Morton, John, s. James, of Billingborough, co. Lincoln, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 31 May, 1690, aged 16; B.A. 19 Jan., 1693-4, vicar of Weston, co. Lincoln, 1700, rector of Great Oxendon, Northants, 1707. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Morton, John, p.p. Wadham Coll., matric. 16 March, 1694-5.
Morton, John, s. Tho., of London, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 6 April, 1709, aged 17.
Moreton, Matthew, s. Nath., of Engleton, co. Stafford, arm. Trinity Coll., matric. 28 June, 1662, aged 18. [4],
Morton, Nicholas, cler. fil. Wadham Coll., matric. 14 Nov., 1650, B.A. 19 Nov., 1653, M.A. 19 June, 1656, incorporated at Cambridge 1657; one of these names rector of St. Ive, Cornwall, 1621; brother of Charles 1649. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Morton, Oliver, of Cornwall, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 10 June, 1608, aged 17; B.A. 6 Feb., 1611-12, M.A. 5 July, 1614, rector of Stowford, Devon, 1614. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Morton, Richard (Moorton), s. Richard, of London, pleb. St. John's Coll., matric. 4 July, 1623, aged 19; B.A. from Gloucester Hall 8 Feb., 1625-6, M.A. 7 July, 1628, vicar of Spondon 1629, and rector of Sudbury, co. Derby, 1646. See Add. MS. 15,670, p. 154; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Moreton, Richard, s. Thomas, of Salop, pleb. Magdalen Hall, matric. 13 June, 1634, aged 16; student of Middle Temple 1635, as son and heir of Thomas, of Brocton Grange, co. Stafford. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Morton, Richard, s. Adam, of Hinton, Northants, sacerd. Brasenose Coll., matric. 17 Oct., 1634, aged 16, B.A. 7 April, 1638; brother of Adam 1636, etc.
Morton, Richard, cler. fil. Magdalen Hall, matric. 17 March, 1653-4; fellow New Coll. 1648, B.A. 30 Jan., 1656-7, chaplain, M.A. 5 July, 1659, created D.Med. 20 Dec., 1670; incorporated at Cambridge 1680; minister of Kinver, co. Stafford, ejected in 1662 for nonconformity; of Grey Friars Court, London, a writer in physic, fellow college of physicians 1678; died 30 Aug., 1698, buried in the middle aisle of Christ Church, Newgate Street, 7 Sept., father of the next-named. See Ath. iv. 549; Munk's Roll, i. 398; Fasti, ii. 326; Burrows, 534; & Calamy, iii. 235. [10],
Morton, Richard, s. R., of London, D.Med. Exeter Coll., matric. 19 March, 1685-6, aged 17; migrated to Catherine Hall, Cambridge; and created D.Med. per Literas Regias 1695, fellow college of physicians 1707, physician to Greenwich hospital April, 1716, until his death there 1 Feb. (or 3 Jan.), 1730-1. See Munk's Roll, ii. 20.
Mortun, Robert, Cistercian, B.D. supd. 6 Nov., 1519.
Morton, Robert, s. Adam, of Hinton, Northants, sacerd. All Souls' Coll., matric. 17 Oct., 1634, aged 18, B.A. 6 July, 1637; M.A. from St. Edmund Hall 29 April, 1640, rector of Withern, co. Lincoln, 1644, of Church Lawford, co. Warwick, 1646, and of South Reston, co. Lincoln, 1668; father of John 1661, and of Robert 1666. See Add. MS. 15,670, p. 51, etc.; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Morton, Samuel, s. Adam, of Hinton, Northants, sacerd. Corpus Christi Coll. matric. 13 Dec., 1639, aged 17, B.A. 2 March, 1643-4; M.A. from Lincoln Coll. 5 June, 1651; incorporated at Cambridge 1658; brother of Adam 1636, and Thomas 1634.
Morton, Simon, M.A. 6 Feb., 1520-1. [15],
Morton, Simon, of co. Gloucester, pleb. Oriel Coll., matric. 27 Oct., 1615, aged 17; B.A. 17 Oct., 1618, M.A. 7 June, 1621.
Moreton, Slaney, s. Robert, of Shifnal, Salop, gent. New Inn Hall, subscribed 18 July, 1702, aged 18; B.A. 1706, M.A. 1709.
Morton, Thomas, s. Richard, of York, citizen and mercer; scholar of St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 1584, B.A. 1586-7, M.A. 1590, fellow 1592, B.D. 1598, D.D. 1606; incorporated 12 July, 1606, rector of Long Marston, Yorks, 1592, chaplain to the Earl of Huntingdon, and to Lord Eure, to the Earl of Rutland, and to James I., rector of Aylesford, Kent, 1609, dean of Gloucester 1607, and of Winchester 1609, canon of York 1610, bishop of Chester 1616, and rector of Stockport 1616-19, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1619, rector of Clifton Campville, co. Stafford, 1619, and bishop of Durham 1632, until his death 22 Sept., 1659, aged 95; buried at Easton Maudit, Northants. See Fasti, i. 319; Lansdowne MS. 985, ff. 256, 260; Earwaker, i. 384; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Moreton, Thomas, of Salop, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 17 March, 1597-8, aged 17, B.A. 17 Dec., 1601; M.A. from St. Edmund Hall 26 June, 1604; one of these names beneficed in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Morton, Thomas, of Dorset, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 16 June, 1610, aged 17. [20],
Morton, Thomas, s. Adam, of Hinton, Northants, sacerd. Magdalen Coll., matric. 24 Oct., 1634, aged 19; demy 1633-6, B.A. 12 Dec., 1635 (bart. fil., Wood); brother of Adam 1636, and Samuel. See Bloxam, v. 131.
Morton, Thomas, s. Rob., of Witherne, co. Lincoln, minister. Lincoln Coll., matric. 28 May, 1666, aged 17; B.A. from New Inn Hall 10 Feb., 1669-70, vicar of Sempringham 1677, and rector of Beesby, co. Lincoln, 1678; brother of John 1661. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Morton, Thomas, s. John, of "Dyrh," cler. (subs. "Doctoris"). Lincoln Coll., matric. 15 March, 1710-11, aged 16; B.A. 9 March, 1714-15, M.A. 1717; student of Middle Temple 1712 (his father of Sedgefield, co. Durham, S.T.P.). See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Morton, Timothy, cler. fil. Magdalen Hall, matric. 24 June, 1653; B.A. from Balliol Coll. 15 Oct., 1656; M.A. from St. Mary Hall 4 June, 1659, vicar of Hayes, Middlesex, 1662, rector of St. Martin, Salisbury, 1670, and canon of Sarum 1679, rector of Peakirke with Glinton, Northants, 1687. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Morton, William, of Dorset, gent. Privilegiatus 5 Dec., 1589, aged 18. [25],
Morton, (Sir) William, of co. Worcester, gen. fil. Trinity Coll., matric. 26 Oct., 1621, aged 15; perhaps bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1630, bencher 1659 (as son James, of Clifton-on-Severn, co. Worcester); B.A. from Sydney Sussex Coll., Cambridge (1621-2?), M.A. 1625, knighted at Oxford 8 Sept., 1643, royalist governor of Sudeley Castle 1644; M.P. Evesham April-May 1640, and Haverfordwest 1661 till void May, 1663, re-elected June, 1663, till justice king's bench 1663, serjeantat-law 1660, king's serjeant 1665, recorder of Gloucester 1662, justice king's bench Nov., 1665; buried in the Temple Church 1 Oct., 1672, aged 68, "under his monument." See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Moreton, William, 1s. Edward, of Cheshire, doctoris. Christ Church, matric. 5 Dec., 1660, aged 19; B.A. 19 Feb., 1663-4, M.A. 21 March, 1666-7 (incorporated at Cambridge 1668), B.D. 3 Nov., 1674, D.D. by decree 12 Dec., 1677, rector of Churchill, co. Worcester, 1669, chaplain to the earl of Oxford and to the Duke of Ormond in Ireland, dean of Christ Church, Dublin, 1677, bishop of Kildare 1682-1705, and of Meath 1705; died in Dublin 21 Nov., 1715. See Ath. iv. 891; Cotton's Fasti Ecc. Hib. ii. and iii.; Hearne, i. 289; & Foster's Index Eccl.
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