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Col Joseph Morton 1709–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1709

Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia

Death Date: 28 June 1782

Death Location: Charlotte, Amelia, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Colony of Virginia

Father: John Morton

Mother: Elizabeth Davis

Spouse(s): Mary BECKWITH

Children(s): Margaret Morton

Col Joseph Morton was born in 1709 in Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, the child of John Morton And Elizabeth Davis. Col Joseph Morton married Mary Margaret Elizabeth Beckwith, and had children including Margaret Sydenham Morton. Col Joseph Morton passed away in 1782 in Charlotte, Amelia, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Colony of Virginia.

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Biography

  • Col Joseph Morton was born in 1709 in Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, the child of John Morton And Elizabeth Davis.
  • Col Joseph Morton married Mary Margaret Elizabeth Beckwith, and had children including Margaret Sydenham Morton.
  • Col Joseph Morton passed away in 1782 in Charlotte, Amelia, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Colony of Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Morton
1683–
Birth Location: –
JM
Elizabeth Davis
1687–1732
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary BECKWITH
1725–1759
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Morton
1756–1840
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
MM

Col Morton's Ancestors

Self
Col Morton
1709–1782
Birth Place: Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia
Parents
John Morton
1683–
Elizabeth Davis
1687–1732
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col Morton's Descendants

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Col (Joseph) Morton (27 Dec 1709–28 June 1782) m. Mary (Margaret Elizabeth) BECKWITH (27 Jul 1725–1759)
  1. 1. Margaret (Sydenham) Morton 1756–1840 m. Robert (Burton) Payne 1751–1788
    1. 1. Richard (Beckwith) Payne 1776–1858 m. Judith (Mary) Anderson 1773–1862
      1. 1. Norella ("Molly" Burton) Payne 1801–1889 m. Jesse (Reese Hughes) (Hughes) 1798–1880
        1. 1. Mary ('Mollie' Lucy Hughes) (Hughes) 1839–1897 m. Capt. (James Minor) Hughes 1838–1910

Col Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1709
27 Dec 1709
Birth of Col Joseph Morton in Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia
Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia
1782
28 June 1782
Age 73
Death of Col Joseph Morton in Charlotte, Amelia, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Colony of Virginia
Charlotte, Amelia, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Colony of Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1709
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 June 1782
    Event Place: Charlotte, Amelia, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Colony of Virginia
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