Elizabeth (Harrison) Randolph (abt. 1723 - 1783)

Born about 1723 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Peyton Randolph — married 8 Mar 1746 in Williamsburg

Died 31 Jan 1783 at about age 60 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth "Betty" Harrison (Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, c. 1723 - Williamsburg, Virginia, January 31, 1783) was the sister of Benjamin Harrison V, a signer of the Declaration of Independence., m. March 8, 1745/1746 Peyton Randolph 1st & 3rd President of the Continental Congress.

There were no children born to Betty and Peyton Randolph, though the couple raised a number of Betty's younger siblings. ^[1]

A transcription of the Last Will and Testament of Betty Randolph can be found on the Colonial Williamsburg web site^[2]

Will

Will of Betty Randolph. York Co., VA, WB 23, pp. 4-5, w. 1 Jun 1780 (date given at the start of the will)/23 Oct 1780 (date of signing), codicil w. 20 Jul 1782, p. 17 Feb 1783. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2WmghAA

nephew Edmund Randolph Esq nephew of my dear departed husband
nephew Harrison Randolph
niece Elizabeth Harrison who lives with me
niece Lucy Burwell
nephew Peyton Randolph
nephew Benjamin Harrison of Berkley - candlesticks which were given to me by my grandmother Harrison
nephew Carter Harrison of Berkley
niece Ann (Coupeland ?)
niece Elizabeth Rickman
niece Lucy Randolph daughter of my sister (Mecks?)
niece Elizabeth Harrison who lives with me, her sister Ann Harrison
Sarah Harrison daughter of my brother Benjamin Harrison
Ann Harrison daughter of my br Charles Harrison, his daughter Betty Randolph Harrison
Payton Harrison son of my br Carter Harrison
William Harrison son of my br Benjamin
the youngest son of my br Nat.
the youngest son of my br Charles
the two _?_ sons of my br Robert Harrison (both under 21)
Edmund Randolph Esqr ... his grandfather St. John Randolph
desires to be buried in the vault at the college (William & Mary) chapel “in which the remains of my blessed Husband are deposited”
Harrison Randolph ... his sister Lucy Randolph
Exrs: brother Benjn Harrison, nephew Benjn Harrison, nephew Harrison Randolph Wit: Rachel Whitaker, Sally Singleton
Wit to codicil: John Blair, James Madison

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/09/elizabeth-harrison-randolph.html
2. ↑ Meet the Randolphs "Meet the People : The Randolphs : Betty Randolph" https://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/bioran.cfm

• Colonial Williamsburg Meet the Randolphs "Meet the People : The Randolphs : Betty Randolph" [1]

• History of American Women - Elizabeth Randolph [2]

• Wikipedia

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41630179

• Marcus Abbott Haskins, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #1060, Date of Import: Jan 16, 1999. (1995), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jan 30, 1999.

Acknowledgments

• ref: database: thamm (14 Feb 2010)
• This person was created through the import of Tribal Pages 0004.ged on 25 March 2011.
• This person was created through the import of MildredMcEwan.ged on 02 April 2011.
• Thank you to Theresa Ellenwood for creating WikiTree profile Harrison-3503 through the import of LucindaElizaBatesAncestors.ged on Mar 5, 2013.
• Profile Adopted/Edited by Leslie Ridley-388 5 Mar 2014