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GENEALOGIES OF KENTUCKY FAMILIES Vol. O-Y. p 4-35
THE PATTONS by Sara G. Clark. This is a fascinating article because it involves so many other lines in which I am interested besides Harrisons, but I will stick to Harrison pretty much in this article. This is mostly concerned with the family of Matthew Patton, the son of John Patton and the nephew of Col. James Patton who was a sea captain heavily involved with bringing immigrants to America from Northern Ireland..After James Patton quit the sea he became one of the most important "real estate" men in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. Matthew’s father, John was Captain John and High Sheriff of Augusta Co. VA and died 1756. Matthew Patton was a Justice of Pendleton Co. where he settled and this is now West Virginia
p 14. In 1803 DANIEL HARRISON, James Patton and James Gay, sons in law and son of Matthew Patton were breeding fancy cattle. One of their prize bulls was "Pluto", imported "He was dark red or brindle (roan) says Mr. Harrison, and when full grown was the largest bull I ever saw. In 1810 Pluto went to Ohio, where he soon died."(sounds like Pluto was a Quaker). Another Bull was "Buzzard" brought from Maryland by Mr. Daniel Harrison and another one of his was "Shaker" bought by Harrison from the Ohio Shakers.
p 16 William Black a witness to Matthew Patton’s Will 1803, Clark Co. KY. Matthew’s wife Esther (Dyer) died 1816 Clark Co. KY and bequests to her many children and grandchildren but an equal share was to Margaret Maxwell, daughter of Daniel Harrison, but she did not describe the relationship. Heirs of Matthew Patton was: Heirs of Ann Patton Harrisons, desc.: Margery, Benjamin, Hannah, Ann and Patton D. Harrison. Ann was a daughter of Matthew and Esther Patton, born 4-10-1763 d 2-7-1813, m 1-29-1784 DANIEL HARRISON.
P 18. William Patton m Ann Harrison Dec 23, 1808. Ann was daughter of Daniel and Anna Patton Harrison.
P 18. Matthew Patton Jr. and his wife Rebecca lived in Hopkinsville, KY, Co. Seat of Christian County
P 20. Patton D. Harrison was also a resident of Hopkinsville, Christian Co. KY. In the cemetery of Hopkinsville (Baptist Cemetery) are the graves of many of these, but there is another old cemetery at the old Harrison Farm near Winchester, KY and the markers were placed by Patton D. Harrison. Winchester is 17 miles east of Lexington in Clark Co. but Patton Harrison seemed to be in both places.
P 23 (partly in error) Daniel Harrison b Sept 2 1760 d Mar 16, 1823. Moved to Clark Co 1818. Parents of Daniel were Daniel and Sarah Moore Harrison and he was 1729-1817 Daniel, the older one, was son of Jesse Harrison m Margaret Cravens 1701-1770 and son of Isaiah Harrison. (He also says in error that Daniel Harrison was married to Abigail Smith..but this is the wife of Isaiah Harrison. Daniel Harrison according to LGT p 123 b ca 1701 d July 10, 1770 m Margaret Cravens 1stand Sarah Stephenson 2nd. I have not checked LGT further to see how much of the above is in there). I would like to comment that the Patton family held forth near the Harrisons of Augusta and arrived shortly after the Harrisons of LGT. This article also goes into considerable detail on the descendants of Ann Patton and Daniel Harrison. One illustrious descendant was that their daughter Ann married John Stuart Williams who served in the Mexican War and was known as "Cerro Cordo Williams". There are also genealogies of connecting families such as Railey (also spelled Raleigh as in Sir Walter with whom they were related; Hume. Owen, Ritchie and Dyer. This article apparently written in the 1930’s.
TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL RECORDS by Edythe R. Whitley p 158 Jeremiah Harrison issued Cert. #2031 Surveyor Nov 1814-May 1816 6thDistrict.. p150. Joseph Harrison #77 Private 640 acres issued 18 Dec. 1802. Joseph Harrison assigned the same to George W. Donnell 14 Feb 1806. Wm. Falkner witness p 37 (?) #369 Rev. Warrants. Heirs of William Harrison a private 640 acres issued 24 July 1820. Thomas Swindle and Barbary Swindle, formerly Harrison, only heirs of William Harrison. Who were Jeremiah, Joseph and William? Jeremiah always sounds like a LGT Harrison and I suppose that we have several we do not know such as Jeremiah Jr. son of Jeremiah of Greene Co. TN and Rev. Jeremiah, Methodist and close asssociate of Rev. Nathan Thomas Harrisons, my wife’s ggg grandfather. Could this one be one of those two? Joseph, I do not know. Could this be Joseph of Buncombe, son of Nathaniel and m Margaret Hill? If so, he did have Rev. War Service, so perhaps entitled to this warrant. Since he assigned the same to a Donnell, this suggests Donnells of Augusta Co. VA who were also married into the Jeremiah Harrison family of Greene Co. TN (one of the girls)
Could William be the William of Buncombe who bought 200 acres from Joseph Harrison Sandy Mush Creek 1806?...and never sold it as far as we know? Sandy Mush Creek is where Rev. Nathan Thomas Harrison held forth. Did he end up with this land with no deed recorded, such as by inheritance?..but that could hardly be if Barbara Swindle was the only heir of William.. A different William? (no Swindles in LGT)
P 198 Record of Davidson Co. TN Daniel Ogelsby sold land to Jas. Hoggett. Daniel Ogelsby was son of Elisha Ogelsby of 96thDistrict SC. 6 Jan 1784. Reference is made to Stephen Holston and records pertaining to his heirs and to Elisha Ogelsby in 1783. Also reference is made to other Ogelsbys in Sumner Co. TN. I mention Ogelsbys because Rev. Nathan Thomas Harrison married Sarah Ogelsby. Here it gives the interesting reference to 96thDist. SC. I also understand that there was a prominent Methodist Minister named Ogelsby of TN. Ogelsby also in SW VA and Pittsylvania Co. VA..??
MONTGOMERY CO. GA Dorsey and Derden. (numerous Harrisons)
P 149 Tax Digest 1822: Shurbin (?) Harrison, William Harrison, Cornelius Grantham, Harrison Sears ( Herrings here)..John Harrison
P 186 William Harrison on Jury 7-5-1797 and Oct 1805
LETTER FROM HELEN NEIWENDORP. I last reported that she was going on a research trip. She has done so and is planning another trip for more information. Some of her results:
THOMAS HARRISON had survey and received 250 acres on Richland Branch, Little Saludy River 96 District SC 1773-5. Later this was Edgefield Co. (I am some what familiar with this area. It is just across the Saludy River from Newberry County where I have several generations of ancestors of several different lines quite close to there. I am familiar with an early church there by 1770 named Mine Creek Baptist. I have a roster of those early members- no Harrisons, but I did find a Thomas Harrison; a Thomas Harrison, Baptist who was one of the founders of the Charleston Association of Baptists in 1751. This was originally four Baptist Churches including Ashley River, Welsh Neck and Charleston. The other church was Eutaw, but though I do not know which church Thomas Harrison from. It was probably not Eutaw, because those delegates did not arrive for that meeting and yet Thomas Harrison was present to sign the articles. This Association was under the leader-ship of Rev. Oliver Hart of Charleston who was from Augusta Co. VA and his family were members of Aldersons’s (Linveille Creek/Smith’s Creek) Baptist as were Harrisons of the LGT This is from SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTISTS by Leah Townsend p 111...while I have the book out..I looked up Harrisons in the index. The only other Harrisons in the book are - 217 in a foot note. John Harrison, Mary Harrison and Mary Harrison were members of Head of Eno(?) Baptist Church, on the roster of 1790 to 1804. In the same congregation were Catherine, Elan and Sarah Hawkins. The first minister of this church as Thomas Musick. I have run into Musicks before involved with one of my lines and this involved Rutherford Co. NC property. Rev Musick excommunicated for immorality in 1793. Location is 31/2 miles from Travelers Rest on the buncombe Road toward Asheville..so this would be quite close to Old Buncombe/Rutherford Co. NC. Head of Enoree Church was probably formed by 1789 but records begin 1790.)
One Thomas Harrison was paid in 1735 for Militia Duty in July 1781...Captain Petters. Also duty re: Col. Anderson.
One Thomas Harrison was owed for "Ferriage" OF Troops July 1779, paid 1785 at half rate as "no" vouchers. This document headed "Beaufort County". And mention of "destruction of Charles Town".
Rutherford Co. NC. Earliest deed she found was dated 1790 for Thomas Harrison, but she comments that she recalls Betty Jo Hulse with data of 1732. In 1790 got Grant from NC registered 1792..for land first granted to Stephen Howard, then made over to Thomas Baker, thence to Thomas Harrison..land both sides Muddy Creek 258 + or - acres
Jan 1801 Thomas Harrison of SC Co. of Spartanburg sold land which was granted to Harrison (Thomas) in 1795, sold to Samuel McCraw, south side Main Broad River, head of Camp Creek Rutherford Co. 100a.
Nov. 1805...Joseph Harrison of Co. of Buncombe sold land Rutherford to Francis Scoggins for $60.
Feb. 1807 Thomas Harrison of Spartanburg Co. SC to Samuel McCraw Reg. July 1810 30acres
Aug. 1806 Thomas Harrison of Co. of Spartanburg SC to Hollis Wright Camp Creek 100 acres 1813, it was registered.
Feb. 1814 Thomas Harrison of SC to Samuel McCraw..190 acres for $150..Camp Creek in Rutherford County "on line between South and North Carolina" adjoining Harrisons land Reg. June 1814. Thomas Harrison signed with an "X".
AT SPARTANBURG, SC.
1785 Richard Harrison bought land Fairforest Creek from Martin Armstrong A-82 (?)
1793 Isham Harrison "settlement" from Charles ? Bruce C-139
1804 James Harrison bought land Fairforest Creek from Peter Smith I-406
1802-1807 John Harrison bought land Tyger River, William Creek from Jesse Smith K-463
1804 Reuben Harrison bought land Kelsoe Cr. from Nancy Brown K-94
1819 Thomas HarrisonJr. bought land Serrotts Creek from Thomas Harrison Sr. Q-341
1819 Martin Harrison bought land Serrotts Cr. From Thomas Harrison
DEED OF THOMAS HARRISON WERE WRITTEN "HARRIS" IN TEXT BUT SIGNATURES WERE "HARRISON".
Serrotts Cr. is in "now" Cherokee Co. and appears to be about 2 sections south of the NC line where the Broad River enters SC. It is a tad north and east of the famous Cowpens Battle and Cowpens about 30 miles from Kings Mountain.
Rutherfordtown was formerly known as Gilbert Town
Comment: I expect that some of these Harrisons above are of the line of Andrew Harrison, such as John and James. There was the Harrison/Hampton Massacre on Tyger River of this line. They were Indian Traders in NC and SC. James Harrison, if the same one, moved to Greenville, SC and then to Anderson Co, CS where he was quite wealthy and had an extensive plantation and businesses and thoroughly intermarried with Earles and the Hanptons. He and descendants also appear on Abbeville SC records before Anderson Co. formed out of it. James Harrison’s plantation named "Martins Hundred" in honor of the first Harrison Plantation in America, apparently thinking that he was descended from the Harrisons there.
Mrs. Niewendorp is planning trip very soon to Barboursville, KY for work at the courthouse (Knox County)
THE JOHN FAMILY JOURNAL, article by Ellen John, April 1993. this does not mention any Harrisons, but she announces progress on Ezekiel John ca born 1760-1770 (who married Lydia Harrison, apparently. Ellen John says, in summary, that they were married either in NC or GA, Ezekiel’s father was probably Zepheniah John, Sr. b ca 1730-1740. Ezekiel first bought land in Buncombe in 1801 and sold his last piece of land there in 1809 and probably moved to TN. Between 1794 -1796 Ezekiel John’s location has been pinpointed, pretty well. In 1794 Ezekiel and Zepheniah were listed on the tax list of Hancock Co. GA in the Kirk Militia District, p 7. Daniel, Samuel and William John are on p 8. They may have been Ezekiel’s brothers. (Georgia Tax Digest 1789-1799)
In 1795, Ezekiel, Zephaniah, Daniel, Samuel and William are again on the Tax list ("They Were There", Georgia Genealogical Record, Dec 1966 p 375)
In 1796, Z (might stand for Ezekiel, a common nickname for Ezekiel) John (p23) and Zepheniah and William (both p 24) were listed in Hancock Co. Kirk District (Georgia Tax Digests 1789-1799).
The 1880 census of McMinn Co. TN shows that the parents of Ezekiel JohnJr. were
born in Georgia. Jonathan Johns who was the only other child of Ezekiel John Sr., living in 1880 reports that his parents were born in NC
It is thought that Ezekiel John was born about 1770 in NC and that Zephaniah John Sr. moved the family to Georgia about 1787.
So, where did Ezekiel John meet and marry Lydia Harrison (assuming he did)? The area of Mecklenburg NC before removing to Hancock Co, GA? Hancock Co. GA? Buncombe Co. NC? Were the Harrisons with them on those various moves? Does this imply that the Harrisons were from Mecklenburg, went to Georgia and then to Rutherford NC/York SC and then to Buncombe? Recall that Thomas Harrison of Belleville, IL states that this is the route of his family, or at least part of that route.
LETTER FROM RUTH BOWERS. She points out that my mention of Lawrence Grantham in my last report is an error of the 1840 census. It was really Lawrence Franklin, not Lawrence Grantham as one of the census records shows...Mrs. Bowers also revealed that she is a descendant of Teagues, as is my wife and I also have Teague relatives, though not ancestry that I know of I will not go into that. She also sent a very informative family group sheet of Ezekiel Grantham, son of Rev. John Grantham and Elizabeth Harrison. Also she sent a family group sheet on Hugh (Mack) or McHightower who m Dela/ Delila/ Delia Hicks. I will enclose these. But I would like to make some comments:
The children of Ezekiel Grantham which number 17 or more include as the first born, ISAIAH and Rachel, twins. The 6thchild is NATHAN. There are also WILLIAM, ELEANOR, THOMAS, and LYDIA, which are names involved with Harrisons of Buncombe County, and suspects of inhabiting that 1800 household of Thomas Harrison. Also of interest is Granthams and Osborns. I know very little about Osborns, but they were early in Buncombe. I have seen but did not copy a very extensive Bible record of the Osborns of Buncombe who ended up in MO, AR or IL ( I forget). This is in the possession of a San Antonio Johnston relative of mine. Also, I have a first cousin Johnson who also has Osborn ancestry from SC. I have also run into Osborns in Mecklenburg, NC and Edgefield, SC, In the latter two places they were quite prominent. In pre-Civil War Edgefield, SC, which was the prototype for southern aristocracy, the highest social strata was Butlers and brooks (and probably is to this day). It was difficult for a brooks to marry anyone besides a Butler or a Butler to marry anyone besides a Brooks, without marrying below their station. One exception was to marry an Osborn. Though not as wealth as the B & B’s, they were intelligentia and suitable indoctrinated with southern traditions. Edgefield was almost entirely Baptist but that religion was not too convenient for those who liked to have big "Balls" and dance and drink and dress seductively, so the started an Episcopal Church, apparently for such fun purposes, with the aristocracy belonging to both Baptist and Episcopal Churches. Ruth Bowers has researched these numerous connections as disclosed in the FGS.
In regards to the Hightower FGS, I had made the comment that Hightowers were also an dearly Buncombe Co. family. The Hightowers have been of interest to me through their connection with a difficult Hawkins line of Buncombe, which is not my wife’s Hawkins line we do not think. But these Hightowers apparently came to early Buncombe from Burke Co., but originally form Warren Co., NC. Hightowers were early leaders of Buncombe and I believe that the first sheriff was a Hightower. This brings up another issue. Perhaps a Nathaniel Harrison was the next Sheriff. We know that Nathaniel Harrison, son of Joseph Harrison, was Sheriff, Legislator and County Court Clerk, but that was of a later period, and it seems to me that some of the references to Nathaniel Harrison as Sheriff, or High Sheriff were too early to be Nathaniel, son of Joseph...??? At any rate, Hugh Hightower came to IL after being born in Buncombe in 1803. He and his wife Delila Hicks and she was born in Wilson co. TN. I wonder if her roots were also in Buncombe or thereabouts. Last summer we attended a High School reunion Hot Springs, Madison Co. NC (earlier Buncombe Co.). There was a big crowd in town at the time an many were Hicks attending a Hicks family reunion. One of the Hicks had recently purchased the grounds and the ruins of the old and famous luxury hotel and the Hot Springs, and had embarked on a development of the historic old place, and many Hicks were there wandering around. Many of them had roots nearby in the Spring Creek area of Madison County
BLADEN COUNTY NC ABSTRACTS OF EARLY DEEDS 1738-1804 by Brent Holcomb
GRANTHAMS
p 33 Taylor to Richard Grantham 1771. Wit: William and John Grantham, Joseph Oates
p 29 William Grantham a witness 1772
SC MAGAZINE OF ANCESTRAL RESEARCH, Winter 1993
p 19 York Co. (to do with the ancestry of David Gordon heir of his father in England) Fishing Creek, Bethesda Congregation 1798. Signed statement as to parentage, Thomas Black, elder,
p 53 Query, Loyd H. Smith, (address omitted) Semmes, AL 36575 seeking information on David Black of Greenville Co. SC Jacob Black died 1839 believed to be the son of Hans/Hance Black who died Christian Co. KY 1806-1808
p19 State of SC (regarding the parentage of David Gordon of York Co. This from Charleston District 1799? Joseph Carrall of York Co.. planter make oath that they were well acquainted with John Gordon, formerly of SC but last of Whitehaven in Great Britain and that he knew him in York Co. SC before his departure, because of his decided part in behalf of the British Government during the Revolution
KEGLEY’S VIRGINIA FRONTIER
P 562. This is a few paragraphs about the Mason’s Creek and Fort Lewis Community of Botetourt County. It tells about some of the first settlers and the comment that this did not become well developed until about 1790. "Later entries were made in the neighborhood by William Brown, William Greenlee, James Neely, Jr., THOMAS HARRISON, William Love, Philip Love, Samuel Love, Humphrey Smith, Christian Franz, Jacob Long, Thomas Cook, Jacob Gest and Jacob Short " ... "German families here were: "Kinder, Cagey (Keagy), Eager, Franz, Houtz, Trout, Millers and Pitzers."
A BRIEF OF MARRIAGES AND WILLS MONTGOMERY AND FINCASTLE CO. VA 1773-1831 by Worrell
Will Adam Hance pr March 1823 wife Hannah. Children incl. Ann, wife of Wm. Harrison
Amos Harrison Will pr Mar 1794. Wife Phebe. Ch: Moses, Nancey, Richard, Betsy and one unborn (this should be Amos, son of Jeremiah of Green Co., TN)
John Harrison (of Franklin Co. TN) pr June 1828 Ch: Feebe Hankins, grandsons Jafaniah and David Harrison
Richard Harrison pr. Aug 5, 1783. Names wife ____. Ch: William, Amos, Stephen, Phebe, Nancy, Susan, Farlana, and Sarah (by his last wife); Barshels, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Louriana, Richard and Eleanor by a first wife. (this is suggestive that there was an Amos above, son of Richard instead of Jeremiah - yet Jeremiah had Amos also)
KENTUCKY 1790 Tax list 18 Harrisons, but Thomas, no Isaiah, 2 Jeremiah’s, 4 Johns, 3 Josephs, 1 Robert, 1 William.
1800 Tax List KY 47 Harrisons (suspect some are duplicates) 4 Thomas; Fleming, Logan, Washington. In Washington was Thomas Sr. and Thomas G. 3 Jeremiahs, 6 Johns, 2 Roberts, 4 Williams and many more
1810 Census KY Index 4 Thomas Harrisons, Fleming Thomas and Thomas G. in Washington and Thomas E. in Fayette Co.
1850 Census Index KY Many, many. No Isaiah, No outstanding relevant ones (?)
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