Richard
Morton
Born in Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Quinn Morton
and Mary (Anderson) Morton
Brother of
Thomas Anderson Morton, Charles A. Morton, Elizabeth Woodson Morton, John Morton, Frances (Morton) Alexander, Mary (Morton) Madison, William Quin Morton and Anderson Cocke Morton
Husband of
Martha (Spencer) Morton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 54
in Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2011
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Biography
Richard was born in 1787.
He was the husband of Martha Spencer, born 1788 per Morton Bible. [1]
Richard married Marth Spencer in Charlotte County, Virginia on 13 Jun 1809. [2]
The 1810 Census shows that Richard Morton's household in Charlotte, Virginia consisted of:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Number of Enslaved Persons: 6
Number of Household Members Under 16: 1
Number of Household Members: 9[3]
The 1840 Census shows that Richard Morton's household in Charlotte, Virginia consisted of:
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 4
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 3
Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 4
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 3
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 2
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 8
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 25
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 29
[4]
He died in 1841.
Sources
- ↑ Morton Bible. Daughters of the American Revolution. Kentucky Bible records: from the files of the Genealogical Records Committee, Kentucky Society. Page 92.
- ↑ Richard Morton in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850; Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
- ↑ Richard Morton in the 1810 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Charlotte, Virginia; Roll: 68; Page: 56; Image: Vam252_68-0109; FHL Roll: 0181428; Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
- ↑ Richard Morton in the 1840 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Charlotte, Virginia; Roll: 554; Page: 158; Family History Library Film: 0029684. Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
See also:
- Richard Morton: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2QJ-BD9 Lists his parents, siblings, spouse, 5 children, 4 sources/notes.
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