Born 1753 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Jarrett) Morris — married 22 May 1788 in Greenbrier County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 10 Feb 1834 in Kanawha County, Virginia now, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

"Levi, fifth son of William Morris, Sr., fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant. In settling the estate of their father, Leonard and John Morris, as Executors, deeded to Levi Morris 100 acres on the south side of the Kanawha, where Levi then lived (1793). This location was near the present town of Montgomery, and he is considered the first settler. Married first Margaret Stark; second, Margaret Jarrett."^[1]

Levi and Margaret Stark had two children, Cynthia Morris and William Morris.

Levi and Margaret Jarrett had six children:

Elizabeth Morris

Frances Morris

Martha Morris

James D. Morris

Benjamin Morris

George Washington Morris

Pursuant to an order of the County Court of Kanawha County Bearing date the 10th February 1834, Directed to us the subscribers John Hansford, John Harraman, Felix G Hansford, Berry Jones and Samuel Hanna after being duly sworn for that purpose proceeded to appraise and value the personal Estate and Slaves of the late Levi Morris decd as follows is to say: 1 Negro Man Mike 500.00 1 Negro Man Allen 500.00 1 Negro Man Jerry 450.00 1 Negro man Backus 350.00 1 Negro woman Anna 275.00 1 Negro woman Malinda 300.00 1 Negro woman Easter 325.00 1 Negro boy Milton 11 years old 250.00 1 Negro boy Clark 9 years old 250.00 1 Negro boy Aaron 5 years old 200.00 1 Negro girl Emeretta 3 years old 150.00 1 Negro girl Easter 8 years old 200.00 1 Negro Boy Joshua 6 years old 210.00 1 Negro girl Rebecca 4 years old 150.00 1 Negro girl Shela 2 years old 115.00

Sons of the American Revolution Membership Volume: 324^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Woods, p. 294
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. [1]

• 1810 Annotated Kanawha County Census (KVGS)
• Ancestry Family Trees
• Appraisement of the Estate of Levi Morris, 10 Feb 1834, Kanawha County, Virginia
• Greenbrier County Marriage Records
• Woods, Ruth Dayton. Pioneers and Their Times on Upper Kanawah. Berwyn Heights, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc. 2012
• West, Edmund, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com. Operations Inc., 2000...

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Morris-2373 created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson.

WikiTree profile Morris-3047 created through the import of Henderson Family Tree (9 Sep 11).ged on Sep 9, 2011 by George Henderson.

WikiTree profile Morris-5150 created through the import of Lee, McClendon, Morris, Dean, .ged on Oct 2, 2012 by Jennifer Kelly.

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