Needham Lambert

 

American Battlefield Trust

There existed, in the (fuzzy) years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a man named Needham Lambert. The name Needham, in itself, was not a cognomen of fate in Johnston County, North Carolina. While very prominent within the families of the Bryants and Whitleys, reading early records from Franklin, Johnston and Butte, one can easily witness a variety of men with the given name  of Needham and a range of surnames. 

Needham Lambert didn't leave a wealth of information about himself, but he served in the War of 1812.

Name	Needham Lambert
State	North Carolina
County	Johnston County Regiment
Township	Eighth Company
Year	1812

Now, while the troops in the War of 1812 ranged in age from 15 to 70, most of the men were indeed young men in their early 20's. There's no record of what year Needham was born . He never appeared in a census record, there's no real gage to even narrow that number down with. However, it seems he died a young man, due to a number of other factors.

Needham Lambert served as Pvt in the War of 1812. James Lewis listed his taxes for 1 poll. Above, he is number 17, next to Jacob Avera. He seems to have had a close relationship with the Avera, or Avery family, and also with members of the Sanders family, but the relationship I am most interested in is that with John Lambert, also a resident of Johnston County, NC, and my 5th Great Grandfather. 

John appears in the 1800 and 1810 census as a young man with a growing family in Johnston County, North Carolina.. In 1800, the two names prior to his are Ethelred and Edwin Smith. The three names after his are John Jones and Matthew Jones and Matthew Jones, Sr. He is also listed near Drury Honeycutt. A Drury Honeycutt would migrate to Stanly County and live in the area where the Lambert family would take root. Same one? I'm not certain, but it's possible. 

In 1810, he's sandwiched in between Willis Hayes, William Carrell and Needham Bryan. Also nearby are William and Brittain Honeycutt. John will end up with a grandson named Needham Bryant Lambert, via his son, William. That is one reason why the name Needham Lambert is so interesting, although the Bryant family, and Needham Bryant in particular, were prestigious in the early days of Johnston County.

Only John Lambert appeared in the 1800 and 1810 census of Johnston County, North Carolina. Needham did not. In court records, John was frequently shown as an insolvent, meaning he was unable to pay his debts. As a minister of the Gospel, he relied on the Lord to provide and lived frugally and sparingly. 

In the Tax records for Johnston County, John shows up with 1 poll, himself, and in Etherled Smith's district, in 1802 - 1808. He's next to William Honeycutt in 1802 and Dr. William Jones in 1805.  I mention this because in 1809, John Lambert suddenly shows up with 110 acres of land. This was new. He was at this time in William Jones's District, near William and Brittain Honeycutt and John and Asa Austin. Two years later, the property of John Lambert has been reduced to half. 

Needham Lambert, on the other hand, first shows up in 1806, also in Ethelred Smith's District, with 110 acres and no poll. In 1812, he is listed as just 1 poll, but the unusual note is that it records "James Lewis for Needham Lambert".

Needham Lambert doesn't show up in the Tax Listings after 1812, and neither does John Lambert. The next Lambert to grace the Tax records of Johnston County is William in 1820, as 1 poll. William was the oldest known son of John Lambert, and stayed behind when the rest of the family loaded up to relocated to settle in the Mission area of what is now Stanly County near its border with Cabarrus County, NC 

William was born about 1797. He shows  in the taxables first in 1820, at the age of 23. He shows up in his first census in 1830, at age 33, when the rest of his family has migrated westward to the Piedmont and he has assumed the small farm in Johnston County.

Needham, year of birth unknown, shows up first in the 1806 List of Taxables, Aaron Smith's District. It actually appears as:

"Thomas Page       300 acres      1 poll     same for    John Page    400 acres   No poll

                                                                                Henry Chapman    0 acres  1 poll

                                                                                Needham Lambert 110 acres No poll."

I'm not certain of what significance this is, especially the "Same for", as neither John Page, Henry Chapman or Needham Lambert were in the exact same position as Thomas Page. Page is another family name that the Lamberts intermarried with after their arrival to the Stanly/Cabarrus area, so this is something to look into. Also, the fact that Needham has no poll in 1806 leads me to believe he is less than age 21 that years, despite being a land owner. 

Both of the next two tax listings for Needham, 1811 and 1812, in Captain H. Bryan's District are reported as 

"James Lewis for Needham Lambert" and Needham is taxed at one poll, meaning he is now over 21. No land is noted and he doesnt' appear to be present. Who is James Lewis and why is he reporting for Needham? I might have an answer for the latter part of that query. The War of 1812, which Needham served in. He was off to War. Did he even return?

North Carolina - The War of 1812

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The First Brigade of NC Militia - 2nd Regiment - 8th Company

Detached from the Johnston Regiment of NC Militia

Lambert, Needham

Avera, Jacob

Bridges, Braswell 

Farmer, Kedar

The next time the name of Needham Lambert appears in the records of Johnston County, NC, involve his estate records. Needham was now deceased. There seemed to be quite the disagreement over whom would be responisible for the settlement of his estate. 

In a book title. "ABSTRACTS OF JOHNSTON COUNTY RECORD OF ESTATES, RECORD OF ESTATES VOL. VII NC ARCHIVES 17.56.501.7 we first find "Inv. of Est. of Needham Lambert, December 17 1812. Will Sasser Admr. " 

1812 was the last year Needham Lambert was taxed (as reported by James Lewis), and recall, he was also a soldier in the War of 1812.

"State of North Carolina 

Johnston County 

      At a County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions begun and held for the County afore said, at the Court House in Smithfield, on the Twenty third day of November, being the fourth Monday in the Month, in Thirty Seventh Year of American Independence, And in the  Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred  and Twelve....Administration on the Estate of Needham Lambert Decd. is granted to William Sasser who came into court and entered into bond in the Sum of Two hundred pounds with Samuel G. Smith and John Sanders Jr. his Securities and Qualified agreeably to Law. Ordered that letters issue, and that said Admr. have Leave to sell agreeably to Loaw, the perishable Estate of the Deced. 

"Returned by William Sasser Administrator of the Estate of Needham Lambert Decd. an Inventory of the Estate of said Decd. which was ordered to be recorded. 

Returned by William Sasser """"""" Needham Lambert Decd. and account of sales of the Estate of said deceased amounting to the Sum of  ~L 84.19 &1/2. which was ordered to be recorded. "

22 May, 1815 "Ordered that John Sanders Jr. Ellick Sanders and Thomas Rice be appointed a Committee to settle and adjust the accounts of the Estate of Needham Lambert, decd. with the Admr. thereof and Report to Court next. "

There was no real reason to believe there may have been any relationship between any of these men and Needham Lambert, as if one was to continue reading through this session of court of beyond, their names popped up quite frequently, as in being appointed to other committees, and in the same paragraph, "Ellick Sanders to Robert H. Helme, which was duly proven by the Oath of William Sasser." It appears they were among the prominent citizens of the area. In 1810, when John Lambert is listed in Alfred Whitley's list of insolvents, meaning he could not keep up with his debts, including perhaps, his poll tax, he is listed with one poll. The very next sentence is one where the afore mentioned Ellick Sanders and William Sasser were appointed on another Committee to settle and adjust the accounts of one. Phereby Davis. It just appears to be something they did on a regular basis. 

Old Smithfield Courthouse, Johnston County, NC

'Administration Pendentilite is granted to James Durham on the Estate of Needham Lambert, decd. who came into Court and entered into Bond in the Sum of $100 with John Williams and Bryan Smith is Securities & Qfd. 

Ordered that Robert H. Helms, John Farmer, and David Turner be appointed a comittee to settle and adjust the accounts of the Estate of Needham Lambert, decd. Between John Sanders adm. of the Estate of William Sasser decd. who was Admr. of said Lambert and James Durham present administrator and report to next Court. 

Pendente lite, which I believe the above statement meant, was appointed in a Probate Court to manage an estate and probate a Will during the pendency of a dispute or until someone permanent could be appointed. It appears that William Sasser, the Administrator of Needham's estate, had himself passed away, so things were left in the air for awhile. A few years in actuality. 

Wednesday morning, August 26, 1818, "Ordered that Robert H. Helme, David Turner and John Farmer be appointed a Committee to settle and adjust the accounts of the Estate of Needham Lambert, decd. Between John Sanders, Jr. Admr. of William Sasser, decd. who was admr. of said Lambert decd. and James Durham the present administrator and report to next court.

There were other statements within the Courts of 1812 to 1818, repeating the sames names, although perhaps in a different order, but repetitive and giving no additional information, so I will forego the redundancy of those. 

One of the most telling and interesting reports within these Court records for me, was the Sales of the Estate of Needham Lambert, with William Sasser, Admr., dated December 17, 1812. There is no doubt that Needham Lambert passed away in 1812.

Buyers in other Estate Sales I've read or been privy to, wherein I was much more familiar with the names and how they related to the deceased, were shown to be primarily family members, friends and neighbors, people who were actually connected to the deceased in some way, who had known them. Below is the list of Buyers from the Estate of Needham Lambert.

James Lewis    Thomas Jones    Daniel Dees    Kedar Farmer    'Nicy' Lambert     John 'Sambert'

John Avera    Jacob Avera    David Avera    Jonathan Britt    Reddin Britt    Hardy Bryan

Braswell Bridgers    John Farmer    William Rivers    John Allen    William Sasser    Henry Barnes

Green Parker    Samuel Wilder    Samuel Frost.

Some of the names, like Farmer and William Sasser, are those included in the Estate Settlement itself as bondsmen or Administrators. The Avera or Avery family, is mentioned in beaucoups of records, and were also among the neighbors of my Lambert family in the census records. or taxed in the same District as either John or Needham Lambert. James Lewis listed a poll tax 'for Needham Lambert' in 1812. I wondered about the relationship between James Lewis and Needham. Time for a closer look. 

Wondering about the transcription of the records in the book, I ordered the actual documents from the State Archives, and waited. 

I have received the first of 4 documents, (if they are to be found) that I am waiting on from the NC Archives. The only thing new that I discovered from them was that "Sambert" was indeed incorrectly transcribed, and should have been "Lambert". 

Name	Nancy Lambert
Enumeration Date	7 Aug 1820
Home in 1820 (City, County, State)	Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10	1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44	1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over	1
Free White Persons - Under 16	1
Free White Persons - Over 25	2
Total Free White Persons	3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other	3

Needham was married to a lady named Nicey or Nancy. I believe, after recieving his estate papers from NC Archives, that her name was Nancy and Nicey was a transcription error found in a book of records for Johnston County. A Nancy Lambert appears in the 1820 census for Johnston County. Nancy heads a household of 3 females. There is one lady over 45, another between 26 and 44 and a little girl under 10. Was this Needham Lambert's widow, her mother, and possibly a daughter? There's no way to know at this point. 

I found no more of Needham, Nancy (or Nicey) Lambert. They lived and breathed, that I know. They lived and breathed at the same time and the same place, bearing the same surname as my ancestor, Rev. John Lambert. That is why I am curious as to who they were. Was there a connection? 

By 1830, John Lambert Jr. and Frederick "Fred" Lambert, were settled and enumerated in the Western part of Montgomery County, the part which would in a little over a decade be renamed "Stanly". Older brother, William, who had remained back east, had married his first wife, Louisa Young, in Wake County in 1819, was living near his in-laws. Rebecca, the oldest daughter, was married to Pleasant Almond and living next door to her brother, John Jr. Rev. John, the itenerant minister, was not enumerated until he was an septugenarian in 1850, yet the ancient records of Baptist Churches like Meadow Creek and Bear Creek inform us that he was there in the early years of the 1820's and acting as an 'Elder', or minister, and attending Primitive Baptist Conferences. 

My next step, while waiting on more records, is to look into the persons named in the scant records of Needham's existence. A few of those who made purchases of his estate served with him in the militia, Kedar Farmer, Braswell Bridges, Jacob Avera. James Lewis, who reported his taxes for him in his absence, is shown in the 1810 census and also served in the War of 1812, according to a pension requested by his wife, Sarah. 

Name	James Lewis
Residence Date	6 Aug 1810
Residence Place	Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10	1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25	1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10	1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44	1
Number of Household Members Under 16	2
Number of Household Members Over 25	2
Number of Household Members	5

Name	James Lewis
Gender	Male
Spouse	Sarah Crawford
Spouse Gender	Female
Bond date	15 Dec 1804
Bond #	000068792
Level Info	North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum	001842
County	Johnston
Record #	01 134
Bondsman	William Giles
Witness	R Sanders

Soldier	James Lewis
Widow	Sarah Lewis
Military Service Location	North Carolina
Pension Number - #1	Wid Orig 10335
Roll number	57
Archive Publication Number	M313

I find no more on James. He must have died before 1820. Were they friends, neighbors, brother-in-laws? 

More research into these associates, not the prominent men who served in the same capacity to settle the many estates of the young men who seem to perish around the same time as Needham Lambert, perhaps from the service in the militia during the War years, but those like James Lewis, who seem to have known him well. 

I leave with these ideas concerning Needham Lambert;

I believe he died a young man, less than 21 in 1806, but 21 by 1811. I believe he may have died in the War of 1812. I know he died in 1812. He was married to a girl named Nicey or Nancy. He may or may not have had a daughter. He never appeared in a census, and should have been in one in 1810, at least, in Johnston County, so he was living in someone else's household. He was somehow, in some way, connected to my ancestor, Rev. John Lambert and lived in the same county during the same period. 

Rest in Peace Needham Lambert. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. 

For The Love of George

On Setember 12, 1872, Elizabeth Mcswain Morton of Henry County, Tennessee petitioned the U. S. Government for a Widow's Pension, due to her from the benefit of her husband George's service in the War of 1812. She stated that he had served under Capt. John Garrettson in the NC Militia, as a Private, from February 1st, 1814 until July 31st, 1814. 

What garnered my attention the most was the fact that Elizabeth testified that they had been married the following November, in Montgomery County, North Carolina, by Esquire Spencer in 1814. 

This was not George Crogin Pemberton Morton, whom I had already blogged about, nor was it George Arnold Morton, son of Rev. Samuel Morton, as they were not yet born. 

There was another Morton in the 1830 census of Montgomery County, North Carolina who didn't live near the Narrowsville Mortons, but still not so far away from them, either, and who did live nearby was a very significant fact.

The list for Page 80 of the 1830 census of Montgomery County, North Carolina begins with William Mcswain and Joseph Throgmorton, with George Morton coming in third. 

In Henry County, Tennessee, George Morton is in close association with Mcswains and Throgmortons. Other names of note on this page are Kimras, John Avett, Robert G. Duke, Jacob Shoffner, Thomas Castle, Jeremiah Adderton and several Carter's, James, Nathan and George. This helps place George's location.

There is no 1820 census for Montgomery County, however, there is an 1810. In the 1810 census, from both sides of the river, we find 7 Morton households, led by Alexander, Ezekiel, George, James, Peggy, Stephen, and William. Three of these, George, Stephen and William, all served in the War of 1812. I think it important to note that my ancestor, Rev. Samuel Parsons Morton, named a son Stephen and another George. This does not mean I believe George was his father, it doesn't fit at all. However, I do feel he was a relation. 

Chasing this DNA trail, I discover I share a small amount of DNA with a few, but not all, of the descendants of George Simeon Morton of Henry County, Tennessee. 

At this distance, I wouldn't expect to. In this case, I share 29 centimorgans on 1 segment with a descendant of George of Henry County and also match in small degrees with other members of their nuclear family they have tested. That's why I am so interested in this other George. It is also not lost on me that there was a Simeon Morton in old Stanly County, a descendant of Ezekiel, and Simeon is an uncommon name.

The military records of George Simeon Morton does not give the names of his family, except for that of his widow, Elizabeth Mcswain Morton, but they do name witnesses to his wedding in Montgomery County, North Carolina who traveled with the couple to Henry County, Tennessee, where George was rewarded with 80 acres of land for battling the Creek tribe. 

George S. Morton served 3 terms in the War of 1812, under Col. Pearson, Col. Garretson and Col. Johnson.  

A register  of enlistments gives more personal information on him. He was said to be 5 foot 8 inches tall, with blue eyes, dark hair and a dark complexion. The fact that got my attention most was that he stated he was born in Prince Edward, Virginia.

There was another George Morton, middle initial "V." who was a surgeon and stood 6 foot 4. Not our George.

The Creek War was a Civil War of sorts between two factions of the Creek Nation, one faction supported by the British. They were defeated by American forces in conjunction with other Indigenous nations, including the Cherokee. The link below gives an excellent summary of the war George Morton was in.

The Creek War in the War of 1812

At the age of 66 and again at 69, George had submitted proof of his service to obtain his pension. These are included in the 53 page document. I have provided the link, however, one must have an account with Fold3 to open it.

.George and Elizabeth Morton 1812 Pension File

Another surprising aspect of the file was the number of people who attended the wedding of George and Elizabeth 59 years prior, who were also not only alive, but had migrated with them to Henry County, Tennessee. 

Bonita Mcswain (also spelled Benita), testified that she "was a small girl when George Morton wed Elizabeth Morton."  The wedding was held in Montgomery County, North Carolina on November 9, 1814. Bonita was at the wedding and remembered that she "got upon the stairsteps to look over the crowd to see and hear the marriage ceremony.' She recollected that the marriage was " before the time that peace was made. "

Witness Elizabeth Matheny stated that she was at the wedding of George and Elizabeth Morton in Montgomery County,  North Carolina, "about the 9th of November 1814. She remembers that old man Mcswain, the father of Elizabeth Morton was under the influence of liquor at the time of the marriage and called upon the crowd present to notice the likeness between his daughter and himself. "

She also remembered that the wedding took place a short time 'before peace was made.' Elizabeth Matheny also added that she was a year older than the petitioner, Elizabeth Morton. The pension was numbered 82826 and the statements were dated March 4, 1873.

The pension file, as with any government form, was full of red tape. Witness statements that had originally omitted the personal details, had been returned with a request to include such details that would have anchored the event to their memories, such as being 9 years old and having to climb the stairs to see, in Bonita's case, or remembering that the father of the bride was intoxicated, in the case of Elizabeth Matheny.

Another statement by the same ladies gave the date of George Simeon Morton's death. Elizabeth Matheny gave her age as 77 and 'Beanetta' Mcswain gave her age as 66. Both had resided in Henry County, Tennessee, for over 30 years and recalled the death date of George as the 15th day of May,  1865. The statement further reported that, "They were raised girls together upon friendly and intimate terms and we're both at her wedding and both notes live with her in the county of Henry 35 years."  So they had grown up in Montgomery County together and now Elizabeth Morton was 75 years old. Her husband had served in Capt. Garretsons Company, and Capt. Pearsons regiment from Montgomery County, NC and had received an honorable discharge.

Elizabeth Mcswain Morton also had to vow allegiance to the United States of America. Remember, 1872 was during the period of reconstruction and Tennessee had been a part of the Confederacy. It had been a short 7 years from the close of that War. She stated that her husband had died on May 15, 1865, but had not offered a cause of death. However, he was at that time an elderly man around 80 years of age.

She confessed, "That at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she or her husband adhere to the causes of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid or comfort or (illegible) the functions of any office whatsoever under any authority of pretended authority or hostility to the United States that she will support the Constitution of the United States, that she is not in receipt of any pension."

An S. Smith and A. J. Morton witnessed her statement. There were also statements that the witnesses, Smith and Morton , "are men of undoubted good characteristics." 

A. J. Morton was their son, Atlas James Morton.

There were also notes as to Georges 80 acres  in Tennessee, earned for his service and that he was discharged in Salisbury, NC on the 18th of July, 1814.

There were two  witnesses to his death in 1865, Mr. Smith and his son, Atlas, and two witnesses to the marriage, Mrs. Matheny and Mrs. Mcswain.

 

It is also noted in the file that Elizabeth Mcswain Morton died January 20, 1884.

 

I was curious to know more about Elizabeth Matheny and Bonita Mcswain as they not only witnessed the wedding, but had also migrated to Henry County, Tennessee. 

I first find Elizabeth Matheny as a widow in 1840. In 1850 she is 53, born in Virginia and head of the household including her children, Charles, 28 and Lewis, 21, born in Virginia and Nancy, 19, Isaac, 15, and Sarah, 17, all born in Tennessee. 

I also find her in the 1860 and 1870 census records of Henry County, living with her son, Charles W. Matheny, who consistently maintains that he was born in North Carolina.

The family trees that Elizabeth is in has her tagged to a marriage record in Greene County, Tennessee with an unusual maiden name. This really doesn't fit. As her older children were born in North Carolina, Montgomery County, specifically, in Charles case, I don't see her getting married in Tennessee. And I've never seen that unusual name in local records. We know she was here in 1814, so probably in 1810 as well. No name in the 1810 census comes even close. I looked all around the Mcswains, that were Elizabeth Mcswain Morton's family, and there were lots of Throgmortons and also James Morton, who some have surmised was the father of my Samuel Parsons Morton. I believe they have Elizabeth Matheny with the incorrect maiden name. That Elizabeth seems to have died in 1860. Elizabeth Matheny who lived in Henry County,  Tennessee, lived long past that time.

Benita "Nettie" Randle Mcswain and husband, David Mcswain from family files on ancestry.com. I question this as the woman appears to have a chin tattoo.

Bonita Mcswain was an entirely different story. Carrying the surname Mcswain, I felt she had to be related to Elizabeth, and she was. Nettie's maiden name was Randle and she married David McSwain, brother of Elizabeth Mcswain Morton, in 1825 in Montgomery County, North Carolina. She was Elizabeth's sister-in-law.

She was the daughter of John and Sally Calloway McSwain. Her 80 year old mother is living with her in 1860, along with her unmarried sister-in-law, Frances.

Sarah Calloway Randall, was a daughter of Isaac Calloway of Stanly (Montgomery) County. She was the Aunt of Vashti Calloway who married Rev. Samuel Parsons Morton. She's actually my 6th Great Aunt, but who's counting?

This is an exciting discovery for me. These are the same families that connected to both Samuel Parsons Morton and his little brother, George Crogin Morton. The Mcswains lived near and about James Morton in the early years of the 1800's. 

David and Benita/Bonita Mcswain had several daughters and a son named Dr. Isaac Arnold McSwain. Isaac from Isaac Calloway, likely and the Arnold name passed down the line from my ancestor, Elizabeth Arnold, exactly as Rev. Sammy named a son George Arnold Morton.

I've been able to find quite a bit of information on Isaac due to his profession as one of the early and influential medical professionals in Henry County, including the above excerpt from Henry County, Tennessee, tngenweb.org.

These Tennessee migrants from what is now Stanly County, North Carolina, took with them the knowledge of their Mcswain heritage, all the way back to Scotland. I wish I could find a Morton history of the same. 

So back to George. 

Above, we find him in the 1850 census living in the town of Paris, Henry County, TN. George was born in Virginia, Prince Edward County, according to his military papers. Every one else was born in Montgomery County, North Carolina except 7 year old Sarah. That means they may have been on the move in 1840. 

He's living with his 5 youngest children. By 1860, George and Elizabeth are just living with Atlas and Francis Naomi. Little Sarah must have died as a child. 

The family had settled in the town of Paris, Henry County, and that's where we find Elizabeth, living with her son Atlas until she died in 1884. 

Paris was established in 1823 as part of the Jackson Purchase from the Chickasaw tribe. The Morton's, Mcswain and Throgmortons from North Carolina didn't arrive until 17 years later. It was called the Gateway to West Tennessee and is one of the oldest towns in that section of the state. It bordered Callaway County, Kentucky and Stewart County, Tennessee, where other families from this area settled.

George Simeon Morton and Elizabeth Mcswain Morton raised a large family of 15 children. Their oldest son, Thomas F. Morton, removed to Taylor's Falls, Chicago County, Minnesota and became one of the founding fathers of that community. 

What I know of who their children were is below:

1) Thomas F. Morton 1816-1869

Settled in Taylor's Falls,  Chicago County Minnesota.

2) Harriett G. Morton Gallimore 1817-1878

Settled in Mandarin, Williamson Illinois.

3) William Crews Morton 1819 - 1890 Henry County Tennessee.

4) Elizabeth Jane Morton Smith

1820- 1891 Henry County Tennessee.

5) Margaret J. Morton Throgmorton 1822 -1863 Grantsburg, Johnson City, Illinois. A short biography of her family is found on ancestry.com derived from:

6) George Mcswain Morton 1825- ? . He married Mahala Oliver in 1842 and had 2 children, Thomas J. and Margaret Evangeline. He disappears, but his family ends up in Chicago County, Minnesota, where his oldest brother settled.

 

Seven and eight are daughters who appear as dashes in the early census records, born between 1825 and 1830. Their names are unknown. They may have been married before the 1850 census. There are two other unknown children missing from the total count of 15 mentioned in the obituary of Thomas J. Morton.

Those were the 6 older. There are 4 unknown. Below are the 5 younger.

11) Atlas J. Morton 1833 - 1901 Henry.

He remained single and became the one who took care of his mother until her death.

12) Philadelphia R. "Delphy" Morton Henderson. 1834 - 1912 Henry.

 Had one daughter, Sarah Jane, who married back into the Mcswain family.

Delphia Morton Henderson

13) David G. Morton 1836 - 1900 Henry.

Married Nancy Sweaty.

14) Francis Naomi Morton Henley Bucy 1830- 1910. Omi remained single until middle age, when she married twice and outlived them both. Buried in Henry County.

15) Sarah 1843- before 1860. The only one born in Tennessee, she died as a child.

I've now discovered 3 George Mortons born in Stanly/Montgomery County,  North Carolina. George Arnold Morton, son of Rev. Samuel Parsons Morton; George Crogin Morton, his younger brother, who moved to Webster County, MO; and George Simeon Morton, 1785 - 1865, who moved to Henry County , Tennessee, relationship unknown.  

George Simeon Morton was 20 when Rev. Samuel Parsons Morton was born. He wasn't his father. It's possible that he could have been an Uncle. I share DNA with some of his descendants. This does not necessarily mean that DNA came from the Morton's. The Mcswains, Mortons and Throgmortons traveled in a group that included members of the Calloway family. 

They carried their genes with them. There could have been other families who traveled with them. I could be related to these descendants of George and Elizabeth in a different way. But so far I haven't haven't found it. 

I do not have a biological connection to the Mcswains, only through marriage. The Calloway connection was through Benita, Elizabeth's sister-in-law. So the chances of George Simeon Morton being a relation is very good.

But there was another George, one older yet than these three, who appears in the 1790 census of Montgomery County, North Carolina. Who are you, George?