Dorcus Morgan

1813 - 1859  (45 years)

• Name	Dorcus Morgan  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Nov 1813	North Carolina   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 May 1859	Lowndes County, Georgia   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I8505	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Rueben Morgan,   b. Aft 1770   d. Aft 1840, Lowndes County, Georgia (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Dorcus Newton,   b. Bef 1773, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 3 May 1824, Duplin County, North Carolina (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1793	Duplin County, North Carolina   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  	According to "MARRIAGE BONDS OF DUPLIN COUNTY, NC 1749-1868" by Cora Bass (Southern Historical Press: 1959) Rhuben MORGAN and Darcas NEWTON were married on 25 November 1793 by David WILLIAM, with Wm. DICKSON, CC as witness. A few years later, on 2 Feb 1796, Samuel MORGAN and Elizabeth TONANS were married with Wm. WILKINSON officiating, and Wm. DICKSON, CC as witness. The relationship between Rueben and Samuel is unknown.
  Family ID	F1335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edmond Blanton,   b. 31 Aug 1815, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 21 Aug 1878, Lowndes County, Georgia (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1837	Brooks County, Georgia   [2]
  	Edmond and Dorcus were the parents twelve children born in Lowndes County, Georgia: David Franklin Blanton who married Missouri Ann POPPELL, Nancy C. Blanton who married Samuel Houston LIGHTSEY, James Jared Blanton who married Mary Frances WILDER, Margaret A. Blanton who married John SELLERS, William Lacey Blanton who married (1) Obedience CARTER and (2) Indiana (WILLIAMS) HENDRY, Thomas Levi Blanton who married Rachel SELLERS, Francis Marion Blanton who married Mary HATCHETT, Mary D. Blanton who married John HATCHETT, Berry Green Blanton who married Amanda Y. MOORE, Emily Elizabeth Blanton who married Sidney SELLERS, Flora Melvina Blanton and Samuel S. Blanton. He went on to have eight additonal children by his second wife (RootsWeb World Connect: North Florida Webbs)
  Children	1. James Jared Blanton,   b. 8 Nov 1841, Lowndes County, Georgia d. 27 Jul 1917, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F3970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Nov 1813 - North Carolina Marriage - Abt 1837 - Brooks County, Georgia Death - 5 May 1859 - Lowndes County, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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