OneGuyFromBarlick

Hi, Thanks Wendy and Christine, I agree with you that it's possible that the Smearber Farm might have the answer we are seeking. Who was living at that property in, before and around 1740 might be important to determine which Jeremiah or more importantly which set of parents were living there. I'm c...

Hi All, I thought that I should provide a better view of this issue so that it's easier to understand; 1/ The A column is the Francis derived Jeremiah and the B Column is the William derived Jeremiah. 2/ The C Column are the descendants of Jeremiah Harrison and Mary Harrison (Clark). (either the 174...

Hi Wendy and Chris, on the subject of the Tenant Farms, I had heard that this is what is happening over there and its a terrible business. The same over in Oz, the Supermarkets have made it difficult for the farmers on multiple levels and now a drought and huge fires. Not too good to be a farmer in ...

Hi, thank you Yazzie for your thoughts on this issue: There are two issues that you have raised: (1) The origins, the integrity, the accuracy and our interpretation of the Records that we have seen so far. (2) The issue of DNA results which to some degree underpins some of the dynamics of this revie...

Hi all, Thank you Wendy for the tip regarding the Elslack Land Tax documents on Ancestry, it's worth a look and might fill in any one of a dozen other parts of the puzzle. Thank you Stanly for the interesting info regarding the history of Elslack, its evident that these farms in the area were mostly...

Hi, I have invited Christine (Deconyazzy) to this discussion; She has previously been a Harrison contributor on this Forum, Her Harrison family is from The Craven Harrison's, she is a seasoned Genealogist with a significant record of accuracy and a magnificent ancestral tree. We have spoken of this ...

Hi, sorry to report my first error (so soon)!! when I listed the the two Jeremiah's I indicated the wrong Francis Harrison (there were two) our man is a "Cooper" (Error) - In 1741 Jeremiah to Francis Harrison (Taylor) and Mary (Greenwood) of Elslack. (Corrected) - In 1741 Jeremiah to Franc...

Hi, I have invited Harricroft to this discussion; He has previously been a Harrison contributor on this Forum, His interests were Descendants of Edmund Harrison & Dodgson Descendants His Edmund (B 1708) is part of this family and the William he refers to (Edmund's father) will be part of this di...

Hi, I have invited Linda (Harrisa) to this discussion. She has previously been a Harrison contributor on this Forum, Her Richard 1797-8 is the brother to William 1799 one of the original Smearber Harrison's. She is a Craven area and Broughton Harrison Ancestor. One of the (1740/41) Jeremiah's in que...

Hi Wendy,

Yes, both couples were married at Broughton All Saints;

(1) William Harrison (Farrier) & Martha Nutter of Thornton by License June 4th 1732-3
(2) Francis Harrison (Cooper) & Mary Greenwood Spinster of Broughton by Banns Oct 13th 1740

Ian

Hello fellow Genealogist’s and Craven Historians. I am an Australian Harrison Family researcher with ancestral ties to many of the areas around the Craven area. My GGG Grandfather William and his son Henry are in my line (from Earby) and almost all the Harrison’s buried at Broughton All Saints Churc...