The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-11

to his home, Sherwood Forest. An Il
o'her party OF Danes went by rnotpty'
cars first to GTeenway, where JudxAss
george Il. Christian made a tine orasss
ZION upon President Tyler. whom hasF
wen remembered when he was a boy
anu tue President citizen OF Cnarless
CITY County. ID. Gardiner TYLER aot, al
Judge ID. Gardiner Tyler. and rranag
son OF the President. unveiled the dial rs
Then delicious collation. wasS
served; food typical OF the old Coz
loniai neighhorhood. After this rluchs
enjoyed refreshment automobiles and
carriages wendell their way through 8
enchantins woods by surgiins Brooks
under the bluest sky, with allSSthe
fragrance of the May roads salutingS
them. to historic Berkeley. where thu
BERKELEY dial was unveiled
MIS-. Jamerson. the patron mistress
or Berkeley. received her guests on
the beautiful lawn near his mother's6
chamber" to which William Henry
Harrison came from the far West 10
write his inaugural address
Mortimer Harrison ESQ. OF Charles
City, here made the address. and tho )
youngest daughter of this historic
house. little Harrison dauph-
ter OF Hugh Harrison, with her baby
hands unveiled It, Ja
Ihen afternoon tea with many his
lawn. These two ceremonies in As
"storied county were unique and I'M
press!ve. and the presence of men, i
Hers OF two historic families gave
wonderful tone to the occasion. The
Tyier family was represented by Judge
d. Gardiner Tyler and his family. and
Or Lyon q. Tyler. of williamsburg,
ana ms family. II was good to SEQ
work. u
put our readers will AJAX. what has.
TINS to do with genealogy of the Har-6
r'sohs: only this Perhaps there Is
no family so we'll represented in
ITS original locality as the Harrisons.
oil Charles city. They chung to tho
or'Slhai SOIL. and although Berkeley
mas gone out OF the family, all around
Berkeley Harrisons live on the Original
grant. +sS'
The first Benjamin Harrison, Or.
charles CITY County was born about
1915 ana he is buried at Westoyar
whicn was then a CHURCH as we'll MS a
plantation He was the frat Harrison
master Of Berkeley. He married Anne.
daughter of ating Carter. and had
peiJa,nin :. signer of the Declaration
Oh Independence, and Governor OF ytrs
ginia. who married Miss Rasset and
nad BENJAMIN, of Berk eley who mar
req successlvely Lucy Wilson and
Mary Page. The children by Lucy
wilson are not accounted for. nv Mary
rage were Mary, who married ReyF
Wiiiia'n Mcguire, and had William,
Lucy, Frank, Edward and Benjamin..
FRANK Mcclure married Helen Noltins s
and his daughter. Susan Mcclure re.
presents the oldest branch OF tho
Berkeley Harrisons. Dr. Ben HART
son, son of Benjamin. OF Berkeley mar
ried Mattewilla Pope. and had Dr.
Ben, the ''chldren's friend. an,,
others. ~
me Har:isons. who stin live in
Nhafles city. and who took part I'm tha3
unNeiiing OF the Harrison dial are de-
scended from Carter. of Clifton. In
cumberland County, who was son ~
benjamin. the first. of Berkeley. and
Ann Carter. his wife, This Carter 10Y
Harrison married Susan Randolph mn,
hau Randolph go Harrison. of Cum
periahd County. who married Mary
randolph, OF Dungenness. also in Cum
beriand. and had Thomas (dO Harrison
VINO married Elizabeth Cunningham
ana returned to Charles City COMFY
ms children were William H. (O Har.S
| rison' who married Caroline H. Lam
per,' ana had Thomas t6) who mar
rieu Gertrude Strachan. of Petersburg
and had Emily (7) and William MORT,
'ner. william CD H.: Mary C6). mar
RED Major y. n. Drewry; John (6) Ed.
ward c, 60, married first, Anna Har-
rison. and second. Mrs Sue Rufin VIII
coz ana mad Edward 90 r. and Hugh
l. Cd; Archie CD, Lizzie (6). married
carter Wallford. of Sabine Hall; Jane
to), married John a. RufHn; Carrie (6y.
married ma Jacaueline Douthat. and James
'6l T. Harrison. now OF Danviiie.
Mortimer ca Harrison. the Oldest
son OF Thomas (6) Harrison, of Charles
lily gave the Grafton on the Berkeley
lawn on Friday last. and the little
u ,'a;, nter OF Hugh 90 It. Harrison un-
veiled the dial. Most of the descen-
dants OF William t5) H. Harrison and
caroline Lambert lived i'm Charles CITY.
ana with an old-time courtesy and a
n.storlcai hospitality they made rare
occasion on Friday last
Mrs Herbert ~ Saunders, IL descendant
OIL the brandon Harrisons. was chair
man of the unveillng, and Mrs. Jamer-
son, inc mistress of Berkeley, was tho
hostess for the OCCASION