Welcome to the Morton Heritage Blog

This blog will document the ancestry of the Mortons of Moore County, Texas all the way back to 17th Century England. For privacy sake, we will not document anyone born after the turn of the 20th Century. Although eventually we may branch out, for now I would like to limit the blog to the direct Morton ancestors, their spouses, and siblings. Please feel free to leave comments if you have any other stories or information. Every Ancestor considered official by this blog must have independent verification beyond inclusion in someone else's family tree therefore evidence such as census or marriage records will be provided. Since we have become so scattered I thought this would be a good way to help remember where we come from and help us teach our kids what ties us together.

Henrico, Virginia: Our First Home in America

Mortons of Moore County, TX and our ancestors have lived primarily in three areas since settling in America. The first area the Mortons settled was Henrico County, Virginia. Some time between 1805 and 1813, our branch moved to the Williamson County, Tennessee area. Then we know Papa Jim's Grandfather William Jones Alexander Morton settled in Moore County in 1902 after a decade in Greer County, Oklahoma. They left Tennessee three days after their marriage in 1892.


Here are some satellite images of the area in Virginia our family lived
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