If you thought that all H's from Rockingham were from Isaiah - think again :-)
found very interesting paragraph p 289 regarding other H's in Rockingham:
"Aside from Burr, Matthew and Cuthbert, of the Prince William line,
there was a William Harrison, an early resident of Augusta, not of the
Rockingham family. With the exceptions in regard to these four Harrisons,
all other references to the residents of the county, of the name, on the
early records, are believed to apply to the descendants of Isaiah.
Among the wills of Cumberland County, is that of "William Harrison,
late of the County of Chesterfield, but now of Augusta County, Virginia",
dated 28th August, 1753, and probated 24th September, the same year. (Will
Book I, p. 81.) In this the testator names his wife, Elizabeth, his
daughter Molly Harrison, and his son "to be baptized by the name of William
Harrison," his mother, Sarah Harrison, his half-brother, Ezekiel Slaughter,
and his uncle Samuel Butler, (no bequests being made to these last two), and
desires that his "land in Augusta County, containing 150 acres purchased by
me of Col. John Buchanan," be sold by his executors, Ezekiel Slaughter, and
Israel Winfree. His home plantation in Chesterfield (or Cumberland), known
as "Long Acre," he devised to his mother for her lifetime, and to his
sister, for her widowhood, and then to the children. He also mentions land
in King William that he had sold. (see Tylor's Quarterly and Genealogical
Magazine, Vol. IX, October 1927, p. 128).
A William Harrison was removing out of the county of Augusta in
1747, according to the proceedings, "David Stewart vs. William Harrison," of
September 2nd, this year. (see County Court Judgements; Chalkley, Vol.I, p.
296.)"
I can't seem to find this William in the Repository though he might be there
- we have so many Williams. Any Ideas? thinking this William is possibly
connected to Ben and Priscilla.
Also same page info on COl. James Wood, founder of Winchester d. 1759 aged
52 - connect next gen to WHITE (this would be in the Burr Harrison line
through Matthew).
becky
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