Charles Ryland Scott Family
Ancestors and Descendants
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Samuel Morton
M, b. 1755, d. 15 October 1825
Parents
| Father | Thomas Morton (b. 1726, d. 7 May 1802) |
| Mother | Cicily Kathine Moore (b. 1726, d. 1762) |
Children with Levicey Watson (b. 1758, d. 1833)
| Son | Solomon G. Morton (b. 1776, d. 21 May 1859) |
| Daughter | Levicey ("Dicy") Morton+ (b. 1776, d. 1819) |
| Daughter | Amarilla Morton+ (b. 1777, d. 1852) |
| Son | John M Morton (b. 1778, d. after 1815) |
| Son | Samuel M Morton (b. 1779, d. 1851) |
| Son | Abner Watson Morton+ (b. 14 September 1780, d. 1829) |
| Son | Jesse B Morton+ (b. 1781, d. 1865) |
| Daughter | Betsy Ann Morton+ (b. 1782, d. 28 February 1811) |
| Son | Abraham B. Morton (b. 1784, d. 11 July 1833) |
| Son | Elisha Morton+ (b. 1786, d. 1821) |
| Son | Jacob Morton+ (b. 1791, d. 27 October 1854) |
| Daughter | Mary ("Polly") Morton+ (b. 11 February 1792, d. 21 December 1838) |
| Son | William Morton+ (b. 1793, d. 1822) |
| Son | Silas M. Morton+ (b. 1802, d. 7 September 1846) |
| Son | Alexander B. Morton+ (b. 1803, d. 7 February 1857) |
| Son | George W. Morton (b. 1804, d. circa 1825) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Box Pedigree - CRS Charles Ryland Scott Ancestors Descendants of John Woodson - Jamestowne Resident at Muster of 1624/25 Descendants of Thomas Morton b. 1726 Indented - CRS Relationship to Dr. John Woodson (Jamestown) |
| Relationship | 4th great-grandfather of Charles Ryland ("Ryland") Scott 1st cousin 7 times removed of Carol Jay Gilstrap 6th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn 6th great-grandfather of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 6th great-grandfather of Joseph Ryland Scott 6th great-grandfather of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 6th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn 6th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
Biography
| ChildParent1,1,2 | ||
| Anecdote | Samuel Morton (4) and Levicy Watson's children were: John, no heirs; Samuel Jesse B.; Amarilla Link (M) Byrd Link; Betsy Ann Nimmo; Abraham B.; heirs of William Morton, Dec.; Abner Watson Morton; Jacob; Polly Mary McMurry (M) William McMurry in 1810; Dicy (M) Sam McMurry; Alexander; Soloman. After Levicy's death, Samuel (4) (M) Sarah Green in Williamson, Tenn. (This was copied from an old Bible.)3 | |
| DNA Verified | 38 DNA matches through Samuel Morton | |
| Person Source | He had person sources.1 | |
| Birth | 1755 | He was born in 1755 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United StatesBGO.4 |
| Marriage | 1775 | He and Levicey Watson were married in 1775 in Williamson, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.1,4 |
| 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 |
| Anecdote (fam) | 1792 | In 1792 Samuel Morton moved to Caswell County, N. C. and bought 202 acres of land in that county. In 1804 he was State Senator from Caswell County. In 1806 he moved to Nashville TN and later moved to Williamson County TN near Brentwood where he died leaving a large family5 |
| Anecdote | 1797 | In 1797 Samuel (4) moved to Caswell Co., North Carolina, and bought 202 acres of land in that Co. In 1804, he was State Senator from Caswell Co. (State Journal N. C. in Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. deck-37). In 1806, he moved to Davidson Co., Tenn., on the granted land. Later moved to Williamson Co. where he died.6 |
| Land Deed Named In | 1815 | He was named in a deed in 1815. 53-1/2 acres of land was deeded from Samuel Morton to John Morton on Indian Creek (now Mill Creek)5 |
| Death | 15 October 1825 | He died on 15 October 1825 at age ~70 in Williamson, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.4 |
| Divorce | 1826 | He and Levicey Watson were divorced in 1826 in Williamson, TennesseeBG.7 |
| Will (fam) | 5 September 1833 | He signed a will on 5 September 1833 in Williamson, Tennessee, United StatesBGO. Sept 5 & 6 Account of Sale Oct term of Court 1833 Williamson County, Tennessee, Will Book 4, p. 52. [file 655]8  |
| Last Edited | 10 April 2019 |
Citations
- [S81] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980). Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.
- [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."
- [S81] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980), p 9. Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.
- [S122] rbledsoe3, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9408679/person/92274848, (.)
- [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."
- [S81] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980), p. 9. Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.
- [S2983] Susan McMurray family tree, Levicy Watson
- [S85] Mrs.Felix Burnard Hays & Mrs.Helen Davis, Williamson Co.,TN Will Book Vol. V...Jan.1831-Oct.1834 (: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TNWILLIA/2000-11/0973610126, Dec 1949). Hereinafter cited as Williamson Co.,TN Will Book Vol. V...Jan.1831-Oct.1834.