After hitting a brick wall on Morrow relatives I have been grasping at straws for several years. I am interested in your references to a Charles and a Nancy in the vicinity of Washington CO, PA. I am descended from a 4th GGF named Charles Morrow who was taken prisoner of war by the British during the Battle of Long Island, NY during the Revolution. He died the day he was going to be exchanged and is buried outside of Pittsburgh. He had a daughter Nancy who married my 3rd ggf James McKee of Indiana Co, PA Could these possibly be related to your Charles and Nancy? Perhaps the previous generation? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jim MacKie Montgomery, TX --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Morrow Family <morrow-family@cox.net> wrote: > From: Morrow Family <morrow-family@cox.net> > Subject: Re: [MORROW] Ann and Nancy Morrow from County Down Ire about 1800 > To: morrow@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 6:33 AM > There were several different Morrows, relationships > uncertain, who settled > in the same area. > Some were in Washington County, PA, just east of Ohio > County, VA (now WV). I > know little of them. > Ann Morrow Lindberg's Morrow ancestors (starting with > Alexander Morrow) > lived, at least briefly, in Ohio County. Many Morrows, > including me, have > stories of kinship to her. In my case, I think those > stories are probably > wrong. > Other Morrows, including my three-greats grandfather, > settled in Belmont > County, OH, just west of Ohio County, VA. > Family tradition -- lacking documentary evidence -- is that > my ancestor, > Charles Morrow, also was from County Down. > Charles settled initially in Bucks County, PA, about 1800, > from which he was > drafted to serve in the War of 1812. After the war, he > moved to Ohio -- > briefly in Steubenville, Jefferson County, then permanently > in Hunter, > southern Belmont County. > Family tradition also says he had a brother and sister, Tom > and Jenny. > Irish-born Thomas Morrow and his wife, Jenny, lived in > Flushing, northern > Belmont County. Again, evidence of an actual connection is > unproven. > Finally, Irish-born John Morrow lived in Laings, Monroe > County, OH, not far > south of Hunter. > Charles, Thomas, and John were close enough in age to be > brothers and all > three lived into their 80s or 90s -- unusually old for > their era. Your Ann > and Nancy are of the same generation. Any actual > connections remain > conjecture. Evidence of any links would be terrific. > Duncan Morrow > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <MORROW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:59 PM > Subject: [MORROW] Ann and Nancy Morrow from County Down Ire > about 1800 > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this > mailing list. > > > > Author: bryanfinley1 > > Surnames: Morrow, Cross, Finley, Denniston > > Classification: queries > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.morrow/2134/mb.ashx > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Please assist my search for the parents and siblings > of the following two > > Morrows, whom I suspect to be sisters: > > > > Nancy Morrow (1792 - 1852) born County Down, Ire, > married Andrew Denniston > > (1787 - 1862) in 1814. Family settled in Ohio Co., VA. > (present WV) > > Parents of Annie (Denniston) Finley married Thomas > Maxwell Finley [source: > > family bible] > > > > -and- > > > > Ann Morrow (1784 - 1856) born County Down, Ire, > married William Cross > > (1768 - 1858) in 1809 in Ohio Co. VA and migrated to > Adams Co., Ohio. > > Parents of Matthew Morrow Cross, who married Dorcas > Finley and settled in > > Mercer Co., IL [source: Mercer and Henderson Co > History Book] > > > > Important Note: > > The author of this message may not be subscribed to > this list. If you > > would like to reply to them, please click on the > Message Board URL link > > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MORROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Could they be related? I'm certainly not prepared to say no. I have my doubts regarding direct ancestry. "My" Charles was born in Ireland -- at least a variety of census records (his own and his children's) say so. He also was born in 1782, according to his grave marker, which makes it unlikely his father was involved in the Battle of Long Island (which took place in 1776). On the other hand, I find it plausible that cousins of some degree, from first cousins to fairly remote kinship, might have migrated to areas within reasonable range of each other. Duncan Morrow ----- Original Message ----- From: "JAMES MACKIE" <jimmackie@prodigy.net> To: <morrow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [MORROW] Ann and Nancy Morrow from County Down Ire about 1800 > > After hitting a brick wall on Morrow relatives I have been grasping at > straws for several years. I am interested in your references to a Charles > and a Nancy in the vicinity of Washington CO, PA. > > I am descended from a 4th GGF named Charles Morrow who was taken prisoner > of war by the British during the Battle of Long Island, NY during the > Revolution. He died the day he was going to be exchanged and is buried > outside of Pittsburgh. He had a daughter Nancy who married my 3rd ggf > James McKee of Indiana Co, PA > > Could these possibly be related to your Charles and Nancy? Perhaps the > previous generation? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Jim MacKie > Montgomery, TX > > > --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Morrow Family <morrow-family@cox.net> wrote: > >> From: Morrow Family <morrow-family@cox.net> >> Subject: Re: [MORROW] Ann and Nancy Morrow from County Down Ire about >> 1800 >> To: morrow@rootsweb.com >> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 6:33 AM >> There were several different Morrows, relationships >> uncertain, who settled >> in the same area. >> Some were in Washington County, PA, just east of Ohio >> County, VA (now WV). I >> know little of them. >> Ann Morrow Lindberg's Morrow ancestors (starting with >> Alexander Morrow) >> lived, at least briefly, in Ohio County. Many Morrows, >> including me, have >> stories of kinship to her. In my case, I think those >> stories are probably >> wrong. >> Other Morrows, including my three-greats grandfather, >> settled in Belmont >> County, OH, just west of Ohio County, VA. >> Family tradition -- lacking documentary evidence -- is that >> my ancestor, >> Charles Morrow, also was from County Down. >> Charles settled initially in Bucks County, PA, about 1800, >> from which he was >> drafted to serve in the War of 1812. After the war, he >> moved to Ohio -- >> briefly in Steubenville, Jefferson County, then permanently >> in Hunter, >> southern Belmont County. >> Family tradition also says he had a brother and sister, Tom >> and Jenny. >> Irish-born Thomas Morrow and his wife, Jenny, lived in >> Flushing, northern >> Belmont County. Again, evidence of an actual connection is >> unproven. >> Finally, Irish-born John Morrow lived in Laings, Monroe >> County, OH, not far >> south of Hunter. >> Charles, Thomas, and John were close enough in age to be >> brothers and all >> three lived into their 80s or 90s -- unusually old for >> their era. Your Ann >> and Nancy are of the same generation. Any actual >> connections remain >> conjecture. Evidence of any links would be terrific. >> Duncan Morrow >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >> To: <MORROW-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:59 PM >> Subject: [MORROW] Ann and Nancy Morrow from County Down Ire >> about 1800 >> >> >> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this >> mailing list. >> > >> > Author: bryanfinley1 >> > Surnames: Morrow, Cross, Finley, Denniston >> > Classification: queries >> > >> > Message Board URL: >> > >> > >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.morrow/2134/mb.ashx >> > >> > Message Board Post: >> > >> > Please assist my search for the parents and siblings >> of the following two >> > Morrows, whom I suspect to be sisters: >> > >> > Nancy Morrow (1792 - 1852) born County Down, Ire, >> married Andrew Denniston >> > (1787 - 1862) in 1814. Family settled in Ohio Co., VA. >> (present WV) >> > Parents of Annie (Denniston) Finley married Thomas >> Maxwell Finley [source: >> > family bible] >> > >> > -and- >> > >> > Ann Morrow (1784 - 1856) born County Down, Ire, >> married William Cross >> > (1768 - 1858) in 1809 in Ohio Co. VA and migrated to >> Adams Co., Ohio. >> > Parents of Matthew Morrow Cross, who married Dorcas >> Finley and settled in >> > Mercer Co., IL [source: Mercer and Henderson Co >> History Book] >> > >> > Important Note: >> > The author of this message may not be subscribed to >> this list. If you >> > would like to reply to them, please click on the >> Message Board URL link >> > above and respond on the board. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > MORROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> > in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MORROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message