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Where did the English Moreton family come from? What is the English Moreton family crest and coat of arms? When did the Moreton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Moreton family history?
The surname Moreton is a habitation name; derived from one of several places so named in England and Scotland. The place name was made up of the Old English elements "morr," meaning "marsh, or moor," and "tun," meaning en enclosure or settlement.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Morton, Moreton, Moretone, Morten, Mortyn and others.First found in Wiltshire, where a Robert de Mortone was recorded in the Pipe Rolls for that county in 1130. As this name was formed from several different place names, entirely different lines of the Moreton surname arose throughout Britain. Other early records of the name include: William de Morton, on record in 1218 in the Feet of Fines for Oxford; and Thomas Morton, on record in the Feet of Fines for Surrey in 1432-33.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Moreton Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Moreton settled in New England in 1663
- John Moreton, who landed in New England in 1663
- Edward Moreton settled in Barbados in 1685
- Mathew Moreton settled in Virginia in 1698
Moreton Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Wm Moreton, who landed in New York, NY in 1804
- Francis James Moreton, aged 18, landed in America in 1885
- Reynolds Moreton, who arrived in Iowa in 1885
- Henry I Moreton, who arrived in Iowa in 1886
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- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
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