Ann (Durham) Morden (1743 - 1832)

Born 29 May 1743 in Haycock, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Wife of Ralph Morden — married 1765 in Cochecton, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1832 at about age 88 in London Twp., Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Ann was born in 1743.

• Born: 29 May 1743 in Haycock, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
• Married: Ralph Morden in 1765 in Cochecton, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
• Died: 1832 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

• Ralph owned 100 acres in Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was condemned and executed by the Rebels in 1780. Ralph and Ann had 9 children:
  • Catherine,
  • Jane,
  • John,
  • Moses,
  • Ralph,
  • Eleanor,
  • Elizabeth,
  • James,
  • Nancy Ann.

• The Mordens set out early in 1787 with four hundred other Pennsylvanians. Arriving at Fort Niagara, John and Ralph, Jr. sought out Robert Land, inspected the Burlington Bay and Cootes Paradise areas with him and decided to settle on the slopes of the Flamborough mountain.

• Ann (Durham) Morden registered her Crown Patent on July 8, 1799. She owned lot 18, Concession 3 Barton Twp. (now the city of Hamilton).

Sources

• Flamborough West Land Abstracts Film # 008637600
  • Lot #16 Con 1 of Flamborough
    • 1801, June 16th - Anne Morden of Flamborough West, Home District, Province of Upper Canada, sold to Edward Peer, Lot #16, Con 1 of Flamborough. Instrument #52 Old York, Ontario, Canada, Land Deeds. Film # 008199938.
    • 1832 - Mentions a WILL for Ann Morden (Instrument #779) but I could not find it. Did find the instrument number just did not have the correct Will Instrument #779.

• West Flamborough Centennial Committee. West Flamborough Township Centennial 1850-1950. Star Printing Company, Dundas, Ontario, 1950. p.9-10. (Available at Flamborough Archives, Waterdown, Ontario)

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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Rena Donze for creating WikiTree profile Durham-704 through the import of Bocock Family Tree.ged on Apr 20, 2013.

• Wentworth Bygones No. 1, 1958 published by the Head-of-the-Lakes Historical Society, Hamilton.