Benjamin Wistar Morris (sometimes spelled "Wister"; 1762–1825)[1] was the founder of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
His grandson was Episcopal bishop Benjamin Wistar Morris II, and his great grandson was Benjamin Wistar Morris III, a noted architect.
[2] Benjamin Morris, an agent of the Pine Creek Land Company, settled in Tioga County, Pennsylvania about 1805 with his wife Mary Wells Morris.
[3] William Wells, Mary's brother, was a leader of the land company for whom Benjamin worked.
[3] At the time they settled in the county, the Morris' log house was the only home in what is now the borough of Wellsboro.