'Morton05'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Morton of Caniers, Morton of Dwarriden, Morton of Moldicliffe, Morton of Sheffield, Morton of Waldershelf

                               
Adam de Morton of Bradfield & Dwarriden (a 1382)
1. William Morton of Moldicliffe & Dwarriden (a 1388, 1421)
  A. John Morton of Moldicliffe (a 1421, a 1446)
  i. John Morton of Moldicliffe (a 1446, 1487)
  ii. Thomas Morton of Moldicliffe (a 1493)
  B.+ other issue
  Most probably of the same family as above, but exactly how he was connected to it is not shown, was the undermentioned John of Dwarriden. He may have been the same person as the above John of Moldicliffe but FMG does not show that so the following connection should be viewed as speculative.
2. ?? Morton
  A. John Morton of Dwarriden
  i. Thurstan Morton of Westmonhalgh (a 1486)
  a. Philip Morton of Dwarriden (a 1500)
  (1) John Morton of Dwarriden (a 1551)
  (A) Joan Morton
  m. (before 1558) Henry Hawksworth (son of Robert)
  (2) Thurstan Morton (a 1563)
  Most probably of the same family as above, but exactly how he was connected to it is not shown, was the following parent of Richard, Ellen & Anne. FMG shows them separately from the above so the following connection should be viewed as speculative.
  (3) ?? Morton
(A) Richard Morton of Waldershelf (d 30.06.1599)
  m. Agnes
  (i) John Morton of Townend in Waldershelf (d 1637)
  (ii) Christopher Morton of Wightwisel (a 1637)
  (a) Mary Morton (d 12.05.1691)
  m1. John Fox (bur 13.07.1659)
  m2. Robert Ward of Woodseats
  (iii) Richard Morton of Townend
(iv) Ann Morton (b c1582, a 1605)
  m. William Mokeson
  (a) John Mokeson of Woodhouse in Bradfield (a 1637)
  (v) daughter
  m. _ Walton
  (a) Daniel Walton of Solkston (a 1637, wheelwright)
  (B) Ellen Morton
  m. Henry Gillot
  (C) Anne Morton
  m. Henry Hall

 

 

Most probably of the same family as above, but exactly how he was connected to it is not shown, was ...
Nicholas Morton of Caniers (formerly called Muldicliffe or Moldicliffe) (a 1613, 1651)
1. John Morton of Caniers
  A. Richard Morton of Caniers (d 1703)
  i. Nicholas Morton of Caniers
  ii. Richard Morton of Caniers (b 1675-6, d 25.06.1763)
m. Mary Marsden of Middop (b c1693, d 02.02.1779)
  a.+ issue - Sarah, Hannah, Mary, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Jane, Anne
  B. Francis Morton of Sheffield (b 1653-4, d 29.08.1727, cutler)
  m. (25.05.1681) Hannah Winter (bpt 25.04.1660, dau of John Winter of Sheffield)
  i. John Morton of Sheffield (b 1700-1, d 17.08.1756, cutler)
  m1. Anne Bamforth (dau/coheir of John Bamforth of Sheffield)
  a. Winter Morton of Sheffield
  m. _ Hall
  b. Hannah Morton
  m2. ??
  c. Joseph Morton of Sheffield (a 1829, silversmith)
  (1) John Morton of Sheffield (cutler)
  m. _ Holland of Sheffield
  (2) Charles Morton of Sheffield
  m. _ Loy (dau of Richard Loy)
  (3) Francis Morton (d c1834)
  (4) daughter
  m. Thomas Dunn of Sheffield (son/heir of William)
  d. Frances Morton
  m. _ Swyft of Sheffield (maltster)
  ii. Francis Morton of Sheffield (a 11.1749, toyman)
  m. _ Ronksley
  a. Mary Morton
  m. Richard Hopwood of Halifax
  b. Anne Morton
  m. _ Welch of Birmingham
  c. Frances Morton
  m. William Walker of London
  iii. Frances Morton
m. Matthew Furness of Sheffield
  iv. daughter
  m. Hugh Hides
  v. Ann Morton
  m. Jonathan Rutter
  C. ?? Morton
  m. Sarah Wadsworth (dau of Isaac Wadsworth of Brookhouse)
  i. Sarah Morton of Dikeside, Peniston (d unm before 1724)
  D.+ other issue - John of Stannington, Nicholas
2. Elizabeth Morton
  m. Thomas Brammal
3. Ann Morton
  m1. Robert Wilkinson
  A.+ issue - Josiah, Charles, Elizabeth
  m2. William Swallow
4.+ other issue - Thomas, Sarah, Ellen, Mary

Main source(s): FMG (vol 2, MS332, 'Morton', p807+ & p811+)
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