Col William Weston “West” Harris Jr.

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Col William Weston “West” Harris Jr.

Birth
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Death
19 Jul 1826 (aged 70)
Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Col. West Harris, Jr. served in the Continental Line with the North Carolina contingent at Valley Forge. He was a field officer in the Ninth Regiment seeing action in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Sometimes after April 1781, he left the military and resumed civilian life in Montgomery County, NC. In addition to farming and raising his family, he had a political life. The people of Montgomery County elected him to represent them in the House of Commons meeting in New Bern, NC, 15 November 1792 to 1 January 1793. He was elected also to the State Senate meeting in Raleigh, NC, in 1797, 1798, 1799, 1801 and 1802.

According to an article that appeared in the 4 July 1826 issue of the Western Carolinian newspaper, Salisbury, NC, 23 to 23.5 carats fine gold was discovered on his land near Beaver-Dam Creek. Although his family operated the gold mine, he probably did not profit from it. He died at the gold mine on 26 July 1826.

Sources: Western Carolinian, Salisbury, NC, 4 July 1826
West Harris, Jr. by Gerald S. Harris, Montgomery County Heritage, North Carolina, vol. 3, pp. 272 & 273. ∼Aged 69
Col. West Harris, Jr. served in the Continental Line with the North Carolina contingent at Valley Forge. He was a field officer in the Ninth Regiment seeing action in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Sometimes after April 1781, he left the military and resumed civilian life in Montgomery County, NC. In addition to farming and raising his family, he had a political life. The people of Montgomery County elected him to represent them in the House of Commons meeting in New Bern, NC, 15 November 1792 to 1 January 1793. He was elected also to the State Senate meeting in Raleigh, NC, in 1797, 1798, 1799, 1801 and 1802.

According to an article that appeared in the 4 July 1826 issue of the Western Carolinian newspaper, Salisbury, NC, 23 to 23.5 carats fine gold was discovered on his land near Beaver-Dam Creek. Although his family operated the gold mine, he probably did not profit from it. He died at the gold mine on 26 July 1826.

Sources: Western Carolinian, Salisbury, NC, 4 July 1826
West Harris, Jr. by Gerald S. Harris, Montgomery County Heritage, North Carolina, vol. 3, pp. 272 & 273. ∼Aged 69

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