Person:William Morrow (14)

William Morrow
  • HWilliam Morrow1768 - 1834
  • WSarah Jay1769 - Abt 1813
m. Abt 5 Jan 1789
  1. John S. MorrowAbt 1795 - Bef 1848
  2. Jesse MorrowAbt 1797 - 1855
  3. Joseph J. Morrow1798 - Aft 1860
  4. William Morrow1808 - 1880
  5. Judge Thomas Jefferson Morrow1813 - 1900
m. Bef 1822
  1. Isaac* MorrowAbt 1822 - 1898
  2. James W. Morrow1824 - 1902
Facts and Events
Name William Morrow
Gender Male
Birth? 1768 North Carolina
Marriage Abt 5 Jan 1789 Caswell, North Carolina, United Statesto Sarah Jay
Marriage Bef 1822 to Rachel Stover
Death? 2 Aug 1834 Randolph, Missouri, United States

DNA matches that of William Morrow b. abt 1750, who died in Warren Co, TN in 1828 and James Morrow 1743-1826 Rutherford Co, NC. Recent research indicates that this William may be the son of James. The other William’s daughters married sons of David Jay (cousins of Sarah, this William's first wife), suggesting another connection. Researchers have named this group the Flat River Morrows.

References
  1.   WorldConnect of Naomi Emmich, citing biography of son Judge.
  2.   General history of Macon County, Missouri. (Chicago [Illinois]: H. Taylor, 1910).

    "Among the leading settlers of Macon County was William Morrow. He came from Clay County, Kentucky, to Missouri in 1819, and located within a few miles of Glasgow, Howard County. Three years later, he moved to Marion county, Tennessee, and stayed there six years. Then he returned to Missouri, settling in Randolph county. And, a year later, in 1831, he came to Marion county and located on the southeast quarter of section 2, township 56, range 16, Chariton township. Mr. Morrow put in the first grist mill in the county. And also established the pioneer blacksmith shop. His neighborhood became known as Morrow Settlement. Maj. William J. Morrow and Jefferson Morrow, Sr., were his sons."