Thomas Harrison III (abt. 1732 - 1827)

Born about 1732 in Fauquier County, Virginia

Husband of Mary Ann (Butler) Harrison — married 1749 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1827 at about age 95 in Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Robert Harrison [send private message] and Donald Hardesty [send private message]

Biography

Thomas was born in 1726 or 1737. He passed away in 1827.^[1] Harrison County, Kentucky was named for him. The county seat, Cynthiana, was named for his two duaghters.^[2]

Name

Thomas /Harrison/ III^[3][4]

Birth

1726, Farquler County, Virginia, United States^[5]

Death

24 Dec 1827, Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, United States^[6]

Father's Will

1774 Father's Will

Last Will & Testament of Thomas Harrison, Gentleman, deceased.

Bequests:

Son William - slaves, land

Son Thomas - slave, land, money

Son Burr - slaves, land

Son Benjamin - old plantation, mill and land

Daughter Susannah Gibson - slaves, money

Daughter Mary Fowkes - slaves and money

Daughter Ann Gillison - slaves and money

Son-in-law Jonathan Gibson - cancellation of a debt

Son-in-law Chandler Fowke - canecellation of loans

Grandchildren mentioned - Thomas Gibson, John Gibson, Benjamin Harrison (s/o Burr), Thomas Harrison Fowke, John Gillison, Burr Harrison (s/o Wm), Jonathan Catlett Gibson, Ann Harrison Fowkes, Lucy Harrison (d/o Wm), Ann Grayson Gibson.

Executors - Sons William and Benjamin, and son-in-law Jonathan Gibson

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

Author: John P. Alcock, Heritage Books, 2008.

Sources

1. ↑ From two profiles entered by Donald Hardesty in Jul 2017.
2. ↑ Bruce, Philip Alexander. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Volume 24. Richmond, Virginia Historical Society: 1916.Page 211. https://archive.org/details/virginiamagazine24bruc/page/n481.
3. ↑ Source: #S-235326118 Page: Source number: 1992.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LWP APID: 1,7836::537717
4. ↑ Source: #S-235324433 Page: Volume: 333; SAR Membership Number: 66551 APID: 1,2204::657200
5. ↑ Source: #S-235324433 Page: Volume: 333; SAR Membership Number: 66551 APID: 1,2204::657200
6. ↑ Source: #S-235324433 Page: Volume: 333; SAR Membership Number: 66551 APID: 1,2204::657200

• S-235324433: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Ancestry Online Publication, APID: 1,2204::0)
• S-235326118:Yates Publishing , U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry Online Publication, APID: 1,7836::0)
• S-235326442: Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members).
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, (FamilySearch : accessed 2017-06-01), entry for Thomas /Harrison/.
• Harrison-8192 was created by Debra Downs through the import of Maret Family Tree.ged on Dec 4, 2015.