One of the troubles with doing family history research is that there are many struggles in verifying information, finding information and keeping up the 'courage' (as they say in French) to keep plodding through even though it seems so difficult to find anything!!!
Many years ago my mother was valiantly writing letters, connecting with cousins and doing all she could to research her grandfather George Walter Morton's line. She then rekindled the fires and spent many hours at research libraries trying to continue her search. This can get discouraging. With the onset of my quest to share stories and help my children know their roots, my mother decided it was time for me to take on the task. She sent me her binder of all the info she has gathered in the past 30 years. I am grateful for this binder.
Here is the lineage to my story:
Diane Morton (my mother born October 3, 1943)
Jack Winston Morton her father 1914-1982
George Walter Morton (1882-1979)- his parents were Robert Morton ( )and Eliza Aurelia Hall (1847-1921) (I love that name!)
Eliza Aurelia Hall's parents were George Hall and Emily Jane Chisholm (also a very sweet name)
Emily Jane's parents were Alexander Chisholm and Elizabeth Gilbert
* The Chisholm's were United Empire Loyalists who came from Scotland to establish Canada under British reign. I just discovered a website of a researcher who has recently disproved the family lineage once thought accurate for years. He researched land petitions, military records, census records, and Loyalist records.
I am still trying to wrap my head around all of the details, but I found myself enthralled in this discovery. I even discovered that one of my ancestors, Colin "a b'Oige" Chisholm who was born February 01, 1749/50 in Middle Knockfin Scotland and died January 18, 1781 in The Battle of Cowpens, North Carolina of the Revolutionary war.
Immediatley I called my five year old and we set right to researching the battle. We searched the web and discovered stories, battle strategy, maps, diagrams and pictures. What 5 year old boy doesn't think that this is cool? I love that even when we don't always find exactly what we are looking for there is always something that will help us feel closer to our family and understand where they have been.
Also on the site I found this to be quite interesting: social media mixed with history. I don't think that I'll watch another Americian Revolution movie the same again!
The Battle of Cowpens earned General Daniel Morgan the reputation of a master strategist. Because such detailed strategies were rarely used in 18th century warfare, The Battle of Cowpens is still studied at Westpoint Military Academy for its strategic significance.
Had Daniel Morgan and his Continental forces lost the Battle of Cowpens, it is likely that General Cornwallis would have been successful in crushing the rebellion in South Carolina and beginning his move into North Carolina. The victory at Cowpens gave the militia and patriots a renewed since of optimism and belief that the war for independence could be won. Note: The final battle scene in the 2000 movie The Patriot, with Mel Gibson, is based on a combination of the Battle at Guildord's Couthouse and the Battle of Cowpens. Gibson's character is a combination of Fancis Marion (the Swamp Fox) and Daniel Morgan.
Many years ago my mother was valiantly writing letters, connecting with cousins and doing all she could to research her grandfather George Walter Morton's line. She then rekindled the fires and spent many hours at research libraries trying to continue her search. This can get discouraging. With the onset of my quest to share stories and help my children know their roots, my mother decided it was time for me to take on the task. She sent me her binder of all the info she has gathered in the past 30 years. I am grateful for this binder.
Here is the lineage to my story:
Diane Morton (my mother born October 3, 1943)
Jack Winston Morton her father 1914-1982
George Walter Morton (1882-1979)- his parents were Robert Morton ( )and Eliza Aurelia Hall (1847-1921) (I love that name!)
Eliza Aurelia Hall's parents were George Hall and Emily Jane Chisholm (also a very sweet name)
Emily Jane's parents were Alexander Chisholm and Elizabeth Gilbert
* The Chisholm's were United Empire Loyalists who came from Scotland to establish Canada under British reign. I just discovered a website of a researcher who has recently disproved the family lineage once thought accurate for years. He researched land petitions, military records, census records, and Loyalist records.
I am still trying to wrap my head around all of the details, but I found myself enthralled in this discovery. I even discovered that one of my ancestors, Colin "a b'Oige" Chisholm who was born February 01, 1749/50 in Middle Knockfin Scotland and died January 18, 1781 in The Battle of Cowpens, North Carolina of the Revolutionary war.
Immediatley I called my five year old and we set right to researching the battle. We searched the web and discovered stories, battle strategy, maps, diagrams and pictures. What 5 year old boy doesn't think that this is cool? I love that even when we don't always find exactly what we are looking for there is always something that will help us feel closer to our family and understand where they have been.
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| An image of a reenactment I found on www.battleofcowpens.com |
The Battle of Cowpens earned General Daniel Morgan the reputation of a master strategist. Because such detailed strategies were rarely used in 18th century warfare, The Battle of Cowpens is still studied at Westpoint Military Academy for its strategic significance.
Had Daniel Morgan and his Continental forces lost the Battle of Cowpens, it is likely that General Cornwallis would have been successful in crushing the rebellion in South Carolina and beginning his move into North Carolina. The victory at Cowpens gave the militia and patriots a renewed since of optimism and belief that the war for independence could be won. Note: The final battle scene in the 2000 movie The Patriot, with Mel Gibson, is based on a combination of the Battle at Guildord's Couthouse and the Battle of Cowpens. Gibson's character is a combination of Fancis Marion (the Swamp Fox) and Daniel Morgan.
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