Moreton DNA
I recently had my paternal DNA tested (by the Family Tree DNA company at www.familytreedna.com) in order to identify my genetic markers and possibly find other branches of my Moreton family. You may see the results of my test (and my family tree) that I had posted on the following public websites: Ybase (URL is www.ybase.org) and Ysearch (at www.ysearch.org. After going to either of those sites, just conduct a surname search on "Moreton" to see what I submitted. So far no matches have turned up. I am hoping that other Moreton's and people with variations of the name (i.e. Morton, Morten, etc.) will have their DNA tested and eventually find links to my branch.
Here is more information about my Moreton branch. My earliest known Moreton ancestor is William Benjamin Moreton, whose father is said to have come from Ireland. William Benjamin Moreton was born in 1822, reportedly in the Wheeling area of West Virginia, and spent his early adult years in Coshocton Co., Ohio. He married Lovina Castille (Casteel) with whom he had nine children. The family moved to central Illinois in the 1860's. In 1869, a year after Lovinia's death, William married Sarah Logue, with whom he had five children. The new family moved to Arkansas in the early 1870's, with the older children remaining in Illinois.
I would like to urge other Moreton's and Morton's to consider having a DNA test. I think that it offers a lot of possibilites for genealogical research of our mutual family. If you have any questions, feel free to reply to this posting.
--G.M.Moreton