John
Harrison
Family
England and South Carolina
John Harrison
b. before 1750 Yorkshire, England
d. after 1830 Greenville Co., S. C.
m. Susanah McDowell
b. about 1750 -1760
d. about 1847 Greenville Co., S. C.
her father: (? John) McDowell b. Ireland
her mother: unknown
his father: (perhaps William Harrison)
his mother: unknown
children with
Susannah
Harrison
|
Thomas E. Harrison
|
b.
|
d.
|
m. Laura ?
|
Mary Harrison
|
b. ? |
d. ? |
m. Thomas Walker
|
James A. Harrison
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b.
|
d.
|
m. |
William Harrison
|
b. ? |
d. ? |
m. ? |
John Harrison came to the colonies with his sister, Rebecca Harrison
Terry, wife of Thomas Terry. Rebecca died of Yellow Fever on
the
journey across South Carolina along with one or two of her
children. John survives to bring the remaining
children. Thomas Terry travels to Charleston sometime
after
this on business
and meets Nancy Ann McDowell whom he later marries. Apparently John
Harrison travels with Thomas and some point and meets another
McDowell
sister, Susannah McDowell. Susan and Ann are identified in the
will of her brother, John McDowell, a merchant of Charleston whose
will
helps to prove the relationships.
"My
direct ancestor is John Harrison born 14 August 1768 in
Yorkshire England. He left England with his sister Nancy Harrison
Terry
on the
Chichester in 1790 for
Charleston, South Carolina. He brought his
sister to be
with her husband Thomas Terry who had been a neighbor of the
Harrison
family in
Yorkshire England. She died during the land trip from Charleston
to
Greenville
County, South Carolina. John had another sister named Margaret who
married
Solomon Hopkins. Solomon Hopkins lived near the Harrison and Terry
families in
Yorkshire England. Solomon and his wife left a few years earlier
for
South
Carolina on the Chichester. All these families settled in
Greenville
County,
South Carolina, USA. The Chichester ported in Antrim Ireland
before
sailing to
South Carolina. I believe my John Harrison's father to be William
Harrison. I
would like to know where in Yorkshire my Harrison family lived.
Thanks"
[email from Harold Harrison
Jr,
2001]
The ship may have been the
Chichester
but I have not seen a ship manifest or date of arrival.
The ship Chichester was
built in 1785 in Itchenor and became a store ship in 1799, finally
broken up in 1815.
1800 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville, page 95(John sr.and his wife are listed as
45plus
years old here)
John Harrison
Senior males
1 1 2 0 1 // females 0
0
1 0 1 // 0
John Harrison
Junior
2
0
0
1
0
//
2
0
0
1
0
// 0
1810 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville, page 112
John H.
Harrison males
1
1 0 1 0 0 2
0 1 0 0 females 1 0
0
6 3 6 1 5 2 5 1
1820 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville. page 585
John
Harrison
males
3
1
1
0
1
females
0 0 1 0
0
slaves 0 12
1830 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville Co., page Both John Esqr. 50-60 years and his
wife
are 40-50
years old in this census.
Harrison, John H.
Esqr
males 0 0 0 0
2
0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 slaves
males 5 2 1 0 0
0
females 0 0 0 0 0
0
1
0 0 0 0 0
0 slaves
females
3 4 3 0 0 0
Harrison,
Susanna
males
0
0
0 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 slaves
males 0 1 0 0 0 0
females 1 0 0 0 1
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
slaves females 1
0 1 0 0 0
Harrison, John
M.
males
0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
slaves
males 0 1 0 0 0 0
females 0 0 0 0 1
0
0
0 0 0 0 0
0
slaves
females 2 0 1 0 0 0
Harrison,
William
males
0
0
0
0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
slaves
males 0 1 0 1 0 0
females
1
0
0
0
1 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0
slaves
females 0 0 1 0 0 0
1847 - Will of Susannah Harrison
South Carolina, Greenville
Dist.}
In the name of God Amen, I Susannah
Harrison
widow and relict of John
Harrison late of the State and district aforesaid
deceased being
in my usual state of bodily health and of sound and disposing mind
and
memory, calling to mind the frailty and uncertainty of human life,
and
being desireous of settling my worldly affairs, and directing how
the
estate with which it has pleased God to bless me shall be disposed
of
after my decease while I have strength and capacity so to do, do
make
and publish this my last will
and testament
hereby
revoking and makeing null and void all other last wills and testaments will & all the
property
I have a accumulated since or which I shall die siesed and
possessor to
which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease, I devise,
bequeath, and dispose thereof in the manner following to wit:
IMPREMIS: My will is
that
all my must debts and funeral charges shall by my decease as shall
be
by them found convenient.
ITEM 1st I give and
bequeath
to my son Thomas C. Harrison my
negro
man
Henry to have and to
hold the same, to him and his children forever.
ITEM 2nd I give and
bequeath
to my daughter Mary Walker
my
negro woman Rose with all
the
increase of children she may have to have and to hold the same to
her
and her husband Thomas Walker for ever &
e.
ITEM 3rd give devise
and
bequeath unto my son James A
Harrison
my negro woman named Marth and child which she now has and all
other
children shw said Martha may have hereafter to have and to hold
the
same to him and his children forever.
ITEM 4th I give devise
and
bequeath unto my daughter Mary Walker my negro woman named Lydia to have and to hold the
same
to her and her husband Thomas Walker forever etc.
ITEM 5th Whereas my son William Harrison got
all that
could spare him when he married and left me I herefore give him no
more
than what he has got in my lifetime. etc.
ITEM 6th Whereas my son
John M. Harrison got all
that I
could spare him when he married and left me therefore I give him
no
more than what he has got in my lifetime, etc.
ITEM 7th I give and
bequeath
unto my daughter Mary Walker my daughter
in
law
Laura
Harrison my
daughterinlaw Jane Harrison my daughterinlaw Elleanor Harrison and
my
daughterinlaw Sarah Harrison all my bedding or clothing
to be
equally
divided amongst them by my daughter Mary Walker.
ITEM 8th and lastly I
do
hereby nominate and appoint Thomas Walker Thomas C. Harrison and
James
A. Harrison to be my executors of this my last will and testament etc.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal and
subscribed my
name this fourteenth day of January A. D. Eighteen hundred and
forty
six.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in our presence by the said
Susannah
Harrison to be her last
will and testament and in her presence and at her request have
hereunto
subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto.
James Woodside
Thomas L. Woodside
James
Dunbar
Susannah Harrison
(L.
S.)
Probated the 21st day of day of May 1847
Recorded in Will Book C, pages 244-247
Apr 11 File No. 80
by me her tofore
made, And first I conmmend my immortal being to him who gave it
and
my body to be decently buried by my executors hereinafter
named. And as to my worldly estate, & all the props ty
which
was bequesthed to me by my beloved husband John Harrison's
1850 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville Co., page 238 only Thomas Harrison fit the will
above.
Thomas
E.
Harrison 43 m
farmer
$3000
South
Carolina
Laura
"
40
f
"
Susan "
17 f
"
Frances "
16 f
"
John "
13 m
"
Harriet "
12 f
"
Elizabeth "
6 f
"
Jane "
4
f
"
Thomas "
2 m
"
next door
Thomas Walker
69 m
farmer
$1400
Ireland
Caroline
18
f
Oliver
Howard
15
m
page 437
John M.
Harrison
50
m
farmer
$4000
South
Carolina
Ellen
"
43
f
William
"
22
m
physician
Pinckney
"
17
m
student
Janes
"
14
f
May
"
12
f
Margart
"
10
f
page 384
William
Harrison
60
m
farmer
$200
South
Carolina
Mary
50
f
John
Harrison
11
m
Elizabeth
Dill
8
f
source:
Harrison, Harold - email March 2001, haroldh@bellsouth.net
South Carolina Archives.
US Census, South Carolina
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