When Harrison Briscoe was born about 1784, in Prince William, Virginia, United States, his father, George Cole Briscoe, was 53 and his mother, Ann Frances Mcmillion, was 52. He married Henrietta Briscoe on 22 May 1808, in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nelson, Kentucky, United States in 1830 and Union Township, Lincoln, Missouri, United States in 1840. He died on 10 January 1849, in Lincoln, Missouri, United States, at the age of 66.
Do you know Harrison? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+5 More Children
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
English (northern): habitational name from any of various places so named, including Briscoe in Hutton Mulgrave and Briscoe in Romaldkirk (both North Yorkshire), Brisco Rigg in Stainburn (Yorkshire), or Brisco in Saint Cuthbert Without and Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet (both Cumberland). Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet is named with Old Norse Bretaskógr ‘wood of the Britons’ (see Brett ). Brisco in Cumberland and Briscoe in North Yorkshire are named with Old Norse birki ‘birch’ + skógr ‘wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.