Mary Morris - Revision history

Brady: change death date, add research indicating wrong 1880 census

2011-06-21T01:35:59Z

change death date, add research indicating wrong 1880 census

Brady: /* Research */ wording

2007-09-22T01:46:57Z

‎Research: wording

Brady: /* Research */ 1800 census for Randolph Co, NC looking for Mary Morris

2007-09-21T21:47:32Z

‎Research: 1800 census for Randolph Co, NC looking for Mary Morris

Brady: speculation on Mary Morris origin

2007-09-21T21:35:44Z

speculation on Mary Morris origin

Brady: /* Children */ fix links

2007-09-19T02:56:35Z

‎Children: fix links

Brady: /* Children */ link to Cynthia I. Burton

2007-09-01T21:01:55Z

‎Children: link to Cynthia I. Burton

Brady: references, places of residence

2007-09-01T21:00:21Z

references, places of residence

Brady: census complete

2007-08-22T01:27:02Z

census complete

Brady: /* Sources */ adding 1880 census

2007-08-18T20:53:35Z

‎Sources: adding 1880 census

Mouser: Initial writeup, based on husband's page.

2007-08-16T02:03:35Z

Initial writeup, based on husband's page.

New page

__NOTOC__

 

{| class="wikitable"
! || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
|-
| '''Birth''' || ~1794 || NC per 1850 census || || 
|-
| '''Marriage''' || 28 Oct 1812 || || To [[Nicholas Thomas]] || 
|-
| '''Death''' || >1860|| || || 
|}

= Ancestry chart segment =

''Generation 5'' ''Generation 6'' ''Generation 7''

+-- [[Nicholas Thomas]]
| (~1794-~1862)
[[Joseph Thomas Thomas]] --+ +-- [unknown]
(1822-1897) | |
+-- [[Mary Morris]] ------+
(~1794-????) |
+-- [unknown]
Sources:


=Children=
(all children with [[Nicholas Thomas]])
{| class="wikitable"
! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
|-
| William Thomas || M || ~1814 || Davidson Co., NC || Margaret Haysworth || || 
|-
| Rachel Thomas || F || ~1815 || Davidson Co., NC || || || 
|-
| Nancy Thomas || F || ~1817|| Davidson Co., NC ||George Pope || || 
|-
| Zebulon Thomas || M || ~1819||Davidson Co., NC || || || 
|-
| [[Joseph Thomas Thomas]] || M ||19 June 1822||Davidson Co., NC ||Cynthia I. Burton ||Main line || 
|-
| Eliza Thomas || F || ~1825||Davidson Co., NC ||George Pope || || 
|-
| Albert Thomas || M || ~1827||Davidson Co., NC || || || 
|-
| Ashley Thomas || M || ~1830||Davidson Co., NC || || || 
|-
| Mary Ann Thomas || F || ~1834||Davidson Co., NC ||1)James Vestal 2) George Pope || || 
|-
| Dorcas E. Thomas || F || ~1836||Davidson Co., NC || || || 

|}

=Places of Residence=
{| class="wikitable"
! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources
|}

= Sources =
{| class="wikitable"
! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original

|-
!'''1'''
| '''1820 United States Federal Census''', Salisbury, Rowan Co. NC pg 17. Family of ''Nicholas Thomas'': 2 males <10, 1 male 16-25, 3 females <10, 1 female 26-44. Adjacent lines have Alexander Thomas and Jeremiah Thomas. (See conjecture section)
|[[Image:1820 census nc rowan salisbury pg 17.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
!'''2'''
| '''1830 United States Federal Census''', Davidson Co. NC pg 95. Family of ''Nicholas Thomas'': 2 males 0-5, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 40-50.
|[[Image:1830 census nc davidson not stated pg 95.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
!'''3'''
| '''1840 United States Federal Census''', Davidson Co. NC (ancestry.com pg 96). Family of ''Nicholas Thomas'': 2 males age 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 50-60. Corresponds to Ashley & Albert, Joseph, father Nicholas, Dorcas, Mary Ann, Elizabeth & unknown daughter, mother. Zebulon, Rachel & Nancy have apparently married or work & live elsewhere.
|[[Image:1840 census nc davidson pg 96.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
!'''4'''
| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', North Subdivision, Davidson Co., NC. Pg.51. Date of census 13 Aug 1850 ''Nicholas Thomas'' age 56, farmer, $500 real estate, does not read or write, marked as blind or deaf etc.; Mary age 59; children: Eliza 25, Rachel 35, Ashley (male) 20, Mary A. 16, Dorcas (female) 14, atd. school; Albert 23, laborer. Also in the household is James Floyd 14, in school. All born NC.
|[[Image:1850 census nc davidson north subdiv pg 51.jpg|50px|center]]
[[Image:1850 census nc davidson northern division pg 52.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
!'''5'''
|'''1860 Federal Census''', Northern Division, Davidson Co., NC,Sheet 759, Dwelling 805, ''Nicholas Thomas'' age 63, Farmer, $650/$600, born Maryland. Date of census 19 July 1860. Nicholas Thomas 63, Farmer, 650 real estate, 600 pers property, born Maryland; wife Mary, 70, domestic, Rachel 45, domestic, Ashley (M) 30, farm labor, Darcon (F) 23, domestic and Henry Jones 14. One person attended school, 2 can not read or write.
|[[Image:1860 census nc davidson northern division pg 105.jpg|50px|center]]

|-
!'''6'''
|'''Marriage bonds''' North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004. Bond dated 28 Oct 1812, Randolph Co. NC:

Name: Nicholas Thomas

Spouse: Mary Morris

Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1812
Marriage County: Randolph
Marriage State: North Carolina

Source Vendor: County Court Records at Asheboro, NC and FHL # 0019641, 0019658 and 0418149
Source: County Court Records at Asheboro, NC & Family Hist
|

|-
! '''8'''
| '''Correspondence''' re. research of Murphy Whisnant, husband of Robbie King (daughter of [[Nancy Grace Thomas]] b.1892); primary sources not provided.
|

|-
!'''9'''
|'''Research of Thomas G. Adams''', great grandson of [[Andrew Lindsey Thomas]] (b.1847), and great nephew of N. Grace Thomas (b.1892).
|

|}

===Source notes===
Correspondence with Thomas G. Adams is indirect, provided by Murphy Whisnant. Mr. Adams notes that George Pope married three daughters of ''Nicholas Thomas''.

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 | '''Marriage''' || 28 Oct 1812 ||  || To [[Nicholas Thomas]] || <sup class="reference">[7][8]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death''' || >1880||  ||  || <sup class="reference">[6][8]</sup>
+| '''Death''' || after 1860||  ||  || <sup class="reference">[6][8]</sup>
 |}
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 * Mary Morris (1 male 10-15, 1 female <10, 1 female 16-25, 1 female >44).  This would still fit for the Mary Morris married to Nicholas Thomas, if the  female <10 is just under 10 on the census date.
 | [[Image:1800 census nc randolph hillsboro pg 29.jpg|50px|center]]
+|-
 |}
 =Wishlist=

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 * Reuben Morris (1 male <10, 1 male 16-25, '''1 female 16-25''')
 * Thomas Morris (1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-44) <br> The listings are semi-alphabetical, so it is not possible to draw any conclusions about connections. <br> <br>
-The Mary Morris married to Nicholas Thomas was born ~ 1790, so she would be in 16-25 age group in this census.  That rules out the families headed by Benjamin, Joseph, and Thomas.  The family headed by Reuben would appear to be a husband and wife plus a young son.  That leaves three possible families.  It is tempting to see the family headed by Mary Morris (although almost certainly the head listed here is the matriarch of the family, the woman over 44.  It is also possible that Nicholas and Mary were married in Randolph but  that neither actually lived there in 1810.  The 1810 listing in Ancestry.com does not have any Morris families living in Davidson Co.
+The Mary Morris married to Nicholas Thomas was born ~ 1790, so she would be in 16-25 age group in this census.  That rules out the families headed by Benjamin, Joseph, and Thomas.  The family headed by Reuben would appear to be a husband and wife plus a young son.  That leaves three possible families.  The family headed by Mary Morris is a tempting possibility (although almost certainly the head listed here is the matriarch of the family, the woman over 44.  It is also possible that Nicholas and Mary were married in Randolph but  that neither actually lived there in 1810.  The 1810 listing in Ancestry.com does not have any Morris families living in Davidson Co.
 | [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 18.jpg|50px|center]] [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 19.jpg|50px|center]] [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 20.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-

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 |-
 ! '''R1'''
-| '''Speculation on Mary Morris'''
+| '''1810 United States Federal Census'''
 Marry Morris and Nicholas Thomas were married in Randolph Co, NC in 1812.  This is adjacent to Davidson Co, where Nicholas Thomas resides in our first clear records.  A search of Randolph Co for Morris families in the 1810 census gave the following seven heads-of-household:
 * Benjamin Morris (1 male 26-44, 2 females <10, 3 females 26-44, 1 female >44)
@@ Line 147: / Line 147: @@
 The Mary Morris married to Nicholas Thomas was born ~ 1790, so she would be in 16-25 age group in this census.  That rules out the families headed by Benjamin, Joseph, and Thomas.  The family headed by Reuben would appear to be a husband and wife plus a young son.  That leaves three possible families.  It is tempting to see the family headed by Mary Morris (although almost certainly the head listed here is the matriarch of the family, the woman over 44.  It is also possible that Nicholas and Mary were married in Randolph but  that neither actually lived there in 1810.  The 1810 listing in Ancestry.com does not have any Morris families living in Davidson Co.
 | [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 18.jpg|50px|center]] [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 19.jpg|50px|center]] [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 20.jpg|50px|center]]
 |}
 =Wishlist=

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:35, 21 September 2007
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	Need name for Mary Morris' father to get 1800, 1810 census data. <br> <br>		Need name for Mary Morris' father to get 1800, 1810 census data. <br> <br>
	Correspondence with Thomas G. Adams is indirect, provided by Murphy Whisnant. Mr. Adams notes that George Pope married three daughters of ''Nicholas Thomas''.		Correspondence with Thomas G. Adams is indirect, provided by Murphy Whisnant. Mr. Adams notes that George Pope married three daughters of ''Nicholas Thomas''.
		+
		+	=Conjecture=
		+	=Research =
		+	{{Template:Research}}
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original
		+	\|-
		+	! '''R1'''
		+	\| '''Speculation on Mary Morris'''
		+	Marry Morris and Nicholas Thomas were married in Randolph Co, NC in 1812. This is adjacent to Davidson Co, where Nicholas Thomas resides in our first clear records. A search of Randolph Co for Morris families in the 1810 census gave the following seven heads-of-household:
		+	* Benjamin Morris (1 male 26-44, 2 females <10, 3 females 26-44, 1 female >44)
		+	* Isaac Morris (1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-44, 2 female <10, '''1 female 16-25''', 1 female 26-44)
		+	* John Morris (1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 10-15, '''2 females 16-25''')
		+	* Joseph Morris (1 male 10-15, 1 male >44, 5 females <10, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 26-44)
		+	* Mary Morris (1 male 16-25, 1 female <10, '''1 female 16-25''', 1 female 26-44, 1 female >44)
		+	* Reuben Morris (1 male <10, 1 male 16-25, '''1 female 16-25''')
		+	* Thomas Morris (1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-44) <br> The listings are semi-alphabetical, so it is not possible to draw any conclusions about connections. <br> <br>
		+	The Mary Morris married to Nicholas Thomas was born ~ 1790, so she would be in 16-25 age group in this census. That rules out the families headed by Benjamin, Joseph, and Thomas. The family headed by Reuben would appear to be a husband and wife plus a young son. That leaves three possible families. It is tempting to see the family headed by Mary Morris (although almost certainly the head listed here is the matriarch of the family, the woman over 44. It is also possible that Nicholas and Mary were married in Randolph but that neither actually lived there in 1810. The 1810 listing in Ancestry.com does not have any Morris families living in Davidson Co.
		+	\| [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 18.jpg\|50px\|center]] [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 19.jpg\|50px\|center]] [[Image:1810 census nc randolph pg 20.jpg\|50px\|center]]
		+	\|}
		+	=Wishlist=

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 ! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
 |-
-|  William Thomas     || M || ~1814 || Davidson Co., NC || Margaret Haysworth || || <sup class="reference">[6][8]</sup>
+|  [[William Thomas]]    || M || ~1814 || Davidson Co., NC || Margaret Haysworth || || <sup class="reference">[6][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Rachel Thomas  || F || ~1815 || Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
+|  [[Rachel Thomas]] || F || ~1815 || Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Nancy Thomas   || F || ~1817|| Davidson Co., NC ||George Pope  || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+|  [[Nancy Thomas]]   || F || ~1817|| Davidson Co., NC ||George Pope  || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Zebulon Thomas  || M || ~1819||Davidson Co., NC  || || || <sup class="reference">[9]</sup>
+|  [[Zebulon Thomas]]  || M || ~1819||Davidson Co., NC  || || || <sup class="reference">[9]</sup>
 |-
 | [[Joseph Thomas Thomas]] || M ||19 June 1822||Davidson Co., NC  ||[[Cynthia I. Burton]] ||Main line || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Eliza Thomas  || F || ~1825||Davidson Co., NC  ||George Pope || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
+|  [[Eliza Thomas]]  || F || ~1825||Davidson Co., NC  ||George Pope || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Albert Thomas  || M || ~1827||Davidson Co., NC  || || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
+|  [[Albert Thomas]]  || M || ~1827||Davidson Co., NC  || || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Ashley Thomas  || M || ~1830||Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
+|  [[Ashley Thomas]]  || M || ~1830||Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Mary Ann Thomas  || F || ~1834||Davidson Co., NC ||1)James Vestal 2) George Pope || || <sup class="reference">[4][8]</sup>
+|  [[Mary Ann Thomas]]  || F || ~1834||Davidson Co., NC ||1)James Vestal 2) George Pope || || <sup class="reference">[4][8]</sup>
 |-
 |  Dorcas E. Thomas || F || ~1836||Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>

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 __NOTOC__
-{{census complete}}
+{{census complete}} {{page complete}}
 <br style="clear:both;"/>
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 !  || Date || Location || Notes || Sources
 |-
-| '''Birth'''  || ~1794 || NC per 1850 census || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Birth'''  || ~1794 || NC per 1850 census || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' || 28 Oct 1812 ||  || To [[Nicholas Thomas]] || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Marriage''' || 28 Oct 1812 ||  || To [[Nicholas Thomas]] || <sup class="reference">[7][8]</sup>
 |-
-| '''Death''' || >1860||  ||  || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Death''' || >1880||  ||  || <sup class="reference">[6][8]</sup>
 |}
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                                                 +-- [unknown]
 Sources:
-<sup class="reference"></sup>
+<sup class="reference">[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]</sup>
 =Children=
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 ! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
 |-
-|  William Thomas     || M || ~1814 || Davidson Co., NC || Margaret Haysworth || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  William Thomas     || M || ~1814 || Davidson Co., NC || Margaret Haysworth || || <sup class="reference">[6][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Rachel Thomas  || F || ~1815 || Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Rachel Thomas  || F || ~1815 || Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Nancy Thomas   || F || ~1817|| Davidson Co., NC ||George Pope  || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Nancy Thomas   || F || ~1817|| Davidson Co., NC ||George Pope  || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Zebulon Thomas  || M || ~1819||Davidson Co., NC  || || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Zebulon Thomas  || M || ~1819||Davidson Co., NC  || || || <sup class="reference">[9]</sup>
 |-
-| [[Joseph Thomas Thomas]] || M ||19 June 1822||Davidson Co., NC  ||Cynthia I. Burton ||Main line || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| [[Joseph Thomas Thomas]] || M ||19 June 1822||Davidson Co., NC  ||Cynthia I. Burton ||Main line || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Eliza Thomas  || F || ~1825||Davidson Co., NC  ||George Pope || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Eliza Thomas  || F || ~1825||Davidson Co., NC  ||George Pope || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Albert Thomas  || M || ~1827||Davidson Co., NC  || || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Albert Thomas  || M || ~1827||Davidson Co., NC  || || || <sup class="reference">[8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Ashley Thomas  || M || ~1830||Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Ashley Thomas  || M || ~1830||Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Mary Ann Thomas  || F || ~1834||Davidson Co., NC ||1)James Vestal 2) George Pope || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Mary Ann Thomas  || F || ~1834||Davidson Co., NC ||1)James Vestal 2) George Pope || || <sup class="reference">[4][8]</sup>
 |-
-|  Dorcas E. Thomas || F || ~1836||Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|  Dorcas E. Thomas || F || ~1836||Davidson Co., NC || || || <sup class="reference">[4][5][8]</sup>
 |}
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 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources
 |}

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 |-
-!'''6'''
+! '''6'''
 |'''Marriage bonds''' North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004.  Bond dated 28 Oct 1812, Randolph Co. NC: