Prudence Morgan

Married Miles Morgan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Morgan

"On the voyage from Bristol he had made the acquaintance of Miss Prudence Gilbert, who was emigrating to the New World with her family. Once settled in Agawam he had a letter written to Prudence, who had settled in Beverly, north of Boston, and proposed marriage. She accepted and in 1642, accompanied by an Indian guide, a pack horse, and two companions, Miles set out for Beverly, where the couple were married. Prudence, her possessions piled on the horse, walked the 120 miles back to Springfield with her new husband."

• http://newenglandtravels.blogspot.com/2009/02/miles-morgan-statue-s...
• Morgan was born in Bristol, England in 1616, and traveled as an adventurer to Boston in 1636. He married a girl named Prudence who was a fellow passenger on his ship. Settling in the new plantation of Springfield on the Connecticut River, Miles Morgan built himself a fortified blockhouse, which became the fledging community’s fortress of safety when the settlement was burned during King Phillip’s War.
• Eventually, young Springfield’s young hero went back to the mother country, where he died in Wales in 1699.
• CHILDREN of Miles MORGAN and Prudence GILBERT:
  • 1. JOSEPH b Mar 1640; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. md: Mar 1677; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Tryphenia SMITH d: ; Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
  • 2. MARY b: 14 Feb 1644; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. md: 1 Nov 1666; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Edward PRYNGRYLAYS d: 2 Oct 1683; , , .
  • 3. JONATHAN b: 16 Sep 1646; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. md: 15 Jan 1679; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Sarah COOLEY d: 10 Apr 1714; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
  • 4. DAVID b: 21 SEP 1548; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. md: 16 Jan 1672; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Mary CLARK d: 30 May 1731; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
  • 5. PELETIAH b: 5 May 1650; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. d: 1676; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
  • 6. ISAAC b: 12 May 1652; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. md: 12 Nov 1673; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Abigail GARDNER d: 23 Nov 1706; Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
  • 7. LYDIA b: 6 Apr 1654; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. md: 1677; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. John PIERCE d: 30 Jul 1737; , , .
  • + 8. HANNAH b: 11 Apr 1656; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. md: 17 May 1682; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Samuel TERRY d: 17 Jan 1696; Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
  • 9. MERCY b: 18 May 1658; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
• CHILDREN of Miles MORGAN and Elizabeth BLISS:
  • 10. NATHANIEL b: 14 Jun 1671; Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. md: 19 Jan 1691; Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Lydia BIRD d: 30 Aug 1752;
• __________________________
• MORGAN, Miles [SERGEANT]
• b. 1616 Wales
• d. 28 MAY 1699 Springfield, Hampden, Mass.
• Family:
• Marriage: 1643 Salem, Essex, Mass.
• Spouse: GILBERT, Prudence
• b. 1617 Beverly, Yorkshire, England
• d. 14 NOV 1660 Springfield, Hampden, Mass.
• Children:
  • MORGAN, Mary b. 14 DEC 1644
  • MORGAN, Jonathan
  • MORGAN, David
  • MORGAN, Peletiah b. 17 MAY 1650
  • MORGAN, Isaac
  • MORGAN, Lydia
  • MORGAN, Hannah
  • MORGAN, Mercy b. 18 MAY 1658
• Family:
• Marriage: 15 FEB 1669/70 Springfield, Hampden, Mass.
• Spouse:BLISS, Elizabeth
• Children:
  • MORGAN, Nathaniel
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_1.htm#70

Origins

From The Miles Morgan Family of Springfield, Massachusetts: In the Line of Joseph ... By Frank Farnsworth Starr page 5 GoogleBooks

FRANK FARNSWORTH STARR. Middletown, Connecticut, April, 1904.

THE MILES MORGAN FAMILY

1. It is a tradition among the descendants of Miles Morgan that on the vessel which brought him from Old England to New England was a young woman named Prudence Gilbert in whom he became interested, and that after his settlement at Springfield in the Massachusetts Bay Colony he made her an offer of marriage which was accepted. Whereupon he took a white man for a companion, an indian for a guide and a horse for the bride to ride upon and went to Salem or that vicinity in the same colony where she was living with relatives. Upon their marriage he returned to Springfield with his wife, which place became their permanent residence. ...
===References===

• http://hausegenealogy.com/morgan.html
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KFP3-9HT sources for children's births

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Daughter of Thomas Gilbert and Lydia Ballant

"On the voyage from Bristol he had made the acquaintance of Miss Prudence Gilbert, who was emigrating to the New World with her family. Once settled in Agawam he had a letter written to Prudence, who had settled in Beverly, north of Boston, and proposed marriage. She accepted and in 1642, accompanied by an Indian guide, a pack horse, and two companions, Miles set out for Beverly, where the couple were married. Prudence, her possessions piled on the horse, walked the 120 miles back to Springfield with her new husband."

Morgan was born in Bristol, England in 1616, and traveled as an adventurer to Boston in 1636. He married a girl named Prudence who was a fellow passenger on his ship. Settling in the new plantation of Springfield on the Connecticut River, Miles Morgan built himself a fortified blockhouse, which became the fledging community’s fortress of safety when the settlement was burned during King Phillip’s War. Eventually, young Springfield’s young hero went back to the mother country, where he died in Wales in 1699.

Note

death record for Prudence Morgan says she died the 14th day of the 11 month of 1660 [Old Calendar] which translates to 14 February 1661 [New Calendar].  commonly written 14 February 1660/61

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Name:
Prudence Gilbert
Born: 1617 Beverley, Yorks, England, UK
Died: 14 Nov 1660 Springfield, Hampden, MA
Burial Old Burying Ground, Springfield, MA

Father Thomas Gllbert
Born 1589 Apr 12 Greenway, Burham, England

Mother Lydia Ballat

Spouse: Miles Morgan
Spouse Birth: 1616

Married: 1643
Salem, Essex, Mass, USA

Eight children were born to Miles and Prudence (Gilbert) Morgan:
1. Mary
2. Jonathan
3. David
4. Peletiah
5. Isaac
6. Lydia
7. Hannah
8. Mercy.

Life Events / Sources:
Event: Marriage Date:
Captain Morgan, as he soon began to be called, came over in the same ship with Prudence Gilbert. In fact, there is a tradition to the effect that it was on her account that he embarked. It is said that he first saw the fair Prudence while he was wandering about the wharves at Bristol, and that he decided at short notice to sail with the ship on which she was going, that he did not even have time to send word to his parents. Her people settled in Beverly, now a suburb of Boston. As soon as Captain Morgan had received his allotment of land in Springfield he started back to Boston on foot with an Indian guide to claim his bride. After the wedding the return trip was made, also on foot, but, in addition to .the bridal pair and the Indian, a horse, bought in Beverly, was brought along, which like the Indian was loaded down with the household goods of the newly married couple. The two burden-bearers walked in front while Captain Morgan, matchlock in hand, followed with his bride.

Source: 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 Pg. 56

Event: Children Date:
Eight children were born to Miles and Prudence (Gilbert) Morgan: Mary, Jonathan, David, Peletiah, Isaac, Lydia, Hannah and Mercy.
Source: 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 Pg. 56

Event: Death Date: Nov 14, 1660
Mrs. Prudence (Gilbert) Morgan died November 14, 1660:
Source: 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 Pg. 56

Death
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name Prudens Morgan[Prudence]
Event Type Death
Death Date 14 Nov 1660
Death Place Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse Name Miles Morgan
Household Members
Name Age
Prudens Morgan

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Prudence Gilbert
Gender: Female
Birth Place: EN
Birth Year: 1617
Spouse Name: Miles Morgan
Spouse Birth Year: 1615
Marriage
Year: 1643
Marriage State: MA
Number Pages: 1