Deborah Sydenham (Hughes) Morton (1660 - 1760)

Born 1660 in Kent, England

Wife of John Morton Sr. — married 25 Jul 1682 in Henrico County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1760 at about age 100 in Henrico, Virginia

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Biography

Deborah was born in 1660 in Kent County, England. She died in 1760 in Virginia.

Parents: Robert Steven Hughes 1630 - 1690 & Rachel (Wade) Hughes 1631 - 1691.

Spouse: John Morton Sr. Born in 1655 in Kent County, England. Christened 2/18/1655. They were Married on 7/25/1682 in Henrico County, Virginia. He died in 1722. His will was probated 5/2/1722 in Richmond County, Virginia.

Children:

1. John Morton Jr. 1689 -

• Married Mary Jordan Mountjoy 1693 -

2. James Morton 1692 - 1760

• Married Elizabeth Snead -

3. William Morton 1694 - 1740

• Married John Christopher -

4. Thomas Morton abt. 1695 - 1729 or 30

• Married in 1718 to Elizabeth Woodson1699 - 1740

5. Mary Morton -

6. Richard Morton. - 1732

• Married Mercy Sanford -

• Children/Dates/Spouses above are from this source: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Descendants of Sir William Morton. Generation 2. http://www.kykinfolk.com/muhlenberg/fgs/familyM/morton-tree.htm It also lists their children.

• Ancesty.com and Findagrave (on John Morton's page) lists these children with John Morton (names from above are on this list but with different dates and this list has more children) https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/deborah-joanne-sydenham-hughes-24-3745mp :

1. Josiah Morton 1683 - 1753

• Married Elizabeth Davis -

2. Thomas Morton 1690 - 1730

3. Richard Morton 1680 - 1732

4. William Morton 1676 - 1748

5. James Morton 1692 - 1760

6. Capt. John Sydenham Morton 1684 - 1728

7. Winfred Morton 1678 - 1722

8. Mary Morton 1689 - 1781

9. Mary Morton 1682 - 1685

10. Jane Morton 1678 - 1683

11. Thomas Morton 1690 - 1731

• Married Elizabeth (Wooderson) 1699 - 1740. Married in 1718.

Research Notes

• In 1691 there appeared a petition of Henry Randolph for 100 acres of land because he had imported Susannah Symonds and Ann Hughes. [Was Ann any relation to Joan?] supposedly she was from Luisa County, Virginia and arrived from Europe with the Randolphs. John Morton transferred 200 acres to William Randolph in Chickahominy Swamp.

• This website is looking into the marriage of Deborah and John and came to the conclusion that I came to. The conclusion that "Deborah was the wife of the Richmond John Morton? Thoughts on this? http://moorecountymortons.blogspot.com/2010/02/john-morton-and-joanne-anes-hughes-wade.html

• Her sister Sarah also has a wikitree record. It says she was born in 1655 (Same as Deborah) and died in 1682. Not much information on her page but I thought it was interesting the birthdates are the same year. Twins or one of them has the wrong year? 5-15-21 I cannot find information on her or which Mother is correct.

• First Husband John Wade Disproved. Sources that had it and are NOT correct.

• I read records in several places she was NOT first married to John Wade/his widow. She was wrongly identified. Page 9. https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/b/ba/Morton-157.pdf

• Name seen as Deborah Joanne Sydenham (Hughes) Wade. Joanne was married to John Wade (Anes in another place) prior to her marriage to John Morton.

• Deborah "Joanne "Hughes was a widow when John Morton, Sr. married her on 7/25/1682 in Henrico County, Virginia. From: Marriages - St. John’s Church, Henrico County,Virginia. https://archive.org/stream/annalsofhenricop00moor#page/224/mode/2up

• Need to determine through more research which kids/dates are correct.

Sources

• Ancesty.com lists her name/information: Deborah "Joanne" Sydenham (Hughes) Morton. Born in Kent, England on 1655 to Steven Hughes and Rachel (Wade) Hughes. Deborah married John Morton and had 11 children. She passed away on 7/25/1760 in Henrico, Virginia.

• "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and New Brunswick" published in the William and Mary Quarterly in July 1931. States Joseph, Thomas and John were all three sons of the John Morton, Sr. who married Deborah "Joanne" (Hughes).

• The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia" Page 205: Morton Data - John Morton LineComplied 8/1903 by Daniel Morton, M.D., St. Joseph, Missouri. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1921025?seq=1

• Deborah "Joanne" (Hughes) born: bet. 1652 & 1655 in Kent, England

died: aft. 1722. Married: John Morton on BET 1675 AND 1682 at St. Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia. or Henrico Co., Virginia. https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/138020/I34206/deborahjoanne-hughes/individual

*Genealogy of John Morton, Henrico County, Virginia and his descendants 1681 - 1850+ . Page 8 mentions marriage of John and Deborah "Joanne". https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/b/ba/Morton-157.pdf

• Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia (William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, 2nd Ser., Vol. 11, No. 3. July, 1931. James Walter Allen. Pages 210 - 220.

• Citing existent records of Henrico, Prince Edward, and Brunswick Counties, Virginia. This scholarly article builds the Morton genealogy on facts, not guesses.