♂ William Morton

1610

 

Sir, Knight

William Morton
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John Morton Sr.
John Morton Sr.
1655 - 1722

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.

 

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1610

1610 Henry Hudson sails into what it is now known as Hudson Bay, thinking he has made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean.

1655


Age: 45y
1655 John Castor became the first legally recognized slave in what was to be the United States.

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