Husband: Edward MORGAN [I00675] |
Born: about 1670 in Monmouthshire, ENG.(Wales) Married: about 1686 Died: after 1732 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania Father: Mother: Spouses: |
Wife: Elizabeth UNKNOWN [I00399] |
Born: about 1670 Died: after 1731 Father: Mother: Spouses: |
Children |
02 (M): Edward MORGAN, , Jr. [I02804] Born: Died: 1718 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania Spouses: Margaret UNKNOWN; Rees DAVID |
03 (M): William MORGAN [I02808] Born: Died: before JUL 1741 Spouses: Elizabeth ROBERTS; Catherine ROBESON |
05 (M): Morgan MORGAN [I02815] Born: Died: 1727 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania Spouses: Dorothy HUGHES |
08 (F): Deborah MORGAN [I03682] Born: Died: 1699 Spouses: |
10 (M): Daniel MORGAN [I02813] Born: 1691 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania Died: 06 JUL 1773 in Pennsylvania Spouses: Elizabeth ROBERTS |
12 (F): Sarah MORGAN [I00544] Born: about 1700 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania 1 Died: 1777 in aged 77 yrs., Rowan Co., North Carolina 2 3 Spouses: Squire BOONE, , Sr. |
Edward MORGAN:
Notes:
The parents of Edward Morgan have not been proved but he has been identified as the son of Sir James Morgan, 4th Baronet of Llantarnam in Monmouthshire (now Gwent), England, and his first wife Ann Hopton of Canon Frome. The maiden name of Edward's wife Elizabeth has not been determined.
It has been said that Edward Morgan was born about 1678-1679 and died in 1718, but since the death date was given wrong, perhaps the birth date is incorrect also. Based on the dates of their marriages, it appears that, in addition to Daniel who was born in 1691, Elizabeth, Edward, Jr., Margaret, William, Alice and Morgan Morgan were born before Sarah in 1700. The births of eight children by 1700 suggest a minimum time span of ten or twelve years and that the first child was born by 1688 at the latest. In turn, this suggest that Edward and Elizabeth were married by 1686 and that they were born by 1670 at latest. As late as the 17th Century it was a common practice in Wales for boys aged 14 to 16 who were heirs to even a small estate to be married to girls aged 12 to 14, which accounts for very short generations in the lines of eldest sons.
The mother of Edward Morgan frequently has been identified as Alice Hopton Jones, widow of Nicholas Jones, but Alice and Nicholas were not married until April 13, 1683, so she could not have married Sir James Morgan, 4th Baronet of Llantarnam, until afterward and as his second wife. This indicates that Edward Morgan, who had to have been born before 1680, was a son of his father's first wife Ann Hopton.
It has been stated that Edward Morgan and his wife Elizabeth, both free, arrived at Philadelphia on the same ship (Evening Star) from Liverpool in the 09th month, 1683 (20th, 09th month). This information nicely fits the probable arrival in America of Edward and Elizabeth Morgan of Towamencin but it is contradicted by another report that the record states that "William" Morgan and his wife Elizabeth, both free, arrived at Philadelphia on the same ship from Liverpool in the 09th month, 1683.
Revised: January 25, 2022
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