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Benjamin Harrison 1742–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 February 1742

Birth Location: Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 7 August 1807

Death Location: Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Harrison

Mother: Mary Harrison

Spouse(s): Evelyn Byrd

Children(s): William Harrison, Mary Taylor, Abigail Walker, Ann Harrison, Elizabeth Powell, George Harrison

The story of Benjamin Harrison began in 1742 in Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America. Benjamin Harrison married Evelyn Taylor Byrd, and had children including Abigail Willing Walker, Ann Harrison, Elizabeth Page Powell, George Evelyn Harrison, Mary Byrd Taylor, William Byrd Harrison. Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1807 in Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison began in 1742 in Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Harrison married Evelyn Taylor Byrd, and had children including Abigail Willing Walker, Ann Harrison, Elizabeth Page Powell, George Evelyn Harrison, Mary Byrd Taylor, William Byrd Harrison.
  • Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1807 in Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Benjamin Harrison's Ancestors

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Benjamin Harrison
1742–1807
Birth Place: Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Harrison
1703–1791
Wakefield, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Cole) Harrison
1717–1744
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Harrison's Descendants

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Benjamin Harrison (13 February 1742–7 August 1807) m. Evelyn (Taylor) Byrd (13 October 1766–12 October 1817)
  1. 1. William (Byrd) Harrison 1800–1870
  2. 2. Mary (Byrd) Taylor 1790–1850
  3. 3. Abigail (Willing) Walker 1795–1854
  4. 4. Ann Harrison 1802–1842 m. Richard (Evelyn) Byrd 1800–1872
    1. 1. Alfred (Henry) Byrd 1833–1865
    2. 2. Anne Byrd 1831–
    3. 3. Anne Byrd 1826–
    4. 4. George (Harrison) Byrd 1827–1910
    5. 5. William Byrd 1828–1898 m. Jane (Meriwether) Byrd 1840–1930
      1. 1. George (Rivers) Byrd 1880–1945
      2. 2. Susan (Rivers) Shipley 1872–1952
      3. 3. Richard (Evelyn Byrd) II 1860–1925 m. Eleanor (Elizabeth Bolling) Flood 1868–1900
        1. 1. Admiral (Richard Evelyn Byrd) Jr 1888–1957 m. Marie (Donaldson) Byrd 1889–1974
        2. 2. Senator (Harry Flood) Byrd 1887–1966 m. Anne (Douglas) Byrd 1887–1964
        3. 3. Thomas (Bolling) Byrd 1889–1968
      4. 4. Mary (Amistead) Byrd 1862–1950
      5. 5. Otway Byrd 1868–1877
      6. 6. William Byrd 1879–1965
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Page) Powell 1804–1836
  6. 6. George (Evelyn) Harrison 1797–1839

Benjamin Harrison's Timeline

3 Records

1742
13 February 1742
Birth of Benjamin Harrison in Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America
Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America
1763
8 August 1763
Age 21
Benjamin Harrison was married in Augusta, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1807
7 August 1807
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Harrison in Prince George Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Prince George Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 February 1742
    Event Place: Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 August 1763
    Event Place: Augusta, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1807
    Event Place: Prince George Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prince George County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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