Individual Details

In 1740, Elizabeth Morton, widow of Thomas, deeded land in Amelia Co VA to her sons and her nephew Samuel, son of John Morton.
Samuel later patented lands in Lunenburg Co, the part that became Charlotte. Co.

Samuel married Ann Moore, daughter of George Moore of Amelia.

He was a Sergeant in the French & Indian Wars in 1758.

Virginia Land Grants:
1 Jun 1750 in Lunenburg Co
233 Acres, head branches of Little Roanoak adj his own and Joseph Morton's line
pB 30, p.26
470 acres, both sides of Morton's Fork, adj Morton's line PB 30, p.27


His will is recorded in Charlotte Co in 1765; he stated he had 4 children but named only William, Mary, and an unborn child. The unborn child [which was a Thomas] was given the balance of his lands on the north side of Hills Branch on John Morton's line.

Samuel's widow married Bryant Ferguson/Farquarson and moved to Lexington KY. Their children were John, William, Mary & Thomas.
I found the following Virginia Grant:
2 Aug 1787 Fayette County [KY]
1000 acres granted, Treasury Warrant #19137 issued 4 Sep 1783. Surveyed 28 Apr 1785. Abraham Venable and Thomas Morton for two-thirds, and Bryant Ferguson, assignee of William Morton, for the other third. In Fayette County on Big Bone Crk, some of headwaters of Licking. Begin corner of survey for John Daniel et al; corner of survey of 1470 acres made for Bryant Ferguson.
GB 11, p.625

Birth	1711
Death	1764

Father	John Morton Jr. (1684 - )
Mother	Elizabeth [Morton] ( - )
Sibling	Joseph Morton (1709 - 1782)
Sibling	John Morton ( - )
Sibling	Steven Morton (1710 - 1793)
Sibling	Thomas Morton ( - )