Thomas Morgan (1761 - 1844)

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

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Baker) Morgan — married 22 Jan 1798 in Dorchester County, Maryland

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1844 at age 82 in Daviess, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Thomas Morgan, born in 1761 to John Sledmore Sr. and Teresa Dunbar was a twin to John Sledmore Jr. Thomas married Polly Baker on 22 January 1798 in Dorchester, Maryland, United States.^[1]

He served in the Revolutionary War on the Maryland line. Most Likely alongside his twin brother. He moved from Maryland to Kentucky about 1808.

In the 1820 census Thomas was in West Port, Henry, Kentucky, United States.^[2] In the 1840 census Thomas (age 79) was in Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky.^[3]

Thomas died about 1844 and his estate passed probate on 8 January 1844 in Daviess, Kentucky, United States.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1667-1899"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899. See the description for original data sources listed by county
   Ancestry Record 4729 #169 (accessed 1 March 2024)
   Thomas Morgan marriage to Polly Baker on 22 Jan 1798 in Dorchester, Maryland, USA.
2. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: West Port, Henry, Kentucky; Page: 208; NARA Roll: M33_22; Image: 146
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1178341 (accessed 1 March 2024)
   Thomas Magan in West Port, Henry, Kentucky, USA.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky; Roll: 124; Page: 333; Family History Library Film: 0007832
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2061243 (accessed 1 March 2024)
   Thomas Morgan (79) in Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky.
4. ↑ Probate: "Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989"
   Administrators, Executors Bonds, 1834-1904; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Daviess County); Probate Place: Daviess, Kentucky
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9066 #82246 (accessed 1 March 2024)
   Thomas Morgan probate on 8 Jan 1844 in Daviess, Kentucky, USA.

• Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900"
  Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1995 #75299 (accessed 1 March 2024)
  Name: Thomas Morgan; Pension Year: 1833; Application State: Kentucky; Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File; Archive Publication Number: M804; Archive Roll Number: 1767; Total Pages in Packet: 31.

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2K3T : accessed 1 February 2022), Thomas 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.

• Land Grant: "Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924"
  Collection: The Kentucky Land Grants; Volume Number: 1; Part: 1; Title: Chapter VI Kentucky Land Warrants (1816-1873); Section: The Counties of Kentucky; Source Page Number: 646
  Ancestry Record 2073 #49695 (accessed 1 March 2024)
  Grantee: Thomas Morgan; Number of Acres: 100; Survey Date: 6 Jun 1833; County: Oldham; WaterCourse: Pattons Cr; Book Number: B-2.