George Morgan born about 1708 and where he lived in Gloucester

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1682 map of Philadelphia village where Morris Morgan lived on Fourth St above Chestnut ST

I welcome all additions and corrections. I will be adding more information onto this post-

The descendants of George Morgan originate in larger Gloucester County which over the years shrank to what it is today. The descriptions by early historians what the first settlers found here are magnificent and startling. From Raccoon Creek to "Makles" Creek, now known as Mantua Creek--which is the land in this precise area--we are told that tobacco grew luxuriously. There were great quantities of walnuts, chestnuts, peaches, cypresses, mulberries, fish trees, and many other rare trees. John Fenwick left England in 1675 before the division of East and West Jersey occurred, sailing on the ship Griffith with a group of Quakers who settled at Salem Co. . William Penn did not leave England until seven years later.
In 1677 and 1678 five other vessels with 800 emigrants, mostly Quakers, arrived. A large number disembarked at Raccoon Creek near Swedesboro and others proceeded farther north and settled at Burlington, originally called Beverly, then Budlington, and finally Burlington. Friends Meetings were held in Burlington in 1677 in tents. A Quaker Meeting House was built in Salem in 1680, and in Burlington in 1682. At this point proprietary interests in West Jersey were to a large extent in Quaker hands.
The type of government which developed in all of New Jersey was extremely liberal. In fact it was considered later by the Crown of England to be revolutionary. The capital of West Jersey was fixed at Burlington, and an Assembly was convened there in 1681. These early New Jersey colonial governments, asserted, 100 years before the American Revolution, substantially the same principle of sovereignty of the people themselves, which was later set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

Gloucester County for many years extended entirely across the State and included all of Atlantic County and all of Camden County. The territory now in Atlantic County was not separated from Gloucester County until 1837 which was 151 years after the founding of Gloucester County. Camden County was not created until 1844.See- http://www.nj.searchroots.com/Gloucesterco/gchistory.htm

Camden, Swedesboro, Evesham Mount, Mount Holly, Woodbury, and Salem are just a few of the South Jersey towns that were stops on the Underground Railroad in the 1860s. On their way to freedom, slaves passed through these towns on their way from Philadelphia to New York.

New Jersey was intimately associated with Philadelphia and the adjoining section in the underground system, and afforded at least three important outlets for runaways from the territory west of the Delaware River. Our knowledge of these outlets is derived solely from the testimony of the Rev. Thomas Clement Oliver, who, like his father, traveled the New Jersey routes many times as a guide and conductor.

The third route was called, from its initial station, the Grenwich line. This station is vividly described as having been made up of a circle of Quaker residences enclosing a swampy place that swarmed with blacks. One may surmise that it made a model station. Slaves were transported at night across the Delaware River from the vicinity of Dover, in boats marked by a yellow light hung below a blue one, and were met some distance out from the Jersey shore by boats showing the same lights. Landed at Greenwich, the fugitives were conducted north twenty-five miles to Swedesboro, and thence about the same distance to Evesham Mount. From this point they were taken to Mount Holly, and so into the northern or Philadelphia route.

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This is version 8B of George Morgan Descendants. This month I have added information from death certificates from NJ archives which was obtained for me by Eugene Wills of NJ. Please destroy the Word doc from last month, as you promised to do upon receiving this new one. As I do have corrections as usual. This is not an all inclusive work. There are many names who are not here and additions and corrections are most welcome. There are probably hundreds of Morgans whose names have been forgotten and I delight to find new onew which can find a place here.

This paper started with a basic small outline from Leslie Karpolorich which I found on the internet. I try to support the information and I added many more names thru census material and other data. When evidence indicates otherwise, I state it.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/a/r/Leslie-M-Karpolorich/GENE10-0001.html?Welcome=1076235097

My paper has become 10 times the original size by adding historical information, census data-especially from 1880, names of other children, will information, emails with Bible information, marriage data from Glouceter Historical Society, internet sites and my own comments. Some of the descendancy is incorrect and I say so, but leave it in. A group of Morgans I have added to the 3^rd generation, but I am not sure of the parentage. That is Philip and Abigail Morgan and their possible children.

This is a paper I am working on and is by no means without mistakes. Sometimes I make stupid mistakes, so do not be afraid to write me . If you have other information, please inform me. I have added my own Morgans at the bottom without knowing where or if they fit in to the George Morgan descendancy, but my great grandfather was called (Sidney) George Morgan and according to my great Anna Franklin Morgan, was related to Captain George C. Morgan of Mantua-maybe a cousin in some way.

Last month I corrected Peter Morgan (he had only one marriage, not two), due to an email from a descendant of Peter Jessup Morgan whose parentage I do not know at this time. I read once that a wagon train of Morgan related families left PA/NJ in 1837 and headed west. His son Thomas Cheesman Morgan was born in Millville, Gloucester, NJ 8 March 1837, so the wagon train must have left after that date. His younger brothers and sisters are born after that between Illinois and Iowa, and Peter Jessup Morgan himself dies in Nebraska. Some of his children die in Oregon. The LDS info for this family is near the end of this paper.

Sources:

1. American census data

2. NJ marriage records

3. NJ Archive birth certificates thanks to

3. Title: Stewart's Genealogical and Historical Miscellany, No. 2
Author: Frank H. Stewart
Publication: 1918
Repository:
Media: Book

Descendants of Randle Morgan / Randal Morgan

It is not proven but it is undoubtedly true from DNA results sent to me by Terry Morgan at tmorgan707@hotmail.com that Randal Morgan was the brother to George Morgan. This is a very exciting discovery.

“Randal Morgan born. abt 1710-13 in Gloucester, NJ d. 1773 Faurquier, VA. m. Grace
Lidyard b.1716 Bucks Co, PA d. 1757.

Randal MORGAN
Death: 1773 in Leeds,Fauquier Co.,VA

!See p 89, "Genealogical Notes of Flora Davis Maull", Princeton, NJ, 1985.
& Will of John Ledyard, dtd, 5 April 1784, Phila. Co., PA, Will Book G, pg.
256, File 192.

Data from Jean Marks, "John & Uriah (Ledyard) Marks", revised 4 Feb 1993, p 1.
[Jean Marks, Route 8, Box 4A, SALEM WV 26426 Ph (304)782-1885]

In the name of God, Amen, I Randie Morgan of the county of Fauquir and Parish
of Leeds being very sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory blessed
by God calling to mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men or women to die do make and ordain this my last will and
testament (made this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand and seven hundred and Seventy three), principally and first of all I
give & Recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that Gave it and my
body I recommend to the earth to buried in decent Christian burial nothing
doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by themighty power of God & as touching such wordly Estate wherwith it has pleased
God to Bless me in this Life I Give, devise, and dispose fo the same in the
following manner. First, I will that all my Just debts be paid out of My
Moveable Estate.

Then I Give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Martha Morgan my house and
plantation that I now live on as far as the Gap branch over the big road
leading to Fallmonth during her life in case of her Remaining a widow and at
her decease or marriage to fall to my Youngest son Randle Morgan and the Heirs
of his body but if he should die without an heir lawfully begotten of his body
then the land to be sold and divided among my Children that is then living.

Also I give and bequeath to my two sons Abel & Enoch Morgan the remainder of
my land that lies over the Gap branch Joining Nathaniel moss and Balls line to
be equally divided between them to their heirs & assigns forever they paying
cash of them to their Brother in law Abraham Morgan ten Pounds apice Virginia
Churrancy within one year after my decease.

& further I will that my son Randle should live with his mother till he is of
age but if he should Marry or Decline living with his Mother then I will that
they divide the plantation equally with all the profits of the orchard and
stock and all other moveable Estate that the household together in Possesion
and at her Death to have all.

Further I will that my son Randle when he Comes of the age of twenty one Years
(which will be on the twenty fifth day of October 1777) pay of his sister Mary
the sum of two pounds Currancy as above viz likewise that he pay his decd
sister Graces daughter Sarah Carpenter the {sum } of ten pounds. The Currancy
wherin and shall to the age of Eighteen Years old.

Also I do herby make and ordain My loving Wife Martha Morgan and my two sons
Abel & Enoch Morgan to be Whole and sole Exars. of this my last will and
Testiment and I do herby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all and every
other former wills of Testament, Legacies bequeaths and Exors. by me in anyway
before named willing and bequeathings and Saying and Confirming this and no
other to be my last Will and Testamont. In Witness whereof I have wherunto set
my hand and shall this thirtheenth day of Febuary In the year of our Lard one
thousand seven hundred and seventy three.
Randle Morgan (SEAL)

Witnessed by Michl Henrie
Nathan Bowley

Faquier Co Va Will Bk 1 pag 208

Marriage 1 Grace LIDYARD b: Sep 1716

* Married: Bef 25 Apr 1748

Children

1. Abel MORGAN b: 1737 in ,Bucks Co.,PA
2. Enoch MORGAN b: 14 Dec 1739 in ,Bucks Co.,PA
3. Grace MORGAN b: 13 Apr 1742 in ,Bucks Co.,PA
4. Ann MORGAN b: 5 Dec 1744 in ,Bucks Co.,PA
5. Mary MORGAN b: 20 Sep 1751 in ,Bucks Co.,PA
6. Randle MORGAN b: 25 Oct 1752(this name appears in future generations of George Morgan’s descendants as well)


“After Grace died, Randal married Martha Wilson and moved to Faurquier, VA.
George Morgan and Randal Morgan are so close in birth dates and locations
that they about have to have been brothers or cousins. Got your paper and read through it. I see no data regarding this Randal Morgan, who married Grace Lidyard. This Randal, who by dna results, is the same family group as George Morgan who married Susannah Davis. Their similar birth dates makes them contemporaries, maybe brothers or cousins,
particularly since both are in Gloucester, NJ at the same time. Some say
that this Randal was raised by Abel Morgan the Baptist preacher who came to
America around 1710 from Wales and had a brother named Enoch who was also a
famous Baptist preacher. Randle even named two of his sons Abel and Enoch.
Randal may have been a relative of the two preachers. It is thought that
Abel and Enoch had family here before they came over from Wales. TM“