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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: Mary? None

Spouse(s): Annie FISHER

Children(s): Q. MORTON, Sophronia MORTON, Minerva MORTON, George MORTON, MORTON None, MORTON None, Elijah MORTON, Josephine MORTON, Martha MORTON, MORTON None, Ann MORTON, Christiana MORTON, Felix MORTON, MORTON None, MORTON None, MORTON None, MORTON None, MORTON None

Jacob MORTON was born in 1787 in Caswell Co, NC, the child of Mesheck MORTON and Mary?. Jacob MORTON married Annie FISHER, and had children including Q. E. MORTON, Sophronia Emma MORTON, Minerva Lee MORTON, George W. C. MORTON, MORTON, MORTON, Elijah A. MORTON, Josephine Julia Eleanor MORTON, Martha Jane MORTON, MORTON, Ann F. MORTON, Christiana E. MORTON, Felix MORTON, MORTON, MORTON, MORTON, MORTON, MORTON. Jacob MORTON passed away in 1855 in Bedford Co, TN.

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Biography

  • Jacob MORTON was born in 1787 in Caswell Co, NC, the child of Mesheck MORTON and Mary?.
  • Jacob MORTON married Annie FISHER, and had children including Q. E. MORTON, Sophronia Emma MORTON, Minerva Lee MORTON, George W. C. MORTON, MORTON, MORTON, Elijah A. MORTON, Josephine Julia Eleanor MORTON, Martha Jane MORTON, MORTON, Ann F. MORTON, Christiana E. MORTON, Felix MORTON, MORTON, MORTON, MORTON, MORTON, MORTON.
  • Jacob MORTON passed away in 1855 in Bedford Co, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mesheck MORTON
– 1796
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Mary? None
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Spouses(s)

Annie FISHER
1798 – 1869
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Q. MORTON
1835 –
Birth Location: Bedford Co, TN
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Sophronia MORTON
1820 – 1875
Birth Location: Bedford County, TN
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Minerva MORTON
1819 –
Birth Location: Bedford County, TN
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George MORTON
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MORTON None
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MORTON None
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Elijah MORTON
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Josephine MORTON
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Martha MORTON
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MORTON None
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Ann MORTON
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Christiana MORTON
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Felix MORTON
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MORTON None
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MORTON None
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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
Mary?
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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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 (25 SEP 1835 – ) m. Nancy (M.) Jackson
    1. 1. John (J.) MORTON
    2. 2. Martha (E.) MORTON
    3. 3. Mark (J.) MORTON
    4. 4. Q. (Emmett) MORTON
    5. 5. Rufus (H.) MORTON
    6. 6. Nannie (R.) MORTON
    7. 7. James (L.) MORTON
  2. 2. Sophronia (Emma) MORTON (19 SEP 1820 – 1 NOV 1875) m. Michael SHOFFNER (28 JUL 1818 – 27 MAY 1892)
    1. 1. Ann (E.) SHOFFNER (1839 – )
    2. 2. Jacob (Morton) SHOFNER (2 AUG 1841 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) SHOFFNER (22 FEB 1843 – )
    4. 4. Emma (Amelia) SHOFFNER (3 OCT 1844 – 25 NOV 1911) m. John (Fletcher) MOORE (14 MAY 1841 – 24 FEB 1905)
      1. 1. Archibald (Shofner) MOORE (22 JUL 1862 – 8 JUN 1947) m. Lucy ASHLEY (25 MAR 1867 – 10 NOV 1926)
        1. 1. William (Ashley) MOORE (18 SEP 1889 – 6 MAR 1976) m. Ruth (Bonapart) MANKIN ( – ABT 1984)
        2. 2. Michael (Shoffner) MOORE (19 NOV 1892 – 26 MAY 1980) m. Mary (Catherine) MANKIN
        3. 3. John (Norman) MOORE (26 OCT 1895 – 28 JUL 1935)
      2. 2. Mary (Suffrona) MOORE (23 AUG 1864 – 22 DEC 1937) m. Zacariah (Taylor) CANNON (18 DEC 1849 – 7 APR 1926)
        1. 1. Everett (Sinclair) CANNON (5 JUN 1888 – 14 FEB 1956) m. Lucy (Shofner) JONES (28 JUL 1894 – ) m. Charlotte SOWELL
        2. 2. Alberta (Lee) CANNON (10 DEC 1889 – 29 NOV 1969) m. Waldon SORRELLS (22 AUG 1886 – SEP 1916) m. Gladys MOORE (1898 – 2 JUN 1957)
        3. 3. Michael (Shoffner) CANNON (2 OCT 1891 – 26 FEB 1984) m. Myrtle (Annis) REAVES ( – 16 SEP 1981)
        4. 4. Wilburn (Hoyte) CANNON (16 NOV 1893 – 4 JUL 1953) m. Westell POWELL
        5. 5. Jennie (Pearl) CANNON (31 JAN 1896 – 13 MAR 1986) m. Roy (Edwin) ROBERTS (6 SEP 1890 – 4 FEB 1930) m. George (T.) Burrum (7 FEB 1889 – FEB 1979)
        6. 6. Eula (Myrtle) CANNON (29 JUL 1898 – 10 OCT 1927) m. Leroy (B.) MCFARLIN
        7. 7. Lucy (Evelyn) CANNON (21 MAY 1903 – 17 SEP 1985) m. Byron (Lee) FOSTER (4 AUG 1891 – 28 MAY 1956) m. Edgar (Paul) CARROLL (1901 – 1975)
      3. 3. Michael (Shoffner) MOORE (24 APR 1866 – 18 JUN 1890)
      4. 4. Nancy (Yell) MOORE (1 AUG 1868 – )
      5. 5. Fredrick (E.) MOORE (19 DEC 1871 – )
      6. 6. Virginia (A.) MOORE (1873 – 1896) m. KEELING
      7. 7. Andrew (Moses) MOORE (7 MAY 1875 – 22 NOV 1962)
      8. 8. Hugh (Lawson) MOORE (1878 – )
      9. 9. Myrtle (E.) MOORE (1884 – ) m. Ashley MANKIN
      10. 10. MOORE
    5. 5. John (E.) SHOFFNER (1847 – )
    6. 6. Hugh (L.) SHOFNER (1848 – )
    7. 7. Finis (E.) SHOFNER (10 FEB 1850 – )
    8. 8. Martha (W.) SHOFFNER (22 FEB 1851 – )
    9. 9. James (J.) SHOFNER (14 JAN 1853 – )
    10. 10. Christina (Lee) SHOFFNER (3 MAY 1853 – )
    11. 11. Laura (Elizabeth) SHOFFNER (27 JAN 1856 – )
    12. 12. Jennie (B.) SHOFFNER (1858 – )
    13. 13. Cora (Ann) SHOFFNER (1859 – )
    14. 14. Michael (F) SHOFFNER (8 APR 1861 – 16 OCT 1862)
  3. 3. Minerva (Lee) MORTON (30 APR 1819 – ) m. Benjamin (Forsythe) WHITWORTH (21 JAN 1814 – )
  4. 4. George (W. C.) MORTON
  5. 5. MORTON
  6. 6. MORTON
  7. 7. Elijah (A.) MORTON
  8. 8. Josephine (Julia Eleanor) MORTON
  9. 9. Martha (Jane) MORTON
  10. 10. MORTON
  11. 11. Ann (F.) MORTON
  12. 12. Christiana (E.) MORTON
  13. 13. Felix MORTON
  14. 14. MORTON
  15. 15. MORTON
  16. 16. MORTON
  17. 17. MORTON
  18. 18. MORTON

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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