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Lord Richard (Lee) Morton 1510 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Moreton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Moreton\Morton-Corbett\Corbet*

Mother: Lady Shropshire,

Spouse(s): Cicely Charleston

Children(s): Robert Morton

In 1510, Lord Richard (Lee) Morton entered the world in Moreton, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Roger Robert Moreton\Morton-Corbett\Corbet* and Lady Elizabeth Beatrix Folgamsbe-de Vernon\Vernon-Moreton\Morton-Corbett\Corbet-van Shropshire,. Lord Richard (Lee) Morton married Cicely Verch Charleston, and had children including Robert Morton. Lord Richard (Lee) Morton passed away in 1573 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Lord Richard (Lee) Morton entered the world in Moreton, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Roger Robert Moreton\Morton-Corbett\Corbet* and Lady Elizabeth Beatrix Folgamsbe-de Vernon\Vernon-Moreton\Morton-Corbett\Corbet-van Shropshire,.
  • Lord Richard (Lee) Morton married Cicely Verch Charleston, and had children including Robert Morton.
  • Lord Richard (Lee) Morton passed away in 1573 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

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Lord Morton's Ancestors

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Lord Morton
1510 – 1573
Birth Place: Moreton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Roger Robert Moreton\Morton-Corbett\Corbet*
1480 – 1575
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrix Folgamsbe-de Vernon\Vernon-Moreton\Morton-Corbett\Corbet-van) Shropshire,
1481 – 1563
Haddon, Derbyshire, England
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Lord Morton's Descendants

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Lord (Richard (Lee)) Morton (1510 – 1573) m. Cicely (Verch) Charleston (1506 – 1573)
  1. 1. Robert Morton (1535 – 14 September 1643) m. Agnes Webster (1545 – 1610)
    1. 1. Alice”Marjorie (\Marjory” ( Morton) Serwin Curwen\) Corwin (1566 – 14 May 1631) m. Sir (John of Sibbertoft) Curwen (25 Jan 1570 – 1 Jun 1631)
      1. 1. Capt. (George Matthias) Corwin (1598 – 1659) m. Margaret Morton-Shatswell (1598 – 31 Aug 1658)
        1. 1. Martha Curwen (1632 – Nov 1698) m. Henry (William) Case (10 June 1632 – 1 Jan 1665)

Lord Morton's Timeline

5 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Lord Richard (Lee) Morton in Moreton, Cheshire, England
Moreton, Cheshire, England
1525
1525
Age 15
Lord Richard (Lee) Morton was married in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
1534
1534
Age 24
Lord Richard (Lee) Morton was married in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1546
Oct 1546
Age 36
Lord Richard (Lee) Morton was married
None
1573
1573
Age 63
Death of Lord Richard (Lee) Morton in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Moreton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1546

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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