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Benjamin Harrison 1645 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1645

Birth Location: Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 Jan 1712

Death Location: Cabin Point, Surry, Virginia, United States

Father: Benjamin Harrison

Mother: Mary Stringer

Spouse(s): Hannah Churchill

Children(s): Virginia Harrison, Benjamin III, Nathaniel Harrison, Hannah Harrison, Henry Harrison, Anne Harrison

In 1645, Benjamin Harrison II entered the world in Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States, born to Benjamin Harrison and Mary Stringer. Benjamin Harrison II married Hannah Churchill, and had children including Virginia Sarah Harrison, Benjamin Harrison III, Nathaniel Harrison, Hannah Harrison, Henry Harrison, Anne Harrison. Benjamin Harrison II passed away in 1712 in Cabin Point, Surry, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1645, Benjamin Harrison II entered the world in Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States, born to Benjamin Harrison and Mary Stringer.
  • Benjamin Harrison II married Hannah Churchill, and had children including Virginia Sarah Harrison, Benjamin Harrison III, Nathaniel Harrison, Hannah Harrison, Henry Harrison, Anne Harrison.
  • Benjamin Harrison II passed away in 1712 in Cabin Point, Surry, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Harrison
1600 – 1643
Birth Location: St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
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Mary Stringer
1624 – 1687
Birth Location: Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Churchill
1651 – 1698
Birth Location: Indian Hills, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Virginia Harrison
1670 – 1713
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin III
1673 – 1710
Birth Location: Wakefield, Surry, VA
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Nathaniel Harrison
1677 – 1727
Birth Location: Berkley, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Hannah Harrison
1678 – 1731
Birth Location: Indian Fields,Surry,Virginia,USA
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Henry Harrison
1679 – 1732
Birth Location: Surry Co., Virginia
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Anne Harrison
1680 – 1707
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Harrison
1645 – 1712
Birth Place: Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Harrison
1600 – 1643
St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Mary Stringer
1624 – 1687
Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Harrison
1568 – 1616
St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Bernard
1558 – 1630
St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Harrison
1540 – 1598
Elizabeth Fitz-Geffery
1545 – 1616
Francis Bernard
1530 – 1602
Alice Haselwood
1525 – 1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Harrison
1528 – 1548
Lepton George
1525 –
John Fitzgeoffrey
1522 –
John Bernard
1491 – 1549
Cecily Muscote
1495 – 1557
John Haselwood
1495 – 1559
Katherine Marmion
1495 – 1573

Benjamin Harrison's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Harrison (20 Sep 1645 – 30 Jan 1712) m. Hannah Churchill (13 Feb 1651 – 16 Feb 1698)
  1. 1. Virginia (Sarah) Harrison (14 August 1670 – 5 May 1713) m. James Blair (1656 – 18 Apr 1743) m. Robert Hobbs (1665 – Nov 1718)
    1. 1. John Blair (1687 – 5 Nov 1771) m. Mary Monro (16 Jan 1708 – 23 Sep 1725)
      1. 1. Chiristian Blair (1727 – 1784)
      2. 2. John Blair (October 1731 – 31 Aug 1800)
      3. 3. Mary Blair (16 Sep 1734 – 10 Dec 1799)
      4. 4. Sarah Blair (1738 – 1804)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Blair (1748 – 1820)
      6. 6. Ann Blair
      7. 7. James Blair ( – Dec 1772)
    2. 2. James Blair (1704 – 11 Mar 1776) m. Mary Colbert (1705 – 1757)
      1. 1. Isabell Blair (1720 – )
      2. 2. Colbert Blair (8 Apr 1729 – 1805) m. Sarah Morgan (22 Sep 1729 – 1805)
        1. 1. Mary BLAIR (1749 – 1827)
        2. 2. Enos Blair (6 Jul 1750 – 12 May 1834)
        3. 3. Blair BLAIR (1755 – 1827)
        4. 4. Sara BLAIR (8 Jan 1755 – )
        5. 5. Ruth BLAIR (3 Oct 1758 – )
        6. 6. Lee BLAIR (1760 – )
        7. 7. James Blair (6 Mar 1761 – 31 Mar 1839)
        8. 8. Isabel (Tabitha) Blair (13 Dec 1761 – 15 May 1855)
        9. 9. John Blair (6 Jul 1764 – 25 Feb 1846)
        10. 10. Hannah BLAIR (9 Aug 1766 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Blair
    4. 4. Harrison Blair
    5. 5. John Hobbs (1687 – )
    6. 6. William Hobbs (1689 – May 1728)
    7. 7. Sarah Hobbs (1691 – 1759) m. John Smith
    8. 8. Rebecca Hobbs (1693 – )
    9. 9. Frances Hobbs (1695 – )
    10. 10. Elizabeth Hobbs (1697 – )
    11. 11. May Hobbs (1700 – )
  2. 2. Benjamin (Harrison) III (20 September 1673 – 10 April 1710) m. Elizabeth Burwell (1677 – 30 Dec 1734)
    1. 1. Benjamin Harrison (1695 – 12 July 1745) m. Anne Carter (1702 – 12 Aug 1745) m. Catherine Adams (1711 – 1764)
      1. 1. WILLIAM Harrison (1696 – 8 Jul 1749)
      2. 2. John Harrison (1712 – 1761)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Harrison (1713 – )
      4. 4. Martha (Price) Harrison (1720 – Jul 1752)
      5. 5. Mary Harrison (1723 – 1796)
      6. 6. Ann (Carlin) Harrison (1723 – 12 Jul 1745)
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Betty) Harrison (1725 – 31 Jan 1783)
      8. 8. Henry Harrison (1725 – 1725)
      9. 9. Benjamin Harrison (5 Apr 1726 – 24 Apr 1791) m. Elizabeth Bassett (13 Dec 1730 – 1792)
        1. 1. Judith HARRISON (1742 – 1789)
        2. 2. Ann Harrison (1744 – 1830)
        3. 3. James (Mason) Harrison (1745 – 12 Sep 1839)
        4. 4. Carter (Bassett) Harrison (1747 – 1753)
        5. 5. Lucy Harrison (1747 – 1753)
        6. 6. Tabitha HARRISON (1749 – 1789)
        7. 7. Zephaniah Harrison (1749 – )
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsy) Harrison (1751 – 1791)
        9. 9. Nancy Harrison (21 May 1753 – 30 Apr 1821)
        10. 10. Fairleanah Harrison (1754 – 1851)
        11. 11. Benjamin Harrison (1755 – 1799)
        12. 12. William (Henry) Harrison (9 Feb 1773 – 4 Apr 1841) m. Anna (Tuthill) Symmes (25 Jul 1775 – 25 Feb 1864)
      10. 10. George Harrison (1728 – 1777)
      11. 11. Robert Harrison (1730 – 1771)
      12. 12. Hannah Harrison (1730 – 17 Aug 1807)
      13. 13. Nathaniel Harrison (30 Sep 1742 – 24 Dec 1782) m. Mary Ruffin (5 Jun 1739 – 10 dec 1767)
        1. 1. Edmund Harrison (12 Dec 1764 – 4 Feb 1826) m. Mary Murray (1771 – 18 Jan 1804) m. Martha (Wayles) Skipwith (13 Apr 1786 – Apr., 1827)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Harrison (1693 – 1723) m. John Murphrey (1715 – 1776)
      1. 1. Caswell Murphrey (1727 – )
      2. 2. Michael Murphrey (1735 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Murphrey (1737 – 1790)
      4. 4. John Murphy (14 AUG 1738 – 09 OCT 1819)
      5. 5. Martha Murphrey (1739 – 1825)
      6. 6. William Murphrey (1740 – 26 Aug 1830)
      7. 7. Nancy Murphrey (1742 – 1788)
      8. 8. Ann Murphrey (02 MAY 1742 – )
      9. 9. Gale Murphrey (1745 – 1776)
      10. 10. Jethro Murphey (MAR 1755 – 1820)
      11. 11. Sarah (Sally) Murphrey (1760 – 1801)
      12. 12. Eleanor (Lany) Murphrey (1762 – 1788)
  3. 3. Nathaniel Harrison (8 April 1677 – 30 November 1727)
  4. 4. Hannah Harrison (15 Dec 1678 – 4 Apr 1731) m. Phillip Ludwell (1672 – 11 Jan 1726)
    1. 1. Hannah (Harrison) Ludwell
    2. 2. Lucy Ludwell
    3. 3. Sarah Ludwell
  5. 5. Henry Harrison (1679 – 24 Sep 1732)
  6. 6. Anne Harrison (1680 – 1707) m. William EDWARDS (1680 – 25 Feb 1722)
    1. 1. Mary Edwards (1692 – 1752)
    2. 2. Sarah Edwards (1 Jan 1692 – 20 Dec 1781)
    3. 3. Benjamin EDWARDS (1707 – 20 Mar 1744)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Edwards (1710 – )
    5. 5. Hannah Edwards (1715 – 29 Oct 1776)
    6. 6. Micajah EDWARDS (1718 – 1780)
    7. 7. Ann EDWARDS

Benjamin Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1645
20 Sep 1645
Birth of Benjamin Harrison II in Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States
Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States
1712
30 Jan 1712
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Harrison II in Cabin Point, Surry, Virginia, United States
Cabin Point, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1645
    Event Place: Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Southwark; Birth state: VA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA.
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 447.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RC3.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1712
    Event Place: Cabin Point, Surry, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Southwark; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Wakefield; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Millennium File
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