Benjamin
Harrison
Born about in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia colony
Ancestors 
Brother of
Diggs Harrison and Elizabeth (Harrison) Fitzhugh
Husband of
Anne (Randolph) Harrison
— married
1766 in Colony of Virginia
Husband of
Elizabeth (Page) Harrison
— married
4 Oct 1770 in Virginia
Husband of
Evelyn Taylor (Byrd) Harrison
— married
28 Jan 1788 (to 1807) in Surry, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Evelyn Byrd (Harrison) Taylor, Abigail (Harrison) Walker, George Evelyn Harrison, William Byrd Harrison, Anne (Harrison) Byrd and Elizabeth Page (Harrison) Powell
Died about
at about age 65
in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Col. Benjamin Harrison Born: February 13, 1743 - Brandon, Prince George, Virginia Died: August 7, 1807 - Brandon, Prince George, Virginia.
Parents Col. Nathaniel & Mary Cole (Digges) Harrison
Marriage: Anne Randolph 1766 in Virginia.
He married second Elizabeth "Betsy" Page October 4, 1770 in Virginia.
He married third Evelyn Taylor Byrd January 29, 1788 in Surry County, Virginia.
Ben was a student at William & Mary from 1758-62. Career: House of Delegates from, 1770-80, 1783-84. He May have been a delegate during the years, 1800 and 1803-1806, or it was his cousin, Benj. Harrison of "Puddledock," also of Prince George County. William & Mary: Board of Visitors in 1777 (Other years?) Member of the first Executive Council in Virginia under it's first Constitution. He resigned the position and his father took his place.
Burial: Brandon Plantation Cemetery in Prince George County, Va. He was the only son of Nathaniel Harrison and Mary Digges.
Research Notes
The original 5000 acre property was acquired by John Martin ( of Jamestown Colony) in 1616 and was named Brandon after his wife’s family. Martin possibly sold it to a Richard Quiney (claim to fame: his brother married Shakespeare’s daughter, Judith) in 1635.[1] More research is needed. See Wikipedia article for more details and primary sources.
The property was sold to Nathaniel Harrison in 1720. Nathaniel was brother to Benjamin Harrison III, who was ancestor to the Harrison presidents. The property remained with the Harrisons until 1926, when it was sold to Pennsylvania banker, Robert W. Daniel, Sr. Daniel had Virginia ties: he had been born in Richmond and was a Randolph. The property is still almost 4500 acres and a thriving agricultural (corn, wheat, soybean and timber) business.
The house was built in 1765 and family lore has it that it was designed by Thomas Jefferson.
Sources
- Marcus Abbott Haskins, WFT Vol 2 Tree #1060.FTW, (1995), "Electronic."
Acknowledgments
- Arik Russell, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Arik and others.
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Virginia Legislative Papers (Continued) The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 17, No. 4 (Oct., 1909), pp. 364-383 Published by: Virginia Historical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243016