Thomas Morrison
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Thomas Morrison (1706 - 1748)

Thomas Morrison
Born in Derry, Irelandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 42 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvaniamap
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Thomas Morrison was one of the Chester, Pennsylvania Scots-Irish Immigrants to America 1718 onwards.

Contents

Biography

Birth

Thomas Morrison was born in County Derry in northern Ireland in 1706, the son of James Morrison and his wife (surname unknown).[1]

Marriage

It is not known who Thomas married or when.[2]

Children

Thomas and his wife were the parents of: [3]

  1. "William Morrison said to have gone to Burke Co NC; cannot be traced."
  2. Margaret Morrison, m. James Ray
  3. John Morrison b. 11/11/1743 Lancaster Co Penna. d. 7/9/1835 Iredell Co NC. m. Dec 1771 to Sarah Potts b. 3/25/1755, d. 1/3/1846, dau of Henry Potts. John was an orphan, age 9, when he came to North Carolina with the Potts family.

Land

On 23 July 1735, Thomas officially applied for 300 acres of land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.[4]

Death

Thomas died in 1748 and left a will in Pennsylvania, written on 29 December 1746, and probated on 26 October 1748.[5]

Epilogue

Around 1750, Thomas' brothers moved to Rowan County, North Carolina. Thomas' son, John, followed a few years later with the Henry Potts family.

Sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Morrison-Williams Register, 46.
  2. ↑ His wife and sons are mentioned in his will, but they are not specifically named. The Morrison-Williams Register, 46.
  3. ↑ The Morrison-Williams Register, 46.
  4. ↑ Land Warrants and Applications, 1735.
  5. ↑ The Morrison-Williams Register, 46.

Bibliography

  • Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 for Thomas Morrison. Lancaster. Index to Wills, 1730-1830, Date: 1748, sub nom. "Morrison, Thomas (Image 93 of 158). NB: instead of a location, the document says "omitted".
  • Pennsylvania, U.S., Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, Lancaster > 1735. Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives. Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA. (Image 77 of 328).
  • William Mann Morrison, The Morrison-Williams Register (Marietta, Georgia: the Author, 1989) pp. 46 ff.




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Altschull-1 Jo (Altschull) Gessford
Morrison-9748 and Morrison-1089 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person
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Marty Vestal
Morrison-9748 and Morrison-1089 do not represent the same person because: No Written Documentation to prove that they are the same
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Marty Vestal
Morrison-9748 and Morrison-1089 appear to represent the same person because: The vital statistics show that theses are the same person. Reference "The Morrison-Williams Register". I will email you a copy.
posted by Marty Vestal

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