Birth: 1704 Lancaster County Virginia, USA Death: Aug. 12, 1745 Berkeley (Charles City County) Charles City County Virginia, USA

Born "Carotoman"

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Parents:
 Robert King Carter (1663 - 1732)
 Elizabeth Landon Carter (1683 - 1719)

Spouse:
 Benjamin Harrison (1694 - 1745)

Children:
 Henry Harrison*
 Lucy Harrison (____ - 1745)*
 Hannah Harrison (____ - 1745)*
 Elizabeth Harrison Randolph (____ - 1783)*
 Charles Harrison*
 Robert Harrison*
 Anne Harrison Randolph (1723 - 1745)*
 Benjamin Harrison (1726 - 1791)*
 Henry Harrison (1728 - 1775)*
 Carter Henry Harrison (1732 - 1793)*
 Nathaniel Harrison (1742 - 1782)*

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Burial: Berkeley Plantation Charles City Charles City County Virginia, USA Plot: Possibly Buried here?

Created by: P Fazzini Record added: Apr 16, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 51201086

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Benjamin Harrison was born in 1695 in Charles City County, Virginia, to Benjamin Harrison (1673-1710) and Elizabeth Burwell Harrison (1677-1734). He attended the College of William and Mary. Harrison represented Charles City County in the House of Burgesses from 1736 to 1742. Harrison was a large landholder, owning land in Charles City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, Brunswick, and Amelia Counties, and Petersburg, Virginia. Harrison built the plantation house "Berkeley." He married Anne Carter in 1722 and they had 10 children, including Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) who served as governor of Virginia and signed the Declaration of Independence. Harrison and two of his daughters were killed 12 July 1744 by a lightning strike at Berkeley and were buried there.

Notes

• Some sources say he was born in 1702.
•  The DAR's "Lineage Book of the Charter Members" by Mary S Lockwood published in 1895 states he "was sheriff and a member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, and died in 1744, and was father of the signer of the Declaration of Independence."

Sources

• Harrison family. Papers, 1646-1862. Accession 27394. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
• Information came from Faye Suck via Sandra Neild. Neild/Spencer Family

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lynxlady80&id=I5196
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=randyj2222&id=I14805