John Morton, 1692

John Morton lent money to Brown and became owner of Temple Darvel
Name
John /Morton/
Type of name
birth name
Surname
Morton
Birth
Religious marriage
Fact
Blacksmith
Birth of a daughter
Note: https://www.geni.com/people/Jean-Lambie/6000000210182993821

https://www.geni.com/people/Jean-Lambie/6000000210182993821
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/jean-morton-24-jdvwf
https://www.gordtulloch.com/webtrees/index.php?route=%2Fwebtrees%2Ftree%2Ftulloch%2Findividual%2FI502308%2FJean-Morton

Baptism of a daughter
Birth of a son
Birth of a son
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a son
Birth of a son
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a son
Birth of a son
Birth of a son
Address: Goursbraehead Farm
Marriage of a son
Death of a daughter
Death of a father
Death
yes
Research task
Ancestor of weaver Alexander Morton ?
October 13, 2025
User: myfathersfathertree
Note: I doubt that this is ancestor of WEAVER MORTON (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Morton_(manufacturer))

I doubt that this is ancestor of WEAVER MORTON (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Morton_(manufacturer))
Alexander's https://www.geni.com/people/Alexander-Morton/6000000031717988839
HOWEVER: Darvel and Gavin (his father had brothers and sisters and children with similar names
Husband of Agnes Morton
Father of Jean Morton; Robert Morton; Alexander Morton; Agnes Lawson Morton; Margaret Morton and 1 other
Brother of Agnes Boyd Morton; Robert Morton; Elizabeth Morton; Margaret May Morton; James Boyd Morton and 8 others

Family with parents
father
himself
brother
brother
Father’s family with an unknown individual
father
Religious marriage Religious marriage
Family with Jean Agnes Smith
himself
wife
Religious marriage Religious marriage
daughter
daughter
daughter
7 years
daughter
17261784
Birth: January 5, 1726 34 New Milns, Louden, Ayr, Scotland
Death: 1784
-9 years
son
2 years
son
4 years
son
2 years
son
6 years
son
-4 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
9 years
son
12 years
son
17461825
Birth: September 21, 1746 54 Darvel
Death: February 7, 1825Darvel
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Blacksmith

Note

John Morton lent money to Brown and thus became owner of lands of Temple Darvel
(Copies of receipts for lands in possesion dater 1736, 1738-39, 1745, '52, '54)

Note

https://www.gordtulloch.com/webtrees/index.php?route=%2Fwebtrees%2Ftree%2Ftulloch%2Findividual%2FI500332%2FJohn-Morton

Research task

I doubt that this is ancestor of WEAVER MORTON (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Morton_(manufacturer))
Alexander's https://www.geni.com/people/Alexander-Morton/6000000031717988839
HOWEVER: Darvel and Gavin (his father had brothers and sisters and children with similar names
Husband of Agnes Morton
Father of Jean Morton; Robert Morton; Alexander Morton; Agnes Lawson Morton; Margaret Morton and 1 other
Brother of Agnes Boyd Morton; Robert Morton; Elizabeth Morton; Margaret May Morton; James Boyd Morton and 8 others

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John Morton lent money to Brown and became owner of Temple Darvel
John Morton lent money to Brown and became owner of Temple Darvel
Note: John Morton lent money to Brown and became owner of Temple Darvel

John Morton lent money to Brown and became owner of Temple Darvel
From Kathleen's notes