Maj. John Morrison

1745 - 1814  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Maj. John Morrison  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Abt. 1745	Cumberland, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	7 Nov 1778	Sinking Creek, Washington, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Census	6 Aug 1810	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  Died	26 Jan 1814	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Buried	Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I3327	Campbell Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Martha Campbell,   b. 23 Mar 1749, Augusta, Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1825, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1770	Augusta, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Nancy Morrison,   b. Abt 1769, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1850  (Age ~ 81 years)  [natural]   2. Archibald Morrison,   b. 17 Nov 1771, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1829, Woodford, Kentucky, USA  (Age 57 years)  [natural]   3. Amos Morrison,   b. 17 Jan 1774, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 1863, Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, USA  (Age 88 years)  [natural]   4. Jane Morrison,   b. Abt 1775, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1823, Butler, Kentucky, USA  (Age ~ 48 years)  [natural]   5. Mary Morrison,   b. 22 Dec 1777, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1842, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  (Age 64 years)  [natural]   6. John C. Morrison,   b. Abt 1779, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 May 1813, Dudleys Defeat-Maumee River, Ohio  (Age ~ 34 years)  [natural]   7. Sarah Sally Morrison,   b. 1 Oct 1781, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Oct 1855, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   8. David C. Morrison,   b. Abt 1784, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1837, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  (Age ~ 53 years)  [natural]   9. Robert Morrison,   b. Abt 1784, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1850, Butler, Kentucky, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)  [natural]   10. Martha Morrison,   b. Abt 1787, Amherst, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1859, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  (Age ~ 72 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F1048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  No. 178 This no. is included in a survey of 7880 acres with other warrants su No. 4. w J.O. State of No. Carolina Washington County March 19th 1778. To the surveyor of sd. County Greeting you are hereby reqd. to admeasure & lay of according to Law six hundred & for acres of land for John Sevier lying on each side of the mouth of Clear Creek including a mill seat thereon Given at office this 28th day of Octor. 1789. John Carter E. T. Survey’d for John Sevier Junr. By James Stuart S.W.C. May 1st 1790. No. Carolina Washington County Novr. 7th 1778. To the surveyor of said County Greeting you are hereby reqd. to measure & lay of according to law two hundred acres of land for David Campbell on the long or Reedy Fork of Sinking Creek begy. on John Delaneys line & runing up for Compliment s. land being entd. by Jno. Morrison & transferd to said Campbell by order of sd. Morrison Given under my hand at offc. this 24th of Sepr. 1787. Landon Carter E. T. 200 acres Surveyed for David Campbell By James Stuart C. S. Novr. 2d 1787. State of No Carolina Washington County March 19th 1778. To the surveyor of s. County Greeting you are hereby reqd. to measure & lay of according to Law six hundred and forty acres of Land for John Sevier on each side of Clear Creek including a mill seat thereon begining at the mouth of said Creek Given at office this 12th of March 1780. Landon Carter E. T. 640 acres Surveyd for Landon Carter By Nathl. Taylor D.S. Octor. 11th 1794 source: Warrants for Land Entry No. 178 to John Sevier, David Campbell, and Landon Carter, Washington County, North Carolina, USA; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives. David and Jane Conyngham Campbell had four children. William married Mary Ellison, and was prominent in the Indian and Revolutionary wars. His two brothers-in-law, Captain William Ellison, who married Mary Campbell, and Major John Morrison, who married Martha Campbell, were also patriotic defenders of their liberty in the same war. source: Pilcher, Margaret Campbell. “Sketch of Captain David Campbell.” The American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 2. Nashville, TN: Goodpasture Book Company, 1903.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3157] Capt. John Morrison, Gravestone Photo, Died 26 Jan 1814, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19818325/john-morrison, Find a Grave, (Lehi, UT, USA: Find a Grave). [S7] “Sketch of Captain David Campbell.” The American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 2, Margaret Campbell Pilcher, (Nashville, TN: Goodpasture Book Company, 1903). [S77] Warrants for Land Entry No. 178 to John Sevier, David Campbell, and Landon Carter, Washington County, North Carolina, USA; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50, (Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives). [S395] 1810 United States Federal Census, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, National Archives Microfilm Roll 6; 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line], National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).