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Where did the English Morton family come from? What is the English Morton family crest and coat of arms? When did the Morton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Morton family history?

The surname Morton 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 Morton 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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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morton research. Another 278 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1420, 1486, 1487, 1493, and 1500 are included under the topic Early Morton History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 32 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Morton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Morton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 102 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morton Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Ralph Morton, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1607
  • George Morton settled in Plymouth in 1621 with four children
  • George Morton settled in Plymouth Mass in 1623
  • Julian Carpenter Morton, who arrived in Plymouth, Mass in 1623
  • Thomas Morton, who arrived in New England in 1625


Morton Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Lawrance Morton, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1708
  • Mathias Morton, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1712
  • Robert Morton, who arrived in America in 1730
  • James Morton, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1746
  • Paul Morton, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755


Morton Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Francis Morton, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816
  • Dever Morton, who landed in Norfolk, Va in 1820
  • Eliza Morton, aged 24, arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1820-1873
  • Alexander Morton, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1838
  • Andrew Morton, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1838


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  • Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), American, Secretary of Agriculture under Grover Cleveland (1893-97), who originated Arbor Day in Nebraska
  • Rosalie Slaughter Morton (1876-1955), American surgeon, who was the first woman faculty member of both the New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (1890-1941), American jazz composer
  • Joy Morton (1855-1934), American founder of the Morton Salt Company and The Morton Arboretum
  • Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920), American banker and politician
  • Samantha Jane Morton (b. 1977), award-winning English actress and film director
  • Henry Vollam Morton (1892-1979), English author and journalist
  • John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton (1893-1979), English author
  • John Maddison Morton (1811-1891), English dramatist
  • Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920), vice president of the U.S.A. (1889-93) and governor of New York State (1895-96)

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The Morton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Morton Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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