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Captain William Harrison 1685–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1685

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 Dec 1745

Death Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Harrison

Mother: Sythia Short

Spouse(s): Sarah Harrison, Isabella Triplett

Children(s): James? Harrison

The story of Captain William Harrison began in 1685 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States. Captain William Harrison married Isabella Triplett, Sarah Hawley Harrison, and had children including James William Harrison. Captain William Harrison passed away in 1745 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Harrison began in 1685 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.
  • Captain William Harrison married Isabella Triplett, Sarah Hawley Harrison, and had children including James William Harrison.
  • Captain William Harrison passed away in 1745 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harrison
1665–1746
Birth Location: Stafford, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Sythia Short
1674–1746
Birth Location: Stafford, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Harrison
1686–1778
Birth Location: Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia
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Isabella Triplett
1690–1760
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James? Harrison
1719–1774
Birth Location: N Farnham Par, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Captain Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Captain Harrison
1685–1745
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Harrison
1665–1746
Stafford, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Sythia (Elizabeth) Short
1674–1746
Stafford, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Harrison's Descendants

1.
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Captain (William) Harrison (13 Sep 1685–1 Dec 1745) m. Sarah (Hawley) Harrison (1686–2 Jun 1778) m. Isabella Triplett (1690–6 March 1760)
  1. 1. James? (William) Harrison 1719–1774 m. Nancy (Ann) Kirkland 1723–1823
    1. 1. Reuben (Henry) Harrison 1760–1835 m. Sarah ("Lucy" Burge) Burgess 1765–1831 m. Nancy Reynolds 1800–
      1. 1. John (R Harrison (Slave) Owner) 1792–1865 m. Rosa (Boulware Starke Harrison) (Enslaved) 1806–1901 m. Lucy (Wyche) Reeves 1795–1881 m. Francis Harrison 1806–1901
        1. 1. Peter Harrison 1830–1900 m. Hester Harrison 1846– m. Harrette (Edmunds) Harrison 1833–1921
        2. 2. Capt (Eli Hunt Harrison) Capt 1823–1866 m. Elizabeth Harrison 1829–1864
        3. 3. Martha Harrison 1845–1912
        4. 4. John (Lee) Harrison 1853–1930 m. Florie (P) Quarels 1852–1926
        5. 5. Lucy (Wyche) Reeves 1795–1881 m. John (R Harrison (Slave) Owner) 1792–1865
        6. 6. Sara (Rives) Harrison 1814–1848
        7. 7. James (G) Harrison 1822–
        8. 8. John (Rives) Harrison 1825–1895
        9. 9. Richard (B. Harrison (Slave) Owner) 1818–1855
        10. 10. Carolyn Harrison 1831–1870
        11. 11. Mary (Reeves) Harrison 1831–1875
        12. 12. Martha (Harrison) Adamson 1832–1912
        13. 13. Lucy Harrison 1833–
        14. 14. Quilla Harrison 1842–
        15. 15. Sarah Harrison 1842–
        16. 16. Thomas Harrison 1843–1918
        17. 17. Robbert Harrison 1846–
        18. 18. Jane Harrison 1848–
        19. 19. Nicholas (P) Harrison 1852–1918
        20. 20. Silla Harrison 1845–
        21. 21. Alsey Harrison 1863–
        22. 22. Frances Harrison 1866–
      2. 2. David Harrison 1780–1837
      3. 3. Kirkland (B.) Harrison 1781–1850
      4. 4. Eli Harrison 1782–1865
      5. 5. Richard (B) Harrison 1783–1843
      6. 6. William Harrison 1778–1827
      7. 7. James Harrison 1779–1837
      8. 8. William (Henry) Harrison 1785–1836
      9. 9. Nancy (Ann) Harrison 1786–1846
      10. 10. Frances Harrison 1805–1842
      11. 11. Mary Mores-Harrison 1792–1844
      12. 12. PVT (Reuben M Harrison) Jr. 1790–1881
      13. 13. Willoughby (Burgess) Harrison 1793–1827
      14. 14. Frances Harrison 1805–1842
      15. 15. William Harrison 1778–
      16. 16. Mary Harrison 1792–1844 m. Charles Moores 1776–1852
        1. 1. Frances (B.) Moores 1828–1848
        2. 2. Nancy Moores 1809–1843
        3. 3. Eli (Harrison) Moores 1815–1885
        4. 4. Anderson (Ross) Moores 1822–1873
        5. 5. David (Harrison) Moores 1827–1892
        6. 6. Reuben (Henry Harrison) Moores 1819–1871
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Harrison Rosborough Moore) Whitaker 1814–1877
        8. 8. Julia (Jenning) Moores 1836–
        9. 9. Col. (William Henry Harrison) Moores 1830–1898
        10. 10. Mary (Harrison) Moores 1824–1825
        11. 11. Thomas (Briggs) Moores 1820–1852
        12. 12. Jane (Ross) Moores 1818–1877
        13. 13. Richard (Harrison) Moores 1834–1855
        14. 14. Charles Moores 1811–1811
        15. 15. Sarah (H) Moores 1841–1843
      17. 17. Kirkland (B.) Harrison 1802–1850
    2. 2. James (Mason Harrison) Jr 1752–1830
      1. 1. Susan Harrison 1788–1855
        1. 1. Lucille (‘Lucy’ Isabella) McKissack 1827–1920
    3. 3. Patience (Jane) Harrison* 1751–1836
    4. 4. Sarah (Sally Harrison) (Davis) 1753–1824
    5. 5. Joseph (D) Harrison 1752–1835
    6. 6. George Harrison 1750–1780
    7. 7. William (Henry Harrison ||| or) 4 1758–1832
    8. 8. Willibe Harrison 1749–
    9. 9. Nathaniel Harrison 1750–
    10. 10. Moses Harrison 1771–1832
    11. 11. Mary Harrison 1745–1820
    12. 12. John Harrison 1745–1773
    13. 13. William (Harrison 4 or) 5 1748–1773
    14. 14. William (Henry) Harrison 1758–1793
    15. 15. James Harrison 1742–1796
    16. 16. John Harrison 1754–1773
    17. 17. Willoughby Harrison 1749–1773
    18. 18. Mary (Jemima) Harrison 1740–1820
    19. 19. Elizabeth (Sarah Sally (Jones) Harrison,) Davis 1743–1824 m. Col (Thomas Andrew P Davis) ** 1739–1826
      1. 1. James (Harrison) Davis 1782–1827
      2. 2. William (Andrew) Davis 1767–1830
      3. 3. Samuel (Armstrong) Davis 1795–1850
      4. 4. Mary (Polly) Davis –1858
      5. 5. John (*) Davis 1776–1827
      6. 6. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Davis 1786–1841
      7. 7. Patience Davis 1772–1842
      8. 8. Sarah ("Salley" Benton) Davis 1796–1863
      9. 9. Eliza (B) Davis 1792–1867
      10. 10. Nancy (Ann "Anna") Davis 1770–1840
      11. 11. William (Harrison) Davis 1768–1830
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Davis 1812–1900

Captain Harrison's Timeline

5 Records

1685
13 Sep 1685
Birth of Captain William Harrison in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1685
January 1685
Captain William Harrison was married in Stony Point, Stafford, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stony Point, Stafford, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1723
1723
Age 38
Captain William Harrison was married in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1733
1733
Age 48
Captain William Harrison was married in Prince William, Virginia, USA
Prince William, Virginia, USA
1745
1 Dec 1745
Age 60
Death of Captain William Harrison in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1685
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1685
    Event Place: Stony Point, Stafford, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of VA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1745
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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