Hi
Checked out the A2A reference I mentioned in my previous message, nothing interesting to be gleaned from it. Just Richard Harrison in effect swearing that he had a bona fide “Estate in Law or Equity to and for my own use and benefit consisting of Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments as do qualify me to act as a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester in accordance with the true Intent and meaning of an Act of Parliament made in the 18th year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Second”………………….”which said Lands Tenements and Hereditaments are situate lying and being in the Parish of St John in Bedwardine in the County of Worcester.”
I had better luck with the will of Richard Harrison which was proved on 9 September 1795 his wife Mary being the sole executrix. Estate "did not amount to £2000". No time to read the full 7 pages, but a quick skim to get family members names.
1) Daughter Elizabeth wife of Richard Yeomans of the Tything, Worcester
2) Son Robert and wife Elizabeth and their six children- Emma Clara, Sarah, Thomas, William, John Christopher and Henry.
3) Son John William
Another grandson Richard Hopkins Harrison
Thomas Tolley and son-in-law Richard Yeomans to farm Temple Lawn (sic)currently in the occupation of Stephen Barber. There wasn’t enough time to read why and for how long they were to farm the estate. Richard also owned Writers (?) Mill and Ambrose Mill in the same parish - St John in Bedwardine. This was a very large parish at that time. I think others have already given you useful references for that.
It appears that the Harrison family may have been doubly related to the Yeomans. Grazebrook mentions:-
Yeomans of Worcester; as borne by William Yeomans who married Margaret, daughter and co-heiress of Rowland Berkeley, of Cotheridge. The heiress married Harrison of Temple Laughern – Sable, a chevron, between three cronels of spears argent.
Can you just clarify how you know that Jane Harrison who was married outside Worcestershire (in Birmingham) was connected to the Harrisons of Temple Laughern. Did Jane and William Horton marry by licence?
I expect you know that a lot of people used Crests and Coats of Arms in the 19th century that were not actually granted to their family or were fictitious. We have a an old family bookplate and a wax impression taken from a ring with a supposed family Arms and Crest. The advice given 50 years ago by the College of Arms was that the Arms and Crest were of identical design to those born by a 17th century family in London with a different surname, and those to were "Arms that were not allowed"!!!
Nemo
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