Hello, What a wonderful find!, and a wonderful letter to find!! I can just hear the brougue as he writes! Thanks so much for sharing. Though I do not see any connection, hopefully you will. I have been at this (genealogy) just over a year now, and have found my g-grandfather Robert Wallace to be the proverbial "brick wall", the phrase I have learned to hear about in this research. A cousin (a William) has been searching for Morrow's for at least a decade, but so far has chosen to share only minimally. What I have learned from him is that Robert Wallace had a half-brother, George, a physician, who is buried in Portville, NY, a place where at least one daughter of Robert's married, and I think another is buried, though there is conflicting information on that last. At least one son was married in Olean, NY. This is just sheer speculation on my part, but William is an extrememly common name in the family, and George does not appear again, so George may be the only half-brother or sibling, and in fact Robert may even have been adopted. George's will was supposedly probated (though I do not know where) an! d nothing was learned about Robert. I also assumed that Rachael and Susann are full siblings, only because their married names are known. I am in possession of Robert Wallace's Bible, but there is nothing in there that yields even a hint of a clue to his past. Both Robert Wallace and his wife Sarah Sutton are buried in Tidioute, Warren Co., PA. Another g-granddaughter of Robert's, a second cousin to the two of us, supposedly did enough research to prove herself into both the DAR and Mayflower Societies, but that was through another line (Sutton), the point being that she researched family history and apparently found nothing of Robert either. From what research I have done, I find her name left in local historical societies (letters and other correspondence), and am assuming that she found what I have so far, but since she passed away and left the results of her work to William, I shall probably never know. Lastly, another thing that caught my eye was the reference to a map, and was wondering if you are in possession of that also, and, if so, if that would be something you would be willing to share also. Thanks for listening, Robert Walter Morrow Descendants of _ Morrow Generation No. 1 1. _1 MORROW Children of _ MORROW are: 2. i. ROBERT WALLACE2 MORROW, b. February 12, 1832, Armstrong Co., PA; d. October 13, 1904. ii. RACHAEL MORROW, m. (R_MORROW) ST. CLAIRE. iii. SUSANN MORROW, m. (S_MORROW) MCMELLON. iv. ISABELLE MORROW. v. WILLIAM MORROW. vi. GEORGE MORROW. [email protected] wrote: 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/1535 Message Board Post: I have found a letter written by Andrew to my gggfather William Penn Morrow and gives much insight into the William Morrow (1724) of county Down, Ireland. Here is the letter in raw format: Genealogical Letter from Andrew Morrow Letters written more than '100 years ago are of historical value by virtue of their age alone. The letter reproduced below, written in 1845, is also a genealogical find. Few young men of that time sat down to write their uncles for details of family lore; few uncles would have been able to answer as did Andrew Morrow in this letter to his nephew, William Penn Morrow. At that time, the younger man was living in Natchitoches Parish, La. The older, as the letter indicates, wrote from Abbeville District, S.C. The original document, which has been carefully handed down from one member of the family to another, is now in the possession of Mrs. Mary Ethel Morrow Hazen of Baton Rouge, a granddaughter of William Penn Morrow. No attempt has been made to correct the spelling or the punctuation. Feby 23rd 1845 Again I have ad the pleasure to hear from a son of my much Esteemed Brother , My Dear Nephew Wiliam 1 exult in the Idea (though I never see you my boy) that the warm high toned Callidonian blood flows freely in your youthful veins the are more congenial to y own for there are some families that are of such Cold Sordid Nature that scarcely recognize their own Fraternal relations of which I have some, but I m sure the don't inherit that feeling from My Fathers Norman and Scottish blood Dear William as you inured about your Fathers relations I will with pleasure give you all the information that can had respecting he family something like or more fully than gave your brother George which he recd though he never answered This I know as William M. Haslet your cousin and others recd letters from him. As it may not be together disinterestirig you I will give it to you as got it from your grand Father William Morrow related to me and the family and more particularly o me being the y! oungest and probably in his view a strong feature and temper of his family which he was leased to call me his Scottish laddy and as a mark f displeasure a cold blooded Dane Your Grand father William Morrow was born in May 1724 in the County Down his birth is registered in the parish books of Dungannon he was the youngest son and of the family three brothers and two sisters. his Grand father was a Norman and assisted in defeating King James at the famous battle of the Boynewater his mother was a Scottish lady her name was Mary Bailey there is a strong similarity between you say you were raised by your Uncle from three years old which makes you about twenty one years old well I respect your if living and his memory if dead for he certainly did not neglect you education you write a very fair hand I think something better than your Brother George I think you handwrite resembles your fathers as I have one of his letters from Oppoluse I think this is a digression your grand fathe! r was raised by his Uncle from he was nine years old in the County Lou th and at 20 returned to his native County Down (see the map of Ireland) he then Engaged in the business of horse droving being furnished by lone with a small capital by his oldest brother John who was heir to the land by the insolent laws of prominaginature that business gave him a taste for trading in horses which remained with him while he lived he married his first wife had One Daughter and died he then married his second wife Mary Milligan which is your grand mother She had two children John and Robert your father he becoming dissatisfied with the government he emigrated to the Province of South Carolina and landed in Charleston in the month of Feb.1774 and came up into what is now Abbeville Dist with his wife and two sons John about 7 years old and Robert 3 a stranger in a strange land the next year 1775 your grand mother died and is buried at and old revolutionary burying ground on the East bank of Little River 7 miles due west from Abbeville Court-house (see the map)! your grand father passed through the Indian war which commenced 75 with the cherokees a bordering tribe you will observe your grandfather lived 50 years in Ireland John Milligan your grand mothers brother the only Relative of hers I ever heard of in this country fell gloriously at the battle of the Utawsprings in the Province of S Carolina near Charleston and thus watered the tree of Liberty with his freeborn-blood he belonged to the Rifle Corps Command by a Capt. Harris I had the story from an Uncle of mine by marriage called Wiley who was in the same Corps that when the Riflemen recd orders to commence the attack and take trees to shoot from that he disdainfully refused to take shelter from a tree that he staped out and called on the Robbers and plunders of widows houses to Reprove their character that day: his dust Reposes on the plains of the Eutaw-springs peace to it we are enjoying the fruits of his Courage it may be he was rashly brave Wiley believed there were none more brave and had feelings no doubt and might exclaim as Percey did over his son "Lie this great heart the ground that bears you dead bears not a live more stout" hold up you your head my boy there's is noble blood flows in your veins nor never cower to wealths ignoble frowns my father married my mother Sarah Ferguson in the year 1777 she had six children Mary William Nancy Jane James and Andrew. William died when about 21 years of age Mary at 42 leaving 4 sons & 3 daughters Nancy died at 60 last June leaving 4 children 2 sons 2 daughters Jane lives in Hall Co. Georgia James Morrow lives in Pontatock County Mississippi Your Uncle John Morrow lives in Franklin County Georgia about six miles from Carnesville the County Seat where you direct your lett! ers if you write which he would be very glad to hear from you his son William Morrow lives in Stewart County Georgia if you write to him direct to Stewart C. H. The County lies on the Chatahouchie below Columbus Williams sister Eliza M Junkin lives in the same county Mary Mitchell his other sister which is all the children you Uncle John has lives in Franklin Co Ga near his father I wrote to your uncle John Morrow immediately after I recd the letter from your brother George in 1840 which was the first time your family had bee heard from after your brothers death a then the correspondence closed. I am at a loss to know what Sam Jones it could be that informed your brother George of me well what ever Jones it might be he gave a correct account. I know it was not either of the Saml Jones I was acquainted there is great many of that name living in the East Side of the district that may know me that I have no Acquaintance with the Temple of Health P.Office was my post office the! n I have moved since my post office now is Lowndesville P. O. a little village two miles and half from me where you direct your letters hereafter I wish you, I beg you, I pray you William on the Receipt of this long tailed Epistle to write me forthwith any person that has as good handle for a pen and you can have no excuse. I flatter my self you will make none take your hand and write me. Frankly a family letter you were on a good a handle for pen a you have can have no E I flatter my self you will make none take your and write me Frankly a family letter you were visit to your mothers family in Avoyelles your brat and sisters names ages marriages their eye color of eyes hair not forgetting your self, you look in a mirror and describe your self minute wish I could see my Pretty nieces I have been al particularly partial to my female relatives I a feet 9 in high limbs of good proportion a little s shouldered as it is termed hair was of a raven b Small Blue Eyes roman nose Chin little turned up your fathers was a florid complexion a little Inc! to be amorous quick passion warm hearted and cheerful a Consteton of Iron loves my friends disregard my enemies I never feared the face of man I weigh about 160-5 now from 195 to 200 was 54 years of a the 14 day of last Jan about the age your father when he died in 1827 I married in my twentieth y we had Nine children 5 sons and 4 Daughters my child a son died at 16 months old I had for say 18 20 years a very healthy family of children that grew and flourishing health and filial affection their names were Albert Gallatan Permela, Edna Lavinia, Andrea Decater , William Ripley Mary, John Brown and Sarah Frances. I know my dear Nephew have a melancholy talk to Relate my oldest Daughter married about 18 yea of age lived about Six years yes my beautiful pleasant and most affection Daughter died and one Son Called Andrew Morrow McBride my pr boy the picture of his mother I am bereaved of also his father married again and removed to the Mississippi last fall he is about 9 years old I have a strong disposition to follow him if I never do you open correspondence with him some 8 or 10 years hen His father John N. McBride is in good circumstance and lives in the County North of Pontatoc he marry your Cousin Mary Jane Haslett his mother died Sept. 1838 a Short Joy and a long Sorrow in Dec 1 their daughter Mary Died and from home she we on a visit to her Aunt Haslets and died after a short chill age about 15 in 1843 Oct the 3rd after a long fever of three weeks my Son John Brown my youngest son died then three Two daughters and a Son lies by each other in family burying ground on the Ea Side o! f a hill 12 miles due west from Abb C H where my father and mother lies also your grand father died on the 8th day of July 1828 at the advanced age of 104 he could mount and ride a horse when he was 100 years old He was about six hours sick Mother died 20th August 1829 aged 77 1 sometimes think moving but my feelings strongly incline to repose by my Children whom I loved so dear I have had t Command of a beat Company and at the age of Thirty Six or Indeed the year your father died 27 I was a pointed a Justice of the peace the Legislature a points Justice of the peace in So Ca for four years acted 14 years In 1832 I also raised and Command an effective Company of as have Volunteers to resist the abominable tariff of 1828 as was in the Dist C posed of 96 men The first Infantry in the Abbeville Volunteer Regent Volunteers which consisted of Company of Infantry 2 Company of Riflemen and two Cavalary. You have a very respectable cousin if you wish to write to him. His name is ! John Oswald Buchanan. He would be glad no doubt to hear from you. He has been living 6 or 7 years in Sumter County Alabama he was married about 3 years ago and is settled there I seen him short time before he was married to a Miss Lacey had overseen 6 or 7 years in that Neighborhood and acquired a plantation and two slaves and marled a daughter of his Employer Mr. Lacey he is the Second Son of my eldest Sister Mary his Brother William M. B. lives in Randolph Co Alabama James Buchanan in Pontatoc Co Miss is a classical Scholar and teaches School Andrew M Buchanan lives in Anderson District joining Abbeville he fine young man Brother James Second Son (called his first name for your Father) Robert Labazan I under-stood Intended going down into Avoyelles La the first of last year I never heard whether he went or not if he did you know it. I clout think I can pronounce your Uncles Name Correctly you wish when you write me give the Name in full and write it as pronounced be sure William write me on the Receipt of this and let us keep up at least a year! ly Correspondence write me the particulars of a family letter I remove to the Miss this fall I shall insist strongly for you to come and see me I would delighted to see one of Brother Roberts Children Affectionately your Uncle Andrew Morrow P. S. William please Excuse the interlining and this disjointed letter I wrote to a kinsman am a plain man with very little form or Ceremony ==== MORROW Mailing List ==== Visit the Morrow List Website! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/morrwinx.htm --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!