Descendants of John Morton
Some of this was found on family sheets from LDS. If you can help me on the Morton's, please email me. Thanks!
Generation No. 1
1. CAPT. JOHN1 MORTON was born November 20, 1733 in Brunswick Co., Va, and died 1795 in Pittsyvannia Co., Va. He married LUCH BLAKELY, daughter of JAMES BLACKELY.
Children of JOHN MORTON and LUCH BLAKELY are:
i. JAMES2 MORTON, b. 1782; m. RUTH S. RIGGS, 1801; b. 1782.
2. ii. MARTHA PATTY MORTON, b. 1784, Pittsyvannia Co., Va; d. 1850.
iii. ARMSTEAD MORTON, b. 1787; d. 1872; m. PATSY RIGGS; b. 1785, VA..
iv. NANCY MORTON, b. Abt. 1794.
v. RICHARD MORTON, b. 1794; d. 1876; m. (1) CYNTHIA SALLIE HON, March 29, 1825; b. 1806; d. 1843; m. (2) ELIZABETH BARLETT, April 23, 1845.
Generation No. 2
2. MARTHA PATTY2 MORTON (JOHN1) was born 1784 in Pittsyvannia Co., Va, and died 1850. She married FREDERICK BOWEN December 08, 1798 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery Co., KY. He was born 1780 in VA., and died 1852.
Notes for FREDERICK BOWEN:
Federick Bowen was one of the witness for William Townend's will.
William Townend was married to Elizabeth Eaton and remarried to a Morton, which Frederick's wife had been a Morton also.
Marriage Notes for MARTHA MORTON and FREDERICK BOWEN:
The marriage record was found on microfilch at LDS under Kentucky, under Bowen's
Children of MARTHA MORTON and FREDERICK BOWEN are:
i. WILLIAM FREDERICK3 BOWEN, b. September 17, 1803, Montgomery Co., KY; d. February 19, 1892, Bowen, Estill Co., Ky; m. (1) NELLIE HON; m. (2) MARY ANN RANDALL, November 14, 1846, Montgomery Co., KY.
Notes for WILLIAM FREDERICK BOWEN:
The names came from 1860 Powell Co., KY cenus
ii. NANCY BOWEN, b. 1806; d. 1852; m. JONAS FAULKNER, 1826; b. 1804; d. 1872.
iii. HEZEKIAH BOWEN, b. 1809, Montgomery Co., KY; m. MARY ELIZABETH HON, March 03, 1828, Powell Co., KY.
iv. SALLIE BOWEN, b. 1813; m. HENRY FAULKNER JR..
v. ARMISTEAD BOWEN, b. 1822.
vi. MORTON BOWEN.