This is for Suzie who asked me to spell out how the James, Turner and Harrison families of Southampton County, VA intermarried back and forth over and over again in multiple directions. This information was provided back in the 1950's mostly by an eighty someodd year old gentleman David Harrison who corresponded with my mother for several years.My GGGF was James James(no other details available)who m 1838 Sarah "Sally" Harrison b 1821 VA dau of widow Catherine C. Harrison b 1800 VA.James and Sally had three children b between 1840-46:Nathaniel(killed at Antietam),Benjamin Allen(called "Allen") and Joshua Cummins(called "Josh"). The old gentleman above David Harrison(who also had a brother Edd) was the nephew of Sally Harrison James, my GGGM. The father of David and Edd was Frank Harrison and there was also an Uncle John Harrison(Frank's brother). The MOTHER of David and Edd was Sarah Turner who had a sister Patty Turner and brothers Ed and John(John was married to Nina Harrison........who she was I don't know). The grandparents of David and Edd Harrison were David Turner(b 1812 d 1896) and Malinda Adams Turner. Now to bring in the Jameses. Benjamin Allen James(the one the family called "Allen")was married to Patty Turner who, if you will remember, was the aunt of David and Edd Harrison. This made David and Edd the nephews of both Sally Harrison(my GGGM) and Sally's daughter-in-law Patty Turner(wife of Allen James). Now for more details on the James/Turner connection. James James(my GGGF)had a brother Mark A. James whose wife was Angelina Adams who was a sister to Malinda Turner......the maternal grandmother of David and Edd Harrison(the original two old gentlemen I mentioned). The Adams sisters, Angelina James and Malinda Turner, both attended Chowan College in Murfreesboro, NC.....just a little sideline if you have an interest. I realize this is not written down in concise genealogical charts, but this is the way the information was written down over forty years ago. If you read it three or four times maybe it will make sense. Boice Burns