James, You are right, of course, about Daniel's probable birthplace as being Augusta County rather than Rockingham County if his birth date is accurate. I really backed into this family because of the possible link to William Morrel and have done only a bit of independent research of antecedents on either the Ragan/Reagan or Harrison side. (Reagan is the spelling Daniel used to sign his will.) I don't have enough information to link either Henry Reagan or Phoebe Harrison to Jeremiah and Abigail Harrison Ragan at the moment, but here is the text of a document that may lead somewhere for those of you with more background. Advertisement from the Political Mirror of August 11, 1801, vo. II, no. 18, Staunton, VA Daniel Harrison, William Cavenaugh and Mary Cavenaugh his wife, Jean Smith, widow and relict of Daniel Smith, deceased, Jeremiah Ragan, and Abigail Ragan his wife, surviving legatees of Daniel Harrison, deceased, and William Herring, guardian of Daniel Smith, infant under the age of twenty-one years, who is devisee of Daniel Smith, deceased, and Daniel Harrison, junior, Mathew Harrison, Ann Harrison and Jesse Harrison, heirs and legal representatives of Jesse Harrison, deceased. Take notice that in pursuance of an order made in the county court of Rockingham, in a suit there depending in chancery (brought to perpetuate testimony wherein I am plaintiff and you are defendants) I shall on the last Saturday in September next, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and five in the afternoon proceed to take the depositions of John Fairburn, Edward Shanklin, Samuel Hemphill and Andrew Shanklin, [two words smeared] ,at the house of William Herring, there being a commission awarde! d to ta ke the depositions of said persons by the county court aforesaid, the reason of taking said depositions being to perpetuate the testimony of said persons respecting the title to a tract of land which I have in possession, and which I have understood, you pretend to have some claim to; the said persons being aged and infirm, I am your most obedient servant, Benj. Harrison August 6th, 1801. Jeremiah Ragan's wife Abigail is said to be the daughter of Daniel Harrison and Margaret Cravens whose children were Robert, Daniel, Jesse, Jane, Abigail, Benjamin and Mary. Jane Harrison married Daniel Smith. These names are taken from on line records. I do not have independent confirmation. Daniel Reagan's Christian County will names his father as Jeremiah and through many other documents we can locate Jeremiah and Abigail in Washington County, Tennessee at the end of their lives. This much we can confirm absolutely. The will names John C. Harrison as a co-executor and Daniel Harrison is a witness. It is not clear who these two men are. Daniel's wife, Elizabeth Harrison is said in some on line records to have been the daughter of Jeremiah Harrison and his second wife Elizabeth Patterson. Jeremiah's children by both wives are given as follows: By Catherine Adams; Mary b. 1741 Nehemiah v. 1743 Eleanor v. 1744 Lydia Donnell b. 1745 Josiah b. 1746 Jeremiah b. 1747 Abigail b. 1748 Esther or Hester b. 1750 By Elizabeth Patterson Amos b. 12 Mar 1757 Jane b. 12 Oct 1758 Elizabeth b. 1 June 1760 Isaiah b. 1 Feb 1762 Bathsheba b. 6 Nov 1765 Margaret b. 8 July 1766 Ruth b. 7 June 1768 Grace b. 30 Sept 1771 Jeremiah Harrison is said to have died in Greene County, Tennessee in 1798. He is said to be the son of Isaiah Harrison and Abigail Smith as is Daniel Harrison, the father of Abigail who married Jeremiah Ragan. I do not have independent confirmation of these lines, but there is a good deal of documentation from Chalkey and other places that make them seem plausible. If the information as outlined above is accurate as to Jeremiah and Abigail Harrison Ragan and their son Daniel and Elizabeth Harrison Ragan/Reagan, then Abigail and her daughter-in-law Elizabeth would have been second cousins. John -------------- Original message -------------- From: "james garrett" <jwgarrett@webtv.net> > John, > > If your Daniel was born abt 1766 he was likely born in Augusta Co., VA. > Rockingham Co was formed from Augusta aft 1770. > Also Augusta Co bordered east of Frederick Co. > A John Reagan (b. 1711 MD?) left a will in 1767 in Frederick Co. VA. John is > allegedly the s/o Timothy Sr of MD. > John allegedly has a son Charles b. abt 1735 who appears in Dunmore VA in 1772. > Dunmore was formed from Frederick in 1772. Charles had a son Henry b. 1762 who > md a Phoebe HARRISON (b. 1764 VA), d/o John HARRISON. > Charles & Henry moved to Blount Co., TN sometime aft 1783 where Charles died in > 1815. Henry & wife Phoebe HARRISON moves on to Overton Co., TN bef 1820 where > Henry dies in 1829. > > I wonder if the Elizabeth HARRISON md to Daniel Reagan is connected to Phoebe > HARRISON? > Didnt Daniel Eagan marry Elizabeth HARRISON in 1788 Green Co., TN? > And isnt your John (s/o Jeremiah) the grandson of Timothy b. 1714 MD (brother of > John b. 1711 MD above)? > Thus Charles b. 1735 & your Jeremiah b. 1745 related? > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

John, This message beginning below was too long... plese cut it in half and send in 2 installments marked as 1 and 2.M'ellen -----Original Message----- From: ragan-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ragan-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Morrel Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 10:31 AM To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Daniel Reagan or Ragan James, You are right, of course, about Daniel's probable birthplace as being Augusta County rather than Rockingham County if his birth date is accurate. I really backed into this family because of the possible link to William Morrel and have done only a bit of independent research of antecedents on either the Ragan/Reagan or Harrison side. (Reagan is the spelling Daniel used to sign his will.) I don't have enough information to link either Henry Reagan or Phoebe Harrison to Jeremiah and Abigail Harrison Ragan at the moment, but here is the text of a document that may lead somewhere for those of you with more background. Advertisement from the Political Mirror of August 11, 1801, vo. II, no. 18, Staunton, VA Daniel Harrison, William Cavenaugh and Mary Cavenaugh his wife, Jean Smith, widow and relict of Daniel Smith, deceased, Jeremiah Ragan, and Abigail Ragan his wife, surviving legatees of Daniel Harrison, deceased, and William Herring, guardian of Daniel Smith, infant under the age of twenty-one years, who is devisee of Daniel Smith, deceased, and Daniel Harrison, junior, Mathew Harrison, Ann Harrison and Jesse Harrison, heirs and legal representatives of Jesse Harrison, deceased. Take notice that in pursuance of an order made in the county court of Rockingham, in a suit there depending in chancery (brought to perpetuate testimony wherein I am plaintiff and you are defendants) I shall on the last Saturday in September next, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and five in the afternoon proceed to take the depositions of John Fairburn, Edward Shanklin, Samuel Hemphill and Andrew Shanklin, [two words smeared] ,at the house of William Herring, there being a commission awarde! d to ta ke the depositions of said persons by the county court aforesaid, the reason of taking said depositions being to perpetuate the testimony of said persons respecting the title to a tract of land which I have in possession, and which I have understood, you pretend to have some claim to; the said persons being aged and infirm, I am your most obedient servant, Benj. Harrison August 6th, 1801. Jeremiah Ragan's wife Abigail is said to be the daughter of Daniel Harrison and Margaret Cravens whose children were Robert, Daniel, Jesse, Jane, Abigail, Benjamin and Mary. Jane Harrison married Daniel Smith. These names are taken from on line records. I do not have independent confirmation. Daniel Reagan's Christian County will names his father as Jeremiah and through many other documents we can locate Jeremiah and Abigail in Washington County, Tennessee at the end of their lives. This much we can confirm absolutely. The will names John C. Harrison as a co-executor and Daniel Harrison is a witness. It is not clear who these two men are. Daniel's wife, Elizabeth Harrison is said in some on line records to have been the daughter of Jeremiah Harrison and his second wife Elizabeth Patterson. Jeremiah's children by both wives are given as follows: By Catherine Adams; Mary b. 1741 Nehemiah v. 1743 Eleanor v. 1744 Lydia Donnell b. 1745 Josiah b. 1746 Jeremiah b. 1747 Abigail b. 1748 Esther or Hester b. 1750 By Elizabeth Patterson Amos b. 12 Mar 1757 Jane b. 12 Oct 1758 Elizabeth b. 1 June 1760 Isaiah b. 1 Feb 1762 Bathsheba b. 6 Nov 1765 Margaret b. 8 July 1766 Ruth b. 7 June 1768 Grace b. 30 Sept 1771 Jeremiah Harrison is said to have died in Greene County, Tennessee in 1798. He is said to be the son of Isaiah Harrison and Abigail Smith as is Daniel Harrison, the father of Abigail who married Jeremiah Ragan. I do not have independent confirmation of these lines, but there is a good deal of documentation from Chalkey and other places that make them seem plausible. If the information as outlined above is accurate as to Jeremiah and Abigail Harrison Ragan and their son Daniel and Elizabeth Harrison Ragan/Reagan, then Abigail and her daughter-in-law Elizabeth would have been second cousins. John -------------- Original message -------------- From: "james garrett" <jwgarrett@webtv.net> > John, > > If your Daniel was born abt 1766 he was likely born in Augusta Co., VA. > Rockingham Co was formed from Augusta aft 1770. > Also Augusta Co bordered east of Frederick Co. > A John Reagan (b. 1711 MD?) left a will in 1767 in Frederick Co. VA. John is > allegedly the s/o Timothy Sr of MD. > John allegedly has a son Charles b. abt 1735 who appears in Dunmore VA in 1772. > Dunmore was formed from Frederick in 1772. Charles had a son Henry b. 1762 who > md a Phoebe HARRISON (b. 1764 VA), d/o John HARRISON. > Charles & Henry moved to Blount Co., TN sometime aft 1783 where Charles died in > 1815. Henry & wife Phoebe HARRISON moves on to Overton Co., TN bef 1820 where > Henry dies in 1829. > > I wonder if the Elizabeth HARRISON md to Daniel Reagan is connected to Phoebe > HARRISON? > Didnt Daniel Eagan marry Elizabeth HARRISON in 1788 Green Co., TN? > And isnt your John (s/o Jeremiah) the grandson of Timothy b. 1714 MD (brother of > John b. 1711 MD above)? > Thus Charles b. 1735 & your Jeremiah b. 1745 related? > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message