Morphew, Silas

1752 - 1802  (50 years)

• Documents

  History of Watauga County NC

  
  

• Name	Morphew, Silas  [1]
  		Map of Wilkes County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels
  Birth	1752	Drapers Meadow (Historical), Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1802	Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
  Burial	1808	Shawnee Trail, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
  Person ID	I26196	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Morphew, Joseph
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Burke, Mary
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F10298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	England, Elizabeth,   b. 1760, Burke, North Carolina, USA d. 1820, Chatham, North Carolina, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1775	North Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Morphew, John M,   b. 10 Mar 1787, Burke, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Jan 1841 (Age 53 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F9711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1752 - Drapers Meadow (Historical), Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1775 - North Carolina, USA Death - 1802 - Wilkes, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1808 - Shawnee Trail, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Silas was a Quaker and Tory. Silas was hanged, but a woman held him up by the legs till help came and he was cut down and his life save. This happened in Town, probably.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2070] USA: Census 1880. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683