Benjamin Harrison, I - Harrison’s need sorting

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“Benjamin Harrison, I
BIRTH 1594
Northamptonshire, England
DEATH 1648 (aged 53–54)
Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Jamestown Fort James Cemetery
Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
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a Clerk at Jamestown. 2nd great-grandfather of President William Henry Harrison, and great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence

Family Members

Spouse
Mary Stringer Harrison
1624–1687

Children
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Benjamin Harrison
1645–1712

Gravesite Details most of the headstones from Jamestown Church Cemetery are now gone. Benjamin Harrison I has one of the 25 remaining markers - it states there are 3 bodies in the grave. His wife Mary may be one of them.”

Mary Sidway is your 11th great grandmother.
You
→ Geneive Melba Hicks
your mother → John Mac Emerson
her father → Asberry Garfield Emerson
his father → Almedia Jane Self Emerson
his mother → John Franklin Foster
her father → Mary "Polly" Owens Foster
his mother → Rebecca Halliburton
her mother → Barnabas Bledsoe
her father → Lohammer Bledsoe
his mother → Elizabeth Terrell
her mother → Benjamin Harrison, III
her father → Colonel Benjamin Harrison, II, Esq.
his father → Mary Sidway
his mother

I believe Mary Stringer and Mary Sidway are the same person.

Mary married Benjamin Harrison and also Benjamin Sidway

"In the name of God. Amen. I, Mary Sidway, being at this time
sick and weak in body but of perfect sense & memory, prayse be to
God : I make and ordain this my last will and testam't & manner &
forme foloeing.

First. I bequeath my soule to God that gave it, trusting and stead-
fastly beleaving through the merrits of my blessed Lord & saviour
Jesus Christ to receave full pardon for all my sinns ; my body I commit
to the earth from whence it came to be decently buryed at the discrtion
of my after named exors. And as for the worly estate which God of
his mercy hath bestowed upon me, I dispose of as followeth.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Hannah Harrison
the horse colt that sucks on the black mare.

Item. I give & bequeath unto Jno. Kersey one yearling hepher. And
for the rest of my estate my will is after my just debts paid that it
be equally divided betwene my two sonns Benja: Harrison & Tho:
Sidway whom I do make my exors. to see this my will performed.

As Wittness my hand and seale this first day of March 1687/8.

the marke of
Signed Sealed & delivered in Mary M Sidway.

the presence of

the marke of
Lyddeia L Norwood.

the marke of
Sam'l 5" Alsebrook.

Att a Court held for the County of Surry, May 29th, 1688.
The above will proved in Court by the oaths of the witnesses.

Teste,

W. Edwards, CI. Cur.

Vera Recordat per J. Edwards. Dp. CI. Cur.
A Copy, Teste: A. S. Edwards, Clk - ."

Benjamin 1 and Mary Harrison had issue

2. Benjamin 1

3. Peter". His step-father, Benjamin Sidway, in 1652, conveyed
to him, as "Peter Harrison, orphan of Benjamin Harrison,
deceased", a tract of land, and in a patent, dated 1655, he is
referred to as "son of Benjamin Harrison, deceased, and son-
in-law [step-son] of Benjamin Sidway". As he is not named
in his mother's will it seems probable he was dead without issue
at the time she made it.

2. Benjamin" Harrison, of "Wakefield", Surry County, was born
September 20, 1645, and died January 30, 1712-13. In an assessment
of Southwark Parish 1668 he had 5 tithables listed, and in a Surry
County tithable list in 1687 he reported 21. It was only in the 18th
Century that great tracts of land were worked and very large numbers
of servants and slaves were owned by Virginia planters.

A6 early as 1671 Benjamin" Harrison was a Justice of Surry and
he was sheriff of the county in 1679. He was a member of the House
of Burgesses for Surry at the Sessions of June 1680, November 1682,
April 1692, September 1696 and September 1698. He was appointed
member of Council in 1698 and remained a member of that body until
his death. He married Hannah , whose surname is unknown.

https://archive.org/stream/jstor-4243899/4243899_djvu.txt

She afterwards married Benjamin Sidway

Mary Sidway, dated March 1, 1687 or '88. It gives as follows:

" Item. I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter, Hannah Harrison, the horse colt that sucks on the black mare.

"I tem. I give and bequeath unto John Kersey, one yearling hepher. And for the rest of my estate my will is after my just debts paid that it be equally divided between my two sons, Benjamin Harrison, and Thomas Sidway, whom I do make my executors, to see this my will performed."

The will was witnessed by Lyddeia Norwood and Sam'l Alsebrook, who proved it on May 29, 1688.
From her Find a Grave

Mary Sidway is your 13th great grandmother.
You
→ Gladys "Hoyo Aiali Truth Seeker" Carr
your mother → Vinnie Lee Carner
her mother → Laura Bell Wesley
her mother → Luvena Warren
her mother → William Wesley
her father → Mary "Polly" Wesley
his mother → Fanny Dick
her mother → Michael Reagan
her father → Michael Regan
his father → Ann Regan
his mother → Mary Bell
her mother → Sarah (Edwards) Thompson
her mother → Anne Lee
her mother → Colonel Benjamin Harrison, II, Esq.
her father → Mary Sidway
his mother

This is the will of Benjamin Harrison -- SON OF Benjamin Harrison I/Mary Stringer

"IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Benjamin Harrison of
Surry County knowing ye uncertainty of man's life and how unfit we
are when pains and sickness comes upon us to settle our worldly affairs
I do therefore with due consideration make and ordain this to be my
last will and testament hereby revoking making void and null all other
former wills by me made.

First I bequeath my soul to Almighty GOD that gave it me stead-
fastly believing through ye merits of my blessed redeemer Jesus Christ
I shall receive full and absolute pardon for all my sins. My body I
commit to ye earth from whence it was taken to be decently buried at
ye discretion of my executor and for ye worldly estate that GOD of
His mercy and goodness He has bestowed upon me I dispose of that in
manner following

Item : I give to my son Nathaniel one hundred acres of land whereon
his mill now stands half an acre of land in ye town of Folwerdy [Flow-
edieu] Hundred and all my land in Martins Brandon in Prince George
County all of which parcells of land I give to my said son and his heirs
forever.

I give to my son Henry ye plantation whereon I now live with ye
remaining part of ye land I bought of John Barker which is not already
conveyed to him I also give him four hundred and fifty acres of land in
one patent and one hundred and 15 acres of land in one other patent
and all my land at Cabin Point all joining to my plantation land which
several parcells or tracts of land I give unto my said son and to his
heirs forever I also give to my said son all ye Negroes and other
slaves that shall belong to my plantation at ye time of my death and
all ye slaves that live at Cabin Point I also give him all my cattell
horses mules sheep and hogs that belong to ye said two plantations
I also give him all my plate and household goods as furniture, silver,
wooden, pewter, brass and iron with all my bedding and all of my
books I also give him my new sloop Henry with all my boats and ye
sails and what else I have sent for for ye use of said sloop if it please
God it come safe in

But my will is that ■ in case my son Henry should dey without an
heir of his body lawfully begotten then my will is that all ye real estate
that I have given to my son Henry should goe to my son Nathaniel
and to his heirs forever he paying my grandson Benjamin Harrison
one hundred pounds current money out of ye said estate

Item : I give unto William Stringer my three hundred and fifty acres
of land on the south side of Blackwater swamp where my quarter now
is to him and ye lawful heirs male of his body forever but for want
of such heir or in case he remove out of ye country then my will
is that ye said land do goe unto my son Henry and ye lawful heirs of

GENEALOGY 4H

his body forever And for want of such heir I give to my son Nathaniel
and to his heirs forever I also give unto ye said Stringer one male
negro not under 15 nor above 30 years of age and two cows and calves.

Item: I give unto Joel Barker that part of my land at ye Wild Cat
that lies on ye south side of ye branch whereon he now lives to him and
his heirs forever

Item: I give 20 lbs sterling to buy ornaments for ye Chapel and
that my executor take care to provide them so soon as may be after ye
new Chapel is built and my will is that five acres of my land be laid
out where ye old Chapel now stands and that it be held for that use
forever.

Item: I give unto my daughter Sarah four hundred pounds current
money or sterling

Item: I give unto my daughter Hannah four hundred pounds cur-
rent money or sterling

Item: I give unto my grandson Benjamin Harrison four hundred
pounds current money or sterling to be paid to him when he comes to age

Item: I give to every one of my grandchildren one hundred pounds
current money or sterling apiece to be paid to each of them as they
come of age or marry which shall first happen my grandson Benjamin
Harrison only excepted he being already provided for

Item: My will is that after my just debts and legacies above men-
tioned with my funeral charges be fully satisfied then I give all ye
rest of my estate unto my son Nathaniel whom I do appoint my full
and sole executor whether money in England or Barbadoes debts here
in ye country goods in ye store or what else soever it be of what kind
or quality soever that it is not already given away this my will.

In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th
day of April 1711.

Benjamin Harrison. (sealed )

(with )

(a )

(loop )
Signed and sealed in ye presence of

Thomas Cocke George Rochelle

William Short John Jyns

Codicil :

I give to my son Henry besides what is above expressed these fol-
lowing debts Viz: John Somers his debt Richard Hamlin his debt John
Vaughen his debt Capt. Clements his debt Ye debt due from William
Harts estate and all my crops.

At a Court held at Southwark for the County of Surry Feb. 18th
1712 the above mentioned will of Benjamin Harrison Esq. was pre-
sented in Court by Nathaniel Harrison executor thereof who made
oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of Thos. Cocke William

412 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE

Short John Jyns witnesses thereto the same is ordered to be recorded
and is recorded by

John Allen
CI. Cur."

Benjamin' Harrison was buried at the old church at Cabin Point.
His epitaph is as follows :

"Here lyeth the body of the Hon'ble

Benjamin Harrison, Esq

Who did justice, loved mercy, and

walked humbly with his God,

was always loyall to his Prince,

and a great benefactor to his Country.

He was born in this Parish, the 20th

day of September, 1645, and departed

this life the 30th day of

January 1712-13"

The tomb of his wife Hannah, also formerly at Cabin Point Church
only states that she was born Feb. 13, 1651-2, and died Feb. 16, 1698-9.

Since the destruction of this old church at Cabin Point it is believed
that these tombs have been removed to the family burying ground at
Brandon. It will be noted, from Benjamin Harrison's will that he
owned a portion of the noted Brandon or Martin's Brandon estate. The
remainder was purchased from the English owners by his son Nathaniel
Harrison.
https://archive.org/stream/jstor-4243899/4243899_djvu.txt

So I think Benjamin of Jamestown who married Mary (Stringer?) has been conflated with Benjamin Harrison, of Isle of Wight and I’ve set up a new profile for him & his family. It’s going to take a little time to move them over & spin off any extras there. Anyone is more than welcome to request mgmt of any new profiles.

The Citations Linda posted agree with my understanding and the further details are much appreciated.

There is now a big question of Origins for the Jamestown arriver. I “think” the long pedigree is for the Isle of Wight arriver.

I don’t understand “long pedigree”... sorry 😐

You’ll have to look at the supposed parent profiles.

This is from https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0714...

There has been a long held belief that the Harrisons are the descendents of Thomas Harrison, the regicide general who served under Oliver Cromwell, and was executed by King Charles II upon his return to power. According to this tradition, Thomas Harrison's family fled to Jamestown after his execution in order to escape further persecution, with Benjamin Harrison (I) carrying on the family name. However, a closer look at what we know of these two individuals makes this connection impossible. First of all Thomas Harrison was born in 1616, only a decade and a half before Benjamin Harrison (I) arrived in Jamestown. Furthermore, at the time of his execution in 1660 for his part in the death of King Charles I, Thomas Harrison had no living children. the burial register of St. Anne’s Cathedral in London (?) records the death of each of his three sons, each having died will before his own death. Thus, Thomas Harrison simply could not have been the father of Benjamin Harrison (I).

Attached to Benjamin Harrison of Jamestown is the grand pedigree

https://media.geni.com/p13/b9/91/de/4f/5344483bc6e8f634/harrison-in...

But the two Benjamin’s are not the same people so only one or neither has those parents.

Elizabeth Ann Oakes Is in the wrong generation. Detaching from parents.

@Erica Howton

Is that Long pedigree showing that Anne Harrison (that married William Edwards) is the daughter of Benjamin Harrison/Mary Stringer or am I reading that wrong?

Reason I ask is I have other information that shows Anne Harrison (that married William Edwards) is the granddaughter of Benjamin Harrison/Mary Stringer and the daughter of Benjamin Harrison/Hannah (some say Churchill)

HON. BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Surry Co., Va., b. Sept. 20, 1645; d. Jan. 30, 1712; he was sent to England as Commissioner for the Colony against Commissioner Blair; was an influential member of the King's Council ; a liberal supporter of the Established Church ; he left a legacy of 20 pounds, "to buy orniments for the chapel" and that "my executors to provide them as soon as may be after the new chapel is built, and my will is that five acres of my land be laid out where the old chapel now stands, and that it be held for that use forever." He was buried at the chapel, near Cabin Point, and on his tombstone is the following epitaph : "Here lyeth the body of Benjamin Harrison, Esq., Who did justice and loved mercy, and walked humbly with his God; was always loyal to his Prince and a great benefactor to his country."

He m. Hannah Churchill, b. Feb. 13, 1651; d. Feb. 16, 1698. Issue: 3 -
1. Sarah, b. Aug. 14, 1670; d. May 5, 1713; m. Rev. James Blair, minister of Jamestown Parish ; Commissary of the Bishop of London for Virginia, and President of William and Mary College; he d. 1743 ; no issue. 3 -
2. BENJAMIN, b. 1673; of whom later.
3-3. NATHANIEL; of whom later.
3 - 4. Hannah, b. Dec. 15, 1678; d. April 4, 1732; m. Hon. Philip Ludwell, b. Feb: 4, 1672 ; an influential member of the King's Coun cil ; son of Hon. Philip Ludwell, Gov. of Carolina, and later of the Virginia Council, and his wife Lucy (Higginson-Burwell) Barnard. (See Burwell lineage.)
3 - 5. Henry, of Sussex Co., Va., the ancestor of the "Sussex Harrisons."
3 - 6. Anne, b. 1680; d. 1707; m. Hon. William Edwards, of Surry Co., Va., a Burgess, 1706; son of William and Ann (Mansfield) Edwards, of Jamestown, Va., and had issue.

Colonial Families of the Southern States of America, A History and Genealogy of Colonial Families who Settled in the Colonies Prior to the Revolution - Stella Pickett Hardy
https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=e1VlAAAAMAAJ&printsec=f...

https://media.geni.com/p13/b9/91/de/4f/5344483bc6e8f634/harrison-in... Looks incorrect in their placement of Anne (Harrison) Edwards, yes. Stella Pickens Hardy can have errors too so you might want to verify with other sources.

We have Mary Sidway’s Will evidence and it seems clear there were only two surviving Harrison children: Benjamin & Dr. Peter.

Colonel Benjamin Harrison, II, Esq. Has children attached to him who weren’t in his will and are not referenced on

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pistoleros/history/jamesr.html Or https://media.geni.com/p13/b9/91/de/4f/5344483bc6e8f634/harrison-in... or https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0305...

Detaching Mary Magadalene Cabaniss

Linda did your Ann (Harrison) Edwards also marry William Lee, II ?

(Answered myself - no).

Sarah Blair Is not a known child of Colonel Benjamin Harrison, II, Esq.

Detached.

I don't know if she married a William Lee or not.

Detached Katherine Barker as child of Benjamin ll.

There’s a possible Elizabeth married Col John Mason. Elizabeth is in his will, Anne is not - but she died 1707 and he died 1711. I’m going ahead and adding Elizabeth (Harrison) Mason & then locking the family.

She couldn’t have - Anne died 1707 & William Edwards remarried. A Geni error.

And now I’m back to Joseph Harrison who was the original inquiry.

https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0020... Shows him as son of Cuthbert Harrison & Susanna Burr.

We don’t know the parents of Elizabeth Simmons although there seem to have different theories. Locking relationships for her.

Erica Howton I am not familiar with this name but Elizabeth Simmons is your second cousin four times removed's wife's fifth great grandmother.
You
→ Freddie Ralph Hicks, Sr
your father → Viola Isabel Hicks
his mother → Sarah Ida Webber
her mother → Jacob Honeycutt
her father → Dicie Honeycutt
his mother → Judy Alloway Israel (Strange)
her mother → Abraham Thomas Alloway
her brother → John W. Alloway
his son → Benton Dudley Alloway
his son → Susan Elizabeth Alloway
his wife → William Hardin Isom
her father → Martha Patsy Isom
his mother → William Hardy Miles
her father → Ann Miles
his mother → Sarah Susan Patterson
her mother → Peter I Simmons
her father → Elizabeth Simmons
his mother

“Original inquiry”? I had sooooo wondered the impetus

I had assumed it a result of a gedcom upload

Joseph Harrison, of Charles County is your fourth cousin 11 times removed.
You
→ Geneive Melba Hicks
your mother → John Mac Emerson
her father → Asberry Garfield Emerson
his father → Almedia Jane Self Emerson
his mother → John Franklin Foster
her father → Mary "Polly" Owens Foster
his mother → Rebecca Halliburton
her mother → Barnabas Bledsoe
her father → Lohammer Bledsoe
his mother → John Terrell, of Pamunkey Neck
her father → William Terrell
his father → Richmond Terrell
his father → Robert Terrell
his father → Lord William Edward Tyrell, Lord of Bruyn and Ockendon
his father → Lady Elizabeth Montagu
his mother → Sir Edward Montagu, MP
her brother → Thomas Montague
his son → Elizabeth Burr
his daughter → Susannah Harrison
her daughter → Joseph Harrison, of Charles County
her son

I get a lot of mail.

Disconnecting Benjamin Harrison, I as child of Lord of Gobions Manor Thomas Harrison, of St. Giles & Elizabeth Harrison

Of course if evidence he was their son is presented he can be put back, but the JSTOR article has:

Mr. C. P. Keith, while preparing his "Ancestry of Benjamin Har-
rison", made, without success, extensive investigations with a view
to ascertaining the English ancestry of Benjamin Harrison, the emigrant
to Virginia. All that can be said of him is that he must have been a
man of education and of some influence to have obtained the important
position of Clerk of the Council soon after his arrival in the Colony.

Richard Harrison, of Charles County Is also shown as son of Cuthbert Harrison & Susannah Harrison

——

Benjamin Harrison, of Isle of Wight Is down to only one obscure child with a wife who has a problematic name

John Harrison

I think this Benjamin is also better shown without parents also.