John Harrison, of Waltham Holy Cross

John Harrison

• Burial: St.Lawrence Churchyard, Waltham
• Occupation: Yeoman

disambiguation

• What evidence supports him as son of William Harrison
• not the same as John Harrison
• not the father of George Harrison, of Somerset
• not the father of George Harrison, of Durham & Derby

Will

John's will was dated 4 Jan. 1549/50 and proved 28 Apr. 1551named daughter Joan CHENEY. He identified himself in his will as'John Haryson yeoman dwelling in the parishe of Waltham holyCrosse in the Cownetie of Essex,' and asked to be buried in thechurchyeard of St. Lawrence, Waltham. Married about 1522.

Note:

NEHGR Apr. 1995, p. 181 - res Waltham Abbey, Essex, England,will of John Harrison dated 4 Jan. 1549/50 and pvd 28 Apr 1551, 'John Harysonyeomandwelilng in the parishe of Waltham holy Crosse in the Cownetieof Essex beinge holle of mynde and memory,' asked to be buried the in thechurchyard of St. Lawrence, Waltham, and bequeathed: '...toAgnes my welbeloved wiffe my howse & lands that I do dwell in for termeof her lyfe & she to paye the quytte rent to (Clarcenbery?) xd byyere...toWilliam Harryson my Sone all my howse & land in Upshere &Waltham bothe free & Copye, (on condition that William pay L23 6s 9d to histhree sisters, Johanne Cheyne, Elyzabeth Smythson, and MargarettHarryson,paying the first yeare L3 6s 9d to Johanne, the second year thesame sum to Elyzabeth, and the third year the same sum to Margaret)...ToElyzabethSmythson a feather bed and bedding, when my wiffe departyth theworlde,and a bullock. To Johanne Cheyney a bullock, and to MargarettHarryson two keyne; to John Harrison of London, my best gowne. To sonWilliam certene Implements in the howse that is to saye my bedde where Ido lye &my bedde in the parler with all that belongyth therto...a fornys& my grett brasse potte And my brasse panne to be delyvered when mywiffe departyth out of thes howse.' Wife Agnes, appointed esecutrix,to have the residue. William Greene the elder to be overseer. WitnessesAndreweCawdree, Henry Stonds,John Tytynge the elder, with others.

John's will was dated 4 Jan. 1549/50 and proved 28 Apr. 1551. In it, he names daughter Joan Cheney.

He refers to himself in his will as "John Haryson yeoman dwelling in the parishe of Waltham holy Crosse in the Cownetie of Essex." In that will, he asked to be buried in the churchyard of St. Lawrence, Waltham.

["The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright," and "Heath-Johnson-Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath," by Douglas Richardson (NEHGR 146:261-278, 149:173-186)].