William Joseph Morgan Sr. (1679 - abt. 1755)

Born 27 Aug 1679 in Perquimans, Colony of North Carolina

Husband of Sarah (Fletcher) Morgan — married 13 Mar 1699 (to about 1728) in Perquimans, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about Jan 1755 at about age 75 in Perquimans, Colony of North Carolina [uncertain]

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Biography

William Morgan Sr. was a North Carolina colonist.

Family

William was a Friend (Quaker)

The Morgan family were Quakers of Welsh descent that settled in Maryland, who were one of the first families to settle in what would become Perquimans County, North Carolina. William's parents, James Morgan and Jean Knea, were married on 12 Oct 1673 in Berkeley, Maryland.^[1]

Birth

William Morgan Sr. was born in North Carolina.

William Morgan was born on 27 Aug 1679 in Perquimans County, Maryland.^[2] He is given a middle name of Joseph on his FamilySearch profile, but documentation needs review to confirm.Sarah Grimaldi 05 May 2021.

Siblings

He was the youngest son of five documented children, three sons and two daughters, of James Morgan, Sr. and Jane Knea, all of whom survived to adulthood:

1. James Morgan, born on 02 Feb 1675 in Perquimans County, Maryland.^[3]
2. Mary Morgan, born on 26 Mar 1676 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.^[4]
3. John Morgan, born on 26 Mar 1678 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.^[5]
4. William Morgan, born on 27 Aug 1679 in Perquimans County, Maryland.^[6]
5. Jane Morgan, born c. 1680 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.^[7]

First Marriage

He married Sarah Fletcher, daughter of Ralph Fletcher I and the sister of his sister Jane Morgan's husband Ralph Fletcher II^[8], on 13 Mar 1699 in Perquimans County, North Carolina.^[9]

Children

Second Marriage

Children

Death

Probate

Sources

1. ↑ Early Families of Perquimans County, NCGenWeb.us, 24 Feb 2020. History of Perquimans County by Ellen Goode Rawlings Winslow, (1931), citing Berkeley, Maryland parish registers: James Morgan, Jean Knea, 1673. Accessed 05 May 2021.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQS-TFPZ : 12 February 2020), James Morgan in entry for William Morgan, 1679.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQT-NX3Z : 12 February 2020), James Morgan in entry for James Morgan, 1675.
4. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8F4-T48 : 14 February 2020), Mary Morgen in entry for James Perishen, 1696.
5. ↑ "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQS-TZ6Z : 12 February 2020), James Morgan in entry for John Morgan, 1678.
6. ↑ "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQS-TFPZ : 12 February 2020), James Morgan in entry for William Morgan, 1679.
7. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8F4-TX7 : 14 February 2020), Jean Morgen in entry for Ralph Fletcher Juner, 1698. Citing named parents in marriage documentation. Accessed 05 May 2021.
8. ↑ Haun, Weynette Parks. Old Abermarle County, North Carolina, Perquimans Precinct, Births, Marriages, Deaths & Flesh Marks 1659-1820. OCLC Call No. 6829839 Durham, N.C. : Haun, ©1980. Print. Page 17.
9. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8F4-TXD : 14 February 2020), William Morgen, 1699.

See Also

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jennifer Ramer for creating WikiTree profile Morgan-5062 on Jun 14, 2013.
• Edited by S. Grimaldi as part of the WikiTree Challenge 2021, Week 17: Connie Knox.