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MORRIS, WILLIAM (?-1799). BORN: in
Worcester County, of age by 1770. NATIVE: sec-
ond generation. RESIDED: in Queponco Hundred,
Worcester County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER.
Capt. John Morris (1720-1782), a mariner, who
immigrated to Worcester County from New Jer-
sey by 1747. He was the son of John Morris of
New Jersey. MOTHER. Mary (1723-?), daughter
of James Round (1693/94-1738/39) and wife
Catherine Watts (1692-1764). BROTHERS. James
Round (ca. 1750-1795), Esq., clerk of Worcester
County from 1778 to 1795, who married in 1780
Lean, daughter of William Winder (1714/15-1792);
Justus (Justice) (?-by 1787), who married Rachel
(?-by 1796). SISTERS: Catherine; Mary. MARRIED
first, by 1780, his first cousin Catherine (?-by
1786), daughter of Capt. Edward Round (?-1773)
and wife Ann. Catherine's stepfather was Dr.
Henry Stevenson of Baltimore County, a prom-
inent physician and a British loyalist. She was the
granddaughter of James Round (1693-1738/39).
Her brother was Edward Henry. MARRIED sec-
ond, by 1788, Esther, daughter of David Wilson.
Esther was the stepdaughter of Sarah Done. She
was the granddaughter of both David Wilson (1704-
1750) and William Winder (1714/15-1792). She
was the niece of John Winder (1745-1822); Wil-
liam Winder, Jr. (?-1808); Levin Winder (1757-
1819); Samuel Wilson (1735-1790); and Esther
Winder, who married first, Isaac Handy (1743-
ca. 1774), and second, William Polk (1752-1812).
Her brother was Ephraim King. Her stepbrother
was John Done (ca. 1747-1831). Her sisters were
Nancy, who married Levin Handy; Polly. Her
cousin was Henrietta Wilson, who married Arnold
Elzey (ca. 1758-1818). MARRIED third, by Nov.
25, 1796, Nancy, widow of James Polk (?-1795).
CHILDREN. SONS: Edward Round (?-by 1801);
David Wilson (?-by 1812); and William Justus
(Justice) (?-by 1799). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCA-
TION: literate. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES:
Esq., by 1783. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: probably
planter; owned a 116-ton brigantine in partner-
ship with eleven others, 1789. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Conventions, Worcester
County, 1st, 1774, 5th, 1775; Lower House,
Worcester County, 1780-1781 (Grievances; Pub-
lic Taxes 2), 1781-1782 (Grievances 2), 1782-
1783, 1783, 1784 (elected, but did not serve).
OTHER STATE OFFICES: Constitution Ratification
Convention, Worcester County, 1788. LOCAL OF-
FICE register of wills, Worcester County, 1770-
1780; commissioner of the tax, Worcester County,
appointed 1778, 1779; justice, Worcester County,
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1777, 1782, and 1784 (appointed, but did not
qualify); judge, Court of Appeals appointed under
the "Act to Procure Troops," Worcester County,
1778; justice, Orphans' Court, Worcester County,
1777, 1782, 1784; judge, Court of Appeals for
Tax Assessment, Worcester County, 1786; as-
sociate justice, Fourth District, Worcester County,
1791; associate justice, Worcester County, 1796-
1799. MILITARY SERVICE: major, Snow Hill Bat-
talion, Worcester County Militia, 1777; It. colo-
nel, Synepuxent Battalion, Worcester County
Militia, 1778. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES:
provided by deed and will for the manumission
of his slaves over a period of time extending to
1824; subscriber to Washington College; his per-
sonal library included literature, philosophy, re-
ligion, and law books. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed value £618.15.0,
including 14 slaves, 9 oz. plate, and between 30
and 38 slaves, 1790. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 210
acres in Worcester County (all by purchase). SIG-
NIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELEC-
TION AND DEATH: received 240 acres from his father
by deed of gift, purchased 350 acres from his
father, and sold 400 acres with his father, all in
Worcester County, 1774; acquired 1,932 acres in
Worcester County and a lot in Snow Hill through
his wife's inheritance, 1774-1780; purchased 100
acres and sold 335 acres in Worcester County,
1780-1781; purchased 413 acres in Worcester
County and a lot in Snow Hill, 1782, land which
had been confiscated as British property and which
had belonged to his wife's stepfather, Dr. Henry
Stevenson of Baltimore County; conveyed 1,242
acres in Worcester County and a lot in Snow Hill
to relatives between 1782 and 1790; purchased
327 acres in Worcester County in 1790, probably
for a new dwelling plantation; assessed for 400
acres and a house on one acre in Wicomico
Hundred, Somerset County, 1798; sold 478 acres
between 1788 and 1799, all in Worcester County,
including his dwelling plantation, "Linnath."
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED, between February 5 and
February 14, 1799, in Worcester County. PER-
SONAL PROPERTY: TEV, $8,990.79 (including 22
slaves, 41 oz. plate, and 36 book titles); FB,
$7,795.55. LAND. ca. 1,900 acres in Worcester,
Somerset, and Baltimore counties.
MOUNTAGUE, STEPHEN (ca. 1636-1672)
BORN: ca. 1636, probably in England. IMMI-
GRATED: by 1659, as a free adult. RESIDED: in
Charles County. CHILDREN. No known de-
scendants. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate.
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