William MORRISON^{[1, 2, 3]}

1754 - 1845  (91 years)

• 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

  
  

• 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).