{"id":287,"date":"2011-10-28T05:01:15","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T09:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/perquimans\/?p=287"},"modified":"2014-09-24T19:48:30","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T23:48:30","slug":"morgan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/perquimans\/morgan\/","title":{"rendered":"MORGAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>James Morgan emigrant to N. C. came from \u201cMary Land\u201d where he had married, Jane Knea, Oct 12, 1673. (Berkeley Parish Reg) According to same, they had issue: 1 James, b Feb 2, 1675\/6\u20142 John, b Mar 26, 1678\u20143 William, b Aug 27, 1679. James (1) Morgan was grt 300a in Perq Precinct, May 22, 1694, \u201con a Branch of Vosses Creek\u201d adj William Vosse, &amp; Mr Francis Toms. His son John made a deed of gift to his dau Mary Elliott, wife of Thomas Jr, Jan 12, 1724\/5, 50a on said Branch. He called this land \u201cBroad Neck,\u201d and later it was spoken of as \u201con Morgans Swamp\u201d and it seems evident that it was situated on the south side of Vosses Creek, where sd Toms land was located, and the Swamp here mentioned, is probably the one just above what is now called Brights Mill, between Winfall, &amp; Brights Creek. (Vosses) James Morgan, (2) James (1), m Jane Martin (d of John of Pasq Co) issue: James (3) b Jany 17, 1707\/8. He died intestate, and we have to rely on the will of his wife Jane, for further information. Her will proven in Perq Co, Mar 22, 1742, Sons: John Anderson (son-in-law) &amp; James Morgan, dau Sarah Parsons (wife of Samuel) dau-in-law Ann Morgan (wife of James) gr-daus: Mary, &amp; Miriam Morgan, Elizabeth Cosan, &amp; Jane Anderson.<\/li>\n<li>James Morgan Esq J. P. 27, 8ber 1739. He was Commissioned Sheriff of Perq, by Gov Gabriel Johnston Esq, Apl 1741. Zachary Chancey Dept Sheriff.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Morgan, James, (4) Will\u2019m (1) James (1) m Hannah Overman, who was his Extrix Oct 1741, issue: Rebecca, b May 28, 1739.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(2) Morgan, William, (1) James (1) m Sarah Fletcher (d of Ralph, &amp; Elizabeth) Mch 13, 1699-1700, issue: 1 Sarah, b Jan 8, 1700\/1\u20142 William, b Sept 14, 1703.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Morgan, James, (3) James (2) James (1), wife Ann (n\u00e9e Overman) issue: 1 Elizabeth b Sept 30, 1739\u20142 Seth, b Sept 16, 1740.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(2) Morgan, John, (1) James (1) m Mary Jones (d of Mary Jones, \u201cye Relict of Robert Beasley\u201d) Sept 2, 1699, issue: 1 Sarah, b Oct 20, 1700\u20142 John, b Oct 13, 1705\u2014John Morgan will p in Perq Co, Jan 1755. Sons: John (2) &amp; Joseph, dau\u2019s: Rachel Overman, Elizabeth Elliott, Mary Elliott, &amp; Hannah Boswell, to them \u201cmy manner Plantation,\u201d gr-son Joseph Boswell. (No wife is named.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Joseph Morgan (s of John ? &amp; Mary) was b July 14, 1741.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Morgan (3) James, will Perq Co, names himself \u201cson of William\u201d proven Oct 1741. Sons: Jacob, &amp; Charles, \u201cland on Morgans Swamp\u201d dau\u2019s: Elizabeth, &amp; Rebeckah, wife Hannah, &amp; Thomas Overman (bro-in-law) Exrs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(3) Morgan, William (2) William (1) James (1) m Frances Hendricks (d of Solomon), who made petition July 1747, for \u201cfilial Portion\u201d of his Est, out of the hands of Jeremiah Hendricks, her Guar. (Loose papers.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Morgan (4) James, m Hannah Griffith, 16, 3mo 1768, issue: 1 Millicent, b 1, 1mo 1679\u20142 James, b 7, 3mo 1771, d 17, 8mo 1774\u20143 Sarah, b 31, 7mo 1773\u20144 Charles, b 28, 4mo 1777. Sarah Morgan died 27, 11mo 1780. Hannah Morgan died 27, 11mo 1780.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Morgan, James, m 2d Millicent Symons, 2, 4mo 1783, issue: 5 James, b 22, 12mo 1783\u20146 Penninah, b 6, 4mo 1785\u20147 Lydia, b 1, 11mo 1786\u20148 Margaret, b 18, 11mo 1788\u20149 Mary, b 14, 7mo 1791\u201410 Nathan, b 21, 5mo 1793.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(4) Morgan, Charles, (s of James) m Susannah Nixon (d of Barnabe) 1, 5mo 1771, issue: 1 Benjamin, b 1, 7mo 1772\u20142 Ann, b 18, 2mo 1775\u2014d 18, 10mo 1775\u20143 Sarah, b 2, 9mo 1776, d 15, 2mo 1777\u20144 Micajah, b 2, 2mo 1778, d 5, 11mo 1778\u20145 Penninah, b 26, 12mo 1779\u20146 Susannah, b 24, 3mo 1782. Susannah wife of Charles Morgan, died 24, 5mo 1783. Charles Morgan (s of James) m 2d Lyda Bundy (d of Josiah) 25, 1mo 1786. (See her will Perq Co, p May 1802; N. C. Hist &amp; Gen Reg Vol 3-3.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Morgan, Seth, m Sarah Lindrier, May 18, 1785.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: bold\">Source: History of Perquimans County by Ellen Goode Rawlings Winslow, (1931).<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: bold\"><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Morgan emigrant to N. C. came from \u201cMary Land\u201d where he had married, Jane Knea, Oct 12, 1673. (Berkeley Parish Reg) According to same, they had issue: 1 James, b Feb 2, 1675\/6\u20142 John, b Mar 26, 1678\u20143 William, b Aug 27, 1679. 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