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Benjamin Morton 1765–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1765

Birth Location: probably Amherst or Orange County, VA

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Kentucky

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Sarah Hawkins

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Benjamin Morton was born in 1765 in probably Amherst or Orange County, VA, the child of John Morton Sr And Sarah Hawkins. Benjamin Morton passed away in 1839 in Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Morton was born in 1765 in probably Amherst or Orange County, VA, the child of John Morton Sr And Sarah Hawkins.
  • Benjamin Morton passed away in 1839 in Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1727–1810
Birth Location: Orange County, VA
JS
Sarah Hawkins
1735–1826
Birth Location: probably Virginia
SH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Morton's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Morton
1765–1839
Birth Place: probably Amherst or Orange County, VA
Parents
John Morton Sr.
1727–1810
Orange County, VA
Sarah Hawkins
1735–1826
probably Virginia
Grandparents
William Morton
1655–1748
Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Ann Morton
–1748
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1765
about 1765
Birth of Benjamin Morton in probably Amherst or Orange County, VA
probably Amherst or Orange County, VA
1839
1839
Age 74
Death of Benjamin Morton in Kentucky
Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1765
    Event Place: probably Amherst or Orange County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Kentucky
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