David Morton, Sr.

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Thomas Rogers and Joseph Rogers.

Biography

David Morton was born March 19, 1715/16 at Plymouth, MA. He is the son of John Morton and Reliance Phinney. He was married May 8, 1738[1] at Plymouth, MA to Rebecca Finney (daughter of Robert Finney and Ann Morton), and they had children including David, Mordecai, and Zacheus.[2]

David Morton was born on 19 March 1716 in Plymouth, the son of John and Reliance (Phinney) Morton.[3]

He married Rebecca Finney on 8 May 1739 at Plymouth, daughter of Robert and Ann (Morton) Finney. She was baptized at Plymouth on 27 September 1721 and was living in 1746. On 14 January 1744/5, David Morton of Plymouth, seafaring man, sold his part of the land of his father John Morton, deceased, which was divided in 1739, with Rebecca also signing. On 27 February 1746/7, David sold land in Plymouth, one-third of what was his father John Morton's as given to David by his brother James, deceased. No known children,[4]

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David Morton

Born 19 Mar 1716 [location unknown]

Son of John Morton and Reliance (Phinney) Morton

Brother of John Morton, Jonathan Morton, Josiah Morton, Unnamed infant Morton and James Morton

Husband of Rebecca (Finney) Morton — married 8 May 1738 in Plymouth, MA

Father of David Morton

Died after 27 Feb 1747 [location unknown]

Profile last modified 27 Jul 2019 | Created 20 Mar 2015

Sources

↑ Plymouth, MA Marriage Records To 1769 ↑ Descendants of George Morton and Juliana Carpenter ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 20 May 2014), Plymouth > Plymouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1699-1754 vol 1 > image 37 of 154; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. ↑ Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), p. 36. See also:

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45W-ZQF : 4 December 2014), John Morton in entry for David Morton, 19 Mar 1716; citing Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p76; FHL microfilm 416,334.