John Harrison Family
England and South Carolina

John Harrison
b. before 1750 Yorkshire, England
d. after 1830 Greenville Co., S. C.

m. Susanah McDowell
b. about  1750 -1760
d. about 1847 Greenville Co., S. C.
 her father: (? John) McDowell b. Ireland
her mother: unknown

his father: unknown Harrison
his mother: unknown

children with Susannah Harrison
Thomas E. Harrison
 b.
d.
m. Laura ?
Mary Harrison
 b. ? d. ? m. Thomas Walker
James A. Harrison
 b.
d.
m. 
William Harrison
 b. ? d. ? m. ?

John Harrison came to the colonies with his sister, Rebecca Harrison Terry, wife of Thomas Terry.  Rebecca died of Yellow Fever on the journey across South Carolina along with one or two of her children.  John survives to bring the remaining children.   Thomas Terry travels to Charleston sometime after this on business and meets Nancy Ann McDowell whom he later marries. Apparently John Harrison travels with Thomas and some point and meets another McDowell sister, Susannah McDowell.  Susan and Ann are indentified in the will of her brother, John McDowell, a merchant of Charleston whose will helps to prove the relationships.

1800 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville, page 95(John sr.and his wife are listed as 45plus years old here)

John Harrison Senior    males  1  1  2  0 1   // females  0  0  1  0  1   //   0
John Harrison Junior               2  0  0  1  0   //               2  0  0  1  0   //   0  

1810 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville, page 112

John H. Harrison         males 1  1  0  1   0  0  2   0  1  0  0  females  1  0  0  6  3  6  1  5  2  5  1

1820 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville. page 585
          John Harrison                             males  3   1   1   0   1          females  0  0  1  0  0       slaves  0  12

1830 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville Co., page Both John Esqr. 50-60 years and his wife are 40-50 years old in this census. 

Harrison, John H. Esqr    males      0  0  0  0  2  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0         slaves  males    5  2  1  0  0  0 
                                          females  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0        slaves females   3  4  3  0  0  0

Harrison, Susanna             males     0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0         slaves  males    0  1  0  0  0  0
                                          females  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0         slaves females  1  0  1  0  0  0                                   

Harrison,  John M.            males     0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0          slaves  males    0  1  0  0  0  0
                                          females  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0          slaves  females 2  0  1  0  0  0

Harrison,  William             males     0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0          slaves  males    0  1  0  1  0  0
                                          females  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0          slaves  females 0  0  1  0  0  0


1847 - Will of Susannah Harrison
 South Carolina, Greenville Dist.} In the name of God Amen, I Susannah Harrison widow and relict of John Harrison late of the State and district aforesaid deceased being in my usual state of bodily health and of sound and disposing mind and memory, calling to mind the frailty and uncertainty of human life, and being desireous of settling my worldly affairs, and directing how the estate with which it has pleased God to bless me shall be disposed of after my decease while I have strength and capacity so to do, do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and makeing null and void all other last wills and testamentswill & all the property I have a accumulated since or which I shall die siesed and possessor to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease, I devise, bequeath, and dispose thereof in the manner following to wit:
        IMPREMIS: My will is that all my must debts and funeral charges shall by my decease as shall be by them found convenient.
        ITEM 1st I give and bequeath to my son Thomas C. Harrison my negro man Henry to have and to hold the same, to him and his children forever.
        ITEM 2nd I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Walker my negro woman Rose with all the increase of children she may have to have and to hold the same to her and her husband Thomas Walker for ever & e.
        ITEM 3rd give devise and bequeath unto my son James A Harrison my negro woman named Marth and child which she now has and all other children shw said Martha may have hereafter to have and to hold the same to him and his children forever.
        ITEM 4th I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Walker my negro woman named Lydia to have and to hold the same to her and her husband Thomas Walker forever etc.
        ITEM 5th Whereas my son William Harrison got all that could spare him when he married and left me I herefore give him no more than what he has got in my lifetime. etc.
        ITEM 6th Whereas my son John M. Harrison got all that I could spare him when he married and left me therefore I give him no more than what he has got in my lifetime, etc.
        ITEM 7th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Walker my daughter in law Laura Harrison my daughterinlaw Jane Harrison my daughterinlaw Elleanor Harrison and my daughterinlaw Sarah Harrison all my bedding or clothing to be equally divided amongst them by my daughter Mary Walker.
        ITEM 8th and lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint Thomas Walker Thomas C. Harrison and James A. Harrison to be my executors of this my last  will  and testament etc.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal and subscribed my name this fourteenth day of January A. D. Eighteen hundred and forty six.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in our presence by the said Susannah Harrison to be her last
will and testament and in her presence and at her request have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto.

James Woodside
Thomas L. Woodside
James Dunbar                                                  Susannah Harrison      (L. S.)

Probated the 21st day of day of May 1847
Recorded in Will Book C,   pages 244-247
Apr 11  File No. 80

by me her tofore made, And first I conmmend my immortal being to him who gave it and my  body to be decently buried by my executors hereinafter named.  And as to my worldly estate, & all the props ty which was bequesthed to me by my beloved husband John Harrison's


1850 - US Census, South Carolina, Greenville Co., page 238 only Thomas Harrison fit the will above. 

Thomas  E.  Harrison    43 m   farmer     $3000           South Carolina
Laura            "                40  f                                            "
Susan            "                 17  f                                            "
Frances          "                16 f                                              "
John               "                13 m                                            "
Harriet           "                 12 f                                             "
Elizabeth       "                   6 f                                              "
Jane               "                   4 f                                             "
Thomas         "                   2 m                                            "   
next door
Thomas Walker                 69 m    farmer      $1400        Ireland 
Caroline                             18 f
Oliver Howard                   15 m

page 437
John M. Harrison                50  m    farmer       $4000     South Carolina
Ellen          "                        43  f 
William      "                        22 m    physician
Pinckney    "                        17 m   student
Janes          "                        14 f
May           "                        12 f
Margart      "                        10 f

page 384
William Harrison                 60 m    farmer          $200     South Carolina
Mary                                    50 f
John Harrison                      11 m
Elizabeth Dill                        8  f

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