Joseph “charcoal burner” Morgan, Sr.

Not the same as James "Ironmonger” Morgan

Biography

From Early Settler Of the Welsh colony of Gwynedd, Berks County (now Montgomery County), PA.

While some sources say his birth place is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is not correct. Edward Morgan “the tailor” was born in Wales and died 1739 in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania. His wife was possibly Elizabeth Jarman and their 12th child was:

12.M Joseph MORGAN (AFN:8LN7-FR) was born 1702 in Berks (now Montgomery County) Pennsylvania. He died at the New Hampton community of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, perhaps on Feb 8 1748. Wikipedia shows 1782.

Joseph Morgan married Elizabeth Lloyd on 8 Nov 1728 at the Radnor Friends Meeting, held in Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The daughter of Thomas Lloyd and Elizabeth Williams, Elizabeth was born 29 Oct 1706 in Haverford, New Castle, Delaware. Wikitree shows she died 1764 in Delaware Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Wikipedia shows her death date as 1748, and the Geni profile shows a date of October 24, 1750 (41-43).

Their 7 children included: list needs validation)

1. Mordecai Morgan (1730-1813)
2. Sarah Morgan (1732-1805)
3. Rachel Morgan (1734 - )
4. ?? James Morgan (1735 - )
5. Daniel Morgan (July 6 1736 -July 6 1802) (5th child)
6. Edward Morgan (1742-1799)
7. Joseph Morgan (1740-1801)

Their children included Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, Sr.

Joseph Morgan was born about 1702. [3]

He married twice ... to Eleanor ASKERS [??] (NO) and on 8 Sep 1728 in Merion to Elizabeth LLOYD.

A primary source is needed to confirm whether his death was in 1748 or 1782.

Joseph Morgan was the father of Gen. Daniel Morgan [4] who is believed to have been born in the village of New Hampton, Lebanon Township. New Jersey. All four of his grandparents were Welsh immigrants who lived in Pennsylvania.

Daniel Morgan was the fifth of seven children of Joseph Morgan b: 1702. When Daniel Morgan was 17, he left home following a fight with his father. After working at odd jobs in Pennsylvania, Daniel Morgan moved to the Shenandoah Valley and finally settled on the Virginia frontier, near what is now Winchester, Virginia. [5]

In "Life of Gen. Daniel Morgan of the Virginia line" by James Graham we find, "It is interesting to know that these two famous fighters of the Revolutionary period, Daniel Morgan and Daniel Boone were first cousins, but we have found no adequate proof of this connection." This could be thru the Bownes of Bucks Co. PA.

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A much more thorough investigation with his proper name is found on WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morgan-373

There are too many accounts that Sarah Morgan Boone was the aunt to General Daniel Morgan to ignore it completely but I have come to the conclusion that Daniel Morgan was probably born in Hunterdon County NJ as he said on several occasions, and not at Durham Furnace, and was NOT the son of James Morgan whose sons stayed in PA with their stepmother Sarah.

At the time of Daniel's family coming to Hunterdon, it was a vast territory including several counties of today. The New Jersians have determined his birth mist have been a Lebanon Township near Hampton. Hunterdon Co. - across the river from Bucks Co. They decided Daniel's father was Isaac Morgan. It has also been determined his parents were poor, descended from Welshmen and that they worked or had something to do with the iron forges Union Forge or Norton Furnace. Daniel told someone his father was a charcoal burner (he also farmed herbs at his home/cabin) which is a far cry from being an ironmonger. Daniel's parents were landless according to most accounts I have read. James Morgan was far from being landless. He was well to do, owing land in Providence Twsp. and owning part of the Furnace. his sons were also well off and educated.

..... Still none of this contradicts Daniel's father being the son of Edward Morgan whose daughter was Sarah Morgan Boone. Edward was the first "Morgan" I could find in Philadelphia records, along with his probably kin Maurice/Morris Morgan. They both signed a document at a town meeting in Philadelphia 25th of ye 5 Mo., 1687 (July). They were both living in caves on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River-the landing place for the original Colonists who held Quaker Meeting there- under a tree at first, until they hung a sailcloth for a tent. http://james-morgan-of-durham.blogspot.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Morgan

Daniel Morgan (1736 – July 6, 1802) was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of the most gifted battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War, he later commanded the troops that suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion.

Early years

Daniel Morgan is believed to have been born in the community of New Hampton in Lebanon Township, New Jersey.[2][3] All four of his grandparents were Welsh immigrants who lived in Pennsylvania.[4] Morgan's parents were born in Pennsylvania and then later moved to New Jersey together. Morgan was the fifth of seven children of James Morgan (1702–1782) and Eleanor Lloyd (1706–1748). When Morgan was 17, he left home following a fight with his father. After working at odd jobs in Pennsylvania, he moved to the Shenandoah Valley. He finally settled on the Virginia frontier, near what is now Winchester, Virginia.[5]

Elizabeth Lloyd was born in 1706.

U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935[1]

Name: Elizabeth Lloyd
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1706
Birth Date on Image: 29 Eighth 1706
Birth Place: Delaware, Pennsylvania
Father: Thomas Lloyd
Mother: Elizabeth Lloyd
Event Type: Birth
Monthly Meeting: Radnor Monthly Meeting
Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Meeting State: Pennsylvania
Meeting County: Delaware
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935[2][3]

Name: Elizabeth Lloyd
Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1728
Marriage Date on Image: 08 Ninth 1728
Marriage Place: Merion
Father: Thomas Lloyd
Spouse: Joseph Morgan
Spouse Father: Edward Morgan
Event Type: Marriage
Monthly Meeting: Radnor Monthly Meeting
Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Meeting State: Pennsylvania
Meeting County: Montgomery
Radnor Monthly Meeting: 14 ninth 1728 : report on the marriage, as consumated and could be recorded. [4]

Origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Morgan_Log_House

Edward Morgan possibly married Elizabeth Jarman, probably the daughter of John Jarman. Edward and his wife arrived in PA in 1683 and lived near Radnor PA until 1695 when they moved to Towamencin Township and built a house on 500 acres of land. He joined the Society of Friends and was known as Edward Morgan the Tailor.

Children of Edward Morgan

Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, p. 552. digital image

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References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Elizabeth (Lloyd) Morgan (1706-abt.1764)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lloyd-701 : accessed 22 May 2024).
2. https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/3/3c/Morgan-1698.png
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morgan-373
4. http://james-morgan-of-durham.blogspot.com/
5. http://edward-morgan.blogspot.com/