Joseph Morton (1683 - 1754)

Born 4 Mar 1683 in Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Chittenden — married 30 May 1709 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 24 Feb 1754 at age 70 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1683. He was the son of Ephraim Morton and Hannah Phinney.

He passed away in 1754.

Probate

His will was dated 7 January 1754 and proved on 4 March 1754 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Mary, and his children, Joseph Morton, Ezekiel Morton, and Hannah Diman.^[1]

His inventory was taken on 3 April 1754 in Plymouth. He was a slaveholder, and his inventory included an enslaved black man and his wife, Gad and Jane.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-68YW : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1751-1755 vol 13 > image 117 of 298; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-68WL?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-3M3%3A337795001 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1751-1755 vol 13 > image 234 of 298; State Archives, Boston.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-G9GC : 10 November 2020), Joseph Morton, 4 Mar 1683; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-G418 : 10 November 2020), Joseph Morton, 30 May 1709; citing Marriage, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLH-Y8F1 : 12 June 2020), Joseph Morton, 1754; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.