Person:David Morrow (10)

Progenitor of the Red bay, Alabama Morrow clan that celebrates a reunion each year on his homestead.

David stated in his pension application in the 1830s that he was born in 1762 in Maryland, but that he had no precise record of his age.^[2]. He first became involved in the Revolutionary War in early 1779, volunteering at the age of 17 soon after the fall of Savannah. He was living at the time in Craven (later Chester District), South Carolina. He was in and out of service until mid-1781.

He married Margaret Kelso likely shortly thereafter, as their first son was born in 1784.

David and family lived in the Rocky River section of Chester Co SC and remained there until their children were grown. In 1818 they all moved to Dallas Co, Al where he received a land patent for 320 acres. They appeared in the 1830 census in Dallas Co. It is believed that Margaret died in Dallas Co. By 1833 David had moved with his sons to Lawrence Co, Al where he filed his application for Rev War pension. David then moved to Lafayette Co, Ms where he died.^[3]

Origins

DNA of descendant of sons Joseph, John, and Alex matches descendants of brother Joseph, and to a slightly less degree, that of descendants of 2nd cousins Robert, John and Samuel.

This man was long thought to be the brother of Major Sam Morrow based on deeds and their pension applications. They were long thought to be sons of Old Samuel of Spartanburg. However, based on a 1949 manuscript by David’s descendants, David is said to be the son of David and Agnes. Furthermore, DNA of David’s descendants and those of John m. Mary Sutton matches. The DNA of descendants of Major Sam, Lt. John (m. Mary Kelso), and Robert (m. Jane Peden) also matches, and is different from the David and John descendants by one particular marker. Therefore, David and John are considered cousins of the other men. John is a generation younger, and his father is unknown but probably another brother of David. (His father is not Thomas m. Janet McCarter as previously stated here and elsewhere; additional DNA testing and research has confirmed Thomas is not related. He was tied to John only via proximity, and other document established a strong tie to Morrow DNA group 5.)

Census

• 1800 census of Chester Co SC, only one David Morrow was found, listed on page78, as follows: three sons under 10; two sons 10-16; one son 16-26; two sons 26-45; one male 45 & up; one female under 10; one female 45 & up. This fits the profile of David 1762-1843, but there were many cousins and nephews by the name.
• 1810 Chester Co, SC: David Morrow Esq: one male under 10; two 10-16; three 16-26; one 45 & over; one female under 10; two 16-26; one female 45 & over.

1. ↑ BillMorrow.
2. ↑ Pension application of David Morrow S7253 [1]
3. ↑ Page 121of "Morrows and Related Families" by Dr. J.T. Morrow 1979.