William Andrew Morgan (1784 - 1840)

Born 11 Jul 1784 in Lunenburg, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Ragsdale) Morgan — married 11 Feb 1811 (to 2 Jun 1840) in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Husband of Mary (La Foy) Morgan — married 24 Aug 1811 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1840 at age 55 in Lunenburg, Virginia, or Monroe, Tennessee

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Biography

This profile is part of the Morgan Name Study.

William Andrew Morgan was born on July 11, 1784 in Lunenburg, Colony of Virginia, son of Jessie Morgan (~1768–1840) and Mary Landrum (~1770–1862).

William (26) married Mary Ragsdale (20) (born about 1790 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA; daughter of Drury Ragsdale and Elizabeth Sturdivant) on February 11, 1811 in Lunenburg.^[1] Their children were:

• Burl D Morgan (1801–~1890)
• John Baxter Morgan (1818–1885)
• Samuel Bynum Morgan (~1822–1896)

William died on June 2, 1840 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, aged 55.^[2]

William is mentioned in the Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications on 31 Mar 1949.^[3]

William Andrew Morgan was born on July 11, 1784 in Lunenburg, Colony of Virginia, son of Jessie Morgan (~1768–1840) and Mary Landrum (~1770–1862). William died on June 2, 1840 in Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States, aged 55.

William (27) married Mary La Foy (25) (born in 1785 in VA; daughter of John La Foy) on August 24, 1811 in North Carolina, United States. Their son was James Lafoy Morgan (~1805–1893).^[4]

In the 1830 census William was in Lunenburg, Virginia.^[5]

William is buried along side his wife Mary in Big Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Creek, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States with a death date of 2 Jun 1840.^[6]

In the 1840 census William was in Lunenburg, Virginia.^[7]

William was mentioned in a Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications on 20 May 1948.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004", database
   Ancestry Record 8909 #2589210 (accessed 9 October 2023)
   William Morgan marriage to Mary Ragsdale on 24 Aug 1811 in North Carolina.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5026494/william-morgan: accessed), memorial page for William Morgan (11 Jul 1784–2 Jun 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5026494, citing Big Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Creek, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Mitzie Weber (contributor 10290251).
3. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970", database with images
   Volume: 353
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #707342 (accessed 9 October 2023)
   Name: William Morgan; Birth Date: 1790; Death Date: 1845; SAR Membership: 70431; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 31 Mar 1949; Spouse: Polly Ragsdale; Children: John Baxter Morgan.
4. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011", database with images
   Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #3452251 (accessed 9 October 2023)
   William Morgan marriage to Mary Ragsdale on 24 Aug 1811 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.
5. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Lunenburg, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 195; Page: 17; Family History Library Film: 0029674
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #2236912 (accessed 9 October 2023)
   William Morgan in Lunenburg, Virginia.
6. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #5026494 (accessed 9 October 2023)
   Memorial page for William Morgan (11 Jul 1784-2 Jun 1840), citing Big Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Creek, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Mitzie Weber (contributor 10290251).
7. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Lunenburg, Virginia; Roll: 565; Page: 289; Family History Library Film: 0029688
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3517016 (accessed 9 October 2023)
   William Morgan in Lunenburg, Virginia.
8. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970", database with images
   Volume: 353
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #707281 (accessed 9 October 2023)
   Name: William Morgan; Birth Date: 1791; Death Date: 1845; SAR Membership: 70426; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 20 May 1948; Spouse: Mary Ragsdale; Children: John Baxter Morgan.

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'Source: S2 Title: Burial Records Source citation Find A Grave: Memorial #5026494, Findagrave, William Andrew (Dick) Morgan, Created by: Mitzie Weber, Added: 24 Jul 2000, Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5026494, Source citation

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Susan Everett for permission to upload headstone Find A Grave: Memorial #5026494 on 9 Oct 2023

Kimberly (Diss) Morgan updated profile 9 Oct 2023

Kimberly (Diss) Morgan updated profile on 17 Jul 2023

Pamela (Henderson) LeCroy updated profile on 24 May 2023

First-hand information as remembered by Michael Geary, Friday, April 24, 2015.