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John Morris died in 1809, Pendleton District, South Carolina. His will was dated 29 May 1809 and probated 15 Aug 1809. His wife Baylis was made executor of the will along with his son John H. Morris. Children of this marriage were:
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John Harris Morris, the son of John and Balis Morris was born in South Carolina in 1776. He married Mary (Betsy) Dobbins, the daughter of James Dobbins and Elizabeth Stephenson. About 1810/1811 the family moved to Franklin Co, TN where they were attacked by Indians and the family had to cross the Elk River to a stone fort for safety. An account of this and their early life in Tennessee is recorded in the memoirs of Ruth Veasey, the granddaughter of John and Betsy. Eight children lived to maturity in this family:
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John Morris was born 11 Mar 1801, the son of John H. and Mary (Betsy) Dobbins Morris. On 12 Oct 1849 John died with a heart attack and was buried in the Town Creek Cemetery, Franklin County, TN along with a daughter Cynthia. His will was probated 9 November 1849. Sarah Frame was born 6 Apr 1803 in Kentucky, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Frame. In early childhood the family moved to Franklin County, TN where Sarah married John Morris 19 Oct 1826 in Winchester, TN. The family Bible of John and Sarah records the births of their eleven children:
In 1854 Sarah and her family left Tennessee for Texas. After two years in Travis County, the family settled in Williamson County at the head of Berry's Creek, eighteen miles northwest of Georgetown. In October 1857 Sarah moved her letter to the Florence Baptist Church. Over the years all of her children joined this church and were active members. She lived with various children until her death 31 Aug 1883. She is buried in the Florence Cemetery |
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Sources of Information:John Morris Will, Recorded in Will Book A, Page 113, 15 Aug 1809, Pendleton Dist., SC Archives Roll # 432. John Morris (1803-1849) - Will & Estate Records, Franklin County, TN - Will Record 1808-1876, page 272 Family Bible of John and Sarah Frame Morris in the possession of Mary Love Berryman Marriage Records of Franklin Co, TN , 1838-1875, Transcribed by Billie and Hall Burks, Published by The Franklin Co Historical Society, 1979. Federal Census Records 1820 Franklin Co, TN - John Morris & John H. Morris, p 49 Obituaries: J. W. Edgar, Mab Lynn Hill, Lucy Morris, Alma Sheffield Cemetery Records, Franklin Co, TN and Williamson Co, TX Memoirs of Ruth Ellen Veasey, Marne Whitenton, Bolivar, TN Tombstone of James Logan Morris and Susan Priscilla Moore - Mary Ethel Morris The Roberts-Orme Ancestry, Volume II, Orme, Wood, and Allied Families, John F. Vallentine, Published 1995, by John D. Roberts, 1 Melrose St, Dunedin, New Zealand. Thanks Jeanne Bigger, TN, who did reseach for me years ago, and also to Marne Whittenton, Bolivar, TN for sharing her research with me. |
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