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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Vigo, Indiana, in United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33)
Page: 190.
Robert Harrison, 2 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 18-25, 4 males 26-44, 1 male 45 and over; 2 females 16-25; 1 male salve, 14-25;
1 person engaged in agriculture; 4 persons engaged in Manufacture
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Christensen, Anthony J. A branch of the Piscataway Dunn family: a few members of the Dunn family whose branches spread from Pisctaqua, New Hampshire, to Piscataway, New Jersey, to Southwestern Pennsylvania, to Harrison County, Kentucky, and to points West. (Salem, Utah: Mac Anthony Corp., c1998)
p. 5-8.
- Boyd, L. (Mrs.). Chronicles of Cynthiana : and other chronicles. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke & Co, 1894)
pp. 7-8.
Cynthiana was named for Cynthia and Anna Harrison, daughters of Robert Harrison
Quoting the History of Harrison County:
"But Robert Harrison soon sold out his right to the soil here, for his farm was already, in 1793, laid out into convenient streets and alleys, . . . and he removed to Portsmouth, Ohio. There he flourished in business, [and] his family grew up . . . ."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ancestral Whispers, Kathie, Updated: 2011-02-28, in RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
accessed 28 Sep 2014.
ID: I2437
Given Name: Robert
Surname: HARRISON
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1755 in Virginia
Death: 1822 in Greene County, Indiana
Burial: 1822 Greene County, Indiana
Father: William HARRISON b: 1715
Mother: Hannah ? b: 1719
Marriage 1 Rebecca VANMETER b: Abt 1758 in Virginia
Note:
Harrison County, Kentucky was created in December 1793, from Bourbon and Scott counties. Scott County had been created in 1792 from Woodford County, and Bourbon County had been created in 1785 from Fayette County. Harrison County was named in honor of Benjamin Harrison, chairman of the board of trustees, and a representative in the Kentucky Legislature from Bourbon County. On the 10th of December 1793 by an act of the 2nd General Assembly of Kentucky, Harrison County was officially created and the town of Cynthiana was established as the county seat. It being situated on 150 acres of land lying on the east side of the South Fork of Licking, opposite the mouth of Gray's Run, on the property of Robert Harrison.
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Tradition relates that the town of Cynthiana was named in honor of Cynthia & Anna, two daughters of Robert Harrison, who were the favorites of all their father's neighbors and customers at his blacksmith shop. Soon after, Robert sold plots of land in the newly - created town of Cynthiana, he moved north, for a time to Portsmouth, Ohio, where his family grew up. He later moved to Fayette County, Ohio, then west to Sullivan & Greene County, Indiana, where he died between 1822 to 1825. Before Robert left Cynthiana, however he was surety for the marriage of James Dunn, the eldest son of Jeremiah Dunn, to Keziah Harrison.
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It is thought that Keziah Harrison may have been a daughter or kin of William Harrison Sr. and Hannah.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Robert Harrison, Robert Harrison - Founder of Cynthiana, KY, SEBorre, nd, in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
accessed 29 Sep 2014.
Citing [Harrison County, Kentucky] Deed Book B; Records 1808-1812, Cynthiana Court Records: "1808, Robert Harrison of State of Ohio declares his role in founding the town of Cynthiana, Harrison Co., KY."
No citation: "Known to have lived in Kentucky from Cynthia's birth in 1782 to a taxpayer's record in 1796."
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