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Name: |
Miles Morgan |
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Born: |
1615 |
Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
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Died: |
28 May 1699 |
Springfield, Hampden, Mass, USA |
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Spouse Birth: |
1617 |
Beverley, Yorks, England, UK |
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Married: |
1643 |
Salem, Essex, Mass, USA |
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Children: |
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Joseph Morgan |
1640 |
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Mary Morgan |
1644 |
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Burt Joathan Morgan |
1646 |
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David Morgan |
1648 |
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Peletiah Morgan |
1650 |
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Isaac Morgan |
1652 |
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Lydia Morgan |
1654 |
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1656 |
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Mercy Morgan |
1658 |
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Spouse: |
Elizabeth Bliss |
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Father: |
William Morgan II |
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Mother: |
Elizabeth Morgan |
Life Events/Sources:
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Birth |
Date: |
April 1616 |
b. at Llandaff, Wales, April, 1616
Source:
American Ancestry
By Thomas Patrick Hughes, Frank Munsell |
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Immigrant |
Date: |
Jan 1636 |
From Bristol, England to Boston, Mass.
Source:
Pg. 56
HISTORY
OF THE
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
A RECORD OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HER PEOPLE IN THE MAKING OF A
COMMONWEALTH AND THE FOUNDING OF A NATION
Compiled Under The Editorial Supervision Of
EZRA S. STEARNS
VOL. I
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
New York Chicago
1908 |
| Event: |
Short Bigraphical |
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23-Jun-04 |
The story that John Alden fell in love with Priscilla Molines while the "Mayflower" lay at Southampton finds its duplicate in the tale of young Miles Morgan, who, wandering in January, 1636, on the wharves at Bristol, beheld the fair Prudence Gilbert, about to sail with her parents for America, and thereupon hastily determined to embark in the same ship.
On landing in Boston Miles joined the exploring party of Colonel William Pynchon, which located the town of Springfield. Although the only pioneer admitted who, was less than twenty-one years of age, he soon became second in command. No sooner had the youth received his allotment of land than he started back on foot with an Indian guide to Beverly, where the, Gilbert family had settled. There he and Prudence were married. He brought her back, also on foot, with the Indian and a horse purchased in Beverly, both laden with the bride's household goods, and going before, while Captain Morgan, following with his matchlock and with his bride by his side, made his way through the trackless forest to their new home in the wilderness. Here are a courtship and marriage as romantic as those of John Alden and Priscilla, waiting for a Longfellow to enshrine them in verse.
Source:
This story is gleaned from "The Family of Morgan," by the eminent Shakespearean scholar, Dr. Appleton Morgan.
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Founder |
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29 Jan 1646 |
Co-Founded Springfield Massachusetts
Source:
The
Miles Morgan Family
OF
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
IN THE IJiJE OF
JOSEPH MORGAN
or
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
1780-1847
Hartford, Connecticut
1904 |
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Military |
Date: |
2 Nov 1658 |
Morgan listed as a Sergeant n the town votes on this day.
Source:
Pg. 15
The
Miles Morgan Family
OF
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
IN THE IJiJE OF
JOSEPH MORGAN
or
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
1780-1847
Hartford, Connecticut
1904 |
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Freeman |
Date: |
8 May 1663 |
Listed as a freemand in the magisterial records of William Pynchon
Source:
The
Miles Morgan Family
OF
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
IN THE IJiJE OF
JOSEPH MORGAN
or
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
1780-1847
Hartford, Connecticut
1904 |
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Military |
Date: |
5 Oct 1675 |
The first marriage recorded in Enfield was that of Captain Samuel Terry, May 17, 1682, to Hannah Morgan, daughter of Captain Miles Morgan, defender of Springfield against the Indians, October 5, 1675. From ECB
Dr. Titus Morgan of Middletown, Conn., in a sketch of his ancestor Miles Morgan written in 1809, says,—
"In 1675 Springfield was attacked by the Indians, who burnt a considerable part of the town. A few fortified houses only, in which the people were mostly collected, escaped the conflagration. In Morgan's house a number of people had taken refuge. A party of Indians attacked the house, but their fire was returned with such spirit and success by those within, several of whom were keen rrr-ksmen, that the assailants found it dangerous to appear in sight of the windows and loopholes, and after some hours were glad to sheer off." From MMF
Sources:
The
Miles Morgan Family
OF
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
IN THE Line OF
JOSEPH MORGAN
or
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
1780-1847
Hartford, Connecticut
1904
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There is a book that is out of copyright which deals exclusively with the history of this man and his family. You can download a copy in PDF form for free at the bottom of this page.
A Memorial Statue of Miles Morgan located in Springfield
Note:
Miles Morgan's ancestry is of the Welsh royalty and can be traced back over 16 generations on the paternal line and even further on some maternal lines.
This will be my next project but these Welsh Lords are pretty famous. Sir William Morgan (Miles's Grandfather) was a member of parliament and a Knight.
His father (Thomas Morgan) was a member of parliament, a sheriif, and built an amzing castle named Pencoed which still exists, but in aruined state. I have pictures which I plan to add soon.
Thomas's Great Great Gandmother was an Irish Princess and her lineage is preserved all the way back to druid times. Its rather overwhelming.
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