Mathias
"Matthias"
Morton
formerly Mårtensson
Born in Ammansland, New Sweden
Son of Martti Marttinen Sr.
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Mårten Mårtensson Jr, Lars (Mårtensson) Mortonson, Anna Mårtensdotter, Brigitta (Mortonson) Hendrickson, Andrew Morton and Margaret Morton
Husband of
Anna (Johansdotter) Springer
— married
1690 (to Dec 1707) in Chester, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew Morton, Martin Morton, Maria Marten (Morton) Stalcop, John Morton, Christiana Morton, Peter Morton, Christina Mortenson-Morton, Mathias Morton and Catherine Morton
Died
at about age 39
in Ridley, Chester, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jan 2017
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Biography
Matthias Mårtensson was born in 1669 in Ammansland ("land of the wet-nurse") to New Sweden Forefather Mårten Mårtensson (born Martti Marttinen) and an unknown mother. At the time, Ammansland was newly part of New Netherland. Ammansland is now Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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| Morton Homestead. |
Matthias Mårtensson built the oldest standing log cabin in the United States, now known as the Morton Homestead.
Family
Mathias married Anna, daughter of Johan Gustaffson and Brita Månsdotter, with whom he had seven children.
- Andrew Morton (1691-aft 1740), m. twice, five children
- Morton Morton (1692-c1766), m. Christina Walraven, ten children
- Maria Morton (1696-aft 1764), m. John Stalcop, ten children
- John Morton (1697-1742), m. Margareta Stalcop, five children
- Christina Morton (1699-aft. 1764), m. Samuel Peterson & Jesper Walraven, ten children
- Peter Morton (1702-aft. 1741), unm.
- Matthias Morton, Jr. (c1704-1771), m. Elizabeth Hyland, five children
Death and Legacy
After Matthias died in 1708, his widow and children moved to New Castle.[1]
"Matthias Mårtensson, born in 1669, was married in 1690 to Anna, daughter of Johan Gustafsson and Brita Månsdotter. He built a log cabin at the Morton Homestead, adjacent to his father's. Matthias' cabin is the oldest log cabin still standing in America today. He inherited the Morton Homestead property with the duty to care for his father and stepmother, but died in December 1708. His widow and children moved to New Castle County, where Anna married [2] the widower Jonas Walraven, and [3] the widower Charles Springer."[2]
"Mathias Martonson, 2nd son of Mârton Mârtonson (otherwise Mortonson and Morton), was of Amosland, yeoman. His descendants assumed the name of Morton. Deed, 1703, 24 May. Mârton Mârtonson to Mathias Mârtonson (otherwise Morton), his son, for 350 acres of land, which the grantor had by deed from Andrew Jansen, 12 Mar, 1694-5. Mathias died intestate before 15 March 1717-18."[3]
Note that different individuals with similar or the same name in this family are sometimes confused for each other.
Sources
- ↑ Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig, "Mårten Mårtensson and his Morton Family," Swedish Colonial News, Volume 1, Number 13 (Spring 1996).
- ↑ The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware. Peter Stebbins Craig, J.D. SAG Publications, Winter Park, Florida, 1993. Page 41. Portions of Dr Craig's books have been summarised and made available at The Swedish Colonial Society website. Information on Matthias, his parents, and his children is archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20070218215820/http://www.colonialswedes.org/forefathers/Morton.html
- ↑ Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 1981. Page 527. This collection has been digitised and is available at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48567/.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mathias by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mathias:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mathias by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mathias:
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~0.39%
Laurence Smiser
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23andMe, GEDmatch M140729 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M140729 [compare], FTDNA kit #176662
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~0.39%
F Lewis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A616565 [compare], Ancestry member Enchantedwikiroom
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A616565 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A616565 [compare]
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~0.39%
Marie (Young) Hoff :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A824273 [compare], Ancestry member Marie_Young_Hoff
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MyHeritage DNA
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