James Morrow (abt. 1730 - bef. 1798)

Born about 1730 in Down, County Down, Ireland [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Tier) Morrow — married before 1749 in Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1 Jul 1798 before about age 68 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

• James Morrow was born about 1730 in Ireland. He signed a deed 210 a. above Vanderpool in 1769 in Highland County, Virginia
• He reportedly was in the battle of Point Pleasant on 10 October 1774 in Virginia.
• He signed a deed to sell land on Jacksons River to John Slaven on 15 Nov 1777 in Botetourt County, Virginia.
• He was on a tax list in 1782 in Hampshire County, Virginia
• He signed a will on 6 Nov 1797 in Greenbrier County, Virginia
• He had an estate sale on 1 Jul 1798 in Greenbrier County, Virginia

Note

James Morrow will

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=b05b2600-01d6-4f1b-ab4f-fa0f32b74f6a&tid=9032695&pid=1076

James Morrow Will - V0l. 1 page 132 - Lewisburg, West Virginia, Greenbrier County, Courthouse

In the name of God Amen. James Morrow of Greenbrier County in the state of Viginia being sick and infirm in body but blest be of God of perfect good and sound mind and memory and calling to mind the uncertainties of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and constitute my last will and Testament in the manner and form following that is to say, I commit my body to the dust to be buried decently at the discretion of my executor hereafter named and my soul to God who give it and as for worldy things which has pleased God far above my diserts to bestrow upon me I give and bequest in the manner following: first that all my lawful debts together with my funeral expenses to be discharged. Second to my beloved wife, Mary, I give during her life the plantation I now live on with all the goods and chattles ---(?) reserving to my son James that part of the plantation that he has occupied for two years last past and to my grandson, James, that now lives with me 1 rifle gun and at the decease of my aforesaid wife, Mary, I allow the plantation to be equally divided between my two sons, James and Samuel, and also at the decease of my wife, Mary, as aforesaid I allow all the goods to be equally divided between my two daughters, Agnes Craigg and Jane Wymer, and my grandson, James Spencer, that now lives with me also I constitute and appoint James Hanna Executor of my last Will and Testament in witness thereof I have hereon to set my hand and seal to this 6th day of November 1791. James Morrow X his mark.

I signed, sealed and declared in the presence of Thomas Beard, Sam'l Beard, Robert Stephans Grennbried Court January 179? (1799)?

The Last Will and Testament of James Morrow, deceased, was presented in Court approved by the oath of Samuel Beard and Robert Stephans 27th the witness thereto James Hanna, Executor, therein named took the usual oath according to Law with Robert Stephans and John Miles his (?) entered into hand to the Court in the sum of L1,000 for his due administration. John Stuart

Comments : Copied by Clarice B. Banning Spindle October 1968.

Some of the words such as "cuting" etc were as appeared in the will. a few of the items were so dim that it was difficult to interpret. The L and S and D appearing in appeasment were difficult to decipher and may be incorrect.

Since finding the information it would seem that the James Morrow, who made the will, and his son James would be the ones who are listed in the Battle of Point Pleasant as James Morrow and James Morrow Junior from Reference History of the Battle of Point PLeasant by Virgil A. Lewis, Charleston, Tribune Printing Company, West Virginia 1909. A list of Captain Robert McClennahan's Company of Greenbrier Valley Volunteers in the Botetourt County Regiment - pages 115-116.

Research Note:

Historical clarification of locations: Point Pleasant, Hampshire County and Greenbrier County are located in, what is now, West Virginia, after West Virginia's creation in 1863 and confirmation in 1866. Highland County and Botetourt County remained with Virginia. The county names were retained. Mulhausen-2 17:44, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Sources

• Source: S-2135105259 Repository: #R-2146940596 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This 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. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=9032695&pid=1076
• Repository: R-2146940596 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Initial documentation was obtained from Decklerbooks . com / family / pdfs / jmorrow .pdf [inactive site] ; as researched by others from legal records, including U.S. Census, SS Death index, and referenced available State records of birth, marriage and death.
• "The Thomas Morrow Genealogy – 2nd edition : being a history of Thomas Morrow and his descendants " , compiled by WILLIAM C. HALL, Copyright 2007 , available online: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE63565