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Thomas Morton

Parents

Children with Cicily Kathine Moore (b. 1726, d. 1762)

Daughter	Icy Morton
Son	George Morton (b. 1748, d. 18 November 1815)
Son	Thomas Morton+ (b. 1752)
Daughter	Agnes Woodson Morton (b. 1754)
Son	Samuel Morton+ (b. 1755, d. 15 October 1825)
Son	Peyton Morton (b. 1755)
Daughter	Mary Ann ("Susanna") Morton+ (b. 1758)
Son	William Morton (b. 1759)
Son	Joseph Morton+ (b. 1760, d. 23 August 1844)
Son	George Morton+ (b. 1764, d. 1832)

Biography

ChildParent1,1,2,2
Anecdote		About Thomas Morton, Jr. Regulars from 1st Va. Regt., and continued in service six months. (Prince Edward Co.) In 1761, Thomas Morton granted to son George Morton 100 acres on Sandy River, part of land Joseph Ligon bought from Joseph Morton. Thomas was listed with only 1 tithable in Prince Edward County in 1767 so he must have had no tithable slaves at that point and all children living at home must have been under 16. In 1771, Thomas Morton Sr. granted to George Morton and wife Hannah Ritter 100 acres on Sandy River in Prince Edward County. According to the Kansas DAR, Thomas Morton (wife Cicily Katherine Moore) performed patriotic service for Virginia in the Revolutionary War. He was a private in his brother John's Company at the beginning of the Revolutionary War when his name appears on the company muster in August of 1776 although he would have been about 50 years old at the time. According to some, his name did not appear on later muster rolls, so the Thomas Morton listed in the 28 Jun 1781 muster roll of Capt John Morton's company from Prince Edward County must have been Thomas's son. On 14 July 1780, John Holloway was granted 250 acres of land in Prince Edward Count in the fork of Sandy River adjoining land of Thomas Morton.There was a Thomas Morton Sr enumerated in 1785 census in Prince Edward County, VA with 3 whites, 1 dwelling, & 0 outbuildings. In 1792, Thomas Morton and wife Cate granted land on Little Branch in Prince Edward County to Thomas Brackett. Witnesses: Samuel Morton, William Elliott, and William King. In 1792, Thomas Morton Sr. and Samuel Morton granted to John Clark, 190 acres of land in Prince Edward County on the Sandy River on the lines of Josiah Morton and Nathan Penn. He died in Prince Edward County and provided in his will that all of his property go to the children of his daughter Mary Ann who had married her cousin Joseph Morton. Thomas and Cicily's children were: George, Samuel, Thomas, Agnes, Mary Ann and Icy Morton. Samuel moved to Caswell County, North Carolina and was State Senator from that county. Samuel's grandson Captain John Watson Morton was Secretary of State in Tennessee after the Civil War. Hezekiah and Josiah, named as pensioners for Revolutionary War Service and later living in Caswell County, NC, were also possible children as was Susanna who married a Hudson.
Anecdote		Thomas Morton (3) was granted land in Davidson Co., Tenn., for serving in the Rev. War. Samuel Morton (4) furnished supplies. Thomas (3) was the younger brother of John. This Captain John Morton was one of the signers of the "Declaration of Independence". The following is quoted from the William and Mary Quarterly: "Thomas Morton (J) son of Thomas Morton and Elizabeth Woodson was born (circa 1726), died 1802 in Prince Edward Co. Va., married Cicily Katherine Moore daughter of George Moore of Amelia Co. He provided in his will (Field Book 1 p. 22) that all of his property should go to the children of his daughter Mary Ann wife of Joseph Morton. (He, Joseph Morton, was son of Captain Josiah Morton and his wife Elizabeth Venable; of Charlotte Co., Va.) The children of Samuel Spencer to have no part, they have been provided for. "From an examination of the records it is apparent that he had the following children: George Morton Samuel Morton (4) Thomas Morton Agnes Morton, wife of Samuel Spencer Mary Ann Morton, wife of Joseph Morton Icy Morton "It is said that he also had sons Hezekiah and Josiah who were pensioners for revolutionary service and later lived in Caswell Co. N. C. and probably others among whom might also be mentioned a daughter Susanna who married a Hudson."3
DNA Verified		28 DNA matches through Thomas Morton
Person Source		He had person sources.1
Birth	1726	He was born in 1726 in Henrico, Virginia, United StatesBGO.1,4,2
Marriage	1746	He and Cicily Kathine Moore were married in 1746 in Virginia, United StatesBGO.1,2
Land Sold	1761	He sold land in 1761. (B 2 p. 60) Thomas Morton to son George Morton 100 acres on Sandy River, part of land Joseph Ligon bought from Joseph Morton.5
Land Sold	1771	He sold land in 1771. (B 5 p. 123) Thomas Morton Sr. to George Morton and wife Hannah Ritter 100 acres on Sandy River.
Land Sold	1771	He sold land in 1771. (B 5 p. 213) George Morton to Thomas Morton Jr. 134 acres, signed by George Morton and Hannah Ritter Morton.5
Military	April 1775	He served in the military in April 1775. "Thomas Morton named above was in his brother John's Company (Revolutionary War) when it first started and Thomas Morton and his brother John were also in the French and Indian Wars from Prince Edward Co. Va. in 1758, and belonged to a detachment of a co. under Major Andrew Lewis. (Va. C. rec. vol. 2 p. 18)6,7
Land Sold	1792	He sold land in 1792. (B 9 p. 131) Thomas Morton Sr. and Samuel Morton to John Clark 190 acres on line of Josiah Morton and Nathan Penn. Sandy River.5
Land Sold (fam)	1792	He sold land in 1792. to Thomas Brackett, land on Little branch. Witnesses: Samuel Morton, William Elliott and William King.5
Death	7 May 1802	He died on 7 May 1802 at age ~76 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United StatesBGO.1,2

Citations

1. [S81] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980). Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.
2. [S228] James Walter Allen, "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia," Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul, 1931): p. 216. Hereinafter cited as "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia."
3. [S81] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980), p 8-9. Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.
4. [S122] rbledsoe3, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9408679/person/92274848, (.)
5. [S228] James Walter Allen, "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia," Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul, 1931): p. 217. Hereinafter cited as "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia."
6. [S228] James Walter Allen, "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia," Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul, 1931). Hereinafter cited as "Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward and Brunswick Counties, Virginia."
7. [S81] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980), p. 8. Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.