Josiah MORTON

Birth:
26 Dec 1760
Prince Edward, Virginia
Death:
23 Aug 1844
Rockingham, North Carolina
Marriage:
26 Dec 1782
Amelia, Virginia
Sources:
Morton Family of Henrico, Prince Edward, and Brunswick County, Virginia, by James Walter Allen
Ancestry World Tree Project
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    1. Josiah fought in the Revolutionary War.
    2. Josiah died on 23 August 1844, according to the Final Pension Payment file for him at National Archives, which contains a letter authorizing payment of the unpaid arrearage of Josiah Morton's pension to an attorney for Azariah G. Morton, named as the only child of Josiah Morton. It is believed that Azariah Graves Morton may have been the sole child of a second wife of Josiah Morton.
Mary ROBERTS
Birth:
Abt 1763
of Amelia, Virginia
Death:
Abt 1818
of Caswell, North Carolina
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Mary (Polly) ROBERTS
Children
Marriage
1
Step MORTON
Birth:
Abt 1784
Virginia
Death:
Abt 1836
 
Marr:
 
2
Ann B. MORTON
Birth:
14 Mar 1785
Virginia
Death:
25 Jul 1865
Tennessee
John H. RICHMOND 
Marr:
Abt 1805
 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Ann or Nancy MORTON
3
Joseph MORTON
Birth:
Abt 1788
Virginia
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Mary L. MORTON
Birth:
18 Feb 1790
North Carolina
Death:
26 Jan 1857
Sumner, Tennessee
Lewis MARTIN 
Marr:
3 Jan 1811
Sumner, Tennessee 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Mary or Polly L. MORTON

NOTE:
    Joseph Siah (Josiah) Morton gave bond on marriage record.
5
Josiah MORTON
Birth:
Abt 1792
Virginia
Death:
 
Marr:
 
FCID:2051:402
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Josiah Morton - Mary Roberts

Josiah Morton was born at Prince Edward, Virginia 26 Dec 1760. His parents were Thomas Morton and Cicily Katherine Moore.

He married Mary Roberts 26 Dec 1782 at Amelia, Virginia . Mary Roberts was born at of Amelia, Virginia Abt 1763 daughter of Step Roberts, Jr. and Phebe Dunnavant .

They were the parents of 5 children:
Step Morton born Abt 1784.
Ann B. Morton born 14 Mar 1785.
Joseph Morton born Abt 1788.
Mary L. Morton born 18 Feb 1790.
Josiah Morton born Abt 1792.

Josiah Morton died 23 Aug 1844 at Rockingham, North Carolina .

Mary Roberts died Abt 1818 at of Caswell, North Carolina .