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| From :http://wolves.dsc.k12.ar.us/cyberace/sbgone/gen/fam1/harrison/burr.htm#thomas64 • Born at Chappawamsic, Stafford Co. , Va • Member of House of Burgesses, 1741-1746. • Justice of Stafford Co (later Prince William Co.) • The first County Lieutenant in Prince William County., Va • One of the first trustees of Dumfries • The Harrison family were the proprietors of the Missouri Mills and owned another plantation near Charleston, S. C. • Died in Prince William Co., (prev. Stafford) Va • "The Harrison family cemetery, now located on the Quantico Marine Base, is an early cemetery located east of Rt. 620 not far from the site of Chappawamsic. There are several early carved stone markers and many of the graves are unmarked. The cemetery is surrounded by a grove of trees. Also buried here are Burr Harrison's wife, Sara Frances Burdett Harrison, and his grandson, who inherited the plantation, Burr Harrison II; Thomas Harrison, 1665-1746, and his wife, Sophia C. Short Harrison. The cemetery also contains the graves of John Nelson Tolson, 1796-1851, Frances Harrison Peyton, and Anne Barnes Harrison. A commemorative plaque was recently placed at the cemetery by descendants of the Harrison family." Children: Elizabeth, William, Frances, Burr, Seth, Cuthbert, Thomas | ||||||||
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