Person:Burr Harrison (3)

Acquisition of Land in Frederick County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1742-1775, Vol. 2:

• O-139: Burr Harrison Sr. of Prince William County, 200 acres on Stoney Creek in Frederick County. Surv. for Henry Burge and Plot returned by Robert Rutherford 3 Jan. 1755. Burge did not comply with order from Office of 26 day 1765 (See Book N). Adj. John Dobekin. 5 May 1768. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gray, pg. 196].

• O-141: Mr. Burr Harrison Sr. of Prince William County, 234 acres on Stoney Creek in Frederick County. Surv. Peter Stephens. Adj. Andrew Burse, Peter Stover. 7 May 1768. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gray, pg. 196].

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   HARRISON. Stafford county.
   Arms: Azure three demi-lions rampant or. Crest: A demi-lion rampant argent, holding a laurel branch vert. The f-rst of this line, which is distinct from the James River
   Harrisons, was Burr Harrison, who was baptized in England in 1637, died 1706, and married Mary, widow of Edward Smith. One
   of his sons, Thomas, bora 1665, called Thomas of Chappawamsic, was Justice and Burgess for Prince William county from 1741 to 1746, in which year he died. His son. Col. Burr Harrison, born 1699, married 31 July, 1722, Ann Barnes, by whom he had issue, ten children. The above arms are on a seal attached to a deed at Stafford county given by Col. Burr Harrison. They are similar to the arms of the Harrisons of Westmoreland and Yorkshire.
   
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