Morrow's Who applied for Civil War Pensions A-C



Morrow's in the Continental Army

Franklin B. Hough, American Biographical Notes, p.296
MORROW, COL. ROBERT, paymaster of one of the div. depts. of the army; committed suicide at San Francisco, Nov. 27, 1873.

Francis B. Heitman, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, p.403
Morrow, John (Va). Colonel Virginia Militia, 1778–1781.
Morrow, Robert (Md). Ensign 2d Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp, July to December, 1776; Cornet 3d Continental Dragoons, 20th February, 1777; Regimental Adjutant, 1st June, 1778; wounded and taken prisoner at Tappan, 28th September, 1778; Lieutenant, 3d January, 1779; Captain, —1781, and served to 9th November, 1782.

Francis B. Heitman, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, p.637
Morrow, Robert, Captain, 3d Dragoons.


Revolutionary War Pensions


DAR List of Morrow's

Mrs. Sarah Morrow Fears.
 DAR ID Number: 12258
 Born in Virginia.
 Wife of J. W. Fears.
 Descendant of Lieut Charles Smith.
 Daughter of Peter Gilham Morrow and Julia Ann Smith, his wife.
 Granddaughter of Charles Smith and Jane Pinkard, his wife.
 Charles Smith, 1776, was second lieutenant of the Maryland Line and when
he resigned, 1780,  served as captain-lieutenant. He died in Morgan county, Ga., 1822. 

Mrs. Mary Louise Cox Wright. DAR ID Number: 13250 Born in Georgia. Wife of Hon. William A. Wright. Descendant of Abraham Cox and William Cox, of Tennessee; Lodovich Alford, of North Carolina. Daughter of Judge Albert Ewing Cox and Juliet Warren Alford, his wife. Granddaughter of Dr. Zachariah Cox and Margaret Ewing Morrow, his wife; Julius Ceasar Alford and Eliza Cook, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of William Cox and Melinda Madden, his wife; Lodovich Alford, Jr., and Judith Jackson, his wife. [p.95] Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Abraham Cox and — Arthur, his wife; Julius Alford and Rebecca Jackson, his wife. Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Lodovich Alford and Rebecca Ferrell, his wife. Abraham Cox was a patriot of the Washington district, Wautauga settlement and his name is found on the petition to the Provincial Congress, 1776. William Cox served under Shelby at the battle of King's Mountain, where he was a member of the Convention that organized the State of Franklin. Also No. 5641. Lodovich Alford served in the General Assembly from Wake county, 1778.

Mrs. Jeannette Stockton Hume. DAR ID Number: 14870 Born in Kentucky. Wife of Edmund Burnam Hume. [p.324] Descendant of George Stockton, of Kentucky. Daughter of Edward Leaken Dorsey Stockton and Mary Catherine Curtis, his wife. Granddaughter of Robert Stockton and Maria Morrow, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of George Stockton and Rachel Dorsey, his wife. George Stockton, (1745-1818), served as a private, 1776, in Capt. James McConnell's company, Col. Joseph Armstrong's regiment, of Cumberland, Virginia militia. He located in Fleming county, Ky., where he died.

Miss Kate Aubrey Hough. DAR ID Number: 15068 Born in Minnesota. Descendant of Josiah Strong, of Connecticut. Daughter of Sherwood Hough and Frances Lorinda Morrow, his wife. Granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson Hough and Mahala Strong, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Josiah Strong and Martha Greene, his wife. Josiah Strong, (1758-1841), enlisted 1776, served in the Canadian campaign, and was taken prisoner at “The Cedars.” He was at the battles of White Plains, Trenton, Brandywine and lost a leg at Germantown. He was born at Sharon, Conn., was placed on the invalid pension roll in 1818, and died at Geneva, N. Y. Also No. 14738.

Mrs. Margaret Gourley Gray. DAR ID Number: 17479 Born in Monroe County, Indiana. Descendant of Francis Wylie, of South Carolina. Daughter of Thomas Gourley and Margaret Wylie, his wife. Granddaughter of Peter Wylie and Elizabeth Morrow, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Francis Wylie and — Hamilton, his wife. Francis Wylie applied for a pension in 1834 at the age of 84, and it was allowed for twenty-one months' actual service as a private in the South Carolina Line.

Mrs. SaraII Matilda Scott Slauson. DAR ID Number: 17775 Born in Piqua, Ohio. Widow of Richard Slauson. Descendant of Sergt. William Scott. Daughter of William Scott and Jane Morrow, his wife. Granddaughter of Hugh Scott (1771-1850) and Mary Moffet (1770-1816), his wife (m. 1794). Gr.-granddaughter of William Scott and Grizzell Carathers, his wife. William Scott enlisted for the war and was honorably discharged, 1783. He was entitled to land allowed a sergeant of the Virginia Continental Line who had served three years. He was born in Scotland and died in Jessimine Co., Ky., 1805.


Greenville Co. "Muster Roll" - 1756--A Listing of Myers

Submitter: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. prsjr@aol.com

Description: About the year 1750, the "Piedmont" section of South Carolina began to receive its first permanent settlers. This new acquisition from the Indians comprised the territory now constituting the counties of Edgefield, McCormick, Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, Newberry, Union, Spartanburg, York, Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Richland, and a portion of Lexington of South Carolina. Source: "History of Greenville County South Carolina" by James M. Richardson. This is a list of some 963 H/H living in this area in 1756.

M620  GREENVILLE, SC MYERS        Daniel      TaxR  000  229  Muster Roll
M620  GREENVILLE, SC MYERS        Jasper      TaxR  000  237  Muster Roll
M620  GREENVILLE, SC MYERS        John        TaxR  000  229  Muster Roll
M620  GREENVILLE, SC MYERS        John        TaxR  000  237  Muster Roll
M620  GREENVILLE, SC MYERS        Thomas      TaxR  000  229  Muster Roll


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