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17. ELIZABETH MERCIER⁶ MORRIS (CHRISTIANA⁵ MERCIER, ANN MARIE⁴ BRADFORD, WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1775 in New York City, New York. She married JOHN MICHAELS April 28, 1799 in New York, New York. He was born 1782.

Notes for ELIZABETH MERCIER MORRIS:
Marriage records of Lutheran Church, New York City 1799. Witnesses were relatives Peter Cole(Kool) and Adrian Holmes and Thomas Hazard.

Notes for JOHN MICHAELS:
Listed as a bridwellkeeper on license.

Children of ELIZABETH MORRIS and JOHN MICHAELS are:

THEOPHILIS BEEKMAN⁷ MICHAELS, b. 1800.

More About THEOPHILIS BEEKMAN MICHAELS:
Christening: June 09, 1800, New York NY

ii.

WILLIAM HENRY MICHAELS, b. 1810; d. 1872; m. LOUISA JANE BERRIEN; b. October 26, 1813; d. May 28, 1877.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY MICHAELS:
see DAR papers 492216

18. CATHERINE⁶ MORRIS (CHRISTIANA⁵ MERCIER, ANN MARIE⁴ BRADFORD, WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born June 16, 1776 in New York City. She married ADRIAN BANKER HOLMES January 20, 1799 in New York City.

Notes for CATHERINE MORRIS:
Catherine Morris was sister of Wm H. Morris I and her son, Charles Holmes married Mary Frances Proctor, sister of Eliza Proctor wife of Wm Morris I. To confuse things more, later on the son of Mary Frances Procter and Charles Holmes married the daughter of Mary Hunt Morris and George Klingle,M.D. this really brings the Holmes, Proctor, Morris relationship close. Catherine and Adrian Holmes lived in Newark,NJ

Notes for ADRIAN BANKER HOLMES:
Marriage records of Lutheran Chruch New York City Jan 1799 Witnessess were John Michaels and Wm. Morris. Brother in law and brother of Catherine. Adrian is listed as a hatter on marriage license.

Child of CATHERINE MORRIS and ADRIAN HOLMES is:

CHARLES MUIR⁷ HOLMES, b. November 10, 1804, New York City, New York; d. 1896, Newark,,New Jersey; m. MARY FRANCIS PROCTOR, August 05, 1827, Trinity Church, Boston, Mass; b. November 03, 1807, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; d. January 05, 1873, Newark, New Jersey.

19. DAVID⁶ MORRIS, JR. (CHRISTIANA⁵ MERCIER, ANN MARIE⁴ BRADFORD, WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born December 12, 1789 in New York City, New York, and died May 1868 in New York City, New York. He married CAROLINE VAN CLEEF January 11, 1812 in New York City, daughter of ISSAC VAN CLEEF and ANTJE(HANNAH) CONKLIN. She was born July 04, 1792 in New Utrecht, NY, and died May 1880.

Notes for DAVID MORRIS, JR.:
David Morris served in the war of 1812 according to information from family of Cornelius Morris in Henry co.Alabama. Information on the Van Cleef amily can be found inthe book Van Cleef family by Wilson V Ledly published 1976

More About DAVID MORRIS, JR.:
Christening: January 27, 1790, New York City, New York, New York

Marriage Notes for DAVID MORRIS and CAROLINE VAN CLEEF:
Married by Rev. Broadahead from family bible of Cornelius Morris of alabama

Children of DAVID MORRIS and CAROLINE VAN CLEEF are:

	i.		MARIA LOUISE CONKLIN⁷ MORRIS, m. CHARLES S. OAKLEY, 1833.
	ii.		CORNELIUS VAN CLEEF MORRIS, b. February 11, 1819, New York City; d. April 12, 1912, Henry Co Alabama; m. ELIZABETH CAROLINE HARVEY; b. November 06, 1821, Henry Co. Alabama; d. September 27, 1893.

Notes for CORNELIUS VAN CLEEF MORRIS:
from Old Franklin,Ala."CV Morris came from New York and entered the employ of Howell Chitty. Morris and Chitty later married sisters, Rebecca and Caroline Havey. Mr Morris later became sole owner of the store in 1877, moving to Fort Gaines, Ga, where he continued in business until his death in 1913" Mr Morris went into partnership with Howell Chitty in the mercantile business in Franklin co. Alabama and there was a Mcallister & Morris mercantile business in Franklin Ala. CVMorris served as the first secy of the Mason lodge in 1843. C V Morris and his son in law WJ Greene operated a business at Ft Gaines Ga known as Morris-green Co from 1877 until about 1900.Business was operated until sold in 1929. C.V. Morris moved from New York to Franklin Ala about 1841 as a young man and was a merchant at Franklin, Ala when the War between the States started. He outfitted a company of soldiers of the confederate Army with uniforms from his store. He entered military service of the confederate Army 1862, Second Lieutenant, Co G 15th Ala Regiment, promoted to Captain of Commissary Jan 1 1863. Resigned or dropped by act of Congress at Racoons Ford, Aug 1 1863
Under fir 19 times in various engagements. Resigned because of health. His son Benjamin David Morris was in the confederate Army and died at hospital No 21 in Richmond, Va. One of the descendants joined order of Stars and Bars a confederate group. Cornelius was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church when he moved south. Here he joined the Presbyterian church.

Times were tough after the war and CV Morris decided to let farmers help themselves to all the liquor they wanted after they paid their bills. Whiskey was in a barrel at the rear of his store with a dipper tied to the barrel in order that paying customers could help themselves. some customers drank too much whiskey and became disorderly so the Presbyterian Minister preached a sermon about C V Morris who promptly quit the Presbyterian Church and joined the Baptist Church. CV Morris was in favor of a law to sell liquor and his son CW Morris was opposed. CV Morris stated " I will not vote for a law in deference to a man who will make a hog out of himself, because he will make a hog out of himself with or without a law if hie is inclined to a hog anyway."

More About CORNELIUS VAN CLEEF MORRIS:
Burial: New Park Cem. Ft. Gaines, Ga

More About ELIZABETH CAROLINE HARVEY:
Burial: New Park Cem. Ft. Gaines, Ga

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JAMES ROBERT MORRIS, b. January 06, 1821, New York City; d. October 02, 1872, Henry Co Alabama; m. MARGARET E. BYRD, August 27, 1849, Alabama; b. September 05, 1830, So. Carolina; d. December 31, 1907, Alabama.

More About MARGARET E. BYRD:
Burial: Judson Baptist Church, Henry Co Alabama

20. JACOB OGEN⁶ VAN CORTLANDT (CATHERINE⁵ OGDEN., ELIZABETH⁴ BRADFORD, WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1777. He married ANN WARRINGTON. She was born 1774, and died 1870.

Child of JACOB VAN CORTLANDT and ANN WARRINGTON is:

EMMA⁷ VAN CORTLANDT, b. 1810; m. WILLIAM HENRY WARRIGNTON; b. 1811; d. 1854.

21. MARGARET DUNSCOMB⁶ BRADFORD (JACOB⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born July 09, 1802, and died February 13, 1833 in St. Thomas Virgin Islands. She married HENRY NICHOLAS GAGE September 27, 1825 in New York NY. He was born 1792, and died January 05, 1834 in St.Thomas Virgin Islands..

Children of MARGARET BRADFORD and HENRY GAGE are:

	i.		MARY VANDERVOORT⁷ GAGE, b. July 07, 1826, St. Thomas VI.
	ii.		HENRY N GAGE, b. July 11, 1829, New York, NY.
	iii.		CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH GAGE, b. March 15, 1831, St.Thomas VI.

22. DAVID DICKSON⁶ BRADFORD (JACOB⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born August 08, 1806 in Harleam NY. He married MARY ANN November 13, 1832 in St Lukes Church.

Children of DAVID BRADFORD and MARY ANN are:

	i.		MARGARET GAGE⁷ BRADFORD, b. June 30, 1834, NY NY.
	ii.		GEORGE ROGERS BRADFORD, b. September 20, 1835, Bergen, NJ.

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