Richard
Harrison
Jr.
Born in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Pilkington) Harrison
— married
28 Jul 1619 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England
Husband of
Sarah (Yorke) Harrison
— married
1620 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Harrison D.D., Nathaniel Harrison, Edward Harrison, Richard Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
Died about
at about age 72
in Surry County, Virginia [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2011
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Biography
He was the son of Richard and Ellen Harrison. After the deaths of his parents Richard and his first wife Mary immigrated to America arriving in New Haven in 1640. Richard's first wife's maiden name is unknown. They had four children. Richard married his second wife Margaret Picke. She was also originally from the same town as Richard in England. Her parents immigrated to Connecticut 1620-1640. They were one of the first families in New Haven. Richard and Margaret had at least 10 children.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104043834/richard-harrison: accessed 13 July 2023), memorial page for Richard Harrison II (31 Mar 1593–25 Oct 1653), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104043834, citing Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by A.D.L (contributor 47895058).
- Ruth Harrison Jones, Harrisons in England. Harrison Heritage. Vol. 1 No. 4, Dec. 1981
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~0.39%
Barbara (Matthews) Smythe
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A959839 [compare], Ancestry member Bsmythe56
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