John Morton Jr (1763 - 1841)

Born 1763 in Broughshane, Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Alexander) Morton — married 1788 in Fairview, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Died 14 Dec 1841 at about age 78 in South Salem, Ross, Ohio, United States

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Biography

The Snow James & Mary

The James & Mary sailed from Larne, Ireland, John Moore, Master, to Charleston, South Carolina, carrying 183 passengers. One source for the passenger list is: (British) Public Records Office, C.O. 5/511.--vp

Meeting of January 12, 1768 the Clerk reported that he had in pursuance of his Excellency the Governors directions been on board the snow James and Mary John Moore Master from Larnes and administered the oaths to such of the poor protestants as were of age who had lately arrived in her into this Province on the encouragement and Bounty given by an Act of the General Assembly of this Province passed the 25th July 1761 agreeable to the following list:

According to the passenger list of the James and Mary, John was 4 years old at the time of the crossing. (I included the names just preceding and following the families.)

Miller Robert 40
Morton John 39 1728
Morton Jane 26 1741
Morton David 7 1760 David Morton
Morton John, Jr. 4 1763 John Morton
Morton Elizabeth 2 1765 Elizabeth Morton
Nichol James 30

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1762

Place: Broughshane, Antrim, , Ireland

Sources

• http://sciway3.net/proctor/ships/v2/jandmary1767.html

• Source: S2155150863 Repository: #R3198678162 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note:
• Repository: R3198678162 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

Space:1790_Census_Greenville_County_South_Carolina

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Morton-1479 created through the import of Foster Family Tree.ged on May 27, 2011 by Ferrell Foster.

Research Notes

The parents of John Morton, John Morton and Jane Peden are listed in Pedens of South Carolina Vol 1.

Pedens of South Carolina Vol. 1 2013 House of Mary pages 69-101 House of Jane pages 129-157 1.5 Margaret pages 73, 133 James Mark Paden (House of John), editor Warren and Carmack Publishing; Salt Lake City, UT 84102 ISBN 978-0-9837262-5-8

http://sciway3.net/proctor/ships/v2/jandmary1767.html The Snow James & Mary