Nathan Morgan Sr (1755 - 1842)

Born 4 Feb 1755 in Cecil County, Maryland

Ancestors

Son of James Morgan Sr and Rachel (Jack) Morgan

Husband of Naomi Ana (Van Poole) Morgan — married 2 Jan 1779 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1842 at age 87 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Nathan Morgan Sr was born in Cecil County, Colonial Maryland in 1755.

Nathan Morgan Sr migrated to North Carolina about 1764-65

Nathan Morgan Sr is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-252282
Rank: Private

Nathan Morgan Sr served with Rowan County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Born on the 4th of February 1755 in Cecil County, Colonial Maryland

Son of James Morgan and Rachel (Jack) McReaden Morgan. James and Rachel moved their family to North Carolina about 1764- 65. They probably traveled from Cecil County, MD to Rowan County, NC, a distance of about 530 miles via the Great Wagon Road.

Husband of Naomi "Amy" (Van Poole/Poole/Pool) Morgan — married about 1779 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Father of Infant Morgan, James Henry Morgan, Infant Son Morgan, Nathan Morgan Jr, Elizabeth (Morgan) Trexler, David Morgan, Rachel Morgan, John Morgan, Hugh Morgan and Henry Morgan

Nathan Sr worked as a tailor and a farmer

Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters for Nathan Morgan, dated 10 Oct 1832 includes an outline of his service during the Revolutionary War. A Pension was granted to Nathan Sr on 10 Jul 1833 with the grant being in effect from 04 Mar 1831. Nathan's pension for his service $27.99 per annum

Nathan's wife, Naomi "Amy," filed her pension paperwork on 06 Jan 1844. Amy was 83 years old at this time.

Died 16 Oct 1842 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Burial Morgan Cemetery, Stokes Ferry Road, Morgan Township, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Nathan Morgan Sr and Naomi Poole Morgan headstone listing their children and spouses, Morgan Cemetery, Morgan Township, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA family photo.

The Morgan Cemetery is on land that was once used as a gathering place for citizens of the area to receive military training dating back to the Civil War and maybe before then. The cemetery is located on Stokes Ferry Road in eastern Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.

Morgan Cemetery, Stokes Ferry Road, Morgan Township, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA family photo.

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed by Family Tree DNA Y-chromosome testing. J. F. Morgan, FTDNA kit #86115, Y-111 test, and:

a. R. G. Morgan, FTDNA kit #939059, match at a Genetic Distance of 1 on 111 STR markers thereby confirming his direct paternal line back 3 generations to his MRCA J. F. Morgan with a 99% probability.

b. R, H. Morgan, FTDNA kit #B49021, match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 111 STR markers thereby confirming his direct paternal line back 7 generations to his Historic Common Ancestor (HCA) Hugh Morgan with a 98% probability.

Male Children

• James Morgan, b: 1780
• Nathan Morgan, Jr, b: 1785 {Y-DNA confirmed}
• David Morgan, b: 1789 {Y-DNA confirmed}
• John Morgan, b: 1794
• Hugh Morgan, b: 1796
• Henry Morgan, b: 1798

Researcher's Notes

Found an interesting story about the descendants of Naomi and Nathan Morgan, with photographs of the Morgan-Cole farmhouse, and also some of the grandchildren in Pooletown, Rowan county, North Carolina, the town founded by Naomi's Dutch Settler father. http://www.jobschildren.com/2013/02/this-old-house.html

Sources

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 15 Jul 2017), "Record of Nathan Morgan", Ancestor # A080558.

• 1790 United States Federal Census. Year: 1790; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 318; Image: 517; Family History Library Film: 0568147. Name Nathan Morgan, Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Rowan, North Carolina, Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 4, Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1, Free White Persons - Females 2, Number of Household Members 7. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5058/4440913_00517/195356?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/100239776/person/340036421196/facts/citation/980115944319/edit/record

1790 US Federal Census for Rowan County, North Carolina. This lists the family of Nathan Morgan Sr.

• 1800 United States Federal Census. Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 344; Image: 284; Family History Library Film: 337909. Name Nathan Morgan, Home in 1800 (City, County, State) Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 4, Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15 1, Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 2, Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1, Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1, Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1, Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1, Number of Household Members Under 16 7, Number of Household Members Over 25 2, Number of Household Members 11. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7590/4440861_00284/347644?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/100239776/person/340036421196/facts/citation/980115944329/edit/record

1800 US Federal Census for Rowan County, North Carolina. This lists the family of Nathan Morgan Sr.

• 1810 United States Federal Census

• 1820 United States Federal Census

• 1830 United States Federal Census

• 1840 United States Federal Census, shows Nathan Morgan as Military service: "Veteran"; North Carolina Pensioners List. ^[1]

• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

• North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820

• U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 September 2018), memorial page for Nathan Morgan, Sr (1756–1842), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32206960, citing Morgan Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Debbie Parris Hill (contributor 46542433) . Find A Grave Memorial# 32206960. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32206960&ref=acom

• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

• "The Descendants of Rachel Jack and Her Two Husbands, ____ McReaden and James Morgan, Volume I, Chapters I-IV, " written by Willett Douglas Kirkpatrick.