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Col. Benjamin IV Harrison 1742–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1742

Birth Location: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 Aug 1807

Death Location: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Father: Nathaniel Harrison

Mother: Mary Digges

Spouse(s): Evelyn Byrd, Nancy Stewart

Children(s): Mary Harrison, William Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison, George Harrison, Ann Harrison, Lucy Harrison, Abigail Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Sarah Harrison

The story of Col. Benjamin IV Harrison began in 1742 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA. Col. Benjamin IV Harrison married Evelyn Taylor Byrd, Nancy Stewart, and had children including Abigail Willing Harrison, Ann Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison, George Evelyn Harrison, Lucy Harrison, Mary Byrd Harrison, Sarah Harrison, William Byrd Harrison. Col. Benjamin IV Harrison passed away in 1807 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Benjamin IV Harrison began in 1742 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA.
  • Col. Benjamin IV Harrison married Evelyn Taylor Byrd, Nancy Stewart, and had children including Abigail Willing Harrison, Ann Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison, George Evelyn Harrison, Lucy Harrison, Mary Byrd Harrison, Sarah Harrison, William Byrd Harrison.
  • Col. Benjamin IV Harrison passed away in 1807 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Col. Harrison
1742–1807
Birth Place: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Harrison
1703–1791
Brandon, Prince Geo
Mary (Cole) Digges
1717–1743
Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Nathaniel I) Harrison
1677–1727
Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary Young
1678–1732
Prince George
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Harrison
1645–1711
Hannah Churchill
1649–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Harrison
1615–1643
Mary Stringer
1615–1688
John Churchill
1620–1663
Hannah Pontus
1623–1690

Col. Harrison's Descendants

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Col. (Benjamin IV) Harrison (13 Feb 1742–7 Aug 1807) m. Evelyn (Taylor) Byrd (13 October 1766–12 October 1817) m. Nancy Stewart (ABT 1747–BEF 1779)
  1. 1. Mary (Byrd) Harrison 1790–1850
  2. 2. William (Byrd) Harrison 1800–1870
  3. 3. Elizabeth Harrison 1804–1836
  4. 4. George (Evelyn) Harrison 1797–1839
  5. 5. Ann Harrison 1802–1842
  6. 6. Lucy Harrison 1783–1806
  7. 7. Abigail (Willing) Harrison 1795–1854
  8. 8. Benjamin Harrison 1769–1829 m. Mary (Polly) Walpole 1777–1854
    1. 1. Edmund (Wapole) Harrison 1798–1826
    2. 2. John Harrison 1797–1798
    3. 3. Benjamin (Walpole) Harrison 1815–1892
    4. 4. Mary (Polly Walpole) Harrison 1811–1870
    5. 5. James (Henry) Harrison 1819–1896 m. Mary (Jane) Johnston 1828–1895
      1. 1. Johnston (Benjamin) Harrison 1858–1904
    6. 6. Sterling Harrison 1813–
    7. 7. Hartwell Harrison 1799–1856
    8. 8. Charles (Steward) Harrison 1804–1854
    9. 9. Nancy (Ann Steward) Harrison 1808–1865
    10. 10. John (Walpole) Harrison 1797–1849
  9. 9. Sarah Harrison 1770–

Col. Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1742
13 Feb 1742
Birth of Col. Benjamin IV Harrison in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
1807
7 Aug 1807
Age 65
Death of Col. Benjamin IV Harrison in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1742
    Event Place: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1807
    Event Place: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, USA

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