John Harris (Bere Alston MP)

Arms of Harris of Hayne in the parish of Stowford, Devon: Sable, three crescents argent a bordure of the last[1] These are the arms of Harris of Radford in the parish of Plymstock, Devon, the senior line of the family, differenced by a bordure
Monument in Lifton Church, Devon, to the Harris family of Hayne. The figure at far right is John Harris (1586-1656/7) of Hayne, MP. Above him are the arms of Harris impaling Mohun, for Cordelia Mohun, his second wife. At left is Florence Wyndham, his 1st wife, a daughter of Sir John Wyndham (1558–1645) of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset. Above her are the arms of Harris impaling Wyndham. In the centre is his father Arthur Harris (1561-1628) of Hayne, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1603 and Captain of St Michael's Mount in Cornwall. Above him are shown the arms of Harris impaling Davilles of Marland, Devon, for his wife Margaret Davilles[2]

John Harris (c. 1586 – 6 March 1657) of Hayne in the parish of Stowford in Devon and of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall,[3] was a Member of Parliament.

  1. ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.449
  2. ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.449, pedigree of Harris
  3. ^ Hunneyball, Paul, History of Parliament biography [1]