Capt. Thomas Harrison, III

Capt. Thomas Harrison -- Comm Capt North Co Branford Trainband 17May1731; to Litchfield 1739.

Thomas Harrison, born in 1694, moved to Litchfield, Connecticut where he acquired 1,000 acres of land, and made a gift of 100 acres to each of nine sons. He fought in the war against France and Spain in 1739-1740 and, beginning in 1751, he served as a representative in the Connecticut Legislature. He was a deacon of the First Church [Congregational] of Litchfield.

Sources

• "Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Conn" by George C Woodruff, 1845: "Harrison, Thomas, from North Branford,Conn; d. June 16,1758, in 65th year; m Hannah. (She may have been his second wife; his first wife having been Elizabeth Sutliff.)"
• Family Tree Maker CD 179 Connecticut Genealogies #1, Genealogies of CT Families, Vol II, Five Generations of CT Harrisons: "Capt. Thomas Harrison (Thomas, Thomas, Richard) born at Branford 12 Oct 1694, died at Litchfield 16 June 1758. He married, 21 Apr 1721 Hannah Sutliff, born at Durham in 1696, died at Litchfield 27 Apr 1790, daughter of John and Hannah of Waterbury. In 1739 he removed from Branford to Litchfield, and bought 1000 acres of land at South Farms. He gave 100 acres to each of his 9 sons and retained 100 acres for himself."

Links

• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/o/p/Sandra-Popiel/BOOK...
• Dave Utzinger's Database

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Capt Thomas Harrison, Jr Birth: Oct. 12, 1694 Connecticut, USA Death: Jun. 16, 1758 Litchfield Litchfield County Connecticut, USA

Family links:

Spouse:

 Hannah Sutliff Harrison (1699 - 1790)

Children:

 Thomas Harrison (1723 - 1791)*

 Ephraim Harrison (1726 - 1791)*

 Elihu Harrison (1739 - 1806)* Burial: Morris Burying Ground  Morris Litchfield County Connecticut, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 82189577

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82189577

Thomas Harrison of Litchfield, born in 1765, was a Revolutionary War soldier.