William was born in 1797. He was the son of William Morgan and Priscilla Brantley.
William married Orra Gathright on 4 Aug 1825.[1] By 1850, they were living in Jackson County, Georgia.[2] Children living at home at the time of the census included: William W., Christopher C., Jesse C., Daniel M., Sarah L., James K. P., George D., Lewis C., and Francis M. (Note: Francis was not listed in the William Morgan Bible, nor does he appear on the 1860 census. There is a Benjamin Franklin Morgan on the 1860 census whose date of birth is given as 19 Dec 1849 in the family Bible, but who does not appear in the 1850 census. They may be the same person.)
By 1860, the family was listed as living in the Harrisburg District, Jackson Co., Georgia.[3] Children in the home included Daniel, James, George, Benjamin F., John M. Wilhite Morgan, and William.
It appears John was William's grandson, the son of Esther/Easter Caroline who married William Wilhite. He was noted to be 17 on the 1860 census. There is no John mentioned in the William Morgan Bible. However, he is listed as a son, born 17 Oct 1843, to William and Easter Caroline Morgan Wilhite in The Germanna Record.[4]
William wrote his last will and testament on 17 October 1863, and appointed his son, Daniel M Morgan, as executor. William mentioned that his youngest son was Benjamin Franklin Morgan, whom he gave an extra $1000 over and above Benjamin's equal share of the estate. The estate was to be divided equally among William's six sons: Christopher C., Blake B., Jesse C., Daniel M., James P., and Benjamin Franklin; and his daughters Sallie Bennett and Josephine Jarrett; and William M. (son of Wesley Morgan); and the children of his deceased daughters, Esther Wilhite and Angeline A. Bennett. William also left his wife Orra an equal share of his property.[5]
Ned Morgan (ca 1800 - aft. 1870)
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