REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - SAMUEL MORROW Contributed by: Richard Smith [rfsmith@deltanet.com] ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** "I Saml Morrow was born in the State of Mereland near the Citey of Baltimore, March the 19th 1760 And my Wife Janat born in the County of Down in Ireland in the year 1760 hir maden name was Nelson And Mared December the 27th 1781 and Joined the fishing-Creek Church ender the care of the Revd John Simson in the fall of 1782--My Parents brought me into Chester District S.C. when not over five years of age, and there I was Mared--and my Wife came into America in 1772 And my first-Revelution servesis comenced on april the first 1776 1776--and from Charlston was ten with the brith army till my Servesis was not needed I mite say the army was my home I did Som regular Service after marag." Page from family Bible included: "South Carolina Chester District Samuel Morrow and Janat Nelson Maried in the year of our Lord 1781 27th December 1781 Mary Morrow born the 13th of September 1782 Spartanburg District Egness Morrow born the 23d of December 1784 John Morrow born the 14th of November 1786 William N. Morrow born the 9th of December 1788 David Morrow born the 27th of May 1791 Robert Morrow born the 17th of November 1793 Janat Morrow born the 19th of March 1796 Serah Morrow born the 17th of Agust 1798 Samuel Morrow born the 21st of April 1802 Sanford Smith and Mary Morrow maried the 15th of Janury 1801 Robert Gaston and Agness Morrow maried the 23d of October 1806 John Morrow and Elenor Trail Maried the 5th of May 1808 William N. Morrow and Elizabeth Storey Married the 14th of November 1811 Henry M. Story and Janat Morrow maried the 17th of April 1817 David Morrow and Margret Story maried the 13th of November 1817 Richard Daniel and Sarah Morrow maried the 3d of Janury 1822 Samuel Morrow and Margret Morrow maried the 23d of october 1823 John Morrow and Elisabeth Cuningham Maried the 11th of November 1823." Notes along the outside borders of the page say: "Son Robert Morrow Started t keintuck September the 11th 1816 & come home by his uncles William Nelson who had moved to Alabama same fall" "I Saml Morrow and my wife Started to See our Children in the Alabama Agust 21st 1821 and got home 28th of october" "I Saml Morrow and Richard Daniel Started to go to the Alabama December the 28th 1824 to buy land and get house the 11th of Febuary 1826" "Wm N. Morrow Moved to the Alabama Started 11th December 1817 David Morrow and Henery M. Story Started the 27th october 1818 Richard Daniel & Saml Morrow the 2d & 3d of November 1826"