Jeff, Thank you for your helpful reply. I agree that the Corson book is referring to the same Mary/Maria. (daughter of Benjamin CORSSEN & Blandina VIELE). I did spot the middle initial discrepancy for husband John "L." HARRISON. I am just not sure of his correct identity. The Bible record seems to be more specific than the CORSON book, since it is written out as Keech. But then, the Bible record it is still a transcription, so one never knows. Maybe it was Leech? My current efforts to sort it all out. John Elias Keach HARRISON (Revitt, #2) was born circa 1712. He died in 1747 at Hatboro, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania (Elias Keach's only daughter Hannah married Revitt Harrison, of England, whose son, John Elias Keach Harrison, came to America about 1734, settled at the Crooked Billet, now Hatboro, and was a member of the Southampton Baptist church). His estate was probated - Joshua Potts served as a co-administrator of the estate of John Harrison in 1748. !PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, 06/09/1748 (John Harrison estate notice). Evidence for this identity: The widow Mary/Maria in the Corson book married as her second husband Abraham Bennett in 1751, so the death date of John Elias Keach HARRISON agrees. The locations are right. Elias is an obvious family name. John HARRISON, a grandson of John K. HARRISON named a son Refferd - perhaps a variation of Revitt? and another family name? Evidence against this identity: I haven't found any reference to a wife or family of John Elias Keach Harrison of Hatboro. Still looking! Don At 08:26 AM 5/15/2005, you wrote: >Mary/Maria CORSEN shown in Orville Corson's, "Three Hundred Years with the >Corson Families in America" (pp. 112-113, Vol. I) was born 1716. I >suspect this must be the same person as indicated in the post below. >Orville shows her first marriage to John L. Harrison, but was not able to >identify any off spring. Her second marriage was to Abraham BENNETT in >1751, so it is likely her first husband died young. > >The reference given for the first marriage is "(See Records of the Ref. >Dutch Church [erroneously called Presbyterian], Penn. Archives, 2nd >Series, Vol. IX, P. 15.)".-- all material in quotes exactly as printed >including material in brackets. > >It appears some cross checking of sources is needed to establish whether >there were two John Harrison's, or confusion regarding his middle names. > >Jeff Owens >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ccfha/index.htm/ > > > >Source: HARRISON-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: John Keach HARRISON >Original poster: bryant@wellswooster.com {not a Corson-L subscriber} > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: HARRISON KEACH KEECH MORE >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jhh.2ACIB/5422 > >Message Board Post: > >Looking for evidence identity of John Keech HARRISON b. 1712/1716. Is he >John Elias Keach HARRISON, son of Rev. Revitt HARRISON and Hannah KEACH? >Hannah was daughter of Elias KEACH & Mary MORE (daughter of Nicholas MORE >- Moreland Manor, Pennsylvania) > >What follows is a Bible record published NEHGR OCT 1936: > >John Keech Harrison, b. about 1716 >Mary Corsen. Had son Elias. > >Elias Harrison, b. Nov. 27, or Oct. 2, 1739; d. Jan. 10, 1816, aged 78 yrs. >Hannah Baxter, b. Aug. 1, 1749; d. Jan. 22, 1836, aged 86 yrs. 6 mo. 10 >da. She was a dau. of Thomas Baxter, b. about 1720 and Margret Pusley, his >wife. > >Children of E. Harrison >John, b. July 26, 1773; d. Mar. 17, 1857. >Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1775; m. Shadrack Boisley; d. Dec. 5, 1803. >Margaret, b. Aug. 2 or 27, 1777. >Hugh, b. July 24, 1779; d. May 3, 1811. >Abram, b. Jan. 6, 1782; d. May 3, 1847. >Hannah, b. Sept. 6, 1784 >Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1786; d. in Penn. between 7 and 8 yrs. of age. >Dinah, b. Aug. 8, 1788; d. same day. >Elias, b. Oct. 27, 1790. > >John Harrison, b. July 26, 1773, m. May 9, 1803, to Nancy, dau. of Thomas >and Sarah Bailey; d. Nov. 11, 1845. aged 82 yrs., 8 mo., 19 ds. >Children >Refferd, b. May 10, 1804; d. Sept. 21, 1865. >Mary, b. April 23, 1806; m. William Doty, Oct. 23, 1826. >Charlotte, b. Jan. 26, 1808; d. Aug. 7, 1809. >Abram, b. Dec. 27, 1810; m. Marie McHinch, Apr. 30, 1837. >Nancy, b. Nov. 25, 1813; m. John White, Jan. 16, 1833. >Elizabeth, b. Nov. 3, 1815; m. Henry White, July 15, 1841. >John L., b. Oct. 5, 1817; m. Abba Buck, Feb. 28, 1838. >William H., b. May 3, 1820; d. Aug. 3, 1821. >George, b. Oct. 3, 1822; m. 1st Ester Bradley, Oct. 2, 1845; m. 2nd March >21, 1852, to L. Doty. M. in Albany, N.Y. > >Refferd Harrison, b. May 10, 1804; m. Dec. 15, 1825; d. Sept. 21, 1865. >Ann Keysey, b. in Penn. >Children >Walter B. Harrison, b. May 16, 1827 >Adaline, b. May 12, 1829. m. Henry Harrison. >Oliver Wells, b. Sept. 25, 1830; d. in infancy. >Francis Elizabeth, b. Ap. 7, 1834; m. Ebineezer Purdy >Marion Augustus, b. Oct. 6, 1839; d. in infancy. > >Reading, Mich. (Mrs.) Nettie Harrison Marsh > >The Harrison family information is from a Bible record submitted for the >files of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Michigan and >was printed in the NEHGR in Oct. 1936. >