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===Still to do as of October 29, 2020=== | ===Still to do as of October 29, 2020=== | ||
* NGS/WGS test multiple George Morton descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines. | * NGS/WGS test multiple George Morton descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines. | ||
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| + | <big>'''IMPORTANT:'''</big> [[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]] | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:29, 11 December 2023
Contents
Status summary
Completed as of October 29, 2020:
- Recruiting additional direct male-line George Morton descendants for NGS/WGS SNP testing. Persons who believe they qualify should Read me First
Still to do as of October 29, 2020
- NGS/WGS test multiple George Morton descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines.
IMPORTANT: Read me First
Biography
The marriage record[1] of George Morton and Juliana Carpenter explicitly states George was accompanied by Thomas Morton, his brother.
First Generation
Thomas Morton[2] was born about 1589. He was named as one of the 1626 Purchasers and was originally named in the 1627 Cattle division, but his name was crossed out, and another inserted. From this, it appears he died sometime in 1627. The name of his wife is currently unknown, but he was prob. the father of Thomas who came over in the Ann and Little James in 1623.
Second Generation
Thomas Morton (II) was born Leiden about 1617. He married about 1645 Rose ____ but it is currently unknown whether he had any children.
- ↑ image and transcription
- ↑ Not to be confused with the more (in)famous Thomas Morton of Merrymount.
DNA results
See DNA results for descendants of his brother George
References & External Links
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 vol. 2 G-O, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1995.
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2004, pp. 336-37.
