Charles Harrison Sr. (1742 - abt. 1793)

Born 30 Sep 1742 in Berkeley, Charles City Co, Virginia

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Descendants

Died about 12 Dec 1793 at about age 51 in Surry County, Virginia

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Biography

Charles Harrison was born on 30 Sep 1742 in Berkeley, Charles City County. Virginia to parents Benjamin Harrison (1694-1745) and [[carter-1306|Sarah Anne (Carter) Harrison (1704-1745). He died 12 Dec 1793 (aged 51) in Surry County, Virginia and was buried in Hunting Quarter Plantation Cemetery, Sussex Co. Virginia. He married Mary Herbert (Claiborne) Harrison 1744–1775.^[1]

Berkley Plantation^[2] was located about eight miles west of Charles City, Virginia and was the Harrison Family Seat. Charles Harrison was born there.

During the Revolution, Charles rose to the rank of Brigadier General.^[3]

Name: Charles Harrison^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][1]}

Charles was born on 30 September 1742 in Berkeley, Charles City, VA. He was the son of Benjamin Harrison IV and Anne (Carter) Harrison.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

In 1761, when Charles was about 18, he married Mary Claiborne in Virginia.^[16][17]

Charles was buried after 12 December 1793 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA.

Research Notes

Facts with no date

On an unknown date Charles was living in United States before, during and after the Revolutionary War.^[18]

Brigadier General Charles Harrison Sr. served with 1st Continental Artillery Regiment (1779), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Charles Harrison Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000928.

Charles Harrison Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-176138
Rank: Brigadier General

Colonel of an Artillery Regiment during the American Revolution and awarded brevet General after the war. ^{[3] [20] [21] [22]}

Charles Harrison Sr. was born about 1742.

Charles married Mary Herbert Claiborne.

Their daughter was Elizabeth Randolph (Harrison) Butts, b. about 1775.

Charles died in 1793 aged ~51.

^[23]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Death: Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 07 September 2022), memorial page for Gen Charles Harrison (30 Sep 1742–12 Dec 1793), Find A Grave: Memorial #34006098, citing Hunting Quarter Plantation Cemetery, Sussex County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Buck Ivey (contributor 46557951) . (accessed before 26 December 2014)
2. ↑ Berkely Plantation
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 Dec 2020), "Record of Charles Harrison", Ancestor # A052136.
4. ↑ Source: #S58
5. ↑ Source: #S99
6. ↑ Source: #S122 Object: @M2293@
7. ↑ Source: #S84
8. ↑ Source: #S120 Page: Birth year: 1742; Birthplace: Berkeley Plantation, Charles City; Birth state: Virginia
9. ↑ Source: #S65 Page: Volume: 159; SAR Membership Number: 31653 Object: @M1963@
10. ↑ Birth: Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Date: 1999.
11. ↑ Birth: Author: Heritage Consulting Title: Millennium File Date: 2003.
12. ↑ Birth: Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Date: 2001.
13. ↑ Birth: Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Date: 2000,
    Page: Birth year: 1742; Birth city: Surry; Birth state: VA.
14. ↑ Birth: Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Date: 2000,
    Page: Birth year: 1742; Birth city: Berkeley; Birth state: VA.
15. ↑ Birth: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Date: 2011,
    Page: Volume: 159; SAR Membership Number: 31653 Object:.
16. ↑ Marriage: Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Date: 2000,
    Page: Birth year: 1742; Birth county: Surry; Birth colony: Virginia.
17. ↑ Marriage: Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Date: 2000,
    Page: Birth year: 1742; Birth location: Berkeley Plantation; Birth colony: Virginia.
18. ↑ Residence: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Date: 2007,
    
19. ↑ Death: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 1 March 2021), Charles Harrison, 30 Nov 1776; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774. (accessed before 26 December 2014)
20. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
21. ↑ Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
22. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
23. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Lynda Hall.

See also:

• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members
• Pritchett, John W. Virginians: The Family History of John W. Pritchett. Copyright 2001-2005, John W. Pritchett. http://www.virginians.com/redirect.htm?topics&3490
• Cowden, Gerald Steffens (July 1981). "Spared by Lightning: The Story of Lucy (Harrison) Randolph Necks". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society) 89 (3): 294–307. JSTOR 4248494
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34006098/charles-harrison: accessed 06 September 2022), memorial page for Gen Charles Harrison (30 Sep 1742–12 Dec 1793), Find A Grave: Memorial #34006098, citing Hunting Quarter Plantation Cemetery, Sussex County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Buck Ivey (contributor 46557951) .

• Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution (W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., Washington, DC, 1893); p. 14, p. 276

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXR-PDTL : 15 March 2018), Charles Harrison, 09 Sep 1778; citing 09 Sep 1778, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,395.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-8TRB : 15 March 2018), Charles Harrison, Dec 1778; citing Dec 1778, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,395.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLGQ-KRVL : 1 March 2021), Charles Harrison, 30 Nov 1776; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-BGKJ : 1 March 2021), Charles Harrison, 30 Nov 1776; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711079.

• Wikipedia contributors. “Charles Harrison (General).” Wikipedia, April 15, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Harrison_(general).
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