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Richard Harrison, I

Richard Harrison, I

Male Abt 1565 - 1617  (52 years)


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  • Name Richard Harrison  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Suffix I 
    Birth Abt 1565  Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    LifeSketch Richard Harrison lost his first wife again. Please read. This Richard Harrison either did not marry Ellen Newbold, or she was his second wife, as the marriage took place on 17 December 1599 (England Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000). Richard had several children by 1599. In the extracted England Births and Christenings it appears that there were two Richard Harrison\'s having children at the same time in West Kirby, Cheshire. The christening dates of some of the children shown are too close together to have been in the same family. The last child listed for this Richard is Elizabeth, chr. 22 April 1613. However, listed in the West Kirby records are two sons born after that date: Thomas, chr. 1 Mar 1615, and Nicholas, chr, 11 Jan 1617. This Richard was buried on 13 November 1617 in West Kirby. There is another burial record for a Richard Harrison on 8 Apr 1623 in West Kirby. This could be the other Richard Harrison, who might have married Ellen Newbold. It is difficult to know which children belong to which Richard. There is also evidence that Richard Harrison was born as early as 1559, and married first, Alice Rathbone, born about 1562 and died or was buried on 14 Jan 1599. Their marriage is listed as 4 Feb 1583 in West Kirby, Cheshire. This adds to the possibility that Ellen Newbold may have been a second wife, but doesn\'t account for all of the other children shown in the extracted records for a Richard Harrison. Ancestry.com lists nine children for Richard and Alice; geni.com lists seven children. Family History Library is closed for the pandemic. Perhaps records there can clear up the questions here. Someone has disconnected Alice Rathbone (LYDH-VFY) from Richard Harrison. 
    FSID KN7Q-GPH 
    Death 13 Nov 1617  Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial 13 Nov 1617  Nothumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I3438  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father Richard Augustus Harrison,   b. 1550, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1610, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Shine Faulk Conway,   b. 22 May 1550, Nothumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1630, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 20 Dec 1575  Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Richard was ~ 26 years - Mary was 25 years and 7 months. 
    Family ID F3245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Rathbone,   b. 1562, West Kirby, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Oct 1598, West Kirby, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 4 Feb 1583  West Kirby, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Richard was ~ 18 years and 2 months - Alice was ~ 21 years and 2 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Richard Harrison, II,   b. 31 Mar 1595, Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1653, Branford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F37974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Please do not bring the false lineages on to FamilySearch that mix unrelated families.
      Y DNA has debunked many old made up lineages for Harrison families.

      What serious primary source record proves parents for this person. Stuff on ancestry or other sites is infamous for mixing unrelated people from all different persons.
      Note there are no sources for proven parents. Also note that this early, there may be no parish register with a recorded birth. Let's be discerning about keeping unrelated Harrisons separated and note locations that assist in keeping them separated. Even some wikitrees are full of misinformation.

      PLEASE READ:
      Richard Harrison lost his first wife again. Please read. This Richard Harrison either did not marry Ellen Newbold, or she was his second wife, as the marriage took place on 17 December 1599 (England Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000). Richard had several children by 1599. In the extracted England Births and Christenings it appears that there were two Richard Harrison's having children at the same time in West Kirby, Cheshire. The christening dates of some of the children shown are too close together to have been in the same family. The last child listed for this Richard is Elizabeth, chr. 22 April 1613. However, listed in the West Kirby records are two sons born after that date: Thomas, chr. 1 Mar 1615, and Nicholas, chr, 11 Jan 1617. This Richard was buried on 13 November 1617 in West Kirby. There is another burial record for a Richard Harrison on 8 Apr 1623 in West Kirby. This could be the other Richard Harrison, who might have married Ellen Newbold. It is difficult to know which children belong to which Richard.

      There is also evidence that Richard Harrison was born as early as 1559, and married first, Alice Rathbone, born about 1562 and died or was buried on 14 Jan 1599. Their marriage is listed as 4 Feb 1583 in West Kirby, Cheshire. This adds to the possibility that Ellen Newbold may have been a second wife, but doesn't account for all of the other children shown in the extracted records for a Richard Harrison. Ancestry.com lists nine children for Richard and Alice; geni.com lists seven children. Family History Library is closed for the pandemic. Perhaps records there can clear up the questions here. Someone has disconnected Alice Rathbone (LYDH-VFY) from Richard Harrison.

      CAUTION: PLEASE DO NOT MERGE AGAIN his 1st and 2nd wives. Ellen Newbold marriage took place in 1599, after his 1st batch of children were born to Alice Rathborn.
      Tired of repairing this family but watch out for online trees that are mixing multiple different unrelated Harrisons harming all. Y DNA shows NO relationships between Harrisons of Branford, CT, with the Benjamin Harrison family of Virginia or the Isaiah Harrison family of NY, DE and VA. NONE of these 3 are related like old sources claim that made up relationships between all the Harrisons who ended up in early America (:

  • Sources 
    1. [S1360] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, (Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);), accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Richard Harrison, person ID LHFD-PCP. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PH-4P5 : Sun Jan 19 13:42:40 UTC 2025), Entry for Richardus Harrison, 13 Nov 1617.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PH-4P5

    3. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75N-6ZH : Thu Jan 16 06:35:57 UTC 2025), Entry for ...ersend Harrison and Alis Rathbonn, 04 Feb 1582.
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    4. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75N-L41 : Sun Jan 19 20:24:06 UTC 2025), Entry for Ric Harisonn and Richard Harisonn, 17 Sep 1591.
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    5. [S1362] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900, "England, Cheshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH79-657 : Fri Oct 17 17:08:37 UTC 2025), Entry for Anneta Harisonn and Richardus Harisonn, 26 Dec 1600.
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    6. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PW-R8H : Tue Jan 21 23:53:41 UTC 2025), Entry for Anneta Harrisonn and Richard Harrisonn, 27 Dec 1600.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PW-R8C

    7. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-XXV : Wed Jan 22 15:35:29 UTC 2025), Entry for Georgius Harrison and Rici. Harrison, 24 Feb 1608.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-XXK

    8. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-36P : Mon Jan 20 15:14:10 UTC 2025), Entry for Robartus Harrison and Richardi Harrison, 28 Nov 1603.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-365

    9. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PW-LXM : Tue Jan 21 22:08:00 UTC 2025), Entry for Richarum Harisonn and Ellenam Newbauld, 17 Dec 1599.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PW-LXM

    10. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PW-J9S : Thu Jan 16 18:55:03 UTC 2025), Entry for Thoma. Harisonn and Richard Harisonn, 31 Oct 1598.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PW-J93

    11. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75N-RMS : Fri Jan 17 21:18:09 UTC 2025), Entry for Ellena Harisonn and Richard Harisonn, 04 Sep 1595.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75N-RM3

    12. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75N-GJC : Sat Jan 18 02:12:09 UTC 2025), Entry for Richard Harisonn and Richard Harisonn, 31 Mar 1593.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75N-GJZ

    13. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PW-R88 : Sat Jan 18 20:16:06 UTC 2025), Entry for Ellena Harrisonn and Richard Harrisonn, 05 Jan 1601.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PW-R8D

    14. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-NZ1 : Sun Jan 12 17:41:55 UTC 2025), Entry for Thoms. Harrison and Richi. Harrison, 21 Feb 1609.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-N8M

    15. [S1362] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900, "England, Cheshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH79-FZZ : Sun Oct 19 11:37:43 UTC 2025), Entry for Thomas Harrison and Richi. Harrison, 21 Feb 1609.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH79-FZ8

    16. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-2J1 : Tue Jan 21 02:22:28 UTC 2025), Entry for Edwardus Harrison and Richi. Harrison, 31 Aug 1611.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-2VM

    17. [S864] FamilySearch.org, England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000, "England, Cheshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-T2D : Sun Jan 12 14:13:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Elizabetha Harrison and Richi. Harrison, 05 May 1613.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-T26


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