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James Morris

James Morris[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1688 - 1747  (59 years)

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  • Name James Morris 
    Born 08 Jul 1688  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Oct 1747  Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I1122064778  Master Tree | Descendants of James Morris and Margaret Cooke
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2008 

    Father Anthony Morris, III,   b. 23 Aug 1654, Old Gravel Lane, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1721, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary Jones,   b. 1656, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1688, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 30 Jan 1676  Savoy, London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1047623487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Cooke,   b. 30 Jun 1690, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Nov 1766, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Married 8 Mar 1708/09  Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Children 
     1. Mary Morris,   b. 22 Jul 1713,   d. 14 Dec 1783  (Age 70 years)
    +2. James Morris, Jr,   b. 14 Jun 1723, Delaware, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1786, Delaware, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +3. Phoebe Morris,   b. 6 Oct 1723,   d. Bet. 1737 and 1817  (Age 93 years)
    +4. John Morris
     5. Patience Morris
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2013 
    Family ID F8026639018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 08 Jul 1688 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Mar 1708/09 - Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Oct 1747 - Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S8072384361] Gale M Roberts Family Tree, [email protected], (OneWorldTree).

    2. [S8072384363] Pennsylvania Biographies and Genealogies 1600s-1800s, Family Tree Maker CD#530, Colonial & Revolutionary Familes, Vol. I.

    3. [S8072384365] Allen Family of Georgia, [email protected], (OneWorldTree).

    4. [S8072384367] Reed, Richard Reed, [email protected], (OneWorldTree).

    5. [S5352736029] Family Data Collection - Individual Records.
      DODeath: 31 Dec 1747

    6. [S5352827412] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.

    7. [S8072384362] Ancestors and Collateral Connections, Dawna, [email protected], (OneWorldTree).

    8. [S5351737032] The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II, Hinshaw, William Wade, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1994), CD #192.
      Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends. Names of Monthly Meeting in this book and dates of organization: 1. Salem Monthly Meeting (N.J.) 1676; 2. Burlington Monthly Meeting (N.J.) 1678; 3. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (PA.) 1682; 4. Falls Monthly Meeting (PA) 1683. PAGE 9-10 Have you ever dates like this? - "13 January 1709/10", This is not a date which attempts to reveal a Dec-Jan date. It appears because the "Old Style" calendar was superseded in 1752 by the Gregorian (New Style) calendar. Actually it was 1752 when an Act of Parliament passed "the day following 2 September 1752" was called "14 September". Concurrently, the beginning of the legal year was changed from 25 March to the 1st of January. As early as 1700, other European counties adopted the Gregorian calender, with the year beginning January 1st.

      Thus, it became the custom in England and its colonies to give two dates for the period intervening between 1 January and 25 March, as 13 January 1709/10. The day following 24 March 1709/10 was 25 March 1710.
      The following chart shows the months: 1mo. = Mar, 2mo. = Apr, 3mo.= May, 4mo. = Jun, 5 mo. = Jul, 6mo. = August, 7mo. = Sep, 8mo = Oct, 9mo = Nov, 10mo. = Dec, 11mo. = Jan, 12mo = Feb.

      The Friends added to the confusion by designating months by numbers instead of by names. January was the 11th month, February the 12th month.


    9. [S8072384364] All the Surnames I have Researched, Jeff French, [email protected], (OneWorldTree).

    10. [S8072384366] Watson and Related Families, [email protected], (OneWorldTree).

    11. [S8072384368] Seidler and McCurdy Family Tree, [email protected], (OneWorldTree).

    12. [S5352736029] Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

    13. [S16144775194] A Partial Genealogy of the Family of Caleb and Rebecca C. Davies, Davies, John Paton, Sr, (Private Collection of Sarah Sims (Pardington) Hedrick).
      JAMES MORRIS, son of Anthony Morris and Mary (Jones) Morris was born in Philadelphia May 8, 1688, and died at Duck Creek, Del. Oct. 31, 1747. He married Margaret Cook, daughter of John Cook. In 1711 he purchased for the sum of 67 pounds 600 acres of land at Duck Creek. There he built a brick house and a brick barn. His property was known as the Morris Rambles and remained in the possession of the Morris family for 150 years. At his death, he owned 1, 200 acres.