James Morrow (1755-1826) married c. 1779 to Sarah Hannah (1759-1815), daughter of William Hanna and Elizabeth McDowell.

Children of James and Sarah Morrow:

-- Elizabeth Morrow born 25 July 1780 probably in Montgomery Twp, Cumberland Co, PA.  Married c. 1804, Thomas Bracken, born near Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA on 12 Nov 1780.  Thomas was the son of Thomas Bracken and his second wife,  Ann Shannon.  Elizabeth died on 28 Feb 1840 and is buried in the Neshannock Presbyterian Cemetery located at the corner of Routes 18 &  208 in Lawrence Co, PA.  Thomas remarried, his second wife's name was Ann Davidson.  Thomas died on 10 Apr 1846 and is buried beside Elizabeth.

--James Morrow, Jr. was born 13 Sept 1782 probably in Montgomery Twp, Cumberland Co, PA.  He died on 03 Feb 1864 in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co PA and is buried nearby in Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery.

--Mary Morrow was born 08 Oct 1784, probably the last child to be born in Montgomery Twp, Franklin Co, PA before the family moved to the southwestern part of the state.   According to her father's will, she married Jonathan Leslie who was a minister.

-- William Morrow was born in Peters Twp, Washington Co, PA on 18 Jan 1787.  Around 1826 he was living in Fayette Twp, Allegheny Co, PA.

-- Jane Morrow was born in Upper St. Clair Twp, Allegheny Co, PA on 16 Aug 1789.  Around 1815 she married James Johnston who was the son of Robert Johnston and Agnes Murray also early settlers in the Upper St. Clair area.  Like Jane's parents, Robert and Agnes Johnston were members of Bethel Presbyterian Church and are buried in the old section of the cemetery.  James Johnston was born in Upper St. Clair on 06 Feb in either 1787 or 1789.  After their marriage, the couple moved to the Bower Hill area of Peters Twp. in Washington Co PA.  They  attended Center Presbyterian Church and are buried in that cemetery.  James died on 10 May 1863, followed shortly by the death of his wife, Jane on 19 Oct 1863.  Children from their marriage were:  Sarah b. 06 Feb 1816, married James Douglas; Robert b. 30 Sept 1817, married Rebecca Black; Nancy b. 23 May 1819, married William Howe; Jane b. 07 May 1821, married John Neal; James b. 31 Jan 1824, married Samantha Foster; Margaret b. 07 July 1826, married first John Bell and then Robert Caldwell; and twins b. 27 Feb 1829, Eliza wife of Reese Craighead, and Mary who married Joseph Cheeseman.

-- Henry Morrow who was most probably named after his father's brother, was born on 10 Feb 1792 in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co, PA.  Around 1819, Henry married his cousin, Elizabeth Morrow born 03 Jun 1796, the daughter of his namesake Henry Morrow of Penn Hills, Allegheny Co, PA.  Henry and Elizabeth spent their married life in Penn Hills and were members of the Beulah Presbyterian Church.  When his father, James died in 1826,  Henry inherited 150 acres of the land James co-owned with his brother Henry.  Elizabeth died on 12 Oct 1884 and is buried at Beulah beside her husband, Henry who died 19 May 1859.

-- John Morrow farmed part of the original land in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co, PA  where he was born on 01 July 1794.  At the death of his father, he inherited 100 acres of this property that adjoined the lands of David Moore and John Gillfilland, Esq.  According to a land transfer deed filed in Allegheny Co in Book 2V-45, John sold his share of the property to his brother, Hugh in April of 1833 for $1,500.00.  The transfer also mentions John's wife, her name was Elizabeth.

-- Hugh Morrow was born in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co, PA on 16 July 1796.  On 09 Jan 1834, he married Sophia Rowley, the daughter of William Rowley and Sophia Lesnett.  Sophia Rowley was born on 15 July 1810 probably in southern Allegheny Co or just over the line into Washington Co, PA.  Hugh inherited approximately 113 acres of the original land in Upper St. Clair from his father.  He and his wife lived their lives on this farm.  Children from this marriage included:  James b 24 Oct 1834; Sophia b 13 July 1836; William b. 02 Dec 1838; Sarah Jane b 17 Nov 1840; Nancy Ann b. 02 Jan 1843, married John Trunic; Hugh Henry b 23 May 1845, married Sarah Jane Murray; John Calvin b. 22 Nov 1847, married Ester A. Murray; and George Marshall b 28 Nov 1850, married Lillian Kate Moss.  Hugh died on 09 Nov 1880 and Sophia on 26 May 1894.  They are both buried in Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery.  Our Morrow line is descended from Hugh and Sophia through their son, George Marshall.

-- Sarah Jane Morrow was born on 06 Aug 1799 in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co, PA.  Like her brother, Henry, she too married a cousin, James Morrow.  James was another child of Henry and Elizabeth Morrow of Penn Hills, Allegheny Co, PA.  He was born in Franklin Co, PA on 15 March 1794, just before his family moved to southwestern PA. Sarah and James lived in Penn Hills and at first attended Beulah Presbyterian Church where James was an elder.  Later they began attending nearby Hebron Presbyterian Church.  Sarah died in 1850 and James on 27 March 1874.

-- Margaret Morrow was the youngest of the children of James and Sarah Morrow, and was born in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co, PA on 12 Feb 1802.  According to her father's will, she was the wife of James Foster. James and Margaret probably lived near her sister, Jane in Bower Hill, Peters Twp, Washington Co, PA.  At Center Presbyterian Church there is a gravestone for a Margaret Morrow, the wife of J. K. Foster.  The marker indicates she died on 13 March 1877 at age 76 years which calculates a birth year of around 1801, close to when Margaret was born.  James Foster shares the same marker and he died 23 Aug 1886 at age 89.  Although I am fairly confident these are the correct people, I have not been able to prove this link.

After his first wife's death in 1815, James married Agness (Nancy) Lesnett Vance.  There were no children from this marriage.

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