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BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-429William Butler, son Arthur Morrow to “have still and vessels,” Joseph Morrowto have 280 acres of land; daughter Jane Morrow, wife of James Davis, Sr.;daughter Elizabeth Morrow, wife of James Davis, Jr.; daughter Nancy Morrow;daughter Rebecca Morrow. Witnessed by Samuel Little (neighbor of JohnBryan) and Thomas Morrow. Also, Joseph Morrow (son of John Morrow)signed his will in Rowan County, North Carolina on April 5, 1816 and mentions:mother, Elizabeth Morrow; sister Nancy Morrow; brother Allen Morrow;brothers Thomas Morrow and Arthur Morrow; brother William Morrow; sisterJane (Morrow) Davis; sister Elizabeth (Morrow) Davis; sister Rebecca Morrow.Executors were Thomas Morrow and Arthur Morrow and witnesses wereBenjamin Bean and Nancy Renshaw (neighbor of John Bryan). This verifiesand enhances information concerning the family of John Morrow established inhis 1815 will.In 1790, John Morrow received a land grant on the north bank of the SouthYadkin River in Rowan County, North Carolina (now the southwest corner ofpresent day Davie County, North Carolina - about five miles south of JohnBryan’s land grant and Samuel Bryan’s land purchase). Nearby neighborsincluded: Joseph Orton, John Beeman, Patrick Hughey, Thomas Bean, AndrewTygert and John Vanclieve. John Morrow appears in the 1800 and 1810censuses of Rowan County, North Carolina. Originally it was thought that thisJohn Morrow would be the son of William Morrow and Jane (Parks) Morrow,but closer examination of the actual loose will of William Morrow implies thatthis John died prior to 1807 and that his wife was Jane Saray and John had onedaughter - Janey Parkes Morrow. John Morrow (of Rowan County, NorthCarolina) died around 1815 and Joseph Morrow (son of John Morrow) listed hismother as Elizabeth. Unfortunately, John Morrow, son of William Morrow andJane (Parks) Morrow, died prior to 1807, therefore, John could not write a willin 1815. Also, John Morrow,son of William Morrow and Jane (Parks) Morrow,appears to have married Jane Saray which is not consistent with the will ofJoseph Morrow (son of John Morrow of Rowan County, North Carolina) thatstates that his mother was named Elizabeth. Further research needs to be doneto clarify the relationship of this key person (John Morrow of Rowan County,North Carolina) to the author’s ancestor, Margaret (Morrow) Bryan.It is also known that the Morrow and Bryan families sought new land together inmajor migrations from Rowan County, North Carolina to Davidson County,Tennessee, Maury County, Tennessee and Greene County, Illinois. While inGreene County, Illinois, at least six Morrow individuals married into the author’sBryan / Allen line (their relationship to the author’s Morrow line has notestablished to date). There are also known intermarriages between these Bryanand Morrow lines: - Jane Morrow (daughter of William and Jane Morrow)married Alexander Pickard. Alexander and Jane Pickard had a son, George M.Pickard, who married Nancy Bryan (2.12), daughter of Samuel Bryan andMargaret (Morrow) Bryan and later married a second time to Margaret Ortan(2.10.2), a granddaughter of Samuel Bryan and Margaret (Morrow) Bryan. It isknown that some of the Morrow families of Greene County, Illinois originatedfrom Rowan County, North Carolina. In 1835, Jane (Morrow) Davis, daughterof John and Elizabeth Morrow, moved from Rowan County, North Carolina toGreene County, Illinois with her husband James Davis. On June 29, 1822, the