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John George Morr was the older of the two sons of Andrew Morr. He was born August 3, 1761; died October 18, 1817. He was young in years when the war of the Revolution began, and was among the first to show his patriotic ardor. In that period of our country's danger, he joined the army as a drummer boy, and went through the battle known as Chad's Ford along the Brandy wine, September 11, 1777.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10517548/john-george-morr

John George married Catherine Dieffenbach; he was a private in the Revolutionary War and was at Chadd's Ford during the Battle of the Brandywine, 11 September 1777. On 28 May 1792 they purchased a tract of land in Northumberland (Potter Twp.) (Now Centre Co,) PA. 100 acres & 78 perches. The property called "Morr Hall". On 1 April 1794 they sold it and moved to near Freesburg PA. and on 19 Nov. 1808 they repurchased the old farm and added 113/4 acres to it. On 28 May 1813 they purchased the Hostetter Farm so he could carry on his business. The panic of 1815-1825 put him in insolvency and George Meyers bought the farm in 1827. They were members of the Lutheran Church at Freesburg PA. He and Catherine had twelve children.
In 1828 Catherine went to Ashland Co. OH. with her son Andrew. Catherine is buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Ashland Co., OH.

Family/Spouse: Anna Catherine Dieffenbach. Anna was born on 28 Mar 1766 in Berks County, PA; died on 18 Jan 1843 in Ashland, Ashland County, OH; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Montgomery Township, Ashland County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer. 1890.
Philip (son of Jacob, son of Gr. Meyer) was married to Margaret Morr, sister of his brother John Jacob's wife Julia, daughters of Andrew Morr, one of the early settlers in the region where Freeburg, Pa., is now located. The respective family histories of the Meyers and Morrs have been running in parallel streams for over a century with frequent intermingling of their branches all along their course. The first record of marriage between the two families is that of Philip Meyer and Margaret Morr, which occurred about the year 1780 ; and the members of the families still continue to intermarry in Ohio. Philip was the oldest of the sons ; heavy built, muscular and active, but not as tall as his brothers. He was a noted wrestler in his day, and was not averse to contests of a more serious nature, as his numerous experiments in that line seem to demonstrate. But that was in an age when physical power was at a premium. The man who could leap the greatest distance, could kick the highest and hit the hardest blows was a hero and received the applause of society. There was a vast amount of hard work to do in those pioneer days, and for want of labor-saving machinery; it had to be accomplished by sheer physical force. Hence, any exercise which tended to muscular development, or exhibited physical vigor in its greatest perfection, was cherished and applauded. - Philip served in the Revolutionary War, being a member of Capt. Ben. Weiser's company. Adam Schaeffer was Lieutenant of the company, and subsequently became captain by promotion.

Note. - Andrew Morr came from Germany, and settled near the present site of Freeburg, Pa., sometime prior to 1770. He took up a large tract of land and improved it. There was erected on his farm a stockade for protection against the Indians. He and Jacob Meyer were near neighbors, and both pioneers in the new country. Morr was a prominent member of the Lutheran Church; and a man of influence in his neighborhood. He died in 1805, and is buried at Freeburg, Pa. There were seven children. I copy a partial list from a sketch prepared by Miss Mary E. Morr, West Salem, 0., for a Reunion of the Morr family, June 9, 1887. Of the seven children, Miss Morr names only four, viz: -
I. George, oldest child; died in 1818; buried at Aaronsburg, Pa. Married to Catharine Diefenbach. Had been a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Moved to Centre County, Pa., in 1792. Had twelve children : - George, Philip, Peter, Mary, Andrew, Elizabeth, John, Adam, Michael, Daniel, Benjamin, Samuel. All but Adam moved to Ohio.
II. Philip, lived at Freeburg; died in 1826. John Jacob was one of his sons.
III. Margaret, born August 20, 1759; died March 12, 1829. Married Philip Meyer.
IV. Julian, born July 18, 1770; died Nov. 8, 1824. Married John Jacob Meyer.


Name:
Pvt Andrew Morr, II

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10517767/andrew-morr

Andrew married Catharina Elizabetha Renninger. Catharina was born on 17 Apr 1732 in Baden-Baden, Germany; died in 1795 in Freeburg, Snyder County, PA; was buried in Zion-Morr Lutheran Church Cemetery, Freeburg, Snyder County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10517813/catherina-elizabetha-morr

Wife and Mother of Revolutionary War soldiers