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Harrison Burris 1781–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Mason Co, VA, West Virginia, United States

Father: William Burruss

Mother: Susannah Terrell

Spouse(s): Nancy Jackson

Children(s): Maria Burruss, Harris Burruss, William Burruss, John Burruss, Andrew Burruss, Thomas Burruss, Thomas Burruss, Mary Burruss

Harrison Burris was born in 1781 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, the child of William Burruss And Susannah Terrell. Harrison Burris married Nancy Hudson, Nancy Jackson, and had children including Andrew J Burruss, Harris D Burruss, John C Burruss, Maria Louisa Burruss, Mary D Burruss, Thomas Harris Burruss, Thomas R Burruss, William Henry Nelson Burruss. Harrison Burris passed away in 1840 in Mason Co, VA, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Harrison Burris was born in 1781 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, the child of William Burruss And Susannah Terrell.
  • Harrison Burris married Nancy Hudson, Nancy Jackson, and had children including Andrew J Burruss, Harris D Burruss, John C Burruss, Maria Louisa Burruss, Mary D Burruss, Thomas Harris Burruss, Thomas R Burruss, William Henry Nelson Burruss.
  • Harrison Burris passed away in 1840 in Mason Co, VA, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Burruss
1746–1831
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Susannah Terrell
1752–1828
Birth Location: Golansville, Caroline, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Jackson
1785–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Maria Burruss
1819–1900
Birth Location: Reedy Church, Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Harris Burruss
1821–1887
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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William Burruss
1813–1908
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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John Burruss
1822–1910
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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Andrew Burruss
1832–1900
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Burruss
1838–1921
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Burruss
1812–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Burruss
1826–1828
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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Harrison Burris's Ancestors

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Harrison Burris
1781–1840
Birth Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Burruss
1746–1831
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Susannah Terrell
1752–1828
Golansville, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Burruss
1714–1778
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Martha Harris
1724–1755
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1700–1792
Elizabeth Burnett
1700–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Col
1672–1730
Temperance Overton
1679–1710

Harrison Burris's Descendants

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Harrison Burris (1781–1840) m. Nancy Jackson (abt 1785–)
  1. 1. Maria (Louisa) Burruss 1819–1900 m. Ryland (S) Jeter 1795–1870
    1. 1. Creed (Tilghman) Jeter 1844–1922
    2. 2. Ann ("Nannie") Jeter 1849–1885
    3. 3. Sydney (Ryland) Jeter 1841–1884 m. Frances ("Fannie" A) Stevens 1846–1877
      1. 1. Alice (Ashley) Jeter 1870–1958
      2. 2. Murice (Presley) Jeter 1873–1955
      3. 3. Sydney (Ryland Jeter) Jr 1877–1957
      4. 4. Preston (Murice) Jeter 1875–1943 m. Clarice Larson 1892–1967
        1. 1. Clarice Jeter 1921–1980
        2. 2. Nancy Jeter 1923–1990
        3. 3. Lucille Jeter 1925–1958 m. James Hendrix 1919–2002
        4. 4. Josephine Jeter 1924–1924
    4. 4. Samuel (Bayard) Jeter 1858–1948
    5. 5. Milton (H) Jeter 1854–1870
    6. 6. Emma (Sextenier) Jeter 1858–1884
    7. 7. America (E) Jeter 1846–1860
  2. 2. Harris (D) Burruss 1821–1887
  3. 3. William (Henry Nelson) Burruss 1813–1908
  4. 4. John (C) Burruss 1822–1910
  5. 5. Andrew (J.) Burruss 1832–1900
  6. 6. Thomas (Harris) Burruss 1838–1921
  7. 7. Thomas (R) Burruss 1812–
  8. 8. Mary (D) Burruss 1826–1828

Harrison Burris's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of Harrison Burris in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1840
1840
Age 59
Death of Harrison Burris in Mason Co, VA, West Virginia, United States
Mason Co, VA, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Mason Co, VA, West Virginia, United States
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