Isaac Morgan (1652 - 1705)

Born 12 May 1652 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Abigail (Gardiner) Morgan — married 12 Nov 1673 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1705 at age 52 in Enfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Birth

Isaac Morgan was born on 12 May 1652 in Springfield, Massachusetts, recorded as the son of Miles Morgan^[1] His parents were Sgt. Miles Morgan (1616-1699) and his wife Prudence Gilbert (1617-1660).

Marriage

He married Abigail Gardiner (1650-1700) on 12 November 1673 in Springfield, Massachusetts.^[2]

Isaac went to Enfield, Conn.

Savage states that out of five children only one survived the father. The children on record are

Prudence, b. 12 Nov 1674. Elizabeth, b. 27 Aug 1677. Jonathan, b 15 Jan 1679.

In 1706 Isaac Morgan gives a deed of land in which Abigail, sister of Jonathan is mentioned. and in 1708 the father being dead she gave a deed. In 1729 Steven Noble and wife Abigail of New Milford, Conn., sell land laid out to Isaac Morgan of Springfield, deceased.

Children of the Morgan-Gardiner Marriage

1. Prudence Morgan was born on 12 November 1674 in Springfield, Massachusetts. She married Edmond Beamont (record says Bement) on 1 November 1699. Prudence died on 30 November 1701 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
2. Elizabeth Morgan was born on 27 August 1677 in Springfield, Massachusetts. She died on 5 March 1687 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
3. Jonathan Morgan was born on 15 January 1679 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Only records found are for birth.
4. Abigail Morgan was born on 16 February 1683 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. She married Capt. Stephen Noble (1686-1755) on 21 April 1709 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Abigail died in 1758 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut.
5. Mercy Morgan was born on 22 August 1686 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.^[3]
6. Isaac Morgan Jr. was born on 28 June 1694 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 4 September 1696 in the same place.

Death

Find A Grave says 23 March 1705, which would be 1706, (others say 1701, including the U.S. & New England Marriages record). His son Isaac Jr. has the oldest gravestone in Enfield Street Cemetery dated 1696; so it seems that Isaac Sr. probably still lived there when he died. This is useless information due to this being a virtual memorial with no gravestone or cemetery known. Find A Grave: Memorial #39289176

Research Notes

Springfield was burned to the ground by the Indians in King Philip's War in 1675 and many records are missing.

He passed away in 1740.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Springfield, Vol. 1, page 14: Isaake morgan the Sonne of miles morgan was Borne the 12 of the 3 mon 1652. Note: On the Julian calendar then in use, March was the first month of the year and the third month was May.
2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Springfield, Vol. 2, page 1682: Isaac Morgan and Abigail Gardiner joyned in Mariage: Nov: 12th 1673.
3. ↑ Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut used to be located in Massachusetts from 1683 to 1749; so these records are really Massachusetts during their time, but the place has changed.

• MORGAN, A History of the Family of, , 48, 49, 50, 55, 57, 59, 66, 116, 117, , From the year 1089 to the present times., Shakespeare Press of Westfield, New Jersey, USA, New England Historic Genealogical Society .
• 4. Burt, Henry M., First Century of the History of Springfield, Official Records from 1636-1736, Springfield, Mass: Henry M. Burt, 1899, vol II.
• New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vol. 18, 1864, page 142. Springfield, Massachusetts Records. NEHGS:Flaake (sic) morgan s. of miles morgan borne ye 12 of ye 3 mon. 1652. This is Isaac transcribed inaccurately and the 3rd month OS is May (March being the first month). Son of Miles Morgan.
• Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Springfield Vital Records, Births, page 9. The handwritten original record says Isaake Morgan the son of Miles Morgan was borne ye 12 of ye 3 mon. 1652. Again, it is May.
• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). 2 June 1652 Birth; however record is practically unreadable.
• Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England... Boston, MA: Unknown, 1861. Vol.3 pages 232-3.
• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). The marriage of Isaac to Abigail Gardiner.
• U.S. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, page 518.
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MH9X-1BT
• Appleton Morgan. A History of the family of Morgan from the year 1089 to the present times, published in New York" New York, 1902. p48, 49, 55, 116