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William Prescott Morton 1768 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sept 1768

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Oct 1852

Death Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Father: Parson MORTON

Mother: Ann Holton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Archibald Morton, Silas Morton, Mary Morton, Jane Morton, Henry Morton

It was in 1768 that William Prescott Morton was born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, a child of Parson Samuel "Sam" (HOULTON) MORTON and Ann Holton. William Prescott Morton had children such as Archibald Houston Morton, Silas Lazarus Morton, Mary Morton, Jane Morton and Henry Harvey Morton. William Prescott Morton was deceased by 1852 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States.

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Parents

Parson MORTON
1731 – 1799
Birth Location: Chanceford Twp, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ann Holton
1734 – 1802
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Archibald Morton
1803 – 1884
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
AM
Silas Morton
1808 – 1870
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Morton
1814 – 1853
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
MM
Jane Morton
1817 –
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States
JM
Henry Morton
1819 – 1892
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Sept 1768
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Oct 1852
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
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