Meletiah Morton

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Melatiah Morton formerly Phinney

Born 26 Jul 1712 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of Benjamin Phinney and Martha (Crocker) Phinney

Sister of Zacheus Phinney

Wife of Josiah Morton — married 18 May 1732 (to after 11 Apr 1784) in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died after 11 Apr 1784 [location unknown]

Profile last modified 29 Jul 2019

Biography

Melatiah Phinney was born on in Barnstable, the daughter of Benjamin and Martha (Crocker) Phinney.[1][2] She married Josiah Morton on 18 May 1732 in Barnstable, the son of John and Reliance (Phinney) Morton.[2] Melatiah was living on 11 April 1784, when she and her husband signed a Plymouth church petition on that date.[2]

Children born Plymouth:[2]

Benjamin, b. 18 Jan 1733/4; d. 5 Nov 1735.

Seth, b .8 Dec 1735.

Benjamin, b. 7 Nov 1737; d. 4 Jul 1739

Reliance, b. 18 Feb 1739.

Martha, b. 29 Mar 1742.

John, b. 21 Mar 1743; d. 1 Sep 1745.

Mary, b. 5 Apr 1746.

John, b. 30 Aug 1748.

Josiah, b. 11 Sep 1750; d. 26 Aug 1751.

Josiah, b. 7 Aug 1752.

Sarah, b. 11 Aug 1755.

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 13 July 2016, Barnstable > Barnstable > Town records 1640-1774 vol 1-2 > image 247 of 663; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), pp. 37, 121.