Individual Details

15 May 1780 Montomgery Co KY William Jordan Morton entered 961 2/3 acres of land joining George Paynes 333 2/3 [or 1333 2/3] acres on the waters of Hinksons Run, branch of the South Fork of Licking River beginning at the north corner of Paynes.
George Payne was probably his brother-in-law

Goochland DB 13
p.115 23 Dec 1780 William Mosely to Solomon Williams. 400£. 13 acres. Branches of little Byrd Creek bounded by Thos Massies land on North; Stephen Daviss on the South; William Profitt on the East. Signed: William Moseley
Wit: William J. Morton, William Matthews, J. H.Neal.
Augt Court 1781. proved by two witnesses.
Sept Court 1781. Fully proved.


Goochland Co VA DB 16
For sum of 100£ paid by Samuel Pryor, a negro fellow, Saul.
15 Feb 1796 Signed: William J. Morton
15 fEb 1796 Bill of sale ack by Morton
Samuel Pryer for 100£ paid by William J. Morton, the four Negroes, Dilsey, Nancy, Lucy & Lewis, children of the sd Dilsy. Signed: S. Pryor
15 Feb 1796. Ack by Saml Pryor.

In 1811, the son William Jordan moved to Logan Co. KY, followed by Joseph, John, & Fannie; the remainder of the family coming by 1815. Their home at the head of the Gasper River was know as "Snowden". He is said to have been a Revolutionary soldier, comrade in arms of George Blakey, but I have no proof.
Baptized 16 Feb 1819; First Baptist Church, Russellville. Licensed as a preacher Jul 1820.


Logan Co DB O, p.62
8 Sep 1823
William MORTON & Polly his wife of Russellville to Richard BIBB Sr. for $1000. Tract of land conveyed to sd Polly MORTON as one of the heirs of Frederick HISE Dec'd. 7 apr 1823. adj. James WILSON, Samuel GRAY. 196 A, Lot #3 of the Division of HISE. Acknowledged & dower release 11 Sep 1823
[Note: This is surely William Norton, not Morton. In the Logan Co marriages is the marriage of Polly Hise to William Norton, 10 Apr 1813. There is also a book listed in the LDS Family History library, titled The Nortons of Russellville, KY, by David Norton, with the description, "William Norton was born 2 September 1781 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Hise, daughter of Frederick Hise and Nancy, 11 April 1813 in Russelville, Kentucky. They had nine children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Kentucky and Missouri."]


Logan Co DB Q, p.205 3 Feb 1830 Decree of chancery court ordered sale of tract of land where Peter Morton was living that had been sold to William J. Morton Sr. by William Haden on 12 Jul 1819 [DB G, p.259]. Peter was highest bidder. Deed from the heirs of William J. Morton Sr., names the 12 children as shown here as well as the children of Sarah and Martha who had died. Jefferson Haden and his wife Betsy, formerly Betsy Morton, were included.

Birth	15 Nov 1754	Westmoreland County, Virginia
Marriage	16 Mar 1779	Martha Pryor
Death	3 Jan 1825	Logan County, Kentucky

Spouse	Martha Pryor (1761 - 1800)
Child	Peter Morton (1779 - 1854)
Child	Sarah Morton (1781 - 1824)
Child	Rebecca Morton (1783 - 1838)
Child	Frances Hubard "Fannie" Morton (1785 - 1834)
Child	William Jordan Morton Jr. (1786 - 1860)
Child	Margaret Beckwith Morton (1788 - 1875)
Child	Joseph Morton (1790 - 1846)
Child	John Morton (1792 - 1835)
Child	Elizabeth Morton (1794 - 1876)
Child	Marmaduke Beckwith Morton (1796 - 1887)
Child	Henry Pryor Morton (1798 - 1870)
Child	Martha Morton (1800 - 1830)

Father	Joseph Morton (1715 - 1759)
Mother	Margaret Beckwith ( - )
Sibling	Lucy Butler Morton (1743 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth McCarty "Betty" Morton (1746 - 1807)
Sibling	Mary Beckwith Morton (1750 - )
Sibling	Margaret Sydenham Morton (1756 - 1840)
Sibling	Marmaduke Morton (1758 - 1760)