Mary (Stanford) Morton (abt. 1788 - abt. 1878)

Born about 1788 in Chester County, South Carolina, United States

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Died about 1878 at about age 90 in Fayette County, Alabama

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Agnes was born about 1784. She passed away about 1878.

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Chester Co. Courthouse, in Record Book J, March 1822-1826, p. 66

Thomas Stanford Vs. Mrs. Ann Brown.

Whereas George Brown, deceased, of Chester District, State of SC, at the time of his death was possessed of a tract of land containing two hundred and eleven acres, being part of a tract originally grandted to John Bond.

George Brown died intestate, leaving at the time of his death:

Ann Brown, his widow and the following next of kin:

John Brown, James Brown, William Brown, Thomas Brown, brothers of the said George Brown dec'd;

James Hamilton surviving husband of Jane Hamilton, formerly Jane Brown, sister of the said George Brown, dec'd, Thomas Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, Eby Hamilton, Jane Hamilton, Willima Hamilton, Moses Hamilton, Matty McDaniel, formerly Matty Hamilton, and John McDaniel her husband, the children, the children of the said James and Jane Hamilton;

and Thomas Stanford, Senr., surviving husband of Martha Stanford, formerly Martha Brown, sister of the said George Brown dec'd, Thomas Stanford, Junr., William Stanford, George Stanford, James Stanford, John Stanford, Mary Morton, formerly Mary Stanford, and Willie Morton her husband,

and Jennet Lamb, formerly Jennet Stanford and Isaac Lamp her husband,

Martha Mobley, formerly Martha Stanford, and Daniel Mobley her husband,

Peggy Bennett, formerly Peggy Stanford and John Bennett her husband,

Jane Perry, formerly Jane Stanford and William Perry her husband,

and Rebecca Almon, formerly Rebecca Stanford and Jacob Almon her husband, the children of the said Thomas Stanford, Senr., and Martha Stanford dec'd., heirs of the said George Brown, deceased. Whereupon the said Ann Brown widow of the said George Brown dec'd became entitled to one half of the said tract of land and the aforesaid Heirs to a distributive share of the remaining half.

There is more on this estate settlement in the clerk's office, Chester Co. Court House Book wW, p. 438, No. 479, but no further genealogy info.

• From the records of Bernice Schroer http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bd20120903&id=I2048

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First-hand information as remembered by Jason W. Crews, Friday, July 18, 2014.

Unsourced family tree handed down to Abigail (Banks) Dennison.

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Pedens of South Carolina Vol. 1 2013 House of Jane pages 129-157 4.6 William pages 131, 133-134, 137-138 James Mark Paden (House of John), editor Warren and Carmack Publishing; Salt Lake City, UT 84102 ISBN 978-0-9837262-5-8