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Thomas Morgan (1779 - abt. 1858)

Thomas Morgan
Born in Virginia, United Statesmap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died about at about age 79 [location unknown]
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Biography

There seems to be very little documented evidence to verify what is claimed about Thomas prior to 1850, at which point he was nearly 80 years old.

From late documents, we can place Thomas' date of birth at about 1779, somewhere in Virginia. He is said by some to have been the son of John and Elizabeth Morgan of Shenandoah County.

As a young man, Thomas moved to Hamilton County, Ohio, where he married his wife, Elizabeth. According to a Sangamon County history published in 1876, Elizabeth was actually the widow Elizabeth (Bell) Butler.

In 1822, Thomas and Elizabeth moved to a farm in Sangamon County, Illinois. In 1830, now in their 50s, the couple was residing in Sangamon with an unidentified female child, between ages 5 and 9.[1] Residing next door was Thomas Morgan Jr and his wife.

In 1850, Thomas was residing on a farm in Sangamon County with his wife, Elizabeth, and two adult grandsons, Marcena and George Morgan. Also residing with the couple was a young woman named Sarah Jackson and her infant son, George.[2]

It is said that Thomas and Elizabeth eventually, moved to Schuyler County, Illinois, where both Thomas and Elizabeth are said to have died in 1858.

Children

Thomas and Elizabeth had seven children, all born in Hamilton County, Ohio: #Elizabeth Morgan born 1799 Hamilton County, Ohio

  1. Evan Morgan born 1802 Hamilton County, Ohio
  2. Martha Morgan born 1803 Hamilton County, Ohio
  3. John Morgan born 1806 Hamilton County, Ohio
  4. Ruth Ann Morgan born 1807 Hamilton County, Ohio
  5. Thomas Morgan born 1810 Hamilton County, Ohio
  6. Margaret Morgan born 1814 Hamilton County, Ohio

Sources

  1. ↑ 1830 U.S. Census, Sangamon County, Illinois, p. 206, line 11, household of Thomas Morgan; digital image, ; Ancestry's 1830 Census Image
  2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Sangamon County, p. 204, dwelling 1401, family 1401, household Thos. Morgan; digital image,; Ancestry's 1850 Census Image.
  • John Carroll Power, History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: Centennial Record (Springfield, Ill.: Edwin A. Wilson & Co., 1876).




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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:

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