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Richard MORTON

Richard MORTON

Male 1605 - 1680  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard MORTON was born in 1605 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England (son of George MORTON and Juliana CARPENTER); died in 1680 in Richland, Virginia.

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Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George MORTON was born on 2 Aug 1585 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; was christened on 18 Feb 1598; died on 16 Jun 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was buried in Jun 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.

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    George married Juliana CARPENTER on 22 Jul 1612 in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. Juliana (daughter of Alexander CARPENTER and Priscilla) was christened on 7 Mar 1584 in Bath, Somerset, England; died on 19 Feb 1665 in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Feb 1664 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Juliana CARPENTER was christened on 7 Mar 1584 in Bath, Somerset, England (daughter of Alexander CARPENTER and Priscilla); died on 19 Feb 1665 in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Feb 1664 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.

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    • Witnesses to Marriage, 1612:: ; Groom: Thomas Morthen (brother), Rogier Wilzoen (friend); Bride: Alexander Carpenter (Father), Elsge Carpenter (Sister), Anna Robisse (friend)
    • Immigration: Jul 1623, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; passenger on the ship "Anne"

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    She married (1) *George Morton, from York, England, in Leiden 23 July 1612. (2) Manasseh Kempton (1590-1663) md. Before 22 May 1627, Plymouth. Juliana and George and their children arrived in Plymouth in 1623 aboard the Anne. Morton was one of the authors of Mourt's Relation the first account of life in Plymouth written to entice Englishmen to settle in Plymouth. They had stayed behind when the first settlers left for Plymouth. He continued to orchestrate business affairs in Europe and London for their cause. Their five children born in Leyden, Holland, were Nathaniel, *Patience, John, Sarah, and Ephraim (born on the "Anne" while coming to Plymouth in 1623.
    Juliana and George Morton and their children immigrated to Plymouth on the Anne in 1623. Alice Carpenter Southworth, Juliana's sister, was also on this ship. They were listed as "Saincts" as they were of the religious beliefs of the governors of Plymouth Colony. George Morton died in 1624. William Bradford took a keen interest and helped raise their children. Juliana married Manasseh Kempton but had no children by him. In the 1627 cattle division, Juliana, Manasseh, and her children by Morton (Nathaniel, John, Ephraim and *Patience) were listed in Bradford's company. Juliana's oldest son Nathaniel was born in Leiden in 1613. In 1647 Nathaniel became clerk of the Plymouth court, a position he held until his death in 1685. Throughout his life, Nathaniel held strong opinions that influenced civic life in Plymouth. Juliana died in 1664/5 (about age 80.)

    Children of George Morton and Julianna Carpenter:

    1.Nathaniel, b. 1613, Leyden; md. Lydia Cooper, 1635, Plymouth; d. 29 Jun 1685, Plymouth.
    2.Patience Morton was born about 1615, of Leyden, Holland, to George Morton and Julianna Carpenter (1584-1664.) She came to Plymouth at age 8, on the Anne. She married (1) *John Faunce about 1633, in Leyden. She married (2) Thomas Whiton after July 1660, in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony. She died 16 August 1691, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at about age 76.
    3.John, b. 1616, Leyden; md. Lettice Kempton, 1648, Plymouth; d. 3 Oct 1673, Plymouth.
    4.Sarah, b. 1618, Leyden; md. George Bonham, 1644, Plymouth; d. 25 Aug 1691, Plymouth.
    5.Ephraim, b. 1623 on ship Anne; md. (1) Ann Cooper, 18 Nov 1644, Plymouth; (2) Mary Harlow; d. 5 Oct 1693, Plymouth.


    Children:
    1. Eleanor MORTON was born in 1604 in Hareby, Lincolnshire, England; died in 1635 in England.
    2. 1. Richard MORTON was born in 1605 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England; died in 1680 in Richland, Virginia.
    3. Nathaniel MORTON was born on 28 Jun 1613 in Leiden, Holland, Netherlands; died on 28 Jun 1685 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.
    4. Patience MORTON was born in 1614 in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands; died on 16 Aug 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Aug 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Alexander CARPENTER was born before 1562 in Somerset, England (son of William CARPENTER and Margaret WHATELYE); died in Dec 1611 in Wrington, Somerset, England.

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    • Residence: Wrington, Somerset, United Kingdom, England

    Alexander married Priscilla about 1581 in of, Somerset, England. Priscilla was born on 6 Sep 1562 in Somerset, England; died in Dec 1657 in Wrington, Somerset, England; was buried on 22 Dec 1653 in Wrington, Somersetshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Priscilla was born on 6 Sep 1562 in Somerset, England; died in Dec 1657 in Wrington, Somerset, England; was buried on 22 Dec 1653 in Wrington, Somersetshire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LR9L-YF7

    Children:
    1. Nathaniel CARPENTER was christened on 25 Jul 1582 in Bath, Somerset, England; and died.
    2. 3. Juliana CARPENTER was christened on 7 Mar 1584 in Bath, Somerset, England; died on 19 Feb 1665 in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Feb 1664 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.
    3. Joan CARPENTER was christened on 2 Aug 1590 in Wrington, Somerset, England; was buried on 13 Feb 1610 in Wrington, Somerset, England.
    4. Ann CARPENTER was born in 1592 in Wrington, Somerset, England; was christened on 1 Oct 1592 in Wrington, Somerset, England; died on 3 Jul 1615 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  William CARPENTER was born on 13 Jul 1510 in Dilwyn, Herefordshire, England; died on 15 Aug 1587 in Marden, Wiltshire, England.

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    William married Margaret WHATELYE. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Margaret WHATELYE and died.

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    • FamilySearch ID: 945B-MFS

    Children:
    1. 6. Alexander CARPENTER was born before 1562 in Somerset, England; died in Dec 1611 in Wrington, Somerset, England.