Morgan Morgan III (1746 - 1826)

Born 20 Dec 1746 in Bunker Hill, Frederick County, Colony and Dominion of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Drusilla (Prickett) Morgan — married 12 Dec 1768 (to 2 Aug 1817) in , Monongalia County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1826 at age 79 in Monongalia County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Morgan "Mod" was born on 20 December 1746 in Allegany County. Maryland, or in Bunker Hill, Frederick County, Virginia (present-day Berkeley County, West Virginia), the second child of nine children and the second of six sons of David and Sarah Stevens Morgan. (David was known as an Indian fighter) and the grandson of Morgan Morgan, a native of Wales and an Anglican clergyman who became the first presiding justice of the Frederick County court.

Alternate information: Mod Morgan is listed in the records of Morgan Chapel, as David's oldest son.

On 12 Dec 1768, in Monongalia County, Virginia, just before his 22nd birthday, Mod married Mary Drusilla Prickett, daughter of Indian trader Jacob Prickett (a native of Burlington County, New Jersey, who had moved to Virginia, probably in 1747).

Alternate marriage date: 12 Feb 1768.

Alternate marriage place: Frederick County, Virginia.

In 1773, when Mod was 27 years old, his father moved to the Monongahela Valley. Morgan made the trek with his wife, Drusilla Pricket, and his young son Achilles.

In 1774 Mod's name is among the names of the soldiers on the pay rolls at Pittsburgh 1774 - Capt. ZACHQUIL MORGAN's roll: James Chew, Lt.; Isaac Davison; Joseph Davison; John Davison; Nathaniel Davison; Belteshezer Dragoe; Ephraim Dragoe; James Dunn,; Sgt. Thomas Evans; Thomas Griggs; Andrew Ice; John Ice; William Ice; BENJAMIN LEMASTER; ISAAC LEMASTERS; Richard Marifield; Thomas Marifield; Samuel Marifield; Evan Morgan; MORGAN MORGAN; John Pierpont; Thomas Pindle; Samuel Pindle; Isaac Prekit,; Sgt. Thomas Price; Jacob Pricket, Jr.; Josiah Pricket; Jacob Pricket; Isaiah Pricket; Thomas Scott; Uriah Springer; Ens. Nathan Springer; ISAAC STACKHOUSE; JOHN STACKHOUSE , and a number of others.^[1]

The next year Morgan served under his uncle Capt. Zackquill Morgan in Lord Dunmore's War. In the Revolution he served as a lieutenant in Captain William Haymond's company of Virginia militia at Prickett's Fort (from 15 April -12 June 1777). He was also captain of a company of Virginia militia in the Revolution.

After the war, he served Monongalia County as a Justice of the Peace until 17 Aug 1815. In the early 1800s he engaged in surveying. He is said to have been the owner of a fine farm, located on White Day Creek.

Map showing location of White Day Creek

Morgan and Mary Drusilla had fourteen children:

1. Sarah Morgan (1768-1818 or 1839)
2. Mary Morgan (1768 - 1855)
3. Stephen Morgan (1769 - 1774)
4. Achilles Morgan (1772 - 1860)
5. Morgan "Paddy Mod" Morgan (1774 - 1868)
6. Drusilla Morgan (1776-1839)
7. Isaac Morgan (1778
8. James Morgan (1778 - 1860)
9. Aaron Morgan (1784 - 1829)
10. David Page (or Pierpont) Morgan (1786 - 1865)
11. Dorothy Morgan (1788 - 1885)
12. Jacob Morgan (1793-1873)
13. Cynthia Morgan (1796- )
14. Elizabeth Morgan (1796-1831)

1820 census

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1820 census for Morgan Morgan

Mod served Monongalia county as a Justice of the Peace, up until 17 Aug 1815.

Mod was a slave owner. He desired that his female slaves be emancipated at the age of 24; males at the age of 33. From his will, he seems to have owned at least 5. (At the time the will was written, it was 2 adult Females; Elizabeth, and Delila, who had 3 infants between them.) His will is given on pp 118-120 of French Morgan's book. The will itself, is recorded in Will book 1, page 45, at Morgantown, WV.(1758 - 1834)* Stephen Morgan (1761 - 1850).

On 31 October 1826, when he was seventy-nine, Mod died at White Day Creek of unknown causes.

from Findagrave.com

Capt Morgan "Morg, Mod" Morgan

Birth: Dec. 20, 1746, Bunker Hill, [present-day] Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA; Death: Oct. 31, 1826, [present-day] Marion County, West Virginia, USA.

Mod died at White Day Creek, [present-day] Marion Co., WV.

(In the "Morgan Morgan" namings of this family, Mod would be Morgan Morgan III, but he is also known as "Justice Morgan Morgan".)

Served under Capt. Zackquill Morgan, his uncle, in Lord Dunmore's War.

A Lt. in Capt. Wm. Haymond's Co of VA Militia at Prickett's Fort, from 15 April - 12 June 1777. [Pension application] Rev. # S31265. He later was a Captain.

Morgan is listed in the records of Morgan Chapel, [Bunker’s Hill, WV,] as David's oldest son.

In 1773, when he was 27 years old, his father moved to the Monongahela Valley. Morgan made the trek with his wife, Drusilla Prickett, and his young son Achilles.

He served Monongalia county as a Justice of the Peace, up until 17 Aug 1815.

[Mod] Morgan's will lists thirteen children; but his daughter Elizabeth says there was a daughter named Cynthia, bringing it up to fourteen.

He died at age 83. At the time of his death, he was living on White Day Creek, near Catawba. He is buried at old Harperstown Cemetery, near White Day Creek.

He was a slave owner. He desired that his female slaves be emancipated at the age of 24; males at the age of 33. From his will, he seems to have owned at least 5. (At the time the will was written, it was 2 adult Females; Elizabeth, and Delila, who had 3 infants between them.)

His will is given on pp 118-120 of French Morgan's book. The will itself, is recorded in Will book 1, page 45, at Morgantown, WV.

Family links: Parents: David Morgan (1721 - 1813), Sarah Stevens Morgan (1726 - 1799); Spouse: Mary Drucilla Prickett Morgan (1752 - 1817); Children: Eli Morgan (1766 - 1767), Sarah Sally Morgan Bainbridge (1768 -1839), Mary Morgan Suffix (1768 - 1855), Stephen Morgan (1769 - 1774), Achilles Morgan (1772 - 1860), Morgan Morgan (1774 - 1868), James Morgan (1778 - 1860), Aaron Morgan (1784 - 1829), David Page Morgan (1786 -1870), Dorothy Morgan (1788 - 1885); Siblings: Morgan Morgan (1746 - 1826), James Morgan (1748 - 1840), Zackquill Morgan (1758 - 1834), Stephen Morgan (1761 - 1850), Drusilla Morgan Cochran (1776 - 1839).

Burial: Harperstown Cemetery, Marion County, West Virginia, USA.^[2]

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N.B. For a .pdf of Biography 2 of Mod, which was previously in this location, click here.

1. ↑ Ward, Corra <cmward @cableone.net>., "MORE:Francis Casteel, John Casteel and Edward Casteel - Washington Co PA Posted December 19, 2010. Casteel Family Genforum. Genealogy.com. URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/casteel/messages/1882.html Accessed 12 Dec 2019.
2. ↑ Ward, Kelley. “Capt Morgan ‘Morg, Mod’ Morgan” Findagrave.com. Record added: Aug 22, 2010 URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2367032&GRid=57488046&

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged on 06 August 2010.

• WikiTree profile Morgan-2468 created through the import of Geni-export-Forest.ged on Nov 4, 2011 by Steven Mix.

• WikiTree profile Morgan-2480 created through the import of cora morgan.ged on Nov 7, 2011 by Karen Stewart.

• Morgan-10526 was created by David Hunsley through the import of 2015 08 17 Hunsley b0b851_744994qbs23d0y5n1b055m.ged on Aug 17, 2015.

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