I'm searching for descendents of Andrew Morrison. He would have been born circa 1730, and married a daughter (first name unknown) of Walter and Agnes Carson who settled in Mennallan, what is now Adams County, by 1742. His brothers in law Walter Carson, Henry Maxwell and John Carson were all in what is now Franklin County by 1753 (paid taxes first Lurgan, then Letterkenny). Walter Carson subsequently left for North Carolina circa 1760, Henry Maxwell was on the tax list 1767 and later in Adams County and John Carson moved to Adams County (probably when his father died circa 1768) and in 1779 to North Carolina (he married a Mary perhaps McFarland, first child born 1751). We have a letter from a nephew of Andrew Morrison, Walter Maxwell, written in 1783 with references to living near his uncle Andrew Morrison. Place references are: "Slate Hill" and living in the "West Conocheaque Settlement" (Walter Maxwell was single and a teacher). So, I know that Andrew Morrison was there in 1783. I cannot find warrants or deeds for Andrew Morrison in sources available on the internet nor are tax records for the 1780s on the internet. I'm hoping that someone on this list has access to these and can tell me if Andrew stayed in Franklin; perhaps he and his wife are buried there or perhaps records of what happened to his land, if he had land, after he died, i.e., who his descendents might be. I think he and Walter Maxwell lived near Mercerburg. I know that Walter Maxwell was a member of the West Conocheaque Presbyterian Church (Maxwells were Seceder Presbyterians). Thanks for your help. Josette Maxwell Boone NC
Franklin County was formed on Sept 9, 1784 from Cumberland County, so I looked in "Listing of Inhabitants In 1778 Cumberland County, Pa" MORRISON, Andrew, Peters Township....................... Sharon in Fl. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josette Maxwell" <josettemaxwell@bellsouth.net> To: <PAFRANKL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 10:22 AM Subject: [PAFRANKL] Andrew Morrison > I'm searching for descendents of Andrew Morrison. He would have > been born circa 1730, and married a daughter (first name unknown) > of Walter and Agnes Carson who settled in Mennallan, what is now > Adams County, by 1742. His brothers in law Walter Carson, Henry > Maxwell and John Carson were all in what is now Franklin County > by 1753 (paid taxes first Lurgan, then Letterkenny). Walter > Carson subsequently left for North Carolina circa 1760, Henry Maxwell was > on the tax list 1767 and later in Adams County and John Carson moved to > Adams County (probably when his father died circa 1768) and in 1779 > to North Carolina (he married a Mary perhaps McFarland, first > child born 1751). > > We have a letter from a nephew of Andrew Morrison, Walter Maxwell, > written in 1783 with references to living near his uncle Andrew > Morrison. Place references are: "Slate Hill" and living in the > "West Conocheaque Settlement" (Walter Maxwell was single and > a teacher). So, I know that Andrew Morrison was there in 1783. > > I cannot find warrants or deeds for Andrew Morrison in sources > available on the internet nor are tax records for the 1780s on > the internet. I'm hoping that someone on this list has access > to these and can tell me if Andrew stayed in Franklin; perhaps > he and his wife are buried there or perhaps records of what > happened to his land, if he had land, after he died, i.e., who > his descendents might be. > > I think he and Walter Maxwell lived near Mercerburg. I know that > Walter Maxwell was a member of the West Conocheaque Presbyterian > Church (Maxwells were Seceder Presbyterians). > > Thanks for your help. > > Josette Maxwell > Boone NC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >