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Richard Harrell of Nansemond Co. Va. VS Richard Harrell of Augusta Co. Va.
For many years certain Harrell family researchers has "assumed" that Richard Harrell of Augusta Co. and Richard Harrell of Nansemond Co., Virginia were one in the same. The main reason for this was because of the lack of facts pertaining to these two Richard's, as well as the fact that it seems as if Harrell's in Virginia and North Carolina used repetative names, i.e.; Moses, Noah, John, James, Richard, etc. We are in no way critizing or casting dispersions on any work done by these family historians and salute them for the work they did. Much of the research was done many years ago and thanks to the internet and other sources that have opened up we have access to some information that they did not have.

One fact that led researchers to believe that Richard of Nansemond and Richard of Augusta were one in the same was from from a Tax List of Nansemond Co., 1717, which lists Richard Harrell. This would make Richard of Nansemond the same age as Richard in Augusta Co. There was also Moses Harrell & Noah Harrell in the 1784 Tax Lists of Nansemond Co.

Nansemond Co., Va and Richard Harrell Sr.
All of Nansemond County, Virginia became the City of Suffolk, Virginia. There were no other counties derived from Nansemond. In 1728, the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina was clarified. Many people who thought they were living in Nansemond Co., Va. now found themselves in Perquimans and Bertie Counties, North Carolina.

Evidence indicates that Richard Harrell of Nansemond Co., Virginia never left Nansemond Co. He is found in Perquimans Co. in 1728. He is in Bertie Co. in 1735, back in Perquimans Co. NC in 1745/46 and 1749/50. He died in Perquimans Co. in 1761, where his will was probated. He was born nearly the same year as Richard Harrell of Augusta. (Sources provided on following web pages)

The Moses Harrell listed in the 1784 Tax List for Nansemond Co., Va. was the son of John Harrell of Bertie Co., NC, who had his will probated in June 1768 at Bertie Co., NC. (Amos, the brother of this Moses is also on the 1783 Tax List for Nansemond Co.) Finally, the Noah Harrell listed in the 1784 Tax List is the son of David Harrell, who had his will probated in 1765 in Bertie Co., NC. This Noah is listed in the same tax list as his widowed mother Charity Harrell.

Augusta Co., Va. and Richard Harrell Sr.
The land that Richard Harrell of Augusta Co., Va. settled on is roughly where Page and Warren County, Virginia is today on the Shenandoah River. This land has gone from being Orange Co., Augusta Co., Dunmore Co., Shenandoah Co. to Warren Co. today. To complicate things even more, this land was on the one time border of Frederick Co. So family records of this Richard is scattered across six counties. The new piece of research that we have is that Richard bought his land 1738-1740 from William Russell. Richard and his wife Elizabeth were listed as residents of Prince William Co., Va. which leads us to rearching the Harrells in Northern Virginia. (Sources listed on following web pages)

Based upon the currently available information, it is now believed that RICHARD HARROLD of Lancaster Co., Virginia in 1668 is the progenitor of the 18th Century Harrold/Harrels of Lancaster, Northumberland, Stafford, Prince William, Augusta, Frederick and Shenandoah Counties of Virginia. Subject to revision as more data becomes available, we reconstruct the Harrold Family as follows:



The foregoing Generation Report is on Richard Harrold of Augusta but begins with who we feel is the progenitor of his family. There is most likely errors but the majority is based on the Northern Virginia Facts. This is subject to change. Submitted by Ron Nota, Gail Cope Haferkamp and Dave Metz. (Note: Other lines for the Northern Virginia Harrells will be added as we receive them and will be found on another page.)


Generation No. 1
1. RICHARD HARROLD, SR. was born Abt. 1635 in Prob. England, and died Bef. 1700 in Lancaster Co., or Northumberland Co. VA. He married POSS. MISS BROWNE.

Children of RICHARD HARROLD and POSS. BROWNE are:
2. GILBERT HARROLD, b. Abt. 1657, Prob. Lancaster Co., VA; d. Bef. 17 Nov 1703, Northumberland Co., VA.
2. WALTER HARROLD, b. Abt. 1660, Prob. Lancaster Co., VA; d. Bef. 17 Feb 1702/03, Northumberland Co., VA.
2. RICHARD HARREL, JR., b. Abt. 1675, Lancaster Co., VA; d. Aft. 18 Jul 1711, Lancaster Co., VA.


Generation No. 2

2. GILBERT HARROLD (RICHARD) was born Abt. 1657 in Prob. Lancaster Co., VA, and died Bef. 17 Nov 1703 in Northumberland Co., VA.
Children of GILBERT HARROLD are:
3. JAMES HARREL/HARRILL, b. 03 May 1679, Northumberland Co., VA; d. Abt. 1762, Prince William Co., VA.
3. MARY HARREL, b. 03 Mar 1679/80, Northumberland Co., VA.
3. GILBERT HARROLD, JR., b. 25 Mar 1682, Northumberland Co., VA; d. Abt. 1750, Northumberland Co., VA; m. JOAN, Bef. May 1715.
3.EDWARD HARREL, b. Abt. 1686, Lancaster Co., VA; d. Overwharton Parish, Stafford, VA.


2. WALTER HARROLD (RICHARD) was born Abt. 1660 in Prob. Lancaster Co., VA, and died Bef. 17 Feb 1702/03 in Northumberland Co., VA. He married PRISCILLA 1682 in Lancaster or Northumberland Co., VA. She died Bef. 17 Feb 1702/03 in Northumberland Co., VA.
Children of WALTER HARROLD and PRISCILLA are:
3. MARY HARALD, b. 22 Aug 1682, Northumberland Co., VA.
3. NICHOLAS HARALD/HARROLD, b. 15 Oct 1684, Northumberland Co., VA.
3. SARAH HARALD, b. 1687, Northumberland Co., VA.
3. JOHN HARROLD, b. Abt. Dec 1688, Northumberland Co., VA; d. Frederick Co., VA.
3 HUGH HARROLD, b. Abt. Dec 1688, Northumberland Co., VA; d. 1743, Frederick Co., VA.


2. RICHARD HARREL, JR. (RICHARD HARROLD, SR.) was born Abt. 1675 in Lancaster Co., VA, and died Aft. 18 Jul 1711 in Lancaster Co., VA. He married MARGARET BALL Abt. 1698, daughter of THOMAS BALL. She was born Abt. 1680.
Child of RICHARD HARREL and MARGARET BALL is:
3. RICHARD HARREL III, b. Abt. 1700, Lancaster Co., VA; d. Bet. 1751 - 1758, Augusta Co., Virginia.


Generation No. 3
3. JAMES HARREL/HARRILL (GILBERT HARROLD, RICHARD) was born 03 May 1679 in Northumberland Co., VA, and died Abt. 1762 in Prince William Co., VA. He married MARY CHAPMAN Abt. 1704 in Northumberland Co., VA.
Children of JAMES HARREL/HARRILL and MARY CHAPMAN are:
4. JOHN HARRILL, b. Abt. 1704, Northumberland Co., VA.
4. DANIEL HARRILL, b. Northumberland Co., VA.
4. MOSES HARRILL, b. Northumberland Co., VA.
4. WILLIAM HARRILL, b. Northumberland Co., VA.
4. JAMES HARRELL, b. 29 Nov 1719, Northumberland Co., VA; d. Bef. 1756.
4. GILBERT HARRELL, b. 14 Oct 1721, Northumberland Co., VA. ( See Harrell Lines webpage for continuation of Dave Metz line)
4. SAMUEL HARRILL, b. Northumberland Co., VA.
4. ELIZABETH HARRILL, b. Northumberland Co., VA.
4. MARY HARRILL, b. Northumberland Co., VA.
4. SUSANNA HARRILL, b. Northumberland Co., VA.
4. ROASAN HARRILL, b. 24 Dec 1731, Northumberland Co., VA.


3. EDWARD HARREL (GILBERT HARROLD, RICHARD) was born Abt. 1686 in Lancaster Co., VA, and died in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, VA. He married MARGARET BRUMWELL 20 Apr 1707 in Christ Church Parish, Lancaster Co., Va, daughter of PETER BRUMWELL. She was born 12 Apr 1685 in Christchurch, Middlesex Co., VA.
Children of EDWARD HARREL and MARGARET BRUMWELL are:
4. THOMAS HARRELL.
4. EDWARD HARRELL, JR..
4. JUDITH HARREL, b. Abt. 1712; m. WILLIAM GREEN, 12 Jan 1741/42, Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA.
4. MARY HARREL, m. PETER HUDSON


3. JOHN HARROLD (WALTER, RICHARD) was born Abt. Dec 1688 in Northumberland Co., VA, and died in Frederick Co., VA.
Children of JOHN HARROLD are:
4. JOHN4 HERRELL, b. 10 Mar 1715/16, Northumberland Co., VA.
4. WILLIAM HERRELL, b. 13 Oct 1720, Northumberland Co., VA.
4. JACOB HARRELL, b. Abt. 1725, Northumberland Co., VA; d. Aft. 1782, Frederick Co., VA.


3. HUGH HARROLD (WALTER, RICHARD) was born Abt. Dec 1688 in Northumberland Co., VA, and died 1743 in Frederick Co., VA.
Children of HUGH HARROLD are:
4. HUGH HARROLD, JR., b. Northumberland Co., VA.
4. JANE HARROLD, b. Northumberland Co., VA.


3. RICHARD HARREL III (RICHARD, RICHARD HARROLD, SR.) was born Abt. 1700 in Lancaster Co., VA, and died Bet. 1751 - 1758 in Augusta Co., Virginia. He married ELIZABETH. She was born Abt. 1704.
Children of RICHARD HARREL and ELIZABETH are:
4. WILLIAM HARROLD, b. Abt. 1721, prob. Lancaster Co., VA.
4. JOHN HARROLD, b. Abt. 1724, prob. Lancaster Co., VA.
4. JAMES HARROLD, b. Abt. 1727, prob. Lancaster Co., VA.
4. MOSES HARREL, SR., b. Abt. 1730, prob. Lancaster Co., VA; d. 12 Sep 1803, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
4. RICHARD HARROLD IV, b. Abt. 1733, prob. Prince William Co., VA.
4. AARON HARROLD, b. Abt. 1736, prob. Prince William Co., VA.