David Morgan (1773 - 1854)

Born 1773 in Llanbardarn-trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales

Husband of Catherine (Abraham) Morgan — married before 1803 in Wales, United Kingdom

Husband of Elinor (Unknown) Morgan — married 3 Oct 1828 in Llanfihangel-ystrad, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died Jul 1854 at about age 81 in Llanbardarn-trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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Biography

David Morgan of Gostalva [Gors Ddalfa] (name of the family farm located near modern Pennant) married Catherine Abrams and had 5 children, all born on the family farm. Those five children all immigrated to the Ohio area of the United States. David was a hatmaker as well as a farmer. After the death of his wife Catherine, David remarried to an Elinor Jenkins, who was a mother of several daughters from her previous marriage.

Children

• Ann Morgan 1803–1889 w/o Thomas Alban
• Jane Morgan 1804–1849 w/o Evan Evans
• John D Morgan 1808–1892
• Mary Morgan 1811–1886 w/o John Alban
• David Morgan 1817–1906

All five children immigrated to Jackson county, Ohio

Occupation

Hatmaker/ farmer

Residence

before 1830

Gostalva [Gors Ddalfa] (family farm),Llanbardarn-trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom

after 1830

Tirdu,Llanbardarn-trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Census

1841 Tirdu, Llanbardarn-trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom ^[1]

1851Llanbadarntrefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales ^[2]

Notes

According to Mary Ann Morgan Albans her grandfather John D. Morgan recalled a story that when he was a young boy his father was visited by two of his brothers who had served in the War of 1812 in America. After the war they decided to return to the United States permanently, settling in some area of the US South.

In his final years son David produced a travel narrative in 1900 that described family life in Wales and his travels to Ohio. In it he describes when his mother died, her maiden name, who his father remarried. It is currently in the possession of the Madog Center for Welsh Studies^[3]

Christening 16 January 1774 Llanbardarn-trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom

David died about 1855 in Llanbardarn-trefeglwys, United Kingdom, aged about 78.

Lease for Gors ddalfa

https://archives.library.wales/index.php/lease-of-messuage-called-gors-ddalfa-in-parish-of-llanbadarn-tref-eglwys

Gwynne family, of Mynachty

Lease of a messuage called Gors ddalfa in the parish of Llanbadarn tref Eglwys,

1811, Sept. 6.

The Rev. Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne of Ty Glyn, co. Card., clerk;. 2. David Morgan of the parish of Llanbadarn tref Eglwys, co. Card., husbandman. Lease of a messuage called Gors ddalfa in the parish of Llanbadarn tref Eglwys.

https://archives.library.wales/downloads/mynachty-estate-records.pdf

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M77M-HCB
2. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCB-J98
3. ↑ https://www.rio.edu/madog/ Madog Center for Welsh Studies

• "Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8CPF-KLN2 : 20 October 2020), David Morgan, 1828.
• *Cardiganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1633-1993;Name David Morgan,Death Age 79,Record Type Burial,Birth Date 1776,

Death Date abt 1855,Burial Date 27 Mar 1855,Burial Place Llanychaearn, Cardiganshire, Wales,Page number 57.