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Family Record of William Bryan Morris, Sr.
(Written in an 1835 copy of Robinson Crusoe)

Transcribed for EastCarolinaRoots.com by Sara Whitford

Editor's note: Not all of William B. Morris' children from his three wives are listed in this record. It appears William picked up this book and wrote in it when he thought to do it... or maybe one of his wives actually made the record, although I suspect it was him.

First set of pages (Note: not first pages of book):

Left page:

Along horizontal edge of left page it appears to say "Henry Morris", but I cannot be certain

William Morris

Susan Morris (illegible number is written beside it)

Henry Morris (illegible number is beside it)

Willam Morris (He had begun to write the letter W, and then he started again as if he was having trouble with his pen)

Then there are a number of cursive letters written around the bottom of the page, as if he was only testing his pen to see if it would write.)

Right page:

William Morris the son of William Morris and Susan Morris his wife was born September the 30th 1833

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Henry James Morris the son of William Morris and Susan Morris his wife was born January the 16th 1844

Next set of pages:

Left page:

Two lines of text far too faint to read

Right page:

Dennis Morris the son of William B. Morris and Surreany (editor's note: Serena) Morris was born August the 16th 1878

Colley O Morris the son of William B. Morris and Surreany (editor's note: Serena) Morris was born february the 7th 1880

Samuel P Morris the Son of William B Morris and Surreany Morris was born August the 31th (sic) 1881

Next set of pages:

Left page:

William Morris the Son of Laban Morris and Calline (editor's note: Caroline) Morris his wife was born March the 16th 189 (Editor's note: He only wrote three digits, however researchers of this family know from other sources within the family that he was born in 1809.)

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Thomas Morris the son of Laban Morris and Calline (editor's note: Caroline) Morris his wife was born August the 16th 1811

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Wesley Bryan Morris the son of William Bryan Morris and Ellender Morris his wife was born August the 30 1853

Right page:

Nothing is written on right page

Next set of pages:

Left page:

William yet
William (Editor's note: These two lines look as though he started to write one thing, then didn't)

Meken C. Morris the son of William B. Morris and Surreany Morris was born August the 2th (sic) 1883

Walter Morris the son of William B. Morris and Surreany Morris was born October the 22th 1885

Mary S Morris the  Daughter of William B Morris and Elender D. Morris was born May the 18th 1868

Right page:

William Morris the son of William ?? William Morris

Elender D Morris the daughter of William B Morris and Clarisa Morris was born October the 28th 1869

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