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Persoonlijke gegevens Jehoshaphat Morris 

• Hij is geboren op 17 augustus 1786 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
• Hij is overleden op 25 januari 1850 in Gibson, Washington, Indiana, USA, hij was toen 63 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Aaron Morris en Lydia Symons

Gezin van Jehoshaphat Morris

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Susanna Jordan.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 6 februari 1834 te Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA, hij was toen 47 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Jordan Morris  1835-1919

(2) Hij is getrouwd met Sarah White.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 27 september 1809 te Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA, hij was toen 23 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Thomas Morris  1810-1887
2. Pritchard Morris  1813-1887

(3) Hij is getrouwd met Margaret or Peggy Trueblood.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 2 juni 1814 te Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA, hij was toen 27 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Mary Susannah Morris  1815-????
2. Nathan Morris  1819-1897
3. Elizabeth Morris  1821-1838
4. Margaret Morris  1823-1893
5. Semira Morris  1826-????
6. William Morris  1828-1909

Notities over Jehoshaphat Morris

p. 185-6, "The Morris Family of Washington Co., IN" by Earl C. Morris and Ralph L. Morris
Jehoshaphat died on his farm in Gibson twp., 10 miles northeast of Salem, Washington Co., Indiana. He is bur. in Old Blue River Friends (Hicksite) cemetery , 4 miles east of Salem in Washington Co., Indiana.

Pasquotank Co., No. Carolina, where Jehoshaphat was born, and where the Morrises and many other Quaker settlers of Washington, Co., had lived for over 100 years, is in the northeast corner of the state and is a portion of the "Great Dismal Swam." John Woolman Winslow, another early settler, was to refer to Pasquotank Co. and the Albemarle Country, as 'yon in that unusually sickly place.'"

His farm near Gibson twp. was 10 miles NE of Salem, Washington Co., IN.

Jehoshaphat was married 3 times. He had a total of nine children.

His and Sarah's children:
1. Thomas Morris, b. 7 Sep 1810, Pasq. Co., NC; d. 28 May 1885
2. Pritchard Morris, b. 9 Jan 1813, Pasq. Co., NC; d. 8 Jun 1887

His and Peggy's children:
1. Mary Susanna Morris, b. 12 Oct 1815, Wash. Co., IN
2. Nathan Morris, b. 25 Sep 1819, Wash. Co., IN; d. 24 Nov 1897
3. Elizabeth Morris, b. 18 Feb 1821, Wash. Co., IN; d. 18 Sep 1838
4. Margaret Morris, b. 25 Jun 1823, Wash. Co., IN; d. 4 Dec 1893
5. Semira Morris, b. 17 Apr 1826, Wash. Co., IN
6. William Morris, b. 2 Oct 1828, Wash. Co., IN; d. 30 Mar 1909

His and Susanna's child:
1. Jordan Morris, b. 25 Sep 1835, Wash. Co., IN; d. 19 Oct 1919

Sarah was 18 when they married at a public mtg. at Newbegun Creek. They had two sons, and Sarah died at age 22, three months after Pritchard was born.

In 1814 he married Peggy at the Narrows MM. With her and the two baby sons, they joined a wagon train in early 1815 for new and healthier lands. He had two horses to pull his wagon over a 1,000 mile trip that ended on Jul 17 1815. The train, eight wagons in all, included James Trueblood and his young wife, in a wagon pulled by one horse. Also included were the WHITES, SYMONS, PRITCHARDS and other families of the Symons Creek Friends. Joshua and Nathan Trueblood and their families, and the Matthew Coffin's were along.

These families and others, were the founders of the Old Blue River Friends Meeting in July, 1815.

Jehoshaphat had two horses to pull his wagon when they left Elizabeth City, NC, in early 1815, for their long trip to Indiana, over 1,000 miles away that ended on July 7, 1815. Also included in the eight wagon train were the families of Trueblood, White, Symons, Pritchard, and other families of the Symons Creek Friends. Matthew Coffin was included also. Joshua Trueblood was charged with selecting and purchasing land for his sister and brother-in-law, Benoni Morris, who planned to stop over in Randolph Co., NC for a year and arrive in Indiana in 1816.

It has been reported that at least 7 Morris families migrated to Indiana during this period. Five were children of Aaron, and at least one, Benoni, from Aaron's brother, Joshua's family. Jehoshaphat and his little family were among the first to arrive. His brother Aaron, migrated in 1818 and apparently so did his sister, Sarah (Morris) Bogue, in the same year.

It is reported that the wagon train followed a trail west, along or near the border of NC and VA to Cumberland Gap, where VA and NC and TN join, at which point it was necessary for the wagons to ascend a 1500 ft. mountain. Thence down a valley to Corbin, KY, and to Lexington and on to Louisville. From Charlestown, they followed an Indian trail, 25 or 30 miles to Blue River. The trip took eight or ten weeks, perhaps. Jehoshaphat was a faithful member of the Friends Society during his lifetime. There are a number of references to him in the records of the Old Blue River
(Hicksite) Meeting, beginning in 1828, as follows:
1828 - Jehoshaphat appointed trustee
1829 - " apointed an elder
1834 - " of Washington Co., son of Aaron and Lydia, both deceased, of Pasquotank Co., NC married Susanna Nixon, widow, at Blue River MM
1837 - Jehoshaphat appointed an elder
1841 - " with John W. Winslow, appointed to examine books of births and deaths.
1845 - Jehoshaphat released from service of overseer
1858 - " a trustee, is reported deceased.

Data rec'd 20 Oct 2001, from Muriel - (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
> Jehosaphat Morris of Washington Co., IN.> pp. 510-511, Will Record A.> Date of Will: Jan 25, 1850 (so he was still alive)> Probated: Nov 24, 1857 (He must have died sometime prior to NOV 1857).> I could not find a death date on him in Washington Co., IN- He probably was> buried on a family farm somewhere. What surprised me is that I have found> 6 or 7 researchers on Jehosaphat and all of them have different dates and> information for these people.> > rest of will says;> Wife: Susannah> Sons: Nathan, William, Jordan, Thomas, Pritchard.> Daughters: Mary, wife of Aaron Hoggatt; Margaret, wife of Jacob Rayhill;> Samira Morris.> Executor: son Nathan.> Witnesses: Alice Morris; Aaron Morris, Jr.

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