Carter Henry
Harrison of Clifton in Cumberland County 9 November 1760.
He petitioned the House of Delegates from Cumberland County in 1780
to reject a bill forbidding the use of depreciated currency in payment
of debts.
He was in the French and Indian War and in the militia during the
Revolution, a vestryman of Southam Parish until his resignation
(1765-1769), and a land processioner in 1771. The Southam Parish
Vestry permitted Carter Harrison and Nicholas Davies to build an
addition on the north side of Ham Chapel for the use of their families
in 1760.
Carter Harrison served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1782-87).
The Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography devotes a topic to Harriso
Carter, who was head of a household of 20 whites and 136 blacks in
Cumberland County in 1782, left a will in Cumberland County
(will dated 8 Oct. 1793, recorded 27 Jan. 1794).
4 Robert Carter Harrison [1764.2.9.1] (14 June 1765 - 9 Sept. 1840) married Ann Cabell. See their family
4 Anne Harrison [1764.2.9.2] married Thomas H. Drew who represented Cumberland County at the Convention of 1788. The will of her father identified three children.
5 Thomas Harrison Drew [1764.2.9.2.1].
5 Peyton Drew [1764.2.9.2.2].
5 Henry Drew [1764.2.9.2.3].
4 Peyton Harrison [1764.2.9.3].
4 Elizabeth Harrison [1764.2.9.4] (Mar. 1764 ) married William Bradley. They were the parents of six.
4 Randolph Harrison [1764.2.9.5] (11 Feb. 1769 - 23 Sept. 1839) married Mary Randolph, daughter of Thomas Randolph of Dungeness, 15 March (bond) 1790.
4 Carter Henry Harrison [1764.2.9.6] (-1800) died unmarried in 1800.