Morris Family
Im looking into other early Morris families in Harrison County Ohio to see if there is a connection to mine.
My family were some of the first settlers. 5x great uncle Daniel Morris surveyed the land. His contemporary, my 5x great grandfather Joseph Huff was the first settler in the county. At that time it wasnt a county, just the other side of the Ohio River.
Im trying to find out more about Daniel. Family biographies say that he was born in Maryland. The family then lived cross the River in (future West) Virginia from Marietta, Ohio. That puts them in Elizabeth, then Ohio Co, (W)Va current Pleasants Co., WV (I think). I know that from 1820 on Daniel was in Ohio.
A biography written by Wilburt Morris says that he went to Kentucky for awhile and while there married Molly Crosswaite.
In 1810 a Daniel lived in Ohio Co. He had 3 sons under 10
In 1820 he was in Cadiz, Harrison Co. and had 3 sons 10-16 meaning born between 1801 and 1810
Starting in 1816 we have a David Morris in Shortcreek Twp... same twp where Joseph Huff settled. He later appears to have land in Archer Twp
By 1823 there is an Aaron Morris with land in Archer
There is also a Daniel with land in Archer starting 1823
And an Edward with land in short creek in 1828
Im sure there is a connection but not sure where.
My family were some of the first settlers. 5x great uncle Daniel Morris surveyed the land. His contemporary, my 5x great grandfather Joseph Huff was the first settler in the county. At that time it wasnt a county, just the other side of the Ohio River.
Im trying to find out more about Daniel. Family biographies say that he was born in Maryland. The family then lived cross the River in (future West) Virginia from Marietta, Ohio. That puts them in Elizabeth, then Ohio Co, (W)Va current Pleasants Co., WV (I think). I know that from 1820 on Daniel was in Ohio.
A biography written by Wilburt Morris says that he went to Kentucky for awhile and while there married Molly Crosswaite.
In 1810 a Daniel lived in Ohio Co. He had 3 sons under 10
In 1820 he was in Cadiz, Harrison Co. and had 3 sons 10-16 meaning born between 1801 and 1810
Starting in 1816 we have a David Morris in Shortcreek Twp... same twp where Joseph Huff settled. He later appears to have land in Archer Twp
By 1823 there is an Aaron Morris with land in Archer
There is also a Daniel with land in Archer starting 1823
And an Edward with land in short creek in 1828
Im sure there is a connection but not sure where.