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ennis Morris (c. 1630 - 1690), who received a land grant in Accomack County, Virginia, c. 1671 - 72. His son Dennis (c. 1655 - 1692) had a son Jacob Morris, who lived in the Pocomoke Hundred c.1723/ 24. His son was Joseph Morris (c. 1712-1788), his son Jacob Morris (c. 1745 - 1822), then James Morris (1780 -1873), who married Polly Pollitt. (refs. L. Paul Morris from various original documents)

The County Court Notebook Dec 1925- Ljungstedt, Milnor Genealogical Publishing Co. Balt. 1972

Dennis Morris being charged with concealing tithes in 1696, pleads that he was living in the Govt. of Penna. from April to July, and John Morris makes himself security. Accomac County Va. 4 Feb 1696 x-221

REQUEST: I am posting the following information on the Descendants of Dennis Morris I who died in 1690 in Accomac Co., VA to speed up the search for all his descendants. Several people have been able to link into the first four generations that were posted. The additional two generations hopefully help more people. If you can connect to this information please let me know so that I can update this information. Thanks, Paul Morris

Descendants of Dennis Morris I

Generation No. 1

1. DENNIS¹ MORRIS I was born Abt. 1630, and died 1690 in Accomac Co., VA.

Child of DENNIS MORRIS I is:

2. i. DENNIS² MORRIS II, b. Abt. 1645; d. 1692, Accomac Co., VA.

Generation No. 2

2. DENNIS² MORRIS II (DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1645, and died 1692 in Accomac Co., VA. He married ELIZABETH STERLING 16 November 1670 in Norfolk Co., VA, daughter of RICHARD STERLING. She was born Abt. 1645, and died Aft. November 1703.

Notes for DENNIS MORRIS II:

1689 Dennis Morris gave to his eldest son John, 200 acres in land section A138, patented to Nicholas Millechops, part sold to Morris Dennis (Dennis Morris) in 1674.

Children of DENNIS MORRIS and ELIZABETH STERLING are:

3. i. ANN³ MORRIS, b. Abt. 1671; d. 1724.

4. ii. JOHN MORRIS, b. Abt. 1673; d. 1721, Somerset Co., MD.

5. iii. DENNIS MORRIS III, b. Abt. 1675; d. Abt. 1716, Accomac Co., VA.

iv. JOSEPH MORRIS, b. Abt. 1677; m. COMFORT GILLETT.

v. SARAH MORRIS, b. Abt. 1679; m. MR. REED.

6. vi. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. Bet. 1679 - 1681, Virginia.

7. vii. JACOB MORRIS, b. Abt. 1685, Accomac Co., VA; d. Abt. 1727, Wicomico Hundred, Somerset Co., MD.

viii. MARY MORRIS, b. Abt. 1685.

Generation No. 3

3. ANN³ MORRIS (DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1671, and died 1724. She married (1) JOSEPH BLAKE. He was born Abt. 1661, and died 1703 in Accomac Co., VA. She married (2) MR. MORRIS Aft. 1703.

Children of ANN MORRIS and JOSEPH BLAKE are:

i. DENNIS⁴ BLAKE.

ii. NAOMI BLAKE, m. MR. TULL.

iii. RACHEL BLAKE.

iv. JOSEPH BLAKE, d. Abt. 1732; m. REBECCA.

Children of ANN MORRIS and MR. MORRIS are:

v. GILBERT⁴ MORRIS, d. 1744.

vi. JOHN MORRIS.

vii. ELIZABETH MORRIS.

4. JOHN³ MORRIS (DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1673, and died 1721 in Somerset Co., MD. He married SARAH. She died in 1734. JOHN MORRIS resided Bet. 1703 - 1721, Baltimore Hundred, Somerset Co., MD. Baltimore Hundred, Somerset Co., MD is now Sussex Co., DE.

Children of JOHN MORRIS and SARAH are:

i. JOHN⁴ MORRIS.

ii. CHARLES MORRIS, b. Abt. 1705. CHARLES MORRIS died a single person

8. iii. DENNIS MORRIS IV, b. Abt. 1709.

iv. WILLIAM MORRIS, b. Abt. 1714.

v. KATHERINE MORRIS.

vi. TABITHA MORRIS.

vii. JEMINA MORRIS. JEMINA MORRIS died a single person.

5. DENNIS³ MORRIS III (DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1675, and died Abt. 1716 in Accomac Co., VA. He married ESTHER BEAVENS, daughter of ROWLAND BEAVENS and MARY AWBREY.

Children of DENNIS MORRIS and ESTHER BEAVENS are:

i. JOSEPH⁴ MORRIS, d. Worcester Co., MD.

ii. TABITHA MORRIS.

iii. ELIZABETH MORRIS.

iv. MARY MORRIS.

v. BEAVENS MORRIS, d. 1768, Worcester Co., MD; m. ELIZABETH.

6. ELIZABETH³ MORRIS (DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Bet. 1679 - 1681 in Virginia. She married (1) ROBERT PITT in Virginia. He was born in Virginia, and died 1714. She married (2) NATHANIEL ANDREWS, son of WILLIAM ANDREWS and COMFORT HAGGOMAN. He was born Abt. 1679 in Northampton Co., VA, and died Bef. 02 May 1721 in Virginia.

Children of ELIZABETH MORRIS and ROBERT PITT are:

i. JOHN⁴ PITT.

ii. ROBERT PITT.

iii. MARTHA PITT.

iv. JABEZ PITTS, b. Virginia; m. ELIZABETH ANDREWS; b. Northampton Co., VA.

Child of ELIZABETH MORRIS and NATHANIEL ANDREWS is:

v. ELIZABETH⁴ ANDREWS, b. Northampton Co., VA; m. JABEZ PITTS; b. Virginia.

7. JACOB³ MORRIS (DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1685 in Accomac Co., VA, and died Abt. 1727 in Wicomico Hundred, Somerset Co., MD. He married JUDITH Bef. 1705. JACOB MORRIS resided in 1723, Pocomoke Hundred, Somerset Co., MD. JACOB MORRIS s will was probated 23 May 1727, Somerset Co., MD. JUDITH resided in 1727, Wicomico Hundred, Somerset Co., MD.

Children of JACOB MORRIS and JUDITH are:

i. MARK⁴ MORRIS, b. Abt. 1705.

ii. JACOB MORRIS II, b. Abt. 1711.

9. iii. JOSEPH MORRIS, b. Abt. 1712; d. Abt. 1788, Somerset Co., MD.

10. iv. TEMPERANCE MORRIS, b. Bet. 1712 - 1716, Accomac Co., VA.

v. JEMINA MORRIS, b. Aft. 1714.

11. vi. JOHN MORRIS, b. Abt. 1720; d. 1773, Worcester Co., MD.

12. vii. DENNIS MORRIS, b. Abt. 1725, Delaware; d. 01 May 1794, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co., DE.

viii. JOSHUA MORRIS, b. Abt. 1724.

Generation No. 4

8. DENNIS⁴ MORRIS IV (JOHN³, DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1709. He married REBECCA.

Child of DENNIS MORRIS and REBECCA is:

i. JUDITH⁵ MORRIS.

9. JOSEPH⁴ MORRIS (JACOB³, DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1712, and died Abt. 1788 in Somerset Co., MD. He married (1) MARY ANN STEVENS 20 November 1739. She died Bef. 1756. He married (2) ELIZABETH MALONE 14 December 1756, daughter of STEPHEN MALONE and ANN. She died Aft. 1788.

Children of JOSEPH MORRIS and MARY STEVENS are:

i. MARY⁵ MORRIS, b. 26 June 1743.

13. ii. JACOB MORRIS, b. 01 July 1745, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD; d. 22 April 1822, Somerset Co., MD.

iii. JOSEPH MORRIS, b. 01 February 1747/48.

Children of JOSEPH MORRIS and ELIZABETH MALONE are:

iv. BENJAMIN⁵ MORRIS, b. 01 May 1759.

14. v. JOHN MALONE MORRIS, b. 18 November 1761, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD; d. 1816, Somerset Co., MD.

vi. MARY ANN MORRIS, b. 05 April 1764.

vii. ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS, b. 25 March 1769; d. 1812, Somerset Co., MD; m. NANCY MARSHALL.

viii. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. 02 May 1772.

10. TEMPERANCE⁴ MORRIS (JACOB³, DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Bet. 1712 - 1716 in Accomac Co., VA. She married THOMAS HUMPHRIES 23 April 1736, son of THOMAS HUMPHRIES and MARY GILLIS. He died 1771 in Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.

Children of TEMPERANCE MORRIS and THOMAS HUMPHRIES are:

i. JEMINA⁵ HUMPHRIES, b. 05 July 1738, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.

ii. THOMAS HUMPHRIES, b. 19 November 1739, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.

iii. JOHN HUMPHRIES, b. 13 April 1741, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.

iv. JACOB HUMPHRIES, b. 01 March 1742/43, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.

15. v. JOSEPH HUMPHRIES, b. 14 January 1744/45, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD; d. 19 May 1804, Somerset Co., MD.

vi. MARY HUMPHRIES, b. 13 January 1745/46, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.

vii. RACHEL HUMPHRIES, b. 03 February 1748/49, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.

11. JOHN⁴ MORRIS (JACOB³, DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1720, and died 1773 in Worcester Co., MD. He married MARY SHERMAN 01 October 1744. She died 1792 in Worcester Co., MD.

Children of JOHN MORRIS and MARY SHERMAN are:

i. SAMUEL⁵ MORRIS, b. 27 July 1746.

ii. JOHN MORRIS, b. 21 July 1748.

iii. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. 05 May 1750; m. DAVID RAGLAN.

iv. JONATHAN MORRIS, b. 27 March 1752.

v. MARY MORRIS, b. 28 July 1754; m. STEPHEN TOADVINE.

16. vi. JOSHUA MORRIS, b. 18 January 1757; d. 1819, Worcester Co., MD.

vii. ANNA MORRIS, b. 29 July 1759.

viii. ISAAC MORRIS, b. 18 June 1761.

ix. TEMPERANCE MORRIS, b. 30 August 1763; m. MR. ANDERSON.

x. ELEANOR MORRIS, b. Abt. 1765.

17. xi. JACOB MORRIS, b. Abt. 1767.

12. DENNIS⁴ MORRIS (JACOB³, DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born Abt. 1725 in Delaware, and died 01 May 1794 in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co., DE. DENNIS MORRIS s will was probated 14 May 1794, Sussex Co., DE.

Children of DENNIS MORRIS are:

18. i. JUDITH⁵ MORRIS, b. Abt. 1745, Delaware; d. Aft. March 1794, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co., DE.

ii. JOSHUA MORRIS.

iii. DENNIS MORRIS.

iv. ELIZABETH MORRIS, m. LEVI MESSICK.

v. EUNICE MORRIS, m. RICHARD COVERDALE.

vi. JOANNA MORRIS, b. Aft. 1740; m. ZACHARIAH REED; b. Aft. 1740.

19. vii. GEORGE MORRIS.

Generation No. 5

13. JACOB⁵ MORRIS (JOSEPH⁴, JACOB³, DENNIS², DENNIS¹) was born 01 July 1745 in Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD¹, and died 22 April 1822 in Somerset Co., MD. He married (1) DAUGHTER POLLITT, daughter of THOMAS POLLITT and CATRON. She was born Aft. 1753, and died Bef. 1788. He married (2) ELEANOR HEATH Aft. 1788, daughter of WILLIAM HEATH and MARY. She was born 01 May 1766, and died Abt. July 1827.

Children of JACOB MORRIS and DAUGHTER POLLITT are:

i. JACOB⁶ MORRIS, b. Abt. 1775, Somerset Co., MD; d. 13 November 1817.

20. ii. WILLIAM MORRIS, b. Abt. 1778, Somerset Co., MD; d. 1824.

21. iii. JAMES MORRIS, b. 18 December 1780, Somerset Co., MD; d. 31 October 1873, Nutters Dist., Wicomico Co., MD.

22. iv. LEVIN MORRIS, b. 28 May 1782, Somerset Co., MD; d. 11 November 1841.

Children of JACOB MORRIS and ELEANOR HEATH are:

23. v. THOMAS⁶ MORRIS, b. 18 June 1789, Somerset Co., MD; d. 18 December 1838.

24. vi. JOHN MORRIS, b. Abt. 1792, Somerset Co., MD; d. 12 December 1825.

vii. JOSIAH MORRIS, b. December 1794, Somerset Co., MD; d. 17 August 1824.

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