Person:William Morgan (165)

Note of Caution: Different researchers claim different information for William Morgan of Dderw. What is presented here is an attempt to clear up the conflicting information. Corrections backed by strong sources are welcomed.

Notes on the Parents of William Morgan of Dderw

• Parents = Morgan Llewellyn of Blaentringarth, Ystradfellte, Brec. and Gwladis, da. of David Gwyn Gwalter of Cefn-y-fedw, Brec.
  • Source: T. Jones, Hist. Brec. ed. J.R. Bailey, ii. 72; iii. 21; iv. 75.
  • Note: per The History of Parliament website ⁵, Morgan was the first of his family to use a settled surname rather than the patronymic style.

Notes on Death of William Morgan of Dderw

• CLAIM: Death = 1648/9 in Bristol, England.
  • Source: Likely original source is Morgan (1902)⁴ who cited the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills of Bristol. This claim has been propagated for years and exists in many published and online genealogies today.
  • Analysis: There does not seem to be any evidence to support this claim and, in fact, William Morgan's Will is not found in Bristol,England but rather in Brecon, Wales, dated 27 May 1649.⁵ Furthermore, there is no evidence that William Morgan ever lived in Bristol, England. Williams (1895)² gives a list of life events and accomplishments for William, all of which take place in Wales and he is buried in Brecon's Priory Church in Wales.^{2, 5}
  • STATUS: DISPROVED. William Morgan of Dderw DID NOT die in Bristol and IS NOT buried there.

Notes on Descendants of William Morgan of Dderw

• The History of Parliament website⁵ claims that Morgan had 1 son and 3 daughters (2 other children dying before adulthood).
• Following is a list of the most frequently claimed descendants:

1. William Morgan (of Dderw): Williams (1895)² and now Wikipedia claim he was the ONLY child.

2. Blanch Morgan: Morgan (1902)⁴.

Conflict: Williams (1895)² claims she was a granddaughter, not a daughter.

3. Miles Morgan (of Springfield, MA): Morgan (1902)⁴ and now many modern genealogies.

4. James Morgan (of Groton, CT). Original source is unknown. Many modern genealogies now claim this. Proof/evidence is needed.

Conflict: Appelton Morgan (1902)⁴ claims James was the son of William Morgan (of Llanfabon), but the dates seem wrong.

5. John Morgan, b: abt 1610 in of Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales: Original source is unknown. Many modern genealogies now claim this. Proof/evidence is needed.

Wikipedia

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William Morgan (died 1649) was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1649.

Morgan was the son of Llewellyn Morgan of Ystradfellte. He was called to the bar. He purchased the estate of Dderw in Llyswen. He was a Recorder of Brecon from 1637, and was King's attorney in South Wales until his death.

In 1628, Morgan was elected a Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs. He was later elected in April 1640 for Breconshire in the Short Parliament, re-elected for Breconshire for the Long Parliament in November 1640 and sat until his death in 1649. In February 1649, information was laid against him that he had supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War, raising money and arms for the king and sitting in the King's parliament in Oxford.^[1]

Morgan died in 1649 and was buried in the Priory Church, Brecon.^[1]

Morgan married Elizabeth Morgan, daughter of Sir William Morgan of Tredegar. His son William was High Sheriff in 1655. He was the father-in-law of William Morgan (of Machen and Tredegar).^[1]

1. ↑ William Morgan (of Dderw), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} William Morgan of Dderw, in Williams, William Retlaw. Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales: from the earliesr times to the present day, 1541-1895, comprising lists of the representatives, chronologically arranged under counties, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, together with particulars of the various contested elections, double returns and petitions (1895). (London: Privately printed for the author by Edwin Davies and Bell, "County Times" Offices, 1895)
   p 16.

   [MEMBERS FOR BRECKNOCKSHIRE]
   ... 1640. March 18. William Morgan of Dderw. Son of Llewellyn M. of Ystradfellte, was called to the bar, m. Elizabeth 5th dau. of Sir William Morgan Knt. of Tredegar, (se co. Mon. 1624) purchased the estate of Dderw in Llyswen, was King's Attorney for South Wales until 1649. Recorder of Brecon 1637-49, and M.P. co. Brecon 1640 until his death in 1649. (new writ ordered 27 Jun 1649.) bur. in Priory Church, Brecon, (monumental inscription). Information was laid against him to Feb. 1649, that he "sat in the Oxford junto, was a Commr. of Array, raised men, money, and arms for the King, gave L100 in the first war, and promoted the late insurrection." He left an only son Wm. M. of Dderw, H.S. 1655, whose only child and heir took the Dderw estate to her husband Wm. Morgan of Machen and Tredegar, (see co. Mon. 1659). ...
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   [Note of Caution: The information for the granddau. who inherited the estate does not agree with other researchers who claim that it was a daughter Blanch who inherited the estate after her brother died and who married Wm. Morgan of Machen.]

3.   Willis, Browne. Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities and boroughs in England and Wales. (London: R. Gosling, 1715-1750)
   page number needed.
4.   William Morgan of Dderw, in Morgan, Appleton. A history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1089 to present times. (New York: Published for subscribers only, 1902)
   p 16, 40.

   [Note of Caution: contains errors]

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 William Morgan of Dderw, in The History of Parliament website.

   [Last accessed May 2014]
   
   Family and Education
   b. c.1600,{2} 1st s. of Morgan Llewellyn of Blaentringarth, Ystradfellte, Brec. and Gwladis, da. of David Gwyn Gwalter of Cefn-y-fedw, Brec.{3} educ. M. Temple 1616, called 1623.{4} m. ?(1) 19 Nov. 1624, Sybilla, da. of Thomas Wayte of London, ?1s. 1da.;{5} (2) ?bigamously, aft. 26 Mar. 1633 (with £1,600), Elizabeth (d. 28 June 1638), da. of Sir William Morgan* of Tredegar and Machen, Mon. 1s. 3da.; 2 other ch.{6} d. bet. 27/31 May 1649.{7} sig. W[illia]m Morgan.
   
   {2.} Age calculated from date of admiss. to M. Temple.
   {3.} T. Jones, Hist. Brec. ed. J.R. Bailey, ii. 72; iii. 21; iv. 75.
   {4.} MTR, 604, 682.
   {5.} C10/8/89; NLW, Tredegar Park 138/3, 55.
   {6.} NLW, Tredegar Park 108/17, 109/9, 138/55; Jones, ii. 72; J.A. Bradney, Hist. Mon. ed. M. Gray (S. Wales and Mon. Rec. Soc. viii), 72.
   {7.} PROB 11/210, ff. 120-2; C10/8/89.

6. ↑ William Morgan, in Poole, Edwin. Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire: from the earliest times to the present day... (Brecknock, Wales: Printed and Published by the Author, 1886)
   p 45.

   [THE PRICES OF PRIORY]
   ... Descending from the communion rails, and passing the monument of Sir David Williams, two stones are place against the wall, removed upon the interment of a Mrs. Arabella Nixon, who died at the Lion Inn, and left her property to her man and maid servant.
   
   On the first is an inscription to Morgan Llewellyn of Ystradfellte, who married Gwaldis, daughter to Gwalter, of Dan y fedw, gent. and had issue William Morgan, Esq., king's attorney of South Wales, and recorder of this borough.
   
   On another stone - "Here lyeth the body of William Morgan, Esq., king's attorney of South Wales and recorder of this borrough, who married Elizabeth, daughter of William Morgan, of Tredegar, and had issue William, Elizabeth, Mary Ann. [William Morgan died in 1650 ; his son married and had issue an only daughter and heiress, who married William Morgan, of Machen, and thus the Dderw and Brecknockshire estates came to the noble house of Tredegar.] This stone is now in the north aisle of the nave. ...