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MORRIS, Laban

Male Abt 1781 - Aft 1860  (> 80 years)


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  • Name MORRIS, Laban  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Birth Abt Mar 1781  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    • I'm guessing about the date of his birth based on Rowland Ledbetter being stationed in the area from late May through July. This is assuming he and Laban's mother conceived him around the end of June.
    Gender Male 
    Court Summons 26 Feb 1810  Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Summons for David EVERITT (AVERITT), Laban MORRIS, Ferebee MILLS, Wilie HILL… to testify on behalf of Joel WALL in a case where John CHAPMAN is Plaintiff and Joel WALL is Defendent. 26 Feb 1810.
    Court Summons 16 Mar 1810  Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Summons for Laban MORRIS, Susannah HENDRICKS (née Jarrell?), Nasby MILLS… to testify on behalf of John CHAPMAN in a case where John CHAPMAN is Plaintiff and Joel WALL is Defendant. 16 Mar 1810.
    Name Change Dec 1810  General Assembly of North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Names of Laban and his sons John and William, all of Craven County, are legally changed from Henly (or Henby) to MORRIS.
    _MILT Jul 1813  Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • WAR OF 1812 - 2 REG'T (JULY, 1813) NORTH CAROLINA MIL.; Inducted as PRIVATE, discharged as PRIVATE
    Witnesses Will of James MITCHELL 9 Dec 1814  Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Laban MORRIS and Frederick POLLARD witness the will of James MITCHELL. Frederick POLLARD is also executor.
    Residence 1820  Craven, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • This census record is under the name of Alderson ELLISON, but based on a letter that Turner NELSON sent back to Craven County in July 1825, Laban and family were living on "that old field of Ald Ellison..."
    Residence 1830  Craven, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • WM U5 - 1 (Roland); WM 5–9 - 1 (Levi); WM 10–14 - 1 (Joseph); WM 15–19 - 1 (Thomas); WM 20–29 - 1 (William); WM 40–49 - 1 (Laban); WF 5–9 - 1 (Alpha); WF 15–19 - 1 (Harriet); WF 40–49 - 1 (Kitty)
    Residence 1840  North Side Neuse River, Craven, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Letter waiting for LABAN MORRIS at Post office in New Bern - Oct 30 Oct 1841  New Bern, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Name Laban Henby 
    Residence 1850  Craven, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    • Age: 68
    Residence 1860  Chocowinity, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Age in 1860: 75
    Death Aft 1860  Chocowinity, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I44  East Carolina Roots
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2023 

    Father LEDBETTER, Rowland,   b. 1764, Brunswick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1842, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WILLIAMS, Caroline,   b. Abt 1783, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860, Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 76 years) 
    Marriage 22 Aug 1805  Craven, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10] 
    • Bondsmen: John King, John Williams
    Children 
    +1. MORRIS, John Oliver,   b. Abt 1807, Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1868, Leon County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [natural]
    +2. MORRIS, William B. Sr.,   b. 16 Mar 1809, Swift Creek, Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1884, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [natural]
    +3. MORRIS, Thomas,   b. 16 Aug 1811, Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1865, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [natural]
    +4. MORRIS, Joseph,   b. 5 Jan 1817, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1897, Craven County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    +5. MORRIS, Alpha,   b. Abt 1820, Swift Creek, Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Chocowinity, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 61 years)  [natural]
    +6. MORRIS, Levi M,   b. Abt 1824, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jun 1866 (Age < 42 years)  [natural]
    +7. MORRIS, William Rowland,   b. Sep 1828, Craven County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900, Pamlico County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 73 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2023 
    Family ID F4474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), 1830 US Census; Census Place: Craven, North Carolina; Page: 156; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 119; Family History Film: 0018085.

    2. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 58;), Year: 1840; Census Place: North Side Neuse River, Craven, North Carolina; Roll: 358; Page: 42; Image: 719; Family History Library Film: 0018093.

    3. [S10] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, ;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Craven, North Carolina; Roll: M432_626; Page: 340A; Image: 244.

    4. [S20] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).

    5. [S20] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0296803-0296808.

    6. [S13] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Chocowinity, Beaufort, North Carolina; Roll: M653_887; Page: 440; Image: 440; Family History Library Film: 803887.

    7. [S21] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).

    8. [S69] North Carolina General Assembly - Session Records of 1810, General Assembly Private Laws 1810, (Name: North Carolina Division of Archives and History;), Chapter CXXXII.
      "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the name of Laban Henly of Craven County, and his two sons John and William, be, and the same are hereby altered to that of Laban Morris, John Morris and William Morris"

    9. [S10] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, ;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Craven, North Carolina; Roll: M432_626; Page: 341B; Image: 247.

    10. [S135] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    11. [S358] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Craven, North Carolina; Page: 83; NARA Roll: M33_84; Image: 88.

    12. [S214] Newspapers.com - Newbern Spectator - 30 Oct 1841 - Page 4, (Name: Newbern Spectator;), Letter waiting for LABAN MORRIS at Post office in New Bern - October 30, 1841 30 Oct 1841.


 

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