John Morton (1655 - 1722)

Born 1655 in Kent, England

Descendants

Died 1722 at about age 67 in Richland, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

• John Morton Srt. was born in 1655. He died in 1722.

• Parents: Sir William Morton 1610 - . He was born in England. In early colonial times and long before the creation of the District of Columbia in 1790, the Morton's owned large tracts of land upon which the city of Washington now stands. The District of Columbia was cut off in 1790 from two Maryland counties, Prince George and Montgomery, and part of Virginia. King Charles II granted a large tract of land in the Northern Neck of Virginia to some of his followers, among them Sir William Morton. Sir William sent to America a son who represented his fathers interests and became the founder of one line of the Morton families in America. (See Calendar State Papers, Charles II, Colonial Series, Lenox Library, NYC.)

• Spouse: Deborah “Joanne” (Sydenham) Hughes, Morton. Born 1655 in Kent Co., England. She was the widow of John Hughes.

• Children: http://www.kykinfolk.com/muhlenberg/fgs/familyM/morton-tree.htm

1. John Morton Jr. 1689 - Married MaryJordon Mountjoy b. abt. 1693

2. James Morton 1692 - 1760 Married Elizabeth Snead

3. William Morton 1694 - 1747 (will probated 7/28/1747) Married Ann Batchelder abt. 1698 - 1748

4. Thomas Morton abt. 1695 - 1729/30 Married Judith Quin

5. Mary Morton

6. Richard Morton - 1732 Married Mercy Sanford

• John made his will in Richmond County, Virginia Colony. It was probated on 5/2/1722 in Richmond County, Virginia Colony.

• In 1694, one, John Morton is found living in Northumberland Co., Virginia and in that year bought 157 acres of land in Richmond County from James Orchard. Presumably he then moved to Richmond County and 27 years later made his will mentioning his sons by name. John & William were cut off with 4 shillings each. One year later he died, his will being proved 5/2/1722.

Sources

• Source: S474 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis 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.

• Generation 2: John Morton Sr.: http://www.kykinfolk.com/muhlenberg/fgs/familyM/morton-tree.htm