Person:William Morrow (93)

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William Morrow, of Haw River
b.Abt 1725
d.30 Jul 1780 Haw River, Orange Co, NC
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  • H.  William Morrow, of Haw RiverAbt 1725 - 1780
  • W.  Rachel Reed
m. Abt 1750
  1. Hugh Morrow1756 - 1780
  2. William Morrow1759 - 1798
  3. James Morrow1764 -
  4. Andrew Morrow1767 - 1847
  5. John Morrow1769 - 1824
  6. George Morrow1775 -
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Name William Morrow, of Haw River
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1725
Marriage Abt 1750 to Rachel Reed
Death? 30 Jul 1780 Haw River, Orange Co, NC

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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, who was also his brother (and Hugh may be a figment based on the name of William's oldest child).

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. [3] 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". (That would be his brother James Sr. who was with William in the 1750s through 1765; James Jr. 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 on about 30 July 1780. His son survived long enough to return home and dictate his will that day. 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.[3]

Daughters:

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

MorrowDNA - Group 5 (George/PA) ~ Tested Line ~ Early Ancestor: Person:William Morrow (93) (this man)
Matches likely brothers: George Morrow (d. 1790) and James Morrow (d. 1788) of Abbeville, SC
Tested son: Hugh Morrow b. 1756 (info)


Revised Analysis, March 2025: Based on the research set forth in William's Find A Grave profile and those of his son Hugh, grandson James, and purported brothers James and George, William has been placed in in Morrow DNA Project Group 5. Conversely, we reject the theory that William is related to David Morrow (d. 1780), or Group I. However, given that this conclusion is based on a single test and there are so many men of similar names in the same area, additional tests are still sought.


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References
  1.   Supplement to The family and descendants of William Barnes Adams and Martha Larimore Adams of Laurel, Indiana
    [1].
  2.   Find A Grave
    William Morrow (detailed profile).
  3. ↑ See North Carolina Digital Collection, [2]
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