Harrell Family of Virginia, Eastern North and South Carolina

This project is for descendants of the Harrell Family of Virginia, Eastern North and South Carolina.

Please add Harrell family profiles here and any additional resources.

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Disambiguations

The Harrell family of this region are NOT descendants of the Hopewells or Harwells. Do not merge profiles from those families into these lines. Roger H. Harrell in his assimilation notes that there are at least 7 immigrant lines.

Thomas Harralde, the Immigrant I, of James City, Virginia - made a will before 1622 - 29

Thomas Harrell, the Immigrant II, of Nansemond, Virginia - came to America in 1635

Samuel Harold, of Gates County, NC, Immigrant III

John Harrold of Northampton, VA, Immigrant IV (1655)

Christopher Harrell. the Immigrant (1678 on the Victory) to VA, Immigrant V

Henry Harrell (1678 on the Victory) to VA , Immigrant VI

Garrett Harrell of Princess Anne County, VA, Immigrant VII

There are several lines for the Harrell families of this region and they should not be merged. Distinct lines emerge from:

Line 1:

Thomas Harrell, the Immigrant who had three sons that populated southeastern Virginia and eastern and central North Carolina on into eastern and central South Carolina. Some moved west to Indiana and Illinois before the Civil War and some moved to Alabama and Louisiana.

Thomas Harrell, of Chowan County

John Harrell, of Nansemond County

Richard Harrell, of Bertie County

Line 2:

Richard Harrell, the Immigrant who also had three sons that populated the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and points further west, north, and south from there. Sons were:

Gilbert Harrell

Walter Harrell

Richard Harrell, Jr.

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Because of early colonial roots, a number of American Revolution patriots can be found in the Harrell family lines.

Documented thus far:

Moses Harrell

Levi Harrell

Lewis Harrell, Sr.

Jesse Harrell, Jr

Benjamin Harrell

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Harrell Family Resources

Harrell Family Of Eastern North Carolina
By Doris Bridgers Capps-Owens and Linda Bridgers Boyette
Lulu Publications

The Harrell Families of Early Hertford County, North Carolina
by Roger H. Harrell
Found on https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1012187?availability=Fa...

Harrell Family of Nansemond
by John Harrell
Found on http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

Websites:

http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/bios/harrell.txt

https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/harrell/about/results

https://sallysfamilyplace.com/harrell-families-ca-1680s/

http://www.harrelld.freeservers.com/index.html (of interest in terms of Northern Virginia Harrells)

All of the above websites need review, but are a place to start.