Descendants of Joseph Morris
Generation No. 1
1. JOSEPH1 MORRIS was born 1727 in Monmoth,New Jersery.
He married HANNAH LEE ASSON.
She was born 1723 in Monmoth,New Jersey.
Children of JOSEPH MORRIS and HANNAH ASSON are:
2. i. GEORGE2 MORRIS, b. January 02, 1743/44, Near,Winchester,Frederick County,Virginia
(Service no. is (VA)W27804) (was a
Captain in Lord Dunmore's War,tore his commission papers up when War started in
1776); d. Gerard's Fort,Greene County,Pennsylvania (buried Gerard's Fort Cemetery).
ii. JONATHAN MORRIS.
iii. AMOS MORRIS.
Generation No. 2
2. GEORGE2 MORRIS (JOSEPH1) was born January 02, 1743/44 in
Near,Winchester,Frederick County,Virginia (Service no. is (VA)W27804) (was a Captain in Lord Dunmore's War,tore
his commission papers up when War started in 1776), and died in Gerard's
Fort,Greene County,Pennsylvania (buried
Gerard's Fort Cemetery). He married MARGARET CORBLY. She was born
December 15, 1789 in Near,Winchester,Frederick County,Virginia, and died in
Greene County,Pennsylvania.
Children of GEORGE MORRIS and MARGARET CORBLY are:
3. i. LEVI3 MORRIS, b. April 14, 1783, Monmoth,New Jersery (served in War of 1812)(was a Justice of Peace and married lots
of young couples who didnot need to get a marriage license like in
Virginia,which required them to get one); d. January 20, 1842, Greene Co.,
Pennsylvania.
ii. LOUISA MORRIS, b.
Whiteley Township,Greene County,Pa..
iii. JOHN MORRIS, b.
March 17, 1777, Greene County,Pennsylvania.
Generation No. 3
3. LEVI3 MORRIS (GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born April 14, 1783 in
Monmoth,New Jersery (served in War of
1812)(was a Justice of Peace and married lots of young couples who didnot need
to get a marriage license like in Virginia,which required them to get one), and
died January 20, 1842 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania. He married (1) LUCRETIA STEPHENS November 02, 1809 in Greene
County,Pennsylvania, daughter of JOHN
STEPHENS***** and LUCRETIA GASKILL***. She was born
1765 in Monmouth County,New Jersey. He
married (2) LUCRETIA STEPHENS November 02, 1809, daughter of EDWARD STEPHENS and
HANNAH WOODWORTH. She was born
December 15, 1789 in Monmoth,New Jersery, and died August 15, 1845 in Greene
County,Pa..
Children of LEVI
MORRIS and LUCRETIA STEPHENS are:
i. JEFFERSON S.4 MORRIS, b. April 09, 1819.
ii. WASHINGTON GEORGE MORRIS, b. April 09, 1819.
iii. EDWARD FRANKLIN MORRIS, b. March 30, 1823, Greene County,Pennsylvania.
iv. JAMES N. MORRIS,MAJOR, b. August 08, 1826.
Children of LEVI
MORRIS and LUCRETIA STEPHENS are:
v. MARGARET4 MORRIS, b. September 15, 1811, Greene County,Pennsylvania; d. June 06, 1853,
Greene County,Pennsylvania; m. PATRICK DONLEY,HONORABLE, May 02, 1829, Greene County,Pennsylvania; b. February
14, 1805, Greene County,Pennsylvania; d. October 20, 1891, Greene
County,Pennsylvania.
vi. LOUISA MORRIS, b.
July 04, 1812, Greene County,Pennsylvania; d. May 06, 1883, Greene
County,Pennsylvania; m. GEORGE LEMLEY, November 27, 1832, Greene County,Pennsylvania; b. 1810, Greene
County,Pennsylvania; d. Greene County,Pennsylvania;.
4. vii. HANNAH MORRIS, b.
April 17, 1814, Greene County,Pennsylvania; d. March 26, 1863, Greene
County,Pa. (Abner Garrison Cemetery).
5. viii. JOSEPHUS "JOSEPH" MORRIS, b. March 14, 1816, Greene Co., Pennsylvania; d. August 09, 1896, Greene
Co., Pennsylvania.
ix. JEFFERSON S. MORRIS(TWIN), b. April 09, 1819, Greene
County,Pennsylvania; d. February 10, 1857, Greene County,Pennsylvania; m. SARAH INGRAHAM,
October 28, 1845, Greene County,Pennsylvania; b. Abt. 1827, Greene
County,Pennsylvania; d. Greene County,Pennsylvania;.
x. GEORGE "WASHINGTON" MORRIS(TWIN), b. April 09, 1819, Greene County,Pennsylvania; d.
January 08, 1897, Greene County,Pennsylvania; m. EMILY KIRBY; b.
January 23, 1827, Greene County,Pennsylvania; d. February 15, 1884, Greene
County,Pennsylvania.
6. xi. EDWARD FRANKLIN "FRANK" MORRIS, b. March 30, 1823, Greene County,Pa..
xii. THOMAS JACKSON MORRIS, b. November 28, 1825, Greene County,Pennsylvania;
m. SARAH WAY; b. Abt. 1830, Greene County,Pennsylvania.
xiii. JAMES N.. MORRIS,MAJOR, b. November 28, 1827, Greene County,Pennsylvania; m. KEZIAH WAY, September
26, 1848, Greene County,Pennsylvania; b. Abt. 1830, Greene County,Pennsylvania;
d. Greene County,Pennsylvania;.
xiv. LUCRETIA MORRIS, b. August 08, 1833, Greene County,Pennsylvania; d. April 15, 1885,
Greene County,Pennsylvania; m. C.I. HARDIN,COLONEL; b. Abt. 1830, Greene
County,Pennsylvania.
xv. LEVI ALLEN MORRIS, b. September 15, 1836, Greene County,Pennsylvania;
m. SAMANTHA BROWN, Abt. 1860; b. Abt. 1840, Greene County,Pennsylvania.
Generation No. 4
4. HANNAH4 MORRIS (LEVI3, GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born April 17, 1814 in Greene
County,Pennsylvania, and died March 26, 1863 in Greene County,Pa. (Abner
Garrison Cemetery). She married ABNER GARRISON
April 01, 1832 in Greene County,Pennsylvania, son of GEORGE GARRISON and
ELIZABETH LONG. He was born 1803 in Greene
County,Pennsylvania, and died in Greene County,Pa. (Abner Garrison Cemetery).
Child of HANNAH MORRIS and ABNER
GARRISON is:
7. i. LOUISE5 GARRISON, b. August 16, 1846, Greene County,Pennsylvania; d.
October 14, 1933.
5. JOSEPHUS "JOSEPH"4 MORRIS (LEVI3, GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born March 14, 1816 in Greene
Co., Pennsylvania, and died August 09, 1896 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania. He married SUSANNAH SMITH March 20, 1843 in Greene
County,Pennsylvania. She was born
January 08, 1823 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania, and died December 18, 1904 in
Greene County,Pennsylvania.
Child of JOSEPHUS MORRIS and SUSANNAH SMITH is:
8. i. JASPER5 MORRIS, b. 1844, Greene County,Pa..
6. EDWARD FRANKLIN "FRANK"4 MORRIS (LEVI3, GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born March 30, 1823 in Greene
County,Pa.. He married (1) RHETTA ROBERTS. She was born Abt. 1830. He married (2) ELIZABETH SMITH November 23, 1843 in Virginia.
She was born Abt. 1827 in Greene County,Pa..
Children of EDWARD MORRIS and ELIZABETH SMITH are:
9. i. MARY FRANCIS5 MORRIS, b. May 1847, Mt. Morris,Pennsylvania; d. October 02, 1917, Taylor
County,Iowa (Fairview Cemetery).
ii. THADEUS MORRIS, b. Abt. 1844.
iii. MARGARET MORRIS, b. Abt. 1845.
iv. ADALINE MORRIS, b. Abt. 1846.
v. DORA MORRIS.
Generation No. 5
7. LOUISE5 GARRISON (HANNAH4 MORRIS, LEVI3, GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born August 16, 1846 in
Greene County,Pennsylvania, and died October 14, 1933. She married JOB BAILEY FORDYCE April 27, 1870 in Greene County,Pennsylvania. He was born March 27, 1838 in Greene
County,Pennsylvania.
Child of LOUISE GARRISON and JOB FORDYCE is:
i. EDWARD CLYDE6 FORDYCE, b. February 23, 1875.
8. JASPER5 MORRIS (JOSEPHUS
"JOSEPH"4, LEVI3, GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born 1844 in Greene
County,Pa.. He married JANE BAILY/BAILEY December 28, 1866, daughter of ABNER BAILY/BAILEY and ELIZABETH SOUTHERN.
She was born September 06, 1847 in Greene County,Pa., and died September
30, 1900 in Greene County,Pa..
Children of JASPER MORRIS and JANE BAILY/BAILEY are:
i. OCIE M.6 MORRIS.
ii. BLANCHE MORRIS.
iii. GUY MORRIS.
iv. CECIL MORRIS.
9. MARY FRANCIS5 MORRIS (EDWARD
FRANKLIN "FRANK"4, LEVI3, GEORGE2, JOSEPH1) was born May 1847 in Mt.
Morris,Pennsylvania, and died October 02, 1917 in Taylor County,Iowa (Fairview Cemetery). She married VINCENT STEPHENS July 04, 1865, son of JAMES STEPHENS and
ELIZABETH LONG. He was born December 05,
1842 in Kirby,Greene County,Pa., and died November 26, 1903 in Taylor
County,Iowa (Fairview Cemetery).
Children of MARY
MORRIS and VINCENT STEPHENS are:
i. JAMES6 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1866.
ii. CHARLES STEPHENS, b. April 02, 1868, Mt. Morris,Pennsylvania; d. September
14, 1917, Taylor County,Iowa (Fairview
Cemetery); m. MYRTLE GOLDING, July 04, 1896; b. Abt. 1878, Mt.
Morris,Pennsylvania?? (one child); d.
Taylor County,Iowa (Fairview
Cemetery);.
iii. MYRTLE STEPHENS, b.
Abt. 1870.
iv. VINCENT STEPHENS,JR., b. Abt. 1873.
v. CALVIN STEPHENS, b.
Abt. 1876.
vi. RICHARD STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1878.
vii. MARGARET STEPHENS, b. October 1880.
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