Alexander Payton Morton's parents are unproven. The following is from OTHER genealogists. Most Likely Parents of Alexander Morton: Source Note: There is a William Morton who died in St. Clair County, Alabama in March 1850. He was 63 years old (b. abt. 1787), was born in South Carolina, was listed as a farmer and died of Typhoid Fever. Alexander was living in Alabama just before 1850 so this could be a father or otherwise related. Also a couple of other researchers have more complete information which makes William Morton the most likely father of Alexander Payton Morton.
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WILLIAM MORTON AND MARGARET FARR (ARE NOT POSSIBLE PARENTS OF ALEXANDER PAYTON MORTON) William MORTON purchased several acres of land in and around Blount County. The first record we have is of a land transaction by William MORTON in Tennessee, in 1810. Blount County, Tennessee, Book East T, pp. 256 -257, typed record: Land Grant, Tennessee State Library and Archives. William MORTON had moved from York County, Pennsylvania, to Mecklenburg County and Buncombe County, North Carolina, and finally to Tennessee. He and his wife Margaret (Farr) MORTON lived there until their deaths. (NOTE: The William Morton that was the father of Alexander Payton moved to Fayette, Alabama and is listed in the 1830 census along with son John Morton. Therefore the William Morton above is not correct.)
ALEXANDER AND ? are also suggested. It is not proven (to me) that Alexander Morton is the father of Alexander Peden Morton.
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In the basement of the Chester Co. Courthouse, in Record Book J, March 1822-1826, p. 66 is this legal paper: Thomas Stanford Vs. Mrs. Ann Brown. Whereas George Brown, deceased, of Chester District, State of SC, at the time of his death was possessed of a tract of land containing two hundred and eleven acres, being part of a tract originally grandted to John Bond. George Brown died intestate, leaving at the time of his death: Ann Brown, his widow and the following next of kin: John Brown, James Brown, William Brown, Thomas Brown, brothers of the said George Brown dec'd; James Hamilton surviving husband of Jane Hamilton, formerly Jane Brown, sister of the said George Brown, dec'd, Thomas Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, Eby Hamilton, Jane Hamilton, Willima Hamilton, Moses Hamilton, Matty McDaniel, formerly Matty Hamilton, and John McDaniel her husband, the children, the children of the said James and Jane Hamilton; and Thomas Stanford, Senr., surviving husband of Martha Stanford, formerly Martha Brown, sister of the said George Brown dec'd, Thomas Stanford, Junr., William Stanford, George Stanford, James Stanford, John Stanford, Mary Morton, formerly Mary Stanford, and Willie Morton her husband, and Jennet Lamb, formerly Jennet Stanford and Isaac Lamp her husband, Martha Mobley, formerly Martha Stanford, and Daniel Mobley her husband, Peggy Bennett, formerly Peggy Stanford and John Bennett her husband [my line], Jane Perry, formerly Jane Stanford and William Perry her husband, and Rebecca Almon, formerly Rebecca Stanford and Jacob Almon her husband, the children of the said Thomas Stanford, Senr., and Martha Stanford dec'd., heirs of the said George Brown, deceased. Whereupon the said Ann Brown widow of the said George Brown dec'd became entitled to one half of the said tract of land and the aforesaid Heirs to a distributive share of the remaining half.
There is more on this estate settlement in the clerk's office, Chester Co. Court House Book wW, p. 438, No. 479, but no further genealogy info.
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* Updated from [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-t... MyHeritage Family Trees] via sister [Nancy Agnes Emoline Quinn Nancy Agnes Emoline Quinn (born Morton)] by [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Mar 23 2015, 19:42:45 UTC''
