SOME DESCENDANTS
OF EPHRAIM MORRISON
REVOLUTIONARY
WAR SOLDIER
SOME DESCENDANTS
OF EPHRAIM MORRISON
REVOLUTIONARY
WAR SOLDIER
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This is the line from Ephraim Morrison that I descend from. I have some information on the other families in this file and will be glad to share anything I have with others who are interested in this family. Feel free to let me know of any corrections or additions to this family. I have placed some of my sources at the end of this page. E-mail to Ginny Deagan (NEW E-MAIL:[email protected])
1. Ephraim Morrison was born on 12 Sep 1763 in Salem, Washington, NY. His parents have not been found. He died on 15 Oct 1847 in Rushford, Allegany, NY at age 84. He was buried in Rushford, Allegany, NY, Old West Hill Cemetery as a. Revolutionary War Pensioner.
Ephraim served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the New York Militia. He was sent on scouting parties into the narrows of Lake Champlain and sometimes as far as Ticonderoga. He was at Fort Ann when it was taken by the British and was sent back to Salem to alert the militia and bring help. On his return, at a place called Bloody Pond, the group were surrounded by a party of British and Indians. Ephraim stated in his pension application that of the group of forty men, he and one other man were the only ones to escape. In 1833, he was granted a pension of $60.00 per year for his service. He was married in October 1781 at Salem to Lucretia Henderson. They were married by Moses Martin, a Justice of the Peace. Lucretia was born 19 November 1764 in Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts to James and Rachel (McFarland) Henderson. She died 7 February 1857 at Genoa and is buried in the King Cemetery there.
The Morrison family moved to Ovid, Seneca County, New York about 1798 and a few years later, moved to Genoa, Cayuga County. About 1820 they moved to Rushford, Allegany County, NY with their three sons. No record has been found of any land that Ephraim purchased in Allegany County but his three sons purchased land from the Holland Land Company and married three Kendall sisters, daughters of James Kendall.
Children of Ephraim and Lucretia (Henderson) Morrison:
2. James H. Morrison was born on 28 Jun 1798 in Genoa, Cayuga, NY to Ephraim and Lucretia (Henderson) Morrison. He died on 28 Sep 1881 in Rushford, Allegany, NY. He was buried in Village Cem., Rushford, NY. James and Laura lived in Rushford, Allegany County, NY and later in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, NY. He had moved to Allegany County with his father and two brothers about 1820.
He was married to Laura D. Kendall. Laura was born 29 March 1805 in Vermont. She was the daughter of James and Dorothy "Dolly" (Tarbell) Kendall. She died 1 August 1855 in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, NY.
James's two brothers married sisters of Laura Kendall. The three brothers bought land from the Holland Land Company. James walked from Rushford to the Land Office at Ellicottsville to get the Article. The land was paid for with black salts and potash, made from burning the trees on the land.
James was a member of the Methodist Church. He was a farmer and also taught school in Rushford, Farmersville, and at the old TenBroeck Academy in Franklinville, NY. He became nearly blind in his later years. He died 28 September 1881, age 83 at Rushford, NY
Children of James and Laura (Kendall) Morrison:
3. Sullivan
Blood Morrison
was born on 14 Jan 1825 in Rushford, Allegany, NY to
James and Laura (Kendall) Morrison. He died on 28 Feb 1919 in Yorkshire,
Cattaraugus, NY. He was buried in Rushford Cem., Rushford, NY. When Sullivan
was seventeen years old, he joined the Baptist church. He lived with his
father until he was married and stayed on the family farm when his father
moved to Franklinville, New York. Farming was the main occupation in Allegany
County. Sullivan had 140 acres of improved land and 32 acres unimproved
with a value of $3,400 in 1865. He produced 100 pounds of butter and 3000
pounds of cheese. His stock consisted of 4 horses, 21 cows, 2 swine and
a large poultry flock.
He was married to Elizabeth Harvey , daughter of Cranston and Elizabeth (DeGraff) Harvey on 6 March 1850. When his wife, Elizabeth died 11 March 1862 at age 32, Sullivan was left with four young children. Adelphine Root, niece of Elizabeth came to help care for the children. She was only 15 years old at the time. Two years later, on 6 April, 1864, Sullivan married Adelphine. She was not quite 18 when they married. Her parents were Samuel and Louisa (Harvey) Root. of Herkimer County, NY.
In 1879, the family moved to Custer City, McKean County, PA where Sullivan ran a milk route for three years. They then moved to Allentown, NY where he ran a milk route for six years. In 1888, they moved to Rawson, then Lyndon and in 1890, settled in Fredonia, NY near Lake Erie where he grew grapes for eight years. He moved back to his homestead in Rushford just two weeks before his wife, Adelphine died.
Sullivan died at age 94 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County, NY while living with his daughter, Lucelia. He left a will, dated 14 November 1905. It was proved in Allegany County 16 May 1919. In his will, he left $150.00 in trust to son, Frank to be used for the "purchase and erection of a monument for myself and my wives". He is buried in the Rushford Cemetery with his two wives.
Children of Sullivan and Elizabeth (Harvey) Morrison: (all born in Rushford, Allegany Co. NY)