Eleanor Morton (abt. 1781 - 1876)

Born about 1781 in Orange County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1876 at about age 95 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Nellie was born around 1781 in South Carolina to Marshall and Winnie Morton.

She had one daughter, Mary Ann Martin, with Samuel Martin, a Cherokee mixed-blood. ^[1] Her other children were Mahala, Elias, Henry, Jackson, Joel J., and Martha Turner. These children were all whites using the Morton surname. Their father(s) is not known.

She died sometime after the 1860 census was taken in Milton County, Georgia.

Research Notes

Family reports have Nellie as the oldest of Marshall's children. If true, she needs to be a little older than most records show to accommodate estimated dates for the siblings that follow. 1783-84 coincides with limited records.

Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

or

Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Per Lisa Morton Mills, Samuel and Nelly were never solemnized by the church. Samuel was part Cherokee Indian and they married in the Cherokee Indian manner.

Sources

1. ↑ Valuation of Indian Improvements in Forsyth County, George, No. 30.

•  ??Not sure. "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-DZH : accessed 29 October 2019), E Martin, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 278, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 60; FHL microfilm 181,419. 1 f 26-44, 1 f <10, 1 m <10. Expect her to be more in Pendleton, Greenville, Spartenburg area.

Two Elinor Morten entries in 1820, second one seems to fit better:

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-WSL : accessed 29 October 2019), Elinor Morten, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 227, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 120; FHL microfilm 162,023. 1 f 45+, 2 f 16-25, 1 m 26-44, 1 m 16-18, 1 m <10. John Parris and James Thompson on this page.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-7NT : accessed 29 October 2019), Ellinor Morten, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 221, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 120; FHL microfilm 162,023. 1 f 26-44, 2 f 16-25, 1 f 10-15, 3 m <10.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-FNY : 11 August 2017), Nelly Mourton, Hall, Georgia, United States; citing 132, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 7,038. 1 f 50-60, 1 f 30-40, 1 m 20-30, 1 m 15-20, 2 m 5-10, 1 m1 f <5.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMF-J9Y : 13 December 2017), Jackson Moten, 1860. Milton, Georgia.

Jackson Moten Male 37 S C

Elizabeth Moten Female 27 Ga

Lewis Moten Male 15 Ga

Matilda Moten Female 13 Ga

William H Moten Male 10 Ga

Marshal Moten Male 8 Ga

Green Moten Male 6 Ga

Martha Moten Female 4 Ga

Samilla Moten Female 2 Ga

Milley Moten [Nellie] Female 77 S C

John S Moten Male 1 Ga

This seems to be the census record Shadburn and Strange reference in their book for Nellie in 1860. The problems are 1. Joel Jackson's wife was living with Henry's family in Arkansas in 1850 w/o him, 2. According to his (& Cynthia) children's (Hester, Joel Jr.) reports, Joel Jackson died 1849-1852, 3. According to testimony given by Mahala, Joel came to the Cherokee Nation, IT in 1835. Is Joel Jackson suppose to be two different people-Joel and Jackson? This is a different wife with different children. Using this tree to compare to, Shadburn and Strange have left a child (or two) off the list of Nellie's children: Eleanor's Family Group

See also:

• Shadburn, Don L. with John D. Strange,III, Upon Our Ruins, A Study in Cherokee History and Genealogy, The Cottonpatch Press, 2012, pp. 183-187. Note: Morton/Ashcroft researchers who were able to interview the old-timers that knew Marshall and Winnie Morton, vehemently oppose any notion that there were ever any marriages between the Mortons and the Ashcroft/Ashcrafts. Among it sources, this book uses the book Trail of Unstrung Beads: Following Marshall Morton by JeriLynn Morton as a secondary reference. Primary sources still need checked.
• Shadburn, Don L., Unhallowed Intrusion, A History of Cherokee Families of Forsyth County, Georgia, McNaughton & Gunn, 1993, p. 612.
• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/5513553/person/308432605/facts

Acknowledgments

• Lisa Morton Mills and her mother, historian for the Morton family.