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Jacob MORTON 1787–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 FEB 1787

Birth Location: Caswell Co, NC

Death Date: 4 SEP 1855

Death Location: Bedford Co, TN

Father: Mesheck MORTON

Mother:

Spouse(s): Annie FISHER

Children(s): Q. MORTON, Sophronia MORTON, Minerva MORTON

The story of Jacob MORTON began in 1787 in Caswell Co, NC. Jacob MORTON married Annie Fisher, and had children including Ann F Morton, Christiana E Morton, Elijah A Morton, Felix Morton, George W C Morton, Josephine Julia Eleanor Morton, Martha Jane Morton, Minerva Lee Morton, Morton, Q E Morton, Sophronia Emma Morton. Jacob MORTON passed away in 1855 in Bedford Co, TN.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob MORTON began in 1787 in Caswell Co, NC.
  • Jacob MORTON married Annie Fisher, and had children including Ann F Morton, Christiana E Morton, Elijah A Morton, Felix Morton, George W C Morton, Josephine Julia Eleanor Morton, Martha Jane Morton, Minerva Lee Morton, Morton, Q E Morton, Sophronia Emma Morton.
  • Jacob MORTON passed away in 1855 in Bedford Co, TN.

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Jacob MORTON's Ancestors

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Jacob MORTON
1787–1855
Birth Place: Caswell Co, NC
Parents
Mesheck MORTON
–1796
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob MORTON's Descendants

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Jacob MORTON (17 FEB 1787–4 SEP 1855) m. Annie FISHER (27 APR 1798–16 JUL 1869)
  1. 1. Q. (E.) MORTON 1835–
  2. 2. Sophronia (Emma) MORTON 1820–1875 m. Michael SHOFFNER 1818–1892
    1. 1. Emma (Amelia) SHOFFNER 1844–1911 m. John (Fletcher) MOORE 1841–1905
      1. 1. Mary (Suffrona) MOORE 1864–1937 m. Zacariah (Taylor) CANNON 1849–1926
        1. 1. Evelyn CANNON 1903–1985 m. Edgar (Paul) CARROLL 1901–1975 m. Byron (Lee) FOSTER 1891–1956
        2. 2. Everett (Sinclair) CANNON 1888–1956 m. Lucy (Shofner) JONES 1894–
        3. 3. Alberta (Lee) CANNON 1889–1969 m. Waldon SORRELLS 1886–1916 m. Gladys MOORE 1898–1957
        4. 4. Michael (Shoffner) CANNON 1891–1984 m. Myrtle (Annis) REAVES –1981
        5. 5. Wilburn (Hoyte) CANNON 1893–1953
        6. 6. Jennie (Pearl) CANNON 1896–1986 m. Roy (Edwin) ROBERTS 1890–1930 m. George (T.) Burrum 1889–1979
        7. 7. Eula (Myrtle) CANNON 1898–1927
      2. 2. Archibald (Shofner) MOORE 1862–1947 m. Lucy ASHLEY 1867–1926
        1. 1. William (Ashley) MOORE 1889–1976 m. Ruth (Bonapart) MANKIN –1984
        2. 2. Michael (Shoffner) MOORE 1892–1980
        3. 3. John (Norman) MOORE 1895–1935
      3. 3. Michael (Shoffner) MOORE 1866–1890
      4. 4. Nancy (Yell) MOORE 1868–
      5. 5. Fredrick (E.) MOORE 1871–
      6. 6. Virginia (A.) MOORE 1873–1896
      7. 7. Andrew (Moses) MOORE 1875–1962
      8. 8. Hugh (Lawson) MOORE 1878–
      9. 9. Myrtle (E.) MOORE 1884–
    2. 2. Ann (E.) SHOFFNER 1839–
    3. 3. Jacob (Morton) SHOFNER 1841–
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) SHOFFNER 1843–
    5. 5. John (E.) SHOFFNER 1847–
    6. 6. Hugh (L.) SHOFNER 1848–
    7. 7. Finis (E.) SHOFNER 1850–
    8. 8. Martha (W.) SHOFFNER 1851–
    9. 9. James (J.) SHOFNER 1853–
    10. 10. Christina (Lee) SHOFFNER 1853–
    11. 11. Laura (Elizabeth) SHOFFNER 1856–
    12. 12. Jennie (B.) SHOFFNER 1858–
    13. 13. Cora (Ann) SHOFFNER 1859–
    14. 14. Michael (F) SHOFFNER 1861–1862
  3. 3. Minerva (Lee) MORTON 1819– m. Benjamin (Forsythe) WHITWORTH 1814–

Jacob MORTON's Timeline

2 Records

1787
17 FEB 1787
Birth of Jacob MORTON in Caswell Co, NC
Caswell Co, NC
1855
4 SEP 1855
Age 68
Death of Jacob MORTON in Bedford Co, TN
Bedford Co, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1787
    Event Place: Caswell Co, NC
    Record Source: Doug1.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1855
    Event Place: Bedford Co, TN
    Record Source: Doug1.ged

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