Individual Details

Jacob Morris

(28 Dec 1755 - 10 Jan 1844)



In 1775, Jacob was made a major in the NY State Militia - he was aide-de-camp to General Charles Lee and General Nathaniel Greene. He settled on the family property on Butternut Creek in Ostego County - eventually the farm totalled more than 11,000 acres. Jacob sat in the State Assembley for Ostego in 1792, 1795, 1796, and in the Senate from 1798-1800.

Jacob and Mary Cox had 12 children. There was one son by his second wife Sophia Pringle.

Events

Birth28 Dec 1755Morrisania, Bronx, New York
Marriage16 Jul 1777Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Mary Cox
Marriage1 Mar 1830Richfield, Ostego County, New York - Sophia Pringle
Death10 Jan 1844Morris, Ostego County, New York

Families

SpouseMary Cox (1758 - 1827)
ChildMary Ann Morris (1784 - 1872)
SpouseSophia Pringle (1798 - )
FatherLewis Morris Signer of Decl of Independence (1726 - 1798)
MotherMary Beekman Walton (1727 - 1794)

Endnotes

1. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] , "Jim Boulden's Winter 2005 Update" 20 Feb 2005.

2. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] , "Jim Boulden's Winter 2005 Update" 20 Feb 2005.

3. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] , "Jim Boulden's Winter 2005 Update" 20 Feb 2005.

4. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] , "Jim Boulden's Winter 2005 Update" 20 Feb 2005.