Biography
Elizabeth Whittenburg was born on December 10, 1770 in Rowan Co., North Carolina. If birthdates I have for this family are correct, she was twin of Margaret Whittenburg. Her parents moved from Rowan Co., North Carolina to Greene Co., Tennessee about 1783, when Elizabeth was about age 13. Elizabeth married Rev. Isaiah Harrison on January 6, 1800 in Greene Co., TN. Rev. Harrison was a widower with at least 7 children, and he and Elizabeth had at least 9 more children. She is listed as daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison in the will of Frederick Whittenburg, written on October 22, 1804. In 1808, Isaiah Harrison deeded land for the Quaker meetinghouse in Greene Co., TN to George Wells, Stephen Brooks, John Kelly Sr., John Kelly Jr., and John Whittenberg as trustees in trust. Isaiah is mentioned as representing the Maryville Branch of Quakers and the Hickory Valley Branch at an 1822 convention. The Quaker movement was large but of short life, and stronger around Greeneville. This convention had to do with abolition of slavery. James Jones was president. Isaiah Harrison is listed as a head of household on the 1830 census of Greene Co., TN. Some websites have stated that Isaiah had 2 slaves on this census, but I did not find this to be true. Elizabeth Whitteburg Harrison died in 1838 in Greene Co., TN . She is buried in the Harrison Cemetery, Greene Co., TN. After her death Isaiah remarried Mary Jones in 1839.
THE FAMILY OF ISAIAH HARRISON & ELIZABETH WHITTENBURG
Isaiah Harrison & Elizabeth Whittenburg were married on January 6, 1800 in Greene Co., TN and they had at least 9 children. In 1808, Isaiah deeded land for the Quaker meetinghouse in Greene Co., TN to George Wells, Stephen Brooks, John Kelly Sr., John Kelly Jr., and John Whittenberg as trustees in trust. Isaiah is mentioned as representing the Maryville Branch of Quakers and the Hickory Valley Branch at an 1822 convention. The Quaker movement was large but of short life, and stronger around Greeneville. This convention had to do with abolition of slavery. James Jones was president. Isaiah Harrison is listed as a head of household on the 1830 census of Greene Co., TN. Some websites have stated that Isaiah had 2 slaves on this census, but I did not find this to be true. Elizabeth died in 1838 in Greene Co., TN . She is buried in the Harrison Cemetery, Greene Co., TN. After her death Isaiah remarried Mary Jones in 1839.
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