Re: Samuel Harrison (ca.1670-1733) of Westchester Co., N.Y.
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In reply to:
Samuel Harrison (ca.1670-1733) of Westchester Co., N.Y.
GEORGE ELY RUSSELL 3/27/05
George,
Is the Samuel you mention (father of Hannah) the Samuel Harrison whose brother, John was the source of the name of the town Harrison in Westchester ("Harrison's Purchase")?I am under the impression that Hannah, daughter ofSamuel, married Joshua Cornell, son of Joshua Cornell and Charity Haight (the Haight family was one of the other original purchasers of Harrison's Purchase).The Cornell family came from the same Hempstead, LI area as I have seen attributed to your Samuel Harrison marriage to Sarah Ferris.
For more on my interest in this family, see my 5/12/05 entry in the Sands Family Forum here at genealogy.com and subsequent postings in that forum between myself and Rebecca Walsh.
Ralph Wood