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 The following pages from the Morton 
 Genealogy, which I have been compiling for 
 years, give the generations in my descent 
 from John Morton and William Morton. 
 There were several other men of the 
 name Morton who lived in Virginia prior 
 to 1800 from whom have come distinct 
 lines of descent, but what relationship these 
 Morton patriarchs bore to each other is a 
 problem for their descendants to solve. 1 
 will be glad to receive any data bearing upon 
 these early Mortons and in return will cheer- 
 fully furnish any information in my posses- 
 sion. I hope to publish the entire family 
 history at some future time. I am indebted 
 to many persons for help, but cannot men- 
 tion names in the body of the text, though 
 I am thankful to all. When dates are not 
 given it is because they are unknown. 
 
 DANIEL MORTON, M. D., 
 
 January, 1901 St. Joseph, Mo. 
 
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 Explanation 
 
 The sj'stem of numbering which I have 
 devised is based on letting each decimal 
 point represent a generation. The num- 
 ber will then indicate the line of descent, 
 kinship to other names and generation ot 
 each person mentioned. For instance, the 
 number 115 means that the name bearing this 
 number is the fifth child of the first child of 
 number one John Morton, and of the third 
 generation. The relationship of any two 
 descendants can therefore be easily deter- 
 mined by comparing the numbers which they 
 bear, thus number 12 is the uncle of number 
 115, and number 121 and number 115 would 
 be cousins. 
 
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 AN EXTRACT FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF 
 JOHN MORTON 
 
 . ]. John Morton. A careful search of 
 Morton data and documentary evidence en- 
 ables the following statements to be made 
 concerning John Morton and his family. He 
 owned land in King George County, Virginia 
 
 prior to 1747. He was married to Mary 
 
 surname imknown. She was married twice, 
 
 John Morton being one husband and 
 
 Jordan another. The dates of marriages are 
 unknown. By her Jordan husband she had 
 a son John Morton Jordan, who died in 1771, 
 and mentions in his will, his wife Dorothy 
 and a minor son John Nesbit Jordan. The 
 origin of John Morton and his wife Mary i? 
 unkno\yn. The Morton crest is believed to 
 be a lion rampant. It is evident that the 
 Morton and Jordan families were intimately 
 connected. 
 
 Children: Morton: 4. 
 
 11. Joseph; of whom hereafter; m. (1) 
 Frances Colston; m. (2) Elizabeth (?) Beck- 
 with. 
 
 12. George; of whom hereafter; m, Lucy 
 Baylor. 
 
 ]B. Mary; m. Jonathan Sydenham, "late 
 of London, Merchant;" no other facts. 
 
 14. Frances; m. (1) Nicholas Meriwether; 
 will proved in Goochland Co., 1758; m. (2) 
 Samuel Pryor of Goochland; no other facts. 
 
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 11. Joseph Morton, b. . d. 1759, in 
 
 James City County, Va.; m. (1) Frances Col- 
 ston dau, William Colston and Mary Meri- 
 wether: see Excursus, Meriwether. Colston. 
 Bellfield; m. (2) Elizabeth or Margaret 
 Beckwith, daughter Sir Marmaduke Beck- 
 with of Richmond County, Virginia; a 
 full genealogy of this family can be 
 found in The Beckwiths by Paul Beck- 
 with. The founder of the family was Sir 
 Hugh de Malebisse, a follower of William 
 the Conqueror. Joseph Morton was Justice 
 of King George in 1744. Capt. Daniel Mc- 
 Carty, Parish of Cople, County of Westmorc-. 
 land,' in his will dated March 29, 1724 pr. 
 May 27, 1724 names ''my well beloved friends 
 Col. Presley Thornton, Mr. Joseph Morton, 
 Mr. Augustine Washington and Mr. Law- 
 rence Butler, Gents, exrs." Augustine Wash- 
 ington was the father of George Washington. 
 It is significant that Joseph Morton named 
 one of his daughters Betty McCarty and an- 
 other I-ucy Butler. Joseph Morton was a 
 member of the House of Burgesses of Vir- 
 ginia. 
 
 Children: Morton: 1st marriage with Fran- 
 ces Colston: 1. 
 
 111. Frances, m. James Hubard of Wil- 
 liamsburg, Va.: lawyer; Crown Solicitor; 
 of an old cavalier family of Virginia and 
 England; a man of high character. He was 
 a Tory and went to England with Lord Dun- 
 more. His property was confiscated by the 
 Colonies. See Hubard Genealogy in the 
 William and Mary Quarterly Magazine, 1895- 
 96. 
 
 Children: Morton: 2nd marriage with Eliz- 
 abeth (?) Beckwith: 6. 
 
 112. Molly Beckwith; no facts. 
 
 113. Lucy Butler; no facts. 
 
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 .114. Betty IMcCarty; of whom hereafter; 
 m. Col. George Payne. 
 
 115. William Jordan; of whom hereafter; 
 m, Martha Pryor. 
 
 IIG. Margaret Sydenham; of whom here- 
 after; m. Robert Payne, (brother Col George 
 Payne). 
 
 117. ; a son; not christened when 
 
 Joseph Morton wrote his will in 1758. Tra- 
 dition states that he died young. No other 
 facts. 
 
 115. William Jordan Morton; Born in 
 Westmoreland county, Virginia, Nov. 15, 
 1754. Died and buried at "Snowden", Lo- 
 gan County, Kentucky, Jan. 3, 1825. Grave 
 obliterated. Married March IG, 1779, Martha 
 Pryor, dau. William and Sarah (Wood) 
 Pryor. See Pryor Genealogy. Martha Pryoi, 
 b. April (J, 17(31, d. IMarch 15. 1800, and buried 
 on the farm on which her husband lived in 
 Louisa County, Virginia, about eighteen 
 miles from Louisa C. H.. near Thomp- 
 son's Cross Roads. Her grave is obliterated. 
 She was an accomplished violinist; her vio- 
 lin remaining in the famih'- for many years, 
 but finally disappearing. After her death 
 her husband would never allow any of the 
 children to "draw a bow." When William 
 Jordan Morton was five years old his father 
 died, and he was taken to Essex Countj'^ and 
 raised by his two uncles, Marmaduke and 
 Sir Jonathan Beckwith. He resided in Lou- 
 isa and Goochland Counties, moving about 
 1783 from the latter to the former, all of his 
 children being born in one or the other of 
 these counties. In 1811, his son, 1155 Will- 
 iam Jordan, came to Logan County, Ky., 
 and was followed by Joseph, John, and Fan- 
 nie, the remainder of the family coming out 
 in 1815. Thus the entire family emigrated, 
 consisting of William Jordan, twelve children, 
 together with the slaves, and established 
 
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 themselves at "Snowden", this being the 
 name given their new home, at the head of 
 Gasper River, Logan County, Ky. It is re- 
 ported as a remarkable thing that the emi- 
 grants encountered only one light shower 
 of rain during the entire trip. William Jor- 
 dan Morton is said on good autTiority to have 
 been a Revolutionary soldier and the com- 
 rade in arms of George Blakey and James 
 H'. Davidson, who were also residents of 
 Logan County, but no documentary proof of 
 such service has been found. He is supposed 
 to have died intestate. See "Sketch of Will- 
 iam Jordan Morton and his family". 
 
 Children: Morton: 12. 
 
 1151. Peter, b. Dec. 16, 1779, in Virginia, d. 
 Dec. — , 1854, in Logan County, Kentucky, 
 and buried at "Snowden." Married Mrs. 
 Sarah MaxAvell when he was sixty-five years 
 old. No descendants. An intelligent, well- 
 read man. Methodist in belief, but not a 
 churcli member. Soldier in the War of 1812. 
 
 ;.- 1152. Sarah; of whom hereafter; m. Mar- 
 tin Robertson. 
 
 1153. Rebecca; b. May 21, 1783. in Vir- 
 ginia; d. May, 1838 and buried at Snowden. 
 Never ntarried; in old age large and fleshy; 
 a shouting Methodist; godly and religious. 
 Could mak-e the welkin ring. 
 
 1154. Fannie Hubard, b. March 9, 1785. in 
 Virginia: d. July 21. 1834, and buried at Maple 
 Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky. Never 
 married. A religious woman and faithful 
 member of the Methodist church. 
 
 1155. William Jordan; of whom hereafter; 
 m. (I) Rebecca Haden; m. (2) Louisa Mc- 
 Cormick; m. (3) Clarissa McClellan. 
 
 1150. Margaret B., b. March 31, 1788. in 
 Virginia, d. Aug. 20. 1875, at home of her 
 brother Marmaduke Beckwith Morton, Rus- 
 sellville Kentucky. Buried at Maple Grove 
 
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 cemetery. She was a beautiful woman, the 
 most beautiful member of the family. 
 
 1157. Joseph; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Louisa Davidson. 
 
 1158. John; of whom hereafter; m. (1) 
 Elizabeth Rollins; m. (2) Catherine Millcr 
 Spencer, 
 
 1150. Elizabeth; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Jefferson Hayden. 
 
 115(1('). Marmaduke Beckwith: of whom 
 hereafter; m. (1) Nancy Caldwell; m. (2) 
 Elizabeth Smith Morton Caldwell. 
 
 115(11). Henry Pryor, b. Sept. 13, 1798, in 
 Virginia, d. Oct. 15, 1870, in Logan Countv. 
 Kentucky, and buried on farm of brother 
 Joseph Morton, near Auburn, Ky. Died sin- 
 gle. Farmer; man of fine sense. Lived at 
 "Snowden". When a child he would often 
 compel his brother Marmaduke to carry him 
 in arms by the novel procedure of holding 
 his breath. This would so frighten Marma- 
 duke that for fear his younger brother would 
 die he would pick up Henry and walk off 
 with him. This little story has passed down 
 the generations. 
 
 115 (12). Martha; of whom hereafter; m. 
 James McCarley. 
 
 115 (10). T^Iarmaduke Beckwith Morton of 
 Russellville. Ky., b. in Louisa County, Vir- 
 ginia, Sept. 13. 179G. d. March 11, 1887, bur- 
 ied at Maple Grove Cemetery. Emigrated to 
 Kentucky in 1815 with father's family. 
 County and Circuit Clerk. Cashier South- 
 ern Bank of Kentucky. Justice of the Peace; 
 farmer. See following sketches. Marriea 
 twice, wives being sisters, m. (1) Sept. 0, 
 1827, Nancy Caldwell, b. Sent. 8, 18<»!). d. 
 June 19, 1834, dau. Andrew Caldwell and 
 Frances Terrell Morton. See the Descend- 
 ants of William Morton of Orange Coun- 
 ty. Andrew Caldv/ell was son of Oliver 
 
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 Caldwell and Isabella (Cook) Caldwell. See 
 The Caldwell Family. Married (2) Jan. 17, 
 1838, by Rev. Thomas Waring, Elizabeth 
 Smith Morton Caldwell, a sister of Nancy 
 Caldwell, b. Sept. 3, 1811, d. June 22, 1880. 
 
 Children: Morton: 1st marriage with Nan- 
 cy Caldwell: 3. 
 115(10)1. Daniel; of whom hereafter; m. 
 
 (1) Susan Eliza Moore Booker; m. (2) Mrs. 
 
 Mary A. (Bottomley) Shipley. 
 115(10)2. William; of whom hereafter; m. 
 
 Sophia Wesley Maria Warren. 
 
 115(10)3. David; of whom hereafter; m. 
 
 Hannah W. Bottomley. 
 
 Children: Morton: 2nd marriage with Eliz- 
 abeth Smith Morton Caldwell: 4. 
 115(10)4. Nannie; of whom hereafter; 
 
 m. James H. Bowden. 
 
 115(10)5. Infant daughter, born and died 
 
 April 9, 1840. 
 115(10)6. Infant son, born June 24, and 
 
 died July 1, 1841. 
 
 115(10)7. Infant daughter, born and died 
 
 June 27, 1843. 
 
 115(10)3. David Morton of Kentucky, 
 born at Russellville, Ky., June 4. 1833, d. at 
 705 West Chestnut, Louisville, Ky., March 
 9, 1898, from blood poisoning, the result of 
 a slight wound of the left thumb, made by 
 a splinter four days previously. Buried 
 Maple Grove Cemetery. Married by Rev. 
 N. H. Lee at Russellville, August 8. 1854, 
 to Hannah Wilson Bottomley, b. February 
 5, 1831, dau. Rev. Thomas Bottomley 
 and Hannah (Wilson) Bottomley. See 
 Bottomley Famih'. M. B. Morton's first 
 wife; died in June, 1834, and he then 
 had his sister, Frances Hubard Mor- 
 ton, come and live with him and take his 
 
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 youngest child, David, in charge, then about 
 one year old. This sister lived only about 
 one month after this, dying in July, 1834. 
 The baby David was then taken to his 
 Grandfather Caldwell's home and placed in 
 charge of his maternal aunt, Betsy, who sub- 
 sequently became his step-mother also. The 
 following are some of the important dates 
 in the life of David Morton. Licensed to 
 preach in 1852 by Quarterly Conference 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Russell- 
 ville, Ky. : Joined Louisville Annual Confer- 
 ence, 1853; President Russellville Female 
 Academy 1864-G8; member of General Con- 
 ference M. E. C, S., 1870-1878-1886-1890- 
 189-1-1898; member Ecumemical Conference, 
 London, England, 1881, and Washington, D, 
 C, 1891; 1882 elected Secretary Board of 
 Church Extension, M. E. C, S., by Gener- 
 al Conference, Nashville, Tenn., and remained 
 such until death, sixteen years later* 1883, 
 degree of "Doctor of Divinity" conferred by 
 Centenary College, Jackson, Louisiana; 1891, 
 elected member Filson Club, Louisville, Ky. ; 
 1876, Presiding Elder Montana District and 
 Chaplain Montana Senate. See "A Me- 
 morial Volume of David Morton." 
 
 Children: Morton: 9. 
 
 115(10)31. Mary Emma; of whom here- 
 after; m. James H. Edwards. 
 
 115(10)32. Infant son; born and died June 
 13. 18»57. 
 
 115(10)33. Charles Shipley, b. Aug. 20, 
 1858, in Bardstown, Ky., d. July 12. 1859, in 
 Owensboro, Ky. Buried at Maple Grove 
 Cemetery. 
 
 115(10)34. Thomas Bottomley; of whom 
 hereafter; m. (1) Mattie Petrie; m. (2) Mar- 
 garet Williams. 
 
 115(10)35. Joseph; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Frances Elizabeth Gregory. 
 
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 115(10)36. Daniel; of whom hereafter; 
 compiler of this Morton Genealogy. m. 
 Fannie Ella Johnson. 
 
 115(10)37. Hinds, a son, b. Julv 27, 1867 
 at Riissellville, Ky., d. March 22, 1868; bur- 
 ied Maple Grove Cemetery. 
 
 115(10)38. Nannie, b. Dec. 23. 1868, at 
 Riissellville, Ky.. d. July 20, 1870; buried 
 Maple Grove Cemetery. 
 
 115(10)39. Marmaduke Beckwith; of whom 
 hereafter; m. Gertrude Moore. 
 
 115(10)31. Mary Emma Morton, of St. 
 Joseph, Mo.; b. Nov. 11, 1855 in Taylor Co., 
 Ky., at the home of Richard Cowherd; edu- 
 cated at Logan Female College, Russellville, 
 Ky., graduating in 1873; Methodist. M. Dec. 
 21, 1S82 at Walnut Street M. E. C. S., Louis- 
 ville, Ky., by Rev. James C. Morris to James 
 Henry Edwards of Elkton, Ky,, b. Aug. 22, 
 1850, d. July 24, 1893, buried at Glenwood Cem- 
 etery. Elkton, Kv. ; son of Elisha Beall Ed- 
 wards, M. D., D.'D. S. and Sarah Ball (Por- 
 ter) Edwards. See Excursus Edwards. 
 Mary Emma (Morton) Edwards came to 
 Louisville in 1897 to live with her father and 
 from there in 1898 to St. Joseph, Mo. 
 
 Children: Edwards: 3: 
 
 115(10)311. Marietta; b. Nov. 16, 1884, at 
 Elkton, Ky. 
 
 115(10)312. David Morton; b. at Elkton, 
 Ky., June 29, 1886; d. March 25, 1893; buried 
 at Glenwood Cemetery, Elkton, Ky. 
 
 115(10)313. Elisha Beall, b. Jan. 17, 1889 
 at Elkton, Ky. 
 
 115(10)34. Thomas Bottomley Morton, of 
 Louisville, Ky., Office Supply Co.; b. March 
 20, 1860, at Owensboro. Ky.; educated at 
 Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.; Methodist; 
 
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 m. Dec. 18, 1883, (1) Mattie Petric of Elkton, 
 Ky., b. Aug. 22, 18(il; d. Dec. 31, 188t); buried 
 at Gleiiwood Cemetery, Elkton, Ky., dau. H. 
 G. Petrie and Mary (Bristow) Petrie, and 
 niece Benjamin H. Bristow, Secretary Navy, 
 under Grant: m. Sept. 27, 1893, (2) Margaret 
 Williams, dau. Bailey Peyton Williams and 
 Virginia (Snead) Williams of Louisville, Ky. 
 Bailey Peyton W'illiams and the grandfather 
 of Lieutenant Hobson, of Santiago fame, 
 were first cousins. 
 
 Children: Morton: 1st marriage, 2: 
 
 115(10)341. Mary Petrie; b. Nov. 2, 1884, 
 at Elkton, Ky. 
 
 115(10)342. David Ha^^cl; b. Feb. 21, 1886, 
 at Elkton, Ky. 
 Children: Morton: 2nd marriage, 2: 
 
 115(10)343. Paul; twin brother with Vir- 
 ginia; b. Dec. 24, 189*, at Louisville, Ky. 
 
 115(10)344. Virginia: twin sister with 
 
 Paul; b. Dec. 24, 1894, at Louisville, Ky. 
 
 115(10)35. Joseph Morton, of St. Joseph, 
 Mo. Attorney at law. B. Jan. G, 1862 at 
 Elkton, Ky. Educated at Bethel College 
 Russellville. Ky., and at High School, Louis- 
 ville. Studied law at Law Department, Uni- 
 versity Louisville. Emigrated to St. Joseph, 
 Mo., 1885; m. at St. Joseph, Mo., June 27, 
 1889 by Rev. Henry Bullard to Frances Eliza- 
 beth (jregory, born in Wilson, N. Y., dau. 
 William Enoch and Eliza Nichols (Bartlctt) 
 Gregory of Jonesville, Mich. 
 
 Children: Morton: 8: 
 
 115(10).351. Margaretta; b. ^larch 22, 189.) 
 at St. Joseph, Mo, 
 
 115(10V35?. William Marmaduke; b. Jan. 
 20, 1892 at St. Joseph, Mo. 
 
 115(10^353. David Gregory: b. June 21, 
 1893, at St. Joseph, Mo. 
 
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 115(10)36. Daniel Morton of St. Joseph, 
 Missouri, Doctor of Medicine, compiler 
 of this Genealogy, born November 25, 
 1864, at Riissellville, Kentucky in Logan Fe- 
 male x\cademy. Educated at Bethel College, 
 Russellville, and at Male High School, Louis- 
 ville, Ky.; Doctor of Medicine, University of 
 Louisville, Medical Department, 1887; Post- 
 graduate course Medical Department Colum- 
 bia College, New York City, 1888; emigatcd 
 to St. Joseph. Mo., 1888. M. by Rev. David 
 Morton, D. D., March 8, 1894, to Fannie 
 Ella Johnson, b. Feb. 1, 1869, dau. William 
 Barry and Mary Kurtz (Colhoun) Johnson: 
 See Johnson and Colhoun genealogies. 
 
 Children: Morton: 3. 
 
 115(10)361. Roger Daniel; b. December 1, 
 1894 at 1504 Buchanan ave., St. Joseph, Mo. 
 
 115(10)362. Paul Colhoun; b. June 5, 1897 
 at 1504 Buchanan ave., St. Joseph, Mo. 
 
 115(10)363. Elizabeth Bickley; b. Feb. 6, 
 1900, at 620 North Twenty-fourth street, St. 
 Joseph, Mo. 
 
 115(10)39. Marmaduke Beckwith Morton 
 of St. Joseph, Mo., b. Dec. 12, 1873 at Rus- 
 sellville, Ky., in Logan Female Academy; 
 educated at Louisville Male High School, 
 graduating B. A., 1893. Emigrated to St. 
 Joseph, Mo., December, 1893; m. May 23, 
 1900 by Bishop E. R. Hendrix to Gertrude 
 Moore, b. Dec. 30, 1875 at New Market, Mo., 
 dau. Dr. Wm. Pratt Moore and Margaret 
 Craig (Dysart) Moore of Maryville, Mo. 
 
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 EXCURSUS-MERIWETHER-COLSTON-BELFIELD 
 
 1. Mary Meriwether; dau. Francis Meri- 
 wether and Mar}' Bathitrst. (Richmond, Va. 
 
 Standard, Oct. 2, 1800). b. , d. Oct. 0, 
 
 1750. M.. (1) William^ Colston; b. , d. 
 
 1721: son of William Colston, who made will 
 Oct. 27, 1701; pr. Dec. 8, 1701 and who mar- 
 ried Ann Beale, widow of Thomas Beale, 
 Jr. and daughter of William Gouge (Gooch). 
 The Colstons were descended from Robert 
 de Colston of Colston Hall, living at time 
 of Conquest. Willam Colston the emigrant, 
 was a son of William Colston, a great mer- 
 chant of Bristol, England. William Colston, 
 merchant, was a brother of Edward Colston 
 the Bristol Philanthropist, merchant of Bris- 
 tol and London and Member of Parliament. 
 Mary Merriwether m. (2) March 9. 1723-4, 
 Thomas Wright Belfield; b. Jan. 1, 1704; d. 
 Oct. 7, 1743; son of Joseph Belfield by first 
 wife Frances Wright. 
 
 Children: 1st marriage: (Colston): 
 
 12. Mary; m. John Smith, Gent. Rich- 
 mond Co. 
 
 13. Frances; m. Joseph Morton of James 
 City Co. Issue: Frances Morton, who mar- 
 ried James Hubard of Williamsburg, lawyer. 
 In the division of the land of Willam Colston 
 in 1738, Mary got the Northumberland land, 
 and Frances got the .King George land. 
 
 Children: 2nd marriage: (Belfield). 
 
 14. John; b. June 23, 1725. 
 
 ^ 15. Elizabeth; b. Oct. 25, 1732-35; m. — 
 Stark. 
 
 10. Frances; b. March 23, 1735-G; m. (1) 
 
 Walker; m. (2) Broadnax. There were 
 
 five others, who died before their mother; 
 13. 14, 15 survived their mother. 
 
 It thus appears that Mary Meriwether by 
 
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 her first husband had a daughter, Frances 
 (Colston); and by her second husband an- 
 other daughter, Frances (Beh'ield). 
 
 Mary (Meriwether Colston) Belfields will, 
 dated 1750, is in Will Book 5, p. 45'^, Rich- 
 mond Co., Va. She therein mentions her 
 granddaughter, Frances Morton. 
 
 BELFIELD 
 
 1. Joseph Belfield. Of the Parish of Sit- 
 tenbourne. Richmond County, Va. ; Chirur- 
 geon; emigrant from England: made will 
 July 18, IT'V). probated June 5. 1738. leaving 
 to his son, Thomas Wright Belfield, 20 shil- 
 lings, to his son Joseph Belfield, one-half 
 of his estate, to his wife Elizabeth Belfield, 
 the other half, which after her death was to 
 go to Joseph. M. (1) Frances Wright, b. 
 Jan. 7. 1685, dau. Mattrom (?) Wright and his 
 wife Ruth Griggs, dau. Robert Griggs of 
 England; m. (2) in 1707-17 about May 20, 
 Mrs. Mary Wilson, dau. William Lane, who 
 left her one-half interest in 2.500 acres of 
 land in Sittenbourne Parish, patented July 
 20, 1662 unto George Morris and William 
 Lane; m. (3) Elizabeth . 
 
 Children: Bcllfield. 
 
 12. Thomas Wright: bv 1st wife: b. Jan. 
 1, 1704-5; d. Dec. 7. 1743; m. March 9, 1728-4, 
 Mary (Meriwether) Colston, widow; see 
 above; will dated 1743 is in Will Book 5, p. 
 427. 
 
 13. Joseph: of whom iiereafter; believed 
 to have had (131) a daughter Nancy, who m. 
 (1) William Lane by whom she had several 
 children: m. (2) April 23, 1778, Enoch Smith, 
 by whom she had several children, among 
 them a daughter (1311) Sarah, b. Mav 27, 
 1786. 
 
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 AN EXTRACT FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF 
 WILLIAM MORTON 
 
 3. William Morton, Orange County, Vir- 
 ginia. Of the ancestry of William Mor- 
 ton, nothing authentic is known. Tradition 
 states that he or his ancestors at one time 
 owned large tracts of land upon which por- 
 tions of the City of Washington, D. C., are 
 now built. After disposing of it the family 
 moved to Orange County, Virginia, where 
 descendants reside today. William Mor- 
 ton married Ann Mothershead, it is be- 
 lieved; her brother or her father was 
 at Braddock's defeat. William Morton died 
 1748, made will Dec. 8, 1747, proved July 28, 
 1748. will book 2, p. 131. witnesses George 
 Taylor. Taverner Beale, W. Russell, J. Bran- 
 ham, Jr., John Smith. Appoints his wife, 
 Ann, Executrix, and his son Elijah and son- 
 in-law. Andrew Bourne, executors; mentions 
 wife Ann. also grandchild George Morton, 
 son of Elijah Morton, also granddaughter 
 Frances Christopher, who afterwards married 
 Francis Bourne and became the ancestress 
 of Gen. Bristow. Mentions the following 
 
 Children: Morton: 8. 
 
 11. Son, Jeremiah; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Sarah Street. 
 
 12. Son. Elijah; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Elizabeth Hawkins. 
 
 13. Son-in-law, Henry Bourne and my 
 daughter Ann, married before August, 1746. 
 
 -14. Son-in-law, Thomas Newman and my 
 daughter Elizabeth; 
 
 15. My daughter, Mary Minor, or Morris? 
 
 16. Son-in-law, Andrew Bourne: of whom 
 hereafter; whose wife was Jane, though his 
 will does not mention her. 
 
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 17. Son, John, then under twenty-one 
 years, believed to have been married to a 
 Miss Bourne, sister of Henry and Andrew 
 Bourne. 
 
 18. Son, George, died before his father 
 hence his name does not appear in the 
 will. Will Book 2, page 21, shows quali- 
 fication of Jeremiah Morton as adminis- 
 trator of George Morton, died October 
 25, 1744 and at page 30 the inventory 
 and appraisement of personal estate of 
 George Morton, made October, 1744, amount- 
 ed to 391 pounds, 16 shillings, 9 pence. A 
 George Morton m. Margaret Strother, April 
 6, 1744, in Overwharton Parish (see Regis- 
 ter). He lived but a few months. Perhaps 
 he was this man. 
 
 12. Elijah Morton: m. Elizabeth Hawkins, 
 whose ancestry is not known; license issued 
 July 3, 1745, in Spottsylvania County, Virgin- 
 ia; her brother, John Hawkins, was the an- 
 cestor of Gen. W. O. Butler; the will ot 
 Elijah Morton has never been foimd. 
 
 Children: Morton: 7. 
 
 121. George Morton; of whom hereafter; 
 m. Jane Morton. 
 
 122. William Morton; of whom hereafter, 
 m. Elizabeth Hite Smith. 
 
 123. Joseph; no facts. 
 
 124. John; of wdiom hereafter; m. Mary 
 Tandy. 
 
 125. Sallie; m. William Bledsoe, Aaron 
 Bledsoe on the bond, license issued July 2J, 
 1785; no other facts. 
 
 126. Frankie Terrill; no facts. 
 
 127. Betsey (?) of whom hereafter; ni. 
 William Quisenberry. 
 
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 122. William Morton, emigrated from Vir- 
 ginia to Kentucky about 1785, after selling 
 "Soldiers' Rest" near Berryville. Va., to Gen. 
 Daniel Morgan; m. in Virginia, Elizabeth Hite 
 Smith, dau. of Major Charles Smith, and Re- 
 becca Hite, daughter of John Hite, son of 
 Joist Hite of Valley of Virginia fame. Charles 
 Smith was an officer with Washington at 
 Braddock's Defeat and the Great Meadows, 
 and was wounded. Berryville, Va., stands 
 upon his old homestead. Charles Smith was 
 the great grandfather of William H. Eng- 
 lish, Indianapolis, Ind., Democratic candidate 
 for Vice-President. (See the Conquest of the 
 Northwest" by English, for an account of the 
 public services of Charles Smith and Joist 
 Hite. 
 
 Children: Morton: 14. 
 
 1221. Charles Smith; of whom hereafter; 
 m. Hannah Bright. 
 
 1222. George Washington; of whom here- 
 after. 
 
 1223. Abram Bowman; of whom hereafter; 
 m. Martha Fletcher. 
 
 1224. John Hite; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Sarah Price. 
 
 1225. Gabriel J.; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Winnie Taylor. 
 
 122G. Elijah; of whom hereafter; m. Miss 
 Stewart. 
 
 1227. Joseph, died in early childhood. 
 
 1228. William Raglan; of whom hereafter; 
 m. (1) Nancy Thomson, (2) Eliza James 
 Bradford. 
 
 1229. Frances Terrill; of whom hereafter; 
 m. Andrew Caldwell. 
 
 122(10). Kitty; m. Ben Vance; no chil- 
 dren; no other facts. 
 
 122(11). Mary; of whom hereafter; m. 
 John Barner. 
 
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 322(12). Rebecca; of whom hereafter* m. 
 James Haden. 
 
 122(13). EHzabeth Hite, died single, 
 known as *'Aunt Betsy Lexington" because 
 she Hved part of her life in Lexington, Ky. 
 There was an Aunt Betsey Hayden who 
 lived at Auburn, Ky., and was an own sister 
 of Marmaduke Beckwith Morton. It became 
 necessary, in order to avoid confusion, to so 
 distinguish these old ladies. Aunt Betsy Lex- 
 ington was often called upon by her widower 
 brotliers to raise their children. On one oc- 
 casion she made the trip to Missouri on 
 horseback to the home of her brother George 
 Washington to take charge of his motherless 
 children. 
 
 122(14). Sallie, died single in Lexington, 
 Ky,, no other facts. 
 
 1229. Frances Terrill Morton; b. Nov. 29, 
 1798: d. Oct. 23, 1862; buried at Maple Grove 
 Cemetery, Russellville, Ky. Married April 
 3, 3808, Andrew Caldwell, son of Oliver Cald- 
 well. Full details concerning Andrew Cald- 
 well and his wife are set out in the Caldwell 
 Family, which see. They were a noble cou- 
 ple and served well their day and generation. 
 Their descendants are set out also in "The 
 Descendants of John Morton," which see. 
 
 Children: Caldwell: 8. 
 
 12291. Nancy; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Marmaduke B. Morton. 
 
 12292. Elizabeth Smith Morton; of whom 
 hereafter; m. Marmaduke B. Morton. 
 
 12293. WilHam Morton Fletcher. 
 12294 Daniel Duverney. 
 
 12295. George Ann. 
 
 12296. Frances Ellen. 
 
 12297. John Andrew. 
 
 12298. Andrew Peter Akers. 
 
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 122D1. Nancy Caldwell; b. Sept. 8, 1809. d. 
 June 19, 1834; buried at Maple Grove Ceme- 
 tery, Russellville, Ky.; m. Sept. 6, 1827, 
 Marmaduke Beckwith Morton. After the 
 death of Nancy Caldwell her sister, Eliza- 
 beth Smith Morton Caldwell, was married 
 also to Marmaduke Beckwith Morton, In 
 the children of these marriages two strains 
 of Morton blood commingle. Nancy Cald- 
 well and her sister were descendants of 
 William Morton of Orange County, Virginia. 
 Marmaduke Beckwith Morton was a descend- 
 ant of John Morton. So far as know John 
 Morton and William Morton were not re- 
 lated. See Descendants of John Morton. 
 
 Children: Morton: 3. 
 
 122911. Daniel. 
 
 122912. William. 
 
 122913. David; of whom hereafter; m. 
 Hannah Wilson Bottomley. 
 
 12292. Elizabeth Smith Morton Caldwell; 
 b. Sept. 3, 1811; d. June 22, 1880; buried at 
 Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky. ; m. 
 January 17, 1838, Marmaduke Beckwith Mor- 
 ton, widower of her sister Nancy Caldwell 
 12201. See Descendants of John Morton. 
 
 Children: Morton: 4. 
 
 122921. Nannie; of whom hereafter; m. 
 James H. Bowden. 
 
 122922. Infant daughter, born and died 
 April 9, 1840. 
 
 122923. Infant son, born June 24 and died 
 July 1, 1841. 
 
 122924. Infant daughter, born a nd died 
 June 27, 1843. 
 
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 122013. David Morton; b. June 4, 1833, d. 
 March 9, 1898; Methodist preacher; secretary- 
 Board of Church Extension of the Methodist 
 Episcopal Church, South, Louisville, Ky. 
 See the David Morton Memorial Volume for 
 a full account of his life. Married Aug. 8, 
 1854, to Hannah Wilson Bottomley, b. Feb. 
 5, 1831. See the "Descendants of Thomas 
 Bottomley." See the "Descendants of John 
 Morton: 115(10)3." 
 
 Children: Morton: 9. 
 
 1229131. Mary Emma. 
 
 1229132. Infant son. 
 
 1229133. Charles Shipley. 
 
 1229134. Thomas Bottomley. 
 
 1229135. Joseph. 
 
 1229136. Daniel. Compiler of this Morton 
 Genealogy. See the Descendants of John 
 Morton: 115(10)30. 
 
 1229137. Hinds. 
 
 1229138. Nannie. 
 
 1229139. Marmaduke Beckwith. 
 
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