William Harrison Genealogy

Record modified: 2025-03-10
This is my ancestor 9 generations back.

 / Richard Harrison
 / Andrew Harrison|
|  \ Margaret Barber
William Henry Harrison |
|  / Samuel Ellitt
 \ Eleanor Ellitt |
 \ Elizabeth (unknown)

Born: 1683-00-00 Henrico Co, Virginia USA
Died: 1742-04-00 Essex Co, Virginia USA
Marriages:
1. 1713-00-00 Hannah Christopher
Children of William Harrison and Hannah Christopher:
William Henry Harrison b. about 1712-00-00 d. 1765-03-18
Andrew Harrison b. 1714-00-00
*Charles Harrison b. about 1720-00-00
Benjamin Harrison b. about 1721-00-00
James Harrison b. about 1724-00-00 d. about 1780-00-00

Notes:

parents and other children from the Harrison Repository

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married in Essex Co VA

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Essex Co VA Will Book 6, which covers 1735-1742, does not show him in the index.
For Will Book 7 the H page of the index is missing, but he isn't in the first few pages of the records.

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He built Berkeley Plantation, the first all-brick three-story house in Virginia. It was passed down to his son Benjamin.

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"Harrison Heritage" of December 1985 lists "17th Century Colonial Ancestors"; gives birthdate as 1682/3. I have seen 1688 in other sources.

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also had a daughter Margaret, son James, and son John 1719?

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the Christopher mailing list has an entry which shows their children born between 1714 and 1719.

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another old tree showed their children as:
3 i.John Harrison was born ABT. 1710 in Essex, Virginia, and died 1761 in Halifax, Virginia.
4 ii.Elizabeth Harrison was born ABT. 1711 in Essex, Virginia, and died in of Granville Co., North Carolina.
5 iii.William Harrison was born ABT. 1712 in Essex, Virginia, and died 18 MAR 1765 in Prince Edward, Virginia.
6 iv.Andrew Harrison was born 1714 in Essex, Virginia, and died BET. 1773 - 1774 in Province of Orange, Caswell Co., South Carolina.
7 v.Margaret Harrison was born ABT. 1716 in Essex, Virginia, and died 1747.
8 vi.Charles Harrison was born ABT. 1720 in Essex, Virginia, and died 1762 in Albemarle, Virginia.
9 vii.Benjamin Harrison was born 1722 in Virginia, and died 1779 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.
10 viii.Thomas Harrison was born 1724 in Virginia, and died 1747.
11 ix.James Harrison was born ABT. 1728 in Virginia.

(3) John Harrison married Sarah Daniel. children:
3.1. James HARRISON b: 20 JUL 1748 in Virginia
3.2. Andrew HARRISON b: 1750
3.3. Richard HARRISON b: 18 MAR 1752 in Halifax County, Virginia
3.4. John HARRISON b: 1753
3.5. Mary HARRISON b: 1756
3.6. Martha HARRISON b: 1758
3.7. Isham HARRISON b: 1760 in Charles County, Virginia
3.8. Elizabeth HARRISON b: 1762

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