This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Morrow Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JN2.2ACIB/1460.1.1 Message Board Post: Mainly North Carolina Morrows. Working on my files contact you later. Looks like same family. Author of this information died several years ago. MORROW GENEALOGY 1st William Morrow was born in 1734 in Ireland. He came to America with his father and eleven brothers, settling first in Pennsylvania. From there he and several brothers migrated south in about 1765. He settled in Orange County, N. C. (The Oaks.) One brother settled in Cross Roads section of Orange County to the north. Another settled in Mecklenburg County; one went to Georgia; one to Mississippi. William married Jane Parks -born 1731, died 1794, William died in 1807 and is buried in Morrow family cemetery in field across road from original Morrow homestead - inherited by Ed Morrow, Etta Morrow lives there now, near Bethlehem Church. The old chest that was brought over with William I stayed in Ida and George T. Morrow s front hall. William Morrow, son of Calvin and Bonnie Morrow, now owns this. An interesting note is this ancestor brought his Bible to America baked in a loaf in a loaf of bread, due to the religious persecution. The family fled from Ireland to Scotland to Holland, back to Ireland, fleeing religious, persecution. before coming to America. Th first house built by William I in North Carolina has been torn down, but a second built by him, and another built by William II still stand. Etta Morrow lives in this one and the family cemetery is in front of this home in a grove of cedar trees. The road goes by Bethlehem Church. Cousin Martha (Hat) Morrow, daughter of Cousin Tom Morrow has the land grant given by the Colony of North Carolina to the second William Morrow during the Revolutionary War for land granted by the Crown to his father, William I, "dated September 3, 4th year of our Independence, year of our Lord 1779." " She also has license granted to the same William Morrow to operate a 76 gallon still for 1-1/4 months each year • August 11th to: September 17th. William Morrow II seems to have been a rather unique and remarkable character. It was he who could make a wagon box for hauling his floor to Fayetteville market out of "pine poles and hickory withes." He said: "A pair of shoes was only one-half worn out when it came to the hickory withes to hold them together." It was he who went into camp at 12 o'clock Saturday night some five miles from home; went to church in wagon next day within two miles of home, but returned from church to camp rather than travel loaded on Sunday, It was he who bought land from his brother, James, to found the Bethlehem Pres-byterian Church (Morrow Church) in 1877. There have always been Morrows on the session. Prepared by a resident of the Retirement Home called the Pines and given to Minnie Rankin my wife's sister..