This was sent to me by Dan Harrison <danharrison@cinci.rr.com> I am putting on list because there is so much interest right now, also there are 2 Harrisons with middle name of Battaile, one on this post and one in my reply which follows. >From the document: A comment on the family of Andrew(1) Harrison who died in Essex county, Virginia in 1718, by James Edward Harrison -- there are the following references to Battaile's: - Andrew(2) Harrison, Jr. married Elizabeth Battaile - Battaile Harrison (Andrew(2)) married Frances While (dau of Daniel While) - Battaile Harrison (John(4) married Sarah or Sally Ellis, Battaile(3), Andrew(2), Andrew(1)) married first Sarah Tinsley, second (?Martha) Sledd. This man often appears in records as Battle Harrison - Battaile Harrison (Lawrence(3) married Catherine ?, Andrew(2), Andrew(1)) not married, died at Ft. Washington in 1776 - Batteal Harrison (Benjamin(4) married Mary Newell, Lawrence(3), Andrew(2), Andrew(1)) married Elizabeth Scott - Batteal Harrison (William(5) married Nancy Miller, Benjamin(4), Lawrence(3), Andrew(2), Andrew(1)) married Ellen Turilty - Hay Battaile Harrison (Richard(4), John(3), Andrew(2), Andrew(1)) Reply: Dan, I have sarah ELLIS mar. to John HARRISON, b. bef 1776, could you please give me documentation for her mar. to Battaile? Also I have Lt.Battile Harrison b. abt 1730 Frederick, Va., but no mar. can you furnish this info., please? Battaile Harrison who mar. Catherine, do you have any children for them? The one who mar. Elizabeth SCOTT I show as Adj. Gen. BATTAILE HARRISON, b. 1780 Sweet Briar Amhert Co., Va., d. 1857 Fayette co., Oh., ref.: ! Gen. of Va. Families, Vol. III Gen. Publ. Co., Inc., 1981, p. 956 - . . . He d id not go with his parents to Mo., because he had measles and was left in the care of his uncle and aunt, William and Jane (Newall) Vance, who brought him up. For a time, he resided in Belmont Co., Oh.' became Adjutant General. He was with William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812 and became close friends. In 1840, William Henry Harrison visited him in Chillicothe, Oh., . . . parnets of six ch. . . " ! Portrait and Biog. Record of Madison Co., Oh., pp 167-168 " . . . had 6 ch." ! "A House of Harrison" compiled the years 1966-67 by Catherine Murphy -- corrected the year 1979 -- State Historical Society of Mo., 929.2 H245 c.2 - " . . . Pres. William Henry Harrison named one of his sons John Scott." I also find William Battaile Harrison b. 27 Sep., 1796 (Lt. Lawrence3, Lawrence2, Andrew, Jr./Battaile) - Hay Battaile Harrison (Richard(4), John(3), Andrew(2), Andrew(1)) Could you please furnish stats on this one? I'll be eternally grateful as the name Battaile comes up occasionally and I also like to help sort them out. Helen, Sacramento _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* "When angry, count four; when very angry, swear." --Mark Twain Silvey mailing list SILVEY-L@rootsweb.com LaRue- http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=hsilvey Silvey- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silveys helen_silvey@macnexus.org _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*