Mr.
William
Morris
III
Born in Kanawha, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Morris Jr.
and Catharine M. (Carroll) Morris
Brother of
Sally (Morris) Connolly, Mark Morris, Jane (Morris) Hansford, Gabriel Morris, Catherine Morris, Carroll Morris, John Morris and Cynthia (Morris) Noyes
Husband of
Mary (Barnes) Hughes
— married
1800 in Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Barnes Morris, Roxalena (Morris) Alexander, Catherine (Morris) Hansford, Janette Morris, Maria Morris, Cynthia Morris, Thomas Morris and William Morris
Died about
at about age 99
in Kanawha County, West Virginia
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Biography
William was the inventor of "slips and jars", a simple tool which made deep well boring possible. He was ranked among the inventors of the time.
He married Mary "Polly" Barnes, daughter of Joseph and Mrs. (Rumsey) Barnes. They had 8 children:
- Joseph, m. Sally Hughes
- Catherine, m. Morris Hansford
- Roxie, m. Joel Alexander
- Janette
- Cynthia, m. William White
- William, m. Julia Mitchell
- Maria, m. Norborne Thomas
- Thomas
Sources
- Pioneers and their Homes on Upper Kanawha, Ruth Woods Dayton, West Virginia Publishing Company, Charleston, West Virginia, 1947.
- 1810 Annotated Kanawha County Census (KVGS)
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maudenna/f303.htm#f7551
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Neil Morris
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Dee Christophel D'Errico :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dderrico3333
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~1.56%
Debra (Reynolds) Prince :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Debra Leslie :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T539789 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Billie (Bright) Keaffaber :
23andMe, GEDmatch M012301 [compare], Ancestry member BillieKeaffaber38
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A605848 [compare], Ancestry member BillieKeaffaber38
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B25630
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Barry Hodge :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Cherie Worth :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T574717 [compare], Ancestry member cherieworth
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T574717 [compare], FTDNA kit #N86108
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~0.78%
Jennifer Manchester :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jennifercheraw
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Irene (Summers) Nutter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T538022 [compare], FTDNA kit #324314
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~0.78%
Peter Manchester :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #926754
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Morris-10508 and Morris-30 appear to represent the same person because: It appears that these profiles represent the same person.
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Rejected matches › William Morris (bef.1775-)
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