The Battle of Kings Mountain was a decisive battle of the American Revoluton. It took place on October 7, 1780, nine miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson.
Jonathan Morrell was born on September 9, 1753 in Shenandoah, Virginia .
John Morrell (1775),
William Morrell (1777, married Susan Vanderventer),
Ruth Morrell (1780, married John R. Blevins),
Jonathan Morrell, Jr. (1782, married Elizabeth Millard),
Nathan Morrell (1785),
Caleb Morrell (1787, married Martha Blevins),
Alsea Morrell (1790, married Samuel Millard, Jr.),
Martha Morrell (1792, married John McGary),
Jesse Morrell (1794), and
Isaac Morrell (1799, married
Susannah Crumley).
In 1786 John and Jonathan and Thomas Morrell signed the petition.
In May 1813, an indenture was made which involved the descendants and heirs of Jonathan Morrell. These heirs included:
William Morrell;
Jonathan Morrell;
Nathan Morrell;
Caleb Morrell;
Martha Morrell;
John Blevins, son of William Blevins and heir by marriage;
and Samuel Millard, another heir by marriage to Jonathan Morrell.
This group of heirs sold 50 acres on the south side of the Holston River to William O’Dell. The land had originally been deeded Jonathan Morrell by John Shelby. (from Mountain Memories)
