Edward Morgan (abt. 1660 - abt. 1736)

Born about 1660 in Monmouthshire, Wales

Descendants

Died about 30 Apr 1736 at about age 76 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

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Note on Parents

Edward Morgan of Gwynedd, Pennsylvania is not the son of Sir James Morgan, 4th Baronet of Llantarnam and Alice Hopton. James Morgan and Alice (Hopton) Jones, widow of Nicholas Jones were married in 1695, at which time Edward Morgan was a married man with children and already in Pennsylvania.

While many would like to create a lineage of royalty, the parents of Edward Morgan are unknown. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Name

Name: Edward Edward /Morgan/ Also Known As: ""The Tailor.""

Birth

Edward Morgan was born in Wales.

Edward Edward Morgan was born ca. 1660 - 1670 at Merionshire, Bela County, Wales

Parents

Son of (unknown Welsh, father of Edward) Morgan and (unknown mother of Edward) Morgan

Siblings

Brother of William Morgan (immigration 1683),^[3] Thomas Morgan and Sarah Morgan BEASLEY of Philadelphia^[4]

Emmigration

He emigrated to America and resided for a while in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Marriage

The second marriage of his son William in 1731 (see children, below) gives his parents as Edward and Elizabeth Morgan. So - Edward MORGAN married Elizabeth. Three of Edward's sons signed as witnesses of the marriage of their sister Elizabeth in 1710. They were then adults, so born before 1790. This suggests Edward married before 1685.

Edward's wife - suggestions:

• Margaret (Unknown) Morgan. Margaret, p. 43-1, 1719-3-9, widow [of Edward Jr. - pencilled in] of Philadelphia Co., PA, married Rees David at Gwynedd MH. First intentions announced 31th of the 1 mo 1719. This was the wife of Edward's son Edward Jr. who died in 1718. Some of the children of Edward Jr have been confused as the children of Edward Sr.

• Margaret Elizabeth Jarman 1670-1731 ca. 1689^[5] Note: the underlying source is 'Ancestry trees'.

• Elizabeth JARMAN (b: 1678 d: 1731) b. 1678, Wales; d. 1731 at Gwynedd Montgomery County Pennsylvania, (Children: Benjamin Morgan and Elizabeth Boone) Wrong children, could not have married by 1685.

• Elizabeth WILLIAMS born about 1664 in Wales. Sister of John Williams. The sources^[6]to make the connection were found by MableJaneStone and noted on Elizabeth Jarman's profile by Molly Cunningham. Overall a Will shows that Elizabeth's son Daniel Morgan is the nephew of John Williams. There are also Williams witnesses on Morgan marriages, and Morgan witnesses on Williams marriages.

Children

Far too many children, suspect a problem. Need Verification. Listed 'children' sorted by verification.

Stated children of Edward in marriage records: Margaret, William, Alice, Daniel, Sarah, John, Joseph.

• Margaret Morgan Thomas; born on August 23, 1693 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.“Margaret Morgan, daughter of Edward of Montgomery, married Samuel Thomas, Montgomery, at Gwynedd meeting house, 3rd mo 3, 1713 (Radnor MM records) “^[7] Samuel Thomas b: ABT. 1694 in Philadelphia, Montgomery Co. Margaret died on October 24, 1750 in Richland Twp. Bucks, Pennsylvania. She was 57 years old.

• William Morgan; b. ABT. 1695 or 1702. Born BEF 1693 if 21+ at marriage. “William Morgan, son of Edward, of or near Gwynedd m. Elizabeth Roberts, Montgomery, at Gwynedd meeting house, 8th mo 27, 1713 (Radnor - then called Haverford - MM minutes)”^[7] Elizabeth Roberts b: ABT. 1695 , PA. “William, 143-1, 1731-10-9. widower, son of Edward and Elizabeth of Philadelphia Co., PA married Catherine Robeson of Merion at Gwynedd meeting house, 10th mo 7, 1731”^[7] Elizabeth Roberts b: ABT. 1695 , PA. William died in the year 1775, he was 73 years old...or 13 OCT 1780 in Gwynedd, Montgomery Co., PA.

• Alice Morgan Evans; b 1699 in Gwynedd, Montgomery Co., PA. “Alice Morgan, page 37- book 1, 1718-8 mo.-17, daughter of Edward Morgan of Montgomery twp., married Jenkin Evans of Montgomery twp., at Gwynedd MH.”^[7] Jenkins Evans b: ABT. 1695 (Marriage record with list of witnesses moved to Alice’s profile)

• Daniel Morgan; b. 1691 in Loyomensing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Daniel, 39-1, 1718-9-21. son of Edward, "adjacent of Gwynedd," yeoman, Philadelphia Co., PA married Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of Robert Cadwallader "late of Gwynedd aforesaid", at Gwynedd MH.”^[7] (Marriage record list of witnesses moved to Daniel’s profile) Daniel and his wife Elizabeth were Quaker ministers. Children: Benjamin b. 9-18-1719. Ruth, b. 3-15-1721. Daniel died July 6, 1773 in Philadelphia.

• Sarah Morgan Boone; b. September 23, 1700 in Gwynedd, Philadelphia Co. (later Montgomery Co.), Pennsylvania. “Sarah Morgan, 59-1, 1720-7-23, daughter of Edward of Philadelphia Co. married Squire Boone at Gwynedd MH”^[7] Text of marriage record, including list of witnesses. Squire Maugridge Boone b: 25 NOV 1696 in Bradninch, Devonshire England. Sarah died on January 1, 1777 in Mocksville, Rowan, North Carolina. she was 76 years old. Burial: Joppa Cemetery, Mocksville, Rowan Co., NC. Squire and Sarah Boone were the parents of Frontiersman, Daniel Boone.

• John Morgan b 1696 or 8 Sep 1701, Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania. “John Morgan, son of Edward of Gwynedd m. Sarah Lloyd daughter of Thomas of Merion, at Merion meeting house, 9th mo 8, 1721 (Radnor - then called Haverford - MM records).”^[7] Moved to Frederick, Virginia in 1741, where he died 2 Sep 1746, or before 5 May 1747.

• Joseph Morgan, Sr.; b. 1702 in probably Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. “Joseph Morgan, s/o Edward of Gwynedd m. Elizabeth Lloyd, d/o Thomas, of Merion at Merion meeting house, 9th mo 8, 1728 (Radnor - then called Haverford - MM records).” He died on February 8, 1748 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia,, he was 46 years old.

Identified by Marriage Witness Records Edward Jr., Elizabeth, Morgan. (See chart in images)

• Edward Morgan, Jr. b: 1689 d: 1718 m: Margaret (??? - Unknown). He was a witness at the weddings of his sister Margaret and his brother William in 1713, as was his father Edward, brother Daniel and other immediate family members. His wife Margaret (last name unknown) is in the records when she marries Rees David.^[7]. " Margaret, p. 43-1, 1719-3-9, widow [ of Edward Jr. - pencilled in] of Philadelphia Co., PA, married Rees David at Gwynedd MH. First intentions announced 31th of the 1 mo 1719." Margaret mentions 5 Morgan children in her Will, suggesting they were married before 1710. A record of their marriage has not been found.

• Elizabeth Morgan Morris; b 1690 or Aug. 23, 1693, Towamincin, Montgomery Co., PA. “Elizabeth Morgan of Gwynedd married Cadwallader Morris, Gwynedd, at Gwynedd meeting house, 3rd mo 24, 1710.” Radnor MM records. ^[7] Her marriage was witnessed by her parents, 3 brothers William, John and Morgan, and her sister Margaret. (See image. Marriage record with full list of witnesses moved to Elizabeth's profile.) d. Oct. 24, 1750 at Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, buried at Hilltown Baptist Churchyard, Chalfont, Bucks County, PA.^[8]

• Morgan Morgan; b. in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, 1688, 1696 or 1698 - - 1688 since he witnessed the wedding of his sister Elizabeth in 1710. He married Dorothy Hughs b: ABT. 1700 about 27 MAR 1718.^[7] He and his wife Dorothy both witnessed the marriages of his sister Alice and Brother Daniel in 1718 and his sister Sarah in 1720. (See chart in images) He died in the year 1727 in Towamencin, Bucks, Pennsylvania,..or Whitpain Twp, PA. Father of Edward Morgan b. May 07, 1723, and Jesse Morgan. (Will ^[7])

Research of Stewart Baldwin Mary, Deborah

• Mary Morgan Wright; b. 1705/6 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Marriage 1 John Wright b: ABT. 1702. She died in the year 1755, she was 50 years old. In 1750 Mary apologized for Marrying out some years before (Gwynedd records.) Baldwin's evidence that she is of this family includes the Will of her brother Morgan Morgan who included her daughter Elinor as a beneficiary.

• Deborah Morgan; Phildedelphia MM records give her death as d. 18 7mo. 1699, and 'daughter of Edward'. She died young.^[9]

Not Children but grandchildren of this Edward

• Enoch Morgan Sr. b: 1717 d: Dec 1784 m: Sarah Kenderdine. Grandson; son of Edward's son Edward.

• Leah Morgan Scholl. NOT b 1695. Born 1733, d: 13 Oct 1790, Kentucky. Sister of John Morgan II^[10] Granddaughter of Edward (probably) through son John.

• Hannah Morgan, b: c1709, p.171-1, 1734-3-7, daughter of Edward [and Margaret - pencilled in] of Montgomery twp., Philadelphia Co., PA m. Thomas Lewis, son of Richard of Montgomery at Gwynedd MH.^[7] Granddaughter; daughter of Edward's son Edward.

• Ruth Morgan; 1695 (unsourced) Most like meant to be granddaughter of Edward through son Daniel, married 1746/7 Nathan Evans.^[7]

Others - No Known connection to Edward of Gwynedd

• Edward Morgan b: 1710 at Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; d. 1775 at Bryan's Station, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. Source an ancestral file. Can't be Edward's son as he overlaps known son Edward Morgan, Jr.

• James Edward Morgan b: 1690 d: 1775 m1: Eleanor Bryan Ryan m2: Elnora Lewis. His bio gives sources confirming James was the son of Thomas and Janet Morgan of Philadelphia. Middle name Edward is not sourced.

• Thomas Morgan; b. 1692 in Bucks, Pennsylvania. Not a son of Edward. May have been suggested because a Thomas Morgan owned 100 acres in Providence, Philadelphia County PA in 1734; might be the Thomas Morgan died d Aug 29, 1746 67 yrs attached as father to James Edward Morgan on findagrave.

• Elizabeth Morgan was born in the year 1703. She died in the year 1705, she was 2 years old. No supporting evidence, and not a daughter of Edward because dates overlap known daughter, Elizabeth.

• Jane Morgan Scholl, b. ABT. 1701; Marriage 1 Peter Scholl b: 1685. (Can find no sources)

• George Morgan; b. 1708 in Blackwood, Gloucester, New Jersey. He died on May 1, 1759 in Blackwood, Gloucester, New Jersey, he was 51 years old; m. Susanna Davis. Not Edward's son; Edward was in Gwynedd PA at the time of his birth.

• Randle Morgan; “Randal Morgan born. abt 1710/1711-13 in Gloucester, NJ ; m. Grace Lidyard b.1716 Bucks Co, PA d. 1757;. d. 1773 Leeds, Fauquier Co.,VA; m1: Grace Lidyard m2: Martha Wilson. Not Edward's son; Edward was in Gwynedd PA at the time of his birth.

• The Hannah who married Thomas Linville in Chester in 1729, has been attached as a daughter of Edward based on a 2013 comment saying she was a sister of Sarah Morgan Boone based on "sources at Ancestry".

Notes

About 1704 the road going thru Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was built and he bought land there. He moved there. By 1708 he was an early Settler of the Welsh Colony of Gwynedd, Berks County, Pennsylvania when he was described as "a tailor by trade, a Welshman by birth, and advanced in age". ^[2]

In 1708 he purchased 300 acres land in what is now called Towamencin.

His land adjoined that of William John and this became the boundary line for the township.

In 1714 Edward attained 500 acres of land.

Edward [Morgan], 1709/10-1-6 - signs subscription paper for 5 pounds towards the building of the new Meeting House. Perhaps the first settler in Towamencin township, a chart showing his children is on the Morgan Log House site. He removed to Montgomery township before 1723 when he transferred the deeds of his property to his sons John and Joseph. His wife Elizabeth was an active member of Gwynedd Meeting (see below). Besides contributing to the building of the new Meeting House, the documentation for Edward primarily consists in signing the marriage certificates of his children and neighbors in Montgomery. Debate continues amongst the museum staff on how much of the Morgan Log Home was built by the Morgans as opposed to later owners of the land. The genealogy of his descendants has been well studied because of the connection to the pioneer Daniel Boone (son of daughter Sarah Morgan).

Morgan came to Pennsylvania in 1698 and settled north of the area's main Welsh settlement in Gwynedd. Edward Morgan bought 309 acres of that land on February 26, 1708. The Welsh Valley Preservation Society now operates tours of the Morgan Log House.

Edward Morgan was born about 1670 at Monmouthshire, England (Wales). He married Margaret Elizabeth Jarman about 1686. Parents of Sarah Morgan.

Occupation

Tailor, Farmer

Death

Edward Morgan died before May 7, 1718 at:

• 1718 in Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
• Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America. Place of Burial: Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Edward Morgan died about 1736 in Lansdale, Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and was buried there at Gwynedd Friends Cemetery, Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ^[11]

Note: Lansdale, is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Pa. It was named for a railroad surveyor Phillip Lansdale Fox, between 1850-1872...did not exist at the time of Edward's death.

Facts

-Edward and his wife Elizabeth were alive in 1731 when they witnessed the 2nd marriage of their son William. While findagrave memorials have been created, no death or burial records have yet been found for either of them.

-Edward's son Edward died before his wife remarried in 1719

Research Notes

• Trangulation Effort is underway. Seeking a triangulation group. The first two legs of a trangulation to Edward Morgan and Elizabeth Jarman consisting of Donald H. Marlowe GEDmatch M140830 and Richard Gordon Hollenbeck GEDmatch M434974 sharing a 21.0 cM segment on chromosome 20 is established. The most recent common ancestor (MRCA) is estimated by GEDmatch to be 4.7. We seek another cousin with a distance of third cousin or further to complete this triangulation.

Sources

1. ↑ Quaker Roots
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "The Boone Family" by Spraker p542-544; published in 1922 in Vermont which states that there is no proof of Edward's parentage. The information that he arrived on the ship "Morning Star" in 1683 was incorrect as it was William Morgan who did so.
3. ↑ 9 Mo 1683. William Morgan and Elizabeth his wife, both free, arrived at Philadelphia in the same ship from Liverpool. Early Chester County Arrivals (1683): Chester County, PA . Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson
4. ↑ Family History of Edward MORGAN Prepared by WILLIAM G SCROGGINS, 1990 (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/berks/bios/morgan01.txt)
5. ↑ Ancestors (and descendant) of Margaret Elizabeth Jarman
6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LZXT-HTZ
7. ↑ ^{7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12} https://www.friendsjournal.org/legacy/abington/gwynedd/morgan_docs.html MORGAN in the records of Gwynedd Friends Meeting (Religious Society of Friends or Quakers, Montgomery Co., PA)--Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College.]
8. ↑ daughter Elizabeth Find A Grave: Memorial #130871111
9. ↑ Edward Morgan of Gwynedd, PA by Stewart Baldwin (https://web.archive.org/web/20200130164440/http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/e_morgan.htm)
10. ↑ (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/f/fe/Morgan-41055-1.pdf)
11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 08 July 2018), memorial page for Edward Morgan (1660–1736), Find A Grave: Memorial #59096959, citing Gwynedd Friends Cemetery, Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8)

• Edward Morgan of Gwynedd, Pennsylvania via Wayback Machine
• Morgan Family Genealogy
• Google Groups, soc.genealogy.medieval, posting by Stewart Baldwin, 19 Jul 1998: "Edward Morgan of Gwynedd - his fake royal line"

• National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

• Morgan Log House History, accessed November 12, 2011 - Morgan Log House - Welsh Valley Preservation Society
• Family History of Edward MORGAN

See Also:

• Edward Morgan

Acknowledgements

• Morgan-21012 was created by Tom Quick, Quick-803 20:28, 8 April 2018 (EDT).
• Profile created by Patrick Golden through the import of Golden.GED on May 24, 2018.