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Morton Davison, 17211774 (aged 52 years)

Name
Morton /Davison/
Surname
Davison
Given names
Morton
Birth
Christening
Birth of a brother
Christening of a brother
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Death of a father
Burial of a father
Death of a mother
Burial of a mother
Death of a half-sister
August 1742 (aged 21 years)
Burial of a half-sister
Death of a half-brother
Burial of a half-brother
Marriage
Death of a half-sister
1762 (aged 40 years)
Burial of a half-sister
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Death
Burial
Family with parents
father
16741734
Birth: before 2 February 1674 31 27 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd.
Death: 27 August 1734Beamish, Co. Durham
mother
16821737
Birth: before 22 August 1682 39 County Durham
Death: 15 January 1737Beamish, Co. Durham
Marriage Marriage30 December 1714St. Edmund the Bishop, Sedgefield, Co. Durham
10 months
elder sister
17151732
Birth: before 20 October 1715 41 33 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: January 1732Beamish, Co. Durham
2 years
elder sister
17171790
Birth: before 20 December 1717 43 35 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: 12 April 1790
3 years
elder sister
17201794
Birth: before 7 June 1720 46 37 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: 31 January 1794
1 year
himself
17211774
Birth: before 29 May 1721 47 38 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: February 1774Beamish, Co. Durham
2 years
younger brother
17231769
Birth: before 15 June 1723 49 40 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: September 1769Beamish, Co. Durham
Father’s family with Elizabeth Rawling
father
16741734
Birth: before 2 February 1674 31 27 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd.
Death: 27 August 1734Beamish, Co. Durham
stepmother
1712
Death: 20 October 1712
Marriage Marriage11 February 1700St. John, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd.
11 months
half-sister
17001701
Birth: 1700 25
Death: December 1701Beamish, Co. Durham
3 years
half-sister
15 months
half-brother
17031708
Birth: before 4 April 1703 29 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: December 1708Beamish, Co. Durham
5 years
half-sister
17081742
Birth: before 2 May 1708 34 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: August 1742
3 years
half-brother
17111743
Birth: 15 February 1711 37 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: April 1743Beamish, Co. Durham
Family with Dorothy Younghusband
himself
17211774
Birth: before 29 May 1721 47 38 Beamish, Co. Durham
Death: February 1774Beamish, Co. Durham
wife
1734
Birth: before 22 June 1734 32 32 Northumberland
Marriage Marriage15 October 1761Croft-on-Tees, Yorks.
Note

Died without issue. Will dated 20 Dec 1770 and codicils dated 20 Dec 1770, 8 Feb 1773 and 12 Nov 1773 of Morton Davison of Beamish, Esq. To Dorothy Davison, his wife, his house and park at Beamish with 3 fields adjoining with household goods and annuity of £700; to John Eden of Windleston, bart., nephew, all household goods in the mansion house at Beamish upon trusts as specified; legacies to family, servants, etc.; to Jonathan Davison [Morton's uncle] and George Hartley of Richmond, Yorkshire, all lands, collieries, etc. not vested in Morton Davison, upon trusts as specified to pay debts and legacies, and for the male heirs of his body with remainders as specified; to Sir John Eden all leasehold lands except the staith etc. at Fatfieldand wayleaves otherwise devised, upon trusts as specified; also the latter upon trusts as specified.
Codicil (1) All lands in Tanfield and Beckley to the use of Jonathan Davison and George Hartley upon trusts as specified
Codicil (2) All lands etc. at Morton Palmes to the use of Jonathan Davison and George Hartley upon trusts as specified
Codicil (3) All copyhold lands in Norton to the use of Jonathan Davison and George Hartley upon trusts as specified
(One historical account shows "remainder" bequeathed to Morton John Eden Esq., (second son of Sir John Eden) who took the name Davison.)
In 1742 he bought an estate at Bishopton from George Spearman for £6,000. Acquired lands from Francis Blake in 1766. In 1767 paid for erection of an engine on Beamish Moor and in 1767/8 for sinking of an engine pit at Beamish South Moor Colliery. 1770 party to an agreement for supply of waggons and horses for Walbottle Moor Colliery.

Note

"A marriage, but not a match", according to Surtees.