William Morgan (bef. 1690 - 1780)

Born before 1690 in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Roberts) Morgan — married 27 Oct 1713 (to before 1731) in Gwynedd, Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery, Province of Pennsylvania

Died 13 Oct 1780 after age 90 in Gwynedd, Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

The bio of his father Edward Morgan contains the following collected information concerning William.

William Morgan; b. ABT. 1695 or 1702. Marriage 1 Elizabeth Roberts b: ABT. 1695 on 27 AUG 1713 in Radnor Monthly Meeting, near Gwynedd, Montgomery Co., PA He died in the year 1775, he was 73 years old...or 13 OCT 1780 in Gwynedd, Montgomery Co., PA.

William Morgan b: 1698 d: 13 Oct 1780 m: Catherine Robinson

Friends Journal^[1] gives the following sourced information:

1710 William Morgan was a witness at the marriage of (his sister) Elizabeth Morgan

1713 "William Morgan, son of Edward, of or near Gwynedd m. Elizabeth Roberts, Montgomery, at Gwynedd meeting house, 8th mo 27, 1713 (Radnor - then called Haverford - MM minutes)

1714-1723 "William Morgan and wife Elizabeth, 60-1, Children:

• Margaret b. 9-29-1714;
• Elizabeth b. 1-19-1717;
• Sarah b. 5-17-1719;
• Edward b. 2-14-1722;
• Catherine b. 3-23-1723."

1731 "William, 143-1, 1731-10-9. widower, son of Edward and Elizabeth of Philadelphia Co., PA married Catherine Robeson of Merion at Gwynedd meeting house, 10th mo 7, 1731. Witnesses. Col 3 under bride and groom: Edward Morgan, Eliza Morgan, Jane Robeson, Margaret Morgan, Jno Morgan, Daniel Morgan, David Lewis, Thos Robeson. Col 2: Enoch Morgan, Morris Morris, David Morris, Hannah Morgan, Jno Alloway, Ann Alloway, G. Llewellyn, James Merlin, John William, John Jones, Rowland Roberts, Cadwalader Evans, Col 1: Joseph Ambler, George Lewis, Thomas ffoulke, Evan Griffith, Miriam Morgan, Sarah Morgan, ?an Robts, Jane Lewis, Marmaduke Pardo, Joseph Naylor, ? Roberts.."

1734 William Morgan is shown owning 100 acres in Montgomery twp. in the 1734 Philadelphia Co., PA tax list.

Research Notes

There is a William Morgan, christened 6 May 1681, Llangibby, Monmouth, England (maps as Wales), son of Edward Morgan and Elizabeth^[2]

There is a William Morgan who arrived with Elizabeth Morgan on the Morning Star in 1683. They have been listed as husband and wife by Browning.^[3] But unless the original record (? where to find) it ?) states they are husband and wife they may be this William as a baby/child and his mother Elizabeth Morgan. In which case he was born in Wales, perhaps 1681. In support of this possibility, recent research (see his mother's profile) suggests that his mother might be Elizabeth, the older sister of John Williams. John, his parents (father William ap John/Jones) and siblings also came over on the Morning Star in 1683.

William was a witness at the 1710 marriage of Elizabeth Morgan. This suggests he was born before 1690.

Sources

1. ↑ MORGAN in the records of Gwynedd Friends Meeting (Religious Society of Friends or Quakers, Montgomery Co., PA) https://www.friendsjournal.org/legacy/abington/gwynedd/morgan_docs.html
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWV4-FG4 : 4 February 2023), William Morgan, 1681.
3. ↑ Welsh settlement of Pennsylvania by Browning, Charles Henry. 1912 (https://archive.org/details/welshsettlemento00brow/page/504/mode/1up)

See also:

• Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: Ancestral File (R) Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
• Information on The Morning Star from Find-A-Grave website