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.

Resources:

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

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

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

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

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.

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