Benjamin Harrison, IV

Abt 1695 - 1745  (~ 50 years)

• Name	Benjamin Harrison
  Suffix	IV
  Born	Abt 1695	Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3A9DD4FCF0054E4FAED64402125DC3316683
  Died	12 Jul 1745	Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia
  Person ID	I2486	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Harrison, III,   b. Abt 1673, Surry County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Apr 1710, Charles City County, Virginia  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Burwell,   b. Abt 1675, Gloucester County, Virginia ,   d. 30 Dec 1734, Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Children	2 children
  1. Elizabeth Harrison,   b. Abt 1693,   d. Yes, date unknown
  2. Benjamin Harrison, IV,   b. Abt 1695, Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia ,   d. 12 Jul 1745, Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia
  Family ID	F792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Carter,   b. Abt 1705, Lancaster County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Lucy Harrison,   b. Abt 1726,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Capt. Edward Randolph   2. Henry Harrison,   b. Abt 1728,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Elizabeth Avery , Mary   3. Hannah Harrison,   b. Abt 1727,   d. 12 Jul 1745  (Age ~ 18 years)   4. Robert Harrison,   b. Abt 1732,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Elizabeth Collier   5. Charles Harrison,   b. Abt 1738,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Mary Claiborne   6. Elizabeth Harrison,   b. Abt 1742,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Peyton Randolph   7. Ann Harrison,   b. Abt 1744,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: William Randolph   8. Benjamin Harrison, V,   b. 5 Apr 1726, Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia ,   d. 24 Apr 1791, City Point, Charles City County, Virginia  (Age 65 years) Married: Elizabeth Bassett   9. Carter Henry Harrison,   b. 22 Aug 1732,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Susanna Randolph   10. Nathaniel Harrison,   b. 30 Sep 1742,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Mary Ruffin , Ann Gilliam
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Harrison was born in 1695 in Charles City County, Virginia, to Benjamin Harrison (1673-1710) and Elizabeth Burwell Harrison (1677-1734). He attended the College of William and Mary. Harrison represented Charles City County in the House of Burgesses from 1736 to 1742. Harrison was a large landholder, owning land in Charles City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, Brunswick, and Amelia Counties, and Petersburg, Virginia. Harrison built the plantation house "Berkeley." He married Anne Carter in 1722 and they had 10 children, including Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) who served as governor of Virginia and signed the Declaration of Independence. Harrison and two of his daughters were killed 12 July 1745 by a lightning strike at Berkeley and were buried there. He made a will, no longer extant, dated 17 Oct. 1743. the will was recorded in Sugust 1745 in the Charles City Co. court. A transcript of the will is available at the Library of Virginia ( Accession 29245).