Incidents of Life of William Morris Recalled at Organization of New Chapter of the D.A.R. at Pratt-on-Kanawha. Pratt-on-Kanawha is a small village where the first homestead in the Kanawha calley was settled in 1773 by William Morris, his wife, 8 sons, 2 daughters, several slaves. Morris built a rough log cabin surrounded by a high log stockade as protection against Indians. b.1722 d.1793 The Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, West Virginia) 19 Mar 1922, Sun • Page 30