William F. Morris (abt. 1764 - bef. 1840)

Born about 1764 in Craven, South Carolina

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Died before 1840 before about age 76 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

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Billy Morris served for Louisiana in the War of 1812
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Biography

William F. was born in 1764 and died in 1876 (note: removed death date of 1876 as it isn't possible.

Billy Morris was originally from the Orangeburgh District, SC. He received 3 grants of land from the state: Jan 14, 1785, Jan 6, 1787, and May 28, 1791. "The grant in 1791 was for 1000 acres, and must have been for some civil duty performed for the state, militia duty and deputy work. This was the way in which the state often paid salaries." ^[1]

1780 He appears on "A List of Petit-Jury Men and Jury Men in Civil Causes" from "Between Turkey Creek & Savannah River" in South Carolina ^[2]

1790 US Census He appears in Orangeburg, South Carolina with the following household: ^[3]

Around - 1792 Married to Lottie Warner^[1]

1800 - Move to Georgia Several of the older Morris children stated that they were born in Georgia. It is very likely that William and Lottie moved into Georgia prior to 1800" ^[1]

1811 - Move to Louisiana By February of 1811, William and Lottie were in Louisiana." ^[4]

1811- 1812 - Deputy Sheriff. Many records exist today that William Morris wrote while serving St. Tammany Parish as the Deputy Sheriff. During the time that he filled this capacity, James Gaines served as Sheriff.^[1] There are also various legal papers on file in the State Land Office, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, regarding his land transactions in St. Tammany Parish in 1819 and 1824. ^[4]

War of 1812 He fought at the Battle of New Orleans in the 12th and 13th Consolidated Regiment, Louisiana Militia. ^[5] This was under the command of his brother-in-law Thomas Cargill Warner.

1838 - Slave Purchase From the records of St. Tammany Parish. February 27, 1838. Mathew Simpson sold William Morris: "the two following described slaves viz: Daniel, a negro man, slave for life, aged about fifty-three years, and patsy, a Negress, slave for life, wife of Daniel, aged about forty-eight years. Said slaves being sold without any guarantee against inhibiting vices and diseases being the same which the said vendor acquired by purchase from John Measles per Act past before E.P. Ellis Notary Public of the Parish of St. Tammany under date of twentieth day of January, AD 1837.... This sale is made for and inconsideration of Five Hundred and Fifty-two dollars." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Kinsmen All: Descendants of Wettenhall Warner and Related Families by E. Russ Williams, Jr.
2. ↑ Source Citation Document: Jury Lists, 1779, Acts #1123 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 15; Family Number: 50 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Census Publishing. State Census Records. West Jordan, Utah: Census Publishing, 2003-2009.
3. ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 259; Image: 162; Family History Library Film: 0568151 Description Township : Not Stated Source Information Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} American State Papers, House of Representatives, 14th Congress, 1st Session Public Lands: Volume 3
5. ↑ Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.

• "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CL-1YM : 10 February 2018), William F. Morris and C. Letehworth, 31 Jan 1833; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,463,133.
• http://brasfield.net/getperson.php?personID=I15964&tree=1000