Colonel Benjamin Harrison, IV

1694 - 1745  (51 years)

• Name	Benjamin Harrison  [1, 2]
  Title	Colonel
  Suffix	IV
  Birth	1694	Charles City County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1720	Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  	American Army; Colonel
  Death	12 Jul 1745	Charles City County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Cause: Struck by Lightning
  Burial	Berkeley Plantation Graveyard, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I32400	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Harrison, III,   b. 20 Sep 1673, Wakefield, Surry, Virginia, USA d. 10 Apr 1710, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Burwell,   b. Jun 1677, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Dec 1734, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1698	Virginia, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F15742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Carter,   b. 1704, Lancaster County, Virginia, USA d. 1745, Berkeley, Charles City, Virginia, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1721	Virginia, USA   [3, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Colonel Benjamin Harrison, V,   b. 13 Dec 1730, Berkeley, Charles City, Virginia, USA d. 24 Apr 1791, Berkeley, Charles City, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1694 - Charles City County, Virginia, USA Military Service - American Army; Colonel - Abt 1720 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 1721 - Virginia, USA Death - Cause: Struck by Lightning - 12 Jul 1745 - Charles City County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  HARRISON-Benjamin IV Col Benjamin Harrison IV -- He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the son of Benjamin Harrison III, and the father of Benjamin Harrison V, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the fifth Governor of Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11421] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, HARRISON Colonel Benjamin IV 1694-1745 (Veteran). He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the son of Benjamin Harrison III, and the father of Benjamin Harrison V, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the fifth Governor of Virginia. Harrison is also known as the builder of "Berkeley" which is believed to be the oldest three-story brick mansion in Virginia and is the ancestral home to two Presidents of the United States: William Henry Harrison, his grandson, and Benjamin Harrison his great-great-grandson. In 1745, he and his "two youngest daughters" were killed when lightning struck his house. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42848280/benjamin-harrison [S11547] Wikipedia: Benjamin Harrison IV, Benjamin Harrison IV. Benjamin Harrison IV (1693 – July 12, 1745[1]) was a colonial American planter, politician, and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. He was the son of Benjamin Harrison III and the father of Benjamin Harrison V, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the fifth governor of Virginia.[2][3] Harrison built the homestead of Berkeley Plantation, which is believed to be the oldest three-story brick mansion in Virginia and is the ancestral home to two presidents: his grandson William Henry Harrison, and his great-great-grandson Benjamin Harrison.[4] The Harrison family and the Carter family were both powerful families in Virginia, and they were united when Harrison married Anne Carter, the daughter of Robert "King" Carter.[5] His family also forged ties to the Randolph family, as four of his children married four grandchildren of William Randolph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison_IV [S11421] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 625.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS. [S11546] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): BURWELL Elizabet Harrison, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BURWELL Elizabeth Harrison 1677-1734. Wife of Benjamin Harrison III - Great-Grandmother of President William Henry Harrison and third Great-Grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7656562/elizabeth_harrison [S11421] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 1585.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCC. [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, CARTER Sarah Anne Harrison 1704-1745. Died. Spring 1745 before 12 July 1745 because Benjamin was a widower with young children—Hannah and Lucy—when Ben H was struck by lightning, killing him and Hannah and Lucy on 12 July 1745 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51201086/sarah_anne_harrison