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Henry Morris 1762–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Yadkin River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Peters Creek, W VA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Stapp

Spouse(s): Mary Bird

Children(s): Mary Morris, Sallie Morris, Benjamin Morris, Susanna Morris, Mary Morris, Margaret Raid), Elizabeth Morris, Bridget Morris, Catherine Morris, John Morris, Fanny Morris

Henry Morris was born in 1762 in Yadkin River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of William R Old Billy Morris Sr And Elizabeth Stapp. Henry Morris married Mary H Bird, and had children including Benjamin Morris, Bridget Morris, Catherine Kate Morris, Elizabeth Betsy Morris, Fanny Morris, John Morris, Margaret Peggy Morris Killed In Indian Raid, Mary Polly Morris, Sallie Morris, Susanna Elizabeth Morris. Henry Morris passed away in 1824 in Peters Creek, W VA.

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Biography

  • Henry Morris was born in 1762 in Yadkin River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of William R Old Billy Morris Sr And Elizabeth Stapp.
  • Henry Morris married Mary H Bird, and had children including Benjamin Morris, Bridget Morris, Catherine Kate Morris, Elizabeth Betsy Morris, Fanny Morris, John Morris, Margaret Peggy Morris Killed In Indian Raid, Mary Polly Morris, Sallie Morris, Susanna Elizabeth Morris.
  • Henry Morris passed away in 1824 in Peters Creek, W VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1722–1792
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Stapp
1729–1795
Birth Location: Essex, VA, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bird
1745–1820
Birth Location: Jackson River, Bath, Augusta, Virginia Colony, Colonial, America
MB

Children(s)

Mary Morris
1788–1880
Birth Location: Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Sallie Morris
1776–1842
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia, USA
SM
Benjamin Morris
1770–1837
Birth Location: Pitt, North Carolina, USA
BM
Susanna Morris
1760–1837
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
SM
Mary Morris
1783–1886
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Nicholas, Virginia, USA
MM
Margaret Raid)
1779–1792
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Nicholas, Virginia, USA
MR
Elizabeth Morris
1778–1792
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
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Bridget Morris
1776–1857
Birth Location: North Carolina
BM
Catherine Morris
1787–1853
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Nicholas, Virginia, USA
CM
John Morris
1789–1865
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Nicholas, Virginia, USA
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Fanny Morris
1790–1845
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
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Henry Morris's Ancestors

Self
Henry Morris
1762–1824
Birth Place: Yadkin River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William R 'Old Billy' Morris Sr
1722–1792
England
Elizabeth Stapp
1729–1795
Essex, VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Anthony Morris
1682–1763
London, London, England, United Kingdom
SARAH. Wales
1700–1732
, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Joshua (Stepp (Stapp) Stipps) Sr
1688–1783
Old Rappahannock, Essex Co. Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Morris
1654–1721
Mary Jones
1656–1688
GEORGE. II
1679–1720
Martha Jones
1678–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Seamor\Semor\Senior-Morris
1629–1659
Walter Jones
1643–1678
Anne Brinley
1637–1656

Henry Morris's Descendants

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Henry Morris (1762–1824) m. Mary (H.) Bird (1745–13 Oct 1820)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Morris 1788–1880 m. Capt (Jesse William Greer) Sr 1778–1868
    1. 1. Polly Greer 1806–1898 m. William Gentry 1828–1892
      1. 1. Isham (L) Gentry 1850–1925 m. Alice Gentry 1859–1925
        1. 1. Lela Greer 1881–1973
        2. 2. Frank (Austin) Gentry 1884–1958
        3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Edwards 1892–1981
        4. 4. Elbert (Roy) Gentry 1879–1961
      2. 2. Rhoda Gentry 1852–
      3. 3. John ((1849)) Gentry 1849–
  2. 2. Sallie Morris 1776–1842
  3. 3. Benjamin Morris 1770–1837
  4. 4. Susanna (Elizabeth) Morris 1760–1837 m. George (F) Baker 1759–1841
    1. 1. George (Morris) Baker 1813–1888
    2. 2. John (Cana) Baker 1785–1854
    3. 3. William Baker 1797–1866
    4. 4. Morris Baker 1780–1832
    5. 5. Mary (Baker) (Burns) 1804–1860
    6. 6. Nancy (Baker) (Bolin) 1790–1862
  5. 5. Mary (Polly) Morris 1783–1886
  6. 6. Margaret (Peggy Morris (Killed IN Indian) Raid) 1779–1792
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Betsy) Morris 1778–1792
  8. 8. Bridget Morris 1776–1857
  9. 9. Catherine (Kate) Morris 1787–1853
  10. 10. John Morris 1789–1865
  11. 11. Fanny Morris 1790–1845 m. Robert Painter 1798–
    1. 1. Mary (Magdalene Painter) (Cash) 1824–1917 m. John (W) Cash 1835–1908
      1. 1. James (Thomas) Cash 1852–1924
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Cash 1858–1918
      3. 3. John (Henry) Cash 1852–1917 m. Lucy (Hamilton) Moran 1861–1942 m. Seletia Cash 1859–1892 m. Florence (Virginia) Cash 1863–1916
        1. 1. Emma (Jane) Hays 1879–1960
        2. 2. Bradford (Gold) Cash 1902–1969
        3. 3. Hannah (Frances) Marks 1870–1948
        4. 4. Fleettie (Victoria Painter) Fendley 1893–1966
      4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Cash 1854–1937
      5. 5. Phoebe (E) Cash 1868–1920
      6. 6. William (J) Cash 1861–1926
      7. 7. Joseph (William) Cash 1869–
      8. 8. Josiah Cash 1867–1880
      9. 9. Catherine (Jane) Cash 1861–1926
      10. 10. Jackson Cash 1863–1930

Henry Morris's Timeline

3 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Henry Morris in Yadkin River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Yadkin River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1824
1824
Age 62
Death of Henry Morris in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1824
1824
Age 62
Death of Henry Morris in Peters Creek, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Peters Creek, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Yadkin River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 121
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 907.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SAB
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 164 : 1921
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Peters Creek, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Peters Creek, W VA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 164 : 1921
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