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John Morton 1655 – 1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 18, 1655

Birth Location: Durham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: May 02, 1722

Death Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir MORTON

Mother: Lady Smyth

Spouse(s): Joane Hughes

Children(s): James Morton, Joseph Morton

In 1655, John Morton entered the world in Durham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William MORTON and Lady Anne Smyth. Years later, John Morton married Joane Hughes, and the couple became parents to James Morton and Joseph Morton. John Morton died in 1722 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Sir MORTON
1605 – 1672
Birth Location: Newcastle Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
SM
Lady Smyth
1610 – 1661
Birth Location: Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
LS

Spouses(s)

Joane Hughes
1655 – 1714
Birth Location: Durham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
JH

Children(s)

James Morton
1692 – 1760
Birth Location: St Thomas Par, Orange, Virginia, USA
JM
Joseph Morton
1709 – 1782
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, USA
JM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Dec 02, 1654
    Event Place: Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1655
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1045.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Feb 18, 1655
    Event Place: Durham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1666
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1666; Page Number: 31

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of John Morton, Henrico County, Virginia and his descendants, The Mortons and their kin : a genealogy and a source book

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1722
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: May 02, 1722
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: May 02, 1722
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917

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