Notes
Ref#96:
1. New Haven Genealogical Magazine, vol. 3, p. 720; vol. 6, p. 1212.
2. L. E. DeForest, Moore and Allied Families (1938), pp. 292-294,
497-501.
3. Frances H. Corbin, Five Generations of Connecticut Harrisons, p. 3
4. Vital Records of Branford, CT.
5. Charles L. Harrison, Harrison Genealogy
6. The Camp Collection, Conn. Hist. Soc. Library
Ref#32:
I only learned about my relationship to this branch of the HARRISONs,
WARDs & CONDIT/CUNDITTs recently, and also had the impression that
Richard was married to Sarah HUBBARD, although the "evidence" is
confusing. I'm very interested in exchanging info with you about this. I
have a couple of references, but have not had a chance to work back
through their references. Have you seen/used/debunked/confirmed any of
these:
1. "Ancestors and Family of Fillmore Condit (1855-1939) and Jane Condit
Robison (1882-1972). Part II of Robison Family History" by William Condit
Robison and Elizabeth Robison Jennings, Berkeley, CA: Privately
Published, 1985. This source includes the following: Sergent Richard
HARRISON (b ca 1620,England, d ? NJ; son of Ricard HARRISON) m Sarah
HUBBARD (b 1635 CT, d 1675 NJ) dau of George HUBBARD (1591-1683) and Mary
BISHOP (CA 1610-1673) dau of John BISHOP b in England. The authors cited
the following sources:
"Harrison Family" in Appendix to "Genealogical Record of the Condit
Family,1678 to 1885" Newark, NJ: 1885, reprinted 1980. [I have this one
and it does not provide Srgt. Richard's wife]
"Five Generations of Connecticut Harrisons", by Mrs. Frances Harrison
Corbin, in "The NEH&G Reg, vol 70, pp 69-86."The Pageant of NJ History"
William Lewin, Neward, NJ: 1926 [I have this- it is a play on the history
of Newark- does not contain genealogy, in fact none of the Harrisons are
listed in the cast of characters]
"Narratives of Newark From the Days of Its Founding" David Lawrence
Pierson,Newark, NJ: 1917. [I have this too- interesting, but no
genealogy] I think the only one of these sources that HUBBARD could have
come from is the Corbin article, which I will try to get the next time I
am at the library.
2. "Genealogical Notices of the First Settlers of Newark" Samuel H
Congar,Newark, NJ: NJ Historical Society, 1866.This source is cited by
many authors (e.g., Shaw in "History of Essex & HudsonCties") Congar does
not list a wife for Srgt Richard.
3. "The Harrisons of NJ - A Partial Genealogy" Jean Harrison Stokes
Childs,Newville, PA: Privately Published, 1990 This source states (and I
quote) "Richard HARRISON (1) b 1600 West Kirby, Cheshire, England m (1)
Sarah YORKE and (2) Margaret PICKE (according to NormanCondit) d 25 Oct
1655 Branford, CTChildren Richard (2) b 1620 West Kirby, Cheshire,
England m Sarah HUBBARD (dau ofGeorge) d 1690 Newark, NJ" [other children
& spouses follow] The author cites for this "New Haven Genealogical
Magazine, vol III, May 1926, vital statistics of New Haven and Branford."
She also states "HARRISON, Richard (d 1654), son of Thomas an uncle of
Gen. Thomas HARRISON, the regicide; grandson of Richard, twice mayor of
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, came from West Kirby, Cheshire, England 1640,
settled at New Haven, CT, later removed to Branford m. Sarah YORKE."
Childs' source for this is "Immigrant Ancestors - Extracted from Vol.
VIII, American Genealogy, edited by Frederick Adams Virkus, pub by
Genealogical PubCo, Baltimore, MD 1986." Childs then lists 6 other
sources:
"Second Boat", Nov 1980
"Harrisons of Berkeley" by Paul Warner
"Ancestry of Benjamin Harrison" by Charles Keith, 1893
The Condit book cited above
"Genealogies of CT Families", Vol II Gen Pub Co 1983
"Genealogical Mag of NJ" Vol 58, #1, p. 28 1-83
Later in her manuscript she again mentions Sarah HUBBARD giving as
source"Genealogy Guide to the Early Settlers of Americal" Henry
Wittemore. This is followed by a paragraph on Sarah HUBBARD's lineage.
Her sources on this are listed:
"New Haven Genealogical Magazine", vol III, May 1926
"History of Essex Co NJ Vol I XXXiii"
"Founders & Builders of the Oranges" Whittemore
Shaw's "History of Essex Co" [HUBBARD is not mentioned here]
"History of the Oranges" Pierson, Vol IV p. 14 [no HUBBARD here]
The Condit book cited above that does not list HUBBARD
"Genealogies of CT Families", Vol II Gen Pub Co 1983
Childs provides some other details about Srgt Richard and then states
that he died in Newark in 1690. She cites Jonathan Stearn's "First Church
in Newark"Newark, NJ, 1853 p. 80, but when I checked that book the author
said that Srgt Richard HARRISON died "about 1683 or 1684" and the in
context it seems a supposition rather than a documented fact. Richard W.
Cook in his article, "Richard HARRISON of Newark" Gen Mag of NJ 58:28-32,
1982 states that Richard was married to Sarah HUBBARD, dau of George and
Mary HUBBARD. At any rate, having grown weary of HARRISONs I looked at
"The Bishop Genealogy by William Cone & George Allen Root, Nyack, NJ:
John Guy Bishop, 1951. There on p. 1 it states that Mary BISHOP, dau of
John and Anne ? m George HUBBARD and their daughter Sarah HUBBARD married
Daniel HARRISON and rem to NJ. Sorry, I don't have their sources at the
moment.
From: Stephen Saviello
Sgt. Richard's house in Newark, NJ (Essex County) was across from the
town square on present day Broad Street. Sources say at the southwest
corner of Clay or Cedar St.
HARRISON HERITAGE JUNE 1981 VOL. 1 - NUMBER 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS: FIRST
SETTLERS OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 137
HARRISON HERITAGE (ISSN 0740-9001) was a family genealogical quarterly.
Published in March, June, September and December 1981-1986. RUTH
HARRISON JONES, Editor and Publisher
Ref#253:
SGT. RICHARD HARRISON (c1622-1690) m. Sarah Hubbard (c1625-1675),
daughter of George & Mary (Bishop) Hubbard. First Newark lot was
bordered by Cedar, Washington, Academy, Broad Sts. Owned six acre Mill
lot at s.e. corner, Broad and Clay Sts, which bordered Jasper Crane. In
1675, he lived "at the mountain," or the present-day boarder of Orange
and Montclair. In the same year, he received a patent for 152 acres.
He started the first Newark business--a grain mill--with Robert Treat;
Richard bought Treat's share in 1772 when Treat returned to Connecticut.
Richard gave the mill to three of his sons, Joseph, Samuel, and George.
Richard was also a carpenter. In further service to Newark, Richard was
a Grand Jury Man (1678), a Town's Man (1669, 1674), a Committee Man
(1674), a Surveyor of Highways (1670), and an ensign for the Newark
militia (1673). Nine known children: JOHN, ELIZABETH, JOSEPH m. Dorcas
Ward, SAMUEL m. Mary Ward, BENJAMIN m. Mary Plum, ANN, GEORGE m. Mary ?,
DANIEL, and MARY m. 1st cousin Samuel Pierson, s/o Thomas and Mary
(Harrison) Pierson.
Ref#260:
Birth Maxwell Henry Fellows, Thirteen Generations of the Harrison Family
1638-1980 (Library of Congress), page 2.
Marriage: Document of unknown origin listing "The Harrison-Ward
Lineage", believed to be from a document in the Library of Congress.
Comment: Settled in Newark in 1666. Richard Harrison, father and son,
from West Kirby, in Cheshire, were at New Haven 1664. Richard, sen. took
oath of allegiance; rem. to Branford, and died Oct 1653.
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