Harry and the others willed alongside him were to remain on the Chapman plantation for a year after Chapman's death to "work for a year after Chapman passes, bringing the plantation to good standing and then to all be sold."
Joseph Woods' will and testament stated that 13 enslaved people would be divided equally between John Ballard, Harrison M. Ballard, Martha Ansnian, Susan Brown, Elizabeth Wood, Jane Campbell, Polly Ballard.
In IAS Book 4, the partition of the lands and other property of Edward Watts, Harrison is listed among the enslaved individuals that were bequeathed to Mrs. Carr. A value of $2000.00 was placed on Harrison.
According to the 1870 census, there was a mixed-race man named John Daniel who was the father of Harrison Daniel, a mixed-race boy whose mother was Eliza. It is highly possible this is the same Harrison, and that the sex listed in the Birth Register is wrong.
In the will of Jacob Murray, Rose was allowed to chose a new master for herself and her children. Murray did not want them to be sold publicly or taken away by strangers. However, Henry was later purchased by Mrs. C. Murray; if Mrs. C. Murray was Jacob Murray's wife or another close family member, it is possible Henry was still kept with his family. In the Appraisement of Property of Jacob Murray, a value of $1200.00 was placed on Rose and Harrison.
From IAS book: "...assembled at the house of James Kyle administrator of Lewis Kyle decd. and appraised the property as follows..."
One negro boy named Harrison for $550.
John Peringer willed the same arrangements applied to Alexander, Phil, Rose, and Henry be applied to Harrison with the option that if Rose, Henry and Harrison chose to be "sold," they are to be "sold" together with the choice of "master."