Family events
- Married
- 8 MAR 1708/09 — Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States8 sources
- Born
- 08 Jul 1688 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Died
- 31 Oct 1747 — Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
- Born
- 30 Jun 1690 — Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
- Died
- 09 Nov 1766 — Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
Children
- Mary Morris
22 Jul 1713 – 14 Dec 1783
- James Morris, Jr
14 Jun 1723 – 16 Jun 1786
- Phoebe Morris
6 OCT 1723 – Bet. 1737 and 1817
Sources & citations
Marriage
- A Partial Genealogy of the Family of Caleb and Rebecca C. Davies
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.
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records
- The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II
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 It appears because the "Old Style" calendar was superseded in 1752 by the Gregorian (New Style) calendar.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.
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Ancestors and Collateral Connections
- All the Surnames I have Researched
- Watson and Related Families
- Seidler and McCurdy Family Tree