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Eleanor Nelly Morris 1746 – 1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1746

Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 Jul 1833

Death Location: Mills Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Morris

Mother: Esther Phalby

Spouse(s): William Mills

Children(s): Dr Mills, Amelia Mills, Millicent MILLS, Eleanor Mills, Jesse Mills, Marvel Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Mourning Mills, Sarah Mills, Eleanor Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Phalby Mills

Eleanor Nelly Morris was born in 1746 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States, the child of William Morris and Esther Phalby. Eleanor Nelly Morris married William E Mills, and had children including Dr John Columbus Mills, Amelia Mills, Millicent Milly MILLS, Eleanor Mills, Jesse Mills, Marvel Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Mourning Mills, Sarah Mills, Eleanor Nellie Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Phalby Mills. Eleanor Nelly Morris passed away in 1833 in Mills Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Nelly Morris was born in 1746 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States, the child of William Morris and Esther Phalby.
  • Eleanor Nelly Morris married William E Mills, and had children including Dr John Columbus Mills, Amelia Mills, Millicent Milly MILLS, Eleanor Mills, Jesse Mills, Marvel Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Mourning Mills, Sarah Mills, Eleanor Nellie Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Phalby Mills.
  • Eleanor Nelly Morris passed away in 1833 in Mills Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Morris
1709 – 1780
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Esther Phalby
1713 – 1790
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Mills
1746 – 1834
Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Dr Mills
1766 – 1843
Birth Location: Columbus, North Carolina, United States
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Amelia Mills
1767 – 1811
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Millicent MILLS
1768 – 1811
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Eleanor Mills
1768 – 1842
Birth Location: Mills Springs, Tyron, North Carolina, United States
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Jesse Mills
1769 – 1842
Birth Location: Old Tryon County, NC
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Marvel Mills
1772 – 1849
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Elizabeth Mills
1772 – 1843
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Mourning Mills
1773 – 1827
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Mills
1775 – 1856
Birth Location: Mills Springs, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
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Eleanor Mills
1777 – 1842
Birth Location: Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Mills
1778 – 1858
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Phalby Mills
1782 – 1854
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
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Eleanor Morris's Ancestors

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Eleanor Morris
1746 – 1833
Birth Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Morris
1709 – 1780
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Esther Phalby
1713 – 1790
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Morris
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Morris's Descendants

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Eleanor (Nelly) Morris (10 Nov 1746 – 12 Jul 1833) m. William (E) Mills (10 Nov 1746 – 10 Nov 1834)
  1. 1. Dr (John Columbus) Mills (1766 – 16 Feb 1843) m. Sarah (Sally) Robertson (1768 – 1830)
    1. 1. William (T) Mills (3 Mar 1797 – 30 Jun 1871) m. Elizabeth Miller (27 Oct 1797 – 1 Feb 1877)
    2. 2. George (Rufus) Mills (1800 – 1844)
    3. 3. Harriet Mills (3 May 1802 – 5 Nov 1834) m. Joseph (Thomas) Camp (30 Apr 1800 – 12 Aug 1833)
      1. 1. Sarah (Louise) Camp (30 Oct 1827 – 29 Mar 1889) m. William (A) Mooney (10 Jan 1818 – 1913)
        1. 1. Harriet Mooney (1849 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Mooney (12 Dec 1851 – 26 Feb 1942)
        3. 3. Ella (C) Mooney (27 Mar 1858 – 1 Jul 1896)
        4. 4. James (Alexander) Mooney (17 Jul 1859 – 9 Nov 1901)
        5. 5. J (Crowell) Mooney (1862 – )
        6. 6. Hattie Mooney
        7. 7. Lizzie Mooney
        8. 8. William (Mills) Mooney
      2. 2. Georgianna Camp (18 Oct 1829 – )
      3. 3. John (Crowell) Camp (9 Mar 1833 – 15 May 1908) m. Margaret (Annie) Twitty (16 Mar 1837 – 10 Mar 1914)
        1. 1. Joseph (Twitty) Camp (5 Feb 1865 – 27 Mar 1945)
        2. 2. Mary Camp (24 November 1872 – 16 March 1948) m. Clarence (E) Gray m. John (Bomar) Cleveland (9 November 1848 – 6 October 1928)
        3. 3. Robert (L) Camp (Nov 1876 – 30 Oct 1939)
        4. 4. Carrie (Lee) Camp
    4. 4. Govan Mills (1805 – Aug 1862) m. Nancy (Raglin) Thomson (1807 – 1870)
      1. 1. Mary (S) Mills (1836 – 1901) m. Thomas Cureton
      2. 2. Richard (Henry) Mills (1837 – 1870)
      3. 3. Robert (R) Mills (1838 – )
      4. 4. John (Columbus) Mills (1839 – 1878)
    5. 5. Columbus (John) Mills (30 Jun 1808 – 10 Dec 1882) m. Susan (Ann) Thomson (1805 – 1901)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Ellen) Mills (25 Dec 1811 – 28 May 1838) m. Maj (Hosea Jefferson) Dean (11 Jul 1806 – 3 Aug 1855)
      1. 1. John (Mills) Dean (24 Aug 1835 – Apr 05 1862)
      2. 2. Rufus (Mills) Dean (Apr 06 1838 – Apr 22 1838)
  2. 2. Amelia Mills (1767 – 1811) m. Richard Yielding
  3. 3. Millicent (Milly) MILLS (1768 – 1811)
  4. 4. Eleanor Mills (12 Dec 1768 – 12 Jul 1842)
  5. 5. Jesse Mills (1769 – 11 Oct 1842) m. Sarah Garrett
    1. 1. Jesse Mills (1799 – )
  6. 6. Marvel Mills (1772 – 22 Jul 1849) m. Mary (Dickinson) Chambliss (1782 – 17 Sep 1870)
    1. 1. MARY (POLLY) MILLS (1788 – 1851)
    2. 2. JOHN (MORRIS) MILLS (26 Dec 1800 – 19 Feb 1842) m. Eliza (Cathy) Graham (7 March 1811 – 06 Feb 1889)
      1. 1. Arthur (Pinkney) Mills (11 Mar 1831 – 1859)
      2. 2. Mary (Eliza) Mills (21 Feb 1835 – )
      3. 3. Jane (Phalby) Mills (30 Apr 1838 – 1859) m. William (L) Love
      4. 4. Otis (Prentiss) Mills (22 Feb 1840 – 23 Jul 1915) m. Susan (Cordelia) Gower (8 Dec 1845 – 4 Jun 1936)
        1. 1. Anne (Marshall) Mills (1873 – 1955)
        2. 2. Otis (Prentiss) Mills (12 Mar 1882 – 9 Dec 1952)
        3. 3. ARTHUR (LADSON) MILLS (9 Oct 1883 – 9 Jun 1918)
        4. 4. CORDELIA MILLS (16 Nov 1885 – 20 May 1894)
        5. 5. JANE (GOWER) MILLS (15 Aug 1967 – 15 Aug 1967)
      5. 5. John (William) Mills (4 Mar 1842 – 1906) m. SARAH KILLIAN (Oct 1844 – )
        1. 1. Robert (P) Mills (1867 – )
        2. 2. Otis (S) Mills (1869 – )
        3. 3. John (Wade) Mills (May 1870 – )
        4. 4. Beulah Mills (1872 – )
        5. 5. William Mills (1873 – )
        6. 6. James (Killian) Mills (25 Jun 1876 – 26 Jul 1944)
        7. 7. Walter (G) Mills (1877 – )
        8. 8. Ethel (Pearl) Mills (1879 – )
        9. 9. Charles Mills (Nov 1880 – )
        10. 10. Joseph (P Joe) Mills (Sep 1888 – )
    3. 3. Ladson (Arthur) Mills (23 Jan 1803 – 22 Oct 1883)
    4. 4. Noah Mills (1805 – 1870)
    5. 5. Otis (Prentiss) Mills (22 Mar 1805 – 4 Mar 1844)
    6. 6. Sophia Mills (13 Oct 1807 – )
    7. 7. William (Daniel) Mills (7 Nov 1809 – 23 Jul 1835) m. Lucinda (Riley) Gaffney (30 Mar 1807 – 17 Feb 1899)
    8. 8. PENELOPE (ELIZA) MILLS (19 Feb 1812 – )
    9. 9. George (Jones) Mills (24 Feb 1814 – 10 Jan 1901) m. Ella
      1. 1. Marvel (Columbus) Mills (1848 – ) m. D. (Celest) Burgess (abt 1853 – )
        1. 1. Corry Mills (abt 1872 – )
        2. 2. Collit Mills (abt 1874 – )
        3. 3. Maud Mills (abt 1876 – )
        4. 4. Daisy Mills (abt 1877 – )
    10. 10. Adolphus Mills (16 Jul 1816 – 4 February 1870) m. Mary Amanda
    11. 11. Marvel (Columbus) Mills (25 Oct 1818 – 26 Jan 1837)
    12. 12. Thomas Mills (17 Apr 1821 – 28 Sep 1838)
    13. 13. Mary (Selena) Mills (18 Sep 1823 – 15 Apr 1840)
    14. 14. Cary Mills
    15. 15. Maud Mills
  7. 7. Elizabeth Mills (1772 – 1843)
  8. 8. Mourning Mills (1773 – 1827) m. Henry (Grymes) Lewis (29 Jan 1767 – 1815)
    1. 1. William (J) Lewis (1792 – 1853) m. Cecelia (A) Wilson (1810 – 1859)
      1. 1. Rufus (Henry) Lewis (1830 – )
      2. 2. Louisa (Mourning) Lewis (1832 – )
      3. 3. Oscar (Marvell) Lewis (1833 – 1903)
      4. 4. Mary (Eliza) Lewis (1842 – )
    2. 2. Sarah (Myra) Lewis (1794 – 1870)
    3. 3. Marville (Franklin) Lewis (1796 – 1833)
    4. 4. Phalby (Caroline) Lewis (15 Jan 1798 – 20 Mar 1872)
    5. 5. Richard (Taliaferro) Lewis (1800 – Abt 1872) m. ELIZABETH CASE (1804 – )
    6. 6. Sophia (Melinda) Lewis (1801 – 1887)
    7. 7. John (DeLayfayette) Lewis (1804 – 1857)
    8. 8. James (Madison) Lewis (1810 – )
    9. 9. George (Walton) Lewis (1812 – 1847)
    10. 10. Eliza (Eleanor) Lewis (1813 – 1870)
    11. 11. Rufus (Henry) Lewis (1814 – )
    12. 12. Sophia (Eleanor) Lewis
  9. 9. Sarah Mills (1775 – Jul 1856) m. Elias Watts (1772 – 1820) m. Asa Edney (1772 – 28 Jul 1842)
    1. 1. Elias Watts (1800 – 1889)
    2. 2. Ambrose Watts (1803 – 1850)
    3. 3. Eleanor (Elly) Watts (1809 – )
    4. 4. Daniel (Jackson) Watts
    5. 5. Perlina Watts
    6. 6. William Watts
    7. 7. Newton Edney (1796 – 1856)
    8. 8. Ambrose (Jones) Edney (14 Sep 1798 – 26 Jul 1877) m. Catherine (Margaret) Edney (1 November 1800 – 8 May 1871)
      1. 1. Govan (Perry) Edney (6 February 1820 – 19 September 1905)
      2. 2. William (Mills) Edney (6 May 1821 – 2 June 1904)
      3. 3. Asa (Quincy) Edney (28 March 1826 – 30 June 1903)
      4. 4. John (Calhoun) Edney (30 May 1831 – 6 December 1864)
      5. 5. Joseph (Leonce) Edney (27 December 1837 – 18 April 1864)
      6. 6. Ellen Edney (13 October 1840 – 15 February 1907)
    9. 9. Caroline (Amanda) Edney (1799 – 1858)
    10. 10. Sarah (Ann) Edney (1801 – 1840)
    11. 11. Calvin Edney (1803 – 20 Jun 1862)
    12. 12. Melissa (Matilda Edney) Sternson (1808 – 3 Jul 1900)
    13. 13. Mary (Emily) Edney (26 Sep 1809 – 26 Aug 1909)
    14. 14. Marville (Mills) Edney (1813 – 1870)
    15. 15. Elmira (Roxanne) Edney (15 Sep 1815 – 21 Nov 1867)
    16. 16. Phalby (Jane) Edney (1818 – 1860)
  10. 10. Eleanor (Nellie) Mills (12 Dec 1777 – 7 Jan 1842) m. Samuel (Craft) Edney (5 March 1765 – 19 Sep 1844)
    1. 1. John (Morris) Edney (25 Nov 1794 – 31 Jan 1824)
    2. 2. William (Wesley) Edney (24 Dec 1796 – 22 Jul 1822)
    3. 3. Allison (Mills) Edney (27 Apr 1799 – 12 Sep 1842)
    4. 4. Mary (Kelly Mills) Edney (27 Apr 1804 – 27 Sept 1870) m. Issac (B) Sawyer (22 Feb 1810 – 16 Aug 1880)
      1. 1. James (Pickney) Sawyer (7 Feb 1837 – 24 Dec 1917)
      2. 2. Ellen Sawyer (1838 – )
      3. 3. Mary Sawyer (1840 – 1902)
      4. 4. Samuel (B) Sawyer (Jun 1841 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Jones) Edney (16 Nov 1807 – 5 Jul 1895) m. Calvin (Wilkinson Leavenworth) Edney (1809 – 12 Mar 1868) m. Pickett
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Edney (05 Mar 1831 – 13 Dec 1881)
      2. 2. Amanda (M.) Edney (Abt. 1834 – 21 Jul 1874)
      3. 3. Henry (Clay) Edney (Abt 1835 – )
      4. 4. John (Bascomb) Edney (Abt. 1838 – 12 May 1879)
      5. 5. Louise (Ellen) Edney (Abt. 1839 – Aft. 1903)
      6. 6. Anna (Maria) Edney (Abt. 1839 – 23 Feb 1904)
      7. 7. Thomas (Benton) Edney (Abt. 1842 – 23 Oct 1855)
      8. 8. Myra (Elvira) Edney (28 February 1851 – 12 September 1919) m. William (Govan Oscanion) Edney (1850 – 28 Jan 1918)
        1. 1. Lama (Edney) Jackson (16 September 1889 – 12 January 1979)
        2. 2. Falium (Newton) Edney (17 November 1890 – 12 February 1981) m. Minnie (I) Brown (7 Feb 1890 – 26 Jan 1930) m. Glannie McCraln (abt 1915 – )
        3. 3. Barney (Bedford) Edney (23 January 1893 – 11 March 1965)
        4. 4. Dovie (Lucinda) Hutchinson (10 May 1896 – 30 January 1992)
      9. 9. Vlyra Hurt
      10. 10. John Ednev
    6. 6. Francis (Asbury) Edney (27 Apr 1808 – 1870) m. Nancy Bowling (1820 – )
      1. 1. William (Francis Asbury) Edney (1848 – 14 Jul 1915) m. Sallie H (1855 – )
        1. 1. Clifford (M) Edney (1878 – )
        2. 2. Edney (1880 – )
      2. 2. James (A) Edney (1859 – )
    7. 7. Baylus (McKendrick) Edney (15 Sep 1811 – 4 Apr 1865)
    8. 8. James (Madison) Edney (6 Mar 1814 – 7 May 1866)
    9. 9. Samuel (Rufus) Edney (26 Mar 1816 – 24 Nov 1897)
    10. 10. Frank Edney (Mar 1819 – Mar 1819)
    11. 11. Winson (Mills) Edney (9 Feb 1821 – 1877)
  11. 11. Elizabeth Mills (1778 – 1858)
  12. 12. Phalby Mills (24 September 1782 – 26 July 1854) m. David (Rudolph) Myers (29 Nov 1768 – 3 Mar 1835)

Eleanor Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1746
10 Nov 1746
Birth of Eleanor Nelly Morris in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
1833
12 Jul 1833
Age 87
Death of Eleanor Nelly Morris in Mills Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Mills Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1746
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Millers of Millersburg and their descendants : with kindred families of Miller, McGee, Jameson, Read, Scott, Wyatt, Donnell

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1833
    Event Place: Mills Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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