Hello Beth.....
Diana's father is (according to one of the other descendants of this line) a
Capt
rather than a Col Harrison (who married Priscilla Cary). They are both supposed
to be distantly related to the Harrison Presidential line... with the common
ancestor
supposedly Anthony of Over, England.
I don't know how my Diana (b 1 Oct 1744, Albemarle Co VA; d 31 Oct 1821,
Wilkes Co NC) or her father, Benjamin connect with the other Harrisons. She
married Benjamin Martain/Martin of the New Kent Co VA Martins....and they
removed to NC in the 1782 timeframe IIRC.
There's another Harrison in Surry/ Sussex Co VA...John Harrison who was exec
of the will of Clement Hancock and likely father of Mary who married Clement
Hancock Jr...and aside from "knowing" that he is not of the line of Harrison ,
the Signer, I don't know where he fits in either. Does anyone look familiar ?
malinda
Beth Bond wrote:
> Hi Malinda,
> I have alot of Harrisons in my family tree program, however I seem to have
> no Diana as yet.
>
> When was she born? I was just wondering which generation of Benjamin was
> her father. Gov. Benjamin Harrison whom I referred to in my previous posting
> was Benjamin Harrison V. I have his children and none of them was a Diana.
> Also have his siblings and go back to the first Benjamin Harrison here in
> Virginia. Still there is no Diana there.
>
> Let me know which Benjamin as her father.
>
> Beth
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "malinda" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 3:20 AM
> Subject: Re: Benjamin Harrison's tombstone.
>
> > Hello Beth...
> >
> > Do you happen to know anything about any of the other Harrison lines ?
> > I descend from Benjamin Harrison's daughter Diana who married
> > Benjamin Martin. I've been told that these two lines have a common
> ancestor
> > named Anthony Harrison in 1500s Over, England.
> >
> > Do you have any info about that ?......thanks, malinda jones
> >
> > Beth Bond wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > > I was dealing with my Harrison ancestry the other day and it served to
> > > remind me about something that I thought is very odd and interesting.
> > >
> > > I am a 6th great-granddaughter of Benjamin Harrison V, Signer and his
> wife,
> > > Elizabeth Bassett.
> > >
> > > When my family and I went to visit beautiful "Berkeley" almost six
> years
> > > ago I
> > > noticed that Benjamin's tombstone had his wife's birthdate on it!
> > >
> > > Now the stones are in excellent shape, and I assume that their stones
> may
> > > have been replaced at one time. Perhaps that is why the mix up.
> > >
> > > Just thought that it was curious for such an error on an important
> man's
> > > tombstone. I have a photo of the stone to prove it.
> > >
> > > God bless,
> > > Beth
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