Person:William Morrow (93)

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William Morrow, of Haw River
b.Abt 1725
d.Bef Jun 1782 Haw River, Orange Co, NC
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Alexander Morrow - Aft 1787
  2. “Old” Samuel MorrowAbt 1715 - 1796
  3. David Morrow, “of Spartanburg”Abt 1715 -
  4. William Morrow, of Haw RiverAbt 1725 - Bef 1782
  5. Adam MorrowBef 1750 - Abt 1794
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Morrow, of Haw RiverAbt 1725 - Bef 1782
  • W.  Rachel Reed
m. Abt 1750
  1. Hugh Morrow1756 - Bef 1782
  2. William Morrow1759 - 1798
  3. James Morrow1764 -
  4. Andrew Morrow1767 - 1847
  5. John Morrow1769 - 1824
  6. George Morrow1775 -
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Facts and Events
Name William Morrow, of Haw River
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1725
Marriage Abt 1750 to Rachel Reed
Death? Bef Jun 1782 Haw River, Orange Co, NC

Family tradition [relayed here] is that William came to Pennsylvania about 1750 with his brothers David and Hugh, before moving into the Carolinas. There is also evidence of a related contemporary named James in North Carolina.

William filed an entry for a grant of 640 acres from the Earl of Granville on 10 Oct 1755. (NC Land Grant file 01292) The deed dated 23 May 1758 describes 552 acres on the branches of Haw River and Cain Creek. The family joined the Quaker Church at Cain Creek. In 1801, James Morrow conveyed to John and Andrew Morrow (William's sons) a portion of a tract on Cane Creek conveyed to William Morrow on 23 May 1758. [2] In 180s, James Morrow conveyed to Andrew Morrow 1.75 acres "being part of the plantation that James Morrow Sr. conveyed to William Morrow Sr. beginning on Andrew Morrow's line". (It's not clear which James this is; James Sr. is presumably an older James trading land with William in 1765; it could be his son, or it could be William's son, who was the oldest surviving brother of John and Andrew at the time.)

  • Note there is another William Morrow with 600 acres on Haw River -- his land was on the east side, 8-10 miles away. (Group 4)

William was killed in an attack on him and son Hugh in a Revolutionary War skirmish about 1781. Their widows are listed in the 1781 Caswell Dist. Tax List. Sarah, Hugh’s widow, remarried 6 Jun 1782 to William Lee.

Children’s births from bible records.

Daughters:

  • Margaret Morrow (1754-1835) m. John Harper
  • Elizabeth Morrow b. 1761
  • Rachel Morrow (b. 1772) m. Richard Thompson


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Origin

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TENTATIVE CONNECTION - Nothing ties this William to David and Hannah other than Worth Ray’s theory in “Tennessee Cousins.” He may be related to Group I; he may be related to Group 5 (based on speculation in this book that tested lines in Indiana were "cousins" of William descendants), or none of the above.

References
  1.   Supplement to The family and descendants of William Barnes Adams and Martha Larimore Adams of Laurel, Indiana
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