Her 1st husband was John Barton. He was a "Royalist" (Tory), loyal to King George II. He was killed by American Revolutionary War soldiers, near Charleston, SC. They had a daughter: Elizabeth Fletcher Barton, born 1781, who later married Capt. John Ulmer. This would make her the mother-inlaw, of Capt. John Ulmer, it would also make her 2nd husband, Capt. Joseph Morrison, the stepfather-inlaw, of Capt. John Ulmer.
The mother then married Capt. Joseph Morrison "RS". They were the parents of 2 children. John Morrison born 1785, & Margaret J. Morrison born 1786.
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JOHN MORRISON (Son of Elizabeth Fletcher, & Capt. Joseph Morrison "RS"), was born April 28, 1785, and died July 8, 1821.
He married ELEANOR RUGER February 19, 1807.
She was born June 2, 1791, and died March 26, 1844.
HE WAS WELL EDUCATED IN NEW YORK, & MARRIED A BEAUTIFUL GIRL OF 16, AND DIED LEAVING 2 CHILDREN...JOHN FELL OUT OF FAVOR WITH HIS FATHER, AS HE "TOOK TO DRINK", AND HIS FATHER DIDN'T APPROVE.. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHERE HE IS BURIED.
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MARGARET MORRISON WAS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH MORRISON.
She was only 4 years old, when her mother died. SHE WAS IDOLIZED BY HER FATHER, & "WANTED FOR NOTHING" HER FATHER WOULD GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTED. SHE WAS EDUCATED IN CHARLESTON.
WHEN SHE WAS 20 YRS OLD, SHE MARRIED HENRY VIETCH, WHO HAD INHERITED WEALTH FROM HIS PARENTS WHO WERE FROM SCOTLAND...HE WAS 22 YRS OLD WHEN THEY MARRIED, HE DIED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS.
BENJAMIN H. BUCKNER, WAS THE 2nd HUSBAND OF MARGARET MORRISON. IT SEEMS THAT MARGARET'S FATHER DID NOT LIKE HIM. IN 1839, AFTER THE DEATH OF HER 2nd HUSBAND, SHE BOUGHT AN ESTATE IN ST. PETER'S PARISH, "WOODLAWN" WHICH WAS A HAPPY PLACE, WHERE SHE RAISED HER CHILDREN. THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME WAS TO BE DESTROYED, WITH THE APPROACH OF SHERMAN'S LAWLESS ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THE PEOPLE FLED IN TERROR. MARGARET FLED HER HOME, WITH AN INVALID DAUGHTER, WHEN THE MARAUDERS WERE WITHIN 10 MILES OF THE HOUSE. SHE WAS FALLOWED BY HER FAITHFUL SERVANTS, & TOOK REFUGE IN ALLENDALE, IN THE BARNWELL, DIST. THE LAWLESS YANKEES BURNED EVERYTHING...SCHOOL'S... CHURCH'S..."WOODLAWN" WAS BURNED TO THE GROUND...MARGARET REMAINED IN ALLENDALE, UNTIL SHE DIED...∼Salkehatchie Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Walterboro and Yemassee, South Carolina. Is what our family records tell us.
The mother then married Capt. Joseph Morrison "RS". They were the parents of 2 children. John Morrison born 1785, & Margaret J. Morrison born 1786.
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JOHN MORRISON (Son of Elizabeth Fletcher, & Capt. Joseph Morrison "RS"), was born April 28, 1785, and died July 8, 1821.
He married ELEANOR RUGER February 19, 1807.
She was born June 2, 1791, and died March 26, 1844.
HE WAS WELL EDUCATED IN NEW YORK, & MARRIED A BEAUTIFUL GIRL OF 16, AND DIED LEAVING 2 CHILDREN...JOHN FELL OUT OF FAVOR WITH HIS FATHER, AS HE "TOOK TO DRINK", AND HIS FATHER DIDN'T APPROVE.. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHERE HE IS BURIED.
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MARGARET MORRISON WAS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH MORRISON.
She was only 4 years old, when her mother died. SHE WAS IDOLIZED BY HER FATHER, & "WANTED FOR NOTHING" HER FATHER WOULD GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTED. SHE WAS EDUCATED IN CHARLESTON.
WHEN SHE WAS 20 YRS OLD, SHE MARRIED HENRY VIETCH, WHO HAD INHERITED WEALTH FROM HIS PARENTS WHO WERE FROM SCOTLAND...HE WAS 22 YRS OLD WHEN THEY MARRIED, HE DIED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS.
BENJAMIN H. BUCKNER, WAS THE 2nd HUSBAND OF MARGARET MORRISON. IT SEEMS THAT MARGARET'S FATHER DID NOT LIKE HIM. IN 1839, AFTER THE DEATH OF HER 2nd HUSBAND, SHE BOUGHT AN ESTATE IN ST. PETER'S PARISH, "WOODLAWN" WHICH WAS A HAPPY PLACE, WHERE SHE RAISED HER CHILDREN. THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME WAS TO BE DESTROYED, WITH THE APPROACH OF SHERMAN'S LAWLESS ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THE PEOPLE FLED IN TERROR. MARGARET FLED HER HOME, WITH AN INVALID DAUGHTER, WHEN THE MARAUDERS WERE WITHIN 10 MILES OF THE HOUSE. SHE WAS FALLOWED BY HER FAITHFUL SERVANTS, & TOOK REFUGE IN ALLENDALE, IN THE BARNWELL, DIST. THE LAWLESS YANKEES BURNED EVERYTHING...SCHOOL'S... CHURCH'S..."WOODLAWN" WAS BURNED TO THE GROUND...MARGARET REMAINED IN ALLENDALE, UNTIL SHE DIED...∼Salkehatchie Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Walterboro and Yemassee, South Carolina. Is what our family records tell us.
Her 1st husband was John Barton. He was a "Royalist" (Tory), loyal to King George II. He was killed by American Revolutionary War soldiers, near Charleston, SC. They had a daughter: Elizabeth Fletcher Barton, born 1781, who later married Capt. John Ulmer. This would make her the mother-inlaw, of Capt. John Ulmer, it would also make her 2nd husband, Capt. Joseph Morrison, the stepfather-inlaw, of Capt. John Ulmer.
The mother then married Capt. Joseph Morrison "RS". They were the parents of 2 children. John Morrison born 1785, & Margaret J. Morrison born 1786.
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JOHN MORRISON (Son of Elizabeth Fletcher, & Capt. Joseph Morrison "RS"), was born April 28, 1785, and died July 8, 1821.
He married ELEANOR RUGER February 19, 1807.
She was born June 2, 1791, and died March 26, 1844.
HE WAS WELL EDUCATED IN NEW YORK, & MARRIED A BEAUTIFUL GIRL OF 16, AND DIED LEAVING 2 CHILDREN...JOHN FELL OUT OF FAVOR WITH HIS FATHER, AS HE "TOOK TO DRINK", AND HIS FATHER DIDN'T APPROVE.. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHERE HE IS BURIED.
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MARGARET MORRISON WAS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH MORRISON.
She was only 4 years old, when her mother died. SHE WAS IDOLIZED BY HER FATHER, & "WANTED FOR NOTHING" HER FATHER WOULD GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTED. SHE WAS EDUCATED IN CHARLESTON.
WHEN SHE WAS 20 YRS OLD, SHE MARRIED HENRY VIETCH, WHO HAD INHERITED WEALTH FROM HIS PARENTS WHO WERE FROM SCOTLAND...HE WAS 22 YRS OLD WHEN THEY MARRIED, HE DIED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS.
BENJAMIN H. BUCKNER, WAS THE 2nd HUSBAND OF MARGARET MORRISON. IT SEEMS THAT MARGARET'S FATHER DID NOT LIKE HIM. IN 1839, AFTER THE DEATH OF HER 2nd HUSBAND, SHE BOUGHT AN ESTATE IN ST. PETER'S PARISH, "WOODLAWN" WHICH WAS A HAPPY PLACE, WHERE SHE RAISED HER CHILDREN. THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME WAS TO BE DESTROYED, WITH THE APPROACH OF SHERMAN'S LAWLESS ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THE PEOPLE FLED IN TERROR. MARGARET FLED HER HOME, WITH AN INVALID DAUGHTER, WHEN THE MARAUDERS WERE WITHIN 10 MILES OF THE HOUSE. SHE WAS FALLOWED BY HER FAITHFUL SERVANTS, & TOOK REFUGE IN ALLENDALE, IN THE BARNWELL, DIST. THE LAWLESS YANKEES BURNED EVERYTHING...SCHOOL'S... CHURCH'S..."WOODLAWN" WAS BURNED TO THE GROUND...MARGARET REMAINED IN ALLENDALE, UNTIL SHE DIED...∼Salkehatchie Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Walterboro and Yemassee, South Carolina. Is what our family records tell us.
The mother then married Capt. Joseph Morrison "RS". They were the parents of 2 children. John Morrison born 1785, & Margaret J. Morrison born 1786.
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JOHN MORRISON (Son of Elizabeth Fletcher, & Capt. Joseph Morrison "RS"), was born April 28, 1785, and died July 8, 1821.
He married ELEANOR RUGER February 19, 1807.
She was born June 2, 1791, and died March 26, 1844.
HE WAS WELL EDUCATED IN NEW YORK, & MARRIED A BEAUTIFUL GIRL OF 16, AND DIED LEAVING 2 CHILDREN...JOHN FELL OUT OF FAVOR WITH HIS FATHER, AS HE "TOOK TO DRINK", AND HIS FATHER DIDN'T APPROVE.. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHERE HE IS BURIED.
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MARGARET MORRISON WAS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH MORRISON.
She was only 4 years old, when her mother died. SHE WAS IDOLIZED BY HER FATHER, & "WANTED FOR NOTHING" HER FATHER WOULD GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTED. SHE WAS EDUCATED IN CHARLESTON.
WHEN SHE WAS 20 YRS OLD, SHE MARRIED HENRY VIETCH, WHO HAD INHERITED WEALTH FROM HIS PARENTS WHO WERE FROM SCOTLAND...HE WAS 22 YRS OLD WHEN THEY MARRIED, HE DIED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS.
BENJAMIN H. BUCKNER, WAS THE 2nd HUSBAND OF MARGARET MORRISON. IT SEEMS THAT MARGARET'S FATHER DID NOT LIKE HIM. IN 1839, AFTER THE DEATH OF HER 2nd HUSBAND, SHE BOUGHT AN ESTATE IN ST. PETER'S PARISH, "WOODLAWN" WHICH WAS A HAPPY PLACE, WHERE SHE RAISED HER CHILDREN. THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME WAS TO BE DESTROYED, WITH THE APPROACH OF SHERMAN'S LAWLESS ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THE PEOPLE FLED IN TERROR. MARGARET FLED HER HOME, WITH AN INVALID DAUGHTER, WHEN THE MARAUDERS WERE WITHIN 10 MILES OF THE HOUSE. SHE WAS FALLOWED BY HER FAITHFUL SERVANTS, & TOOK REFUGE IN ALLENDALE, IN THE BARNWELL, DIST. THE LAWLESS YANKEES BURNED EVERYTHING...SCHOOL'S... CHURCH'S..."WOODLAWN" WAS BURNED TO THE GROUND...MARGARET REMAINED IN ALLENDALE, UNTIL SHE DIED...∼Salkehatchie Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Walterboro and Yemassee, South Carolina. Is what our family records tell us.
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Yrs 32, Mo 8, Da 6
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Capt. Joseph Morrison is her 2nd husband. She was 1st married to John Barton, who was killed, 1777-1778. They had a daughter: Elizabeth Fletcher Barton born 1778...who later married Capt. John Ulmer.
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