John Sledmore Morgan Jr. (1761 - 1840)

Born 22 Sep 1761 in St. Mary's, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Reede) Morgan — married 8 Aug 1784 (to 1812) in Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1840 at age 78 in Oldham, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Private John Morgan Jr. served with Select Militia, Dorchester County Militia, Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.

John was born 1761 in St. Mary's, Maryland. He had a twin brother named Thomas. He married Nancy Reede in 1784.

While a resident of Dorchester County, Maryland, John Morgan enlisted in 1780, and served about nine months as a private in Captains Bartholomew Ennold’s and Joseph Dathen’s Maryland Companies. He enlisted, date not stated, and served about one month as private in Captain Staplefoot’s Maryland Company.

About 1783 he moved from Dorchester County, Maryland, to Kentucky. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, l832, at which time he was a resident of Oldham County, Kentucky.

In the 1810 census, John was in Henry, Kentucky, United States.^[1] In the 1820 census, John was in West Port, Henry, Kentucky, United States.^[2]

In the 1830 census, John was in Oldham, Kentucky.^[3]

John died on 1 July 1840 and was buried in Sligo Baptist Church Cemetery, Sligo, Henry County, Kentucky, United States.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Henry, Kentucky; Roll: 6; Page: 359; Image: Kym252_6-0374; FHL Roll: 0181351
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #566043 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   John Morgan in Henry, Kentucky, USA.
2. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: West Port, Henry, Kentucky; Page: 232; NARA Roll: M33_22; Image: 158
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1178616 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   John Morgan in West Port, Henry, Kentucky, USA.
3. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Oldham, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 40; Page: 286; Family History Library Film: 0007819
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1097958 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   John Morgan in Oldham, Kentucky.
4. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #29045444
   Ancestry Record 60525 #80053224 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   John Sledmore Morgan Jr burial (died on 1 Jul 1840) in Sligo Baptist Church Cemetery, Sligo, Henry County, Kentucky, United States of America. Born on 22 Sep 1761.

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Owen, Kentucky; Roll: 122; Page: 180; Family History Library Film: 0007831
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1292162 (accessed 12 March 2024)
  John Morgan in Owen, Kentucky.

• Military: "Maryland Revolutionary War Records"
  Original data: Newman, Harry Wright. Maryland Revolutionary Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Maryland Archives, 1938
  Ancestry Record 4260 #1252 (accessed 12 March 2024)
  Name: John Morgan; Birth Date: 1761; Rank: Pvt.; Establishment: Militia.

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2V5S : accessed 29 May 2021), John Morgan, 04 Mar 1831; citing Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-4HWW : Sat Feb 24 06:47:06 UTC 2024), Entry for Hugh OKeiffe and Hugh OKeiffe, 28 Aug 1826.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-DWFD : Sat Feb 24 06:58:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Saml. Turner and Charlotte Morgan, 6 Apr 1807.