William Jordan Morton

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William Jordan Morton

William Jordan was born on November 15th, 1754 in Westmoreland Co., Virginia. William Jordan's father was Joseph Morton and his mother was Margaret Elizabeth Beckwith. His paternal grandparents were John Jr. Morton and Mary Mountjoy; his maternal grandparents were Sir Marmaduke Beckwith and Elizabeth Brockenbrough. He had four sisters named Lucy Butler, Margaret Sydenham, Mary Molly Beckwith and Elizabeth McCarty. He had a half-sister named Frances. He died at the age of 70 in January 1825 in Kentucky.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Morton
  - b.~  1600 d.1694 in Northumberland Co., Virginia
  
  John Morton
  - b.1629 in St Thomas Par., Richmond, Virginia d.02 May 1722 in Sittenbourne Par., Richmond, Virginia
  
  John Jr. Morton
  - b.1667 in King George Co., Virginia d.1728 in Richmond Co., Virginia
  
  Joane Hughes
  - b.~  1645 in Kent, England
  
  Joseph Morton
  - b.1715 in England d.1759 in James City Co., Virginia
  
  Alvin Mountjoy
  - b.~  1645 in King George Co., Virginia d.1700
  
  Mary Mountjoy
  - b.1673 in King George Co., Virginia d. in Goochland, Virginia
  
  William Lane
  - b.~  1620 in England
  
  Mary Lane
  - b.~  1650
  
  William Jordan Morton
  - b.15 Nov 1754 in Westmoreland Co., Virginia d.Jan 1825 in Kentucky
  
  Roger Beckwith ^*
  - b.1584 in Clint, Yorkshire, England d.19 JAN 1633/34 in Aldsborough, Yorkshire, England
  
  Arthur Beckwith
  - b.1615 in Aldsborough, Yorkshire, England d.1642
  
  Susannah Brakenbury
  - b.1588 in Sellaby, Durham, England d.28 Oct 1670
  
  Sir Roger Beckwith
  - b.~  1637 in Aldsborough, Yorkshire, England d.06 Dec 1700 in Ripon Minster, Yorkshire, England
  
  Sir Marmaduke Wyvill ^*
  - b.~  1590 in Constable Burton, Yorkshire, England d.9 JAN 1616/17
  
  Mary Wyvill
  - b.~  1619 in Constable Burton, Yorkshire, England d.1646
  
  Isabel Gascoigne ^*
  - b.<  1596 in Sedbury, Yorkshire, England
  
  Sir Marmaduke Beckwith
  - b.1687 in Aldsborough, Yorkshire, England d.~  1780 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia
  
  Jonathan Jenings ^*
  - b.~  1595 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England d.24 Aug 1649 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England
  
  Sir Edmund Jenings
  - b.~  1626 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England d.~  1687 in London, England
  
  Elizabeth J. Parker ^*
  - b.~  1605 in Newby, Yorkshire, England
  
  Elizabeth Jenings
  - b.1662 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England d.21 JAN 1706/07 in Ripon, Kent, England
  
  Sir Edward Barkham
  - b.~  1595 d.1667
  
  Margaret Barkham
  - b.~  1630
  
  Frances Berney ^*
  - b.~  1597 d.1667
  
  Margaret Elizabeth Beckwith
  - b.29 Jul 1725 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
  
  William Brockenbrough
  - b.~  1650 in England d.22 JAN 1698/99 in Richmond Co., Virginia
  
  Elizabeth Brockenbrough
  - b.~  1691 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia
  
  Thomas Newman
  - b.~  1646 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia
  
  Mary Newman
  - b.~  1677 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia d.12 Dec 1734 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia
  
  Bridgett Wilson
  - b.~  1650 d.1704
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

William Jordan's family with Martha Pryor

‌William Jordan and Martha were married in a religious ceremony on March 16th, 1779 in Goochland Co., Virginia. They had two sons named Joseph and Marmaduke Beckwith.

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William Jordan's family with Martha Pryor

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