James MORGAN b. 1607 Lianvabon, Glamorans, Wales d. 1685 Groten, New London Co., Connecticut: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1607 - 1685 (78 years)

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Name	James MORGAN [1, 2, 3]
	James Morgan, the emigrant ancestor and progenitor of the Morgan family, was born in Wales in 1607. He m. Margery Hill of Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 6, 1640. He was made freeman there, May 10, 1645. Early in 1650 he had lands granted him in Pequot, now New London, as New London records show which was soon occupied by him as a homestead, 'on the path to New street or Cape Ann street,' as it was called in honor of the Cape Ann Company, who chiefly settled there. On the 25th day of December 1656, he sold his homestead and removed soon after, with several others, across the river, upon large tracts of land previously granted them by the town. The spot where he built his first house in Groton in 1657, and where he ever resided and died, is a few rods southeast of the dwelling of Elijah S. Morgan, about three miles from Groton ferry, on the road to Poquonock Bridge. He was nine times afterwards chosen member of the assembly, the last in 1670, and he was also an active and useful member of Re. Richard Blinman's church, as his name is prominent in every important movement or proceeding. He also served in he early Colonial wars. [1]
Birth	1607	Lianvabon, Glamorans, Wales [3]
Gender	Male
Death	1685	Groten, New London Co., Connecticut [1]
Burial	Avery-Morgan Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut [4]
Person ID	I40377	Main Tree
Last Modified	9 Jul 2022

Family Margery HILLS, b. 16 Jun 1611, Essex, England d. 28 Apr 1690, Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut (Age 79 years)

Marriage 6 Aug 1640 [1, 5]

Children

+	1. Hannah MORGAN, b. 18 May 1642, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. 19 Jun 1677, Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut (Age 35 years) [Birth]
+	2. Capt James MORGAN, b. 03 Mar 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. 08 Dec 1711, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 68 years) [Birth]
	3. Capt John MORGAN, b. 30 Mar 1645, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. 1712 (Age 66 years) [Birth]
+	4. Joseph MORGAN, b. 29 Nov 1646, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. 05 Apr 1704, Preston, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 57 years) [Birth]
	5. Abraham MORGAN, b. 3 Sep 1648, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. Aug 1649, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years) [Birth]
	6. Daughter MORGAN, b. 17 Nov 1650, Roxbury, Massachusetts d. Nov 1650, Roxbury, Massachusetts [Birth]

Family ID F03196 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Jul 2022

[S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.
[S03445] Bruce Harrison, The Family Forest Descendants of Sir Robert Parke, (Name: Name: Millisecond Publishing Co., Inc.;;).
[S02580] Lineages of Members of the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims.
[S02329] Find A Grave Website.
[S5304] Nathaniel H. Morgan, "Morgan Genealogy" A History of James Morgan, of New London, Conn. and His Descendants; From 1607-1869, (Hartford: Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1869).