• Born: Abt 1664, Camborne, Cornwall
• Married: 4 Feb 1720/1, Camborne, Cornwall ¹
• Buried: 29 Jan 1740/1, Gwithian, Cornwall ¹

  Research Notes:

In 1701 William Harris was the sole executor of his father's will.

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Lease, Hellowe and Pencobben, Camborne, 29 Sep 1720. ²

Parties:

1) Francis Bassett [Basset], esquire, of Tehidy
2) William Harris, yeoman, of Camborne

Consideration: £50 and one piece of gold commonly called a guinea

Term: 99 years on the lives of William Davy and Thomas Davy, sons of John Davy of Camborne and John Gorst, son of John Cocke [Cock], yeoman, of the parish of Gwithyan [Gwithian]

Rent: 4 shillings

Heriot: 20 shillings

Two parts in three parts divided or to be divided of all the tithe sheaf tithe corn small tiithing of all those several messuages and tenements in or called Hellowe and Pencobben situate and lying in the parish of Camborne

Suit and service to the court and Manor of Tehiddy

Witnessed by David Haweis and Richard Banbury Junior

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Sett, near Camborne Churchtown, Camborne, 16 Feb 1727. ³

Parties:

1) Francis Vyvyan, Baronet, of Trelowarren., in the County of Cornwall
2) John Harris, yeoman, of the parish of Camborne, William Harris, yeoman, of the said parish of Camborne and John Davy, yeoman, of the said parish of Camborne

Consideration: Two hundred guineas in gold

Term: 21 years

Dish: One seventh

All mines loads pits heads and veins of tin ore copper ore and lead ore which already have been now are or hereafter shall or may be found by digging working searching or tracing in and through those several lands and estates lying and being in or near Camborn Church Town in the said parish of Camborn and commonly called or known by the Names of Colan Paul's Tenement, Park an Pons and John Davies Tenement and now in the possession of one John Daniell John Davy and one Richard Williams .... with liberty to work and search for such ore metals and minerals in and throughout the said premises or any part thereof ..... [no plan present]

Witnessed by Charles Vyvyan and Henry Polkinhorn [Polkinhorne]

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Lease, Hellowe, Camborne, 12 Mar 1734. ⁴

Parties:

1) John Pendarves Bassett [Basset], esquire, of Tehiddy [Tehidy]
2) William Harris, yeoman, of Camborn [Camborne]

Consideration: £140 and a further sum of five guineas to be paid by 2) to 1) on the marriage day of 1)

Term: 99 years on the life of Grace Harris wife of 2), the said term to commence immediately from by and after the deaths of 2) and Elisabeth his sister

Rent: £3 and two fat capons yearly or two shillings and five days work yearly at the time of harvest or elsewhere in the service and work of 1)

Heriot: a best beast or £3 for the same

All those his messuages lands and tenements with the apputenances in or called Hellowe within the parish of Camborn [Camborne] sometime heretofore in the tenure holding or occupation of Thomas Harris father of 2) and now in the possession of 2) his assignee or assignees undertenants or undertenants together with all commons furse heath ways waterings commons and comon of pasture to the same belonging or appertaining which said premises are part or parcel of the manor of Tehiddy excepting and always reserving unto 1) one croft or field of land and a messuage or dwelling house and garden now in the possession of one John Belman and all trees of oak ash elm and witchall now growing or hereafter to grow in or upon the said premises with free liberty for 1) to fell cut down and carry away

Witnessed by Dunnet Haweis and David Haweis

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In 1734 William Harris was named as a beneficiary in the will of his brother Joseph Harris of Camborne, to receive a guinea of gold.

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William Harris of the parish of Camborne died intestate.

Quite a number of documents pertain to the Administration of his goods and chattels, beginning with one dated 9 Mar 1740/1 which names Grace Harris, widow of the deceased, Thomas Harris & Elizabeth Davy, brother & sister of the deceased. Another, dated 22 August 1741, names Joseph Harris & Thomas Harris, both of Camborne, brothers of the deceased, who renounced Administration. Another names Thomas Harris & Charles Harris, sons & only children of John Harris, late of Camborne, deceased, another brother of the said William Harris, who also renounced.

Administration of his goods & chattels was finally granted on 21 Jul 1741 to Henry Tresahar of Camborne, gent., John Davy of Camborne, tinner and Charles Harris, gent., principal creditors of the deceased. ⁵