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Capt William R "Old Billy" Morris 1722–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1722

Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1792

Death Location: Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States

Father: Anthony Morris

Mother: Phoebe Guest

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Capt William R "Old Billy" Morris was born in 1722 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the child of Anthony Morris And Phoebe Guest. Capt William R "Old Billy" Morris passed away in 1792 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt William R "Old Billy" Morris was born in 1722 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the child of Anthony Morris And Phoebe Guest.
  • Capt William R "Old Billy" Morris passed away in 1792 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

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Capt Morris's Ancestors

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Capt Morris
1722–1792
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Parents
Anthony Morris
1681–1763
St Olave, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Phoebe Guest
1685–1768
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Anthony Morris
1654–1721
Old Gravel Lane, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
Mary Jones
–1688
George (Isaac) Guest
1638–1685
Birmingham, Warwickshire, , England
Alice Bailys
1653–1705
Birmingham, Warwickshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Morris
1630–
Elizabeth Senior
1629–1660
John Guest
1600–1672
William IV
1622–1701
Elizabeth CHANDERS\Chandler
1624–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Morris
1596–1655
Elizabeth Watsbur
1604–1660
Elizabeth Piddocke
1579–1600
Annie (Baylis)
1605–

Capt Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1 Jan 1722
Birth of Capt William R "Old Billy" Morris in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1792
1 Dec 1792
Age 70
Death of Capt William R "Old Billy" Morris in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1722
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1792
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States

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