Death: 17 NOV 1766 Frederick,,VA
Colonel Morgan Morgan
REFERENCE: "Pioneers of Leslie Co. Kentucky" by Sadie Stidham, Library of Congress #86-082565.
REFERENCE: "The Descendants of Col. Morgan Morgan" by French Morgan, page 120.
PROBATE: Will written 31 Oct 1829 and probated Sept. term 1829.
Problem: Was he born in Scotland or Wales?
EMIGRATION:
Born during the reign of Queen Anne and immigrated to Delaware where he married.
Problem: Was the date of birth, 1 Nov 1688 or 9 Jan 1688
Problem: Dispute in family Bible, death 1796. Other dates of death have been given: 17 Nov 1766 or 1 Nov 1766 at Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., WV.
RESIDENCES:
World Book Encyclodedia - Red Letter Dates in West Virginia, 1726, Morgan Morgan, the state's first settler, built a cabin at Bunker Hill, in Berkeley County. (Furnished by Pat Bugher)
CEMETERY:
Morgan, Col. Morgan, was born Nov. 1, 1688 and died Nov. 17, 1766. His wife was Catherine Garretson, born May 16, 1692 and died May 16, 1773. He was one of the founding fathers of Old Frederick County. He lived on Mill Creek in present day Berkeley County, WV.
ource: Tombstone inscription in Morgan Chapel Cemetery at Bunker Hill, WV. Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia, Revised by Wilmer L. Kuns, Ph.d. (Furnished by Pat Bugher)
BIOGRAPHY: MORGAN MORGAN
[Note: The asterisks (*) in the following notes indicate which source citation applies. REH]
Morgan Morgan (b. 1 November 1688) married Catherine Garretson in 1713 c., had eight children and died on 17 November 1766. Catherine, the daughter of Henry Garretson who had settled near Bridgeton, New Jersey, was born on 16 May 1692 and died on 16 May 1773. While living in Christiana, New Castle County, Delaware, Morgan was appointed County Coroner for the years 1726 through 1729 and was yet when he moved to Orange County, Virginia. On 5 November 1730, he sold his acre lot (with dwelling) located in Mill Creek Hundred to John Harris for 35 pounds and "considering him thereunto moving."[*] This statement indicates that Morgan moved to the Opequon Creek area in 1730.
(Source: [*] The Berkeley Journal, Issue 6, 1977, pp. 44-88 - furnished by Kay Bolls)
On 12 November 1735, Morgan Morgan acquired a 1,000-acre patent from the Colony which was signed by Governor Gooch;[*] the document is now in the possession of Berkeley County Historical Society, Martinsburg, West Virginia. This land was surveyed by Robert Brooke on 12 November 1734,[**] (Tract 57, Map 5) and is located in Berkeley County, West Virginia on Torytown Run (a branch of Mill Creek) about 3/4 mile west of Bunker Hill, West Virginia. Interstate Highway 81 is on the east side of the tract, Berkeley County Highway 26 runs through the center of the tract, and Berkeley Highway 24 crosses the western part.
(Source: [*] Virginia Land Patent Book 16, p. 398; [**] Brooke, Robert, Book of Surveys, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia - furnished by Kay Bolls)
On 9 November 1744, Morgan sold 208 acres of the 1,000-acre patent land to his son Charles Morgan for 40 pounds.[*] Charles then sold it to Lewis Moore on 3 September 1754 for 75 pounds.[**] Moore sold 18 acres of it to Ogden Nash, recorded on 4 May 1763.[***] (Tract 57A)
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 1, p. 130; [**] Ibid., Book 3, p. 347; [***] Ibid., Book 8, p. 380 - furnished by Kay Bolls)
Morgan sold 200 acres of the 1,000-acre patent land to his son David for 100 pounds on 7 August 1745.[*] (Tract 57A)
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 1, p. 282 - furnished by Kay Bolls)
On 4 April 1748, Morgan sold 200 acres (of the 1,000-acre patent land) to Terrance Reily and Farrel Reily for 40 pounds.[*] (Tract 57C) They later sold the 200 acres back to Morgan on 4 August 1752 for 100 pounds.[**] Then Morgan sold the 200 acres to his son Zackquill Morgan on 1 May 1761 for 100 pounds.[***] Zackquill, his wife Drusilla and mother Catherine Morgan jointly sold the 200 acres to Robert Rutherford for 300 pounds on 5 February 1768.[****] On 10 October 1769, Rutherford sold it to James Seaton for 300 pounds.[*****]
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 1, p. 383; [**] Ibid., Book 2, p. 518; [***] Ibid., Book 6, p. 248; [****] Ibid., Book 12, p. 156; [*****] Ibid., Book 13, p. 235 - furnished by Kay Bolls)
Morgan Morgan sold 10 acres (of the 1,000-acre patent land) to Lewis Moore for 10 pounds on 4 October 1760.[*] (Tract 57D)
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 6, p. 244 - furnished by Kay Bolls)
On 30 September 1764, Morgan sold a 100-acre part of the patent land to his son Evan Morgan for 50 pounds.[*] Evan sold it to his brother Morgan Morgan (II) on 6 July 1772.[**] Tract 57E) Morgan also sold 182 acres (of the 1,000-acre patent land adjacent to Lewis Moore) to his son Morgan for 100 pounds on 30 September 1764.[***] (Part of Tract 57B)
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, p. 205; [**] Berkeley County, West Virginia, Deed Book 1, p. 451; [***] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, p. 208 - furnished by Kay Bolls)
On 1 October 1764, Morgan sold 100 acres of the patent land to his son Henry Morgan for 50 pounds,[*] who sold it to his brother Zachquill for 60 pounds on 14 November 1766.[**] On April 1773, Zachquill and his wife Drusilla sold the 100 acres after they had moved out of Berkeley County, West Virginia.[***] (Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, p. 231; [**] Ibid., Book 11, p. 371; [***] Berkeley County, West Virginia Deed Book 1, p. 507 - furnished by Kay Bolls)
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