Person:John Morris (129)

William Morris was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

• Vol. 2 - John Levecy and ____, his wife, only daughter and issue of James Campbell, vs. John Morris--O. S. 24; N. S. 8--Bill filed 7th October, 1800). In February, 1773, James Campbell, father of oratrix, went into the County now of Kenhawa County and made an improvement on the Kenhawa, sowing a large quantity of apple seed. The same year John Morris cleared a tract opposite James on a creek called Napper's Creek, which he sold to a person of the same name. The Indian War of 1774 prevented James from making any further improvements, and in 1775 John claimed James' improvement. James died intestate previous to 1779 and John got a patent from the Commissioners and has sold a part to William Droddy, who has sold to John Reynoids. Peter Shoemaker deposes, 18th January, 1804, in Adams County, Ohio. In February, 1773, he started from Muddy Creek in Greenbrier County for the Kenawha in company with James Campbell, James Pauley, and Walter Kelly, and went as far as Gauley River, where Walter Kelly turned back. The others went on to what is now the mouth of Campbell's Creek, where Campbell made a tomahawk improvement. John and William Morris were brothers. The Indians shot deponent at Powell's Valley. Deposition of John Jones, a settler, as to Walter Kelley, Knapper (Napper), Thomas Alsberry, William Feamster. Thomas Alsberry says he forted (fought?) with John Morris all during the Indian War. They were greatly harassed by the Indians. About Conrad Yoacum. George Lee (See?) deposes in Kenawha, that he came to the country in 1774. John Morris was then with him as a soldier under Mathew Arbuckle. Curtis Alderson testifies in Botetourt, 20th May, 1802. In 1713 John Alderson, Joseph Carroll, William Morris, John Herd and deponent set out from Shenandoah County for New River below the falls, in search of vacant land, and went down as far as James Burnsides's on Greenbrier, when they were joined by Archd. Taylor, Philip Cooper and Walter Kelly, and all together arrived at New River 6th April, and made improvements and set out to return home, and at Gauley they met James Campbell, Peter Shoemaker and James Polly; William Morris and deponent went back with them. James Campbell died in fall of 1777.

Information on John Morris

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Husband's Name

John MORRIS (AFN:L539-V0)  Pedigree  

Born:  1755  Place:  Culpepper Co., Va.   
Died:  22 Sep 1818  Place:  Kanawha Co., Va.   
Buried:  1818  Place:  Kanawha Co., Va.   
Married:  1776/1778  Place:  Culpepper Co., Va   

Father:  William MORRIS (AFN:FW8N-KS)  Family  
Mother:  Elizabeth STIPPS (AFN:FW8N-L0)   

Wife's Name

Margaret DRODDY (AFN:S93M-42)  Pedigree  

Born:  1757  Place:  , , Kanawha, West Virginia   
Died:  Aug 1818  Place:  , , La Salle, Louisiana   
Buried:    Place:  , , La Salle, Louisiana   
Married:  1776/1778  Place:  Culpepper Co., Va   

Father:  Daniel DRODDY (AFN:1488-NV2)  Family  
Mother:  Elizabeth (AFN:1488-NW8)   

Children

1.  Sex  Name    
 F Elizabeth MORRIS (AFN:SRZ8-6J)  Pedigree  

   Born:  Abt 1785   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virgin
   Died:  1796   Place:    

2.  Sex  Name    
 F Meriam MORRIS (AFN:SRZ8-8V)  Pedigree  

   Born:  Abt 1786   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia   

3.  Sex  Name    
 M John MORRIS (AFN:SRZ8-92)  Pedigree  

   Born:  Abt 1787   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia   

4.  Sex  Name    
 M Edmon MORRIS (AFN:SRZ8-CD)  Pedigree  

   Born:  Abt 1789   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia   

5.  Sex  Name    
 M Levi MORRIS (AFN:C9L1-GD)  Pedigree  

   Born:  1 Jan 1791   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia   

6.  Sex  Name    
 M Joshua MORRIS (AFN:SRZ7-ZC)  Pedigree  

   Born:  Abt 1795   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia   

7.  Sex  Name    
 M William MORRIS (AFN:SRZ7-W1)  Pedigree  

   Born:  1790   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia   
   Died:  16 Jun 1867   Place:  , Sangamon, Il   

8.  Sex  Name    
 M Calvery MORRIS (AFN:SRZ8-H3)  Pedigree  

   Born:  15 Jan 1798   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virgin
   Died:  13 Oct 1871   Place:  , Athens, Oh   

9.  Sex  Name    
 M Thomas Asbury MORRIS (AFN:SRZ8-FQ)  Pedigree  

   Born:  29 Apr 1794   Place:  , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virgin
   Died:  2 Sep 1874   Place:  Springfield, Clark, Oh