Nathaniel Harris (1763-1854) of Smyth Co., Virginia(Generation #2). He is reported to be the son of a Nathaniel Harris of Louisa Co., Virginia, but this has not been proven.
This family’s migration pattern is: Louisa Co., VA > Smyth Co., VA > Washington Co., VA > Smyth Co., VA > Cass Co., NE > King Co., WA.
This kit was submitted by the brother of kit #66623. This kit is a 37-marker test that matches the 67-marker modal for Group 2 with variances in markers 12 and 21. This kit belongs to the I1 haplogroup. To see the lineage supplied by the DNA Kit submitter, go to this site: http://www.harrisdna.org/info/114369.html. A few more details are added below.
1 Nathaniel Harris b: UNKNOWN d: UNKNOWN
+ ?
2 *Nathaniel <2-#66623-114369> Harris b: 20 JAN 1763 d: 25 APR 1854
+ Martha Byars b: 17 JAN 1766 d: UNKNOWN
3 Nathaniel G. <2-#66623-114369> Harris b: 2 AUG 1801 d: 27 NOV 1873
+ Mary Morris b: 1805 d: UNKNOWN
4 James Augustus <2-#66623-114369> Harris b: 11 FEB 1827 d: 15 NOV 1904
+ Martha Jane Patrick b: 22 SEP 1837 d: 24 MAR 1871
5 Creed Fulton <2-#66623-114369> Harris b: 26 OCT 1865 d: 31 JUL 1963
+ Josephine Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magney b: 29 AUG 1870 d: 16 APR 1890
6 James Clinton <2-#66623-114369> Harris, Sr. b: 7 JUL 1889 d: 21 MAY 1965
+ Florence Margaret Steffer b: 5 SEP 1893 d: 16 DEC 1928Go to the HARRIS Y-DNA RESULTS Page
For information on additional family members in this line, go to SOME EARLY HARRISES AND POSSIBLE DNA CONNECTIONS
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