Samuel Morgan Jr. (1669 - 1700)

Born 1669 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Herrick) Whittredge — married 22 Dec 1692 in Beverly, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1700 at about age 31 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth
Samuel Morgan was born in 1660 in Beverly, Massachusetts to parents Samuel Morgan and Elizabeth Dixie Morgan.

The marriage of Samuel's parents would have been in the midst of the Salem witchcraft trials, which took place between February 1692 and May 1693. During that time, as Rev. Cotton Mather stirred the public into a frenzy, fifty-five men and women confessed to being witches. Nineteen were hanged. One man who refused to testify was pressed to death under stones which were gradually piled higher and higher until his chest collapsed. Finally Governor Phips ordered an end to the trials.

Marriage and Children
Samuel Morgan married Sarah Herrick, 22 December 1692 at Beverly, Essex county, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2]} They had the following known children:

1. John Morgan, b. 6 Sep 1693, Beverly, Essex, MA. ^[3] ; m. Sarah Cohittredge ^[3] ; d. age 58 yrs on 18 Jul 1752, Beverly ^[3]
2. Luke Morgan, b. 7 Feb 1694/95, Beverly ^[3] ; m. Ruth Stone in 1717/18 ^[3]
3. Sarah, b. 1 Jan 1696/97, Beverly ^[3] ; m. Nathaniel Baker, 1716, Beverly ^[3]
4. Samuel Morgan, (Jr.), b. 23 Apr 1700, Beverly ^[3] ; m. Joanna Stone, 26 Jan 1720, Beverly ^{[3] [2]} ; Samuel became a Sergeant

Early service in the French and Native American Wars
Samuel served as a sergeant in the French and Indian Wars. (Ref.___)

The two conflicts in the time of Samuel Morgan were King William's War, 1690 to 1697, and Queen Anne's War, 1701 to 1713. There were really a series of at least four wars pitting the French and their Indian allies in Canada against the British and their colonists. They continued intermittently for seventy years.

Occupation and Residency
In civilian life Samuel worked as a weight checker at the seaport at Marblehead. (Ref.___)

Death
Samuel died 1 November 1700 based upon the Beverly Town Records for Birth, Marriages and Deaths [Samuel Morgan & Sarah Herrick Morgan Family]. ^[3]

Sarah remarried in 1702 to Thomas Whittredge, with whom she had two more children.

Research Notes
CAUTION: There is a Samuel Morgan, Sr. (1638-1698) family living in nearby Rowley, Essex county, Massachusetts. This Samuel Morgan has the following Vital Records:

• Samuel Morgan, Sen., son of Robert of Beverly, who d. Dec 1698 and whose Will was dated 16 Nov 1698, Rowley, Essex county, Mass. Mentioned in his Will are his 2nd wife Mary [Phippen] Morgan, sons Samuel (Jun) ; Luke ; Robert ; William ; Joseph and daughters Elizabeth and Anna. Will probated 20 Nov 1699, Essex county Case No. 18748. His widow married 2nd ____ Wallis & 3rd ____ Black. See: Taylor, Nathaniel Lane & Fipphen, John "Another Husband For Mary (Phippen) (Wallis) (Morgan) Black: Samuel Morgan (Robert) of Beverly, Mass." NEHGR, p.99-100 [Vol. No. cut off in this image]

During a DD (data doctors) Error Suggestion Report correction the following secondary source was removed from the Sources/References section due hyperlink "rot".

• Dr. Warren Kump, author, lanbob.c_m/lanbob/H-Bobbitt/H-1926WK-MOR.htm the Morgans

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001:Beverly Town Records," db with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH56-RHR : 20 May 2022), Samuel Morgan & Sarah Herrick, 22 Dec 1692; citing Marriage, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001: Beverly Town Records," db with images, FamilySearch "Samuel Morgan & Sarah Herrick Morgan, parents of Samuel Morgan (Jr.) who m. Joanna (aka Jeane) Stone on 26 Jan 1720." (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH56-RLQ : 20 May 2022 ; citing Marriage, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001: Beverly Town Records, Morgan Family of Beverly" db with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBT-CQ9 : 20 May 2022), Sarah Cohittredge Morgan, wife of John Morgan & Samuel Morgan & Sarah Herrick Morgan, parents of John Morgan who d. 18 Jul 1752; citing Death, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217.

• Morgan, Appleton (1902). "A history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1609 to present times" New York, N.Y.: [publisher not identified], 1902.

Acknowledgements

• Profile creation by Constance Dickey
• Contributions by Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear