Hi Malinda, I'm afraid that I do not recognize any of the people you mentioned. None of them seem to be tied into my Charles City County Harrisons. Much good luck with your search! God bless, Beth [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "malinda" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 8:38 PM Subject: Re: Benjamin Harrison's tombstone. > 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 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > ----- 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 > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > > instructions > > > > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > > > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html