Samuel Morris (abt. 1746 - 1833)

Born about 1746 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Minton) Morris — married 18 Feb 1792 in Union, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1833 at about age 87 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Samuel is the son of John Morris and Mary Sherman Morris of Stepney Parish, Maryland.

Union Co. SC Deed Book A pp.201-202: 12/2/1773 HUGH QUINN of Craven Co., Prov. of SC, to MOSES QUALLS, same place, 150A west side Broad River, patent granted to Manin GORE on 12/22/1768 and conveyed to HUGH QUINN. Wit: SAMUEL MORRIS, THOMAS MANING. From Camden Dist., THOMAS MANNIN swore to Hugh Quinn's sig. 8 Mar 1786. Rec. 25 Sept 1786 Note JK: If this is my Samuel Morris he is in SC by 1773!

1790 census Union Co., SC Thos. Basingham [Blassingame] SAMUEL MORRIS 1M 16+ (????-1774) 1M -16 (1774-1790) 3F Rainey Bellue, Jr. THOMAS MINTON 2M 16+ (????-1774) 7F Listed as shown. Samuel is the only Morris listed in Union Co. Is he married or oldest son in this family?

SC records show Rebecca Minton, daughter of above Thomas, was disowned by the Quakers in 1792 for being an unwed mother. She then married Samuel and they are on the 1800 census in Pendleton Dist., SC 1M 26-45 (1755-1774) 1F 26-45 (1755-1774) 2F 10-16 (1784-1790) 3M 0-10 (1791-1800)

He is listed in his father’s Will as an heir. However, his mother contested the will to get her dower third. Samuel just relinquished everything to her. This statement was found at probate. “This is to satisfy you that it doth soot me to administer my father’s estate and do give up to my mother. So no more but sir your humble . . .”

Samuel was born in 1746. He passed away in 1833.

Sources

Silas Emmett Lucas Jr., editor, Some South Carolina County Records Vol.2 (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1989.

1790 Federal Census of Pendleton Dist., South Carolina.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 June 2020, 06:57), entry for Samuel Morris(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KTSR-ZXF); contributed by various users.
• Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
• "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGG-QBZM : 12 February 2020), Samuel Morris, 1746.