Person:Joseph Morrow (16)
Joseph Morrow
b.Bet 1769 and 1771 South Carolina, United States
d.Abt 1866 Heard, Georgia, United States
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m. Abt 1792
  1. Margaret E. 'Peggy' Morrow1793 - 1884
  2. Peter Gilliam Morrow, Sr.Abt 1795 - Bef 1860
  3. Anna C. Morrow1796 -
  4. John T. MorrowAbt 1802 - Bef 1880
  5. Sarah T. MorrowAbt 1803 - 1860
  6. Richard W. Morrow1810 - Aft 1880
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m. 20 Dec 1812
  1. Joseph E. Morrow1814 - 1865
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Facts and Events
Name Joseph Morrow
Gender Male
Birth[2][4][5] Bet 1769 and 1771 South Carolina, United States(perhaps)
Marriage Abt 1792 [based upon birthdate of Margaret]
to Elizabeth (Betsy) Gilliam
Marriage 20 Dec 1812 Morgan Co, GAto Ruth Black, [Brown]
Death[1][3] Abt 1866 Heard, Georgia, United States
Burial[2][3] Brown Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia
Other?  Refuted parents?: David Morrow and Agnes White (1) 

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Parents

The MorrowDNA Project seeks DNA from additional male-line descendants.
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It was thought that perhaps this Joseph was the son of Family:David Morrow and Agnes White (1), because it fits the timing and placement for the Joseph that ended up in Georgia. Moreover, various sources say that Peter Gilliam’s daughters married cousins (Joseph and Ewing), and Ewing is well-documented back to David's brother John Morrow m. Margaret Ewing.

However, DNA testing of a descendant of William Clarence Morrow DOES NOT MATCH other descendants of David and Agnes. William is fairly certainly the son of Joseph E. Morrow and Eliza Jane Walker, based on census records showing him with them in 1850, and his later proximity to his mother in 1870. Joseph E. is supposed to be Joseph's son by Ruth Black Brown, which is supported by the fact that they lived next door to each other in 1850. Because several sons are speculative and in order to confirm there is no connection to David/Agnes, additional participants are sought.

YDNA testing also shows a match (~35/37 markers) to Robert Morrow m. Sarah Sparks, in Bourbon Co, KY in early 1800s; James Littleton Morrow, who was born in Texas in 1850, and Daniel Radnor Morrow, b. 1793 NC and married to Rachel Roberson.

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Records in Georgia

Joseph first appears in Wilkes Co, GA in the 1792 tax list with 350 acres on Lick Creek and one slave. He still owns at least one of these tracts through 1818 when he appears in the Morgan County tax lists, which helps confirm it is the same man through time. In January 1809, he acquires Lot #143 in Morgan County 4th district, and is listed with that property for several years, along with 4 slaves.

In December 1817, Joseph took guardianship of Frances and Joseph Brown, orphans of Andrew Brown, and sons of his wife by then, Ruth Black Brown. Andrew had drawn a 202.5 acre tract on Jacks River in the 1807 Georgia Land Lottery. Joseph directly acquires this tract and holds it through at least 1832. In short, all of the Joseph Morrow Morgan tax list entries over 15 years belong to one man, who came from Wilkes County and became guardian of Andrew Brown's children.

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Land and Guardianship Timeline

  • 1792 Wilkes Co tax list. Joseph Morrow, 1 slave. 2 tracts, 200 acres in Elbert on Lick Creek; 150 ac in Wilkes.
  • 1793-94 Wilkes Co tax list, in “Joseph Morrow’s Company”, Joseph Morrow is listed with 350 acres on Little River in Wilkes and 200 on Broad River in Elbert, 3 slaves.
  • 1801 Wilkes Co tax list. Joseph Morrow, 4 slaves, 135 acres on Lick Creek / abut Seawich; 172.5 ac in Elbert on Broad/ abut L.Atkin(?)
  • June 1803 Land Draw - Joseph Morrow of Wilkes Co is listed with 2 draws, which were allowed to men over 21 who had a wife and at least one living, legitimate child.
  • 1805 Wilkes Co tax list. Joseph Morrow, 5 slaves, 3 tracts. 202 ac in Wilkes on Little R. Joins Price. Grantee Aemon; 172 ac in Elbert on Broad River, joins Woods, grantee Atkinson. 175 ac in Wilkes on Lick Creek, joins McGinty, Grantee unknown.
  • 1808 Morgan Co tax list. Joseph Morrow, 1 poll, 4 slaves. 2 tracts: 102.25 acres on 20 Morgan (Jones) 143 and 172 acres on B. River (abut L. Addkins).
  • 1809 - Joseph was Justice of the Peace and owned a town lot in Madison. On January 28, Joseph Morrow "of Greene County" purchased Lot 143 in Baldwin (now Morgan) 20th District, 202.5 acres, from Mathew Jones. 1809 Morgan tax list includes 3 tracts: 20 Baldwin 143 (Jones) 202.5 ac, Wilkes 134 ac on Lick Creek, 172.5 ac in Ebert on Broad River (abut Atkinson) 1 poll/4 slaves. (This confirms the Morgan County man was the same as the one in Wilkes County.)
  • 1812 Morgan Co tax list. Joseph Morrow, 4 slaves, 2 tracts in 20 Morgan (Jones) and Ebert (Adkins).
  • Dec 1817 - Joseph took guardianship of Frances and Joseph Brown, orphans of Andrew Brown (and youngest children of his wife Ruth).
  • 1818 Appears on Morgan Co tax list as (1) Joseph Morrow, 1 poll, 5 slaves, Madison, 172.5 acres on Broad, acquired from Atkins (2) Joseph, Adm for Andrew Brown, Morgan, 329. 202.5 ac. on “Jacks,” abutting Pearl, acquired from "self" (drawn in lottery); and (3) Guardian for A. Brown’s orph, 6 slaves
  • 1820 Morgan County tax list. Joseph Morrow, 1 poll / 6 slaves. 5 Morgan 320, 202.5 ac, on Jacks/abut Smith/from A Brown. Also as guardian for Jos Brown’s orphans - 8 slaves, and guardian for Andrew Grant "a man of Coller".
  • 1822 - Member of the legislature from Morgan County (per the Georgia Official Register)
  • 1822 1823 1826 2 tracts in Morgan County tax list; 20 Morgan (202.5 ac) Jack/Gilpin/Brown 1/6; Earley 303 (250) New Grant. Also listed as guardian for A Brown’s orphan, 20 Morgan, 7 slaves (6 in 1822).
  • 1829 Joseph Morrow, 1 poll, 8 slaves, 1 carriage. 20 Morgan 202.5 ac on Jacks / abut Smith / from A Brown. Guardian for Joseph Brown [no poll] 3 slaves (no land)
  • 1830 Joseph Morrow, 1 poll, 8 slaves, 1 carriage. 20 Morgan 202.5 abut Barret/from Brown. Guardian for Joseph Brown [no poll] 3 slaves (no land)
  • 1832 Morgan County tax list, Joseph Morrow, no poll / 7 slaves, 20 Morgan 202.5 on Broad R., abut Smith / Grantee Brown [*men over age 60 exempt from tax*]
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Census

  • 1820 Morgan Co, GA: Joseph Morrow 2m u10, 1m 10-16, 1m 18-26; 1f 16-26, 1f 45+ (Capt Farrow’s Dist, p. 116) [no one is 'ticked' as a 45+ male, but based on the land records above, we know Joseph was alive, and he had about 14 slaves on his Morgan County property, so it seems likely that this was an enumeration error.]
  • 1830 Morgan Co, GA: 1m 20-30, 1m 50-60, 1f 50-60 (Dist. 281, p. 285)
  • 1840 Heard Co, GA: Joseph Morrow 1m 60-70, 1f 60-170 (Dist. 788, p. 292)
  • 1850 Heard Co, GA: Joseph Morrow 80 SC, Ruth 80 (Dist 41, p. 152, 9/13/1850).
References
  1. ↑ Joyce Perkerson Poole. A Heard Family Record-Based History. (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 2005)
    Page 99.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Estimated date.

    Notes on both Wikitree and FamilySearch purportedly by people who have visited the cemetery say that the stone says 1769-1866, but no picture has been posted online.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Joseph Morrow, in Find A Grave.

    Joseph Morrow

    Birth: unknown
    Death: unknown

    father of J E Morrow

    age 96 years

  4. ↑ Regarding date of birth: Joseph is 21 by 1792 when he is listed as a poll in Wilkes County. Joseph is listed in the 1830 census as under 60, and on the 1830 tax list with one man under 60 in his household, but none in 1832 tax list.
  5. ↑ Regarding place of birth:
    *1880 Census: Reputed daughter Margaret E. Morrow lists Maryland as her father's place of birth. (needs research).
    *1880 Census: Son Peter Gilliam Morrow lists Georgia as his father's place of birth.
    *Willkes County, where Joseph first appears, was established in 1777 from land taken in a 1773 treaty, and first settled by people from North Carolina and Virginia.[1]
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