Charles William Morris (abt. 1575 - aft. 1630)

Born about 1575 in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Jenning (Walters) Morris — married about 1600 in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales

Descendants

Died after 1630 after about age 55 in Monmouthshire, Wales

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Biography

William Morris was born about 1580 probably at Tintern, Wales.

He married Lucy Jenning Walters about 1600 in Tintern, Wales. and their children were:

1. Lewis,
2. Anne,
3. William,
4. Richard,
5. Mary,
6. Thomas.

He died after 1630 in Wales.

"The name Morris is of Welsh origin and traceable back to Rhys, sometimes called Rhys Fitzgerald, brother to Rhys Prince of Geventland. In 1171, in conjunction with Richard Strongbow, Rhys Fitzgerald led an expedition into Ireland, and owing to his achievements there received the name of Maur Rhys, that is "Great Rhys". In the course of time, his descendents changed the name into Maurise, Maurice, and Morris...William Morris, a descendent of Maur Rhys Fitzgerald lived in the first half of the 17th century in Monmouthshire, Wales on an estate called Tintern, situated near the historic Tintern Abbey."

Sources

• https://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/14/mode/2up History of Monmouth County
• https://books.google.com/books?id=j-kpAQAAMAAJ&q=william+morris#v=snippet&q=william%20morris&f=false Genealogies of the State of New York
• The Morris Family of Morrisania, https://books.google.com/books?id=r2o9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=southern+new+york++book+%2B+tintern,+monmouthshire+%2B+william+morris&source=bl&ots=28tAITzyJU&sig=54jd8nkkBmSLrUvBaVy0m-S2b-Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLnKKSzYzLAhULwGMKHfBGDk0Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=southern%20new%20york%20%20book%20%2B%20tintern%2C%20monmouthshire%20%2B%20william%20morris&f=false
• WikiTree profile Morris-3581 created through the import of AncMariePopham.GED on Dec 3, 2011 by Jorge Monasterio.