| Notes |
- she was three-quarters Native American
- dau of Cockacoeske, Queen of the Pamunkey, and Chief Totopotomoy (also called Toby West)
- son of Lord de la Warr and Rachel Powhatan
- ** See marriage notes for list of children **
- ** See Thomas Harrison's notes **
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Found at findagrave.com on 6/9/2025
Jane Totopotomoi Harrison
Birth: 1650
Death: 1724 (aged 73-74) Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Harrison CemeteryPrince William County, Virginia, USA
Memorial #: 137563409
Bio:
Born in or near the Indian village of Chopawamsic, home of the Pamunkey tribe, probably between 1650-60. She was the daughter of "Toby West", Chief Totopotomoy, and the Pamunkey Queen Cockacoeske.
Granddaughter of Thomas West, third Baron de la Warr, by "Rachel" Powhatan, the daughter of Powhatan.
Documentation:
The Monteith Family and the Potomac Indians (2001) by William L Deyo;
A Brief Outline of Recorded History of the Patawomeck Tribe (2000) by William L. Deyo, Official Historian of the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia;
The Family and Ancestry of William Dabney (1743-1779) of Virginia, and his two wives, Jane Quarles and Anna Harris: An analysis of the English Connections of the Families of Dabney, Harris, Overton, Waters, Peake, Herbert, Mallory, Quarles, Millett, and Others (2000) by William L. Deyo;
The Sullivan Family of Stafford County, Virginia (2000) by William L. Deyo;
Shawnee Heritage by Don Greene, vol. IV, p.393;
Five Generations of the Family of Burr Harrison (1991) by John P. Alcock, pp.50-53,93.
Whether Cockacoeske's daughter Mrs. Harrison and/or her husband Thomas Harrison were buried in the Harrison family cemetery on the Harrison family's Chopawamsic Plantation is undocumented, but as they lived very near it is a strong probability; certainly nearby.
Her Christian name is unproven but some familt trees show her as Jane Totopotomoi, perhaps only a "placeholder name" but one "as good as any," as William Deyo said. She married about 1671 Thomas Harrison (born 1647), brother of Burr Harrison, and was born circa 1648 (before 1655), the daughter of Cockacoeske and her first husband Toby West (Chief Totopotomoy).
Native American genealogy includes many fragmentary records and much supposition and theory. Tribal historian William Deyo says that "Of the three women named Seth mentioned in John West's (1716) will, one may have been a daughter of his sister or half-sister who married Thomas Harrison and the others would have been her grandchildren, OR all three could have been grandchildren."
John West provided for the children and grandchildren of his half-sister Mrs. Harrison in his will in 1716, though the relationships are not clearly set out in the documentation. Col. Burr Harrison also deeded land to his niece Seth Blake Lucas for free during her lifetime.
Shawnee Heritage by Don Greene, vol. IV, p.393, gives her birth as 1641 and death after 1661.
The daughters of Thomas Harrison and Jane Totopotomoi are thought have been:
1. "Ann" Harrison (or Daughter 1) (circa 1668) possibly married George Short who is said to be the father of Seth/Sythia Elizabeth Short (born c1678) who married Thomas Harrison (1665-1746), son of Col. Burr Harrison (born 1637). If this is correct, Seth Short married her mother's first cousin. Most family trees online show Seth or Sithia Elizabeth Short as a daughter of George Short and unknown first wife. One shows her (born April 1674 in Charles Co., MD., d.13 Aug 1746 Stafford Co., VA.) as a daughter of George Short (1649-1718 St. Mary's, MD) and wife Martha Ann Barnes (1650-1718), daughter of Henry Barnes and Suzanna.
4 Mar 1719: Short, George, planter, Charles Co., 17th Oct. 1718; 4th Mar., 1719. To wife Anne, extx., dwelling plantation, -----, and personal estate during life, at her decease to be divided bet. son Daniel and dau. Eliza: Dent. son Daniel and hrs., 60 A., Smith's Purchase"; he dying without issue) to dau. Elizabeth Dent and hrs. son George and dau. Elizabeth Dent, 50 A., "Simpson's Supply"' during their lives, after their decease to grand son George Short and hrs. Shd. he die without issue., to dau. Elizabeth afsd., absolutely. Test: John Bucknam, John Cadell, Susanah Bucknam. 15. 315.
Elizabeth Short Dent, half-sister of Seth/Sythia Elizabeth Short Harrison, was the wife of George Dent who d. 1750 St. Mary's, MD. Their son George Jr. married Elizabeth Harrison (Burrell, some say) and died 1757 Fairfax, VA., and John Summers appraised his estate. Elizabeth Harrison Dent was said to be the daughter of Richard Harrison, son of Joseph (and wife Verlinda Stone, 3rd-great-granddaughter of Joseph Crowshaw), son of Richard, son of Joseph, son of Cuthbert Harrison and Susannah Burr.
2. Seth Harrison born circa 1670 (by 1671) who married Jacob Anderson, the son of David Anderson and wife Elizabeth, the widow of John Hallowes who had owned Burr Harrison's indenture. Their daughter was Seth Anderson who married Dr. Richard Bryant.
3. Margaret Harrison (circa 1672) who married Moses Linton and had a daughter Seth Linton who married Moses Quarles.
4. Daughter 4 (born circa 1676, died by 1716) married Robert Blake and had (1) Seth Blake (born circa 1695) who married first Henry Lucas and second John Summers; (2) Benjamin Blake; and (3) John Blake.
Tribal historian Bill Deyo generously provided most of the information and theories in this sketch and developed this outline of the daughters of Thomas Harrison and Cockacoeske's daughter. Bill Deyo's ancestor was Seth Anderson (#2 above) as well as Susannah West Dabney, the daughter of Cockacoeske and her interpreter Cornelius Dabney, and a sister of "Jane" West Harrison. Some family trees suggest Susannah could be much younger and a daughter of her sister Mrs. Harrison, but most references agree she was Cockacoeske's daughter. Shawnee Heritage IV by Don Greene, vol. IV, p.396, shows Susannah as born c1653, and married first 1666 Cornelius Dabney and c1669 David Anderson (see #2 above). If she was born as early as 1653 or 1649 (as some suggest) she had to be the daughter of Cockacoeske, not granddaughter.
Descendants of Cornelius Dabney and Susannah West include William Deyo, official tribal historian of the Pamunkey; Patrick Henry (the orator and Governor of Virginia), Dabney Carr (brother-in-law of President Thomas Jefferson), Nancy Astor (first woman to sit in the British House of Commons), Zachary Taylor (President of the United States), and his daughter Sarah Knox Taylor, the first wife of President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy.
Family Members
Parents
Totopotomoy "Thomas" West 1616-1656
Cockacoeske "Queen Anne" Powhatan West 1634-1686
Spouse
Thomas Harrison 1647-1716
Siblings
Joseph West 1650-Unknown
Susannah Anderson 1653-1724
Half Siblings
MAJ John West 1657-1716
Children
Sythia C. Short Harrison 1674-1749
Seth Elizabeth Harrison Blake 1676-1716
Created by: Ray Isbell (47188697)
Added: 2014-10-21T13:20:54.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137563409/jane-harrison
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137563409/jane-harrison: accessed June 9, 2025), memorial page for Jane Totopotomoi Harrison (1650-1724), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137563409, citing Harrison Cemetery, Prince William County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ray Isbell (contributor 47188697).
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