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Benjamin Harrison 1594–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1594

Birth Location: Stow, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 21 March 1648

Death Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Harrison

Mother: Elizabeth Bernard

Spouse(s): Mary Stourton

Children(s): Elizabeth Harrison, Benjamin Jr, Peter HARRISON, Joseph Harrison

The story of Benjamin Harrison began in 1594 in Stow, Northamptonshire, England. Benjamin Harrison married Mary James Stringer Lady Stourton, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Jr, Elizabeth Mansell Harrison, John Harrison, Joseph Harrison, Peter Harrison. Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1648 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison began in 1594 in Stow, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Benjamin Harrison married Mary James Stringer Lady Stourton, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Jr, Elizabeth Mansell Harrison, John Harrison, Joseph Harrison, Peter Harrison.
  • Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1648 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harrison
1568–1625
Birth Location: St Giles, Northamptonshire, , England
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Elizabeth Bernard
1558–1643
Birth Location: Abington, Northamptonshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stourton
1624–1688
Birth Location: Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Harrison
1650–1696
Birth Location: Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
EH
Benjamin Jr
1645–1711
Birth Location: Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Peter HARRISON
1647–1687
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Harrison
1623–1677
Birth Location: Isl Wright, Virginia, USA, England
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Benjamin Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Harrison
1594–1648
Birth Place: Stow, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Harrison
1568–1625
St Giles, Northamptonshire, , England
Elizabeth Bernard
1558–1643
Abington, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Robert Harrison
1540–1598
Stowe, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Fitzgiffory
1540–1616
Clapham, Bedfordshire, England
Francis Bernard
1530–1602
Abington, Northamptonshire, England
Alice Haselwood
1525–1617
Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Harrison
1528–1548
Lepton George
1525–
John Fitzgeoffrey
1522–
John Bernard
1491–1549
Cecily Muscote
1495–1557
John Haselwood
1502–1550
Alice Gascoigne
1510–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Harrison
1500–1551
Eliza Nynesor
1502–1555

Benjamin Harrison's Descendants

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Benjamin Harrison (Nov 1594–21 March 1648) m. Mary (James Stringer Lady) Stourton (1624–29 May 1688)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mansell) Harrison 1650–1696 m. William (Simmons) II 1648–1693
    1. 1. John Simmons 1702–1738 m. Rebecca Vaughn 1702–1738
      1. 1. JOHN Simmons 1710–1773 m. Ann Wiley 1710–1770
        1. 1. John Simmons 1747–1790 m. MARY "Mollie" 1747–1801
        2. 2. William Simmons 1730–1795 m. Elizabeth Hunt 1735–1820
        3. 3. Capt (Charles) Simmons 1748–1791
    2. 2. Sarah Simmons 1670–1751
    3. 3. William Simmons 1675–1730
    4. 4. Elizabeth Simmons 1666–1693
    5. 5. Johann (Jacob) Simon 1682–1788
    6. 6. Mary Simmons 1684–1751
    7. 7. Sarah Simmons 1685–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Simmons 1682–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Simmons 1659–1693
    10. 10. Sarah Simmons 1670–
    11. 11. John Simmons 1680–1749
    12. 12. Stephen Simmons –1757
  2. 2. Benjamin (Harrison) Jr 1645–1711 m. Hannah Churchill 1651–1698
    1. 1. Henry Harrison 1679–1732
    2. 2. Anne Harrison 1680–1707
    3. 3. Nathaniel Harrison 1676–1727
    4. 4. Elizabeth Harrison 1685–1702
    5. 5. Mary (Magdalene) Harrison 1690–1750
    6. 6. Benjamin (Harrison) III 1673–1710 m. Elizabeth Burwell 1677–1734
      1. 1. Benjamin (Harrison) IV 1696–1745 m. Anne Carter 1702–1743
        1. 1. Anne Harrison 1721–1745
        2. 2. Benjamin (Harrison) V 1726–1791 m. Elizabeth Bassett 1730–1792
        3. 3. Carter (Henry) Harrison 1732–1794
        4. 4. Charles Harrison 1743–1793
        5. 5. Elizabeth Harrison 1725–1780
        6. 6. Hanna Harrison 1736–1745
        7. 7. Henry Harrison 1734–1772
        8. 8. Lucy Harrison 1732–1795
        9. 9. N (N) Harrison 1745–1750
        10. 10. Nathaniel Harrison 1742–1782
        11. 11. Robert Harrison 1724–1775
        12. 12. Lucy Harrison 1726–1745
      2. 2. Elizabeth Harrison 1693–1723
    7. 7. Sarah Harrison 1670–1713 m. Rev (James) Blair 1656–1743
      1. 1. John Blair 1686–1771
      2. 2. James (Blair) Jr. 1704–1776
      3. 3. Sarah (Loch) Blair 1721–1791
    8. 8. Mary (Magdalene) Harrison 1669–1720
  3. 3. Peter HARRISON 1647–1687
  4. 4. Joseph Harrison 1623–1677

Benjamin Harrison's Timeline

3 Records

1594
Nov 1594
Birth of Benjamin Harrison in Stow, Northamptonshire, England
Stow, Northamptonshire, England
1594
1 Dec 1594
Benjamin Harrison was baptized in Northampton, St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
1648
21 March 1648
Age 54
Death of Benjamin Harrison in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1594
    Event Place: Stow, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1594
    Event Place: Northampton, St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 233p/7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1631; Page Number: 36

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia
    Record Source: The ancestry of Benjamin Harrison : president of the United States of America, 1889-1893, in chart form showing also the descen

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1648
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
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