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Tabitha (Harrison) Collier (1745 - 1800)

Tabitha Collier formerly Harrison
Born in York, Colony of Virginiamap
Wife of — married 26 Nov 1769 in Brunswick County, Virginiamap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 55 in Orange, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Tabitha Harrison, daughter of Benjamin, married Myhill Collier (Brunswick County marriage bond dated November 26, 1769).[1]

She is named "my daughter, Tabetha Collier" in her father's will, "Signed by Benjamin Harrison (by his mark)", proved January 25, 1790, Brunswick County, Virginia:[2]

Myhill (c1738-after 1818), son of Isaac and Ann (Vines) Collier, married (1) Judith Harrison, (2) Tabitha Harrison - both were daughters of Benjamin Harrison of Brunswick County. Myhill's daughter Nancy married Phillip House in Brunswick county 1799.[3]

Sources

  1. "Brunswick County Marriage Bonds," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jan., 1912), pp. 195-201 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; DOI: 10.2307/1918735). Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918735
    "1769, November 26, Myhill Collier and Tabitha Harrison. Letter of consent from Benjamin Harrison, father of Tabitha. Witnessed by Mr. Fisher, Reuben Booth, Cha's Collier."
  2. transcription of Benjamin Harrison's will from Will Book 5, page 345, Brunswick County, Virginia
  3. Elmer Ray Collier, Collier (1987, Collier Heritage Foundation), page 71 of 410.
  • Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members), source citation for Harrison-8067 was created by Robin Harrison through the import of Harrison Family Tree.ged on Nov 9, 2015.




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"TO ALL to whom these present writing shall come know ye that we Benjamin Harrison, James Harrison, Jno. Hicks, John Cook, Myhill Collier, Robert Hicks, John Barner, Hannah Reese, children of Benjamin Harrison, deceased late of the County of Brunswick and Robert Hicks, John Lett Cook, John Hicks, Miles Collier, & John Barner are those who married to the daughters of the said Benja. Harrison, dec'd..." ~ see http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/brunswick/deeds/db15-100.txt for more
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
information for abstaction of Benjamin Harrison's 1789 will (proved 1790) says "Judith Collier (Mrs. Myhill Collier)"

page 62

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Tabitha, daughter of Benjamin Harrison, married Myhill Collier, son of Isaac Collier (d 1771) on Nov. 26, 1769

FamilySearch library, (vol 2)

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett

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