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Title: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: Christopher on Friday 23 September 05 16:25 BST (UK)
Hi all,

Is any one reading this message connected to a family named Morton from Craigs?

55 Craigs Townland , Craigs County Antrim (1851)
James Morton, Head, M, 43, Linen Weaver, Ant,
Jane Morton, Wife, M, 24, None, Ant,
Mary Morton, Daughter, U, 19, Linen Weaver, Ant,
James Morton, Son, U, 15, Linen Weaver, Ant,
Jane Morton, Daughter, U, 11, Linen Weaver, Ant,
Mathew Morton, Son, U, 1, None, Ant,
Title: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: Christopher on Tuesday 11 October 05 17:17 BST (UK)
County Antrim 
Date Census Returns Taken: 9 April 1851

5. Lisnahay North, Carncastle
James Morton, 81 (Head) [Married 1798] - Farmer (Antrim) (R/W)
Jane Morton, 81 (Wife) [Married 1798] - None (Antrim) (R/W)
William Morton, 40 (Son) [Married 1834] - Farmer (Antrim) (R/W)
Margaret Morton, 40 (Daughter-in-law) [Married 1834] - None (Antrim) (R/W)
William Morton, 16 (Grandson) [Unmarried] - At Mr. Blain's School (Antrim) (R/W)
James Morton, 13 (Grandson) [Unmarried.] - None (Ant) (R/W)
Ann Morton, 11 (Granddaughter) [Unmarried] - At Mr. Blain's School (Antrim) (R)
Margaret Morton, 9 (Granddaughter) [Unmarried] - At Mr. Blain's School (Ant) (R)
Robert Morton, 6 (Grandson) [Unmarried] - None (Antrim)
Agnes Morton, 1 (Granddaughter) [Unmarried] - None (Antrim)
Absent from Household 30th March 1851:
Mary Ann Morton, 44 (Daughter) - Sewer {America}
Jane Bell, 26 (Granddaughter) - Sewer {America}
6. John McCoy, 27 (Head) [Married 1849] - Farmer
Title: Re:Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: Christopher on Wednesday 19 October 05 15:26 BST (UK)
County Antrim
Date Census Returns Taken: 11 April 1851
 
13. Ballygawn, Ballycoos, Carncastle (All born in Antrim)
Nancy Morton, 60 (Head)
[Widow - Married 1820] Spinning Wool (R)
Robert Morton, 24 (Son) [Unmarried] - Farmer (R/W)
Jane Morton, 22 (Daughter) [Unmarried] - None (R/W)
Frances Morton, 21 (Son) [Unmarried] - Labourer (R/W)
Elizabeth Morton, 19 (Daughter) [Unmarried] - None (R/W)
Neil Illegible, 16 (Servant) [Unmarried] - Labourer
Absent from Household 30th March 1851:
James Morton, 27 (Son) - Clerk {America}
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: Christopher on Wednesday 19 October 05 15:52 BST (UK)
Ulster Covenant at Cairncastle in 1912

The following members of the Morton family signed 

Maggie E. Morton
Jane Morton
Margaret Morton
Matilda Morton
Charlotte Morton
May Morton
Mary Morton
Aggie Morton
Francis Morton
Matthew Morton
Title: Re: Morton - Craigs, Co. Antrim
Post by: stevenson on Wednesday 09 November 05 19:42 GMT (UK)
Chris

Have looked and looked ,some went to America in 1830-40's from Antrim do not know if from the same families.

Have a "Morton" married to an "Alexander" but would assume that was your link.Found a Stevenson from Templepatrick area but before 1700 and a Robinson also a Porter but nothing seems to fit............

time will tell Chris

steve
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: Christopher on Wednesday 09 November 05 21:05 GMT (UK)
Hi there Steve,

May I have the details of  " Morton " who married " Alexander " please.
I do not have this one on my list.

Chris
Title: Re: Morton - Craigs, Co. Antrim
Post by: stevenson on Thursday 10 November 05 17:14 GMT (UK)
Chris

Marg Alexander ballymena b.1765 father James mother Mary married 1788 to John Morton Ballymeana.

Any help

Steve
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: Christopher on Thursday 10 November 05 18:02 GMT (UK)
Chris

Marg Alexander ballymena b.1765 father James mother Mary married 1788 to John Morton Ballymena.

Any help

Steve

Steve,

Thanks for that info. I will put it on my list. I will let you know if I spot a link in the chain. There are many families with the surname Alexander.

Chris
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: Christopher on Thursday 10 November 05 22:26 GMT (UK)
c. 1710 Alexander Morton born in Co. Antrim. His wife, Margarite was born c. 1714. Margarite bore five children. Two - Jane and Thomas are buried in South Carolina at St Paul's Graveyard, Chester.
22 Sept 1725 John Morton married Mary Peden in Ayrshire
c.1830 James Morton born at Booughshane
c. 1850 James Morton married Jane Peden.
Jame and Jane later emigrated to Fairview, Greenville, South Carolina with their children http://www.wham.org/TomWhamHistory.htm
Title: Re: Morton - Craigs, Co. Antrim
Post by: stevenson on Friday 11 November 05 17:58 GMT (UK)
Chris

What a wonderful read all that was, lots of my family names are also in there ,do not know if we link in......

Ta
Steve
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: Christopher on Thursday 15 December 05 03:48 GMT (UK)
I found more Mortons this evening. Jean Morton (that is Jean's picture at www.poetrypoem.com/justforjean)  told me her family were related to the Magills and originally lived in the Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh, and Killyglen
areas of Co. Antrim.
Z7 KILLYGLEN TOWNLAND
BILLY MORTON /HEAD/W/50//MAKES BROOMS/ANT
JANE MORTON /DAUGHTER/U//16/MAKES BROOMS/ANT
JOHN MORTON /SON/U/14//MAKES BROOMS/ANT
DANIEL MORTON /SON/U/9//AT SCHOOL/ANT

Z9 KILLYGLEN TOWNLAND
DENIS MAGILL /HEAD/M/42//FARMER/ANT
MARGARET MAGILL /WIFE/M//32/NONE/ANT
JOHN MAGILL /SON/U/10//AT SCHOOL/AT
HUGH MAGILL /SON/U/8//AT SCHOOL/ANT
JAMES MAGILL /SON/U/6//AT SCHOOL/ANT
ELIZA MAGILL /DAUGHTER/U//5/AT SCHOOL/ANT
DENIS MAGILL /SON/U/2//NONE/ANT

Jean's father, George Magill Morton was born on 30th August 1926.
He died September 1996
Title: Re: Morton - Craigs, Co. Antrim
Post by: Christopher on Thursday 15 December 05 14:11 GMT (UK)
Chris

What a wonderful read all that was, lots of my family names are also in there ,do not know if we link in......

Ta
Steve

Steve,

All I want for Christmas is a change in your subject header here. lol

Please do a cut and paste.
It should now read Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen

Have a Good One,  8)

Chris
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: pablo1 on Wednesday 01 June 11 08:32 BST (UK)
O.K.  I know that Steve is doing his best in trying to become related to me so this might be of
some help:

1.  James Morton of Craigs, linen weaver, m. to Jane.

2.  Mary Morton, dau, m. 1853 to James Boyd, son of Thomas Boyd, weaver

2.  James Morton, Jr., linen weaver, m. 1855 to Elizabeth McCauley, dau of Richard McCauley

3.  William Morton, born 1856

3.  James Morton III, born 1859

3.  John Morton, born 1865

3.  Mary Ann Morton, b. 1872

Although the dates are questionable I believe that this Richard McCauley was also the father of my great grandmother,  Sarah Jane McCauley, who married William Robinson on June 30, 1875 at Ballymena 3rd Presbyterian Church.  Richard was a farmer living at Ballyminstra.  Witness for William Robinson was John Gardner and for Sarah, Jenny McCauley.

Jenny McCauley married in 1881 at Wellington St. Presbyterian Church to William Dodds who paid the passage of George Macaulay Robinson, my grandfather, to the U.S.
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: pablo1 on Thursday 02 June 11 00:01 BST (UK)
Also, I have these marriages.  Just don't know where I got the information from and if, when, everything will someday connect.

Mary Morton m. 1853 James Boyd.

William Morton m. 1853 Mary Adams.

Jane Morton m. 1851 John McAhan.

Mary Morton m. 1846 James Holmes.

Nancy Morton m. 1872 Archibald Kennedy, son of Francis Kennedy.

Jane Morton m. 1848 John McLean.

William McAuley m. 1865 Margaret Stevenson.
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: fruitytooty on Sunday 03 February 13 02:15 GMT (UK)
I would like to talk to the remaining person I assume is Steve concerning this post-I have Elizabeth Morton possible dau of the John(James) and Jane Peden Morton and I am trying very hard to contact someone about the dau Elizabeth-some do not believe existed but listed on the immigration record for the couple in 1767-68 as Elizabeth, 2, on the (Snow) James and Mary.
Title: Re: Morton & Magill, Cairncastle, Carnalbanagh & Killyglen
Post by: fruitytooty on Sunday 03 February 13 14:41 GMT (UK)
I assume there were no records available for the marriage of John or James Morton to Jane Peden in county Antrim?  Where there any records for their children prior to emigration to America in 1767-68 on the James and Mary that arrived in Charleston, S.C. with their 3 children David 7, John 4, and Elizabeth 2? I am researching this family and have posts for Antrim, Ireland, General at rootsweb. I found a record for James and Jane Peden Mortons son John Morton and it says he was born in 1762 Broughshane, Ballymena Parish, County Antrim, Ireland. That is what my post at rootsweb says. I have been told these records were probably lost or burnt. They were Presberterian-Rev Williams group. They left I believe from the port of Lyner or something like that-I cannot read my own writing! Any further info on previous search and Christopher (deceased)posting about this? The record for John Morton m Mary Peadin is from Scotland so maybe there is a record for this Morton in Scotland for his birth?