Benjamin Harrison V
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Benjamin Harrison V (1726 - 1791)

Gov Benjamin Harrison V
Born in Berkley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1748 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 65 in Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 25 Mar 2011
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Preceded by
Acting Governor
David Jameson
Benjamin Harrison V
5th Governor
of Virginia
Virginia
1781—1784
Succeeded by
6th Governor
Patrick Henry

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Biography

1776 Project
Gov Benjamin Harrison V was a Founding Father in the American Revolution.
Notables Project
Benjamin Harrison V is Notable.
  • Benjamin Harrison signed the Declaration of Independence
  • Birth: 5 Apr 1726 Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States Source: #S17
  • Death: Date: 24 Apr 1791. Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States. Source: #S17
Benjamin Harrison was born on 5 April 1726 on Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia, the fourth of eleven children and the oldest of seven sons of Benjamin Harrison and Anne Carter.
In 1748, when he was about twenty-two, he married Elizabeth Bassett. She bore him seven children:
  1. Elizabeth Harrison
  2. Anne Harrison
  3. Benjamin Harrison
  4. Carter Harrison
  5. Lucy Harrison
  6. Sarah Harrison
  7. William Harrison
On 24 April 1791, a few weeks after his sixty-fifth birthday, Benjamin died of unknown causes at Berkeley after a dinner party celebrating his final electoral success.[1]

Will

Will of Benjamin Harrison of Berkley. Charles City Co., VA, WB 1, pp. 56-59, w. 3 Jan 1780, codicil w. 8 Jan 1780, p. 16 June (1791?). [2] wife Elizabeth Harrison
son William Henry Harrison (under age)
daughter Sarah Harrison (under age)
son Carter Bassett Harrison ”
son Benjamin Harrison
daughter Elizabeth Rickman
daughter Anna Coupland
daughter Lucy Randolph
At probate, the will was proved by William Christian and Otway Byrd. Administration was granted to Benjamin Harrison and Carter B. Harrison, Benjamin Harrison of Brandon and Otway Byrd, their securities.

Legacy

Benjamin was born in Charles City County, Virginia. He was an American planter and merchant, a revolutionary leader and a Founding Father of the United States. He received his higher education at the College of William and Mary. Harrison was a representative to the Virginia House of Burgesses for Surry County, Virginia (1756–1758, 1785–1786), and Charles City County (1766–1776, 1787–1790). He was a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1777 and, during the Second Continental Congress, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Harrison served as Virginia's fifth governor from 1781 to 1784.[1] His direct descendants include two U.S. Presidents—his son William Henry Harrison (#9) and great-grandson Benjamin Harrison (#23).

Gravestone for Benjamin Harrison V
Gravestone for Benjamin Harrison V

Sources

  1. Wikipedia:Benjamin Harrison V
  2. Image of Will of Benjamin Harrison V Starts on Page 56 or Image 46

See also:

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2784/benjamin-harrison: accessed 29 October 2023), memorial page for COL Benjamin Harrison V (13 Dec 1730–24 Apr 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2784, citing Berkeley Plantation Graveyard, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

Acknowledgements

  • Arik Russell, Adri Oldershaw
  • Harrison-8044 was created by Robin Harrison through the import of Harrison Family Tree.ged on Nov 9, 2015.
  • Unsourced family tree handed down to Sid Fragale.




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Hello Profile Managers!

We are featuring this profile in the Connection Finder this week. Between now and Wednesday is a good time to take a look at the sources and biography to see if there are updates and improvements that need made, especially those that will bring it up to WikiTree Style Guide standards. We know it's short notice, so don't fret too much. Just do what you can.

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posted by Abby (Brown) Glann
I have found the Will of Benjamin Harrison, and it is clear that the children listed here need work. I will be removing children that do not have reliable sources to prove their relationship.
posted by Robin Lee
Listing a notable achievement ("Signer of US Declaration of Independence") as a nickname seems a bit odd. Is that commonly done on WikiTree? If not, I think it should be removed.
posted by Matthew Wilson
It looks like this is a remnant of some earlier work....there are some other profiles with nicknames like this. It looks like it was used to identify different men with the same name. That said, while it does fit the rules.... https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Name_Fields#Other_Nicknames as the leader of the Project managing the profile, it is not consistently used, and we now have categories, so, I am going to remove it.
posted by Robin Lee