ANNA MAYBURRY HARRISON
Written by Nancy Fleetwood Miller, great great great granddaughter
Anna Mayburry, born on February 24, 1807 to Willoughby and Susan Eckert Mayburry. She had 5 sisters: Elizabeth Mayburry [married Warner Jones], Susan Margaret Mayburry [married Thomas Griggs Harris], Jane Biddle Mayburry [married John Elisha Boyd], Sarah Ann Mayburry [single] and Rebecca Warder Mayburry [single].
Anna Mayburry Harrison is a descendant of Thomas Mayburry who was born in England in 1690 and came to America as early as 1716 when he received a land grant in Newton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was this Thomas Mayburry who began the grand legacy of American "Ironmasters." Thomas Mayburry was engaged in the iron industry in Shropshire, England and was the first of four more generations of Ironmaster Mayburry's in America. In 1742 he built a furnace in Virginia for William Vestal.
Anna's maternal grandfather, Valentine Eckert (1735-1821), came to America from Hanover, Germany in 1752. He was a prominent person in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Valentine was a member of the Provincial Conference in June 1776 and the Convention of July 15, 1776. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and 1779, and in 1778 he was one of the commisioners for the purchase of provisions for the Army. He commanded a company of calvary in the Battle of Germantown, where he was wounded. Valentine was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution on June 6, 1781. After the Revolution he served for 7 years as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, Pennsylvania, an appointment that commenced in 1784. Valentine Eckert was the proprietor of the Mascelum Furnace near Reading, Pennsylvania, and was appointed the Brigade Inspector of Berks County on April 11th, 1793, an office which he held for 20 years.
Anna's father, Willoughby Mayburry, is the son of Thomas Mayburry III. Willoughby and his brother William were the proprietors of the Green Lane forge near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1813 Willoughby sold his shares to brother, Thomas IV. Willoughby then moved to Frederick County, Maryland, where he and Thomas IV purchased Catoctin Furnace. At that time Maryland was a great center for iron works and Catoctin was an important forge. During these years, Anna Mayburry and her brother Thomas were sent to a boarding school near Hagerstown, Maryland. Sadly, the financial crisis brought the loss of the forge. By 1820, Willoughby sold the furnace to John O'Brien. The home that Willoughby built still exists today and is recorded as an historical home in Maryland.
Willoughby moved his family to Clarksburg, West Virginia, and ran the hotel that was on the site now occupied by the Harrison County Courthouse.
Anna Mayberry met her husband, William Alexander Harrison while living in Clarksburg and the couple married on November 19, 1823. Anna was just 16 and her new husband was a young lawyer of 28.
Shortly after Anna and William were married, Willoughby moved his family to Rockbridge County, Virginia, where he rejoined his brother, Thomas, and worked with the Gibralter Forge. Very close to her family, Anna and her husband would ride horseback to visit her family. These long journeys were arduous, taking a week of traveling through wild, rough and dangerous territory.
Willoughby Mayburry died in 1830 and is buried the New Providence Church Cemetery, Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia. After his death, his wife Susan and two single daughters moved to Berkeley County, West Virginia, to be close to another daughter, Jane Biddle Mayburry Boyd and her family.
Anna Mayburry and William had 11 children. They made their home in a brick house on West Main Street known as the Jack Duncan House.
Anna passed away in 1887 and is buried in the IOOF Cemetery, next to her husband, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. As her ancestors, Anna Mayburry left a long line of successful and fascinating heirs.
Children:
(1) Thomas Willoughby Harrison (1824-1910).
(2) Matthew Waite Harrison (1826-1916).
(3) Frederick Jones Harrison (1828-1829).
(4) Charles Tyler Harrison (1830-1914).
(5) William Gustavus Harrison (1832-1902).
(6) Mayburry M. Harrison (1834-1893).
(7) Susan Ellen Harrison (1836-1887).
(8) Elizabeth Jones Harrison (1838-1917).
(9) Llewellyn Cuthbert Harrison (1840-1861).
(10) Sarah Jane "Sallie" Harrison (1842-?).
(11) Anna Rebecca Harrison (1844-1924).
Written by Nancy Fleetwood Miller, great great great granddaughter
Anna Mayburry, born on February 24, 1807 to Willoughby and Susan Eckert Mayburry. She had 5 sisters: Elizabeth Mayburry [married Warner Jones], Susan Margaret Mayburry [married Thomas Griggs Harris], Jane Biddle Mayburry [married John Elisha Boyd], Sarah Ann Mayburry [single] and Rebecca Warder Mayburry [single].
Anna Mayburry Harrison is a descendant of Thomas Mayburry who was born in England in 1690 and came to America as early as 1716 when he received a land grant in Newton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was this Thomas Mayburry who began the grand legacy of American "Ironmasters." Thomas Mayburry was engaged in the iron industry in Shropshire, England and was the first of four more generations of Ironmaster Mayburry's in America. In 1742 he built a furnace in Virginia for William Vestal.
Anna's maternal grandfather, Valentine Eckert (1735-1821), came to America from Hanover, Germany in 1752. He was a prominent person in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Valentine was a member of the Provincial Conference in June 1776 and the Convention of July 15, 1776. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and 1779, and in 1778 he was one of the commisioners for the purchase of provisions for the Army. He commanded a company of calvary in the Battle of Germantown, where he was wounded. Valentine was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution on June 6, 1781. After the Revolution he served for 7 years as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, Pennsylvania, an appointment that commenced in 1784. Valentine Eckert was the proprietor of the Mascelum Furnace near Reading, Pennsylvania, and was appointed the Brigade Inspector of Berks County on April 11th, 1793, an office which he held for 20 years.
Anna's father, Willoughby Mayburry, is the son of Thomas Mayburry III. Willoughby and his brother William were the proprietors of the Green Lane forge near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1813 Willoughby sold his shares to brother, Thomas IV. Willoughby then moved to Frederick County, Maryland, where he and Thomas IV purchased Catoctin Furnace. At that time Maryland was a great center for iron works and Catoctin was an important forge. During these years, Anna Mayburry and her brother Thomas were sent to a boarding school near Hagerstown, Maryland. Sadly, the financial crisis brought the loss of the forge. By 1820, Willoughby sold the furnace to John O'Brien. The home that Willoughby built still exists today and is recorded as an historical home in Maryland.
Willoughby moved his family to Clarksburg, West Virginia, and ran the hotel that was on the site now occupied by the Harrison County Courthouse.
Anna Mayberry met her husband, William Alexander Harrison while living in Clarksburg and the couple married on November 19, 1823. Anna was just 16 and her new husband was a young lawyer of 28.
Shortly after Anna and William were married, Willoughby moved his family to Rockbridge County, Virginia, where he rejoined his brother, Thomas, and worked with the Gibralter Forge. Very close to her family, Anna and her husband would ride horseback to visit her family. These long journeys were arduous, taking a week of traveling through wild, rough and dangerous territory.
Willoughby Mayburry died in 1830 and is buried the New Providence Church Cemetery, Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia. After his death, his wife Susan and two single daughters moved to Berkeley County, West Virginia, to be close to another daughter, Jane Biddle Mayburry Boyd and her family.
Anna Mayburry and William had 11 children. They made their home in a brick house on West Main Street known as the Jack Duncan House.
Anna passed away in 1887 and is buried in the IOOF Cemetery, next to her husband, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. As her ancestors, Anna Mayburry left a long line of successful and fascinating heirs.
Children:
(1) Thomas Willoughby Harrison (1824-1910).
(2) Matthew Waite Harrison (1826-1916).
(3) Frederick Jones Harrison (1828-1829).
(4) Charles Tyler Harrison (1830-1914).
(5) William Gustavus Harrison (1832-1902).
(6) Mayburry M. Harrison (1834-1893).
(7) Susan Ellen Harrison (1836-1887).
(8) Elizabeth Jones Harrison (1838-1917).
(9) Llewellyn Cuthbert Harrison (1840-1861).
(10) Sarah Jane "Sallie" Harrison (1842-?).
(11) Anna Rebecca Harrison (1844-1924).
ANNA MAYBURRY HARRISON
Written by Nancy Fleetwood Miller, great great great granddaughter
Anna Mayburry, born on February 24, 1807 to Willoughby and Susan Eckert Mayburry. She had 5 sisters: Elizabeth Mayburry [married Warner Jones], Susan Margaret Mayburry [married Thomas Griggs Harris], Jane Biddle Mayburry [married John Elisha Boyd], Sarah Ann Mayburry [single] and Rebecca Warder Mayburry [single].
Anna Mayburry Harrison is a descendant of Thomas Mayburry who was born in England in 1690 and came to America as early as 1716 when he received a land grant in Newton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was this Thomas Mayburry who began the grand legacy of American "Ironmasters." Thomas Mayburry was engaged in the iron industry in Shropshire, England and was the first of four more generations of Ironmaster Mayburry's in America. In 1742 he built a furnace in Virginia for William Vestal.
Anna's maternal grandfather, Valentine Eckert (1735-1821), came to America from Hanover, Germany in 1752. He was a prominent person in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Valentine was a member of the Provincial Conference in June 1776 and the Convention of July 15, 1776. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and 1779, and in 1778 he was one of the commisioners for the purchase of provisions for the Army. He commanded a company of calvary in the Battle of Germantown, where he was wounded. Valentine was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution on June 6, 1781. After the Revolution he served for 7 years as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, Pennsylvania, an appointment that commenced in 1784. Valentine Eckert was the proprietor of the Mascelum Furnace near Reading, Pennsylvania, and was appointed the Brigade Inspector of Berks County on April 11th, 1793, an office which he held for 20 years.
Anna's father, Willoughby Mayburry, is the son of Thomas Mayburry III. Willoughby and his brother William were the proprietors of the Green Lane forge near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1813 Willoughby sold his shares to brother, Thomas IV. Willoughby then moved to Frederick County, Maryland, where he and Thomas IV purchased Catoctin Furnace. At that time Maryland was a great center for iron works and Catoctin was an important forge. During these years, Anna Mayburry and her brother Thomas were sent to a boarding school near Hagerstown, Maryland. Sadly, the financial crisis brought the loss of the forge. By 1820, Willoughby sold the furnace to John O'Brien. The home that Willoughby built still exists today and is recorded as an historical home in Maryland.
Willoughby moved his family to Clarksburg, West Virginia, and ran the hotel that was on the site now occupied by the Harrison County Courthouse.
Anna Mayberry met her husband, William Alexander Harrison while living in Clarksburg and the couple married on November 19, 1823. Anna was just 16 and her new husband was a young lawyer of 28.
Shortly after Anna and William were married, Willoughby moved his family to Rockbridge County, Virginia, where he rejoined his brother, Thomas, and worked with the Gibralter Forge. Very close to her family, Anna and her husband would ride horseback to visit her family. These long journeys were arduous, taking a week of traveling through wild, rough and dangerous territory.
Willoughby Mayburry died in 1830 and is buried the New Providence Church Cemetery, Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia. After his death, his wife Susan and two single daughters moved to Berkeley County, West Virginia, to be close to another daughter, Jane Biddle Mayburry Boyd and her family.
Anna Mayburry and William had 11 children. They made their home in a brick house on West Main Street known as the Jack Duncan House.
Anna passed away in 1887 and is buried in the IOOF Cemetery, next to her husband, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. As her ancestors, Anna Mayburry left a long line of successful and fascinating heirs.
Children:
(1) Thomas Willoughby Harrison (1824-1910).
(2) Matthew Waite Harrison (1826-1916).
(3) Frederick Jones Harrison (1828-1829).
(4) Charles Tyler Harrison (1830-1914).
(5) William Gustavus Harrison (1832-1902).
(6) Mayburry M. Harrison (1834-1893).
(7) Susan Ellen Harrison (1836-1887).
(8) Elizabeth Jones Harrison (1838-1917).
(9) Llewellyn Cuthbert Harrison (1840-1861).
(10) Sarah Jane "Sallie" Harrison (1842-?).
(11) Anna Rebecca Harrison (1844-1924).
Written by Nancy Fleetwood Miller, great great great granddaughter
Anna Mayburry, born on February 24, 1807 to Willoughby and Susan Eckert Mayburry. She had 5 sisters: Elizabeth Mayburry [married Warner Jones], Susan Margaret Mayburry [married Thomas Griggs Harris], Jane Biddle Mayburry [married John Elisha Boyd], Sarah Ann Mayburry [single] and Rebecca Warder Mayburry [single].
Anna Mayburry Harrison is a descendant of Thomas Mayburry who was born in England in 1690 and came to America as early as 1716 when he received a land grant in Newton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was this Thomas Mayburry who began the grand legacy of American "Ironmasters." Thomas Mayburry was engaged in the iron industry in Shropshire, England and was the first of four more generations of Ironmaster Mayburry's in America. In 1742 he built a furnace in Virginia for William Vestal.
Anna's maternal grandfather, Valentine Eckert (1735-1821), came to America from Hanover, Germany in 1752. He was a prominent person in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Valentine was a member of the Provincial Conference in June 1776 and the Convention of July 15, 1776. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776 and 1779, and in 1778 he was one of the commisioners for the purchase of provisions for the Army. He commanded a company of calvary in the Battle of Germantown, where he was wounded. Valentine was promoted to Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution on June 6, 1781. After the Revolution he served for 7 years as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, Pennsylvania, an appointment that commenced in 1784. Valentine Eckert was the proprietor of the Mascelum Furnace near Reading, Pennsylvania, and was appointed the Brigade Inspector of Berks County on April 11th, 1793, an office which he held for 20 years.
Anna's father, Willoughby Mayburry, is the son of Thomas Mayburry III. Willoughby and his brother William were the proprietors of the Green Lane forge near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1813 Willoughby sold his shares to brother, Thomas IV. Willoughby then moved to Frederick County, Maryland, where he and Thomas IV purchased Catoctin Furnace. At that time Maryland was a great center for iron works and Catoctin was an important forge. During these years, Anna Mayburry and her brother Thomas were sent to a boarding school near Hagerstown, Maryland. Sadly, the financial crisis brought the loss of the forge. By 1820, Willoughby sold the furnace to John O'Brien. The home that Willoughby built still exists today and is recorded as an historical home in Maryland.
Willoughby moved his family to Clarksburg, West Virginia, and ran the hotel that was on the site now occupied by the Harrison County Courthouse.
Anna Mayberry met her husband, William Alexander Harrison while living in Clarksburg and the couple married on November 19, 1823. Anna was just 16 and her new husband was a young lawyer of 28.
Shortly after Anna and William were married, Willoughby moved his family to Rockbridge County, Virginia, where he rejoined his brother, Thomas, and worked with the Gibralter Forge. Very close to her family, Anna and her husband would ride horseback to visit her family. These long journeys were arduous, taking a week of traveling through wild, rough and dangerous territory.
Willoughby Mayburry died in 1830 and is buried the New Providence Church Cemetery, Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia. After his death, his wife Susan and two single daughters moved to Berkeley County, West Virginia, to be close to another daughter, Jane Biddle Mayburry Boyd and her family.
Anna Mayburry and William had 11 children. They made their home in a brick house on West Main Street known as the Jack Duncan House.
Anna passed away in 1887 and is buried in the IOOF Cemetery, next to her husband, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. As her ancestors, Anna Mayburry left a long line of successful and fascinating heirs.
Children:
(1) Thomas Willoughby Harrison (1824-1910).
(2) Matthew Waite Harrison (1826-1916).
(3) Frederick Jones Harrison (1828-1829).
(4) Charles Tyler Harrison (1830-1914).
(5) William Gustavus Harrison (1832-1902).
(6) Mayburry M. Harrison (1834-1893).
(7) Susan Ellen Harrison (1836-1887).
(8) Elizabeth Jones Harrison (1838-1917).
(9) Llewellyn Cuthbert Harrison (1840-1861).
(10) Sarah Jane "Sallie" Harrison (1842-?).
(11) Anna Rebecca Harrison (1844-1924).
Family Members
Siblings
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Thomas Willoughby Harrison
1824–1910
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Matthew Waite Harrison
1826–1916
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Charles Tyler Harrison
1830–1914
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William Gustavus Harrison
1832–1902
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Mayburry M Harrison
1834–1893
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Susan Ellen Harrison Osborn
1836–1887
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Elizabeth Jane Harrison Hewes
1838–1917
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Sarah Jane "Sallie" Harrison Irwin
1842–1923
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Anna Rebecca Harrison Patton
1844–1924
