Samuel David Morrison Sr. (1701 - 1801)

Born 5 Jan 1701 in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Marcy (Mayse) Morrison — married 1735 in Tyrone, North Ireland

Descendants

Died 5 May 1801 at age 100 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Samuel Morrison Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.

Samuel Morrison Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-328343
Rank:

Samuel was born in Stewartstown, Tyrone County, Ulster, Ireland, January 5, 1701. He was involved in the skirmishes between native Irish and the Scotch.

Samuel Morrison sailed to America on the Sally of Coleraine in 1740 as a religious refugee. It is assumed that the port of entry was in Philadephia. ... He passed away in 1801. ^[1]

Spouse: Mercy Mayse 1720-1798

Children

1. James Morrison 1743-1836
2. Margaret Morrison 1742-1776
3. William Morrison 1749-
4. George Morrison 1739-1776
5. Anna Morrison 1740-1740
6. Rachel Morrison 1743-1751
7. John Morrison 1754-1839
8. Samuel Morrison 1756-1810
9. Ephraim Morrison 1759-1806
10. Jonah Morrison 1749-1813

Samuel Morrison and Mercy Mayes, both natives of Stewartstown, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland, were married in Ulster, ca. 1738. They had ten children, 1739-1759. The family immigrated to America in 1740 and settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Sometime after the close of the Revolutionary War, the family migrated to Northumberland County, now Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Samuel and Mercy Morrison are buried in the old pine cemetery, Watson Township, Lycoming, PA.

Samuel David Morrison Sr.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Born Stewartstown, Tyrone Co, Ulster, Ireland. 05 JAN 1700. ^[7][8]

"Immigration America 1740 on "Sally Coleraine" Arrival 1743 Virginia, USA. ^[9]

Marriage Husband Samuel David Morrison. Wife Mercy Mayse. Child: James Morrison. Marriage 1735 Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ^[10]

"Burial" Old Pine Creek Cemetery, Lycoming Co., Pa.

According to "Samuel Morrison of Bucks and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants, with a brief sketch of John Owen, 1741-1843, of Carroll township, Chautauqua county, New York and his descendants, compiled and edited by E.J.P. Sage."<https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005731890/>: Spouse Mercy Mayse, b. 1716, d. 30 Oct. 1798

Marriage: 1735 in Ireland

Children:

Anna, b. 1739 in Ulster. Died on the voyage to America and was buried at sea.

Margaret, b. 1743 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

James, b. 4 January 1744 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

William, born 1747 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Ephraim, b. 1749 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Rachel, b. 1751 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

John, b. 1753 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Samuel, b. 7 January 1756 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Ephraim & Jonah, b. 5 June 1759 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Samuel was born in 1701. He passed away in 1802.

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Larry Kokx, Thursday, January 15, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ Source: #S70 Place: Virginia; Year: 1743; Page Number: . Arrival date: 1743 Arrival place: Virginia
3. ↑ Source: #S9 Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=22600284&pid=2244
4. ↑ Source: #S30 Source number: 407.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PLC. Birth date: 1700 Birth place: Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place:
5. ↑ Source: #S30 Source number: 1744.138; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Birth date: 1701 Birth place: Ir
6. ↑ Source: #S106 Residence date: Residence place: USA
7. ↑ Source: #S30 Source number: 407.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PLC. Birth date: 1700 Birth place: Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place:
8. ↑ Source: #S30 Source number: 1744.138; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Birth date: 1701 Birth place: Ir
9. ↑ Source: #S70
10. ↑ Source: #S30 Source number: 407.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PLC. Birth date: 1716 Birth place: Co Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place:

US Census: 1790 Northumberland Co. PA

• familysearch.com
• The American Descendants of Samuel Morrison - google books

• Kraybill, Spencer L. Pennsylvania's Pine Creek Valley and Pioneer Families. Gateway Press, Inc. (Baltimore, MD : 1991) pg 970 M1
• Pine Creek Cemetery Find A Grave #35013813

• Source: S106 Ancestry.com Samuel Morrison of Bucks and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants : with a brief sketch of John Owen, 17 Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Sage, E. J. P.. Samuel Morrison of Bucks and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants : with a brief sketch of John Owen, 1741-1843, of Carroll Tow; Repository: #R1 NOTEIncludes index.|||"Reference authorities": p. 92.

• Source: S30 Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.

• Source: S70 Gale Research Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Pa

• Source: S9 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

• Geni.com

• Samuel Morrison of Bucks and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania ... Sage, E. J. P. (Eugene John Parker)

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9HJV-63N : accessed 2017-12-19), entry for Samuel Morrison, submitted by rbemis2759318.

• Samuel Morrison of Bucks and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants, with a brief sketch of John Owen, 1741-1843, of Carroll township, Chautauqua county, New York and his descendants, compiled and edited by E.J.P. Sage.

• FamilySearch (30 family trees) Note: 6 of these trees identify his middle name as David. Several have his mother as Mary Ralstone.
• SAR patriot information

DNA

MRCA: James Morrison and Mary (Simpson) Morrison

• Parental Relationship is suggested by a match between 8th cousins once removed Karen McDowell GEDmatch HN2597488 and David Hughey GEDmatch QQ6893016 sharing a 7.1 cM segment on Chromosome 2.

MRCA: James Morrison and Mary (Simpson) Morrison

• Parental Relationship is suggested by a GED test match between 8th cousins David Hughey GEDmatch QQ6893016 and Lillian Pauley GEDmatch WA594280C1, consisting of 46 cM over 7 segments, the largest of which is 9.4 cM on chromosome 20.

Research Notes

The rest of the above book is about Samuel's descendants through his eldest son, James.

• Family Bible, find a grave. Memory of Son Samuel Morrison.