William R. MORRIS

Birth:
1 Jan 1721/22
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Death:
1 Dec 1792
Kanawha, Virginia
Burial:
Hughes Creek Cem., Kanawha, Virginia
Marriage:
1 Jan 1746
Orange, Virginia
Father:
(poss) Thomas MORRIS
Mother:
Sources:
History of the William Morris Chapter, NSDAR
Greener Pasture.com
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Main_Page
William Morris Family Group
The Morris Clan of Kanawha Valley: An American Family By Accident
William Morris Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Pratt, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Find A Grave Memorial, #16742672
FamilyTree.org
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Captain William R. "Old Billy" MORRIS
NOTES:
    1. William was guardian of Kelly's Post and founder and defender of Fort Morris, the first fort on the Great Kanawha River.
Elizabeth STRAPP
Birth:
1 Jan 1729
Orange, Virginia
Death:
1 Jan 1795
Cedar Grove, Kanawha, Virginia
Burial:
Hughes Creek Cem., Kanawha, Virginia
Sources:
Find A Grave Memorial, #112325204
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Elizabeth STRAPP or STIPPS
Children
Marriage
1
William MORRIS
Birth:
17 Dec 1746
Orange, Virginia
Death:
6 Dec 1802
Charleston, Kanawha, Virginia
Catherine CARROLL 
Marr:
10 May 1768
 
2
Henry MORRIS
Birth:
Oct 1747
Culpeper, Crown Colony, Virginia
Death:
1824
Peters Creek, Nicholas, Virginia
Mary BIRD 
Marr:
Abt 1768
Nicholas, Virginia 
Notes:
                   BURIAL:
    1. Henry is buried at Lockwood, Nicholas County, in a field across from Fairview Baptist Church along with two of his daughters who were scalped by Indians.
3
Leonard MORRIS
Birth:
1748
Orange, Virginia
Death:
17 May 1831
Marmet, Kanawha, West Virginia
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    Leonard was an Early Pioneer, and an Indian spy in Greenbrier County between 1778-1780.
4
Joshua MORRIS
Birth:
31 Jan 1752
Culpeper, Virginia
Death:
10 Aug 1821
Milton, Cabell, West Virginia
Frances SIMMS 
Marr:
1775
Culpeper, Virginia 
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    1. Joshua fought in the Revolutionary War.
5
Elizabeth MORRIS
Birth:
8 Aug 1753
Culpeper, Virginia
Death:
1842
Mason, West Virginia
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    1. Elizabeth's husband, Michael, was supervising the harvest of food for the people in Fort Randolph, Mason County, Virginia. The foraging party was ambushed and Michael was murdered 17 May 1792, along with a relative whose last name was Yoakum. The date of Michael's murder was the same day his youngest son was born.
6
John MORRIS
Birth:
22 Sep 1755
Culpeper, Virginia
Death:
16 Mar 1818
Cabell, West Virginia
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    John was a Captain in the Revolutionary War.
7
Frances MORRIS
Birth:
1760
Culpeper, Virginia
Death:
3 Jan 1844
Pratt, Kanawha, West Virginia
John JONES 
Marr:
17 Nov 1775
Culpeper, Virginia 
8
Achilles MORRIS
Birth:
1763
Culpeper, Virginia
Death:
6 Jul 1829
Henry, Indiana
Elizabeth GARRETT 
Marr:
7 Dec 1784
Kanawha, West Virginia 
9
Levi MORRIS
Birth:
1768
Culpeper, Virginia
Death:
10 Jan 1834
Kanawha, Virginia
10
Benjamin MORRIS
Birth:
21 Oct 1770
Culpeper, Virginia
Death:
6 Jul 1829
Kanawha, West Virginia
Nancy JARRETT 
Marr:
22 Nov 1789
Greenbrier, Virginia 
FCID:2089:9868
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William R. Morris - Elizabeth Strapp

William R. Morris was born at Liverpool, Lancashire, England 1 Jan 1721/22. His parents were (poss) Thomas Morris and .

He married Elizabeth Strapp 1 Jan 1746 at Orange, Virginia . Elizabeth Strapp was born at Orange, Virginia 1 Jan 1729 daughter of Joshua Strapp and Martha Coffey .

They were the parents of 10 children:
William Morris born 17 Dec 1746.
Henry Morris born Oct 1747.
Leonard Morris born 1748.
Joshua Morris born 31 Jan 1752.
Elizabeth Morris born 8 Aug 1753.
John Morris born 22 Sep 1755.
Frances Morris born 1760.
Achilles Morris born 1763.
Levi Morris born 1768.
Benjamin Morris born 21 Oct 1770.

William R. Morris died 1 Dec 1792 at Kanawha, Virginia .

Elizabeth Strapp died 1 Jan 1795 at Cedar Grove, Kanawha, Virginia .