Elijah Morton
Elijah was born in 1722 in
Richmond, Virginia
. Elijah's father was
William Morton
and his mother was
Ann Mothershead
. His paternal grandparents were
John Morton
and
Deborah
; his maternal grandparents were
George Mothershead
and
Mary Quisenberry
. He had three brothers and four sisters, named
Joseph H.
,
George
,
Jeremiah
,
Jane
,
Elizabeth
,
Mary
and
Ann
. He was the oldest of the eight children.
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
William Morton
- b.1676 in St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co., Virginia d.28 Jul 1748
Deborah
Elijah Morton
- b.1722 in Richmond, Virginia
George Mothershead
- b.~ 1668
Ann Mothershead
- b.1698 in Virginia d.< 1748
Mary Quisenberry
- b.~ 1675
Elijah's family with Elizabeth Hawkins
Elijah and
Elizabeth
were married in a religious ceremony on July 3rd, 1745 in
License Issued In Spotsylvania, Virginia
. They had five sons and two daughters, named
George
,
Joseph
,
John
,
William R.
,
Frankie Terrill
,
Sallie
and
Betsy
.
Children
George Morton
George was born in 1746.
Joseph Morton
Joseph was born about 1748.
John Morton
John was born about 1750.
William R. Morton
William R. was born on December 18th, 1753 in
Orange Co., Virginia
. He died at the age of 57 on January 30th, 1811 in
Logan County, Kentucky
. He was buried in
Old Caldwell GraveyardRussellville, Logan County, Kentucky
.
Sallie Morton
Sallie was born about 1755.
Frankie Terrill Morton
Frankie Terrill was born about 1757.
Betsy Morton
Betsy was born about 1759.
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