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Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison 1645–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1645

Birth Location: Southwark Parish, Wakefield, Surry, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 30 January 1712

Death Location: Brandon Plantation,Cabin Point, Surry Co, Virginia; 1 st burial:Cabin Point, Chapel Cemetery, Brandon,

Father: Sir I

Mother: Lady Stourton

Spouse(s): Mary Churchill

Children(s): Virginia Harrison, Benjamin III, Hannah Harrison, Henry Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison, Mary Harrison, Anne Harrison, Colonel I

The story of Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison began in 1645 in Southwark Parish, Wakefield, Surry, Virginia Colony. Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison married Mary Hannah Churchill, and had children including Anne Harrison, Benjamin Harrison Iii, Colonel Nathaniel Harrison I, Elizabeth Harrison, Hannah Tabitha Harrison, Henry Harrison, Mary Magdalene Harrison, Virginia Sarah Harrison. Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison passed away in 1712 in Brandon Plantation,Cabin Point, Surry Co, Virginia; 1 st burial:Cabin Point, Chapel Cemetery, Brandon,.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison began in 1645 in Southwark Parish, Wakefield, Surry, Virginia Colony.
  • Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison married Mary Hannah Churchill, and had children including Anne Harrison, Benjamin Harrison Iii, Colonel Nathaniel Harrison I, Elizabeth Harrison, Hannah Tabitha Harrison, Henry Harrison, Mary Magdalene Harrison, Virginia Sarah Harrison.
  • Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison passed away in 1712 in Brandon Plantation,Cabin Point, Surry Co, Virginia; 1 st burial:Cabin Point, Chapel Cemetery, Brandon,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir I
1594–1648
Birth Location: St. Giles, Stow, Northamptonshire, England
SI
Lady Stourton
1627–1688
Birth Location: Wakefield,Surry,Virginia,USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Mary Churchill
1651–1698
Birth Location: Indian Hills, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
MC

Children(s)

Virginia Harrison
1670–1713
Birth Location: Indian Hills, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
VH
Benjamin III
1673–1710
Birth Location: Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, United States
BI
Hannah Harrison
1678–1731
Birth Location: Indian Fields, Surry, Virginia, United States
HH
Henry Harrison
1679–1732
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
HH
Elizabeth Harrison
1685–1702
Birth Location: Berkley, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
EH
Elizabeth Harrison
1695–1750
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
EH
Mary Harrison
1690–1720
Birth Location: Cabin Point, Surry, Virginia, United States
MH
Anne Harrison
1670–1707
Birth Location: Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, USA
AH
Colonel I
1677–1727
Birth Location: Wakefield (Sussex County), Sussex County, Virginia, USA
CI

Col. Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Col. Harrison
1645–1712
Birth Place: Southwark Parish, Wakefield, Surry, Virginia Colony
Parents
Sir Knight Benjamin Harrison, Clerk of the Virginia Governor's Council; Virginia House of Burgesses I
1594–1648
St. Giles, Stow, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Mary Stringer of) Stourton
1627–1688
Wakefield,Surry,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
John Stringer
1606–1688
England
Dorothy Savage
1615–1689
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Stringer
1582–1615
Susan STREETER
1587–1667
Thomas Savage
1595–1633
Rebecca
1594–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Streeter
1570–1616
Katherine Barne
1570–1608

Col. Harrison's Descendants

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Col. (Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry) Harrison (20 September 1645–30 January 1712) m. Mary (Hannah) Churchill (13 February 1651–16 Feb 1698)
  1. 1. Virginia (Sarah) Harrison 1670–1713
  2. 2. Benjamin (Harrison) III 1673–1710 m. Elizabeth (Smith Burwell) Harrison 1677–1734
  3. 3. Hannah (Tabitha) Harrison 1678–1731
  4. 4. Henry Harrison 1679–1732
  5. 5. Elizabeth Harrison 1685–1702
  6. 6. Elizabeth Harrison 1695–1750
  7. 7. Mary (Magdalene) Harrison 1690–1720
  8. 8. Anne Harrison 1670–1707
  9. 9. Colonel (Nathaniel Harrison) I 1677–1727

Col. Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1645
20 September 1645
Birth of Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison in Southwark Parish, Wakefield, Surry, Virginia Colony
Southwark Parish, Wakefield, Surry, Virginia Colony
1712
30 January 1712
Age 67
Death of Col. Benjamin Harrison II, great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison in Brandon Plantation,Cabin Point, Surry Co, Virginia; 1 st burial:Cabin Point, Chapel Cemetery, Brandon,
Brandon Plantation,Cabin Point, Surry Co, Virginia; 1 st burial:Cabin Point, Chapel Cemetery, Brandon,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1645
    Event Place: Southwark Parish, Wakefield, Surry, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1712
    Event Place: Brandon Plantation,Cabin Point, Surry Co, Virginia; 1 st burial:Cabin Point, Chapel Cemetery, Brandon,
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