James Harrison (1784 - abt. 1851)

Born 10 Jun 1784 in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Gillespie) Harrison — married 7 Nov 1807 in Tazewell County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1851 at about age 66 in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1784. James was married to Polly Gillespie in 1807.^[1][2]

In 1830, James and his wife Polly were named in his mother Hannah's will.^[3]

James C Harrison passed away in 1851. ^[4]

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Research Notes

From Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800-1922:

James Harrison, born June 10, 1784, married Mary (Polly) Gillespie, November 7, 1807. She was born April 13, 1789. Their children: (a) Louisa, born March 20, 1809, who married James Thompson, February 15, 1835; (b) Elizabeth "Betsy", born May, 1811, who married Charles Taylor, May 8, 1828; (c) Alexander Harrison, born March 3, 1813, who married Letitia S. Taylor, October 4, 1836; (d) John Crockett Harrison, born June 5, 1815, who married Elizabeth I. Duff, July 4, 1839; (e) Charles Harrison, born 1817, died in infancy; (f) Robert Harrison, born 1819, died unmarried; (g) Margaret B., born April 21, 1821, who married James Vail, August 8, 1837; (h) Cosby, born June 25, 1824, who married Samuel Graham; (i) James, born March 18, 1826, who married Nancy W. Barns, August 19, 1845. (See James Harrison, under Barns line); (j) Thomas G. Harrison, born June 19, 1828, married Carrie A. Barker, daughter of Josephine V. Barker of Great Falls, Mont. ; and (k) Joseph H., who married Margaret Gillespie.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-H9Q : 5 December 2014)
2. ↑ Harman: Page 52
3. ↑ Harman: Page 276
4. ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Sep 9, 2012
5. ↑ Harman, J.N., Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800-1922, p. 394 Available here

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-H9Q : 5 December 2014), James Harrisson and Polley Gellaspey, 07 Nov 1807; citing Tazewell, Virginia, reference page 10; FHL microfilm 34,214.

• Harman, John Newton, Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800-1922, (Richmond, Va. : W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1922)

• Ancestry Family Trees Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/16723752/person/1359104382/facts

Acknowledgments

• Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Marie and others.

• This person was created through the import of Farmer Meanderings.ged on 31 January 2011.