Descendants of James Harrison Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 HARRISON He married SUSANNAH. Children of JAMES HARRISON and SUSANNAH are: 2. i. EDWARD2 HARRISON, b. 1780; d. 1829, Leroy Munday Adm. of estate. ii. JAMES HARRISON, b. June 06, 1871; m. MARY "POLLY" HOLLINGSWORTH; b. 1786. Notes for JAMES HARRISON: Under Act of 1791, James Harrison had 660-3/4 acres surveyed for him the 3rd day of August 1818, situate in Edgefield Dist. on Wilson's branch, the waters of Rocky Creek and Turkey Creek, waters of Savannah River. Witness: Andrew Pickens, Gov. at Columbia, S.C. Sept. 7, 1818 in the 43rd year of American Independence. Surveyor General signs Aug.26, 1818. In a Deed recorded Sept. 18, 1831, JAMES HARRISON gave unto the Methodise [sic.] persuasion Edgefield Co., S.C. to the following persons as trustees for Mount Vernon Church, WILLIAM R. MILLWR, SOLOMON JOHNSON, HENRY SHELMUT, JOHN DORRIS, and said JAMES HARRISON, a lot or place of land containing two acres of land, lying near old Long Cane Road on head dreans[sic] of Wilson branch, conveyed to the above named trustees for the Methodist Episcopal Church, and to be good ad[sic] long as they keep a church at Mt. Vernon, when they no longer kept a church there the deed would be void. Signed Sept. 10, 1831. Trustee of Edg. Meth. Ch. 1841 There is recorded Jan. 26, 1841, a deed from JOHN RODES to JAMES HARRISON for 90 acres on Cuffytown Creek (has notation of Jan.21 1785) and it joins land of JAMES HARRISON and HENRY LANGLY. Deed was signed Dec. 29, 1840 in the 55th year of American Independence. Will of JAMES HARRISON written Feb. 14, 1841 and recorded at Edgefield Dist., S.C. Nov. 13, 1843. Witnessed by JOHN ANDERSON, JAMES M. HARRISON, E. DEVERE, AND E LAGRONE. Harrison family history contd.: "JAMES HARRISON left to his wife MARY all of his estate both real and personal of every kind, and charged her with the education of his youngest son ROBERT PICKENS HARRISON. She was to give each child his lot, but if she married she was to take six choice Negroes, one out of every child's lot, and still live at the home place and have the use of the carriage, household goods, plantation tools and stock of all kinds. JAMES HARRISON left to the use of his son JAMES S. HARRISON 14 slaves and much land. To his son JOHN E. HARRISON 14 slaves and much land. To his son ROBERT PICKENS HARRISON he left 12 slaves and much land. To his daughter SUSANNAH S. HARRISON MAYSON he left 307 acres and 12 slaves. To his daughter MARY JANE HARRISON 15 slaves, 2 feather beds, furniture and four head of cattle. To son JOHN, 1 horse, 1 bed, and furniture, four head of cattle, both guns, the sideboard and secretary, one cupboard. To LAURA ANN HARRISON HOBBS, his daughter, 7 slaves on written condition that 'if Burel E. Hobbs or any other person brings suit against JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH as ADM. of WM. H. HOLLINGSWORTH deceased to recover this property to pay damage, the said HOBBS nor his children shall never have any other way.' [sic] The main part of the property was divided between his children, JAMES, JOHN, PICKENS, SUSANNAH, and MARY, and if any of them died leaving no children his part was to go to the other four; and if they all die but one leaving no children, that one is to have all the rest, and in case they all five die leaving no children all of the estate was to be in the hands of the S.C. Conference and their successor in office for the use of the M.E. Church. His wife Mary was appointed executrix, while a widow, and his sons JAMES and JOHN and PICKENS Executors. (Will book "D" p.208 Edgefield Dist., S.C.) A conservative estimate of the value of slaves at that time would be from about $750.00 each to $1,000.00 each, so this James Harrison was a wealthy man. More About JAMES HARRISON: Property: 1803, 350 acres from Samuel Hall for $425.00 (This being part of land granted to James Wilson) Religion: 1831, Methodist Episcopal Church at Mt. Vernon, donated land iii. DAUGHTER HARRISON, b. Unknown. Generation No. 2 2. EDWARD2 HARRISON (JAMES1) was born 1780, and died 1829 in Leroy Munday Adm. of estate. He married MARY. She was born Abt. 1780. More About EDWARD HARRISON: Property: 1808, 157 Acres from Caleb Holloway Children of EDWARD HARRISON and MARY are: 3. i. JAMES M.3 HARRISON, b. 1802; d. April 23, 1870. ii. EDWARD H HARRISON. iii. ANN SAPHRONIA HARRISON. iv. MARY A. E. HARRISON. v. JOHN B. HARRISON. Generation No. 3 3. JAMES M.3 HARRISON (EDWARD2, JAMES1) was born 1802, and died April 23, 1870. He married MARY. Notes for JAMES M. HARRISON: The daughter-in-law of Sara Eugenia Collins writes: "My husband had as his nurse, one of the former slaves, and it was within the recollection of his mother that they much preferred going down to the slave quarters, if allowed, rather than eat at the big house. Child of JAMES HARRISON and MARY is: 4. i. JAMES4 COLLINS. Generation No. 4 4. JAMES4 COLLINS (JAMES M.3 HARRISON, EDWARD2, JAMES1) He married MARY SUSANNAH HARRISON. Children of JAMES COLLINS and MARY HARRISON are: i. JAMES PICKENS5 COLLINS, b. September 27, 1850; d. January 26, 1936; m. (1) MARY JOSEPHINE HOLLY; m. (2) SUSAN MORRISON. ii. MARY ANNE COLLINS COLLINS, b. 1846. iii. GIBSON HARRISON COLLINS, b. 1848. iv. SARA "SALLIE" EUGENIA COLLINS, b. 1852. v. SUSAN MARIS COLLINS, b. 1854. vi. THOMAS EFFORT COLLINS, b. 1857. vii. EDWARD COLLINS, b. 1859.