'Morton02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Morton of Bosworth, Morton of Cern

                               
William Morton of Bosworth, Leicestershire
1. Robert Morton of Suttons, Leicestershire
  A. John Morton
  i. Thomas Morton
  B. John Morton (2nd)
2. Thomas Morton of Potter Cotton, Warwickshire
  A.+ issue - Peter or Robert of North Kilworth (Leicestershire), Thomas
3. John Morton (dsp, rector of North Kilworth)
4. Nicholas Morton of Bosworth
  m. Frances Gate (dau of Richard Gate or Yate of Wroughton)
  A. Edward Morton of Bosworth
  m. Ann Bowyer (dau of Edward Bowyer of Bosworth by Elizabeth, dau/coheir of Sir John Mallorie)
  i. Robert Morton
  m. Ann Chettil (dau of John Chettil or Chettle of Long Whatton)
  ii. Ann Morton
  m. George Gladwin of Darley
B. John Morton of Quarendon or Quarenden, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth King (dau of William King of Syleby or Seleby)
  i. William Morton (b c1589, a 1619)
  m. Judith Chedlow of Coventry
  a.+ issue - Thomas, William, John, Anne, Elizabeth
  ii. John Morton of Stamford
  m. Mary Allen (dau of John Allen of Mountsorrell)
  a. John Morton of Syleby, Leicestershire
  (1) George Morton of Syleby possibly the George of Sileby who married ...
  m. Mary Beaumont (dau of Sir Thomas Beaumont, 3rd Bart of Gracedieu)
  (2) Catherine Morton
  m1. _ Parkins
  m2. _ Lyster
  m3. _ Hales
  (3) Mary Morton
  b. Isabel Morton
  m. John Mason of London
  c. Catherine Morton
  m. _ Helmsley of Walton
  d. Elizabeth Morton
  m. Thomas Johnson of Leicester (Major)
  iii. Nicholas Morton (rector of St. Saviour's, Southwark)
  m. Frances Kestle (dau of Thomas Kestle of Pendavy)
  a. John Morton (rector of Auton Gifford, 2nd son)
  m. Elizabeth Hudson
  (1) John Morton of London (2nd son)
  m. Sarah Farrington (dau of Edmund Farrington)
  (A) Elizabeth Morton
  m. Maurice Kendrick
  (B) Frances Morton
  m. John Watson
(C) Margaret Morton
  m. John Wells
  (D) Sarah Morton
  m. Andrew Lilly of London
  (E) Mary Morton (a 1759)
  m. _ Grubb of London
  (F)+ other issue - Charles (dsp), John (d young), John of London, Charles (d young), Margaret (d young), Mary (d young), Ann, Rebecca, Hester in Peckham (a 1759), Sophia
  (2) Charles Morton of London (youngest son)
  m. Winifred Caldwell (dau of Major Matthew Caldwell)
  (A) Margaret or Winifred Morton
m. (24.04.1744) William Milnes of Chesterfield
  (B)+ other issue - John in Derby (a 1759), Charles, Frances
  (3) Mary Morton
  m1. William Surfleet
  m2. J. Jackson of Liskeard
  (4)+ other issue (dsp) - Nicholas, Amy, Elizabeth
  b.+ other issue - Charles (rector of Blisland), Nicholas (dsp), Elizabeth (dsp)
  iv. Frances Morton
  m. Robert Slyman of Tickhill
  v. Jane Morton (dsp)
5. William Morton of Leicester
  m. Alice Burbitch (dau of William Burbitch or Borage of Leicester)
  A. William Morton of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (archdeacon)

 

 

SirRowland Morton of Thwining, Gloucestershire
m1. Elizabeth Penbrige (dau of Walter Penbrige of Mansell)
1. Thomas Morton (d 1513-4)
  This was first thought to have been the Thomas, nephew of John, Archbishop of Canterbury, who married HellenRoper and had a daughter who married Francis Smith and was ancestor of Viscount Carrington. We now realise that that was a different Thomas.
2. Elizabeth Morton
  m. John Abriges
3. Margaret Morton
  m. Gabriell Bleke
4. Mary Morton
  m. Gyle Davies
5. Anne Morton
  m. _ Shaa
m2. Sibill Monyington (dau/heir of (Richard) Monyngton of Massington)
6. Richard Morton or Moreton
  m. Blanche Whitington of Gloucestershire
  A. Anthony Morton of Esbetche, Herefordshire
  m. Joys Pytcher (dau of William Pytcher or Pychard of Avenbury)
  i. Richard Morton
  B. Richard Morton
  m. Blanche Pitcher (dau of William Pitcher or Pychard)
  C. Jone Morton
  m. John Hayvard of Ludberry = Hayward of Ledbury

 

 

William Morton of Cern, Dorset
1. John Morton of Cern
  A. Agnes Morton
  m. _ Andrews
2. William Morton of Cern
  m. Agnes Chilsworth of East Ouker
A. Robert Morton of London
  m. Agnes Foster (dau of Stephen Foster of London)
  i. Robert Morton
  m. Dorothy or Christian FitzJames (dau of Sir John FitzJames of Redlynch, Chief Justice)
  a. Robert Morton
  m. Eleanor Finch (dau of Sir William Finch of Moyle)
  (1) George Morton
  (A) Sir Albert Morton (Secretary of State for King James, 3rd son) who apparently married ...
  m. Elizabeth Apsley (dau of Sir Edward Apsley of Thackham)
  (B)+ issue - Sir Robert, Sir Thomas

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : FMG (vol I, Morton), Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, Morton)
(2) For middle section : Visitation (Herefordshire, 1569, Morton)
(3) For lower section : FMG (vol I, Morton)
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