John was the son of Joseph Morehead and Elizabeth Turner. John may have been born in Halifax County, VA.
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 and was at the Battle of Kings' Mountain, Cowpens and Guilford Court House.
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John and Obedience moved to Rockingham County, N.C. in 1799 from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, along with their eldest son, John Motley Morehead who was 3 years old. They named their new home "The Meadows."
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One of their sons wasJohn Motley Morehead
His brother, James Turner Morehead who was a U.S. Congressman from N.C. is buried in the same cemetery.
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John Motley Morehead and his brother, James Turner Morehead married sisters, the daughters of Col. Robert Lindsay and Letitia Harper.
John and James lived their adult lives in Guilford County, N.C. and owned land in Rockingham County, N.C.
John was the Govenor of N.C. from 1841-1845.
He founded the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, N.C. and he was known as "The Father of Modern N.C."
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Some children of John and Obedience were:
1)John Motley
2)James Turner
3)Abraham Forrest
4)Mary L.
5)Prudence
6)Samuel
7)Anne
8)Elizabeth
9)Delilah
(not in birth order)
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At his residence in Rockingham County, NC, on the 18th ultimo, Mr. John Morehead, Senator, a worthy and pious man and soldier of the Revolutionary War went to be with his Lord.
His end affords a bright triumph to the Redeemers Cause. Although this veteran follower of Christ was afflicted most intensely for weeks before his death, yet his patience and fortitrude never sagged for a moment. He regularly kept up, of observance of family duty to the last, and finally quitted this mortal scene, full of hope and exaltation.
Mr. Morehead was the father of a large family, who he had assiduously endeadored to prepare for their course in life with moral and literary instruction, and had the dying satisfaction and witnessing the eminent success of this preparation.
Source - Obituary, edited, The Watchman, Salisbury, NC dated Saturday, October 18, 1832.
Contributor: Jack Mitchell (46600245)
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 and was at the Battle of Kings' Mountain, Cowpens and Guilford Court House.
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John and Obedience moved to Rockingham County, N.C. in 1799 from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, along with their eldest son, John Motley Morehead who was 3 years old. They named their new home "The Meadows."
===
One of their sons wasJohn Motley Morehead
His brother, James Turner Morehead who was a U.S. Congressman from N.C. is buried in the same cemetery.
===
John Motley Morehead and his brother, James Turner Morehead married sisters, the daughters of Col. Robert Lindsay and Letitia Harper.
John and James lived their adult lives in Guilford County, N.C. and owned land in Rockingham County, N.C.
John was the Govenor of N.C. from 1841-1845.
He founded the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, N.C. and he was known as "The Father of Modern N.C."
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Some children of John and Obedience were:
1)John Motley
2)James Turner
3)Abraham Forrest
4)Mary L.
5)Prudence
6)Samuel
7)Anne
8)Elizabeth
9)Delilah
(not in birth order)
——————
At his residence in Rockingham County, NC, on the 18th ultimo, Mr. John Morehead, Senator, a worthy and pious man and soldier of the Revolutionary War went to be with his Lord.
His end affords a bright triumph to the Redeemers Cause. Although this veteran follower of Christ was afflicted most intensely for weeks before his death, yet his patience and fortitrude never sagged for a moment. He regularly kept up, of observance of family duty to the last, and finally quitted this mortal scene, full of hope and exaltation.
Mr. Morehead was the father of a large family, who he had assiduously endeadored to prepare for their course in life with moral and literary instruction, and had the dying satisfaction and witnessing the eminent success of this preparation.
Source - Obituary, edited, The Watchman, Salisbury, NC dated Saturday, October 18, 1832.
Contributor: Jack Mitchell (46600245)
John was the son of Joseph Morehead and Elizabeth Turner. John may have been born in Halifax County, VA.
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 and was at the Battle of Kings' Mountain, Cowpens and Guilford Court House.
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John and Obedience moved to Rockingham County, N.C. in 1799 from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, along with their eldest son, John Motley Morehead who was 3 years old. They named their new home "The Meadows."
===
One of their sons wasJohn Motley Morehead
His brother, James Turner Morehead who was a U.S. Congressman from N.C. is buried in the same cemetery.
===
John Motley Morehead and his brother, James Turner Morehead married sisters, the daughters of Col. Robert Lindsay and Letitia Harper.
John and James lived their adult lives in Guilford County, N.C. and owned land in Rockingham County, N.C.
John was the Govenor of N.C. from 1841-1845.
He founded the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, N.C. and he was known as "The Father of Modern N.C."
===
Some children of John and Obedience were:
1)John Motley
2)James Turner
3)Abraham Forrest
4)Mary L.
5)Prudence
6)Samuel
7)Anne
8)Elizabeth
9)Delilah
(not in birth order)
——————
At his residence in Rockingham County, NC, on the 18th ultimo, Mr. John Morehead, Senator, a worthy and pious man and soldier of the Revolutionary War went to be with his Lord.
His end affords a bright triumph to the Redeemers Cause. Although this veteran follower of Christ was afflicted most intensely for weeks before his death, yet his patience and fortitrude never sagged for a moment. He regularly kept up, of observance of family duty to the last, and finally quitted this mortal scene, full of hope and exaltation.
Mr. Morehead was the father of a large family, who he had assiduously endeadored to prepare for their course in life with moral and literary instruction, and had the dying satisfaction and witnessing the eminent success of this preparation.
Source - Obituary, edited, The Watchman, Salisbury, NC dated Saturday, October 18, 1832.
Contributor: Jack Mitchell (46600245)
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 and was at the Battle of Kings' Mountain, Cowpens and Guilford Court House.
===
John and Obedience moved to Rockingham County, N.C. in 1799 from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, along with their eldest son, John Motley Morehead who was 3 years old. They named their new home "The Meadows."
===
One of their sons wasJohn Motley Morehead
His brother, James Turner Morehead who was a U.S. Congressman from N.C. is buried in the same cemetery.
===
John Motley Morehead and his brother, James Turner Morehead married sisters, the daughters of Col. Robert Lindsay and Letitia Harper.
John and James lived their adult lives in Guilford County, N.C. and owned land in Rockingham County, N.C.
John was the Govenor of N.C. from 1841-1845.
He founded the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, N.C. and he was known as "The Father of Modern N.C."
===
Some children of John and Obedience were:
1)John Motley
2)James Turner
3)Abraham Forrest
4)Mary L.
5)Prudence
6)Samuel
7)Anne
8)Elizabeth
9)Delilah
(not in birth order)
——————
At his residence in Rockingham County, NC, on the 18th ultimo, Mr. John Morehead, Senator, a worthy and pious man and soldier of the Revolutionary War went to be with his Lord.
His end affords a bright triumph to the Redeemers Cause. Although this veteran follower of Christ was afflicted most intensely for weeks before his death, yet his patience and fortitrude never sagged for a moment. He regularly kept up, of observance of family duty to the last, and finally quitted this mortal scene, full of hope and exaltation.
Mr. Morehead was the father of a large family, who he had assiduously endeadored to prepare for their course in life with moral and literary instruction, and had the dying satisfaction and witnessing the eminent success of this preparation.
Source - Obituary, edited, The Watchman, Salisbury, NC dated Saturday, October 18, 1832.
Contributor: Jack Mitchell (46600245)
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