Robert Livingston(e) Morton

[Stephanie Ellin Morton]

 

My father William (b.1927) is the youngest of 5 sons of Robert Livingston(e) Morton of Brooklyn, NY, and Marie Grant.  My father was "baby Bill", because he was the last boy to be born.  The first son was named William, but he passed away before my father was born.  Since his older brothers already had been given the only other choices of names in his family (Robert, Thomas & James) my father was given his "recycled" name. 

I know that my great-grandfather was also Robert Livingston(e) Morton of Brooklyn, NY, but I am just starting my search and have been told at Ancestry.com that his name cannot be found.  He would have lived in Brooklyn, and possibly moved there at some point from the upper Hudson River Valley area, during the mid1800's and early 1900's.  I never met him, and believe that he must have passed away before I was born in 1952. 

Does anyone have information on him and his family? 

 

[William Douglas]

Welcome to our Community Forum, Stephanie.

If you type 'Morton' into the search box at the top of the page, you will find a number of others who are researching the Mortons. Hopefully, you can get together and make progress.

Yours aye,

William