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Facts and Events
William married Sarah Jay in Caswell County in 1789, before moving to Rutherford County with his parents and brothers. He is found near his father and brothers James and Jesse, with a household including 4 small children in 1800. He later moved to Kentucky, as did his brother Jesse, and then Missouri before 1819. His first wife died, and he married Rachel Stover in Missouri about that time. They moved back to Tennessee before settling permanently in Missouri by 1831.
Children
His children are well established by the estate record of his daughters Sarah and Lydia in 1848, because their surviving mother, siblings, and, in the case of their brother John, nieces and nephews, were the heirs at law.[3]
The record lists as their paternal side heirs (i.e., in addition to their mother Rachel and heirs of her children by her first husband):
- Isaac Morrow and James Morrow of Macon County Missouri whole blood of said deceased,
- Jesse Morrow, Joseph Morrow, William J. Morrow, Jefferson Morrow, and all of Macon County, Missouri and the heirs of John Morrow (half blood) to wit: Jesse J. Morrow, Calvin Morrow, Joseph G. Morrow, Jefferson G. Morrow, and Raltiff S. Morrow all of Macon County, Missouri and Edmund B Thomas and Nancy his wife heir of John Morrow of Shelby county Missouri
- John Rose and Polly his wife,
- Elijah Chambers and Rachel his wife of the State of Kentucky
Parents
Based on DNA matches, timing, and location, he is thought to be the son of James Morrow 1743-1826 Rutherford Co, NC and the nephew of William Morrow b. abt 1750, who died in Warren Co, TN in 1828. A William Morrow matching this family structure lives next door to James Morrow Sr. and Jr. in 1800 in Rutherford County, and William Morrow acknowledged receipt of his share of his father James' estate, from administrator James Morrow Jr., on Jan. 1, 1829.[4] The uncle 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
- History of Randolph and Macon Counties, Missouri: written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources : including a history of their townships, towns and villages : together with a condensed history of Missouri, a reliable and detailed history of Randolph and Macon Counties, their pioneer record, resources, biographical sketches of prominent citizens, general and local statistics of great value, incidents and reminiscences. (St. Louis: National Historical Co., 1884)
pp. 1195-97 [1].
"His father William Morrow, came to this state as early as 1818, and located first near Glasgow, in Howard County. After several removals, (one to Tennessee), he settled permanently about 13 miles southwest of Macon City in the spring of 1831. There he lived until his death, which occurred at the age of 66 in 1834. He was a native of Ireland, and was a blacksmith by occupation, and followed that trade combined with farming until his death. He was twice married, first to Miss Sarah Jay of Caswell County North Carolina. His second wife was a Mrs. Rachel Chambers, a widow lady. He had twelve children by his first wife, and four by his second."
- 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."
- ↑ 1848 Probate Court record, Box 189a, Macon Co., MO, 14 Sept. 1848 of Sarah & Lydia Morrow deceased, filed by William J. Morrow
- ↑ This document (viewable on Ancestry and evidently found in someone's attic) demonstrates that James' son William is not the William 1774-1811 buried in the Morrow Family Cemetery in Rutherford County. It's not clear if there's primary evidence of the existence of that person, but he shows up on internet trees and on WeRelate, until merged into this man.
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