Person:William Morrow (19)
William Morrow, of Wayne Co, TN
b.Abt 1760 North Carolina
d.Abt 1845 Wayne, Tennessee, United States
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  • H.  William Morrow, of Wayne Co, TNAbt 1760 - Abt 1845
  • W.  Lydia Watts?Abt 1766 - Bet 1850 & 1860
  1. John Morrow1802 - 1875
  2. Thomas MorrowAbt 1804 -
  3. William MorrowAbt 1806 -
  4. James MorrowAbt 1807 - Bef 1872
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Name William Morrow, of Wayne Co, TN
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1760 North Carolina
Marriage to Lydia Watts?
Death? Abt 1845 Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Appears on 1818 Lawrence Co, TN tax list, 1836 and 1838 Wayne Co, TN tax lists. Acquired land along the Green River in Wayne County.

Wayne County, Tennessee 1817-1995 History & Families - Page 320-321:

William Morrow was born about 1755, probably in North Carolina, and was the son of William Morrow and Mary "Polly" Dunlap, natives of Ireland. He married Lydia, whose maiden name may have been Watts, about 1790. Lydia was born 1766 and died between 1850 and 1860. In 1818 the family was living in Lawrence County, TN, but by the 1820 census had moved to a farm on Green River in Wayne County, TN. This farm was located at the mouth of Greeson Hollow. Here William and Lydia lived the rest of their lives. William died about 1845 and he and Lydia are buried in the Morrow Cemetery on a hill south of Greeson Hollow Branch. Their graves are marked by two very old cedar trees, the tombstones having crumbled.

William and Lydia had six known children, possibly others: (1) Mary Morrow, no further information; (2) John Morrow, born March 6, 1802, married Elizabeth Worthen Cypert; (3) Thomas Morrow, born about 1804 and married Oct. 18, 1831 to Mary Wiley, the daughter of William and Lydia Wiley. ... (4) William Morrow, born about 1806; (5) James Morrow, born 1808, married Martha "Patsey" Martin. ... (6) Lydia Morrow, who died Aug. 18, 1851, age 38 years, 6 months and three days.

Tennessee Cousins By Worth S. Ray: Three brothers, William, Leonard and Zachariah Morrow came from the Tar River section of North Carolina with the Cyperts. William Morrow and his wife had children: John, James and Thomas Morrow. John Morrow married Elizabeth Cypert. James Morrow married Patsy Martin, daughter of William Martin of Bedford County. John Martin Morrow was the son of the James Morrow who married Patsy Martin. His son ? Morrow had a daughter Grace Morrow who married Marvin A. Bryan. [As always be cautious when Ray speaks about migrations - to him people the same age in the same area were assumed related.]

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DNA Findings

A descendant of William matches descendants of a somewhat eclectic group of other 19th century men. The match is 25/25 and 36/37 markers, suggesting a 95% chance of a common ancestor in the last 12 generations.


MorrowDNA - Group 3 (PA/SC) ~ Tested Line ~ Early Ancestor: William b. 1760 of Wayne Co. TN (this man)
Matches descendants of: John b. 1710 Ireland - Allen b. 1800 KY - Ephram b. 1822 Georgia (info)


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