Ancestors of William Morris by Marjorie Adams 11/12/2013
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Generation No. 1 
�	William Morris, died Bet. 27 Sep 1817 - 17 Feb 1818  [LWTp] in Sussex Co DE, Baltimore Hd.  He was probably buried in the unidentified crypt on the same farm as the Mitchell Morris Family Cemetery. Wm. married Lydia <Burton> bet 1786-1792 in <Sussex Co DE probably>.  He was born c1766 (bef 1767 as sold land in 1787) son of  John and Unknown. 
�	  Lydia <Burton>, born Abt. 1770 in Sussex Co. DE of Benjamin Burton [mentioned as having children the the 1790 LWT of  Wm, brother of Benjamin] She died Aft. 27 Sep 1817 and probably bef the 1820 census in Sussex Co. DE.

Another marriage possibility: Lydia Richards/Rickards . If the Liddy mentioned in the following will, the marriage would have been after 1793 and probably in Wor. Joseph was a son of Wm Richards who pat. Rachel's Desire in 1737. Joseph rec'd Richard's Desire from his fa's will.
LWT, Richards, Joseph 3 Sep 1793w. 1 Oct 1793p. Wor. MD   To sons Jacob Richards,lands; and Nathaniel Richards. To wife Jean {Prettyman]Richards, the EX. To grandsons Joseph Richards, and John Richards. To daughters Barsheba Richards, Liddy Richards and Hannah Richards. Wit; Samuel Tilghman, Ezekiel Selby, Thomas R. Handy. 
			
			Census records for Wm Morris
			Reconstructed 1790 Census of Delaware. No Morrises in Balt. Hd Sussex,. A Wm + others in Dagsboro Hd.
			1796 MD Early Census Index. Wm., Wor., Snow Hill [also 1790 Wor unstated Wm (Ferred) (sic=?Friend; it is very 			likely he was Quaker)	Sussex Co, Baltimore Hd. Federal Census1800. No Wm.  A John is here but he could not be f			ather of Wm based on 1st land Record below. He may have been a brother of Wm.
			Sussex Co. Tax List 1803-4 Baltimore Hd. Shows Wm. with 100A. Suspect this was “Rachel's Desire”. There also 			were Joseph Morris and Kendle Morris with no acreage. I suspect they were Wm's brothers. In Dagsboro Hd. there 			was a John with 778A and a saw mill, Cathrin, probably  widow of dec'd John with 89A,  William B (minor, guardian 			is Joshua Jones), and 10 other Morrises including the names of the sons of Cathrine Burton Morris, except for the 			first son Wm. It is unclear how all these Morrises are related but based on the given names it is likely they descend 			from 16. Dennis Morris of 	Accomack VA.
			Sussex Co. Balt. Hd. 1810 Census. Wm (beside Wm. Layton nr Milby Bunting) and a Joseph Morris are at Sandy 			Branch=now Selbyville.
			Sussex Co. Balt. Hd. 1820 Census. No Wm, he has died. No Lydia either. The Mitchelll Morris is not son of Wm; this 			Mitchell married Polly Wilgose/Wilgus in Feb 1820 and has died by 1830 because Polly Morris is hh. 
			Sons William (no M.), Joseph, and James live next to one another, all the same age, 26-44.. Can not find the Linches 			who the daus married.	Lydia may have died, remarried or be with one of daus; she is not in hhs of sons. There are 			young  males and females under 10 or 15 so the younger children may be in the hhs of the older ones. 
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			Land records of Wm. Morris: 
			1787 William sells to Jesse Gray “Truman's(sic=Timmons) Neglect” in Sussex, cypress swamp sold by his 				father(sic=grandfather?) Capt John Morris to his fa John Morris but which was not conveyed. Jesse Gray's 1813 			Wor LWT refers to this land from Wm Morris as Tinmans Neglect.
			LWT w1815 
				“Rachel's Desire” to son Wm. 100A pat Som MD 1737 by Wm Richards/Rickards [no scan on MD 							plats.net.]	He bequeathed to John1752, John sold 1758 to bro Wm.who had it resurveyed in 1763 as  					“Rachel's Desire Enlarged” 252 A, on seaside back in woods (no other descriptors). Wm. Rickards Wor 					LWT 1778 gave Rachel's Desire to son John.]. By 1803 I suspect the 100A Wm Morris owns in Sussex 					DE is Rachel's Desire.
					
				“Wm's Good Luck”- Snow Hill, Wor MD to sons James and Mitchell (Mitchell is the one to get land after death 				or no issue of other sons.

			1817 William Morris Sr. and wife Lydia grant to James Hickman Addition to “Perry's Lott” where Hickman now 			dwells  2 and 3/4A, witness Ebe Campbell and Selby Hickman Jr.(witnesses live at Sandy Branch).
			[did not find Addition to Perry's Lot on MD plats.net].
	
		Children of William Morris and Lydia  are:
�	Nancy Morris, born bef 1800 in Sussex Co DE, Baltimore Hd or Worcester Co. MD; married Joshua or Alfred Lynch; [LWT of Wm and Mitchell]

 •	Catey Morris, born bef 1800 in Sussex Co DE, Baltimore Hd or Wor Co. MD; married Alfred or Joshua Lynch [LWT of Wm and Mitchell]

 •	William M. Morris, born Abt. 1800 in Sussex Co DE, Baltimore Hd or Wor. Co. MD; died in 1881 Sussex Co DE; 
 1.	possibly married (1) Martha Anderson 30 Dec 1820 in Wor. Co. MD; 
 2.	possibly married (2) Nancy Henderson 10 Jan 1821 in Wor. Co. MD. Wives names are  so similar that they are probably the same woman, the 1st a  license and 2nd the marriage.

				James Morris, born abt 1805 in Sussex Co DE, Baltimore Hd; probably died in Sussex Co DE. [If he were the  
 				James who m Elizabeth Gray c1813 he was b 03 Dec 1793 and died childless bef 1825 when Eliz m John Long 				of Frankford. [DE Bible Records, v2, p58 but I think this was a James who lived in Frankford]

				Sally Morris, born After the 1810 census in Sussex Co DE, Baltimore Hd.

			Mitchell Morris, born 1813 in Sussex Co DE, Baltimore Hd (census); died 08 Jul 1887 in Sussex Co DE, buried in the Morris Cemetery; married Rachel H. Murray Abt. 1835 in Sussex Co DE. Rachel was dau of Comfort Davis and William Murray of  David & Rhoda Wyatt Murray.

		                    	Joseph Morris, born Abt. 1815 in Sussex Co DE, Baltimore Hd.  Wm.'s LWT mentions James then twice 3 sons: Wm., Mitchell, Joseph.

Generation No. 2
John Morris, b abt 1745  was son of William

Generation No. 3
William Morris b 1724 was son of John and Catherine

Generation No. 4
John Morris born Abt. 1703 in Accomack Co VA; died 1762 in Worcester Co MD.  He may have been son of 8. John Morris and 9. Sarah LNU.  He  married 5. Catherine Burton Abt. 1732 in Somerset Co. MD. [LWT of John Wor.1760w and  Sarah Som 1734w] His LWT bequeaths “Cow Bridge” to son Wm. 

Land Records of John Morris: “Cow Bridge”:south side of a branch which maketh into the Indian River.

Catherine Burton, born Aft. 1685 in Accomack Co VA; died Aft. 1762 in Worcester Co MD.  She was the daughter of 10. William II Burton born Abt. 1664 in Accomack Co VA; died Bef. 1750.  He was the son of 20. William Burton and 21. Ann Stratton.  He married 11. Frances Robertson or Robinson Abt. 1684.
	11.  Frances Robertson or Robinson, born Abt. 1666; died 1750 in Worcester Co MD. [her 1750 Wor. LWT lists 	living children of John & Sarah.]
	
			Land records of Wm. Burton Jr.
			 “Chance”: pat 2 Dec 1714 by Wm Burton (Jr.) 340A east(sic) side IR just below Cove(sic= Cow) 						Bridge, [Dryden] 1744w Wor LWT William Burton willed to dau Catherine Morris, saying she & 						husband could continue to live there; after their deaths to her sons]
			  “Burton's Desire” 50A at head of Sandy Branch bequeathed to grandson John Russel Burton(son of 					son Wm. Burton III)
 
		Children of John Morris and Catherine Burton are:
			iWilliam Morris, born Abt. 1724 in Somerset Co. MD or Accomack Co VA. According to his father John's 1760 LWT William had son John and dau Sary.
			iiJohnMorris born abt 1726
		                            iiiJoshua Morris, born Abt. 1728.
		          	ivAnne Morris, born Abt. 1730
			v.Elizabeth Morris, born abt.1732.
			vi.Joseph Morris, born Aft. 1744.

Generation No. 5
	8.  John Morris, born Abt. 1668 in Accomack; died 1721 in Somerset Co. MD.  He was the son of 16. Dennis Morris and 17. 	Elizabeth Sterling.  He married 9. Sarah LNU Abt. 1700 in Accomack Co. VA.
	9.  Sarah LNU born Abt. 1685 in Accomack Co VA; died 1734 in Baltimore Hd., Somerset MD. Sarah is found in the Somersset 	Tax Lists of 1723 (its first yr) – 1733 as a widow, Head of House; when her sons ea. reach 15 they are listed as dependents. 	According to John's LWT they were of age at 20 which would have meant they would then have rec'd their inheritance and thus 	were listed as hhs. 
	
	Children of John Morris and Sarah LNU [ LWTs of John and Sarah and Somerset Tax Lists] are:
		i.	Katherine Morris, born Abt. 1701 in Accomack Co VA.
		ii.	John Morris, born Abt. 1703 in Accomack Co VA; died 1762 in Worcester Co MD; married Catherine Burton Abt. 1732 in Somerset Co. MD.
		iii.	Charles Morris, born Abt. 1705 in Somerset Co MD; died Bef. 1734.
		iv.	Tabitha Morris, born Abt. 1707 in Accomack Co VA.
		v.	Dennis Morris, born Abt. 1710 in Accomack Co VA.
		vi.	Jemima Morris, born Abt. 1713 in Somerset Co MD; died Bef. 1734.
		vii.	William Morris, born Abt. 1715 in Somerset Co MD.

Generation No. 6

	16.  Dennis Morris, born Abt. 1637 perhaps in Accomack Co VA but he may have been the 1st Morris immigrant; died 1690 in 	Accomack Co VA.  He married 17. Elizabeth Sterling Abt. 1665. The Morrises of Accomack were mostly Quakers as were 	many of the other familes there.
	17.  Elizabeth Sterling, born Abt. 1650; died Bet. 1703 - 1704 in Accomack Co VA.
	
	Children of Dennis Morris and Elizabeth Sterling [fr LWT of Elizabeth] are:
		i.	John Morris, born Abt. 1668 in Accomack; died 1721 in Somerset Co. MD; married Sarah LNU Abt. 1700 in Accomack Co. VA.
		ii.	Dennis Morris, born Abt. 1672 in Accomack; died 1716 in Accomack Co VA; married Hester/Esther Bevans Abt. 1699; died 1721 in Accomack Co VA.
		iii.	Joseph Morris, born Abt. 1676 in Accomack Co VA.
		iv.	Sarah mRead Morris, born in Accomack; died Aft. 1703.
		v.	Elizabeth mPitt Morris, born in Accomack; died Aft. 1703 in Accomack VA; married Robert Pitt in Accomack VA; he died 1714 in Accomack VA.
		vi.	Ann mBlake Morris, born in Accomack; died Aft. 1703.
		vii.	Jacob Morris, born in Accomack; died Aft. 1703; married Anna Unknown.
		viii.	Mary Morris, born in Accomack; died Aft. 1703.