morton data. john morton line

Morton Data. John Morton LineAuthor(s): Daniel MortonSource: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Oct., 1903), pp. 205-207Published by: Virginia Historical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4242602 .

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GENEALOGY. 205

(dau. of Zechariah Hervey and Mary Francis (Pettet) Bowles), of Dallas. Ch: I. Mary, b. Mch. 31, i88t; d. June 26, i88z: II. Maggie May, b. Ap. io, 18b4; III. Olivia Bowles, b. Feb. 4, 1887; IV. William Jay, b. Nov. 24, 1888. 220. Charles, b. Nov. 22, i856; d. Culpeper, Sep. 6, I859.

202. John Pannill Herndon,Tb. Spot., Jan. i6, I829; d. Snyder, Tex., :884; m., Spot., Mch 25, i85x, Ann Eliza Anderson (dau. of Dr. John M. and Ann -Alsop) Anderson), b. Spot, June 22, 1832; d. El Paso, Tex., Mch. 28, 1898, they moved to Tex. 1873. Ch: 221. Eoline Glenmore, b. Culpeper, Oct. to, i852; m., in Texas, Sep. 17, 1878, Dr. James Gates Adams, b. Lancaster, Ky., June 30. I834; living El Paso; ch: I. Carrie Annie, b. May 29, i88o; II. Ora Gates, b. Feb. x4, 1883; III. Kate Law- rence, b. Sept. 17, 1884, IV. Eoline Glenmore, b. Aug. 11, 1892. 222.

Jacob Whiteley, b. June 12, 1854; m., Richmond, Mo., Dec. 28, i893, Sallie Garner, b. Ray co. ,Mo., Feb. 12, i865, lives White Station, Ky.; ch: I. Sallie Garner, b., Nov. 26, 1894; II. John Briscoe, b. Feb. 22,

j896; III. Betty Mosby, b. Ap. 22, 1897: IV. Jacob Whiteley, b. Jan. 3o, 1899. 223. Zebuline Montgomery, b. Feb. z6, i856; m., in Tex., Feb. 06, 1876, Samuel W. Murray, son Alexander G and Martha (Weems) Murray, b. Griffin, Ga., Oct 4, I853, lives Newman, Ga.; ch: I. Alex- ander Grantland, Prof. Math., Emory College, Oxford, Ga., b. Feb. 22,

:877; I1. Horace Herndon, Sergt., U. S.V. in Philippines, b. May 20, 1879; IlI. Samuel Morton, b. Jan. 23, i882; IV. Mary Beatrice, b. Aug. 2, 1884; V. Henry Minor, b. Dec. 31, X886; VI. Annie Pannill, b. Oct. I4, I889; VII Ruth, b. Ap. 11, 1892; VIII. Lewis Melton, b. Feb. 5, 1895; IX. Zebuline, b. Oct. I, 1897; X. Emory Clay, b. D)ec. 11, 1900. 224. Ed- ward Anderson, b. Sept. 17, I857, unm., lives Snyder, Tex. 225. Mary Samuel, b. Mch. 14, :86o; m., Snyder, Tex., Feb. I4, I888, Judge Wynd- ham Kemp, live El Paso, Tex.; ch: I. John Page, b. Mch. 29, 1889; II. Emily Wyndham, b. July '3, i898; III. Herndon Brock. b. Jan. 3, 1896; IV. Roland Gordon, b. Feb. 5, 1898. 226. John Pannill, b. May l14, 1864; d. Terrill, Tex., x885. 227. Henry Minor, b. Sept. 6, i866; mi., Feb., :895, Jessie Garner, lives Richmond, Ky.; ch: I. Katherine, b. Sep. II,

x897; II. Eoline Glenmore, b. Aug. 22, I899.

tTO BE CONTINUED)

MORTON DATA.

JOHN MORTON LINEI.

Compiled August, 1903, by DANIEL MORTON, M. D., St. Joseph, Mo.

1694, Sep. 4th. John Morton. Indenture. Richmond Co. B. 2-72.

Between Jas. Orchard of Westmoreland Co. planter and Rebecca his wife of the one part and John Morton of Northumberland Co. of the other part. Orchard and wife for 7,v0 pounds sell Morton 157 acres in



206 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.

Richmond Co. Autograph signature, Witnesses: David C--, Wm. Greenstead. Recorded September 7, I694. Comment.

This item shows that the Mortons may have lived in Northumberland county before coming to Richmond county. A search of Northumber- land records should be made therefore. Was this John Morton the father of Joseph Morton, or the grandfather? By date he could have been either.

I700, September 8th. Alvin Mountjoy. Family. Wife Mary was daughter of Wm. Lane, who with John Morris, under

date July 20, I662, patented 2,500 acres in Sittenbourne Parish, Rich- mond county. Alvin Mountjoy's estate appraised at 58,940 pounds tobacco.

Mary Lane, m. (i) Alvin Mountjoy; m. (2) Elias Wilson; m. (3) Jos- eph Bellfield.

Children, Mountjoy: (i) Thomas. (2) Mary, m. (i) John Morton, Jr.; m. (2) Wm. Jordan. (3) Alvin. John Morton, Jr., was his guardian, then later on Alvin

Mountjoy became guardian of Joseph Morton, son of John Morton, Jr. 1700, Sep. 8th. Alvin Mountjoy. Will. Richmond Co. Mentions

wife Mary and children Alvin, Thomas, Mary. Personal estate 58,940 pounds tobacco. Comment. Get this will. The wife Mary, was Mary Lane, daughter of William and became subsequently Mrs. Alvin Mount- joy, Mrs. Elias Wilson, Mrs. Joseph Bellfield. See 1719, June 3rd. The daughter Mary Mountjoy became (r) Mrs. John Morton, Jr., and (2) Mrs. Wm. Jordan. See 1714, March 7th, and 1734, February 3rd. The son Alvin became guardian of Joseph Morton, his sisters son.

1713, October 2nd. John Morton. Richmond Co. 0. B. Qualifies as Lieutenant of Militia. Comment. Is this the same man as Captain John Morton, father of Joseph ?

I714, March 7th. John Morton and wife Mary. Richmond Co. Judgment granted John Morton and Mary his wife, who was one of

the daughters and legatees of Alvin Mountjoy. Comment. See will of Alvin Mountjoy, 1700, September 8th.

1715, July 20. John Morton, Jr., and wife Mary. Indenture. Rich- niond Co. B. 7-85.

Between Joseph Bellfield, of Sittenbourne Parish, Co. of Richmond, and Mary his wife, of the one part, and John Morton, Jr., of the parish and Co., and Mary his wife, daughter of the said Mary Bellfield, of the other part. The Bellfields give to the Mortons I50 acres of land in aforesaid parish, being a part of a tract of 2,500 acres by patent dated July 20, I662, granted unto John Morris and William Lane, father of the said Mary Bellfield, the right whereof descended unto her the said Mary Bellfield as heir to her father. Autograph signature. Witnesses: David



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Benick, Will Smith. Recorded October 6, 1715. Comment. Is this the same John Morton, appearing elsewhere as "Jr.," "Lieutenant," "Captain," " Merchant," " father of Joesph Morton? " I believe it is. Mrs. John Morton, Jr., was daughter of Mary Bellfield by the first husband, Alvin Mountjoy. Mrs. John Morton, Jr., after the death of her husband married William Jordan. The will of William Jordan should be secured.

I7r6, December 6. John Morton, Jr. Richmond Co. John Morton, Jr. Sub-Sheriff. 1717, April 3. John Morton, Jr., and Marmaduke Beckwith. Bond.

Richmond Co. .B. 7-I99. Both bound in sum 200 pounds sterling. Condition of obligation that

John Morton shall well and truly pay unto Alvin Mountjoy,or to whom also it shall of right belong, all such estate or estates belonging to the said Alvin Mountjoy as is or shall come hereafter to his hands. Autograph signatures. Recorded April 3, 17I7. Comment. John Morton, Jr., was guardian of Alvin Mountjoy, his brother-in-law.

1719, June 3rd. John Morton, Jr., et al. Richmond Co. Suit by John Morton, Jr., guardian of Alvin Mountjoy, son of Alvin

Mountjoy, deceased. The elder Alvin Mountjoy made his will Septem- ber 8th, I700, leaving a wife Mary, who afterward married Elias Wilson and Joseph Bellfield and three children, Alvin, Thomas and Mary, and a personal estate appraised at 58,940 pounds of tobacco. Comment. Alvin Mountjoy, Sr., married Mary Lane, who was successively Mrs. Alvin Mountjoy, Mrs. Elias Wilson, Mrs. Joseph Bellfield (Chirurgeon). Mary Lane had a daughter Mary by Alvin Mountjoy, who married John Morton, Jr. Mary Lane presumably died, was scarcely divorced and her husband, Joseph Bellfield, married (3) Elizabeth . See 1715,

July 20th. John Morton, Jr., married Mary Mountjoy, daughter of Alvin Mount-

joy, Sr, See 1714, March 7th. John Morton, Jr., was by this guardian of his brother-in-law, Alvin Mountjoy.

(TO BE CONTINUED.)

SOME OTHER MINORS IN VIRGINIA. By BENJAMIN BLAKE MINo0R, LL. D.

All those highly respectable and honorable Minors, who have been described in several successive numbers of this Magazine, were not Minors at all until the last quarter of the 17th century. They were Doodeses.

Meindort Doodes was a sea captain from Holland, of good character, who prospered in trading with Virginia, liked the country, and resolved to settle in it. In the mean time, Meindort had become changed (prob- ably through Meinheer), to Minor. So that, in I673, and again in I675,



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