Dorothy Harrison

Many sources incorrect.

Her name was Dorothy (not Ellen, not Eleanor). Her parents unknown

As widow of John Thompson, farmer of East Haven, Dorothy was unmarried in February 1656 (Proprietors' Records, vol. 2, p. 185) but shortly thereafter married Thomas Harrison of Branford as his first wife. By him she had two sons, Thomas Harrison, born 1 Mar 1657, and Nathaniel Harrison, born 13 Dec 1658. It would seem that she did not long survive, for on 29 Mar 1666 Thomas Harrison married his second wife, Elizabeth Stent. 1 2

Married

• 1) John "the farmer" Thompson of East Haven, d 1655, his parents unknown; his 2nd wife. 3 children
• 2) Thomas Harrison of Branford, d 1704, son of Richard Harrison & Sarah. 2 children. He survived her and married Ellen Stent 2nd.

Children with 1st husband

•           1: Rebeckah - b: 26/Jan/1651(1652) - New Haven Col.                                m: Daniel Thomas - 3/Feb/1669(1670) - New Haven Co., CT - m: John Perkins
•           2: Abigail - b: 26/Jan/1651(1652) - New Haven Col. - d: 1731                            m: Joseph Alsop, Jr. - 25/Nov/1672 - New Haven Co., CT - m: John Miles, Jr.                                or Jonathan Curtis, Nicholas Huse, Samuel Sherman
•           3: Sarah - b: 30/Apr/1654 - New Haven Col.                           d: 23/Oct/1716 - New Haven Co., CT                          m: Alling Ball, Jr. - 24/Nov/1678 - New Haven Co., CT

Children with 2nd husband

* Thomas HARRISON b: 1 MAR 1656/1657 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT.  married Margaret Stent, daughter of his step-mother

* Nathaniel HARRISON b: 13 DEC 1658 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT. Marriage 1 Hannah FRISBIE

Guides:

• Sanford-Shulsen Family Rootsweb database retrieved Dec 2015
• "John Thompson"

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27803548 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64404454

Ellen [SIC: Dorothy] had seven children by her 1st husband, John "Farmer" Thompson:

• 1. Hannah m. 26 Jun 1662, Matthew Moulthrop, who d. 1691. She d. 1681.
• 2. John m. 22 May 1666, Priscilla Powell, dau. of Thomas, who d. 18 Apr 1726. He d. 13 Feb 1693.
• 3. Mary m (1) 27 Dec 1666, John Cooper, bpt. 28 May 1642. She d. Nov 1714.
• 4. Joseph, who removed to Wallingford, m (1) abt. 1682 Mrs. Elizabeth (Lathrop) Royce, widow of Isaac (b. 1648, m. 1669, d. 1682). She d. before 1690, when he m. (2) 22 Nov 1694, Mercy Jacob. He d. before Feb 1704.
• 5. Abigail (twin) b. 26 Jan 1651; m. (1) 25 Nov 1672 Joseph Alsop, Jr.(b. abt 1694 & d. 12 Jan 1691). She m. (2) Capt.
• John Miles, Jr. (b. 9 Jan 1668 & d. 10 Feb 1710). She d. 1727.
• 6. Rebecca (twin) b. 26 Jan 1651; m(1) Daniel Thomas of West Haven who d. 1694. She m. (2) abt 1703, John Perkins (b. 19 Aug 1651 & d. aft 1727). She d. in 1716.
• 7. Sarah, b. 30 Apr 1654; m. 24 Nov 1676 Alling Ball (b. 27 Jun 1656 & d. 1710); she d. 1716.

She was widowed by Feb 1656 & shortly thereafter married Thomas Harrison of Branford, as his 1st wife. By him she had 2 sons: Thomas Harrison, b. 1 Mar 1657 and Nathaniel Harrison, b. 13 Dec 1658.

It would seem she did not survive long, for on 29 Mar 1666, Thomas Harrison m. Elisabeth Stent as his 2nd wife.

Widow of John Thompson,"farmer", d 1655; ancestor of Grace Knox Harrison

Thomas Harrison married firstly, on February 1, 1656, Dorothy, the widow of John Thompson, a farmer of New Haven. Thomas and Dorothy Harrison had two children, Thomas and Nathaniel. The eldest son, Thomas Harrison, born in March 1657, fought in King Philip's War and was a lieutenant in Queen Anne's War in 1709, participating in the military expedition into Canada. His son, 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 [7, 11]. He was a deacon of the First Church [Congregational] of Litchfield [10]. His son, Thomas Harrison, born in 1722, married on September 20, 1764, Sybil Shervoy, an Acadian who was left at New Haven by a British ship. [7, 11]. He served as a representative in the Connecticut Legislature and as a soldier in the Revolutionary War [I 2]. His son Thomas Harrison of Litchfield, born in 1765, also was a Revolutionary War soldier [11, 13].

Married ( c. 1641 ) New Haven Ct

References

• A Potter-Richardson memorial : the ancestral lines of William W. Potter of Michigan, and his wife, Margaret (Richardson) Potter. Page 18. < AncestryImage >