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JOHNATHAN HOWELL MORRISON Howell Morrison born

Decembe r 28 , 1825. Jo~nath~~e first of 13 children. in Greenbrier cou~ty, fahiS first name could come The unusual spell 1n9 ~nd his grandfather Nat~aniel . from his father J~h~Ohnathan H. Morrison Fam1ly

Record, 1938

Moved with parents and family to Allen -Deduced from Hi story

County.

County, Ohio. of Poweshiek

December 14 1848 Married Sarah Keller. , -Allen County Marrage Records

Two young sons of Johnathan and Sarah ~~~~arYsoon after Johnathan and family ~oved, as

. d · bl · ngs had done to Powesh1ek County, father an SI 1 , Iowa.

John Willi am Morr i son was born October 12, in Poweshiek County.

Sa r ah child

-Johnathan H Morr i son Family Record

Keller Morrison died Oct 15, the day her 9th was born.

-JH Morrison Family Record

Ca 1867 Johnathan Morr i son and children moved to Lucas Coun ty , Ohio.

-JH Morrison Family Record

Ca 867 Johnathan Morr i son and Mary Swigart Regenold were married in Lucas County.

-JH Morrison Family Record

9 ~ Johnath an Howe ll Morr i son d i ed in Lucas County June 8, 1914 . His death certificate says his tather's name was John Morr i son .

-Lucas County Vital Records

38 D •• cendants of Johnathan H. Morr i son assembled and pr fn .d the Johnathan H. Mo r r ison Fam i ly Record .

CHRONOLOGY OF A BRANCH OF THE MORRISON FAMILY OF VIRGINIA

The fo l l owing summa ry is 8 recap of known information on the Morr ison family of . Virgini~. ~ big clue ~o th~S ancestry came from Granville Prlce Morrlson s book on Morrlson Geneolog y. , written in 19 28. The geograph Y of the area of Mn r tinsburg, wost Vi rginia and pocahontas and Greenbrier counties we s t Virginia were so confusing to me that I have i ncl uded ' some maps of Greenbrier County wi th some written

disc ussi on. The fact that some ancestors believe that Andrew

Mor rison. born Oct 23, 1754 was the son of Andrew Morrison, who was born about 1730 and who died in the Revolutionary War cannot be completely discounted. The Daughters of the Ame r ican Revolution have accepted this. However, if that re lationsh i p were put in the same chronology format what lit tl e we know would be as follows: '

177 3 And r ew Morrison was born i n Belfast, Ireland -Several OAR applications

Ca 1750 Andrew Morr i son emigr a t e d to Ameri c a - Deduced from OAR Information

Ca 1752

1754

1775

1777

1917

Andrew married Mar y Organ i n Orange County, VA. -Several OAR applications

Son An drew State.

Morrison born Oct 23 , 1754 in New York

-Son Andrew ' Pension applicat i on

Another son Joh 0 , n rgan Morrison is born in Orange County, VA.

-Several OAR applications

And rew ~orrison is killed at Brandywlne, March 7, 1777.

-Several OAR

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applications

El i zabeth Morrison Bin evi dence to the OAR thgtPresents application and i n the Revolutionsr w8 Andrew Morrison, killed Morr ison, born Oct ~3,a~7~:~ the father of Andrew

- National Number 130488 . assIgned

Thie writor h b ,"'o.n ll S een uns uccessf 1 . '0 l e~oO~rthO An drow Mo rri son /Andr~w ~~ro~t8ining any more

, ... nt ti mo I bo ll rl s on relationship, • .th., Of Andr w Mo rr i ove that Nathaniel Morrison was

son , bo rn in 11 54.

WARREN D. MORRISON 924 NOCONA OR., DC8E GRANBURV. TX 7Ii048

GeographY of Virginia and West Virginia

Frederick County was divided and part became Berkeley county in 1772. (Information on Nathaniel Morrison ownership of property was found in Frederick County Deed Book).

Augusta County was f ormed from Orange County in 1738. August a County later was broken down to form Bath County. At the present time Bath County adjoins Greenbrier and pocahon tas Counties, but the West Virginia/Virginia state li ne separates them. ( James Morrison's pension application for service during the Revolutionary War cites service in AUgusta county , and there is a record of James on the taxable roll s of Bath County.) Part of Augusta County later became Botentort County.

Botentort County was divided into Montgomery County in 1 76, and then into Greenbrier County in 1778. Greenbrier County was la ter subdivided and a portion became Pocahontas County in lB22: Droop Mountain forms part of the boundary between Greenbr1 er and Pocahntas Counties. We believe both James and Andrew Morrison lived near the county line.

, West Virg ini a spl i t from Virginia and became a state dur1ng (and because of) the Civil War.

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lB53. and death records were not kept in Greenbrier County

It i s pr esumpuous for this writer o his area, but with the assistance of to discuss the geography a ached) an example of th old maps (one is Pocahon tas County West v , e ar~a that is now Mill POint, , 1rg1n1a could be made.

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NATHANIEL MORRISON

Location unknown. Nathaniel Morrison born.

Marrage to Thankful ----_. b On New York State. Andrew and

son Andrew orn 1 It ° an ° 1 Jr were the two oldest sons. 1S

Nathan1e th·at Andrew born is 1754 i s the son of assumpt ion " d J Nathaniel . Nathaniel also had a son name ames.

-Andrew Morrison Pension reQuest -Nathaniel Morrison's will.

Ca 1760 Family moved to Ber keley County, Virginia. -deduced from Andrew's pension reQuest

1764

1767

N 1 Nath aniel Morrison purchased 250 Acre. from ov. , John M. Arnold. Property was on Opechon Creek in Frederick County.

-Frederick County Deed Book 10, pgs 22-23.

James Morrison (presumed to be Nathaniel's brother) bought 187-1/2 acres also on Opechon Creek.

-Frederick County Deed Book II, pga 258-9.

Ca 1776-81 Nathan i el Morrison served as a member of 1st Battalion of Berkeley Co., Virginia Militia.

-Official Military Roster, Berkeley County, (West) Virginia page 7. Also OAR application '229,834

1789 Nathaniel Morrison signed a petition against dividing Berkeley County. Other signers were William Morrison and John Morrison.

1806

- Record at Virginia State Library

Nathaniel Morrison's will was probated in Berkeley County September 22, 1806.

-Berkeley County Will Book 4, page 94.

1154

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Ca 1776

Ca 1782

Ca 1779

1779

1782

ANDREW MORRISON

ct 23 in Ne" York. ··When. Andr ew Morr ison born 0 'to Berkeley County,

' th his father child moved WI Virginia. " -Andrew's Pension request.

Moved wi th father to Berkeley County. -Andrew's Pension Request

' ed El i zabeth Taylor at or near Andrew marrl t VA Wi nchester, Freder~c~0;~~~0~'Gen~0109y , GP Morrison

I ement to serve in the Andrew h ir ed a rep aC n he was drafted. In his Revolutionary War whe t d "I think in the summer of

s ' on request he sta e I ' pen ' ' t was probably several years ear ,er. 1782 ", howe ver 1 ,

- Andrew's PensIon Request

Andrew and Pocahontas

family moved to Greenbrier County (no" County) .

Andrew listed on

Andrew li sted on

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tax l i st in Greenbrier County. -Greenbr i er County Records

tax li st in Greenb ri er County. -Greenbrier County Records

1793 Andrew Morr i son was deeded 87 acres adjoining the Renick heirs, 73 acres from a portion of a tract sold to Aaron Burr and 23 acres of a tract sold to Henry Perkins.

1793

1794

1800

1800

-Greenbr i er County Deed Book 1, pg 335

July 30 - Andrew was deeded by Henry and Hanna Perkins 65 acres from a tract which had been granted to them.

-Greenbrier DB- I, pg 447

July 26 - Andrew Morrison was deeded 24 acres of a 400 acre tract granted to Francis and Mary 80ggs.

-Greenbrier DB-I, page 568

J an 1 - Andrew Morrison was granted 100 acres adjoining the land he bought from Henry and Hannah Perkins in 1793.

- Virg i n i a Grants, v 44, pg 228

~ClOber 13 - Andrew Morr ison was granted 140 acr •• Joer i ng Cr eek adjOining John Will i ams Sr. and

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Andrew Morri s on wa s deeded a tract of hi s lands by Andr ew and Hannah Bogg ••

- Greenbr ier OB-2 . pg 452

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1801 July 28 - Andrew and Elizabeth Morrison d.ed.d to John Stuart the 65 acres acquired from Henry and Hannah Perkins in 1793.

1802 September 28 - Andrew Morr ison was deeded 100 acre. in the Big Levels f rom a 500 ac re tract which had been patented to Andrew Boggs.

-Greenbrier OB-2 . pg 558

1802 December 28 - And rew Morrison and James Watts were deeded a lot i n Fran kfo rt from Francis and Ursula Ludington.

-G reenbrier DB 5, pg 5

1802 Andrew' s last chil d , John Morrison born Apr 23. A previous son also named John had died when he was a chil d .

- Morrison Geneology, GP Morrison

1808 August 16 - And rew Morr ison is deeded 100 acres

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on Roaring Creek by John Will i ams. -Greenbrier DB- 4, pg 209

Oct~ber 17 ~ Andrew and Elizabeth Morrison deed to th~ ' r son W,11,am Morrison, 73 acres of the ir land adjo i ning Ludington. '

-Greenbr i er DB-6, pg 63

A~ gUst 7 - .William and Maria Morrison deed to MIchael BrIght the 73 acres formerly owned by ~ndr:~ Morrison Jr., located on the main road from .. ran i ort t o Spr ing Cree k and adjoining Andrew ,..orr son.

-Gr eenbr i er DB-9 , pg 442

September 9 - Andrew d El ' to John McClung theira~50 lzabeth Morr ison d.ed excepti ng 3 acres on Roaring Creek John MCM11li aocnref· conveyed to DaVid Will iams and

or a sawm i 11 . - Greenbrier DB- 13, pg 2 18

In F,bruar y o f that ponolon for f l ght i ngy~a~IAndrew applied for a Ortonbrio r ( now Po h n ans at Days Fort In b.~ .u •• h. cou l d c antA S ) County. It wa s denied

no t prove 8!X months service. - Andrew . pension application.

1845 , In Grunbrl,r (or HI, wI ll ... . probated In

.. Qrlnv. 'll . Pri Ce Morrieon 184 death date but It ma, be

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JAMES MORRISON

. closely parallels that of Andre. The life of James Morrlso~oS~e his brother, that some facta

' son who is thought Mo rrl , are i ncluded.

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B keley County, VA. Born in er A lication _ James Pension pp •

t VA He reports in his Moved to AUgUstat~0~nA~9Ust~ County later became penslon request a Greenbrier county: James' Pension Request

. served in a garrison on 1779-1780-1781 Ja~es M~~~~~~~ry of the Greenbrier River,

~~~:~'~~ ~~:ec~u~ty of Augusta, Virgi~ia in a part of hat is now the County of Pocahontas.

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1779 or 1780 James Morrison married Mrs. Jane Taylor -Descendants of Nathaniel Morrison

1784 James Morrison

1787 James returned

returned to Berkeley County. -James Pension Request

to Greenbrier County -James Pension Request

17 93 James Morrison was on the Tax Rolls for Bath County -Bath County Records

1834 James Morrison applied for a Revolutionary War Pension for service against Indians. It was rejected for lack of proof of six months service. James Morrison was a resident of Pocahontas County when he made his application

-James Pension Request

1858 James d i ed Feb 7, 1858 in Pocahontas County. A death re port is on file in which it is reported that his parents were Thankful and Nathaniel Morrison, and that his last home was "i n valley west of Droop"

1903 The James Morr ison family is written in detail in the Marl inton newspaper, "Pocahontas Times ". This report say Jame . moved from near Hill s boro to the west side of Droop Mountain betore 1790.

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JOHN MORRISON

i is born Apr 23, 1802. The laat John Morr ~~~ew and Elizabeth Taylor. child of A - Morrison Geneology, GP Morriaon

January 10, married.

John Morr ison and Mariah Pennel were

-Greenbrier county Marrage Recorda

Oecember Morrison

28, First child, Johnathan Howell is born . .

-Johnathan Howell MorrIson Family Record, 1938.

and family moved to Allen County, John Morrison Ohi o. -History of poweshiek County, Iowa

Joh n Morrison listed in Allen County Census.

John' s first wife Mariah Pennel Morrison died. -Deduced from Johnathan Howell

Morrison Family Record.

John Morrison married Margaret Pendelton. -Deduced from Johnathan Howell Morrison Family record .

-History of Poweshiek County , Iowa

1850 John Morrison and family listed in Riley Township, Putnam County c ensus. Occupation " Innkeeper " . His ag8 is list ed as " 48" .

Ca 854 John and f am il y moved to Powesh i ek County, Iowa . Marr i ed chil dren, Johnathan, William R., and Andrew W. Morrison went to Poweshiek County at the same

Ime. Married daughter, Elizabeth Morrison Hanthorn rema i ned i n Allen County.

- Hist ory of Powe s hiek County, I owa. - Allen County Records

II John Morrieon h elected "Justice of the Peace " of Warr.n Townlhi p, Poweahlek County , Iowa.

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rrlion ol ed with ou t a will .bout Dec 24. fl. 118. prObation o f will I tartad. Tha gra". f (01 John rrilon gl"al birthd.ta •• Apr 23.

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1859 Mrs. John Morrison's barn and granary were burned in the spring of 1859. This report also says that John had died the previous autumn.

-History of Poweshiek County, Iowa

1863 Lincol n Township is formed from Warren and Deep River Townships in Poweshiek County.

-History of Poweshiek County, Iowa

Ca 1865 John's sons, Jesse, Alexander, and George Morrison served i n the Civil War. George Morrison was killed in the Red River campaign.

-Portrait and Biographical Record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa Counties, Iowa

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Mr. Warren D. Morrison 3 01 locona Dr Granbury. TX 76049·5193

Dear rtf Morrison.

IDl1P National g,orip~!J of t~p. §Oll!l of tl1P Ampriran ipuolutton

INSTITUTED JULY 4, 1876 ORGANIZEO APRIL 30. 1889

Re: con-eelioo of a family line

Thank you for the additional materials regarding the family relationship between Nathaniel lorrison and Andrew Morri son

Previous data received listed Andrew Morrison as (he son of an ANDREW Morrison who was killed in the Revolulionary War. The Genealogy Committee of SSAR has reviewed the wonnalion you submillcd and agrees wilh Ihe evidence provided by you lhal Andrew Morrison, born Oct 23, 1754, is the son of Nathaniel Morrison who se'IO Isj118~ iA 1M R.o¥9Iwli9Aa.,. 'u ....

inasrTlJch as we have no evidence in our file to suppon the previous relationship. we will "flag" I..hose apphcations as incorrcct. Future applicants will have to prove such relationship. We undc:rstand that the Nalional DAR office has taken similar action.

Thank you for allowing the materials received from you on this family to be photocopied and purelwed by olherS per wrillen request for Ihe currenl ree applicable al Ihe lime of such request.

We: tit aJ"""JYS appreciative of those efforts of those who continue to help make our records here accurate as possible

T )00 \1, \1Otn.lOn. for helping to make TH IS family relat ionship as accurate 8S possible.

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lui 2, 1998

If. Warren D. Morrison 380 I I orona Drive Granbury. TX 76049-5 193

Dear Mr. Morrison:

GftutIJotfclll 01"""'" FAX' (202) 737-S703

Today. after our telephone conversation, I reviewed the records for Nathaniel and Andrew Morrison. I also reviewed the documentation that you submItted.

As a re uh of this review, I am happy to report a correction has been made to our records to prove that Andrew was the son of Nathaniel. All furure applicants will have the benefit of your research for the Morrison family .

Also, in reviewing the documentation concerning the militia list for 1782 of Berkeley County, we concur that the listing was for military purposes. We have recorded the source for service on records. All future applicants will have the benefit of this research also. As an aside, when I reviewed your documentation today, I went to our library and found the original Templeton GRe compilation. It was right where we were "browsing the shelves". I can only think that the book was being reviewed by some patron while we "ere looking for it.

Finally. the younger Andrew is ready to be established as an ancestor in our Society.

Thank you again for your interest in the records of NSDAR. It was a pleasure meeting ~ IIId your grandson.

incerely.

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INDEX To Proof and Evidence that

Andrew Morrison and James Morrison are Brothen and the Sons of Nathaniel Momson

Packel I: ~ . . ' kele County in 1806, leaving a will which names his a) athaniel Mom~n dIed m Bewhr . hY c1ude Andrew and James Morrison. (page 5

. ~ Th kf I and hIs chIldren, IC m . . . ) WI e, an u , nd t if Nathaniel Morrison of Virginia and 6 of the Book Desce an so., pension request of 1834 proves that Andrew b) A summary of Andrew Momson ~ I C ty The summary was prepared in 1915 Morrison spent his youth years \D Ber e ey oun .

b an i ndepe~dant~. B k "Descendants of Nathaniel Morrison of Virginia" shows c) Information from t e

C ~orrison and Col. Les Dunning concluded that Andrew was

::t!eo~u~~~~a'n~:Orrison, even without being aware of Andrew~ns) Ion request which roved he was from Berkeley County. (page 9 from the same . . The at!ve proof was submitted with the application of Warren D. Momson, Nauonal

wnber148660. . Packet 2: Additional circumstantial evidence from four pension requests, . a) The original pension request ittformation from the files of Andrew Momson, James Morrison, Daniel Taylor, and John Day, along with this writers typed mt~rpetabo.n IS

included. The pension requests are prefaced by a summary of pertment mformabon from 'the requests. . b) Maps of the present Mill Point area of Pocahontas County are meluded. to show why the area is referred to as Augusta, Boutetort, and Greenbrier Counties. c) A copy of the Pocahontas Counly Historical Society May 1992 Newslener, which describes Days Fort as being on Stampede Creek:, and in an area called "Little Levels". Packet J: lttformation which connects the Taylor family of Clear Brook:, Frederick County, VA with the Nathaniel Morrison family of southern Berkeley County, VA a) Pan of a lener from Frank Taylor, (dated May 13, 1997) which describes the Taylor family of Clear Brook, Frederick County, VA. Daniel Taylor's birth date is Sept 1748, Jennett was born June 14, 1756, and Elizabeth Taylor was born March 31, 1760. Frank Taylor is presently compiling a book on his Taylor Family ancestors which will provide the source of th is information. b) Page nine from Granville Price Morrison's book Morrison Genealogy which reports thaI Andrew Morrison married Elizabeth Taylor about 1776 at or near Winchester, VA. e, A report from Don C. Wood which verifies that the Nathaniel Morrison homestead cllulDa the 1770', wu in southern Berkeley County approximately four miles from Clear 8 roo and WIthIn 12 mIles of Winchester, in northern Frederick County. , lcet . , M chuooal peninent information "I The death record of James Morrison, who died in Pocahontas County on July 7. 1858

the IIOUhon litat Jame was the son of Nathaniel nnd Thankful Morrison. bl A PI Ie _010"0 by thl. wri ter that explains the sequence of c cnt urrounding AIId.-.,.. and J met M rrlaon. provided by the en losed informotion. PI by W nen M rrloon no I N lUI Dr.

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~DREW IClRRA 190N • AND THANKFUL

- 2ND ELDEST MORRISON.

SON OF NATHANIEL

NOTE I The content of this section was published In the' 1920's by Gr anville Price Morrison. He stated that the ancestral i~mi;rant was not known for Andrew Morrison b.17~4 but a later descendant Mrs H M Bin; (Elizabeth Morrison) In a DAR application claimed Andr ew Morrison b.1733 was that 1~I;rant ance.tor. Since di9covery of the 190b will of Nathaniel Morri.on b.ca 173( It now appears re •• on.bly certa i n th.t Andrew b. 1754 was the second son of N.thanlel b.ca 1730 . There are •• veral r •• ~on. but no •• tablished evidence for this •• sumptlon. Whether the record following i. properly Ins.rted we do not know ,

I. Th e blrthdate of Andrew b.17~4 fit. perfectly into the Nathani.1 Morrl.on family. In his will N.thanlel refer. to his two elde .. t .on. Nathaniel .nd Andrew. We a.su~ the.e two had received their Inheritance when they moved to North C.rolin •• nd Augusta County , VA.

2. Andr ew And his wi fe EliZAbeth TAylor were ~.rri@d in Winche.ter. Frederick County which i. near the Nathani.l home.

3 . It ma y be coi ncidence but Jam •• Harrison son of Nathaniel m. rri ed • Mrs Jan. Taylor widow o~ • Rev War soldier and Andrew married Elizabeth Taylor.

'. Thera i s • repetition of .ome of the Nath.niel and Th.nkful Morrison family nam.5 In the f.mlly of Andrew Morrison b.1754; viz i John, Th.nkful, Hannah, Andrew) also Jane wifv of J.m~ •.

5. It .. s traditional , to n.me the first d.ught.r after the pat.rnal grAndmother. In th i S c ••• Thankful wife of Nathaniel b ca 17~O wou ld b. U'I. true QrAndmother. • - '

b. My Ques. would be th.t J .... durin; hi. part time Rev. War .arvlce (f our months p.r ye.r 1779-90-81), l4-ved with hi ld

7 . ~:~~h: .. ::d~e7 7:7d .~~ sAwdl fe Ebl! Z .beth In Au;ust. County.· 0 &r . n rew . I 7~4 took up pe t '

In lower Virginia and in d I I rm.n.n r.sldenCl A d A JD n n9 countie.;

L.:,:~r!~ Botec ourt County (later Greenbrier County) north of

J ~me. 1n Augu.ta (later Poc~honta. C It I . A short dist.nce b t ounty) , .outh of M.rlinton ,

b . logic a l to a •• um. that th: ;.en the •• loc.tions .nd it would OUch . we brother. wanted to r@m.ln in

8. Gr anV ill e P Morri.on bor n In Fr ederi ck C w.s of the opinion that Andrew (b .1754) 8.' ~ e l e y C t ounty, Virginia. ... ,

DUn y where NAth t I Ort tna ll y part Of F an e And Thankful lived W.1.

• •• u~t ton tha t Andr:ederiCk County. Thls i. in Ijn~ with our • ari Olna 1 Fre d e rick Co:n;·· & .on of Nathaniel And born in .,the,

y or later Berkeley County. In coll ' bor . I on wi th L

r ••• ~ t on w hat An:Slt• L OunntnQ of Kwtteri nQ . Ohio. It , •

• • , . , ~r l r~ Morrteon b.17~4 w •• the s on of ao n b. c .1 7JO .

LAST wrw­WJ II

OF NATHAN r EL I10fIR r SON look 4, PaQ_ '14.

Fourth ly J will and bequ •• th unto my .on Jam •• t •• nty pound. in movable prop.~ty a ccordino to Appr . ' .~.nt of thr •• Jud lclou. ~.n,

Morrl.on the

Fi ft h ly, t wtl1 and bequ.ath unto my Son Richard Morrlaon part of the tract of Land whereon' now Ltve to be lai d •• fallO N. 8 _;lnlno a t • Hickory in ttl . lin. of Jno H •• ton .t h . North point of my Land thence with S.ld Lin. and my Lin .

to • Whit . oak Corner Thence Southwardly to • S.all black o.~ bu. h n • • r lh. oarden The nce to. Small whit. oak in the Lin.

n e ne •• 10no lh. Line Lane E •• twardly to • Marked whit. oak • h . Cor n. r o f • fen c e Thence down the Draft 1 •• vin9 the Spr lno 0 h_ RiGht hand to th e lin. of the Survey J bouQht fr~ W •• v. r Th e n with that Li n . Lew!.'. Line Then WIth the Se ; e r . l Corner. of Lew ! .-. Li ne ~ my or10ln.1 L1ne to the b . Inn lnq _ Ith a ll ApPurten anc e . rlthln S.id Lin •• to him my ti . 'd 80n RiCh ard "orrl.on hi . Heir. or A •• ion. ~or Ever 1 .. I ll . nCl be qu.a t.h unto my d •• r WI fe dur i nQ her LI~. and 0 my O. u Q e r Hann ah "orrl.on durino her Li f. All h. r emainder o~

• r ae o f La n d wheron J now Live tooeth.r with that parl no alr eady Oe vl •• d of th e Survey I bouOh fro~ JaCOb We. ver end no , e Conve ye d to Me A' . r h. D.c •••• o f my O •• r Wife ::! ~, DavQn a r Hanna h " orrl.on It 1 . al.o my de.irw ha my

~'c ard Morr, . On h a ll have the Land devl •• d to them to .-;, , . He,,. . or A • • lon. f or . v. ,. ,

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dO h. r .bY Appoint and Authoriz. ~y ~. J •••• ~ Richard l.on ~y E"ecutor. this my la.t will and r •• ta-.nt.

_ . vok l n9 all other •• In ~ltn ••• wherof 1 have her.unto •• t my and . S.al this fift •• nth day of ~arch EiQht •• n Hundred &

5.' In pr ••• nc . of u.

G. orge Boltz p. t . r Cu.ter

(Sea l ) Va l . n tl ne Korob

Nathani.l hi. mark

Nthn Mor.on

Morri.on

At a Court held for Berkeley County the 22nd day of S.ptember IBOb

, . l a.t Will and T •• tament of Nathan Morri.on Decd wa. oroveO by the oaths of Georg. Boltz and Pet.r Cust.r two of th e WI t n ••••• th.r.to and order.d to b. r.corded J •••• -

ri son per.onally App.ar.d In Court and r.fused to take upon h l e •• lf the Burth.n of the .~.cution therof And on the

l i on of Richard Morri.on the other .Mecutor th.reln nam.d who ~de oath according to Law C.rtlficat. i. granted him for obt a in i ng a probate ther.of in due form giving Security

er eupon h . tog.th.r with Security entered into and • ac know l edged a Bond condltion.d as the Law Direct •

• s t . D. Hun ter C B C .

hI . c.r tlf l .d copy wa. provid.d by Don C. Wood, Martin.burg, an 1 June 1978.

RE

IN.·ORMATION FROM 01. TlO RV WAR PEN ION REQUESTS

. n S stem was expanded on June 7, 1832 to i~lude men The Rc\olut'OIl8 War pe~s,o ~ Y rotccton against Indians. during the penod of the "too had Ned at fro~uer °lns .or~. r men applied for pcnsions as a result of that Rc\oluuonBry War 1 he fol owmg ou

han I (R 7414 original application was not in his file. however, twO leuers ndre" lorr on -. . d)

b I S were thore-request reJccte . I ted Fe run • 24 1754 ' New York tate and lived his youth In Berke ey ndrew " . ~' H~~~:ed ;o Grc~~brier County in ;n area now called Pocahontas ount . 'film, d D 's Fon for two summers in the time pcriod 1779 to 1782.

\lilt. when: helse~e BDt nB7s fon George R Gilliland assisted in the preparation of II< I"ed til",. nll c ,rom . '. . . be h h h, pen ,on rellu. I Alldrew's reference to movlnS In 1787 m'sht have en w en e mo\-.d from the lill Poinl aren to the Frankford area. f ",/1t'r ullr c : AndreII' lI'as bom OCI 23. 1754 and married EIi:abelh ~aylor a~ or nrar Wlnch •• wr. Fr_derrck o.mly. Virginia abo1l11 776. Alldrew /s named III Ihe w.1I of

\.JI""m.1 MOrrison of Berkeley O'IIIIY· . Jim Morruon (R-742 1, applied Feb 13, I 834--request dented) James " born m 1761 in Berkeley ounty, Virginia. He served with John Day at a

ode III Auguslll ounlY, lalcr I'ocnhontns County. The stockade was locat~d on ttmp!ng Creek. and a secondary garrison, 6 to 7 miles away on Locus Creck, .s

rocnll ned He served in the ummers of 1779-80-8 1. under the command of Capt. Gcorac Clendenen. He moved back 10 Berkeley ounty in 1784 until 1787 when he mumcd 10 AuguslA (Greenbrier) ounty. /; OIMr Ot/retS: James ' dealh cerlificale show.~ he ",as bom OCI 5. 1761. Ihe son of 'oJIJom,,1 turd ThlInkful Mornsoll. James is Iislcd as a son of Nalhamel in Nalhanlel's 111 Ja WQ.f firJI marr/cd 10 Mrs. Jail. To lor. all/I he named a daughler (by his

J«w "" ~) J~IIn ((~. Day's PorI IS locoted Oil SlOmpl1lg creek 111 (111 ((rea called Lillie I ./t H~ /to. bun ( I ceplctl a.' a palrlol by Ihe DAR. By comparillg wordillg and ~ cf Jam • Opp/rC(JIIOII .. ,,,h (lllolher appl/colloll prepared by George R. lIIi1and.

• "f'PUt11II l/tol C.org R. Gllldomi also helped James prepare Ilts peIlS/OIl reqllcsl. 0 .. t rl lor ( 17137, applied May 1833, pension of$40 per ear approved.)

I born.n ew Jersey and lived his outh ncar Winch~stc r . Frederick ounty

;.:!~~I~1c '" In the rca r present PocohontR ounty in Ihc carl I 770's and .n an Ind. n Bille ol lh. moulh of lhe real Kanll\Yhn River in 1774. In

bdlpcd lid ron DeO,nee· I u pi coiled liule I cis" under the command of 0I1~:a "'here he rvtd,~ ummel'S unl lllh end oflh Revolulion.. War.

tIlIm.cdto nea. W,nche ler for 2 or cnr" Ihen ba ~ 10 recnbncr ounl ' for • ~:: ,...w •• 11 n tn(J\cd to entll ~ lid Inl r M, <oun II. 81RI:d th.t Fon :( It"", lott II1hld'i(ln

t I In,. I I ".Jo, II" ,'in ( " rtlrhrunA, fl 'T tmlt' whwll If /I, ",,/ OJ hw",,/ .. Jrum Iff fA /"., ( 'mUl'.', /I hod hH' "'u, .. ,-,,. 1t.'1.:,," .(It.

I J I ,,#au',1 Jum' I J. I t\ I ''''j'/ Ii" ",,,,. CUt '" d ',m,/ In th .. I J'-.,n"u t ou,'h '0 rt't md Itd\" n/tilllhi ti/ h1l'( I '/),ut( •

J h Cook and lillie levels. ,I 's believed 10 be Ihe 0"'/ bfCIJIIS(' o/Ihe re/erellce 10 apl.,,; n slockade menllOned in James Mo"lson's /orl kllOWII as Day's Vorl. or Ihe seco ary

requeSI. I 9 1833 pension approved.) John DIY ( applied Ju Y , uri~ Ihe Revolutionary War. He fought Indians in John Da lived in BOlelourt County d I p!.on. He served al a fort in Botetourt County the Bailie of.PolOt Pleasan~ under::: Ellis' Fort were both mentioned in the pensIon . under Caplam Cook .. Days Fort CI d on He reponed Day' s Fort was 23 mIles request. He served wIth L,eut. George en en .

from Fort Donaldson. . I led near Mill Poinl on Slamping Creek and m an I es' Day's ForI IS oca C . From Oller s~urc . M. I 1781 George Clendening was appointed aplam 10

area cal/ed Lllde Levels. In arc 'd III A ril. 1781 John Day was ciled/or inciling an replace capl~IIIICoOkl' 'l~ahO ;;'~'f~~/~ Leveis area was in A ugusla and 80lelourl Counties illsllrreCllon III I re nil , I . I,

before ;1 became Greellbrier County. and laler Pocahonlas olmly.

Conclusion!: Information found in the pension req~ests is strong circumstantial evidence Ihat these four men lived in the same area 10 present Pocahontas County, and would have to have been acquainted. Andrew and James M~mson were proven to be brothers in Nathaniel Morrison's will, and this information IS eVIdence that these brothers have Ihe same background and are the James and Andrew who were named in the WIll.

01 detai led here is the similarity of Andrew's children's names to those of his siblings). There is evidence that Andrew Morrison married Daniel Taylor's sister Elizabeth, and when Ihey started their family, they left Berkeley County, with brother James Morrison (age 17), to the Mill Point area of present Pocahontas County where Daniel Taylor waS already located. Daniel Taylor and James Morrison both left Greenbrier County after the Revolutionary War for their previous homes, which were probably close together, and a Taylor family researcher has theorized that Daniel' s sister Jennen, had married a cousin named Taylor and who was killed in the Revolutionary War, leaving Jennett a \vidow. The Taylor family researcher has further theorized that James married Ihe \vidow, who has been recorded as Mrs. Jane Taylor. There were two leners in Andrew Morrison 's pension file, one of which alludes to his arrival in the Mill POlOt area in 1787. This would suggest thaI Andrew Morrison might have left the area about the same time as James Morrison and Daniel Taylor, and that they returned to Greenboer County about the same time.

Ba5ed On the a~ve . it is now established that Andrew Morrison (born 1754) is the son of athanltl MOrrison. It IS almost a certainty that Andrew married Elizabeth Taylor of

Clearbrook, VirglOia, who was a brother of Daniel Taylor. Considemtion musl be given 10

1 the theory that the brothers Andrew and James Morrison married Taylor sisters

L lzabelh and Jennetl (Jane). '

(Jen l) MOrrlMln ) II ~n I', (II ni",,),. 1')( 761>49

ndrew Morri on' Pen Ion Requesl n lnten'iew with W. G. InglclOn

January 25, 1835

Andrew lorris n-Applicant

I the undersigned Andrew Morrison, being called on by W, G, . Inglet n. ogcnt ofth' War Department for a statement o~my seMce

as Idier in the War of the Re olution, and of my age gIve the foil wing to \\~t. 1 am 8 native of ew York, and was 80 yean old the 24th of October last. When a cbild, I moved wilh my falber to ~rkele)' ounty, Virginia, and resided in tbat county until (I think) tbe year 1787, wben I settled in Greenbrier County. Whil t residing in Berkele County, I was drafted for a six months t ur of duty and hired a substitute who served out the

. months-I think in the summer 1782, and after I settled in =nbrier ounty, myself and family lived in Jobn Day's

Fon 3 mil from my residence. I was forted for one summer on1 and onl pan of that summer, I went in the Fort voluntarily and SIllId there all the time guarding the Fort-I don't think I was

Ie three months in the Fort-the foregoing is all the service I done 0 W luth was m declaration [taker) to whom I gave the same statement m sub tance I now give-except I said notlun to luth about m hiring a substitute in Berkeley County. I eat to my declaration at m own house, am unable

I liltS ume, have been [unable) and still am to go to Lewisburg !hoe COWl , seat -I agreed to give luth the baekdraws, " luth & GlIhlan seemed to be gcumg Pension together", My de laration

read to me the one no\ read and is not the same that luth read to me In ... ,tne5s of all abo e I hereto ubscribe

Jany 25, I 35

I

Andre\ Morri II

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Andrew Morrison' Pension Request Letter to larify Information

Given In An Interview Tbree Days Earlier

Andrew Morrison of the County of Greenbrier and State f Virginia do hereby certi fy that I moved into tbat portion f County now know as pocabontas County in ~be yea.r 1779, . r thereabouts. During the time of the troubles WIth the mdlans to the first ~ttlement of that County, and upon any invasion by the indians, las always ready to defend the County against any ch invasion, during two summers seasons, and for my own

~curity , went into fort and remained forted for part of a mmer season and in my declaration when making

pplication for pension for said services, I claimed the lid two Siunmers Seasons; but having a few days ago been , terogated by a certain Mr. Singleton with regard to the

lements made in my declaration, I became somewhat onfused, and stated to him th.at I only claimed pay 1 my declaration for one Summer Seasons Services, when 1 fact, upon reflection, I recollect that I claimed for .~o Summer Seasons Services, as above stated--and I III also further state that when my application was made )r a pens.io~ , George R. Gillilan signed the necessary certificate .er q~.hfylDg me, and there was no bargain between the !d.Gllhlan and myself whatever, by which the said

/l illian was to receive any compensation---In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 28th Jany 35. •

rcste ason Mathews se Bright

hn Ii McMill ion Andrew Morrison (initials)

tate of "glOla P abontas ount

Pension Application James Morrison Feb \3. 1834

Ihe I Ih day of February. 1834 appeared before me Thomas Hilla Justice of !he Peace in and for Ih. said ounty James Morrison aged seventy three years a resident of Ihe Id CounlY of pocahontas and State aforementioned who being duly sworn

rUing 10 law dOlh on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of lh. provisions made by Ihe ACI of Congress 7th June 1832.

ThaI 10 the spring of 1779·80·81 in the CounlY of Augusta in the State of Virginia, be , lunleered under Ihe command of Captain George Clendenen and served against !he Indians from aboul the fir.;1 of May each year until the fall . Thallhe nature of his services and the cause of his volunteering was as followeth: That o", ng 10 the hOSlililies and Ihe depredations committed by the Indians on the

IOhabitanls of \V.Slem Virginia. Government ordered sumcient number of men to be kepI 10 garrison for Ihe defense under Military authority-That those who would volunteer 10 come in this capacily was exempl from being drafted to go oul to perfonn other

scr.'1ces. ThaI a cording he volunleered and served ..... ,vas stalioned in a garrison on Stamping =k a bmnch of Greenbrie r River Ihen in the County of Augusta, Virginia in that pan

of whal is now the County of Pocahontas. ThaI the Company in which he belonged was divided and pan was stationed in

Garrison near Locus Creek a distance of six or seven miles fron the first Garrison wbere the balance of Ihe company and himself ,vas stationed. ThaI the men thaI was slalioned with him was John Day John Johnson William Hews

Charles [K ) and other.; to the number of aboul Iwenty men. ThaI the nalure of his services were to remain in Garrison for its defense in case of

anack by the Indians-and seouting to go out on spying parries to watch places that !he lndlllOS were most. hkely to attempt to pass into the interior settlements and in case of lIlY dIscovery or SIgn of IndIans to apprise the neighborhood and to call out from other stauons to arrest their progress. !:s d'r~ the ~me he was thus. employed he well recollects in the vicinity where he Goo< 0 mur er and takcn pnsoner of many of his neighbor.;. The families of

....... ~ mlth. Thos [DISsInger). Bridger [Brother.;] and other.; , .... hcSCf\ ed,nth . I •.

1779.17 1781) ,~apac,ty al cast Fo~. months in each year above named (tha, is I WI! ut followlOg any CIVIl pur.;uit. 2" In Berkol. nunty irgini. in tbe yea r 1761. ) I ha\e my name recorded in a BIble

I. ":~~;~m t~:~t hlrglnla untl.l·the year t 784 he moved to Berkeley County e e returned In 1787 to Au.u t C b'

(oaftl Y ~hcrt I have I d ' fit " ounty I IS DOW Greenbrier .. Vol"tnr"'r~ lYe eyer Sance and do ct live.

,»I ucl LcYr" II. r f <',\- • ~T1t1~n dl hftruc

r 1lbq tlht C'fo ry clilln 10 It pc • ........ n!llon or an "!lnu" except the prc~CI1I and he

:~~:,"'l ._. "nul "the 1'<'" U II f -• at UII "r V . I n r U ny tlvcnc. of un Suuc: onl n lhat UVIOI !\\\nrn 1" "lid sub cubc\! Ihl tbt und 'cnr

Pen510n AppllcJItion of Daniel Taylor

May, 15,1833

tnte of Missouri I his da of May in the year of our Lord, ei~teen County of Montgomeryl , On t ---, Y urt before the judge of the CtrCutt Court

h' h e personally tn open CO , ' fLe ' t hundred and I Irty t re , 'd sitting Daniel Taylor a resIdent 0 W1S on of the County of Montgomery aforsal no~ bout eighty four who being first duly sworn Township in Ihe saId county and state, ag ~tement in addition 10 the one which be bas according to law doeth make the, fol~O':;'!~t of the act of Congress dated 7th of June, heretofore made In order to obtatn t e , he thinks in the year 1774 I 32 for the r~lief of soldiers of thehrevolu:~o~f t~~~~~awha bet~een the colonial

in 3 battl~ \Vh~Ch \vas~:fotf ~:~;r:1 ::'s and Ihe Indians, that he was then a married ~:es:a:~; :v:sc;:m in Jersey aboul forty miles from the City of New York in the year 1748 on the 18th of September according to the record of hIS birth whIch was ~n his fathe r's Bible from which he copied it, that his father w~en thIs affiant was sllll qUIte young removed to Frederick County, Virginia, near WInchester, tbat tbis .mant remained there until he had become a man and there learned his trade of bouse carpenter, that he removed from there to Greenbrier River to a settlement tbere and remained there 12 years, having married there and II was some few years after his removal to this settlement that the revolutionary war broke ouI, the settlement on Greenbrier at this time was small and could nOI produce more than thirty or forty men and was far from its distance from the interior and the proximity to the wilderness extemely exposed to danger from the indians inhabiting to west and south who were generally Hostile to the Americans in this situation, The inhabitants of the settlement were organized into mili tia under the command of one John Cook and tbis affiant in conjunction with the rest of the command of Captain Cook erected a fort a place called the tittle leveb within one mile and a half of Greenbrier River and gave it the name of Fon Defiance, that the fon \vas built in the year seventy six and from the time of its OfcctJon this affiant was engaged during nearly the whole every summer for six years under the command of Captain Cook in spying, guarding the fon, and ranging during this Orne several of the men were killed by the Indians but the fort was not attacked, being on an In open ground, the Indians, its seemed, were unwill ing to expose themselves 10 the dangers of an open attack, A Fort within about 14 miles from Fort Defiance was alUlCUd by about 300 Indians but was successfully defended, this was Fon Oo.*ld\()n-dunng the si. years that this affiant was engaged in guarding and defend'"i ~"rt Defiance and the neighboring settlement, he assi ted on several

10ftJ 10 eqUIP young men of Ihe settlement who were desirous to partake in the def."", of the" counuy "81'11\51 the Brili h invaders, tho he never wellt himself and

II w lhe de lie of the aoVemlllellt IhB! the fon and the sett lement on Greenbrier ·",Id m..,nlalncO and Ihe people of Ihe ettlcmelll Rccordingl ' recti cd. me 'sag"

kt (.bn\(' hPm the boord of WOI requc~hnH them I maintuin their po ilion nnd PI ,,,. \ho. II 1111<11 k 'VIC( lend led In, d fell e Bnd l)tOl 11011 hould be

u.c t ndr.cd " Overnllu:nt 111 the line or 1he ontincntnl Aml . Thi"

.m nt IItr rtm InlO at Fon I lion e years or then:aboulS rel.raed 10 Ihe fttlllhborhood of WlnrhHlrr ,,'htrt ht r mllned somt Ihree or four yun .ad Ihea mo' til bark to .rtrnbrlrr and aller a 'ouple of cars moved to Kcntucky where he rt Ide<! IlIIn thr tllllC II 'ar BordstowlI in the and allcr remaining thcre somc t" nt, rR O'S h removcd to thIs county where he has remained since and expects to d,,:- h I IIIII'OS Ibl' for thIS alliant to SitU ' the number of months or years that he was <nI"'"e'cd \1\ etl\ e ef'i c in defen c of his ount , but he thinks that this ought not to

lude hllll fi m re 'Iving something froll\ his government with which to smooth his " to the g"w., nd in his ir ulI\Slon es anylhing would be much beller than nothing ot aU- his \lrem ge ha Rffe ted his memory but he believes he i very safe in saying he mu't hR\e tnsnsed in oClllnl servi e under optoin ook Ibr Bileasl one year, as the , 3ter I n of eo h summer ror six 'urs wns DC upied by him in the summer for six , O'S " , cupled b him in or Rl the fon RS he before said-this alliant stales that the oth •• omce.., or th" cOOlII.ny were George lendenon Lieut, and John t, rll ElIl llln- lhnt he himselr a privntc for the greater pon of the time acting as a r'- lhat he \\ ' " \olunteer in all or his service and never got a discharge but each on \\~t hI \\ , when the wnr \ ov.r.-this alliant docs not know of anyone living by \\ hom he I able to prove th' servi e lIlentioned above-he is known to several persons .. 110 arc 110\\ III thl , mte and lIlon !n Kc~tuck ,who have known him for many years, but the .rc ut of hIS rea , h nd he IS obliged to reson to his neighbors in this county for the nl te5111mOnlol orhl ham ter and repulation of his revolutionary service which b< I a I<r to produ e am ns t these he named Nathaniel Dryden Amon Kibbe and J«Ob L harp , ,

th am nt runher tates that his nOllle is not on the pension roll of the Bgenc of any Ie Of of the Unllcd t te a~ld t~at he has never made any application for a pension

o present nd h~reb relinquIsh's all loim to pension or annuity for or on aCCOunt r m lUll ry service Save whnt h ' seeks by this petition and whi h lIlO be granted ~r lb< I, .. of the venth or June last- this olliont believes that he has stated all

I .. m trnol III thl oppll otion and litnher SIIi lh nol. Daniel Ta lor

un 10 nppll nt \\~th hIS an. wcrs th 'rcto--Wh t 'd Out a and where ' bo a tv! ence

oe thai ubJt:Ct Wh 1\ "ere m Ans\\ 'r I hllve nlrcnd Slated all I Nl3"~ I t hai at 0 I or dl chnrHed ou and where is our dis harge

IlInb< I t \\ dl hnl cd at all nor did I Cver "',ceiv R wrinen / an " or I refer t what I berore II ' I '

'" n lU CI\J nd \\ I llve Sill - QuestIon , tat' what I • l it II eden cd 11\ , llIe rvle \\1th 'ou' Ans\\ r In

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Pen!ion Reque5t of John DIY July 13, 1833

tatc oft ennessee On this 9th day of July 1833 Personally appeared before leffmon oum me Thomas Snoddy one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the said County of Jefferson in the State aforesaid John Day Senior, a resident of the said County of Jefferson in said state of Tennessee. Aged ninety one years. Who being sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following decleration. in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June, 1832.- That he entered the service of the united States under the following officers as named and services as he states.

Statement showing the service of John Day Senior of Jefferson County, Tennessee.

A chari 's inserled here which shows his officers in two stages. J 768-77 when he loughl illihe bailie 01 Poinl Pleasanl under Capl Paxlon. and 1777-1781 when he served as an Indian spy under ICaptainl Cook.

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity exceplthe present. and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of the State. Question I . Where and in what year were you born?

Answ. I was born on the 30th day of June 1742 as I believe and in Bucks

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County in Pennsylvania. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? My age is recorded in a Big bible and here present. Where were you living when you entered the service: where do you

now live? I lived in Boteton County in Virginia on the waters of the Greenbrier Ri~er when I volunteered into the service, under Captain Paxton. And I hved ~n said County when I was appointed and Indian Spy under CaptaIn Cook, and I lived still in that pan during the Revolutionary War

and after that I moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee about four years ' after Comwalhs was taken and have lived here ever since. It was first Greene County And I now live in Jefferson County in the State of

Tennessee and have lived in this county more than Forty Years, or what is now Jefferson County.

Ilow were you call~d into service: Were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and .f a substiute for whom? I VOlunteered and Went under Captain Paxton and w~nt to the point 'aa·nJt the Indians. 'n.e Shuwnee Indians Stile the Dam f f h . e 0 some 0 t e Rellular Officers who were with the Itoops where yOu served I' I. c ' I . . . . . onllnCntn nnd M.ht.n Reg.ments as ~~ ~.::. r c OIlCCt. nd the geneml circumsttlnccs of your service.

I V wne. Ind.an hbd Coone 11110 B tetort Ount . in the lid stnte " Ir»,n".nd k.lled 11 k h " 1.. S • y"rot cr "n\~d 1)0 nnd tuken 111 mother and UIhr. ~ Ir. ~ S lIy I> and IIlftttha 0" • pOISoners. And also tool me

y tid m fllr th." I'owll rhe Ii!':!t .IISht the Ind. ns

camped on a mountain between Cape Capen and Cedar Creek, and 31 that camp killed my mother Susan Day. (formerly Susan Wyley. daughter of James Wyley IS I understand). And Captain [ ) raised twenty men of which I was one. We followed said Indians, and when we came to Ihe Indian Camp aforesaid, and there lay my mother dead, and Striped naked, her head skinned: and we lifted her and laid her between two rocks and laid some rocks over ber. And We followed on after the Indians. and the second day came in sight of them 01 their amp. and I raised my gun to Shoot one of them. and just IS I was about to draw Trigger, I saw one of my sisters rise up right before the mUZ2.le of my gun between me and the Indian. And I was so alarmed al seeing my sister rise up right before my gun that I involuntarily hollowed which so alarmed the Indians that they broke and run, leaving the prisoners, and what they had at the Camp, and run with all their might. And we got the prisoners and what property the Indians left at the camp, and brought all safe to the Fon.

After this I volenteered as stated above, under Captain Paxton, and marched to the Point at the mouth of New river. I went as Ensign under Capt. Paxton, and in Company with Captain Hall, Col. Dickson, and other officers not recollected- There was a large supply of [ } Beeves took along for rations perhaps ISO, and a number of pack horses. We marched Slowly until we came to the Point. Here we met with Capt. Hann, Major McDonel, Capt Arbuckle, and other officers not remembered. While at the point one White man was killed and Four Indians.

I cannot exactly Tell When we left home on this Campaign as I have no papers to help my memory, but it was in Warm weather and suppose it to be 10 the later pan of the summer or fa ll of 1776 and returned home T~wards t~e next Spring, and cannot tell the exa~t lime we were on thiS expedlllo~ b~t consider that it must at least be three months, and I t~v:: hk~ly ,t m,!!!'t be more than three months--lfI got any discharge beam os~ 11m movmg from one pan to anolher, and cannot tell what

d S:~~ - And do not recollect that I Received any pay for

A::!:; :h,t Pol,nt I recollect there was apt. Renon and Capt am, Ion and I served a an f th . .

Ibm,l n before IleO Ih ' po . e t'me under apt. All< , C lallon 01 the POint

r 't\urned home Ihe I d . I"" and O.t' hn n ,nns were slill Tr ublcsome aboul Ell i.' And (.llI. n 'ook .dl)u~',nl Ihde remnllldcr Of lhe I3ri lish War and afte; II

I." nle: nit to rnnHc ' -. &10 Ind the ( It 10 d, OV h ' 'tS R P III 13 letoul Ounly

I th" I'!lI>lI11rnclIII e'i dldcrc wu all Ind,oll ' ,gil In Ihese parts, ... ,,01 ...... lime II 'I C ur," Ihe 'cnlulnderof Ih Onu<h

It 1p(1 ,j' ~ I u\ ' ,'-Ihe IlId,ft,~ »ere 110111 r ~ "'w'I I • II lillie bUI I (1)11 de L - ", II, thaI lime' /.. 'r In.llhe lillie lhal/

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and six months but think the time if added together would be more than one year and six months that I was on duty IS IJId Indian Spy on the Waters of Greenbrier River in Virginia. While I was a Spie Joim Bridger and James Bridger were killed by Indians. Sc:aJped IJId Striped within a mile and a half of the Fon, and I was near falling into the bands of Indians, while helping others to escape from them. And in this time the Indians attacked Dooley's fort 23 miles from OIly'. fort. Took five prisoners and killed one man named Whcnny Drennan, the Indians got off with the prisoners. The Indians killed several other White persons at Donley's fon, killed a great many of the Stock and destroyed other property. The Indians would mostly leave that pan in the fall, and the people would then move home out of the fons, and in the Spring the Indians would return and do mischief in the [frontiers). and then the people would Fort. This was the common practice of the Indians during the British War. The Indians in them pans were So Troublesome that as I under stood the militia were left to guard the fons in these pans and not called to go fight the British. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it Signed and what has become of it 1 received an Ensign's commission From the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia dated at Williamsburg in October the 11th day in the year 1775, signed by Edm Pendeton, John Page, Thos. Lud: Lee, P. Carrington, Dudley Diggs, J [ 1 which commission is now here present with the following entry on the back of it, "At a Committee held for Botetourt County the 23rd Day of March 1776. I do hereby certifY that the within named John Day Took the oath required by Convention.

(Signed) David Mayer.

And on the 24th Day of June 1778 I took the oath of allegiance and fidelity, as directed by an act of General Assembly. Sworn to before Geo. Poage .. a Jus~ce of the peace at the time in Boutourt County, Wh,ch certIficate IS here present. S~te the names of persons to shorn you are known in your present neIghborhood, and Who can Testify of you Character for veracity, and good behaVIour, your Services as a Soldier in the revolution The Revd. Elihu Milliken and John McFarland Jm also th ' Rev. Ephraim Moore. , ., e

S John Day Senr Worn and subscribed before me this Ninth Day of July. AD 1833.

Thos. Snoddy Justice of the Peace

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Cou.n ty, Virginia, "here he . rema1ned ",nt1l he · ... as' ,ro,,·n •

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ers at Day's Fort in defense Andrew served two( summrs apparently were the only

f Indian raid summe 'd' ) o. h Ind,' ans were actively ral lng • t.1me s t e

d d Militia Post for the Day's fort was consi ere 8 fo llowing reasons: 'I 't 8 The Indian defense fort was und~r ml 1 ary

. authority, commanded by a Capta,~. . Men volunteering for duty defend~n~ against.

b . Indians were exempt from other military dutlea. Andrew Morrison, James Mor fI son and Jo:>hn Day

c. all served at Day's fort and all applle! for pensions for service during the Revolutionary War (Afte r pension requirements were changed by an Act of Congress June 7 1832). John ,?ay recei ved a pension , but both Andrew Mo~rlson and James Morrison 's requests were denIed because they could not prove the required six months service.

d. James Morrison a nd John Day have been accepted as Patrio t s by the Daught ers of the American Revo l ution . and are listed in the Centenial Edi lion o f their book of Patriots.

fhe aboye informa tion was found in sworn statements made in pe08,on requests found in the Nat ional Arc hives and Records

• n ta tration microfilm fi l e s in the fort Worth, Texas branch, t ould be available 81 ot he r localions . Pension request

clled e re •• de by and worn to by : andr e Norriaon , born October 24 . I 54 in New York State , .... lIo rrl on. born Oc tober 5, 176 1 In Berkeley

Coun ty, Virginia Jo n O. , . bo rn June 30 . I 42 in Buc ks County. Pennsylvania

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Information from the Nathiona! Archl." '11. On the Pension Request of An~rew Morrlaon of

Greenbrier County, VIrginia

M r r i son of the County of Greenbrier and State of .tr' •• ~~:; ~~ ~~~~:; c~ rtifY that 1 moved in that portion of County now kDc pocahont aS County in the Y7ar 1779.or thereabouts, durina the tt.a.f

bles wi th the ind i ans ,n the f,rst settlement of that county !~~Uu po n any invasion by . the indians ~as always ready to defend tb. Count

v aga in I any such ,nvas,on, dunng the two summers seasona, and

for my own s ecur i ty wen tin to fort and rema i ned forted for part of a ummer season; and i n my declaration when making application for

pensi on fo r sai d services, 1 claimed the said two Summer Seasona: but having a f ew days ago been interogated by a certain Mr. Sinaleton wi th rega rd s to the statements made in my declaration, I became somewha t confused, and stated to him that I only claimed pay in .y dec larati on f or one Summer Season s Service , when in fact, upon reflec t ion , I r ecolle c t that I claimed for two summers Seasons Se rvices , as a bove st ated--and I will also further state that when my a ppli cat i on was made for a pension , George R. Gillilan signed the necessary cer t, fica te a fter qualifying me, and there was no baraain b7tween the said Gi l l i lan a nd myself whatever, by which the said G.I I ,lan was t o rece , ve any compen s ation---In testimony whereof I have he re unt o se t my hand Seal the 28th day of Febry 1835.

Tes te Nason Ma thews Jesse Br i ght John _ McM il li on

Andrew Morrison

(The re was no pe nS i on a I ' . . tha t was i n a f orma t li ~~ :~:t,on ,n And:ew ~orrison's file ap pear s i t was refered t o b o~her appl,catlons, although it ~en Ion s igned by George R YG~~I~~ence to the application for

• r tl c no t ed he was bo rn' · IN I an. Other correspondence in Bu ele)" Coun t y Vir g" .n e w York State and moved to

a Oc t ober 24, ' 1754 . n ~~ at a n earl y age. His birth date that he l i ved 3 mi l e~ fr e ot he r correspondence also claims "~Othe r a lmlla r l l ies l : mJDays Fort: where he served. This

I~at And rew and J am.s we r e :~~ hMo r flso n ma ke s it probable • anltl Mnrrl On . P ~ er s , a nd both were the sons

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nlo• 1834 app.ared b.for ••• Th0.8"

h IJth d8Y of f~brUaryr the said County Ja ••• Morr on t e lhe Peace In and or h aid County of

Ju lice o~ree years a resld~nt of t :w~r n accordinl to l aw

s~.~n:~~~~~~:n ~~~n~~17~~i~:I~:C~~~~~~~nA~~ ~~d~~n~~.~:t;!~ ~=:. tl1l. hl~e~ilS of tlt e provis Ions ~ad~s~y in the County of Augusta io ,he

:f~~~ !~ ~~~g~~~!7 gh~fv~~:~~~~~:dI~~~:~ s t~~0;0~~~~ ~~.C~T~.~-:ra:., Cle ndenen and,served ag8 Jn s .

ch year un lll lhe fa l l. . d t he cause of hIS volunte.riol e;h t the nature of hi s services an .as as followet h: . . 'es and t he dep reda tions committed b7 the

Tha t owing t o ~he h?sti lltl r weste rn vi rgi nia, Government ordered Indians on the . nhab.tants °b kept in ga rrison for the defenae under s ufficient numb~r of men ~~os: wh o wou l d vo lun teer to come in this Military aUlhor lt Y--Tfhal b . g drafted to go out t o pe r form other capacity was exempt rom eln

rv ices t . d' n a se . d' h vo lun tee r ed and served ... . was 5 ta lone 1 Th8~ aceor ~~:mp~ng Cree k a branch of Greenbrier River then in the

~~~~:;o~ fo:u8ustat Virginia in t hat part o f wha t i s now the County of

Pocahon t as . d' . d ddt w.s That the Compa ny in which he belonged was. IVl e a n .par stationed i n Garrison near Locus Creek a distance of S IX or seven .iles from the first Gar ri son where t he ba lan ce o f the company and himse lf was stat ioned . That the men that was stationed with him was John Day John Johnson

William Hews Char l es (K __ ?) a nd others to the number of about twenty .en

That the nature o f h is services were to remain i n Garrison for its defense i n case of attack by t he lndi a ns--and s couting to go out on spying par tie s to watch p l aces that the Indi ans were most likely to atte.pt to pass into the inter i o r sett l eme nt s and in case of any discovery or sign of Indians t o a pprise the neighborhood and to call out from other sta tions t o arrest the i r progress .

That during the time he was thus emp l oyed he well recollects in the Yic inity where he served of t he murder and tak e n prisoner of many of hI. neighbo r s . The families o f George Smit h, Thos (Dissinger?) Br id,er (Brothers?) and others. That he served in this capaci ty at l eas t Four month s in each year

abo • • named ( that i. 1779-S0-S I) without following any civil pursuit . Ia t In Be rkele y Cou nly Virgi ni a in the yea r 1761 2. t hay •• y name recorded i n u Bible. ) . In Auaua la Counly Virgi nia until th e year 1784 he mov ed to

8crke:ly County Va--from thence he returned in l787 to Augusta rO~nt' thl. now Oreenbr ier Co unt y where I have li ve d ever since .nd do Y.l Ilv~ .

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t .It, •• nt c. I b r - L hilt h 1 n~1I1 1 no l n tho p n 'on ro I I V, ft.. '01 any 8t to onl y on thol of lit "lien y in t h Stat ,

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, Request o f J ohn Day pension VA poca hont6 cou nty, '

d f J u ly 18 33 Per s onally On l h i s 9 t h ay 0 Snoddy

Si a l o f Tennessee appeared be f ore me,Thom:s f o r the said county of Je ff erson COU~~~g Juslices of l he peac~ I nS:~io r a r e s i dent of the one of Ihe,ac lhe Slale aforesaid John a~ Te nne s~ ee . Aged ninety one J fferson In ff on i n sa id Sla l e 0 h ' ath said CO:=~Yb:~ n~eSw:~: acco rding, t oo!::~ ~:t:b~: in'~h: benefit of years, I " g declerallon , In 18 32 ----That he m~:e.~~eo~obo~;~~ss passed the 7~ h s~:~e~fu~ ~~~ ' t he f~llowing officers !nterCd the s ervi ce of t he unlt:

es as named and Servic~S as heS~;~ice ' of Jo hn Day Se nior of J e ffer Sialemen t ShOWing the

s n County , Te nnessee .

S YEARS Of SERVICE, RA NK Of CHART SHOWINGM~Ar~D'RANK Of GENERAL AND F IELD OFFICERS, ~~~~~~~NiN ~~I CH CLAIM ENT WAS ENGAGED, PLACE OF ABODE WH EN CLAIMENT ENTERED THE SERV ICE , COUNTRY THRU WHICH HE MARCHED, EV IDENCE BY WHICH CLAIMENT SUPPORTS HIS DECLARATI ON ,

I hereby relinquis h eve ry claim whatever to a pensi on or an annuilY exce pt t he present, and declare that my name i s not on the pension Ro l l of the Agency of the State, Quest I, Where and in what year were you bo rn ?

Ans~, I was born lhe 301h day of Ju ne 1742 as I be l ie ve

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Quest 3,

and i n Bucks County in Pe nn sy l va n ia , Have you any record of your age, and if so wh er e is it? My age is re co rded in a Big b i b l e a nd here present. Where were you living when you entered the se rvice; where have you I ived Since the revo lu t i o na ry war , and where do you now live?

Anaw, I I ived in Bolelort County i n Virgi n ia o n t he water s o f Greenbrier River when I vol unteered into the e rvi ee, under Caplain Pax l on, And I I ived in said Cou n ty wh e n I wa s appoin led an I ndi a n Spy under Captain Coo k, a nd I lived 511 11 in lhal part during lhe Revo l u ti onary War , and after thai I moved 10 Jefferson Counly, Ten nes ee a bou t fou r ye a r after Cornwallis was lake n a nd have I ived he r e ever s ince It wa firs l Orcenc Counly And I now I ive i n Jeffe r s n Count y In Ill, State of Ten nessee an d have I ived i n thi ' count y more Ihan orly Y'ar s, or i n wh a l is now Jefferson Coun t y .

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d d went under Captain Paxton and went 1 volun t e~re nn . he Indians. The Shawnee Indiana. t o tho pOInt ag81~ s ~0~e of the Regular officera who were

ttl to the names a d h tinental and . h the troops whe r e you se rve , suc con ~~~i ti8 Regi me nts as you c~n recollect, and the general circums t nce o f you r se rvIce .

hawnee Indi a ns had come into Botetort County :het ~ s ai d state o f Vi rgi ni a a nd killed my brother David In . a~d t ske n my mot her a nd Two S i st e rs , Sally Day and ~:~ t ha Day pri s oners, a nd al ~o t oo ~ Some other.property and made for t heir Towns . The f I r s t nI g ht the I ndIans camped on 8 mountai n be t ween Ca pe Ca pe n a nd Cedar Creck, and at that Ca mp kil l ed my mother Su sa n Da y , (formerly Susan Wy l ey da ught er of Jame s Wyl e y as I und e rstand) . And Capt ( ? )' Ra i s ed twent y me n, o f whi c h I was one . We followed siid I nd i s ns and whe n we came t o t he Indian Camp afore sa id the r e i ay my mot her dead , a nd Striped naked, her head'sk in ed; and we l i f ted he r a nd laid her between two roc ks a nd la i d s ome roc ks ove r he r. And We followed on a ft e r the Ind i a ns , and t he s econd day came in sight of them a t t heir Camp , an d I r a ised my gun to Shoot one of t hem, a nd j us t a s I was abou t to draw Trigger, I saw one o f my s i s t ers ris e up r i gh t befo r e the muzzle of my gun betwee n me and th e Ind i a n . And I wa s s o alar med at seeing my s i s t er r i s e up r i gh t be for e my gun that I involunta r ily ho l lowed , wh i ch s o a l ar med the Indians that they broke a nd run, l eavi ng the pr i so ne r s , a nd what they had at t he Camp, a nd ru n wi th a l I their might, And we got the prisoners , a nd wha t p r ope r ty the Indi a ns left at the camp, and brought a l l sa f e to t he f or t.

Afler this I vo l ente e r ed as s tated above, under Capt. Pax ton, and marc hed to t he Poin t a t th e mo uth of New rive r, I went as Ens i gn under Capt Pax t on a nd in Company with Capta in Ha l l , Co l. Di c ks on, ~nd o the r o ff ice r s not reco l lected--Th e r e was a l a r ge suppl y o f I_ ?_ ) Beeves t ook along for Ratio ns pe rha ps ISO, a nd a numbe r o f pack ho rs es . We marched Slow l y unt i l we came to the Po i nt.. Here we met wi th Genl . Ha nn , iaj or McDo n . 1, ap l . Arbu ckle, and other officers not reme mbered .

lie at th o point ono White ma n was k i ll ed a nd r r Infl l ns. I cannot Xftc tl y T'll When we loft II me on t hi s Com

pei~1l Il 1 heve no papers to help II), melIOr,. 6 in Wa rm we a ther and suppose it to be In t

of the Summer or fall of 1776 , and returned ~~~ the next spri ng, and cannot tell the exact tl~ on this exped ition, but consider that it mUlt At be three months, and I think it likely it lIiaht be ",'r_ then three months- - If I got any discharae J bave 10 t It in moving f r om one part to another, and cannot tell at became of il . --And do not recollect that J Re-ceived any pay for Said Services.

while at the Point I recollect there was Capt. Renon and ca ptai n Alexander Hamilton, and I served a part of the time und er Ca pt. Hamilton before I left tbe Station at the Poi nt.

After I returned home the I ndians were still Trou­ble orne about El l is' fort and Day's fort during the re ma i nder of the British War and after it. And Capta in Cook appoint ed me to range , as a Spy in Botetout Cou nt y and a round the fort s to discover if there was any Indian Si gn i n these parts, and under this appoi ntment I acted during the remainder of the Britis h Wa r and some time after it was over --the Indians were not.at War So as to keep the p~ople forted all the time, but I cons ider that the times that J was acting as I nd ian Spy, in that time, would ~mount to.about one yea r and six months but thInk the tI me if added together would be more than one year and six months that I was on.d uty.as and I~d ian Spy on the Waters of Green­br !e r RIver In VIrgin i a . While I was a Sp ie John BrIdger and James Bridger we re killed by Indi­a~s'hscalped a nd Striped within a mile and a half ~ f ~ ~ . port , a~d I was near f a lling into the hands themn I~~~, . whl~7 he~ping others to escape from Oon l~y' f in t I s tlme the Indians attacked

s ort 23 Miles f rom Day's f t T k f · prisoner s , and ki lied or, 00 Ive the Indians go t o ff w i~ ~e ~an n ~med When ny Drennen, Illed veral olhe . t e prisoners. The Indians

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(Signed) David Mayer

nd "n the 24th OilY of Jun" 1778 I took the oath of allegiance and fidelity. as directed by an ac t of a"neral A scmb l,. Sworn to b.fore Deo. Poage . a Justice of the peace 1t thnt time in Botetourt county, Which certificu te is here present . St \l e the name~ of pcrtions t o whom you are known i ll

your present nei ghborhood, and Who cnn Tes tif y of your <.:ha r-cler for veraci ty. and good bt.:haviour, your ervic~s us a

Sold i er i n the I"evo lution. The Revd . Elihu Mil likMn and Jahn McFarland J nr . II n tile Rev . Ephrnjnl MOOI"C.

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John OilY Senr. before me thi~ Ninth Duy of July

Thos. Snoddy Justice of the pence

Wr'JFfhr, 'im Moore n rlcr~ymHn lesiding in the Said county ~e I~ ( rsnn t,~d Stntc of Tcnnc~scu nnd John ~'cPnrland J~nr

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. N w York State on Oct 23, 1154, and moved with his Andrew Morrison was born ID eM ' to Berkeley County where his brother, James

. I d Thankful omson ' V' . , parents, Namame an 761 The family lived in southern Berkeley County, trglma. Momson was born Oct 5, I .

. . I f: '1 lived about four miles away, in Clear At the same ti~e ,~he WII~~ i:~~~ ~~~hers included Daniel Taylor, born Sept 18, Brook, Freden: ~:?\4 i756 and Elizabeth Taylor, born March 31, 1160. Daniel ~!~~~:~::;s ar: about 1773 f~r the Little Levels area of present day Mill Point,

pocahontas County.

Andrew met Elizabeth Taylor and they were married in Clear Brook (at or near Winchester) about 1776. Their first child was born Sept 12, 1171. About 1118, Andrew was drafted for Revolutionary War service and be hIred a substlt.ute. Probably tn 1119, Andrew and his family left Berkeley County to the area where his brother-tn:law, Damel Tal.lor had located. Andrew received financial help from his father, Nathaniel,. before ~e left. James Morrison, now 18, also relocated to the same area about the same tIme. It IS probable that the two brothers made the journey together.

Andrew and James Morrison both served guard duty at Day' s Fort in the period 1119 to 1782. Andrew claimed two summers service, and James claimed he served three summers. After the Revolutionary War ended, both James Morrison and Daniel Taylor returned to their respective homes in Berkeley and Frederick Counties. James Morrison bas been reponed to have married Mrs. Jane Taylor, widow of a soldier killed in the Revolutionary War, and there is some conjecture that the first wife was Jennett Taylor, of the Clear Brook Taylor family. This possibility is under research and not pertinent to this discussion. Both Daniel Taylor and James Morrison returned to the Little Levels area about 1787.

1be Revolutionary War Pension Act was amended in 1832 to include men who had served for six months or more defending the frontier against Indian attacks. Both ~ew and !am.es Morrison, as well as Daniel Taylor applied for pensions in 1833. The ongmal apphcauon of Andrew's was lost, but several letters in his file provided much InformatIon Andrew Morrison moved about 20 miles south and was living near Fr2nkfon at the time of his application, while James continu~d to live in the same general .,,:a of Lillie Levels Andrew Morrison died near Frankfon, Greenbrier County on Oct ~ 184S (before death records were kept in Greenbrier County). James Morrison died

r Droop MountaIn, Pocahontas County on July 7, 1858 and is buried at Lobelia, WV.

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TRANSCRIBED AND INDEXID FRO" TIlE OIIIClMAL RECORDS, 'nIE COURT ORDeRS AAE A "COORT or LAST RESORT" FOR FINDING CLUES TO RELATIOISBIPS 1M GR££NBRIER COUNTY. ORIGIIIAL COURT UCIOallC AU "ISSING FOR THE ItOST PART UNTIL ABOUT 11.0'5. BURIED WITUII 'nIE COURT ORDeRS AAE "ISSING DUTIl DATES, ItAHY liMES AlIt) ACES OF CSILDIUM 8111'0IIE 1850 (USUALLY IDMIrIED WI'nI 'niB rATIIER), 2nd MAJUUAGES FOR WIDOWS, MAIDEM 11M" or MIll NOIlEII, CLOES ABOUT 1'00000ER RESIDEllCU, .IIItS AT LAW, tS1'ATB INFORMATION WlISH WILLS AU "lSSING. "ILITARY SERVICE, NA1VRALIIATIONS. "ROAD caBN." MAY IDENTIFY RBLATIVES LIVING MEAUY. AIm A WEALTH OF HISTORIAL INFORMATION IS SCAilDBD Til ROUGIlOUT •

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I ha been trying to fi nd details about my ancestor, Andrew rri n who was born in I 54, li ved in Berkeley County

un t il h m ved to the area of Day's Fort about 1779. I have found app li a t ion papers for a Revolutionary War pension for h i • . for James Mo r rison who probably was his brother, and for John Day.

I belonged 10 your orga n i zation fo r a while, and received the II y 1992 new leIter which described the Forts in your county, incl uding Day ' s Fort, which was o f great use in finding that all three men se rved at Day s Fort. The narrative in John Day ' ppl ical ion wa so graphic and bas ic to the early hI to r y of your count y , that J felt t hat it should be brought to your at t enti on.

Inciden t a lly, Andrew Mo r rison moved to the Frankford area here b e r ai s d his fa mi Iy . but apparent Iy they all left the

ar .. a oon after t hey be came adults.

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I M \ C 1m ed m an eSlOr, Andrew Morrison from Berkeley Counly 10 the Milll'oi~t area ofprcs nl P ahontns ounl , and Ihen he moved 10 the Frankfort area ofGreenbner

ount . I ha c pro ed Ihal he was Ihe son of Nalhamel and Thankful MorrISon of Ber cle ount , and Iherefore Ihc brolher of James Morrison, who moved 10 the same area of 11111' inl aboul 1779 and Jamcs spenl his adult lifc in Pocahontas County and is buned m Lobelia.

I ne lime I had joined your Hislorical ocicly, and Ihe May 1992 News lener clesenbm8 Da 's Fort was a big help in proving Ihal James and Andrew Morrison were brolhers, the bolh claimed 10 have served 01 the same fort during the period of the Re-olullonary War. Andrew described il as Day's Fort, and James described il as a ~ lade on tamping reek", I am slill looking for more information aboullhe pmson descnbed in James Morrison's pension requesl as a garrison on Locus Creek, aooLl15C\'en mIle from Ihe main garrison (of Day's Fort). It may be Ihe lhe fort lhat Darnel T ylor descnbe as Fort Defiance. I believe Ihal Ihe information in Ihe pension ReI lof John Day, Daniel Taylor, and James and Andrew Morrison will be of

>IOrK:aJ mlere 110 members of your oeiel , especially John Day's accouOl of his (11111)" encounler with hoslcllndians.

The pIC ct of mfonn lIon Ihat I am enclo Ing will be of inleresl to lin researchcr oflhe iomson nd Taylor lone on our COunt . It is Ihe same infonnulion Ihal I furnished 10

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*14 ctWd, "The Utn tltm.n hu "poken Ir('IHuln'" but. Uenr.v'l'i U onlT errW mor t' violent. 'fhe c rO\\"f1 nrollnd him )oIw;t.\'t'cI (r. i n ",i,ltnt .ymJIAthy with thc " prnke r, who, with jlAI>.

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I~ ""T a ll lbt)rilT "'hich eou ltl gi\'(" (or ce to the hnn; lor Ihe «:.'""-.rnl ,,( that ('nlo ny. The wonl H wrrt' tre:l !<lon, since thpy

'I t"" r OT.1 allihori ly, Anel whrn III " jury n ' lired Ihe crowel ...... '" II. .... iI,lr"t commolion, lo' i\"t ",inult'R Intcr Ih(" jury re­lurnttl wilh a "trdiet, fixing Iht phdnlifT'H clAmAGe at OIlC JI('uny, . nd • loud chOllt nf _Plilanllfl 10110\\'(11. The jnr.\', liI(e th(' .'"ounJ; oralor, had tleflfod Ihf otc1tNl ot lilt J(in J!, ~lIc h WAN tht r('sult

f en O_ute la .. aui l, aJptuming the Jlroportions or A his torie t " f'nl .

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" nl,lek I1 r ll r.'" II A, I r"HI Ii I h ili ""IIi Il St, IIn,l h.,. h,.A ' ''''' tM, wtfe 1'''1,101.11, ~ hll I"ck",l IIlllhi llU in Inv,. I'lr loy,,111 In Ihelr l'onnlrT IUhl whn Wllul.1 ,. ,·" r li t' rrlll ily whh III"., fnrtun,,", Iltl".t live-II • 1111111 11I f'lr All . I" u lriCA I" it rrllm Ihe ynk ,. nf " l )'fllnica' rflf"~ i,n 1I0\\'t'r lind IIt' t it nil A fmllullliinn or 1 ",lfl~",ltnce, rrcetlurn anll rel,uhlicAn ""\'" ,.lIIorn\ rM " II tim e.

\ \'"'Il' n (!ourt Ad journ,.,I, I'nt rick II r llr), \\'11" rlllu"hl Ill' "",' bnrne IIlmn IliC" ~houldr"" nr hiM rxcilell Itcimirrrll IIIro,,",\ the Court 1I0met "rrC"II, in lriumph .

\Ve I"we J1rfthllhl~' I l i~ rf'l«f',1 rutlh('r thAn ill in ltrf'Jcling to Iht renel C" r or l)r uclC"IIL or tht' writ r r; lhtrdore, 1 wilt rdu rn 10 the Bubjrct in hnncl.

Andren' Morri ,;nn, (Born Och.bt' r 23, 17"4) mllrrietl ~li7 .... heth TAylor, Ahnut the \'('1'Ir 17iH "t nr nro r Wi"cheAI~ r, Virginia , 'l'h e~' c\'idC"n tl y, AOO;1 nU,.r mnrrillJ%C", fln,t flrob:'!bl), before M'Uing Ull hOllsc-kt'C" l'i nK. turnel1 w(" l\' twRYcI IIntl l(lcAI ~, 1 in what \1'11"

Ihen llplC"tomt ('Ollllly, which hM bt'fn lormt ll Irom AUJ;u Ata COltnty in 1770, Anel incltulC"ll thl" lC"rrii nry now Itnown as South­" 'C"!tlrrn We!lt Vir~illin 10 tht' Ohio Jth-e r , of which l~rritory a IIl1l11hl"r or COllllli t"A h:wC" since b('cn Inrm('l1.

}t"'rnm Iho hC"~ 1 illrOrnlAtinn WC" hll\'C", Aml r('w nnd gli7.:,hcth 'I'nylor Morri :o:;nn 1I;,'I11rll nlUl r('Are,l Ihri r rarlily I1rnr Ltwi~hllrg

in the Ilirl'clinn 01 FrAnkr",.,\. 'J'hC"y wrre our f:trnnclJ1nrc nt~,

nnd t.heir lI('colld chiltl, WilliAm Morri!tnll, lInrn Uetohcr 9, 1779. WII~ the fAlhC"r o( the writfr nlllt loltt us thAt he wns born in Botetnurt Cnunty. Wh~lhcr he ",nAI in e\' fOry rl'~llt'c l, cnrrC"cL nr 1I0t, " 't' Cllnnot MY, but we hn\'c nn ,tnuht n( his btin.: ~n infornu!ll, hUL with th t ulllH'UlrrJ cnn"itinn o( Ihe counlr), nt thnt li,"t', he cOHId e8~ily nnll innoct'nl ly hn \'!! lr E'rn ll1iAinrnnnl'l1. UrcC"nhrif't Connt~· WM torlllr,1 in liii Irnlll le' rritnr~' Icnown nl'! notl'lonrt Coullly, Althl1t limr the R(' \'olnnrinnnry Wnr WA~ tlL its 7.rnith. nn,l it. i1l; rf>Rl>nnnhlC" 10 ~u JI,lOse t hnt the pen pIe \\'t' rr milch m orc intt'rrRtec1 iu th e wnr th:m Ihl',\" W('fro in thl' ('ouilly thC")' li\"c,l in. Ilnn,t wn~ thc most nbmutnnl lI('ceR." it)' wilh which Ih(')" wl!rc blNtl; i( 'ht'y w:l11t('c1 1\ nt'w Coun ty, they hnd pll'n'), 01 nHlil er in t frmn which to mnkr it . Ar;tnill, nt the time n( which we spCAk,

li79, Otrt'Jlliri('r mir:hl not, 11;1\-' : lirrn flln elionina ,,~ " Count.y, ftnc1 the ci.i1.enll li\'ing in itl'! boundR, I)o~ibly Atilt fteognizcll it AS Bnlctourt.,

Oi"ing the mAtter ttlle consillnntion, we mUAt ennehlale that Andrew Morriaon, whfOn he M'ttlt'll in UotftOl1rt Countr. ID_

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MR. AND MRS. FRANK A . TAYLOR 26 19 - 32HO STR~£T

M ~KIOIAN . MISSISSIPPI 39305

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Ike e ount Historical ociet Box 1624, Martinsburg,West Virginia 25401

January 18, 1998

ear arren o. Norrison:

· Oeed records of 8erkeley County indicate that Nathaniel Morrison lived in t he Ouncan Run area of the county during the 1770s. Ouncan Run is a s~ll st ream tributary of the Opequon River, and runs parallel to

8erkeley-Frederick County line, and one to two miles north of the line . A road existed at that time which is approximately in the ocation of I nterstate 81 and US 11. The Nathaniel Morrison home would

ha e been approximately four miles from the present day location of C ear Brook and within twelves miles of Winchester."

Yours truly,

~vw~-Don C. Wood, President The Berkeley County Historical Society