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Captain William Rogers Harrison 1686–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1686

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1748

Death Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Burr Harrison

Mother: Sarah Burdette

Spouse(s): Sarah Hawley

Children(s): Sarah Harrison

The story of Captain William Rogers Harrison began in 1686 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States of America. Captain William Rogers Harrison married Sarah Hawley, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Harrison. Captain William Rogers Harrison passed away in 1748 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Rogers Harrison began in 1686 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Captain William Rogers Harrison married Sarah Hawley, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Harrison.
  • Captain William Rogers Harrison passed away in 1748 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Burr Harrison
1637–1706
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah Burdette
1641–1698
Birth Location: Maryland, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hawley
1686–1778
Birth Location: Stafford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Harrison
1710–1785
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
SH

Captain Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Captain Harrison
1686–1748
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Burr Harrison
1637–1706
Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Frances) Burdette
1641–1698
Maryland, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Cuthbert (William) Burdette
1600–1643
London, City of London, Greater London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Francis (Ann) Lake
1605–
Radcliffe Tower, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Pendlebury
1573–1607
Dyna Pennelbury
1568–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Pendlebury
1818–1870
Mary Pendlebury
1827–
Samuel Allens
1550–1617
Dorothy Wroe
1555–1647

Captain Harrison's Descendants

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Captain (William Rogers) Harrison (June 1686–1748) m. Sarah Hawley (1686–May 1778)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Harrison 1710–1785 m. Daniel Prewitt 1700–1755
    1. 1. Welthy (Terry Pruit) (Prewitt) 1740–1820 m. Joseph (Champness) Austin 1730–1810
      1. 1. Frances (Pruitt "Fanny") Austin 1756–1818 m. Edmund (J) Covington 1736–1800
        1. 1. Frances (Walker "Fanny") Covington 1796–1873
      2. 2. Archibald (Prewitt) Austin 1767–1854
      3. 3. William (J) Austin 1791–1854

Captain Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1686
June 1686
Birth of Captain William Rogers Harrison in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States of America
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States of America
1748
1748
Age 62
Death of Captain William Rogers Harrison in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1686
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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