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Benjamin Harrison I 1600–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: St Giles, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 21 March 1643

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia

Father: Thomas Harrison

Mother: Elizabeth Bernard

Spouse(s): Mary Stringer

Children(s): Benjamin II

The story of Benjamin Harrison I began in 1600 in St Giles, Northamptonshire, England. Benjamin Harrison I married Mary Stringer, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Ii. Benjamin Harrison I passed away in 1643 in Jamestown, James, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison I began in 1600 in St Giles, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Benjamin Harrison I married Mary Stringer, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Ii.
  • Benjamin Harrison I passed away in 1643 in Jamestown, James, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harrison
1568–1616
Birth Location: St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth Bernard
1558–1630
Birth Location: St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stringer
1624–1687
Birth Location: Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin II
1645–1712
Birth Location: Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin I's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin I
1600–1643
Birth Place: St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Harrison
1568–1616
St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Bernard
1558–1630
St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Harrison
1540–1598
Stow, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Fitz-Geffery
1545–1616
Clapham, Bedfordshire, England
Francis Bernard
1530–1602
Abington, Northamptonshire, England
Alice Haselwood
1525–1617
Maidwell, Northamptonshire, England
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Harrison
1500–1551
Eliza Nynesor
1502–1555

Benjamin I's Descendants

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Benjamin (Harrison) I (1600–21 March 1643) m. Mary Stringer (1624–1687)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Harrison) II 1645–1712 m. Hannah Churchill 1651–1698
    1. 1. Virginia (Sarah) Harrison 1670–1713 m. James Blair 1656–1743 m. Robert Hobbs 1665–1718
      1. 1. James Blair 1704–1776 m. Mary Colbert 1705–1757
        1. 1. Isabell Blair 1720–
        2. 2. Colbert Blair 1729–1805 m. Sarah Morgan 1729–1805
      2. 2. John Hobbs 1687–
      3. 3. William Hobbs 1689–1728
      4. 4. Sarah Hobbs 1691–1759
      5. 5. Rebecca Hobbs 1693–
      6. 6. Frances Hobbs 1695–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hobbs 1697–
      8. 8. May Hobbs 1700–
      9. 9. John Blair 1687–1771 m. Mary Monro 1708–1725
        1. 1. Chiristian Blair 1727–1784
        2. 2. Mary Blair 1734–1799
        3. 3. Sarah Blair 1738–1804
        4. 4. Elizabeth Blair 1748–1820
        5. 5. James Blair –1772
        6. 6. John Blair 1731–1800
    2. 2. Nathaniel Harrison 1677–1727
    3. 3. Hannah Harrison 1678–1731 m. Phillip Ludwell 1672–1726
    4. 4. Henry Harrison 1679–1732
    5. 5. Anne Harrison 1680–1707 m. William EDWARDS 1680–1722
      1. 1. Mary Edwards 1692–1752
      2. 2. Sarah Edwards 1692–1781
      3. 3. Benjamin EDWARDS 1707–1744
      4. 4. Elizabeth Edwards 1710–
      5. 5. Hannah Edwards 1715–1776
      6. 6. Micajah EDWARDS 1718–1780
    6. 6. Benjamin (Harrison) III 1673–1710 m. Elizabeth Burwell 1677–1734
      1. 1. Benjamin (Harrison) IV 1695–1745 m. Anne Carter 1702–1745 m. Catherine Adams 1711–1764
        1. 1. Nathaniel Harrison 1742–1782 m. Mary Ruffin 1739–1767
        2. 2. WILLIAM Harrison 1696–1749
        3. 3. John Harrison 1712–1761
        4. 4. Elizabeth Harrison 1713–
        5. 5. Martha (Price) Harrison 1720–1752
        6. 6. Mary Harrison 1723–1796
        7. 7. Ann (Carlin) Harrison 1723–1745
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Betty) Harrison 1725–1783
        9. 9. Henry Harrison 1725–1725
        10. 10. Benjamin (Harrison) V 1726–1791 m. Elizabeth Bassett 1730–1792
        11. 11. George Harrison 1728–1777
        12. 12. Robert Harrison 1730–1771
        13. 13. Hannah Harrison 1730–1807
      2. 2. Jane Harrison 1693–1723 m. John Murphrey 1715–1776
        1. 1. Martha Murphrey 1739–1825
        2. 2. Michael Murphrey 1735–
        3. 3. Caswell Murphrey 1727–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Murphrey 1737–1790
        5. 5. William Murphrey 1740–1830
        6. 6. Jethro Murphey 1755–1820
        7. 7. John Murphy 1738–1819
        8. 8. Nancy Murphrey 1742–1788
        9. 9. Eleanor (Lany) Murphrey 1762–1788
        10. 10. Sarah (Sally) Murphrey 1760–1801
        11. 11. Gale Murphrey 1745–1776
        12. 12. Ann Murphrey 1742–

Benjamin I's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Benjamin Harrison I in St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
1643
21 March 1643
Age 43
Death of Benjamin Harrison I in Jamestown, James, Virginia
Jamestown, James, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1632; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1643
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths
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