ethanedwards
November 1st, 2008, 06:19 AM
DUKE'S ANCESTORS
Mini Biography
In ancient past, the Morrison clan,
had originated on the island of Lewis,
in the Outer Hebrides, off the coast of Scotland.
During the 17th Century, along with tens of thousands
of other Scotish Presbyterians, they migrated to Ulster,
in Northern Ireland.
They were invited by the English, to be involved
with the crushing of the Roman Catholics, who occupied the land.
Over the next centuries, they became known as the
Scotch-Irish, that until recently were still
embroiled in that life and death struggle
The government of that time made promises
that were never kept, and if argued against,
meant certain prison or death.
A certain Robert Morrison, who was Duke's Great-great- grandfather,
was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1782,
to his parents John Morrison and Nancy de Scroggs.
Robert's father John died when he was a baby,
but he passed on to the infant the tenacity of his ancestors.
Mistrust of the British Government in Northern Ireland,
drove thousands of the Scottish Presbyterians,
including Robert Morrison to start all over again in America.
Robert Morrison arrived in New York in 1799.
The thousands of immigrants travelled west and along the east coast.
Robert took the southern route, settling briefly
in Chester County, South Carolina, before moving out to
North Kentucky.
On hearing of a large clan of Morrisons,
across the Ohio River, near Cherry Creek in Adams County,
he moved and spent the rest of his life there.
Robert Morrisons 5th child, James born in 1811,
grew up in Cherry Fork,
but then pushed west to live out his life in
Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois..
One of James Morrison's sons was a certain
Marion Mitchell Morrison, Duke's grandfather.
Written by ethanedwards
The history of Duke's ancestors continues here, Part Two
Duke's Grandparents- Marion Mitchell & Weltha Morrison (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=4085)
Mini Biography
In ancient past, the Morrison clan,
had originated on the island of Lewis,
in the Outer Hebrides, off the coast of Scotland.
During the 17th Century, along with tens of thousands
of other Scotish Presbyterians, they migrated to Ulster,
in Northern Ireland.
They were invited by the English, to be involved
with the crushing of the Roman Catholics, who occupied the land.
Over the next centuries, they became known as the
Scotch-Irish, that until recently were still
embroiled in that life and death struggle
The government of that time made promises
that were never kept, and if argued against,
meant certain prison or death.
A certain Robert Morrison, who was Duke's Great-great- grandfather,
was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1782,
to his parents John Morrison and Nancy de Scroggs.
Robert's father John died when he was a baby,
but he passed on to the infant the tenacity of his ancestors.
Mistrust of the British Government in Northern Ireland,
drove thousands of the Scottish Presbyterians,
including Robert Morrison to start all over again in America.
Robert Morrison arrived in New York in 1799.
The thousands of immigrants travelled west and along the east coast.
Robert took the southern route, settling briefly
in Chester County, South Carolina, before moving out to
North Kentucky.
On hearing of a large clan of Morrisons,
across the Ohio River, near Cherry Creek in Adams County,
he moved and spent the rest of his life there.
Robert Morrisons 5th child, James born in 1811,
grew up in Cherry Fork,
but then pushed west to live out his life in
Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois..
One of James Morrison's sons was a certain
Marion Mitchell Morrison, Duke's grandfather.
Written by ethanedwards
The history of Duke's ancestors continues here, Part Two
Duke's Grandparents- Marion Mitchell & Weltha Morrison (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=4085)