Nathaniel Harrison, I

Harrison family

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Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial ..., Volume 4 By Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Page 473-474 GoogleBooks

The Harrison family is one of the oldest of the state, and was founded by Benjamin Harrison, who came from England at a very early date, and settled in Virginia. In 1634 he received from John Davis a deed of two hundred acres of land on Warresquioake creek, and subsequently received patents of land. He was clerk of the council of the colony, and a member of the house of burgesses in 1642. He died March 21, 1643. His widow Mary subsequently married Benjamin Sidway. He left two sons. Benjamin and Peter, of whom the latter had no issue.

(I) Benjamin Harrison, probably a grandson of Benjamin and Mary Harrison, was born September 20, 1645, in Southwark parish. Surry county, Virginia, died January 30, 1713. He was sent as a commissioner from the colony to England, and was a member of the colonial council in 1699. His wife Hannah was born February 13, 1652, and died February 16, 1699, as shown by her tombstone. They had children: Sarah, Benjamin, of whom further, Nathaniel and Hannah.

(II) Benjamin Harrison, son of Benjamin and Hannah Harrison, was born about 1673, and resided at Berkeley on the James river, where he died April 10, 1710. He was speaker of the house of burgesses, attorney general and treasurer of the colony, and had begun writing a history of the colony at the time of his death. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis and Abigail (Smith) Burwell, and they were the parents of Benjamin, of whom further.

(III) Benjamin Harrison, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Burwell) Harrison, was sheriff of Charles City county, and a member of the house of burgesses. He married, about 1722, Anne Carter, daughter of Robert and Betty (Landon) Carter, the last' ter a daughter of Thomas Landon, of Credenhill, county of Hereford, England, the former a son of John Carter. They had children : Anne, Elizabeth, Benjamin ( signer of the Declaration of Independence, and ancestor of the presidents). Carter Henry, Henry, died in infancy, Charles, Nathaniel, of whom further.

(IV) Nathaniel Harrison, son of Benjamin and Anne (Carter) Harrison, was born September 30, 1742, at Berkeley, and died December 24, 1782. He was sheriff of Prince George county, in 1799, and served as speaker of the state senate. He married (first) October 11. 1760, Mary Ruffin. born June 5, 1739. died September 10, 1767. daughter of Edmund Ruffin, of Prince George. He married (second) March 12, 1768. Anne Gilliam, died in April, 1781. The latter was the mother of his son Benjamin, of whom further. Other children were: Elizabeth, born August 31, 1770: Nathaniel, April 12, 1773 ; Sally Carter and Jane Pleasants (twins), July 10, 1775; John, died a young man at college: Susanna Boyd, died July 6, 1812. Of these. Jane Pleasants became the wife of John Osborne (see Osborne).

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