How can he have been born three years after his father's birth?

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WikiTree profile: William Morgan
in Genealogy Help by Howard Rankin G2G6 Mach 3 (39.8k points)
I notice that the birth date for his son, Edward is given as 1562 in the profile, but in the bio it says Edward was born in 1590, which of course makes more sense.  Someone need to determine a good source for the birth and correct the error.

devilCryo frozen sperm from a sperm bank, Howard -- easy peasy

Not in the 1500s.

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I don't see any death date offered for his father - not even a guessed one.
by Gaile Connolly G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)
I meant to say birth, not death. That was a typo.
I still don't see your problem.  According to the current profiles, his father was 50 years old when he was born.
According to the profiles, William Morgan was born in 1565. His son,Edward Morgan, was born in 1562. I hope that helps you understand what is wrong with this picture.
The way your question is phrased says that William was born three years after his father's birth (formerly death).  I looked where you directed me.
I was typing too fast. Do you see where the problem is now?
Since the bio says Edward was born in 1590, I'd assume the entry in the BD field is a mistake.
Well, given the sources, such as they are, the whole thing is probably a mistake.
Apparently, someone thinks Gwynedd is in Pennsylvania.
I fixed his "son", the 1st Baronet since sources were readily available, but I think most of these entries are somebody's fantasy about how some random Colonial was the scion of Welsh nobility.

Probably because there is a Gwynedd in Pennsylvania.  Context is wrong but . . .

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