The Beginning
The Erwin name has generally been spelled "Erwin" or "Irwin" but also has included "Irvine - Urwin - Irving - Ervin - Erwine".
Erwin comes from the Welsh word "Erwyn" meaning very fair, white. It is also Gaelic for beautiful or fair.
The Sixth Generation -
The Erwin Family
The Erwin family on the Morlan family tree started when two brothers migrated from Baltimore County, Maryland, to Bedford County, Virginia, about 1790 where the Morlans were living. Like the Morlans, the Erwins were Quakers.
The Erwin Brothers (information about their parents is unknown):
James ErwinHis wife's name was Mary. The family was granted membership in the Quakers in 1790. James was written up for misconduct and did not make amends until 1797. That write-up did not indicate what the problem was. The family moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, with the Morlans. James and Mary Erwin were the parents of four children:- Jane (Erwin) Lewis
- Magdalen Erwin
- Susan H. Erwin
- James Erwin
Samuel Erwin - (direct ancestor) Born about 1764, Samuel married Sarah Holmes on April 7, 1793, in Bedford County, Virginia. They were the parents of ten children.
Samuel Erwin was born about 1764, probably in Maryland or Pennsylvania. He came to Bedford County, Virginia, with his brother and probably his family.
In Bedford he married Sarah Holmes on April 7, 1793. Sarah was born in December of 1771, the daughter of William and Mary (Cooe) Holmes.
Samuel Erwin and his family moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, before the Morlans in the early 1800's. They became residents of the southwest quarter of section 20 about 1803. In 1810, Samuel owned 163 acres for which he paid $1.63 in taxes for second-class land.
He was listed as being one of three Trustees for the Township of Fairfield in Columbiana County in 1821 and 1822. Samuel was disowned from the Society of Friends December 6, 1828, for joining the Separatists.
Samuel and Sarah (Holmes) Erwin were the parents of ten children. The first five were born in Bedford County, Virginia, and the last five in Columbiana County, Ohio. Sarah died September 10, 1864, almost 93 years old. She was buried in Columbiana County, Ohio
- William Erwin
Born: January 16, 1794
Died: (date/place unknown)
- James Erwin
Born: June 9, 1795
Married: Hannah Ann Garwood in 1828 - she was born October 24, 1807, in Medford, New Jersey
Died: James Erwin died February 17, 1869, in Iowa City, Iowa at the age of 73 -
his wife, Hannah (Garwood) Erwin, died September 2, 1888, in Belleville, Illinois, at the age of 80
Children: 7
- William Erwin
Born: November 21, 1829, in Columbiana County, Ohio
Died: September 1931 in Columbiana County, Ohio, at the age of 101
- Elma Erwin
Born: March 31, 1831, in Columbiana County, Ohio
Married: William Demlinger April 25, 1855, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Died: February 24, 1919 in Belleville, Illinois, at the age of 87
- Mary Ann Erwin
Born: September 29, 1833, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Married: Alexander B. Russell August 1856 in New Brighton
Died: February 12, 1919, in Belleville, Illinois, at the age of 85
- Celicia Erwin
Born: April 4, 1836, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Married: Thomas W. Rogers in Mount Vernon, Illinois
Died: October 18, 1914, in Independence, Iowa, at the age of 78
- Sarah Holmes Erwin
Born: May 18, 1838, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Died: April 25, 1884, in West Liberty, Iowa, at the age of 46
- Alice E. Erwin
Born: March 14, 1842, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Married: Plummer P. Linsey in West Liberty, Iowa
Died: February 1, 1929, in Pasadena, California, at the age of 76
- Caroline E. Erwin
Born: November 17, 1844, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Married: Samuel Grant Williams November 13, 1882, in Fairbault, Minnesota
Died: January 1931 in Skamokawa, Washington, at the age of 86
- Mary Erwin - (direct ancestor - great-great grandmother)
Born: March 5, 1797, in Bedford County, Virginia
Married: Richard Morlan December 30, 1819, in Columbiana County, Ohio - he was born
February 18, 1791, in Bedford County, Virginia, the son of Stephen and Mary (Rhodes) Morlan
Died: July 6, 1846, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 49 -
her husband, Richard Morlan, died July 6, 1866, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 75
Children: 7 sons
- John Erwin
Born: November 20, 1798
Died: (date/place unknown)
- Mahlon Erwin
Born: June 18, 1800
Married(1): Elizabeth _____ - Elizabeth died (date/place unkown)
Married(2): Martha ______ - she was born May 1810 and died September 9,1879, at the age of 71
Died: August 10, 1881, at the age of 81 - his grave marker in Columbiana County, Ohio,
was marked "Abolitionist"
Children: 6 - by 1st wife, Elizabeth
- Reuben Erwin - born November 2, 1823
- Samuel Erwin
- born August 9, 1825 - married Caroline _______ - she was born about
1829 in Pennsylvania
- Lydia Ann Erwin - born Agust 22, 1827 - married ______ Rogers
- Jesse Erwin
- born September 12, 1829 - married Margaret _______ - she was born
about 1832 in Ohio
- Margaret Erwin
- born January 12, 1835
- Sarah Erwin
- born August 9, 1837
- Elisha Erwin
Born: June 7, 1802
Died: (date/place unknown)
- Elizabeth Erwin
Born: May 5, 1804
Married(1): Isaiah Garwood on January 2, 1823 - he was the son of Isaiah and Mary Garwood
- died (date/place unknown)
Married(2): ______ Galbreath
Died: May 25, 1894, at the age of 90
Children: 3 - by 1st husband, Isaiah Garwood
- Hannah Garwood - Born March 7, 1824
- Sarah Garwood - Born October 5, 1825
- Mary Garwood - Born November 12, 1827
- Sarah Erwin
Born: May 5, 1806
Married: John Adamson March 14, 1827 - he was born about 1802, the son of James & Hannah Adamson
Died: (date/place unknown)
Children: 9
- Elizabeth Adamson - born December 15, 1827 - married James ______
- Ruth Adamson - born April 2, 1830
- Mary Adamson - born January 14, 1832
- William Adamson - born July 7, 1834
- Susannah Adamson - born December 12, 1836 - married _____ Richardson
- James H. Adamson - born July 21, 1839
- Samuel E. Adamson - born January 8, 1842 - he died October 12, 1842, only 10 months old.
- Sarah Ann Adamson - born September 22, 1843
- Erwin Adamson - Born May 18, 1848
- Susannah Erwin
Born: Born August 7, 1810
Died: (date/place unknown)
- Samuel Erwin
Born: March 12, 1814
Married: Mary H. _______ - she was born March 14, 1818 and died April 15, 1899, at the age of 81
Died: March 6, 1887, almost 73 years old
Children: 3
- Elizabeth Erwin - born about 1838
- Tryphena Erwin - born about 1842
- Clarkson Erwin - born about 1847
Mary Erwin was born March 7, 1797, in Bedford County, Virginia, the daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Holmes) Erwin. She married Richard Morlan December 30, 1819, in Columbiana County, Ohio. Richard was born February 18, 1791, in Bedford County, Virginia, the son of Stephen and Mary (Rhodes) Morlan.
Mary (Erwin) Morlan died July 5, 1846, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 49. Richard Morlan died July 6, 1866, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 75.
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