This Mary Swann (Harris) was not the daughter of Robert Harris d1701 and Mary Rice Claiborne. She was a proven daughter of Robert Harris d1659 in Isle of Wight Co. VA. THE IOW County Clerk John Jennings took control of the estate of this Robert Harris in 1659 when he married the daughter Martha Harris of the deceased Robert Harris. In 1663, Anthony Spilltimber and wife Mary (Harris) sued John Jennings for Mary's share of the estate of her father Robert Harris. Anthony Spilltimber died in 1673 and Mary then married to Matthew Swann.who died in Surry in 1703. This is all documented in a book by the eminent professional genealogist John A Brayton in his "The Descendants of Robert Harris of Isle of Wight County, VA" where he documents several generations of descendants of this Mary Harris and her two husbands.
There is another Geni profile for this Mary Swann (Harris) with her correct parents.
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