Margaret (Larcom) Morgan (1726 - 1748)

Born 4 Jul 1726 in Beverly, Essex Co., MA

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Died 5 May 1748 at age 21 in Beverly, Essex Co., MA

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Biography

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Birth

4 JUL 1726

Beverly, Essex Co., MA^[1]

Death

5 MAY 1748

Beverly, Essex Co., MA^[2]

Marriage

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25 DEC 1746^[3]

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22 JAN 1723

Beverly, Essex Co., MA^[4][5]

Jen Larcom Notes: Married Lucy Downing (b. November 29, 1706 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts d. Jan. 18, 1750) on January 22, 1723 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

David Larcom succeeded to his father’s estate. No record has been found of any deed between father and son, but David began early to purchase land, most of which would be of advantage to his father’s estate. He married, January 22, 1723, Lucy Downing who died Jan. 18, 1750. He purchased much land in Manchester, Beverly Commons (Mackaroll Cove Cow Pasture); some purchased from Benjamin Balch’s heirs.

He was chosen highway surveyor March 12, 1728/29, and also March 10, 1736/37. On Dec. 21, 1736/37, he was chosen Juror for the Interior Court. On March 11, 1746/47, he was chosen again Surveyor of Highways, with seven others, and on March 15, 1747/48, he was chosen Constable for Mackerel Cove Ward, one of three, to collect the Province tax assessed in Beverly, by commission from the “Treasurer & Receiver-General of His Majesty’s Province, William Foye, Esq.”

David Larcom’s sons Cornelius and Benjamin (below) were both lost at sea while on a voyage between Beverly and the West Indies, according to the Family tradition. Papers still preserved show that David had been surety for 120 pounds on loan made by Cornelius from the famous Thomas Hutchinson, and that this became a serious financial trouble for David (after the death of his son), as the piling up of the interest made repayment difficult. This may account for the sale of the two negro boys (below) and possible others, whose deeds of sale have not come to light. David died in April, 1775, intestate, and was buried on the 25 of the month.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184101689/margaret-morgan: accessed March 9, 2024), memorial page for Margaret “Darkis” Larcom Morgan (4 Jul 1726–5 May 1748), Find a Grave Memorial ID 184101689, citing Beverly Farms Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by CJeanealogy (contributor 47474846).
• Source: S461 Author: Gower, Janice Title: Down/Gower Abbreviation: Gower, Janice Publication: RootsWeb/7 Jan 2007 Note: ggower1 maine.rr.com CONT http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2310455&id=I507048225 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S468 Author: Larcom, Jen Title: Larcom Family Tree Abbreviation: Larcom Family Tree Publication: Larcomfamilytree.com / 2006 Note: Author has researched the Larcom family tree for many years. CONT jen larcomfamilytree.com Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Larcom-18 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.

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