ID: I14630
Name: William F. Morris 1 2 3
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1764 in SC 4
Death: 1839 in St. Tammany Parish, LA 5 3
Note: In September 2006 Lisa Chatelain, sent me this site (and thanks, Lisa!):
Name: William F. Morris 1 Sex: M 2 Birth: ABT 1764 in South Carolina Death: ABT 1839 in St. Tammany Parish, LA.
Note: Billy Morris served as Deputy Sheriff in St. Tammany in 1811 & 1812. Lived and ran a water mill on the Bogue Chitto on the LA - MS State Line. He and his sons were cattlemen. He fought in the Battle of New Orleans along with his son, Whit, in the 12th - 13th Consolidated La Militia, under the command of his brother-in-law, Thomas C. Warner. Served from Dec. 1814 - March 1815, under the command of Capt. Thomas Bickham and Major John Wright. Also fighting in this Regiment were Willis Brumfield, Edwin Fussell (Brother of two of his sons-in-law) and Stephen Richardson (his son-in-law). His son, Chess, served in the Civil War. He was of the Methodist faith. His daughter, Betsy and her 2nd husband, Tom Brassfield, lived and operated a mill on Lee's Creek (sometimes called Brassfield Creek). Betsy Creek in Washington Parish is named after Betsy, and is on the old homestead of her father-in-law, Hardy Richardson.
Residences: Orangeburgh Dist., SC 1792-C.1800 Georgia C. 1800-C. 1811 St. Tammany C. 1811 (Near Pine, along the Choctaw Trail and the Bogue Lusa Creek) Settled in this area along with S. Blackwell, Demis Crance and Moses Childs. In the 1811-1812 Tax list, St. Tammany Parish. Passport issued to a William Morriss, Marlborough Dist., SC, March 5, 1813; his wife and nine children.
References: Kinsmen all; by Williams They Came West; DAR Change Date: 27 JAN 2002
Father: Thomas Morris II b: 1720 Mother: Elizabeth Ann Gresham
Marriage 1 Charlotte "Lottie" Warner b: 10 JUL 1775 in Old Craven Co., SC. Married: ABT 1792 in Old Craven Co., S.C.
See children below after Lottie.
Sources: 1. Text: Kinsmen All: Descendants of Wettenhall Warner and Related Families Pg 409 Williams, E. Russ, Jr Williams Genealogical Publiciations, Monroe, LA: c1991 2. Text: William H. Heyland WorldConnect Family Tree Decendents of William Morris I
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ID: I8611 Name: Charlotte "Lottie" Warner 1 Sex: F 2 Birth: 10 JUL 1775 in Old Craven Co., SC. Death: 1826 Note: Lottie Warner Morris was of Baptist and later Methodist faith. Her funeral was preached by Rev. Thomas Griffin (Methodist). Change Date: 27 JAN 2002
Marriage 1 William F. Morris b: ABT 1764 in South Carolina Married: ABT 1792 in Old Craven Co., S.C. Children Wettenhall Warner "Witt" Morris b: 1794 in Orangeburgh Dist, S. C. Elizabeth "Betsy" Elizabeth Morris b: 1796 in Orangeburgh Co., SC Mary B. "Polly" Morris b: 1798 in Scott Co., Miss. Charlotte Morris b: 1802 in GA Thomas Cargill "Tom" Morris b: 1804 in GA Chessley B. "Chess" Morris b: 23 MAR 1806 in GA William Fountain "Fount" Morris b: 1808 in GA Barbara Morris b: 1811 Jemima Morris b: 15 APR 1813 in St. Tammany Par., LA Keziah Morris b: 31 DEC 1815 in St. Tammany., Par. LA Henry James Morris b: 1818 in St. Tammany Parish, LA Alice Morris b: 1821 in St. Tammany Par., LA
Sources: 1. Text: Kinsmen All: Descendants of Wettenhall Warner and Related Families Pg 409 Williams, E. Russ, Jr Williams Genealogical Publiciations, Monroe, LA: c1991 2. Text: William H. Heyland WorldConnect Family Tree Decendents of William Morris I
I expect that the Alice Morris above is our Alcey (Alicia, etc...).
Marriage 1
Charlotte Warner b: 10 JUL 1775 in Old Craven Co., SC
- Married:
ABT 1792
in Old Craven Co., SC 3
Children
Wettenhall Warner Morris b: 1794 in Orangeburgh District, SC Elizabeth Morris b: ABT 1796 in Orangeburgh District, SC Mary B. Morris b: 1798 in Scott Co., MS Charlotte Morris b: 1802 in GA Thomas Cargill Morris b: ABT 1804 in GA Chesley B. Morris b: 23 MAR 1806 William Fountain Morris b: 1808 in GA Barbara Morris b: 1811 Jemima Morris b: 25 APR 1813 Henry James Morris b: 1818 in St. Tammany Parish, LA Alcey Morris b: 14 FEB 1819 in probably either St. Tammany or Washington Parish, LA Sources:
- Title: Ella Brown sent a copy of pictures of their two daughters with these Morrises as parents, 2005
- Title: "Kinsmen All" by Russ Williams, date unknown, publisher unknown: Ella Brown has seen extracts but is unable to find a copy, 2005
- Title: Lisa Chatelain, September 2006, see notes under William F. Morris, 1764-1839
- Title: My estimate of a date. The place is from "Sheaves.." op. cit., on the Web
- Title: Ella Brown ellabbrown@msn.com gave me this in May 2005
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