Hannah Morton (mtDNA)

Status summary

Completed as of June 1 2026:

• Recruiting matrilineal (direct female-line) descendants of Hannah Morton for mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

For further information see Wakefield, Robert S. Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 18 Part 1 of 3, Richard Warren, Plymouth, MA. General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004.

First Generation

Hannah Morton, daughter of Ephraim Morton and Hannah Phinney (Cooke) was born Plymouth 7 Nov 1677 and died there 3 Nov 1715. She married Plymouth 22 Apr 1697 Benjamin Warren and they had seven children (Plymouth): Benjamin (1697/8), Abigail (1700), Hannah (1703/4), Nathaniel (1706), Benjamin (1709), Priscilla (1712 unm.) and Patience (1715 unm.)

Second Generation

Abigail Warren was born Plymouth 9 May 1700 and died there 5 Dec 1766. She married Plymouth 1 Nov 1722 Joseph Rider and they had seven children (Plymouth): William (1723), Abigail (1726), Joseph (1728 d.y.), Joseph (1729), Hannah (1731-1732), Benjamin (1733) and Tilden (1736-1737).

Hannah Warren was born Plymouth 1 Mar 1703/4 and died there 25 Jan 1768. She married 6 Aug 1724 Eleazer Faunce and they had six children (Plymouth): Hannah (1725), Elizabeth (1727-1728), Patience (1729/30), Mary (1731), Abigail (1735) and Priscilla (1738/9-1740/1).

Third Generation

Abigail Rider was born Plymouth 18 Apr 1726 and died there 8 Aug 1792. She married Plymouth 28 Apr 1746 Lemuel Holmes and they had at least four children (all bp. Plymouth 3 Sep 1769): Martha, Priscilla, Joseph and Lydia.

Hannah Faunce was born Plymouth 2 Nov 1725 and died aft 23 May 1797. She married Plymouth 20 Sep 1753 Benjamin Morton and they had six children: Lydia (1754), Hannah (1755-1756), Hannah (1758), Barnabas (1759-1765), Benjamin (1763) and Bartlett (1766).

DNA results TBD

To date, we know of no matrilinear (all female line) descendants of Hannah Morton who has taken a mtDNA test and published their results. Matrilineal descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

References and External Links

• Wakefield, Robert S. Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 18 Part 1 of 3, Richard Warren, Plymouth, MA. General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004.