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Deacon Edward Morris 1658–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1658

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 29 Aug 1727

Death Location: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Lt. (Morrison)

Mother: Grace Bett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bowen

Children(s): Elizabeth Morris, John Morris, Abigail Morris, Susanna Morris, Grace Morris, Prudence Morris, Hannah Morris, Lieut Morris, Elizabeth Morris

In 1658, Deacon Edward Morris entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Lt Edward Thomas Morris Morrison And Grace Bett. Deacon Edward Morris married Elizabeth Bowen, and had children including Abigail Morris, Elizabeth Morris, Grace Morris, Hannah Morris, John Morris, Lieut Edward Morris, Prudence Morris, Susanna Morris. Deacon Edward Morris passed away in 1727 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1658, Deacon Edward Morris entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Lt Edward Thomas Morris Morrison And Grace Bett.
  • Deacon Edward Morris married Elizabeth Bowen, and had children including Abigail Morris, Elizabeth Morris, Grace Morris, Hannah Morris, John Morris, Lieut Edward Morris, Prudence Morris, Susanna Morris.
  • Deacon Edward Morris passed away in 1727 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. (Morrison)
1630–1689
Birth Location: Holy Cross Abbey, Waltham, Essex, England
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Grace Bett
1634–1705
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bowen
1661–1743
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Morris
1688–1753
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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John Morris
1677–1774
Birth Location: Fletching, Sussex, England
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Abigail Morris
1694–
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Susanna Morris
1698–1768
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Grace Morris
1692–1718
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Prudence Morris
1702–1780
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Morris
1686–1714
Birth Location: Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Lieut Morris
1688–1769
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Morris
1684–1685
Birth Location: Roxbury
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Deacon Morris's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Morris
1658–1727
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Lt. Edward Thomas Morris (Morrison)
1630–1689
Holy Cross Abbey, Waltham, Essex, England
Grace Bett
1634–1705
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Edward ((Morris)) Morrison
1580–1631
Great Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Prudence Heath
1597–1632
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Thomas Bett
1602–1688
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Bridge
1606–1706
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Morris's Descendants

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Deacon (Edward) Morris (10 Mar 1658–29 Aug 1727) m. Elizabeth Bowen (26 Jan 1661–20 Nov 1743)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Morris 1688–1753 m. William (Hames) Sr. 1682–1754
    1. 1. William (Hames) Jr. 1711–1769 m. Winifred Gathings 1714–1764
      1. 1. Randolph Hames 1743–1774
      2. 2. Rachael Hames 1739–
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Hames 1737–1738
      4. 4. Edmund Hames 1735–
      5. 5. John Hames 1741–1769
      6. 6. Charles Hames 1732–1807 m. Catherine Krugg 1735–1835
        1. 1. William Hames 1759–1823
        2. 2. Rebackah Hames 1776–1827
        3. 3. Winifred Hames 1762–1828
        4. 4. Charles Hames 1767–1844
        5. 5. John Hames 1764–1860
        6. 6. Catherine Hames 1771–1818
        7. 7. Martha Hames 1765–
        8. 8. Thomas Hames 1773–1816
        9. 9. Edmund Hames 1778–1840
        10. 10. Mary Hames 1757–1804
        11. 11. Rebbeca Hames 1765–
      7. 7. William (Hames) III 1753–1811 m. Jemima Hammond 1755–1843
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hames 1773–1849
        2. 2. William Hames 1783–1857
        3. 3. Jinsey Hames 1785–
        4. 4. Joshua Hames 1779–1854 m. Roxanna (Elizabeth) Trippe 1780–1856
        5. 5. Edmund Hames 1777–
        6. 6. Mary (Polly Short) Hames 1781–1834
        7. 7. Lemuel R.hames 1799–1870 m. Martha (Catharine) Smith 1800–1840
    2. 2. Elizabeth Hames 1720–
    3. 3. Mary (Anne) Hames 1723–1754 m. William (John) Allgood 1724–1798
      1. 1. Spencer Allgood 1759–
      2. 2. Hannah Allgood 1749–
      3. 3. Emanuel ("Manly") Allgood 1748–1812
      4. 4. Winny Allgood 1747–
      5. 5. John Allgood 1746–1815
      6. 6. Hannah Allgood 1745–
      7. 7. Edward Allgood 1741–1820 m. Elizabeth Hudson 1770–1821
        1. 1. John (H) Allgood 1801–1865
        2. 2. Charles (B) Allgood 1810–1883
        3. 3. Varney (Edward) Allgood 1815–1896
        4. 4. Spencer Allgood 1803–1850
      8. 8. John Allgood 1751–1839 m. Sarah Willis 1750–1812
        1. 1. Susannah Allgood 1776–1860
        2. 2. William (Allgood) Sr 1785–1855
      9. 9. William (Henry "Pikey") Allgood 1761–1847 m. Sarah (Susanna) Royal 1761–1793
        1. 1. Rebecca Allgood 1789–1881
        2. 2. Obedience Allgood 1813–1832
        3. 3. Lettie Allgood 1810–1870
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Allgood 1809–1832
        5. 5. Henry (Robert) Allgood 1800–1875
        6. 6. Peter Allgood 1791–1850
        7. 7. Joseph (R) Allgood 1798–1860
        8. 8. James Allgood 1789–1852
        9. 9. Wyatt Allgood 1788–1865
        10. 10. Lucy Allgood 1788–1850
        11. 11. Elizabeth Allgood 1786–1850
        12. 12. Presley Allgood 1786–1840
        13. 13. Columbus Allgood 1785–
    4. 4. John Hames 1713–1781 m. Ruth 1715–1781
      1. 1. Betty (Ann) Hames 1736–1806 m. William Hammock 1725–1808
        1. 1. Charity Hammock 1763–1849
        2. 2. James (L) Hammock 1755–1756
        3. 3. Lewis Hammack 1757–
        4. 4. Benedict Hammock 1762–1779
        5. 5. William Hammack 1760–1849
    5. 5. Charles Hames 1715–1751 m. Lucresy 1717–
      1. 1. Ann Haymes 1743–
    6. 6. Charity Hames 1719–1762 m. John Harris 1715–1773
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Betty) Harris 1746–
      2. 2. Nancy Harris 1749–
      3. 3. William Harris 1751–1848
      4. 4. Temperance Harris 1738–
      5. 5. Mary Harris 1739–
      6. 6. Moses Harris 1746–
      7. 7. Philip Harris 1737–
      8. 8. Orrin Harris 1742–
      9. 9. Hugh Harris 1743–
      10. 10. Sarah Harris 1740–
  2. 2. John Morris 1677–1774
  3. 3. Abigail Morris 1694–
  4. 4. Susanna Morris 1698–1768
  5. 5. Grace Morris 1692–1718
  6. 6. Prudence Morris 1702–1780
  7. 7. Hannah Morris 1686–1714
  8. 8. Lieut (Edward) Morris 1688–1769 m. Bethiah Peake 1698–1779
    1. 1. Martha Morris 1731–1812
    2. 2. Edward (Morris) Jr 1719–1745
    3. 3. Hannah Morris 1741–1745
    4. 4. Hannah Morris 1719–1736
    5. 5. Asa Morris 1727–1775
    6. 6. Elizabeth Morris 1716–1745
    7. 7. Grace Morris 1721–
    8. 8. Bithiah Morris 1723–
    9. 9. Mary Morris 1733–1759
    10. 10. Jonathan Morris 1735–1813
    11. 11. Dorothy Morris 1739–1740
    12. 12. Eunice Morris 1728–1807
    13. 13. Isaac Morris 1725–1778
    14. 14. Priscilla Morris 1737–1785
  9. 9. Elizabeth Morris 1684–1685

Deacon Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1658
10 Mar 1658
Birth of Deacon Edward Morris in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1727
29 Aug 1727
Age 69
Death of Deacon Edward Morris in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1658
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogical and historical register of the descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass, and Wo
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogical and historical register of the descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass, and Wo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: , , Bath, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 01010, Bath County, VA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1727
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogical and historical register of the descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass, and Wo
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogical and historical register of the descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass, and Wo

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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