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PATRIOT Lieutenant James Blythe Morton[1, 2]

Male 1736 - 1808  (72 years)


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  • Name James Blythe Morton 
    Title PATRIOT 
    Prefix Lieutenant 
    Born 1736  Charlotte County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1808  Rutherford Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67829  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2015 

    DNA Tests  1 person has linked a DNA test to PATRIOT Lieutenant James Blythe Morton 

    Family Catherine Wells,   b. 1756, Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1827, Leatherwood Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. Tabitha Morton,   b. Abt 1760, Prob. Lunenburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F518495435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Application for Headstone for Patriot James B. Morton
    Application for Headstone for Patriot James B. Morton
    67829JamesBMorton.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, VIRGINIA COUNTY RECORDS p.38 Virginia Revolutionary Soldiers .
      Morton, James, Lieut. 4th Va. Regt., i Jan., 1776, and is still in service.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15008263.
      James Blythe Morton
      Birth: 1756, Charlotte Co., Va.
      Death: 1808, Rutherford Co., Tennessee
      Virginia Soldiers of 1776 p1204 - Lieut. James Morton. Entered service 1st Jan., 1776 Fourth Contl. VA Regiment. and is still in actual service, 1782. Warrant 74 for 2666-2/3 acres issued to him. Recorded Book 1, page 14, VA. L.OFF. DAR # 298388; TN DAR 1933 Yearbook p.93 Parents:
      John Morton (1730 - 1796)
      Mary Elizabeth Ellen Anderson Morton (1736-1822)
      Spouse:
      Catharine Wells Morton (1758 - 1827)
      Children
      Judith Morton Edwards Nelson (1776 - 1851)
      Joseph Morton (1778 - 1829)
      Sarah Morton Searcy (1783 - 1832)
      James Wilson Morton (1785 - 1869)
      Tabitha Morton Lytle (1791 - 1817)