James Morris

1780 - 1873  (92 years)

• Name	James Morris  [1]
  Birth	18 Dec 1780	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Record ID	108052
  Death	31 Oct 1873	Nutters District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Dennis Morris, I,   b. Abt 1645   d. Bef 21 Feb 1692/93, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 48 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Catherine 'Catron' (--?--),   b. Abt 1720, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Jacob Morris, Jr.,   b. Abt 1775, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 13 Nov 1817, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 42 years) > 2. William Morris,   b. Abt 1778, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1824, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 46 years) ▻ Charlotte Disharoon,  m. 12 Jan 1808 ;   Esther Disharoon,  m. 10 Dec 1811 + 3. James Morris,   b. 18 Dec 1780, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 31 Oct 1873, Nutters District, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 92 years) ▻ Polly Pollitt,  m. 5 Dec 1810 ;   Sally Disharoon,  m. 7 Jan 1833   4. Levin Morris,   b. 28 May 1782, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 11 Nov 1841, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 59 years) > 5. Betsy Morris,   b. Abt 1784, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) Harris,  m. Abt 1804   6. Thomas Morris,   b. Abt 1786, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I108052	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Jacob Morris, Sr.,   b. 1 Jul 1745, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 22 Apr 1822, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 76 years) Other Partners: ╚═Eleanor 'Nelly' Heath,   b. Abt 1750   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Aft 1788
  Mother	(dau of Thos III) Pollitt,   b. Aft 1753, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 11 Sep 1788, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 33 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1775	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Family ID	F36184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Polly Pollitt,   b. Abt 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 7 May 1831 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1810	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	They were shown as James Morris and Polly Pollitt.
  Children	1. Rebecca Steward Morris,   b. 24 Sep 1811, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 23 Jan 1865, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 53 years) ╚═ Josiah Hayman  (Age 35 years)  m. 15 Apr 1828   2. Elizabeth Sarah 'Sarry' Morris,   b. 20 Oct 1813, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 15 Nov 1842, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 29 years) ╚═ Levin Gillis  m. 14 Apr 1832   3. Mary Ann Morris,   b. 10 Dec 1815, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 26 Oct 1843 (Age 27 years) ╚═ Isaac Covington  m. 4 Mar 1835   4. Susan Morris,   b. 3 May 1817, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 29 Sep 1833, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 16 years) + 5. William Pollitt Morris,   b. 14 Aug 1819, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1 Sep 1897, Fruitland, Wicomico Co, Maryland (Age 78 years) ╚═ Mary Caroline Stanford  (Age 80 years)  m. 17 Jan 1843   6. Leah Jane Morris,   b. 10 Jan 1821, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 29 Oct 1834, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 13 years)   7. Matilda Morris,   b. 2 Jan 1823, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   8. Jacob Morris,   b. 11 Jan 1825, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Oct 1881, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 56 years)   9. Samuel J. Morris,   b. 2 May 1827, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   10. Amanda Morris,   b. 18 Jan 1828, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 25 Jun 1908, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F36178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Sally Disharoon,   b. Abt 1800, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	7 Jan 1833	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  Family ID	F36187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2857] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Ancestors of Elizabeth Lankford, (Emailed to M.K. Miles 8/29/2018), 2857. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594. [S564] Pollitt, Roy - Som Co Marriages 1796-1871, (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co, 1986), 564.