The Harrison Family in Colonial Virginia

The Harrison Family

The Harrison family was a prominent political and landowning dynasty in colonial Virginia. Establishing their influence through extensive plantations like Berkeley, they shaped early American history. Members actively participated in colonial legislatures, advocated for colonial rights, signed the Declaration of Independence, and produced future U.S. presidents.

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Year	The Harrison Family
1693	Birth of Benjamin Harrison IV (Period: 1693, Location: Around Charles City (present-day Charles City County, Virginia))
1720	Formation of Marital Ties Between the Harrison and Randolph Families Development of Berkeley Plantation
1722	Marriage (Benjamin Harrison IV and Ann) Marriage to Ann Carter Marriage (Benjamin Harrison IV and Ann Carter)
1726	Construction of the Mansion at Berkeley Plantation Birth of Benjamin Harrison V (Period: April 5, 1726, Location: Charles City (present-day Charles City County, Virginia))
1729	Acquisition of Land at Bradford Plantation (Benjamin Harrison IV)
1736	Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses Representing Charles City County (Benjamin Harrison IV) Birth of Carter Henry Harrison I (Period: August 22, 1736, Location: Around Charles City (present-day Charles City County, Virginia))
1745	Death of Benjamin Harrison IV
1748	Marriage (Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth) Marriage (Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth Bassett)
1752	Assumption of Office in the Virginia House of Burgesses (Benjamin Harrison V)
1753	Education at the College of William & Mary
1756	Birth of Carter Bassett Harrison (Period: c. 1756, Location: Around Charles City (present-day Charles City County, Virginia))
1760	Protests Against British Colonial Policy Marriage (Carter Henry Harrison I and Susannah) Marriage (Carter Henry Harrison I and Susannah Randolph)
1770	Service in the American Revolutionary War
1772	1772 Petition to Abolish the Slave Trade
1773	Birth of William Henry Harrison (Period: February 9, 1773, Location: Around Charles City (present-day Charles City County, Virginia))
1774	Delegate to the First Continental Congress Participation in the First Continental Congress Signing of the Continental Association
1775	American Revolutionary War Delegate to the Second Continental Congress Establishment of the Cumberland County Committee of Safety Supply of Materials to the Revolutionary War Establishment and Activities of the Cumberland County Committee of Safety Virginia Convention at St. John's Church Inspection of the Continental Army
1776	Cumberland County Resolution Supporting Independence Drafting of the Cumberland County Instructions Supporting Independence Spread of Independence Support to the Virginia Revolutionary Convention Final Debates on the Declaration of Independence Involvement in the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence Signing of the Declaration of Independence
1777	Historical Background to the Formation of Powhatan County
1780	Admission to the Bar After the Revolutionary War (Carter Bassett Harrison)
1781	Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (Benjamin Harrison V) Assumption of Office as Governor of Virginia (Benjamin Harrison V)
1782	First Election to the Virginia House of Delegates (Carter Henry Harrison I) Assumption of Office in the Virginia House of Delegates (Carter Henry Harrison I)
1784	Assumption of Office in the Virginia House of Delegates Representing Surry County (Carter Bassett Harrison) Member of the Virginia House of Delegates Representing Surry County (Carter Bassett Harrison)
1785	Northwest Indian War
1787	Marriage (Carter Bassett Harrison and Mary) Marriage to Mary Howell Allen Marriage (Carter Bassett Harrison and Mary Howell Allen)
1788	1788 Virginia Ratifying Convention
1791	Enlistment in the Army (William Henry Harrison) Death After Re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates Final Re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates (Benjamin Harrison V) Death of Benjamin Harrison V
1792	First Election to the United States House of Representatives (Carter Bassett Harrison)
1793	Appointment as Aide-de-Camp to Anthony Wayne (William Henry Harrison) Assumption of Office in the United States House of Representatives (Carter Bassett Harrison) Death of Carter Henry Harrison I
1794	Fallen Timbers Battle of Fallen Timbers
1795	Treaty of Greenville Marriage (William Henry Harrison and Anna) Marriage (William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes)
1798	Appointment as Secretary of the Northwest Territory (William Henry Harrison)
1799	Assumption of Office as Delegate to the Northwest Territory Legislature (William Henry Harrison)
1800	Relocation to Prince George County (Carter Bassett Harrison) Relocation From Surry County to Prince George County (Carter Bassett Harrison) Marriage (Carter Bassett Harrison and Jane) Marriage (Carter Bassett Harrison and Jane Byrd)
1801	Appointment as Governor of the Indiana Territory (William Henry Harrison)
1803	Promotion of Native American Land Treaties
1805	Return to the Virginia House of Delegates Representing Prince George County (Carter Bassett Harrison)
1808	Enlistment in the U.S. Army Death of Carter Bassett Harrison
1809	Treaty of Fort Wayne Conclusion of the Treaty of Fort Wayne
1810	Tecumseh's War Meeting Between Harrison and Tecumseh
1811	Battle of Tippecanoe
1812	War of 1812 Appointment as Commander of the Army of the Northwest (William Henry Harrison) Appointment as Commander of the Army of the Northwest in the War of 1812 (William Henry Harrison)
1813	Siege of Fort Meigs Battle of the Thames
1816	U.S. Representative From Ohio (William Henry Harrison)
1828	Minister to Colombia Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Colombia
1840	1840 Presidential Election Victory (William Henry Harrison) 1840 Presidential Election (William Henry Harrison) Victory in the 1840 Presidential Election (William Henry Harrison) 1840 United States Presidential Election (William Henry Harrison)
1841	Inauguration as the 9th President of the United States (William Henry Harrison) Presidential Inaugural Address (William Henry Harrison) Death of William Henry Harrison Death in Office
Unknown	Development of Clifton Plantation (Period: Late 18th Century, Location: Clifton, Present-day Cumberland County, Virginia) Relocation to and Development of Clifton Plantation (Carter Henry Harrison I, Period: Mid-18th Century, Location: Present-day Cumberland County, Virginia)

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New England	Independence Movement Leaders The Adams Family Boston, Massachusetts Patriots Merchant/Diplomacy/Maritime Territorial Expansion and Western Development Puritan New England Construction Thinkers and Intellectuals
South	The Randolph Family The Harrison Family Wars with Indigenous Peoples and Territorial Expansion Texas annexation

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