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Ancestry of Levi BETTES

Up Dated 7 February 2007

His 2^nd Great GrandFather
James HARRIS Jr
and
Sarah ROGERS

Janes HARRIS was born 4 April 1673 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts and married about 1696 in New London, New London, Connecticut, Sarah ROGERS, the daughter of Samuel ROGERS and Mary STANTON. She was born 9 August 1676, in Montville, New London, Connecticut and died 13 November 1748. James died 10 February 1756, , New London, Connecticut.

James Harris conveyed by deed to Lieut. John Holmes, Sergeant Thomas Jones, and Peletiah Bliss in trust, a certain tract or parcel of land containing, by estimation, two acres, dated 10 Nov., 1726, "for the uses hereafter mentioned, and for no other, to hold for the use of the aforesaid Parish (called New Salem) for the building of a Presbyterian Meeting House, and for a burying place, and for a training field. The aforesaid meeting house to be built for the inhabitants therein to worship God in the Presbyterian faith." The meeting-house was built on the parcel of land conveyed by James Harris and for many years used for place of worship. The Presbyterian order, after a time, was given up and a Baptist element formed a church in that neighborhood, which afterwards came in possession of the meeting-house, and held their meetings there. This house, however, was abandoned, and a new house of worship erected on a spot about one-fourth of a mile east from the old church, and now occupied by the Baptist denomination, and called the First Baptist Church of Salem.

John Holmes, Jr., married Mary Harris, born 1 Nov., 1702, daughter of James Harris and Sarah Rogers. Thomas Holmes, another of the name who was an inhabitant of the North Parish of New London, is said to have been born in London, England, and came to New England in 1663, married Lucretia Dudley, daughter of Thomas Dudley of New York. Had a son John, born 11 March, 1686, who settled in Haddam, Conn. Thomas, the father, died at Haddam, 12 Dec., 1724, aged probably about 95 years. John of Haddam was probably his only child.

26408. Rachel Otis. Born on 1 Dec 1713 at Scituate, MA. Rachel died at Colchester, CT, on 21 Sep 1761.

On 28 Jul 1735 Rachel married Jonathan Harris, son of Lieut. James Harris (4 Apr 1673-10 Feb 1757) & Sarah Rogers (9 Aug 1676-13 Nov 1748). Born on 15 Jun 1705 at Montville, CT. Jonathan died at Colchester, CT, on 12 Sep 1761

J. S. Rogers. 1902.
James Rogers of New London, Connecticut and his descendants
Boston, MA: Self-published
514pp.

1-James ROGERS
2-Samuel ROGERS
3-Elizabeth ROGERS b. 8 May 1673 New London, CT; d. ca. 1750; m. 1st Theophilus STANTON; m. 2nd 17 Mar 1709 Asa HARRIS, son of James and Sarah [DENISON] HARRIS of Boston, where Asa was b. 10 Nov 1680. He d. Preston (CT?) 20 Aug 1715.
3-Sarah ROGERS b. 9 Aug 1676 New London, CT; d: 13 Nov 1748, CT; m. James HARRIS

CHILDREN of James HARRIS and Sarah ROGERS:

    1. SARAH     b: 27 Sep 1697; Mohegan, New London, Connecticut.
                md:    Abt 1717; Norwich, New Londln, Connecticut.
                                 Peletiah BLISS                        
                 d:    Abt 1742; Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
    2. JAMES     b: 26 Jan 1699; Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
                md:    Abt 1719; , New London, Connecticut.
                                 Hannah GILBERT
                md:        1737;  , New London, Connecticut.
                                  Mercy THATCHER
                 d:    Abt 1780;  , New London, Connecticut.
 +  3. MARGARET  b: 15 Oct 1701; Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
                md:  3 Jan 1732; Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut.
                                 Hezekiah WHITNEY
                 d: 31 Jul 1695; Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut.
    4. MARY      b:  1 Nov 1702; Amersham, Buckinghanshire, England.
                md:    Abt 1728; , New London, Connecticut.
                                 John HOLMES Jr.
    5. JONATHAN  b: 15 Jun 1705; Montville, New London, Connecticut.
                md: 28 Jul 1735; , New London, Connecticut.
                                 Rachel OTIS
                 d: 12 Sep 1761; Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
    6. ALPHEUS   b: 29 Feb 1708; Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
                 d: 30 Aug 1708; Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
    7. ABIGAIL   b: 27 May 1711; Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
                md: 12 Nov 1730; Samuel FOX Jr
                 d:    Aft 1753; , , Connecticut.
    8. LEBBEUS   b: 11 Aug 1713; Montville, New London, Connecticut.
                md: 20 Nov 1738; New London, New London, Connecticut.
                                 Alice RANSOM
                md: 30 Mar 1758; Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
                                 Eliphal (NOYSE) PRENTICE   
                 d:        1792; Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    9. ALPHEUS   b: 31 Aug 1716; Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
                 d: Died Young ; , , Connecticut.
  10. DELIGHT   b: 17 Oct 1720; , New London, Connecticut.
               md: 31 Jan 1745; New London, New London, Connecticut.
                                Alpheus ROGERS
                d: 10 Mar 1783; , , .