William Morrison was a Primitive Baptist minister. During the War of 1812 he served as a private in Captain Cowan's Company, Tennessee Militia. He is said to be the son of James Morrison.

The children of William Morrison & Elizabeth (Snider) Morrison were:

[1] John T. Morrison b. ca. 1807 in East Tennessee; d. July 1884, Cleburne Co., Ala.;

[2] Joel Thomas Morrison b. 9 Jan. 1809 in East Tennessee; d. 1884, Randolph Co., Ala.;

[3] Jane Morrison b. 1810 in Tennessee & married James Able; d. 1859, Cherokee Co., Ala.;

[4] Sarah J. Morrison b. 1813 in Tennessee; married Samuel
C. Strong; d. after 1870, Alabama;

[5] Major Kager Morrison b. 6 June 1818 in
East Tennessee;

[6] Mary Morrison b. 1820 in Tennessee; married John Hatton ca. 1841 in Monroe Co., Tennessee;

[7] Thomas J. Morrison b. 1820 in East Tennessee;
d. ca. 1869, Randolph Co., Ala.;

[8] Esquire S. Morrison b. 18 July 1824 in East
Tennessee; d. 29 Mar. 1906, Blount Co., Ala.;

[9] William Morrison b. 1825 in East Tennessee; married Sally Thomas; d. 1820, Ala.;

[10] Andrew Morrison b. 1828; married Margaret Repper;

[11] James Morrison b. 1828; married Rutha ---;

[12] George Morrison b. 1829; married Eva Ann Scipper;

[13] Elizabeth Malinda Morrison b. 11 Sept. 1829 in Tennessee; married Wm. Greene Thrasher; she d. 12 Apr. 1896, Lawrence Co., Ala.;

[14] Robert Cook Morrison b. 19 June 1831 in East
Tennessee; married Elizabeth Whitfield; he died Mar. 1907, Montgomery Co., Ala.

Note: Military Record — (1) Private, Tenn Militia, commanded by Capt. Singleton in the regiment of Col. McClelland (William was not sure about the Col’s name) in the war with the Cherokee Indians. He volunteered in Knox Co., TN about the first of Jan 1793 for the term of 3 mo. but continued in actual service for about 2 mo. He was honorably discharged in Knox Co., TN about the first of March 1793. (2) Private in the Company of the TN militia commanded by Capt. John Beard in a detached Co. appointed to guard the frontier. He volunteered in Knox Co. at Knoxville, TN about the first of March l794 for the term of 3 mos. and continued in actual service, guarding the Cherokee frontier for about 3 mos. He was honorably discharged at
Knoxville about the first of June 1794. (3) Private in Co of TN Cavalry
commanded by Capt Samuel Cowan, Major James P. H. Porter’s squadron of E. TN Militia, in the War of 1812. Volunteered at Knoxville 23 Sept. 1813 for the term of 3 mos, was in actual service for 3 mos., and was honorably discharged at Knoxville on 23 Dec. 1813 (campaign against the Creek Indians).

Ordination — August 14th 1832: "[Rev.] Roden being presant ... we present to him Brother William Morrison for examination and (was?) found qulified to set (him?) apart to the ministery and ordain him, which was done. [Minutes of the Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2, Randolph Co., AL (later Clay Co.), covering the period of 15 Apr., 1837 through 5 March 1853.]

This line of Morrisons, as shown by DNA analysis at 23&Me, has paternal haplotype R1b-L21. The distributional evidence for a British origin for L-21 around 2500 BC is compelling. Most likely the mutation originated in the large Beaker colony in southwest Britain, where many old lineages still survive.

Note Contributor: Richard Dieterle (49554235)