When John Morris was born in 1748, in County Limerick, Ireland, his father, Richard Morris Sr, was 19 and his mother, Mary Rebecca Flint, was 22. He married Sarah about 1766, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1810, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Floyd, Kentucky, United States.
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English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesThe family story is that John is from County Limerick, Ireland who arrived in Virginia on the ship "Beith". He fought in War of 1812 and moved to Floyd, KY. Beith is a Scottish name. Only I can't find …
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