I recently obtained a copy of this document and am placing it on the list in
case it might help someone who is also searching this line.
Glenna
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Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks Survey Form
(Possibly written June 1987; am unsure of original date.)
Original Owner: Harrison Family
Date: Early 18th c.-19th century
Original Owner: Harrison family
Original Use: Cemetery
Present Owner: United State Marine Corps
Quantico Marine Corps Base
Quantico, Virginia
Present use: Cemetery
Acreage: Less than one acre
Condition of environs: Good
Note any archaeological interest: Possibly. According to Herb Gibson, the site
of Chopawamsic, the 17th Century Harrison family seat, is nearby. Nothing
remains above ground.
Architectural description: The Harrison family cemetery, now located on the
Quantico Marine Base, is an early cemetery located east of Rt. 620 not far
from the site of Chopawamsic, the seat of the Harrison family. There are
several early carved stone markers and many of the graves are unmarked. The
cemetery is surrounded by a grove of trees.
Historical significance: The Harrison Family Cemetery is in the genera
vicinity of Chopawamsic, the 17th Century house site of the Harrison family.
The first Harrison to settle in Virginia was Burr Harrison (1637-1706) who
served as a justice of Stafford County, incited the people of Stafford to
take up arms against the Indians and Catholics in Parson Waugh�s tumult of
1689, and was appointed as ambassador to the Piscataway Indians by Gov.
Nicholas in 1699. The Harrison estate was in the path of an early Indian
hunting ground. Also buried here are Burr Harrison�s wife, Sara Frances
Burdett Harrison, and his grandson, who inherited the plantation, Burr
Harrison II. Thomas Harrison, 1665-1746, the First Lieutenant of Prince
William County and one of the first trustees of Dumfries is buried here along
with his wife, Sophia C. Short Harrison. The cemetery also contains the graves
of John Nelson Tolson, 1796-1851, Frances Harrison Peyton, and Anne Barnes
Harrison. The Harrison family were the proprietors of the Missouri Mills and
owned another plantation near Charleston, S. C.
A commemorative plaque was recently placed at the cemetery by descendants of
the Harrison family.