Samuel Morrison and Mercy Mayse

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Husband Samuel Morrison ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Jan 1701 - Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ulster (Northern Ireland) 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 May 1801 - Lycoming Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Pine Creek Cemetery, near Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co, PA

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         Father: John Morrison (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: 

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       Marriage:  - Ireland

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Wife Mercy Mayse ²

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           Born: 1716 - Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ulster (Northern Ireland) 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Oct 1798 - Lycoming Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Pine Creek Cemetery, near Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co, PA

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Children

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1 F Anna Morrison ²

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           Born: 1739 - Ireland 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1740 2
         Buried:  - at sea

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Margaret Morrison ²

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           Born: 1743 - Bucks Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1785 - Lycoming Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George Morrison (      -      ) 2

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3 M James Morrison ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Jan 1745 - Bucks Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Sep 1839 - Kinzua Twp, Warren Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret Rice (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1770 - Loudoun Co, VA 3

         Spouse: Martha Griffen (1758-1844) 2

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4 M William Morrison ³

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           Born: 1747 - Bucks Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1810 - Lycoming Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Walker (      -      ) 3

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5 M Ephraim [1] Morrison ³

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           Born: 1749 - Bucks Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Rachel Morrison ³

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           Born: 1751 - Bucks Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M John Morrison ³

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           Born: 1753 - Bucks Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1801 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret Boatman (      -      ) 3

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8 M Samuel Morrison ³

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           Born: 7 Jan 1758 - Bucks Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rachel Martin (      -      ) 3

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9 M Ephraim [2] Morrison ³

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           Born: 5 Jun 1759 - Bucks Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1806 - Indiana 3
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Nancy Foster (      -      ) 3

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10 M Jonah Morrison ³

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           Born: 5 Jun 1759 - Bucks Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1813 3
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Morrison

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He was said to have been more that six feet tall and weighed over two hundred and fifty pounds. He had seen service in the border wars between the native Irish and the newly settled Scots. He often related to his grandchildren tales of these struggles which took such a toll on his father's family. One such story told of how when alone he was attacked by seven Irishmen, with only a pitchfork for a weapon. He saved his life by thrusting the fork into his foremost assailant and throwing him over a stone wall. The others fled in fear, deserting their comrade.
He and his wife left Ireland for America in 1740 on board the ship "Sally of Coleraine". They arrived at the port of Philadelphia and went to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Shortly after the the close of the American Revolution in the 1780s, Samuel moved his family, many of whom were married, to the west branch of the Susquehanna River and settled near the mouth of Pine Creek in Northumberland County (now in Lycoming County). Samuel and Mercy lived there the rest of their lives.

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General Notes: Wife - Mercy Mayse

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She was of Scottish ancestry.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 719.

2 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 124.

3 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 125.