Posted on: Harrison Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Harrison/889 Surname: Harrison, Drake, Hewitt, McCullough, Playfair ------------------------- Hi all, I'm attempting to seek out and establish my family's origins in Yorkshire, England. There are many Harrison families in Yorkshire and although this presents a major challenge I am wondering if, in the records of your family histories, there is a mention (or a rumour) of a branch of the Harrison family leaving Yorkshire and immigrating to Ireland? My best guess is this happened in the late 1700s or early 1800s. Below is our family text that refers to this migration - Thomas [the eldest son of John and Mary (nee Drake) Harrison] did not stay in Ireland and around 1840, crossed the Atlantic to settle in Lonsdale, Hastings County, located on the Bay of Quinte, an arm of Lake Ontario about 180 km E of Toronto Ontario, Canada. Thomas is my g-g grandfather. "...It is known that the Irish Harrisons kept in communication with their relatives in Yorkshire. Apparently the Irish branch are the descendants of one John Harrison and Mary Drake who both came from Yorkshire.... John Harrison probably a son or grandson of the original emigrants from Yorkshire, England lived in County Down Ireland near the border of Armagh in the sight of of mountains of Mourne. He was a farmer like most of the early immigrants. He grew potatoes, turnips and fibre flax. He later moved to the north of the county near the town of Donaghadee. He had a small family for those times and named them in the traditional Harrison manner; Thomas, William, John, Jacob and Ruben were the sons; and Mary, Jane and Alice were the daughters." Pioneers All or The Biography of William Harrison By T.J. Harrison T.J. is my grandfather. Any help would be greatly appreciated... Jeff Harrison