Born in Surry County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Harrison II
and Hannah (Unknown) Harrison
Sister of
Virginia Sarah (Harrison) Blair, Benjamin Harrison III, Nathaniel Harrison Sr., Hannah Harrison, Henry Harrison, Mary Margaret (Harrison) Cabaniss and Elizabeth (Harrison) Mason
Wife of
William Edwards
— married
1706 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Edwards) Kindred and Benjamin Edwards
Died after
after age 17
in James City, Virginia
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Biography
William Edwards represented Surry in the House of Burgesses in 1706. His will dated January 9. 1722 was proved February 25, 1722. He married twice, (1) Elizabeth Harrison, her headstone indicates she died at 17 years of age. In 1707, she made a deed of land with her husband. Their only child, Benjamin, was born in 1707.[1]
There is a reference to an "Ann Harrison" (aka Sarah Ann Harrison in some later interpretations), daughter of Benjamin and Hannah, married to William Edwards, but no contemporary evidence such a person existed.[2] Parents Benjamin Harrison and Hannah Churchill
- Birth Estimate 1692
- Death Estimate 1709
- Marriage Estimate 1706 Hon. William Edwards Burgess of Surry Co. VA; son of William and Ann Mansfield (of Surry Edwards - William and Dorothy Withers Jamestown VA)[3]
She was still living on April 6, 1709 when she appears in a deed in James City County:
"Edwards, Elizabeth Harrison. Power of attorney, 1709 April 6, to John Frayser to acknowledge Mrs. Edwards’ relinquishment of dower rights to land in Jamestown, Va., sold by William Edwards to William Brodnax."
Her tombstone is long gone, but was partially transcribed in 1857. It gave her age at death as 17, her birthdate as January 6, and her death date as the 14th of an unknown month. See her Findagrave.
Sources
- ↑ The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. 15, No. 2 (Oct., 1906), pp. 79-83 (5 pages)
- ↑ p.283 3-6 Colonial Families
- ↑ Colonial Families of the Southern States of America, A History and Genealogy, by Stella Picket Hardy, Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, New York, 1911, "Harrison Family" pages 282-296
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Tim Prince
Too young to be mother of Edwards-2504 listed as son of Edwards-3766.
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Anonymous Roach
There is a 40 year difference between the ages of the two Williams listed as her husband . Which is the correct man.
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Rejected matches › Anne (Harrison) Williams (bef.1660-bef.1747) › Sarah (Edwards) Webster (1671-1724)
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