Charles Morris: army officer, Surveyor-General Nova Scotia, served on the Nova Scotia Council, Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court (1776–1778). He was born 8 June 1711 in Boston, Massachusetts, eldest son of Charles Morris, a prosperous sailmaker, and Esther Rainsthorpe. He married about 1731 Mary, daughter of John Read, attorney general of Massachusetts, and they had 11 children. Charles Morris died 1781, buried at Windsor, Nova Scotia. [Crathorne has died 17 November; however Blakeley has buried 4 November]
Bourinot, John George. Builders of Nova Scotia; a historical review, with an appendix containing copies of rare documents relating to the early days of the province, by Sir John G. Bourinot, Copp-Clark Co, Toronto, 1900, pp.13, 16, 130. The illustration opposite page 16 has the caption: 'Hon. Charles Morris, First Surveyor-General. From a portrait in possession of Mrs. Morris of Halifax, widow of the great grandson of the first surveyor-general of Nova Scotia'. https://www.ancestry.com.au/interactive/34704/40617_106158-00004?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=40617_106158-00019
The Reade Record (Reade Historical & Genealogical Assoc., Old State House, Boston, Massachusetts, 1912) no. 5, Page 4.
"They lived some fifteen years at Hopkinton, Mass. and removed to Halifax, N.S., where he became Chief Justice; seven children..."
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The only information I really have for Marry (Morris) Scott is her reference on the large plaque at the Scott Manor Museum, in Bedford, Nova Scotia that indicates her father was Charles Morris. See Joseph at Joseph Scott (1724-1800).
thanks for your comment. I did not add Mary as a daughter of Charles Morris, someone else did. I am confused though, because I notice on her gravestone the inscription 'daughter of the Honourable, Charles Morris Esq. of Halifax'. Why do you think the Mary Morris who married Joseph Scott is Charles Morris's daughter?
This phrase "In 1750, Joseph Scott married Mary Morris (the daughter of Charles Morris). Mary and their 4 children all died within the next 12 years." is part of a large outdoor plaque on display at the Scott Manor House Museum in Bedford, Nova Scotia. The full context can be seen in the Reference comments of
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The only information I really have for Marry (Morris) Scott is her reference on the large plaque at the Scott Manor Museum, in Bedford, Nova Scotia that indicates her father was Charles Morris. See Joseph at Joseph Scott (1724-1800).
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thanks for your comment. I did not add Mary as a daughter of Charles Morris, someone else did. I am confused though, because I notice on her gravestone the inscription 'daughter of the Honourable, Charles Morris Esq. of Halifax'. Why do you think the Mary Morris who married Joseph Scott is Charles Morris's daughter?
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Scott-46535. I will be reaching out to the museum to verify the source of their information.