James Morrison, son of Nathaniel
Source: Descendants of Nathaniel Morrison, 6th revised edition, 1988; p. 20
by Arthur C. Morrison
James Morrison was born in 1761 in berkeley County, Virgiia; was married twice. As a youth he lived in Augusta County where he spent four months each year (1779-1781) in military service. After his Revolutionary War service he married Mrs. Jane Taylor, the widow of a Revolutionary War Soldier.
James applied for a military pension, Appliction #R7421; VA Line. Information which James supplied included: b. 1761 in Berkeley County, VA; lived in Augusta County, VA until 1784; then returned to Berkeley County. In 1787 James went back to Augusta County, that part which is now in Greenbrier County. James applied for his pension 13 February 1834 in Pocahontas County, Virginia.
They had five children; Andrew, James, John, Nathaniel and Jane. For unknown reasons James and his family returned to Berkely County from 1784-1787. After his wife, Jane's death ca 1795, James married Elizabeth Callison (1796). They had fourteen children; Richard, Elizabeth, Absalom, Alexander, Thomas, David, Jesse, Josiah, Isaac, Elisha, William, Ann, Margaret and Deida.
James lived to be 96 years old and spent his latter years near Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County. There is now a National Park in this area.
From his first family the principal information is about his third son, John, and his descendants. The second family was written up by Reverend William T. Price in the POCAHONTAS TIMES (Marlinton, West Virginia) for Oct 3, 1906 "Biographical Notes, The Morrison Relationship, Descended from James Morrison who came from Winchester", and also the HISTORY OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, by Rev. William T. Price. Records from the 1850 and 1860 census and several DAR applications were helpful. Birth dates from census records could be plus or minus a year as only ages were recorded. Dorothye E. Knowles of Tucson, Arizona added considerable information on the Thomas Morrison branch and Maria Tenney of Frank, West Virginia added to the Absalom and Thomas families.
Source:
Descendants of Nathaniel Morrison of Virginia
Author: Morrison, Arthur C.
929.273
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6th Revised Edition; Apr. 1988
Former Title: Nathaniel Morrison of Virginia and Some of His Descendants
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