William MORRISON[1, 2, 3]

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Name William MORRISON Born 1754 [2] Gender Male Occupation 1779 , , North Carolina [2]
member of the legislature Occupation 1785 [2] [state] Senator Occupation 1788 Burke County, North Carolina [2]
Sheriff - He "was Sheriff during the infamous John Sevier Affair of 1788 (Phifer 338-340)."
Census 1790 Militia District 6, Burke, North Carolina [2]
Military Burke County, North Carolina [2]
- He "was a Captain in the Burke militia."
Property Muddy Creek, Burke, North Carolina [2]
- "He owned a plantation on Muddy Creek."
Died 1845 [2] Notes - Could he be the "Captain William Morrison of McDowell's Regiment" under whom Robert Patton initially served?
Person ID I909 Kendrick-Hemphill Last Modified 14 May 2011
Family Margaret KENNEDY Married Y [1] - Hemphills in North Carolina reports that "'William Morrison and His Descendants of White Fork Branch of Silver Creek, Burke County, N. C.' by Benjamin Hugh Bennett lists information from the Kennedy Bible as relating that Sarah Morrison, daughter of William Morrison and Margaret Kennedy, was born September 20, 1778 on Silver Creek and married William Hemphill in 1798."
Children 1. Frank MORRISON + 2. Sarah MORRISON, b. 20 Sep 1778, Silver Creek, Burke, North Carolina Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 Family ID F584 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S387] Hemphills in North Carolina*, 45 (Reliability: 2).
- [S42] Burke County Sheriff's Office website, "William Morrison (1754 - 1845)" excerpted from Phifer, Edward W. Burke : the history of a North Carolina county, 1777-1920, with a glimpse beyond. Morganton, NC: Phifer, 1977. (Reliability: 2).
http://tinyurl.com/mhlfk8 - [S515] Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County, 228 (Reliability: 3).
- [S387] Hemphills in North Carolina*, 45 (Reliability: 2).