James Marion Morson (1817 - 1868)

Born 12 Aug 1817 in Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, United States

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Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1868 at age 51 in St. James, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Educated at the University of Virginia.

Married Ellen Carter Bruce 12 Sep 1843 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States^[1]

They had 8 Children:

Ellen Bruce Morson 1845–1909

James Bruce Morson 1847–1915

Marion "Minnie" Morson 1849–1888

Charles Bruce Morson 1850–1865

Alice Morson 1852–1927

Seddon Morson 1854–1881

Frank Morson 1857–

Anne Seddon Morson 1859–1917

In 1853 he had Richmond architect Albert Lybrock build a row of town houses for rental properties, known as Morson's Row in the Capitol Square district of Richmond. It was registered in the National Registry of Historic places in 1969^[2] NRHP Listing Date 06/11/1969; NRHP Reference Number 69000354

He also owned "Dover" a plantation located on Dover Rd and Hebron in Goochland, VA.^[3] Now called Brookfield Farm, Dover was a large plantation in operation since 1730 under various owners. Ellen C Bruce purchased it from the Warwick family in 1842, married James M Marson and began construction of the mansion and associated slave quarters. The Dover Slave Quarters are a National Historic site.^[4]

He died in St. James, Louisiana, but he was removed to Richmond from Louisiana on 30 Jan 1889 which is displayed on the bottom of the stone. ^[5]

Slaves

In 1850, James M Morson held 143 slaves in Goochland County.^[6]

In 1860, James M Morson held 158 slaves in Goochland County^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
2. ↑ https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/127-0079/
3. ↑ https://goochlandhistory.wordpress.com/tag/dover/
4. ↑ NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Link to Nomination Form
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/176605671/person/252295827942/media/722bf151-a131-477d-a6c6-370323bb0911?_phsrc=BaE7&usePUBJs=true
6. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8055 #92745715 (accessed 7 October 2023)
   James M Morson, slave owner of 143 enslaved people, in 1850 in Goochland, Virginia, USA.
7. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #91069046 (accessed 7 October 2023)
   James M Morson, slave owner of 158 enslaved people, in 1860 in Goochland, Virginia, USA.

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Goochland, Virginia; Roll: 946; Page: 115a
• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW2-QL3Z : 15 February 2020), James M Morson in entry for MM9.1.1/MV8R-GK4:, 1850.
• https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/127-0079/
• Year: 1860; Census Place: Goochland, Virginia; Page: 917
• [1] The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Parents, Wife, Marriage, Birth, Deat, Children page 331, 332

Garnett Family Genealogy, compiled by Ellen Garnett and Maria Garnett Venn, c 1930s, held in private family archive