Author Archives: John A. Morrison

Will_of_James_Morrison_of_Burke_County,_North_Carolina_(1790) (PDF file)

Taken from records at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, North Carolina Joyzell Morey Notes – Burke County NC (PDF File)

Immigrant Brother – 1706-1746 Thomas Morrison’s Will (PDF File)

Thomas Morrison (link to will below) was the son of William and Mary Morrison (link to will below).  The  wills of Mary Morrison (1813) and Thomas Morrison (written 1827, dec’d 1831) provide the names of most of the children of William … Continue reading →

Elijah Morrison was born in (probably) Burke County, NC in 1825.  He was the son of James and Rachel Patton Morrison, then of Burke County, later of Pickens County, Georgia (formed from Gilmer County after James Morrison’s family arrived).  Elijah … Continue reading →

AncestryOfDennisMorrison (PDF file)

James_J_Morrison (PDF file)

NOTES FROM REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION STATEMENT Of JOHN MORRISON     These brief notes were taken from the Revolutionary War Pension Statement of John Morrison of Iredell County, North Carolina, #W17171.  John is a man referred to as “Revolutionary John” … Continue reading →

THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM MORRISON SENIOR OF BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 1778-1807 This document relies on public records in an attempt to identify the family of William Morrison, Senior, who owned property and lived in Burke County, North Carolina, during … Continue reading →

Morrison History 1700 to 1953 By Sudie Morrison Hood Commentary by John A. Morrison, 125 N. E. Wood Glen Lane, Lee’s Summit, Mo 64064 Tel. (816) 478-0345, (417) 588-1408 Cell (816) 536-8161 e-mail, juan3viajo@aol.com M194 – Group Q – Morrison … Continue reading →