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(1659-1710), who married Jane, daughter of Zach-
ary Wade (ca. 1627-1678); and Benjamin. DAUGH-
TERS: Elizabeth (1663/64-?); Katherine (1666/67-
?). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELI-
GIOUS AFFILIATION: probably a Protestant. SO-
CIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES, no title on arrival.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE, planter. PUBLIC CA-
REER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Charles County, 1661, 1663-1664. LOCAL OFFICE.
justice, Charles County, 1660-1673. WEALTH
DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION:
300 acres. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will probated
on December 26, 1673. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, 23,631 pounds of tobacco (including 1 ser-
vant). LAND: 500 acres.
HARRISON, JOSEPH (1687-1727). BORN: on
October 27, 1687, in Charles County; probably a
younger son. NATIVE: third generation. RESIDED:
in Charles County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FA-
THER. Richard Harrison (1659-1710), a justice of
Charles County from 1694 to 1708/9; son of Jo-
seph Harrison (ca. 1623-1673). MOTHER: Jane,
daughter of Zachary Wade (ca. 1627-1678). She
subsequently married Stephen Evans. BROTHERS:
Thomas; Benjamin; and Richard. SISTERS:
Elizabeth (1685-1718); Tabitha. MARRIED Ver-
linda, daughter of William Stone (1666-1731).
CHILDREN. SONS: Richard Harrison (?-1780), who
married first, Dorothy (1721-1752), daughter of
Robert Hanson (ca. 1680-1748), and second,
Elizabeth, daughter of George Dent (1690-1754);
Joseph Hanson Harrison (?-1785), who married
Mary; and William. DAUGHTERS: Tabitha;
Elizabeth. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION, literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Protestant. SOCIAL STA-
TUS AND ACTIVITIES: third generation local office-
holder. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Charles County, 1715, 1722-1724 (Aggrievances
1-3), 1725-1726 (Aggrievances 1-3; died before
the 4th session). LOCAL OFFICE: justice, Charles
County, 1712-1727. MILITARY SERVICE: captain,
by 1722-1727. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND
AT FIRST ELECTION: at least 500 acres inherited
from his father. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will
probated on May 5, 1727. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, £697.12.8 (including 11 slaves); FB,
£215.17.7. LAND: over 2,600 acres.
HARRISON, JOSEPH HANSON (?-1785).
BORN: of age by 1746. NATIVE: fourth generation.
RESIDED: in Lower Hundred, Durham Parish,
Charles County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
Joseph Harrison (1687-1727). MOTHER: Verlinda,
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daughter of William Stone (1666-1731). BROTH-
ERS: Richard Harrison (?-1780); William. SISTERS:
Tabitha, who married (first name unknown) Hooe;
Elizabeth. NEPHEWS William Harrison (?-1789);
Robert Townshend Hooe (ca. 1743-1809). MAR-
RIED by 1763 Mary. CHILDREN. SONS: Joseph
White and RJchard, were merchants in Alexan-
dria, Virginia, by 1782. DAUGHTERS: Dorothy;
Mary, who married George Hutchinson. PRIVATE
CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIA-
TION: Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES:
Gent., 1746. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE, probably a
planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
Lower House, Charles County, 1768-1770 (Public
Offices 2, 3; Grievances 2, 4), 1771 (Public Offices;
Grievances); Conventions, Charles County, 1st,
1774, 2nd, 1774, 4th, 1775 (elected, but did not
attend), 5th, 1775 (elected, but did not attend),
7th-8th, 1776; Lower House, Charles County,
1777, 1778-1779 (Laws to Expire 3), 1779-1780
(Claims 2). LOCAL OFFICES, justice, Charles
County, 1759-at least 1773; Durham Parish Ves-
try, Charles County, in office 1774-1776, 1779-
1780, 1784-1787; Committee of Observation,
Charles County, elected 1774. MILITARY SERVICE:
captain by 1774. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PER-
SONAL PROPERTY assessed value £320.17.6, in-
cluding 6 slaves and 18.5 oz. plate, 1783. LAND AT
FIRST ELECTION: 1,233 acres in Charles County,
831 of which were mortgaged. SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION
AND DEATH: lost possession of 831 mortgaged
acres and sold or otherwise disposed of the 402
acres remaining from his original holdings; ac-
quired 620 acres in Charles County through pa-
tent and possibly purchase by 1783. WEALTH AT
DEATH. DIED: will probated on May 28, 1785, in
Charles County. PERSONAL PROPERTY: at least 2
slaves. LAND: 620 acres in Charles County.
HARRISON, RICHARD (?-1780). BORN in
Charles County; eldest son. NATIVE: fourth gener-
ation. RESIDED: in Lower Hundred, Durham Par-
ish, Charles County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FA-
THER: Joseph Harrison (1687-1727). MOTHER:
Verlinda, daughter of William Stone (1666- 1731).
BROTHERS: Joseph Hanson Harrison (?-1785); Wil-
liam. SISTERS: Tabitha; Elizabeth. OTHER KINSHIP:
his great-grandfather was Joseph Harrison (ca.
1623-1673). MARRIED first, by 1746 Dorothy
(1721-1752), daughter of Robert Hanson (ca.
1680-1748); niece of Samuel Hanson (ca. 1685-
1740). Her brother was Benjamin. Her sister was
Mary, who married Daniel Jenifer (?-1795). Her
stepsister was Elizabeth Hoskins, who married
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