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Gordon, Samuel, son of David Gordon, of Craig, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Scotland; an eminent merchant of Peters- burg. He was born in 1727 and died April 14. 1771. His tombstone, with coat-of- arms, lies in Blandford churchyard.
Gorsuch, Rev. John, a royalist minister, rector of Walkhorn, Herefordshire, 1633, came to Virginia and died in Lancaster county in 1657. He married Anne Love- lace, sister of Colonel Francis Lovelace and Richard Lovelace, the poet. They had sev- eral sons, and three daughters-Katherine, who married - Whitty; Ruth, who married William Whitby, of Warwick county, and Anne, who married Thomas Todd, of Mobjack Bay.
Gosnold, Anthony, brother of Captain Bartholomew Gosnold (q. v.), came to Vir- ginia among the first settlers in 1607. He was a brave soldier, and very serviceable, but lost his life with Matthew Scrivener and Nathaniel Waldoe in a storm when attempt- ing by boat to reach Hog Island in 1609.
Gosnold, Anthony, son of Anthony Gos- nold (q. v.), came to Virginia in 1607 with his father and uncle. In 1621 the Virginia Company granted him three shares of land it: Virginia for his subscriptions.
Gough, Matthew, was a burgess for Hen- rico in 1642-43.
Gough, Nathaniel, was a burgess (county unassigned) in the assembly of 1642.
Gouldman, Francis, was burgess from Essex county in the sessions of April 24, 1706, October 22, 1712, and November 16, 1714.
Cough, William, son of Mr. John Gough, patented in 1694, 1,225 acres on Pepettico swamp, formerly the land granted his father. Ile was burgess for King and Queen at the assembly of 1700-1702, but died before the opening of the third session in 1702.
Gourgainy (Gurgany, Gourgaing), Ed- ward, was granted in 1617 by the Virginia Company of London 400 acres afterwards known as "Longfield" and still later as "Curles." In 1619 he represented Argall's Gift in the first general assembly at James- town. He died the same year, leaving a widow Anne, who bequeathed "Longfield" to Captain Thomas Harris. It was after- wards the residence of Nathaniel Bacon Jr.
Gower, Abell, was a justice of Henrico county. Virginia, from 1679 till his death
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in 1689; sheriff in 1681, and member of the house of burgesses in 1679. He married Jane, daughter of Edward Hatcher, of Hen- rico. He appears to have left one daugh- ter Tabitha. He appears to have been a son of Abell Gower, of Boulton, county Glouces- ter, England, esquire.
Graffenreidt, Christopher de, son of Baron Christopher de Graffenreidt, of Berne, in Switzerland, founder of Newberne, North Carolina. He married in Charleston, South Carolina, February 22, 1714, Barbara Temp- est Needham, born in Hertfordshire, Eng- land. He moved to Williamsburg, Virginia, where they kept an ordinary. In 1734 he patented land in Brunswick county. Mrs. Barbara de Graffenreidt survived her hus- band, and in 1739 the "Virginia Gazette" has notices of "dancing assemblies" given by her. He left issue.
Graham, John, son of John Graham, of Wakenston, Perthshire, Scotland, was born April 30, 1718; was a merchant in Dumfries, Prince William county. He married Eliza- beth Catesby Cocke, daughter of William Cocke, secretary of state, and died in Au- gust. 1787, leaving issue.
Graham, Richard, son of Richard Graham, of Brampton, Cumberland; matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, March 14, 1737. aged seventeen ; Bachelor of Arts, 1742, and Master of Arts, February 18, 1746; qualified as professor of natural philosophy and mathematics in William and Mary College, 1749; removed by the board in 1758; ap- pointed to the chair of moral philosophy, June 26, 1761, and reinstated by the privy council to his former position in January, 1764. In 1764 he was defeated for the presi-
dency by James Horrocks, and in 1766 re- turned to Oxford University, of which he was a fellow.
Grantham, Captain Thomas, was in 1676 commander of an English ship which ar- rived in Virginia during Bacon's rebellion. He rendered material assistance in suppress- inig the disturbances and left an account of the transactions he was engaged in. He was afterward knighted.
Graves, Captain Thomas, an ancient planter, subscribed twenty-five pounds to the Virginia Company of London, went to Virginia in 1608, was captured by the sav- ages and rescued by Thomas Savage; a member of the first house of burgesses in 1619 for Smythe's Hundred; living on the eastern shore in 1620; a burgess for Acco- mac in 1629-32: a commissioner in 1621- 1632. In 1628 he received a grant for 200 acres on account of his subscription to the stock of the London county.
Gray, Colonel Edwin, son of Colonel Jo- seph Gray, of Southampton county, was burgess for that county from 1769 to 1776. and member of the conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776, and of the house of delegates and state senate, and member of congress from 1799 to 1813.
Gray, Francis, son of Thomas Gray, the immigrant, was burgess for Surry county in 1(63. He died about 1679.
Gray, Francis, went at an early day from England to Maryland. In 1637 he was liv- ing in St. George's Hundred, Maryland, which he represented that year in the gen- eral assembly. By trade a carpenter. He was a Protestant and was compelled on account of his opposition to Lord Baltimore
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to emigrate in 1647 across the Potomac to liam Chamberlayne, of New Kent, and re- Machodoc, in Westmoreland county. He died in 1677. He was ancestor of the Grays of Caroline and Culpeper counties.
Gray, Colonel Joseph, was born in Surry county, and was the son of either Gilbert or William Gray Jr., his brother. He was bur- gess for Isle of Wight from 1736 to 1749, and for Southampton county from 1754 to 1758, 1762 to 1769. He is believed to have been the father of Colonel Edwin Grey, of Southampton county (q. v.).
Gray, Rev. Samuel, came to Virginia be- fore 1693; one of the first trustees of Wil- liam and Mary College; minister of Christ Church, Middlesex county, till 1699, when he was removed because of his whipping a negro slave to death, for which he was tried for his life and barely escaped condemna- tion. He was afterwards minister of St. Peter's Church from 1707 to 1709, and died on the 25th of December, the latter year.
Gray, Thomas, immigrant, patented land in Surry in 1635, 1639 and 1642. He was born in 1593 and died after 1653. He left four sons-William, Thomas, John and Francis (q. v.). Gray's creek, opposite to Jamestown Island, formerly Rolfe's creek, gets its name from him.
Gray, William, probably a son of William Gray, son of Thomas, the immigrant, was justice for Sussex county in 1710; sheriff in 1718, 1719, and burgess for Surry, 1710, 1712, 1713, 1714 and 1715. His will, dated June 3, was proved November 18, 1719. He left a son, William Gray Jr. (q. v.).
Gray, William, Jr., son of William Gray. was burgess for Surry county, 1723-1726. In 1736 he married Elizabeth, widow of Wil-
moved to that county, of which he was ap- pointed justice in 1742. In 1739 he patented 5,800 acres in Goochland county, in which neighborhood still resides a prominent fam- ily of the name.
Green, John son of Colonel William Green, was burgess for Culpeper in 1769-1771; colonel in the revolution, distinguished at Brandywine. He married Susanna Black- well, and they were parents of William Green, and grandparents of John William Green, judge of the supreme court of appeals o: Virginia, who was father of William Green, LL. D.
Green, Robert, son of William Green, of England, who served in the body guard of William, Prince of Orange, came to Vir- ginia in 1712 with his uncle, William Duff, a Quaker. He inherited much property from Duff. He was vestryman of St. Mark's Parish, Orange county, and in 1736 and in 1738 represented the county in the house of burgesses. He married Eleanor Dunn, and his will, dated February 22, 1747-48, was proved in Orange county, July 28, 1748. He had six sons-William, Robert, John, Nich- olas, James and Moses-from whom are de- scended many men of distinction.
Green, Roger, was minister in Nanse- mond county in 1653, and in 1656 was min- ister at Jamestown. In 1661 he published in England a pamphlet called "Virginia's Cure." He was alive in 1671.
Green, William, son of Robert Green, of Orange county, was vestryman of St. Mark's Parish and burgess for Culpeper county from 1752 to 1760. He married Miss Cole- man, of Caroline county, and died in 1770.
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Greenhill, David, son of Paschal Green- hill, was burgess for Amelia county in 1761- 1765. He married Catherine Claiborne, sis- ter of William Claiborne, of "Romancoke," who died in 1746. He died in Amelia in 1772, leaving among other children Paschal Greenhill (q. v.). His Uncle Joseph left him lands in Great Britain.
Greenhill, Paschal, was a son of David Greenhill, and was burgess from Prince Ed- ward county in the assemblies of 1769-1771 and 1772-1774. He died in Amelia county in 1812.
Gregory, Richard, was burgess for King and Queen county in 1698. His will was proved in Essex county, February 17. 1701, and names sons, Richard and John, and daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Gregson, Thomas, was a burgess for Essex county in 1698. His will, dated De- cember 20, 1704, was proved January 10, 1705-06. He names his brother, William Gregson, of London ; his sister Rachel, wife of George Arthur, of Bristol, and nephews, Henry and Samuel Lloyd, sons of Henry Lloyd, late of Bristol; wife Ann.
Grendon (Grindon, Grindall), Edward, came to Virginia before 1616, and in 1620 patented 150 acres on the south side of James river, over against Jamestown. This land, called "Grindall's Hill," was the same as the "Old Fort" land which Captain John Smith fortified for a retreat. It was a mile up Gray's creek, and went to Thomas Gren- don, his heir, and he in 1649 sold it to Mountjoy Evelyn. In 1625 Edward Gren- don was burgess.
Grendon, Sarah, wife of Lieutenant-Colo- nel Thomas Grendon, was a sympathizer
with Nathaniel Bacon. In 1677 she was ex- cepted from the general pardon. She after- ward married Mr. Brain, a merchant of Lon- don. Evidently a woman of strong mind and purpose.
Grendon, Thomas, son of Thomas Gren- don, was a London merchant, who resided frequently in Virginia. He represented "Smyth's Mount, The Other Side of the Water, and Hogg Island" (now in Surry county) in the assembly in 1633. In 1649 he sold Grindall's Hill, patented by Edward Grindon, to Mountjoy Evelyn. He married Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Stegge Sr .. nierchant of Virginia and London, who died at sea in 1651. He was succeeded by his son, Thomas Grendon Jr.
Grendon, Thomas, Jr., son of Thomas Grendon, merchant, settled in the parish of Westover, Charles City county, and had large estates in Virginia and England. He was lieutenant-colonel of the Charles City militia in 1680, commanding the cavalry. He married Sarah, widow of Thomas Stegge Jr., and died in 1684, when his will disposes of a great estate in Virginia, Staffordshire, England, etc.
Griffin, Lady Christina, wife of Judge Cyrus Griffin, and daughter of John Stuart, sixth Earl of Traquair, in Scotland. She died in Williamsburg, 1807.
Griffin, Corbin, of Yorktown, Virginia, son of Leroy Griffin and Mary Anne Ber- trand, his wife, graduated Doctor of Medi- cine: member York county committee of safety, 1775-76; surgeon in the state line during the revolution ; state senator, 1780; died 1813. Married Mary Berkeley, daugh-
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ter of Colonel Edmund Berkeley, of "Barn Elms," Middlesex county, Virginia.
Griffin, Samuel, of Northumberland coun- ty ; justice of the peace in 1702 ; died in 1703. Katherine, his only daughter, married (first) William Fauntleroy, of Richmond county, (second) David Gwyn, of Richmond county.
Griffin, Thomas, son of Colonel Leroy Griffin, of Richmond county ; burgess, 1718- 1723; married Elizabeth Lee, and his will was proved in Richmond county in 1733- Leroy Griffin, high sheriff of Richmond county, who married Mary Anne Bertrand, only daughter and heiress of Rev. John Ber- trand, was his son. One of his daughters, Winifred, married Captain Samuel Peachy.
Griffin, William, of King and Queen coun- ty ; sheriff of that county, and colonel com- manding the militia, 1781; married, 1771, Susanna, daughter of Colonel John Chiswell, and widow of Speaker John Robinson. He was son of Leroy Griffin and Mary Anne Bertrand, his wife.
Griffith, Edward, was major of the militia and burgess for Warwick county in 1660 and 1663.
Grymes, Benjamin, was a son of Hon. John Grymes, of "Brandon," Middlesex county. He was a burgess from Spottsyl- vania county in the assemblies of 1761-1765 and 1766-1768, 1769-1771. He married (first) Elizabeth L. Fitzhugh, (second) Miss Rootes. He left issue.
Grymes, Charles, of "Moratico." Rich- mond county, was a grandson of Rev. Charles Grymes, who came from England to Virginia and was minister of Hampton parish, York county, in 1645. He was son
of John Grymes and Alice Townley, his wife, and brother of Hon. John Grymes, of "Brandon." He was justice from 1721; sheriff, 1724, 1725, and member of the house of burgesses. He was educated at William and Mary College, married Frances, daugh- ter of Hon. Edmund Jenings, and died in 1743.
Grymes, Philip Ludwell, eldest son of Philip Grymes, of "Brandon" on the Rappa- hannock river, was burgess for Middlesex county in the assemblies of May, 1769, 1769- 1771; member of the house of delegates, 1778, and of the state council, 1803. He died May 18, 1805.
Grymes, William, son of Sir Thomas Grymes, of Peckham, England, was living in Virginia in 1694.
Gwyn, David, was burgess from Rich- mond in the session of March 19, 1702-03. He died in 1704. He had a sister, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Benjamin Gwyn, of Bristol, and a brother, Edward Gwyn, clerk, in Wales. Left to his sister Mary all of his real estate in Wales lying in and about Harford West.
Gwyn, Hugh, was an early settler in Charles River county, subsequently York county. He was a justice from 1641, and a burgess for York in 1639 and 1646. He patented lands at the mouth of the Pyanke- tank river in 1642 and removed to that region, and in 1652 was one of the two first burgesses for the new county of Gloucester. He died about 1654, and Gwyn's Island per- petuates his name. He left issue.
Gwyn, Rev. John, was a cavalier minister, who came to Virginia during Cromwell's time. In 1672 he was rector of Ware parish, Gloucester county, and of Abington in 1674
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and 1680. His son, Edmund Gwyn, of Gloucester county, who an old record says was "a regular Doctor of Physics," married Lucy Bernard, daughter of Colonel William Bernard, of the council ("Virginia Maga- zine," iv, 204; "William and Mary Quar- terly," xviii, 60-62).
Hack, Peter, son of Dr. George Hack, of Cologne, Germany, and Anne Herman, sis- ter of Augustine Herman, of Amsterdam, and afterwards of Delaware, resided in Northumberland county, was ranger general of the Northern Neck, 1690; justice of the county court; colonel of the Northumber- land militia ; burgess in 1705-1706, 1720-1722. He was living in 1727.
Hacker, Henry, a wealthy merchant, came from Devonshire, England to Williamsburg, Virginia, about 1720. Born 1689, died in Williamsburg, August 5, 1742. His widow Mary married (second) Thomas Hornsby, also a prominent merchant.
Hackett, Captain Thomas, was burgess from Lancaster county in the assembly of 1653.
Haeger, John Henry, born at Antzhausen, in Nassau-Siegen, Germany, September 25, 1644. Held various positions as teacher and rector at Siegen. In 1714 emigrated to America and settled at Germanna, Virginia, where he organized the first German Re- formed congregation in America, organized at St. George's Parish. Removed with his parishioners to Germantown, in Fauquier county, in 1721. Lived there till his death in 1733. After his death the schoolmaster, Holtzclaw, conducted the religious exer- cises.
bedford county in the assembly of 1758- 1761. Ancestor of the Hairston family of Henry county.
Hall, Robert, was a burgess from Prince George county in the assembly of 1718.
Hall, Thomas, clerk of New Kent county, in 1676. He took sides with Nathaniel Bacon, and was executed by Sir William Berkeley, who said that his pen was worth to Bacon "forty armed men."
Ham, Jeremy (Jerom), was a burgess from York county in the assembly of 1657- 58. He died in 1660, when his widow Sibella married Matthew Huberd.
Hamerton, Edward, was a burgess for Middlesex county in 1715.
Hamilton, James, burgess for Loudoun county in 1758-1761, 1761-1765, 1766-1768, 1769-1771, but he resigned in 1770 to accept the office of coroner.
Hamlin, John, was a burgess from Prince George county in the session of November 16, 1714, and in the assembly of 1720-22. He was probably a grandson of Stephen Hamlin, the immigrant (q. v.). He was captain of the militia and lived at "May- cocks," on James river, conveyed to him by Roger Drayton in 1696.
Hamlin, Stephen, patented land at Middle Plantation, York county, in 1637. He after- ward patented lands in that part of Charles City county now known as Prince George. He was burgess for Charles City county in 1654. He was dead before 1666, leaving a son Stephen.
Hamilton, Andrew, an eminent lawyer. Hairston, Samuel, was a burgess from was doubtless a native of Scotland and set-
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tled in the latter part of the seventeenth century in Northampton county, Virginia. In 1706 he married Anne, widow of Joseph Preeson, and daughter of Thomas Browne, of Northampton county. In 1713, having removed to Philadelphia, he sold his estate oti Hungar's creek. After that his public life belongs entirely to Pennsylvania. He died August 4, 1741.
Hamilton, James, represented Loudoun county in the house of burgesses from 1758 to 1770. He accepted the office of coroner and vacated his seat in the assembly.
Hammond, John, came to Virginia in 1635, and settled in Isle of Wight county. After Virginia succumbed to the rule of parliament in 1652, he was expelled from the house of burgesses because of his strong royalist sympathies. In 1654 he left Vir- ginia to reside under the government of Lord Baltimore, in Maryland. He took sides against Bennett and Claiborne, and after the battle of the Severn in 1655, he fled to England. While there he wrote his ex- cellent treatise on the two colonies, Vir- ginia and Maryland, which he entitled "Leah and Rachel," dedicating it to his friends, Captain William Stone, of Maryland, and Dr. James Williamson, of Rappahannock. He later returned to Maryland, in which state he has been represented by prominent descendants.
Hamor, Thomas, brother of Captain Ralph Hamor, of the council, was at George Harrison's house, near Warrascoyack, at the time of the massacre of 1622. He de- fended himself and escaped. But on Janu- ary 24, 1623, Harrison wrote that Thomas Hamor was very sick. He probably died soon after.
Hardiman, Francis, son of Colonel John Hardiman (q. v.), was burgess for Charles City county in 1718; justice of Charles City county, and died about 1741 when his will was admitted to probate. He married (first) Henrietta Maria, daughter of Captain John Taylor, clerk in 1699 of Charles City, and who died in 1707. He married (second) Jane Cross, widow of John Cross.
Hardiman, John, came from Bristol to Virginia, and was a justice of Charles City county in 1699 and 1702 ; burgess for Prince George county in 1710; lieutenant-colonel of the militia, and died before 1711. He married Mary, daughter of Colonel Francis Eppes, of Henrico county, and left issue- John, Francis, James, Littleberry and Wil- liam.
Hardwick (Hardinge, Hardidge, Hard- age), William, was son of William Hard- wick, a tailor, prominent with his father- in-law, Thomas Sturman, in the disturbances of Maryland. The son was a justice and lieutenant-colonel of militia in Westmore- land county and was a burgess in the assem- blies of 1686, 1688 and 1692-93. His daugh- ter and heiress, Elizabeth, was wife of Colo- nel Henry Ashton.
Hardy, George, came from Bristol, Eng- land to Virginia before 1636, when he is called "shipwright." In 1644 he patented 300 acres of land on Lawne's creek. He had a noted mill on Lawne's creek, and its suc- cessor is still used. He was burgess for Isle of Wight in 1641, 1644, 1645, 1649 and 1652 His will, dated March 16, 1654, was proved April 14, 1655, and by it he left his estate mainly to his "kinsman," George Hardy Jr., ancestor of Samuel Hardy, president of the continental congress, who died in 1785.
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Harlowe, John, was a burgess from War- wick county in the assembly of 1658-59.
Harmanson, George, son of Thomas Har- manson (q. v.), was burgess for Northamp- ton county in 1720-1722, 1723-1726.
Harmanson, John, was a burgess from Northampton county in the assemblies of 1761-1765, 1766-1768, and May, 1769. A descendant of Thomas Harmanson, immi- grant from Germany.
Harmanson, Matthew, a descendant of Thomas Harmanson (q. v.), was a burgess for Northampton county in 1736-1740, 1742- 1747 and 1748-1749.
Harmanson, Thomas, son of Thomas Har- manson (q. v.), was a burgess in 1723-1726.
Harmanson, Thomas, a German Protes- tant, born in Brandenburgh, settled in Northampton county, Virginia, about 1680, and was naturalized by act of assembly. October 24, 1684. In 1688 he was a bur- gess in the assembly.
Harmer, Charles, son of John Harmer. warden of Winchester College in England, came to Virginia in 1622, aged twenty-four ; was a commissioner or justice for Accomac ; burgess in 1632 and died before 1644. He married Anne Southey, daughter of Henry Southey, Esq., of Rimpton, in Somerset, England, and she married (second) Colonel Nathaniel Littleton, of the council. He died issueless, and his property was heired by his brother, John Harmer, Greek reader at Oxford, who sent his son, Thomas Harmer, t. Virginia about 1652.
Harmer, John, was burgess from Wil- liamsburg in the assembly, 1742-1747. A justice of the York county court.
Harris, John, of an ancient Devonshire family, settled at an early date in St. Ste- phen's parish, Northumberland county, Vir- ginia. His father was Joseph Harris, and his uncle, William Harris, of Hayne, mem- ber of parliament for St. Ives and Oakhamp- ton in several parliaments in the reign of William and Mary. He was burgess for Northumberland in 1703-1704, and his will, dated September 20, 1718, was proved May 20, 1719. He married Hannah Kenner, daughter of Captain Richard Kenner, of Northumberland county.
Harris, John, several years in Virginia: burgess for Shirley Hundred Island, in Charles City Corporation in 1629 and 1630.
Harris, Richard, was a burgess from Han- over county in the assembly of 1723-26.
Harris, Robert, was a burgess from Han- over county in the assembly of 1736-1740, and in the session of May 6, 1742. In the session of September 4, 1744, William Meri- wether represented Hanover in place of Robert Harris, who had accepted the place of surveyor of a county (Louisa).
Harris, Captain Thomas, born 1586, came to Virginia during the government of Sir Thomas Dale, and settled at the Neck of Land, in Henrico; member of the house of burgesses in 1623-24, 1639 and 1647. He married (first) Adria - , (second) Joane -- , and had a son, Major William Harris (q. v.).
Harris, William, son of Captain Thomas Harris, was burgess for Henrico in 1653, 1656 and 1658; captain and major in the militia. He married Lucy -, and his will was proved in Henrico, June, 1678. He left issue.
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Harris, William Samuel, was a burgess from Halifax county from 1753 to 1758.
Harrison, Benjamin, patented lands in Virginia in 1635. He was clerk of the coun- cil, 1634, and burgess in 1642. He acquired a large estate in the present Surry and Prince George counties. He died in 1649. Ancestor of the Harrison family which has furnished two presidents to the United States.
Harrison, Benjamin, son of Benjamin Harrison, of "Berkeley," Charles City coun- ty, was sheriff of Charles City county, 1728. He was burgess in 1736-1740, 1742, 1744, and died while he was a member the last year named. He married, circa 1722, Anne, daughter of Colonel Robert Carter, of "Coro- toman," and was father of Benjamin Harri- son, the signer (q. v.).
Harrison, Benjamin, of "Berkeley," was the oldest son of Colonel Benjamin Harrison, of the council of state. He was born in 1673; was attorney-general, 1699, and bur- gess in 1705-1706, during which session he was speaker; treasurer of the colony. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Major Lewis Burwell. He died April 10, 1730, leaving issue-Benjamin (q. v.) and Elizabeth.
Harrison, Burr, was son of Cuthbert Har- rison, of Acaster, Caton and Flaxby, in York county, England, and was baptized in the parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster, De- cember 28, 1637. He settled in Stafford county, Virginia, and was ancestor of the Harrisons of Northern Virginia.
Harrison, Lieutenant George, son of Wil- liam Harrison, of Aldcliffe, Lancashire. He came to Virginia in 1618. In the spring of
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