Five Generations of the Family of Burr Harrison of Virginia, 1650-1800

Five Generations of the Family of Burr Harrison of Virginia, 1650-1800
Author: John P. Alcock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1991
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Burr Harrison (1637-1697), the immigrant, was born in Westminister, England. He came to Lancaster Co., Virginia in 1654. He had at least three children. His wife's name is not known. Later generations live in Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia and elsewhere.

The Virginia Carys

The Virginia Carys
Author: Fairfax Harrison
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2009-04
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781104407070

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Harrison Family of Virginia

Harrison Family of Virginia
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230593791

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: William Henry Harrison, Berkeley Plantation, Peyton Randolph, Benjamin Harrison V, Carter Harrison, Jr., Carter Harrison, Sr., Sherwood Forest Plantation, Benjamin Harrison IV, Merchant's Hope, Walter Francis White, Caroline Harrison, Anna Harrison, Lower Brandon Plantation, Jane White, Mary Dimmick Harrison, John Scott Harrison, Carter Henry Harrison I, William H. Harrison, Russell Benjamin Harrison, Benjamin Harrison III, Mary Harrison McKee, Jane Irwin Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison Walker, Carter Bassett Harrison. Excerpt: William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 - April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. The oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the United States Declaration of Independence, Harrison died on his 32nd day in office of complications from pneumonia, serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. His death sparked a brief constitutional crisis, but that crisis ultimately resolved many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution until passage of the 25th Amendment. Before election as president, Harrison served as the first territorial congressional delegate from the Northwest Territory, governor of the Indiana Territory and later as a U.S. representative and senator from Ohio. He originally gained national fame for leading U.S. forces against American Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, where he earned the nickname "Tippecanoe" (or "Old Tippecanoe"). As a general in the subsequent War of 1812, his most notable contribution was a victory at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, which brought an end to hostilities in his region. After the war, Harrison moved to Ohio, where he was...

The Venturers

The Venturers
Author: Virginia Gurley Meynard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1194
Release: 1981
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

William Hampton (ca. 1592-1652) immigrated from Middlesex, England to Virginia in 1620. His wife, Joanne and their three children arrived in 1621. One more son was born in Virginia. Descendants scattered into North and South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, California, Texas and elsewhere.