Robert Harrison1

Male, #622, (circa 1703 - circa 1761)

Birth*circa 1703 Robert Harrison was born circa 1703.2 
(Guardian) GuardianChoose28 Apr 1741 He was chosen as guardian by Samuel Dishman Sr., child of John Dishman Sr., on 28 Apr 1741 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.3 
Marriage*circa 1742 Robert Harrison married Frances Sanford, daughter of Richard Sanford and Susanna Franklin, circa 1742 in Virginia.4,1,5 
Death*circa 1761 Robert Harrison died circa 1761.2 

Family

Frances Sanford b. 1705, d. circa 1757
Child

Last Edited 29 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S4] Charles M. Marsteller, "The Dishman Family of Pine Hill, c.1752-1905, Westmoreland and King George Counties", Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy Vol. 9, No. 3 (Nov/Dec 2000). Hereinafter cited as "The Dishman Family of Pine Hill".
  2. [S182] Dishman-Hagey Correspondence, 1985-1993, letters between William Anderson Hagey of Roanoke, VA and James Dallas Dishman of Lynchburg, VA concerning the genealogy of the Dishman and related families, Personal papers of James Dallas Dishman, Lynchburg, Virginia, from W.A. Hagey, family group sheet for Frances Sanford dated 18 May 1990, Frances Sanford married 3rd Robert Harrison (1703-1761) in 1742.
  3. [S346] Genealogical papers of William Anderson Hagey, ca. 1940-1998, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, box 2, file 120, "Dishman, John (ca 1698-1739) and Francis Weedon, 2 of 3", copy of Westmoreland County Orders, 28 Apr 1741 (West Co Orders 1739-1743, p. 94) stating that "Samuel Dishman son of John Dishman dec'd came into court and made choice of his father-in-law Robert Harrison for his guardian", implying that John Dishman was born circa 1725 assuming guardian choice occurred at age 16.
  4. [S182] Dishman-Hagey Correspondence, 1985-1993 Personal papers of James Dallas Dishman, from W.A. Hagey, family group sheet for Frances Sanford dated 18 May 1990, Frances Sanford married 3rd Robert Harrison in 1742.
  5. [S346] Genealogical papers of William Anderson Hagey, ca. 1940-1998, Virginia Historical Society, box 2, file 119, "Dishman, John (ca 1698-1739) and Francis Weedon, 1 of 3", copy of Westmoreland County Orders, 30 Aug 1843 (West Co Orders 1743-1747, p. 3) ordering the appriasal of the estate of John Dishman and stating "On the petition of James Seaton who intermarried with Frances daughter of John Dishman late of this county deceased for his the said James Seatons part of the said decedent's estate in right of the said Frances which estate is now in the hands of Robert Harrison who intermarried with the relic of the said decedent…".
  6. [S182] Dishman-Hagey Correspondence, 1985-1993 Personal papers of James Dallas Dishman, from W.A. Hagey, family group sheet for Frances Sanford dated 18 May 1990, Frances Sanford married 3rd Robert Harrison (1703-1761) in 1742 and had a daughter Mary Harrison.
 

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