Children
King Charles II granted a large tract of land in the Northern Neck of Virginia to some of his followers, among them Sir William Morton. Sir William sent to America a son who represented his fathers interests and became the founder of one line of the Morton families in America.
1610
| 1610 • Galileo Galilei first observes the four Galilean moons of Jupiter: Ganymede, Callisto, Europa and Io, but is unable to distinguish the latter two until the following day. |
1655
Age: 45y
birth of childJohn Morton Sr. Kent, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1655 • The Bibliotheca Thysiana is erected, the only surviving 17th century example in the Netherlands of a building designed as a library. |