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Josiah Morton (abt. 1653 - 1694)

Josiah Morton
Born about in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Died at about age 41 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Birth 1653 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Death 29 May 1694 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Josiah Morton Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 Name: Josiah Morton Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 8 Mar 1686 Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Spouse's Name: Susannah Wood Josiah Morton was born 1653 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Ephraim Morton (1623-1693) and Ann Cooper (1625-1691) and died 29 May 1694 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Susannah Wood (1664-1712) 8 March 1686 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Josiah Morton Birth: 1653 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Death: 29 May 1694 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Father: Ephraim Morton (1623-1693) Mother: Ann Cooper (1625-1691) Spouse /

His inventory was taken on 15 June 1694 and recorded at Plymouth. His widow, Susanna was granted administration of his estate.[1]

On 10 January 1696/97, after dying intestate and leaving three small children, each of the uncles, George Morton (guardian of his son Henry), Ephraim Morton (guardian of his daughter Susanna), and Nathaniel Morton (guardian of his son Josiah) were appointed guardians for the children. Josiah the eldest son received a double portion of the estate, and Susanna and Henry each received a share.[2][3]

In 1709, he (deceased) and his son Josiah are mentioned in his brother, Nathaniel Morton's will..[4]

On 19 September 1712, his children, Josiah Morton, and Susanna, wife of Ephraim Morton signed a distribution agreement. Their brother Henry had died in his minority.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-JDSQ : 20 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 104 of 490; State Archives, Boston.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-J8RV : 21 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 132 of 490; State Archives, Boston.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-J81W : 21 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 133 of 490; State Archives, Boston.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-6SVL : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2 > image 93 of 106; State Archives, Boston.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-ZFS9 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 102 of 710; State Archives, Boston.




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Zeller-948 Ray Zeller
Jillaine;

Thank you for noticing Josiah. I am not a relative my only connection is from reading about him on Google and that was indirectly because he was mentioned. To shorten a long story, I summered as a child in Onset Ma, a village in the town of Wareham. There is a house way out on a strip of land fronting Onset bay as it merges into the south end of the Cape Cod canal the very end of the land is called Burgess Point and the house is the oldest one in Wareham and Josiah is reputed to be the first owner.

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Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
What source supports that he was son of Ephraim, please? Thank you?
posted by Jillaine Smith
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Found it. He's named as son in Ephraim's will:

https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/plymouth-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1686-1881/image?volumeId=20954&pageName=14264:5&rId=45472877

posted by Jillaine Smith

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