Peyton Randolph Harrison (1767-1811)
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Re: Peyton Randolph Harrison (1767-1811)
 CRCzarnecki
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Posted: 8 Jun 2009 6:29AM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Harrison, Caldwell, Carter
I am a descendant of Peyton Randolph Harrison and Elizabeth Mease Barclay, and I have quite a bit of information on them, as I have been working on their line for years.
There are hundreds of descendants in this line!
First off, Peyton is listed in some older genealogy books as having died in 1811, but he did not, he died in 1845 and has a will probated in Christian Co., KY. He only had two surviving children then, both his heirs, youngest son Robert Peyton Harrison and daughter Louisa Ann (Harrison) Caldwell (she actually was married to two Caldwells).
The Logan County, KY, Genealogical Society has quite a bit on our Harrisons, as many of them stayed there in Russellville, some of whom live there to this day.
All their surviving children were born at "Clifton," the Harrison family plantation at Cartersville, Cumberland Co., VA. In 1809, the family moved to KY, first to Burkesville, Cumberland Co., KY, then to Russellville, Logan Co., KY. It appears that after Elizabeth's death in 1832 and sometime before his own death in 1845, Peyton moved to Christian Co., KY, where his youngest son, Robert Peyton Harrison, was living.
I have no record of descendants for the following children of Peyton and Elizabeth, several dying very young:
Thomas Barclay Harrison, b. 1795, d. before 1832
Robert Carter Harrison, b. 1800, d. 1803
Peyton Randolph Harrison, b. 1803, d. 1804
Those who have descendants:
Eleanor Susanna Harrison (1797 - bef 1824) married Benjamin Wroe Edwards and had two sons.
Carter Henry Harrison II (1798-1829) married Margaret Henry Edwards and had five children and many living descendants.
Louisa Ann Harrison (1805-1880) married first David Caldwell, then his nephew, Austin Caldwell. She had children by both, and one son from each marriage lived to have descendants.
Robert Peyton Harrison, b. 1807 in VA, d. 1885 in TX, was married three times and had at least 14 children - at least that's the number I've been able to locate. He moved quite a bit, KY, Illinois, Missouri, back to two counties in KY, and finally to Texas in 1851, where he lived in at least 3 counties. Tracking this ancestor has been my genealogical hobby for the last 12 years - you can see why he has kept me entertained! There are hundreds of living descendants of his at present, many still in Texas. I am descended from his first wife, Almira Clemetina Wilcox, b. 1810 in KY and died there in 1847 (after a lot of moving but before his last move to Texas).
I have quite a few references, many primary documents, and I cannot find your William Henry Harrison or Ernest Duvall Harrison among them. Your WHH is not one of Peyton and Elizabeth's children; these are well documented in a large collection of Elizabeth's letters to her sister in law back at "Clifton" after they moved to KY. And your WHH is the wrong age to be a grandchild of Peyton and Elizabeth's.
I wish you good luck with your Harrison hunt! I'd suggest to start by looking in the counties where they lived. Local genealogical societies have amazing resources and family files, most of which will never make it to the internet.
There are hundreds of descendants in this line!
First off, Peyton is listed in some older genealogy books as having died in 1811, but he did not, he died in 1845 and has a will probated in Christian Co., KY. He only had two surviving children then, both his heirs, youngest son Robert Peyton Harrison and daughter Louisa Ann (Harrison) Caldwell (she actually was married to two Caldwells).
The Logan County, KY, Genealogical Society has quite a bit on our Harrisons, as many of them stayed there in Russellville, some of whom live there to this day.
All their surviving children were born at "Clifton," the Harrison family plantation at Cartersville, Cumberland Co., VA. In 1809, the family moved to KY, first to Burkesville, Cumberland Co., KY, then to Russellville, Logan Co., KY. It appears that after Elizabeth's death in 1832 and sometime before his own death in 1845, Peyton moved to Christian Co., KY, where his youngest son, Robert Peyton Harrison, was living.
I have no record of descendants for the following children of Peyton and Elizabeth, several dying very young:
Thomas Barclay Harrison, b. 1795, d. before 1832
Robert Carter Harrison, b. 1800, d. 1803
Peyton Randolph Harrison, b. 1803, d. 1804
Those who have descendants:
Eleanor Susanna Harrison (1797 - bef 1824) married Benjamin Wroe Edwards and had two sons.
Carter Henry Harrison II (1798-1829) married Margaret Henry Edwards and had five children and many living descendants.
Louisa Ann Harrison (1805-1880) married first David Caldwell, then his nephew, Austin Caldwell. She had children by both, and one son from each marriage lived to have descendants.
Robert Peyton Harrison, b. 1807 in VA, d. 1885 in TX, was married three times and had at least 14 children - at least that's the number I've been able to locate. He moved quite a bit, KY, Illinois, Missouri, back to two counties in KY, and finally to Texas in 1851, where he lived in at least 3 counties. Tracking this ancestor has been my genealogical hobby for the last 12 years - you can see why he has kept me entertained! There are hundreds of living descendants of his at present, many still in Texas. I am descended from his first wife, Almira Clemetina Wilcox, b. 1810 in KY and died there in 1847 (after a lot of moving but before his last move to Texas).
I have quite a few references, many primary documents, and I cannot find your William Henry Harrison or Ernest Duvall Harrison among them. Your WHH is not one of Peyton and Elizabeth's children; these are well documented in a large collection of Elizabeth's letters to her sister in law back at "Clifton" after they moved to KY. And your WHH is the wrong age to be a grandchild of Peyton and Elizabeth's.
I wish you good luck with your Harrison hunt! I'd suggest to start by looking in the counties where they lived. Local genealogical societies have amazing resources and family files, most of which will never make it to the internet.