Individual Details

Ezra Morrison

(1756 - 1 Nov 1844)



Married 1792 to Elizabeth Spears Carpenter, widow of Capt. John Carpenter and daughter of George & Christina Spears.

From FindAGrave Memorial #69549628 - there is a photo of his memorial stone as well as a placque which lists the Rev War soldiers from Lincoln Co, KY
"Ezra Asher Morrison served as a patriot in the Revolutionary War. Son of William Morrison and Rachel Higgenbotham. Married Elizabeth Spears (by then Elizabeth Spears Carpenter, a widow whose husband, John Carpenter had died) 30 Sept. 1791 in , Lincoln, KY. Their children were Elizabeth [b 6 July 1897, md. Capt. John Bright], James, John Ezra, William, and George. (Elizabeth also had three children with her first husband. One son was also named George [George "Station" Carpenter])."
He is buried Carpenter Station Cemetery, Huntonville, Lincoln, KY.

He has a Rev War Pension File: S. 13956. He applied in Lincoln Co, KY. Served as a Private in the Company of Captain Pannell, Regt. commanded by Elbert, in the Georgia line for three years beginning in 1776. His certificate was issued 6 May 1833.

Events

Birth1756
Death1 Nov 1844Lincoln County, Kentucky

Families

FatherWilliam Morrison ( - 1761)
MotherRACHEL Higginbotham ( - 1809)
SiblingJoseph Higginbotham Morrison ( - 1802)
SiblingTirzah Morrison ( - )
SiblingEve Morrison ( - )

Endnotes

1. William Montgomery Sweeney, William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. Series of Articles on the Higginbotham Family of Virginia; Jan 1918, Apr 1918, July 1918, Oct 1918, Apr 1919, Article on Colonel James Higginbotham, Surveyor of Amherst Co VA, Jan 1931, by Mrs. Sweeney., Vol 27, Issue 2; Oct 1918 pp.123-129.

2. William Montgomery Sweeney, William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. Series of Articles on the Higginbotham Family of Virginia; Jan 1918, Apr 1918, July 1918, Oct 1918, Apr 1919, Article on Colonel James Higginbotham, Surveyor of Amherst Co VA, Jan 1931, by Mrs. Sweeney., Vol 27, Issue 2; Oct 1918 pp.123-129.