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About Ephraim Morton
Lt. Ephraim Morton was born in 1623 on the Ann on the passage to Plymouth Colony. His parents were George MORTON and Juliana CARPENTER, sister of Governor William Bradford's second wife. Upon the death of Ephraim's parents, he and his siblings were taken in by their uncle and aunt Bradford and raised in the Bradford home. Ephraim married his first cousin Ann COOPER on 18 Nov 1644, in Plymouth. After Ann died, he married widow Mary Shelley Harlow on 18 Oct 1692. Ephraim died 7 Sep 1693 in Plymouth, Mass.
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- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barkerandririefamily/fgr/f...
- http://minerdescent.com/2010/08/03/ephraim-morton/
- http://nefamilies.com/fam/groupsheeti100001506.aspx
Birth: 1623 in at sea on board the Pilgrim ship "Anne"
Upon his father's death probably adopted by Gov. William Bradford.
He was a member of Grand Inquest, 1654; in 1657 elected representative to Plymouth General Court and was a member for 28 years; in 1691-92, he was chosen one of the first representatives to the General Court; head of Board of Selectmen of Plymouth for nearly 25 years; magistrate of the colony in 1683; at the time of his death he was a justice of the Court of Common Pleas; he was a sergeant of the Plymouth military company and in 1664 was elected Lieutenant.
Will: 27th SEPTEMBER 1693 Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
Event: Plymouth Church Church Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
Note: He was chosen a Deacon, 1st AUGUST 1669.
Event: Will proved 2nd NOVEMBER 1693 Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
Event: Freeman 7th JUNE 1648 Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
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Hon. Ephraim Morton- {George'^). Born in 1623, on the ship "Ann," on the passage to Xew England; upon his father's death probably adopted by Governor Bradford; m. Xov. 18-28, 1644, Ann Cooper, who, Savage says, I., p. 454, was his cousin, dau. of John Cooper, of Scituate, Mass., and Priscilla (Carpenter) Wright, widow of William Wright, and sister of Juliana (Carpenter) ^lorton; she d. Sept. 1-10, 1691; m. (2) 1692, Mary, widow of William Harlow, and dau. of Robert Shelley, of Scituate; made a freeman of the colony June 7. 1648; constable for Plymouth, 1648: member of the grand inquest, 1654; in 1657 elected a representative to the Plymouth General Court and was a member for twenty-eight years; in 1691-2 Plymouth was merged into Massachusetts and he was chosen one of the first representatives to the General Court; head of the Board of Selectmen of Plymouth for nearly twenty-five years ; magistrate of the colony in 1683 ; at the time of his death he was a justice of the Court of Common Pleas ; he was sergeant of the PhTuouth military company, and in 1664 was elected lieutenant, and in 1671 was chosen a member of the Council of War," in which he was of nmch service for many years, including the time of King Philip's War: for many years he was a deacon of the Pl}Tnouth Church, having been chosen August 1, 1669. and serving until his death, Sept. 7, 1693. His widow m. (3) Hugh Cole*, in 1698.
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WILL: His will is printed in full in the "Genealogical Adv^ertiser," and reads :
Will of Ephraim Morton, senr. of Plymouth, dated Sept. 27, 1693, proved Not. 2, 1693, he "being weak of Body through sickness."
To wife Mary Morton £10 out of the personal estate; to son Nathaniel £10; to daughter Patience, wife of John Nelson, £5; to daughter Mercy Morton £20; to son George 30 acres given me by the town of Plymouth on the south side of th» Eele Kiver, also the best of my wearing apparell ; to son Josiah one fourth my lands in Sagaquash ; to my two sons Nathaniel and Thomas all my right to a tract of land in Middleboro; to son Thomas lands; to son Eliezer lands in Middleboro; ■when the legacies are paid, the rest of my personal estate, whether at Plymouth or elsewhere, shall be equally divided between my three sons, Nathaniel, Thomas and Eliezer, "I having disposed already unto all the Kest of my children such a part to each of them of my estate as I have thought fitt to be their full portion ; ' ' son Nathaniel to be sole executor.
This vrill was witnessed by Ephraim ^lortou Junr., Thomas Faunce and Joseph Faunce, who all made oath to said will Xov. 2, 1693.
The inventory of the estate of Lieut. Ephraim ^lorton, late of Ply- mouth, taken Xov. 1, 1693, by Eliezer Churchill and Thomas Faunce, was sworn to in court by Xathaniel ^lorton, Xov. 2, 1693.
The marriage covenant between F.phraim ]Morton, of Plymouth, and Mrs. Mary Ha'rlow. widow of Mr. William Harlow, deceased, of said Plymouth, dated Oct. 11, and acknowledged Oct. 19, 169*2, provided: She is to have her right of dower in the estate of her late husband, and is to quitclaim her rights to the estate of said Ephraim Morton if she sur- vive him. Witnessed by Thomas Faunce and Jon Faunce.
Ephraim was born on the ship Anne on the passage to New England.==
A.K.A.: Ephraim Morton Sr. / Deacon Ephraim Morton / Lieutenant Ephraim Morton
Descendants of George Morton and Juliana Carpenter http://www.bimmy.com/descendantsofgeorgemorton.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55075606
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-648
Ephraim was born on the ship Anne on the passage to New England. His father, George Morton, of Leiden Holland, was one of the "Saints" although he died before his family came to Plymouth MA. Upon his father’s death, he was probably adopted by Gov. Bradford. His mother was one of the Carpenter girls, another of whom married Governor Bradford. Governor Bradford was therefore Ephraim's uncle, and he was raised in the Bradford household. His mother remarried a Kempton. He was made a freeman of the colony 7 Jun 1648, Constable for Plymouth 1648, member of the Grand Inquest 1654, and elected representative to the Plymouth General Court in 1657 and remained a member for 28 years. In 1691-2 when Plymouth was merged into Massachusetts Ephraim was chosen one of the first representatives to the General Court. He was head of the Board of Selectmen of Plymouth for nearly 25 years, and Magistrate of the colony in 1683. At the time of his death he was a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. He was Sergeant of the Plymouth Military Company, elected Lieutenant in 1664, and in 1671 chosen a member of the ‘Council of War,’ in which he was of much service for many years, including the time of King Philip’s War. For many years he was a deacon of the Plymouth Church, having been chosen 1 Aug 1669, and serving until his death.
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A.K.A.: Ephraim Morton Sr. / Deacon Ephraim Morton / Lieutenant Ephraim Morton
Parents: George Morton 1584–1624 • MBL6-86H & Juliana Carpenter 1584–1665 • LR68-ZKQ Marriage: from 23 July 1612 to 2 August 1612 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Spouse: 1) Ann Cooper 1625–1691 • LR1H-1HJ Marriage: 18 November 1644 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Spouse: 2) Mary Shelley 1639–1694 • LW23-4XJ Marriage: 18 October 1692 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children with Ann (spouse 1):
George Morton
1645–1727 • LZF4-3K4
Ephraim Morton Sr.
1648–1732 • LJKZ-5X3
Rebecca Morton 1651–1718 • LHJF-R1B
Josiah Morton 1653–1694 • LVJ7-NJK
Nathaniel Morton 1657–1709 • LZT1-T7J
Thomas Morton 1660–1748 • LZT1-RLN
Mercy Morton 1663–1730 • LV4J-T8S
Eleazer Morton 1665–1733 • MKS2-QYJ
Joanna Morton 1667–1738 • LZBG-JS2
Patience Morton 1669–1715 • MMWK-TLP
Siblings:
Nathaniel Morton 1613–1685 • LVZ5-M1H
Patience Morton 1614–1691 • LHGL-P8X
John Morton 1616–1673 • L9H3-8F7
Sarah Morton 1620–1691 • LC8R-CRT
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Ephraim Morton's Timeline
| 1623 |
July 1623
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On board the ship Anne in the North Atlantic Ocean
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| 1643 |
1643
Age 19
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New England
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| 1645 |
January 27, 1645
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Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British America
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| 1648 |
January 27, 1648
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| 1651 |
March 15, 1651
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Middleborough, Plymouth Colony
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| 1653 |
1653
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Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1657 |
1657
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Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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| 1659 |
1659
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Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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