James Harrison

Male 1748 - 1815  (66 years)


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  • Name James Harrison 
    Born 20 Jul 1748  Halifax County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Source: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.
    Gender Male 
    Married 20 Jul 1773  Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Revolutionary War Jul 1777  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Jun 1786  Jones County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    North Carolina early Census Index 
    Died 18 Jan 1815  Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Cripple Creek Plantation.
      Sources: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties / Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.
    Buried Simpsonville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Harrison Family Cemetery
    Person ID I798  Mackley
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2019 

    Father John Harrison,   b. Abt. 1719, Orange County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1761, Halifax County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Mother Sarah Daniel,   b. Before 1732, Orange County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1761, Halifax County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 1743/1747  Surry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Need additional verification.
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Hampton,   b. 14 Jan 1758, Orange County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1799, Greenville, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1773  Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Joseph Harrison,   b. 1771/5, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Isham Harrison,   b. 4 Nov 1788, Greenville, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsRevolutionary War - Jul 1777 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    James Harrison Birth, Marriage and Military Information from Daughters of American Revolution (DAR)
    James Harrison Birth, Marriage and Military Information from Daughters of American Revolution (DAR)
    Date: 1748 (Birth)
    Location: Virginia, USA
    Date: 1815 (Death in South Carolina, USA)
    Spouse: Elizabeth Hampton



    Source: Ancestry.com patron submission
    John Harrison Will and Last testament
    John Harrison Will and Last testament
    Date: 17 January 1761 (Executed)
    Date: 16 July 1761 (Proved)

    This document denotes his wife Sarah Harrison as the executrix. It mentions Francis Suit and Charles Brady, John Chesony a friend, John Williams Daniel, brother of his wife Sarah. It mentions his oldest son James Harrison. Additionally he mentions his other sons John, Andrew, Richard and Isam Harrison; his four daughters Mary, Anne Martha and Elizabeth Harrison.

    Source: FamilySearch.org, film 31862 image 57-58
    John Harrison Will and Last testament
    John Harrison Will and Last testament
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    John Harrison Will and Last testament
    John Harrison Will and Last testament
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    James Harrison Marriage to Elizabeth Hampton Record
    James Harrison Marriage to Elizabeth Hampton Record
    Date: 20 July 1773
    Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA


    Citing this Record
    "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9K-KT2K : 28 November 2018), James Harrison and Elizabeth Hampton, 20 Jul 1773; citing Guilford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 102170505 image 198.
    United States Revolutionary War Rolls for James Harrison
    United States Revolutionary War Rolls for James Harrison
    Date: July 1777
    Location: Virginia, USA

    This document denotes James Harrison service in the 10th and 11th Regiment of Virginia with a rank of Lieutenant.


    Source: Ancestry.com patron submission
    James Harrison Information on Spouse and Family
    James Harrison Information on Spouse and Family
    This document denotes information about his traveling from Virginia to the Carolina's with his brother, Richard Harrison. It also provides information about military service, his spouse Elizabeth Hampton and their children.



    Source: Ancestry.com patron submission; "Two Virginia Families from County Kent, England" page 100, image 104.

    Headstones
    James Harrison Burial Headstone
    James Harrison Burial Headstone
    Date: January 1815
    Cemetery: Harrison Family Cemetery, Simpsonville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA




    Source: Ancestry.com patron submission

  • Sources 
    1. [S156] North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, Ancestry.com patron submission.

    2. [S155] South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012, Ancestry.com patron submission.