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Levi Morris
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Birth:
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10 May 1774 - Pennsylvania |
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Death:
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05 Dec 1849 - Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
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Mary Brown
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Birth:
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1777 - |
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Death:
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03 Mar 1866 - Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
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| John Morris Born 10 Oct 1806 - Menallen TWP, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Died 14 Sep 1871 - Bullskin TWP, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
| | Samuel Morris Born 1813 - Fayette County, Pennsylvania Died -
| | Susan Morris Born 1823 - Pennsylvania Died -
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Research Notes -- David G Brewer |
1850 Census - Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Franklin TWP - 28 August 1850
140 141
Levi Morris 48 M Shoemaker 200 Penn
Jane 48 F Penn
Sarah Ann 10 F Penn
Rebecca 7 F Penn
144 145
Mary Morris 73 F 400 Penn
Susan 27 F Penn
Lucinda 13 F Penn
The 1880 Census record for Samuel Morris states that his father was born in Pennsylvania
From http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/cemetery/allen_cem.html (provided by Janet Mancini):
Allen Farm Cemetery-Franklin Township
Compiled by E. M. Whetsel
Directions: From Uniontown, take Route 51 N to Tippecanoe Road. Turn left and then immediately turn
right. Go less than 100 yards. The cemetery sets on the right side of the road, next to a
construction company. It is almost always heavily overgrown. Long pants and long sleeve shirts are
recommended. The following list is incomplete, however, it contains the most current information of
Fayette County veterans' burials available from the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
Morris, Levi - Died 12/5/1849 75yrs 6mo 25da
Morris, Henry Fritz - Died 6/7/1845 25yrs 4mo 20da
Morris, James 1871 1911
Morris, Lavina 1840 1911 w/o David
Morris, Thomas - Died 4/16/1878 77yrs
Wills: Levi Morris, 1849: Franklin Twp, Fayette County, PA
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Will of Levi Morris: Will Book 2, Page 482, Probated 1849.
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In the name of God Amen, I Levi Morris of Fayette County Pennsylvania, being weak in
Body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding & considering the uncertainty of life
and the uncertainty of death, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form
as follows viz:-first of all I commend my soul into the hand of God, who gave it, and my
body to be buried in a christain manner at the descrition of my executors, and with regard
to such wordly goods and lands as it has pleased God to bless me with I will and dispose
of them as follows, and first I will and bequeathe to my Beloved wife Mary , all my real
and personal property, for her and her assigns, to have and to hold forever. I will and
bequeath to my children each and severally two dollars, to be paid by my beloved wife
Mary , two years after my death, and lastly I nominate my beloved wife and Jacob Wolf to
be my executors of this my last will and testament, my express meaning is and do hereby
order and appoint, that if any difference dispute or controvery should arise, concerning
any gift, bequest or thing, in this my will given and bequeathed expressed or contained,
then no suit or suits in law or otherwiseshall be brought or prosecuted for and concerning
the same , but the same shall be referred wholly to the award order and determination of
my executors, viz: my beloved wife Mary, and my friend Jacob Wolf, both of Franklin
Township, Fayette County, Penn. and what they shall order, direct or determine, therein
shall be binding and conclusive to all and every person & persons therein, concerned. And
hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal this fourth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
Attest: Matthew Arison Levi Morris |Seal|
Jonathan Ramage Fayette County SS
|Regr. Seal| On the 17th day of December, A.D. 1849, Before me, Joseph Gadd Register,
for the probate of wills & granting letters of administration, in and for said County,
personally came Mathew Arrison & Jonathan Ramage, the subscribing witnesses to the
foregoing instrument of writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of Levi
Morris late of Franklin Township decd and being affirmed according to law, do each
depose and say, that that they were present & saw & heard the testator Levi Morris sign,
seal, pronounce and declare the same as and for his last will and testament, and at the time
of so doinghe was of perfect & sound mind memory & understanding, to the best of their
knowledge, observation and belief & that they know of no undue influence used or later
will made by deed & that they signed their names as witnesses thereto at the request of &
in the presence of the testator, & in the presence of each other. In Testimony whereof I
hereto set my hand & seal of the Registers office at Uniontown the day and date above
written. Joseph Gadd, Register
To all people whom these presents may come , Mary Morris of Franklin Township, &
County of Fayette, send the Greeting, whereas Levi Morris late of Franklin Township &
County of Fayette decd did make his last will & testament in writing dated the 4th day of
November 1849, & thereof made me Mary Morris, his wife & Jacob Wolf executors as by
the said last will may appear. Now know ye that the said Mary Morris for divers good
causes & considerations her thereunto moving, hath renounced & released & by these
presents doth renounce & release the said Executorship & doth refuse & disclaim to take
upon her the burthen of the said executorship or the probate of the said Will. In Witness
whereof that siad Mary Morris hath hereunto set her hand and seal the 14th day of
December, A.D. 1849.
Signed & sealed in presence of Mary x Morris |Seal|
James Carey
Memo Letters Testamentary granted to Jacob Wolf Esq. who was duly sworn 17th
December A.D. 1849
Registered & Compared 17th December, A.D. 1849
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