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![Show Contents]() Morten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Morten 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, collectively, "the moor-ton, the farm or enclosure on the moor." 1 2 3 Early Origins of the Morten familyThe surname Morten was 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 Morten 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. 4 Another source states: "Cardinal Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor, temp. Henry Vii., was probably a descendant of the Norman knight. From the Cardinal's brother, Richard, descended the Mortons of Milbourne St. Andrew, co. Dorset, raised to the degree of baronets in 1619. " 5 Over in Lache-Dennis, Cheshire another early record of the family was found. "Ancient records mention a manor of Lach-Dennis or Lach-Park, near Rudheath, which, in the reign of Edward II., belonged to the Moreton family." 6 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 proved the wide migration of the family at that time: Robert de Morton, Nottinghamshire; Egidius de Morton, Northamptonshire; Richard de Morton, Oxfordshire; and Felicia de Morton, Lincolnshire. All held lands in their respective counties. 1 The Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I listed: Alicia de Morton, Yorkshire, Henry III- Edward I; and Michael de Morton, Salop (Shropshire.) 7 In Yorkshire, early records there show Rogerus de Morton and Johannes de Morton as holding lands there in 1379, according to the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls. 1 The Register of the University of Oxford shows John Morton, Leicestershire as attending there in 1594. Early History of the Morten familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morten research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1087, 1420, 1486, 1487, 1493, 1500, 1564, 1616, 1626, 1627, 1637, 1641, 1645, 1659, 1661, 1662, 1682, 1685, 1698, 1699, 1705, 1715, 1716, 1721 and 1889 are included under the topic Early Morten History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Morten Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Morton, Moreton, Moretone, Morten, Mortyn and others. Early Notables of the Morten familyNotables of this surname at this time include: John Morton (c.1420-1500), English prelate, statesman, and Archbishop of Canterbury (1486-1500); and Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet (died 1662), an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626, supporter of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War; and his son, Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1627-1699), an English landowner and politician, Member of Parliament for Poole in 1661; Thomas Morton (1564-1659), an English churchman, bishop of several dioceses and favored by King James...
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Some of the Morten family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Morten Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Morten, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 8
Morten Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Tobias Morten, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 8
Morten Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mary Morten, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1849 8
- Patrick Morten, aged 27, who landed in New York in 1849 8
| Contemporary Notables of the name Morten (post 1700) | + |
- Walter Morten Grunwald (1934-2018), Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager
- Per Morten Kristiansen (b. 1981), Norwegian football goalkeeper
- Knud Morten Lange (1919-2003), Danish mycologist and politician
- Carl Morten Amundsen (b. 1961), Norwegian dramaturg and theatre director
- Morten Diderik Emil Lambrechts (1824-1900), Norwegian jurist and politician, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway (1887–1900)
- Morten Halle (b. 1957), Norwegian jazz musician
- Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827), Danish naturalist
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- Mr. Thomas A Morten (b. 1912), English Engine Room Artificer 4th Class serving for the Royal Navy from South Bank, Middlesbrough, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 9
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
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