Richard Harrison Jr.

• BIRTH 31 Mar 1595 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
• IMMIGRATION 1638 to Boston, next to Wethersfield; pioneer to New Haven
• ALLEGIANCE 5 Aug. 1644 Oath of allegiance taken at New Haven Colony
• DEATH 25 Oct 1665 (aged 70) Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
• BURIAL Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 104043834

Biography

Richard Harrison, eldest child of Richard and Ellen Harrison, was born at West Kirby on March 31, 1595. He 1st Married Anne 5 DEC 1612, maiden name and issues unknown. He 2nd married on July 28, 1619 Margaret Picke [11], who was born in about 1598. She was the daughter of Thomas Picke, who was born in 1568 in West Kirby and died in 1643. Following the death of his father Richard, he and his wife Margaret came to New England with his seven children in 1638 and New Haven in 1640. He was one of a company of proprietors who took possession of the settlement of Tokoket, later called Branford, in New Haven Colony in the spring of 1644. It was part of the land bought from the Mattabesech Indians in 1638 by the first 500 Puritan settlers lead by the Rev. John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton, a wealthy London merchant.

The settlement was initially known as Quinnipiac, its Indian name, but was renamed in 1640 for the port city of Newhaven in England. New Haven, along with three adjacent towns, formed the New Haven Colony in 1643 with Theophilus Eaton, the first governor. Richard Harrison took the oath of allegiance at New Haven on August 5, 1644. He signed the divisions of land at Branford on July 1, 1646. This document is apparently the first existing record of the Branford settlement and is called Old Harrison in Branford records. Richard Harrison died at Branford on October 25, 1653. Four of his at least 10 children [Richard, Elizabeth, Samuel and Marie] married and settled in New Haven Colony but later, in 1666, moved to Newark, New Jersey.

Gravesite Details
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Parents
Richard Harrison I 1573–1653
Ellen Newbould Harrison 1578–1630

Spouse
Anne m. 12/5/1612
Margaret Picke Harrison 1598–1655 m. 7/28/1619

Children10x born in West Kirby, Cheshire, England
Rev. Thomas Harrison 1619–1682
Margaret Harrison 1625-1627
Elizabeth Harrison abt.1626-bef.8/12/1669
Anna Harrison 1627-1700
Sgt. Richard Harrison III 12/2/1627–1686
Rev. Thomas Harrison 12/2/1627–1704
Ellen Harrison Thompson 1631–4/8/1690
Samuel Harrison 1632-1705
John Harrison 1632-1678
Maria "Mary" Harrison Pierson 1635-1701

Descendant Details== b. in West Kirby, Cheshire, England,

Margaret Harrison 1625-1627
Elizabeth Harrison Morris/pos. Lampson b. ABT 1626, d. BEF 12 AUG 1669 in Newark, NJ.
Anna Harrison 1627-1700
Richard Harrison b. 2 DEC 1627 d. 1690 in Newark, Essex, NJ, m. Sarah Hubbard in Wethersfield, CT.
Rev. Thomas Harrison b. ABT 2 DEC 1627, d.1704 in Branford, New Haven, CT
Ellen Harrison b. 1633, d. 8 APR 1690 in Newark, Essex, NJ
Ellen Harrison Thompson 1631–4/8/1690
Samuel Harrison 1632-1705. m. Sarah Johnson
John Harrison 1632-1678 in Wethersfield, CT. m. Katherine Gilbert who was tried for witchcraft
Maria "Mary" Harrison Pierson 1635 in CT d. 1701 in Newark, Essex, NJ

Notes

"i'm having trouble identifying the wife of Richard Harrison (1595-1653). Some genealogies posted on the web have his wife as Sarah Yorke and others identify her as Margaret Picke. Both lines indicate Richard was born in England and immigrated to Branford, New Haven, CT. Can anyone give documented proof of the "real" wife?" No evidence to support marriage to Sarah Yorke. Disconnected Feb 2018

There is much controversy regarding the following: Another son Benjamin Harrison d. 1648; m. Mary ------; settled in the James River, Virginia Colony. He was the ancestor of the Presidents Harrisons and Signer of the Declaration of Independence. 1st Clerk of the Council of Virginia in 1633 and Member of the House of Burgesses in 1642. A land grant on record in the Virginia Land Registry Office was made to him for 200 acres in "Warrosquinoake County", July 20, 1635. The house was known as "Wakefield", now Surrey County, on the James River and is the oldes of the many Harrisons homes in Virginia. It was burned by Benedict Arnold during the Revolution, but has since been rebuilt and still remains as one of the famous beautiful old houses along the James.

Richard's first wife's maiden name is uncertain. A marriage between a Richard Harrison and Mary Roue was found in London, England. Church of England records, no date. [3]

His children were: Richard, Samuel, Mary (or Maria, married November 27, 1662, Thomas Pierson, Sr brother of Rev. Abraham), and Elizabeth."[7] According to records, all children were born in England in West Kirby, before he and Margaret arrived in New England in 1640.[8]

References

1. http://harrison.jhamedia.com/pats.html

2. http://www.condit-family.com/ps01/ps01_431.html

3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104043834/richard_harrison

4. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/hhdocs/81DecEN...

5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Harrison-182#disputed_DNA_research

6. https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dhanke&i...

7. http://www.politicalfamilytree.com/samples%20content/members/PDF%20... Partial Genealogies of the Harrisons of Connecticut]

Sources

8. Atwood, History of New Haven Conn.

9. Harrisons of New Jersey - a Partial Genealogy, Jean Harrison Stokes Childs, self published - Mrs. Benjamin R. Childs, Newville, PA; 1990.

10. A Potter-Richardson memorial : the ancestral lines of William W. Potter of Michigan, and his wife, Margaret (Richardson) Potter. Page 18. < AncestryImage >* Harrison Heritage December 1981 Vol. I No. 4

11. Harrison, Margaret, of Matley, Chesh. Inv. 1616-17 Book Marton Marriages. Addenda Et Corrigenda.Collection Lancashire & Cheshire: - Miscellanies containing: 1. A list of clergy for eleven deaneries of the diocese of the Chester, 1541-2[4] This is Margaret Picke.

Additional Data

He married

1. Anne 5 DEC 1612.
2. Margaret PICKE 28 JUL 1619 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. She was born 1598 in England and died 25 OCT 1655 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Children of Richard HARRISON and Margaret PICKE are:

1. Elizabeth HARRISON was born ABT 1625, and died BEF 12 AUG 1669.
2. Richard HARRISON was born 2 DEC 1627 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, and died 1690 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
3. Thomas HARRISON was born ABT 2 DEC 1627 in England, United Kingdom, and died 1704 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
4. Ellen HARRISON was born 1633, and died 8 APR 1690 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
5. Samuel HARRISON died 1705. He married Sarah JOHNSON.
6. John HARRISON died 1678.
7. Maria (Mary) HARRISON was born ABT 1645 in Connecticut, United States, and died 1701 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States.

Lineage 16-The Richard Harrison of West Kirby, Cheshire, Branford, Connecticut & Orange, New Jersey Line
Information on the early generations of this line are from Jean Harrison Stokes Childs, The Harrisons of New Jersey (1988). This line is haplogroup R-M269.

• Richard Harrison b. 1559 West Kirby, Cheshire, England, d. Nov 1617, West Kirby, Cheshire, m. Alice Rathbone
  • Richard Harrison b. 31 Mar 1593 West Kirby, Cheshire, d 25 Oct 1653 Branford, CT, m. Sarah Yorke & Margaret Picke
    • Richard Harrison b. 2 Dec 1627 West Kirby, England, d. 1686 Newark, Essex Co., NJ, m. Sarah Hubbard
      • Samuel Harrison b. abt 1647, d. 1724 Essex Co., NJ, m. Mary Ward

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Alt dates: b 1593; d. 25 Oct; ancestry shown doubtful?

See record # 495 for details of the differences in authors documentation of this line.

SLGT indicates that Dinah was dau and heire of Richard. [S223] [S224] [S67]

They went to Branford in1653[9][10]. Richard died in Branford in 1653.