The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07
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visited his family while Lying in Loudoun
county. susanl,ai Norris married Adam
Mitchell, and lived III I'airfa coun Va.
Letltia Morris married George Clirts8ard
removed to Mason county, Ky. (fny ans
cestorsJ. i 3ss5ssf5 X EStS 81
After tho d<ath Of Mr.. Morris, his
widow, Mary Hall Morris, married a third
time lrhotnns) Carr. This rs the tradi-
ton as told by several OF the older de-
scendants and living In different States.
After writing to many of the relatives
and comparing dltion With facts to be
found OF record many Of which agree,
find the following:
Isl Robert Morris, the Immigrant, WAS a
merchant Of Oxford, Md.s{facta concern
Ing Robert Morris. OF p Philadelphia, the
financier, etc. are too we'll known for
comment here. i can find no record OF
iilis marriage, and his will4ccrta y w reads
MS though he had not The tradition Of
his marriage is told above. iliam g..
Sumner. In shia IN Makers Of America
volume on Robert Aforrls. tells OF q
(seventeen years younger), who was ali
agent OF Willing and !; Norris o Il Natntes
France, and later OF the United States
during the Revolution. wrote Mr.. Sum.
ner, and his ttter says he made no as
sertions which could not be 55y cri cd. Z
(sea Congressional Records OF the Secret
Committee, 1883 :" $ y; Fl. :as aIs
4 write this because I have lie tiers from
several "Genealog1c cal Bureaus" = wing
Robert Morris Q Oxford, 81 Md = :ye !. ~
ma FRIED, and had only the one son, Rob
sert. II. hose descendants live IN Phia-5
5dclphia and the Mort h Or. Henry Norris
OF philadelphia being the dest living YIN
Il should like, to be put IN communica-5
ton with Subscribe s's Richmond Va
who asks for The tormatio CON corning
the Hammers and Aforrlses fsde Times
Dispatch,s May ed
IL i would like to know some hing of the
Mason To 81 ian and taIiis
virginia prior$7to 1857. b ID illiam MOSS
married RebeccaS Mason. daug liter of Col
Charles }Sern
& ia 3 ma a rriage william Moss and wife
f rnmoye d.. to Halfax count On ne
and rRas s MISE
There may have been therS sons and and
1 Frederick Moss born e Halifax. county
.l.ins) y AZ daughter azof "a Thomas .,romklnss,
5d al, Defeat. y "a is Thon1as romkIr,s
aps s9
names iter fat llsra asnth
Sarah lived with ncle, BENJAMIN NE
!" Fred erick Moss and q VI e had 81 thirteen
children, 81 all "a but on b orn 81 Halifax
count tn remeved, e 14as
hess ss,aTsf
tlieir scenda 4rl are IN
James H +. born hP April siay 7'ss
j III. n They lived IN Virginia, here six
cf their children were born. bout 1880
they removed to Gnrrard G9uIn.y, ~ say =
swife died anuary g. \, q 8, y Il
~ n o. 1851 Indiana Avenue. g hicago II q
s From q "a. B. CT st. Louis Mo-:
\ who were the parents of q G lies Ran,
dolph, q vestryman of Port Parish.
Us H9Tfolk sogfy. r.
1872 - wp
Scountya va, died In 1875. Colonel Thomas
ms s9s surry
county In 1867 :, u.s. S He married five times.
and by hts + fifth ife had Mary who
married Richard Blanc. -of Jordan,s Point;
9Viliiam Thompson hon $50 and Sarah. VINO
married s(1) Henry Ra ndolph and ca e lies
Webb. both 9of Henrico county, q, -
IA On page 49,. Hayden or Cab and Their
Henrco county, was probated. and I'M 1t
hn9mentions his son-in-la Henry r atl-
5dolph.' ,ss
From ~. {. u IIl...,s Beaver Dam, Va. b
a. Is there q n ewspa per In n orth nd
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