On February 9th, 1826, "The last will and Testament of Jesse Harrison des. was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of Reuben Moore Jr. and Archibald Rutherford and ordered to be Recorded, and the Codicle annexed to the said Will was proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and also ordered to be Recorded.... Mary Harrison wife of Jesse Harrison, deceased, personally appeared in court, and relinguished and renounced the provisions may - for her by the will of her Husband, which is ordered to be certified" (Rockingham Court Order Book}.
The suit of Elizabeth Moore vs. Jesse Harrison, for "breach of Promise of marriage", was recorded in Sept. 1803. (Circuit Court Judgements; Chalkley, Vol. II, pg. 27)
At the time of his death the deceased was in possession of 284 acres of land, according to an assignment of dower from his estate to his widow Mary J. Harrison, in pursuance of a decree of the October term of court, 1826. The commissioners went upon the land January 25th, 1827. Jesse Ralston and John H. Ralston, as Jesse's executors, a little later conveyed 70 acres of land on Linville's Creek to John Teter or Detrick. (Rockingham B.R. Deed Book 7, p. 144).