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Matthew Harrison

Male Abt 1734 - 1807  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Matthew Harrison 
    Born Abt. 1734  Chappawamsic, Prince William, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Poll Tax / Rent Rolls 1765  Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Poll Tax / Rent Rolls 1766  Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Poll Tax / Rent Rolls 1768  Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Poll Tax / Rent Rolls 1770  Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 27 Oct 1787  Prince Williams, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mathew Harrison as a member of the Legislative body of Prince William during a Petition of land dispute. 
    Will Proved 1807  Prince William County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 22 Aug 1807  Dumfies, Prince William, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I429  Mackley
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2019 

    Father George Harrison,   b. Abt. 1680, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 28 Jan 1734, Westmoreland, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Mother Anne Rust,   b. Abt. 1691,   d. Bef 5 Dec 1748, Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married 1715  Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann Slaughter,   b. 27 Sep 1738, St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1818  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1770  Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. Joseph Harrison,   b. Abt. 1775/8, St. Mary's, St Mary's, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1869, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years)
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 
    Family ID F131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1734 - Chappawamsic, Prince William, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPoll Tax / Rent Rolls - 1765 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPoll Tax / Rent Rolls - 1766 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPoll Tax / Rent Rolls - 1768 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPoll Tax / Rent Rolls - 1770 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Mathew Harrison Mentioned in his Mother's Will    		Mathew Harrison Mentioned in his Mother's Will
    Date: December 1748
    Location: Virginia

    This document denotes Mathew Harrison (born after his fathers death) is mentioned in his mother's Will of 5 December 1748 supporting his parental linage to Anne Harrison (maiden name Rust) and George Harrison, his father. Anne Harrison (maiden name Rust) died in 1748. This Will followed the Will of George Harrison who died in 1734.

    Source: Rust of Virginia : Genealogical and Biographical sketches of the descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940
    Anne Harrison (maiden name Rust) Estate Will and who was the Executrix for her husband George Harrison Estate.    		Anne Harrison (maiden name Rust) Estate Will and who was the Executrix for her husband George Harrison Estate.
    Date: 2 November 1748
    Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    This document denotes her children being Samuel, George, Benjamin, Jeremiah, James and Mathew Harrison. Note that in the Last Will and Testament of her husband, only four of the children are mentioned due to the creation of the Will in 1725/6, prior to his death and prior to the two remaining children being born, James and Matthew Harrison.

    Source: Rust of Virginia : genealogical and biographical sketches of the descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940
    James Harrison Will Specifically to his Brothers    		James Harrison Will Specifically to his Brothers
    Date: 27 December 1756 (Executed)
    Date: 3 January 1757 (Proved)
    Location: Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA

    This document denotes that James Harrison did a verbal Will and provided overall estate to his brothers' Matthew, Benjamin, George Harrison and to his god-daughter Martha Moor. Matthew is names as executor.

    "Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPFH-ZG?cc=1932510&wc=MD1F-ZTG%3A229206701%2C229206702 : 22 May 2014), Livingston collection, Will records > Richmond County, Wills, 1751-1867, Alloway to Yeatmen > image 138 of 339; citing Virginia Historical Society, Richmond. Image 138.

    URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPFH-ZG?i=137&cc=1932510&cat=1878868
    Matthew Harrison Marriage to Ann Slaughter Record    		Matthew Harrison Marriage to Ann Slaughter Record
    Date: 3 October 1770
    Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
    Father of Ann Slaughter: Thomas Slaughter

    Citing this Record
    "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8X-RPP : 11 February 2018), Matthew Harrison and Ann Slaughter, 03 Oct 1770; citing Fauquier County, Virginia, reference 36; FHL microfilm 31,633 and image 27.
    Matthew Harrison Marriage to Ann Slaughter Record - Original Document     		Matthew Harrison Marriage to Ann Slaughter Record - Original Document
    Date: 3 October 1770
    Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

    Source: Virginia Marriages, Early to 1800 by Liahona Research, Inc., Jordon R. Dodd
    Matthew Harrison Marriage to Ann Slaughter Record - Original Document    		Matthew Harrison Marriage to Ann Slaughter Record - Original Document
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    Mathew Harrison Military Record    		Mathew Harrison Military Record
    Date: 23 October 1872
    Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
    Mathew Harrison listed in the U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783    		Mathew Harrison listed in the U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783
    Date: September 1777
    Location: Virginia, USA

    Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
    Mathew Harrison in Williams County, Virginia    		Mathew Harrison in Williams County, Virginia
    Date: 27 October 1787
    Location: Prince Williams, Virginia, USA

    This document denotes Mathew Harrison as a member of the Legislative body of Prince William during a Petition of land dispute. Other members of the Legislative body were M Harrison, John Harrison and Cuth Harrison.

  • Notes 
    • Matthew Harrison Jr. is listed as appointed by the Loudoun County Circuit Court as a Commonwealth's Attorney for Loudoun County on 12-9-1794. ( Reference: Loudoun County Circuit Court Book Q-67.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S111] Virginia Compiled Census Index, 1607-1890.

    2. [S109] Virginia Compiled Census Index, 1607-1890.

    3. [S102] Virginia Compiled Census Index, 1607-1890.

    4. [S110] Virginia Compiled Census Index, 1607-1890.

    5. [S119] Prince William County, Virginia Wills, 1734-1920.

    6. [S114] Prince William County, Virginia Wills.

    7. [S112] Pedigree Resource File, Database, FamilySearch.

    8. [S49] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.

    9. [S108] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940.

    10. [S116] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940.


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