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Richard Morris 1729 – 1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Preston, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 Jun 1802

Death Location: Licking Creek, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Morris

Mother: Sarah Abbott

Spouse(s): Mary Scott, Mary Morris

Children(s): Thomas Morris

Born in 1729 in Preston, West Virginia, United States, Richard Morris was the child of John Morris and Sarah Abbott. In time, Richard Morris married Mary Scott and Mary Morris, and they raised a family that included Thomas Barton Morris. Richard Morris died in Licking Creek, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States in 1802.

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Parents

John Morris
1700 – 1764
Birth Location: Wales
JM
Sarah Abbott
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Scott
1733 – 1804
Birth Location: , Glamorgan, , Wales
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Mary Morris
1757 – 1827
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Morris
1751 – 1828
Birth Location: Georgetown, Maryland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1729
    Event Place: Preston, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 96854, Source number: 890.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HT2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Jun 1802
    Event Place: Licking Creek, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 96854
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