Sir John Morgan, MP, 2nd Baronet

Family and Education b. c.1650, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Morgan, 1st Bt., of Chenston Court, Herefs., and bro. of James Morgan. educ. Lincoln, Oxf. 1667. m. 10 Apr. 1677, Hester, da. and coh. of James Price of Pilleth, Rad., 1s. 4da. suc. fa. 13 Apr. 1679.1

Offices Held Ensign, Guernsey garrison 1671; capt. of ft. 1672-4, (Dutch army) 1674-9; lt.-col. regt. of Henry Cornewall (later 9 Ft.) 1685-7; capt. Carne’s Ft. Oct. 1688-9; gov. Chester 1689-d.; col. of ft. 1692-d.2

J.p. Rad. 1678-Apr. 1688, Herefs. 1680-Mar. 1688, Mon. to 1681, Herefs. and Rad. Oct. 1688-?d.; commr. for assessment, Herefs., Mon. and Rad. 1679-80, 1689-90; capital burgess, New Radnor by 1681; alderman, Hereford 1682-?Oct. 1688; dep. lt. Herefs. and Rad. 1683-Feb. 1688, Oct. 1688-d.

Biography Morgan’s father became a professional soldier of European reputation, first in the Thirty Years’ War, then with the parliamentary forces in the Civil War. When George Monck marched on London in 1660, he was left in charge of Scotland, and his services to the Restoration were rewarded with a baronetcy and the governorship of Jersey. He owned some property in Herefordshire by 1667, and in 1675 he bought Kinnersley from James Pytts.3

Morgan, like so many of his name, embraced a military career. On the conclusion of peace with Holland in 1674 he transported 30 soldiers to Amsterdam and took service under William of Orange. His wife brought him an interest in Radnorshire, for which one of her family had sat as a Royalist in the Long Parliament, and he defeated a brother of (Sir) Edward Harley at New Radnor in 1681. He leaves no trace on the records of the Oxford Parliament, but probably opposed exclusion, for later in the year he was connected with loyal addresses from both Radnorshire and Herefordshire. With such prominent local Tories as (Sir) John Barneby and Herbert Aubrey he endeavoured to persuade the Hon James Scudamore to divide his interest from the Harleys.4

Morgan was returned unopposed for Herefordshire in 1685, but was again totally inactive. He was one of the justices who put Sir Edward Harley under restriction on Monmouth’s landing. But his opposition to the repeal of the Test Act and Penal Laws was so notorious that in February 1687 James II ordered the Duke of Beaufort (Henry Somerset) to speak with him, ‘for if he will not comply, of which I do not doubt, he shall no longer be in my pay’. Beaufort reported that he was ‘of the same mind as when spoke to before by the King, but to the test in the affirmative’. Morgan was forced to resign his commission, and was soon afterwards removed from his local posts.5

Morgan took up arms for William of Orange in 1688, and occupied Leominster with Lord Herbert of Chirbury (Hon. Henry Herbert). His loan of £100 was among the largest and promptest made to the new regime from Herefordshire. At the general election of 1689, he was again returned unopposed, though his relations with his colleague Harley were uneasy in the extreme. Not only were the two interests competing on both sides of the border, but the local Whigs were jealous of Morgan’s influence with the new government. Nevertheless, Morgan either followed Harley’s lead in the early divisions of the Convention, including that on the transfer of the crown, or abstained. He was not active, however, his only committee being for a local estate bill. In May he was appointed governor of Chester, and obtained leave from the House on being ordered to repair to his post forthwith to search for Jacobite spies. He was on leave at Christmas, when he informed the Government of false and seditious reports spread abroad in Herefordshire. He continued to sit for the county as a government supporter till his early death on 10 Jan. 1693; his son also represented Herefordshire as a Tory from 1713 till his death.6

Ref Volumes: 1660-1690 Author: Edward Rowlands Notes 1. Bradney, Mon. i. 254; HMC Ormonde, n.s. v. 57; C. J. Robinson, Mansions and Manors of Herefs. 275; C6/354/24. 2.CSP Dom. 1672-3, p. 263; BL Loan 29/80, James Morgan to Sir Edward Harley, 27 Oct. 1692; W. R. Williams, Parl. Hist. Herefs. 57. 3. Add. 23088, f. 50; Robinson, Castles of Herefs. 91. 4.CSP Dom. 1673-4, p. 451; 1680-1, p. 556; BL Loan 29/183, f. 87. 5.HMC Portland, iii. 385; HMC 12th Rep. IX, 90; Ellis Corresp. i. 302; HMC Downshire, i. 242. 6.Univ. Intell. 11 Dec. 1688; BL Loan 29/184, f. 120; HMC Le Fleming, 227; HMC Portland, iii. 421-2; CSP Dom. 1689-90, pp. 124, 369. GO TO SECTION

• A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies ... By John Burke, John Bernard Burke (sir.)
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• I. THOMAS MORGAN, esq. of Llangattock, in the county of Monmouth, who was created a BARONET .... He was subsequently appointed by the king, at the especial recommendation of Monk, then Earl of Albemarle, governor of Jersey, whilst his brother, Sir Henry Morgan (far better known as CAPTAIN MORGAN, the Buccaneer), was made governor of Jamaica. .... Sir Thomas m. De la Riviere, daughter and eventual heiress of Richard Cholmondley, esq. of Brame Hall, in the county of York, and dying 13the April, 1670, aged seventy-three, was s. by his eldest son,
• II. SIR JOHN MORGAN, of Kinnersley Castle, M.P. for the county of Hereford, temp. CHARLES II. governor of Chester, and colonel of the Welsh Fusileers. He m. Hester, daughter and co-heir of James Price, esq. of Pilleth, in the county of Radnor, and had issue,
  • THOMAS, his heir.
  • HESTER, m. to John Walsham, esq. of Knill Court, in the county of Hereford, and left issue. Her representative is the present SIR JOHN JAMES WALSHAM, bart. of Knill Court.
  • DELARIVIERE, d. unm.
  • ANNARETTA, m. to Thomas Clutton, esq. of Pensax, in Worcestershire, and left issue.
• Sir John was s. at his decease by his only son,
• III. SIR THOMAS MORGAN, of Kinnersley Castle, M.P. for Herefordshire, temp. Queen ANNE, m. Anne only child of John Roydhouse, esq. of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, and dying 14 December, 1716, was s. by his only child,
• IV. SIR JOHN MORGAN, M.P. for the city of Hereford, who m. Miss Jacobsen, daughter of Sir Jacob Jacobsen, but died issueless, 20 April, 1767, when the BARONETCY EXPIRED. The chief estate, that of Kinnersley Castle, was entailed on various relations of the last baronet, and became eventually the property of Colonel Clutton, of Pensax, who whom it was sold. _______________________
• Sir John Morgan
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• Sir John Morgan held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Herefordshire.1 He held the office of Governor of Chester.1 He lived at Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire, England.1
• Child of Sir John Morgan
  • 1.Hester Morgan+
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Volume 3, page 4063. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p60478.htm#i604778 ______________
• MORGAN, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1650-93), of Kinnersley Castle, Herefs.
• b. c.1650, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Morgan, 1st Bt., of Chenston Court, Herefs., and bro. of James Morgan. educ. Lincoln, Oxf. 1667. m. 10 Apr. 1677, Hester, da. and coh. of James Price of Pilleth, Rad., 1s. 4da. suc. fa. 13 Apr. 1679.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/mo... ____________
• MORGAN, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1650-93), of Kinnersley Castle, Herefs.
• b. c.1650, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Morgan, 1st Bt., of Chanston Court, Herefs., and bro. of James Morgan*. educ. Lincoln, Oxf. 1667. m. 10 Apr. 1677, Hester, da. and coh. of James Price of Pilleth, Rad., 1s. 3da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 13 Apr. 1679.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/mo... _____________
• MORGAN, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (1684-1716), of Kinnersley Castle, Herefs.
• bap. 28 Aug. 1684, o. s. of Sir John Morgan, 2nd Bt.* educ. M. Temple 1699; travelled abroad (France, Italy) 1701–2. m. 7 June 1709, Anne, da. and h. of John Roydhouse, vintner, of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx., 1s. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. 10 Jan. 1693.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/mo... ______________
• MORGAN, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (c.1685-1716), of Kinnersley Castle, Herefs.
• b. c.1685, o.s. of Sir John Morgan, 2nd Bt., M.P., by Hester, da. and coh. of James Price of Pilleth, Rad. m. c.1709, Anne, da. and h. of John Roydhouse of London, 1s. suc. fa. Feb. 1693.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/mo... _______________________
• MORGAN, James (c.1660-1717), of Ayley, Kinnersley, Herefs.
• b. c.1660, 5th but 4th surv. s. of Sir Thomas Morgan, 1st Bt., of Chenston Court, Vowchurch by Delarivière, da. of Richard Cholmondeley of Brame Hall, Spofforth, Yorks.; bro. of Sir John Morgan, 2nd Bt. educ. I. Temple 1680. m. bef. 20 Aug. 1687, Elizabeth, da. and h. of William Matthews of The Postles, Kington, Herefs., ?s.p.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/mo... ____________________
• MORGAN, James (c.1660-1717), of Ayley, Kinnersley, Herefs.
• b. c.1660, 5th but 4th surv. s. of Sir Thomas Morgan, 1st Bt., of Chanston Court, Vowchurch, Herefs. by Delarivière, da. of John Cholmley of Braham Hall, Spofforth, Yorks.; bro. of Sir John Morgan, 2nd Bt.* educ. I. Temple 1680. m. bef. 20 Aug. 1687, Elizabeth (d. 1739), da. of William Matthews of The Postles, Kington, Herefs., ?s.p.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/mo... ____________________
• THIS REFERENCE LISTS SOME OF THE CHILDREN AS THOMAS'S, AS OTHERS LIST THEM AS HIS SON JOHN'S.
• A history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1089 to present times ([1902?])
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  • BRANCH FROM LLANRHYMNY.
• XVII. 2. ROBERT MORGAN, third son of Thomas of Llanryhmny — was living in London 1671-76, He was the father of: 1. Sir Henry. John. 2. Thomas, whence MORGAN OF LLANGATTOG. 3. Catherine ; married John Lloyd, and had Richard Lloyd of Bristol; clothier and draper.
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  • MORGAN OF LLANGATTOG.
• XVIII. THOMAS MORGAN of Llangattog, second son of Robert, cadet of Llanrhymny; died Aug. 13, 1670, aged 73 ; married De la Riviere, daughter and heir of Richard Cholmondely of Bromehall, Yorks. Issue: 1. Sir John. 2. Hester ; married John Walsham, and had issue. 3. De la Riviere, s. p. 4. Annabella ; married Thomas Clalton. He bore for arms, BLEDDRI.
• XIX. SIR JOHN MORGAN, of Kennersely Court, M. P. for
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• Herefordshire; married Hester, daughter of James Price, of Pilleth. Issue :
• XX. SIR THOMAS MORGAN of Kinnersley Court, Bt., M. P. for Herefordshire, died 14th Dec, 1716; married Ann, daughter and heir of John Boydhouse of St. Martin's in the Fields, Middlesex. Issue: 1. John. 2. James, married Elizabeth, daughter of William Mayhew of Portley, Gloucester County. Buried in Gloucester Cathedral. .... etc. __________________________________
• Sir Henry Morgan (Harri Morgan in Welsh; ca. 1635 – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, pirate and admiral of the English Royal Navy[3][4][5] who made a name for himself during activities in the Caribbean, primarily raiding Spanish settlements. He earned a reputation as one of the most notorious and successful privateers in history, and one of the most ruthless among those active along the Spanish Main.
• Henry Morgan was the eldest son of Robert Morgan, a farmer living in caerau (today known as Ely, three miles from Tredegar) in Cardiff,[6] situated on the Ely River, in south-east Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. He also had a sister Catherine. An entry in the Bristol Apprentice Books showing "Servants to Foreign Plantations" 9 February 1655, included "Henry Morgan of Abergavenny, Labourer, Bound to Timothy Tounsend of Bristol, Cutler, for three years, to serve in Barbados on the like Condiciouns."
• Henry's father Robert Morgan (born c.1615) was a descendant from a cadet branch of the ‘Tredegar Morgans’ and had two brothers, Thomas and Edward. Major-General Sir Thomas Morgan (1st Baronet 1604-79) served in the Commonwealth forces during English civil war from 1642-9, was Governor of Gloucester 1645, fought in Flanders, wounded, and in 1661 retired to his estate in Kynnersley, Herts. He was married on 10 September 1632, and had nine sons, of whom the eldest, Sir John Morgan followed in his father's profession. Thomas was recalled in 1665 to become Governor of Jersey, and died in St. Helier in April 1679. Colonel Edward Morgan (c. 1616- after 1665) was a Royalist during English Civil War 1642-9, Captain General of the Kings forces in South Wales, escaped to the continent, and married Anna Petronilla the daughter of Baron von Pöllnitz, Westphalia, (governor of Lippstadt, a city 20 miles east of Dortmund Germany). They had six children, two sons, and four daughters (including Anna Petronilla and Johanna). He was appointed Lt-Gov. Jamaica 1664-65.[7]
• There was no record of Morgan before 1655. He later said that he left school early, ....
• Henry had married his cousin, Mary Elizabeth Morgan in 1666, there was no issue and she died in 1696. In his will signed 17 June 1688, he left his Jamaican property to his godsons Charles Byndloss (b.1668) and Henry Archbold on condition they adopted the surname of Morgan. These were the children of his two cousins Anna Petronilla Byndloss (née Morgan), and Johanna Archbold (née Morgan). Their father Colonel Edward Morgan (Lt-Gov. Jamaica 1664-65) was Robert Morgan's younger brother (see early life). To his sister Catherine Loyd (née Morgan) he awarded £60 per annum from his estate ‘paid into the hands of my ever honest cozen (sic) Thomas Morgan of Tredegar’.[7] ....
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morgan ___________________
• Sir John Morgan, Baronet
• Born Abt 1650 of, Kinnersley Castle, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, England
• Died 10 Jan 1693
• Father Sir Thomas Morgan, Baronet, b. 1606, of, Llangatwg Lingoed, Y Grysmwnt, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 13 Aug 1679
• Mother de la Riviere Cholmondely, b. Abt 1630, of, Bromehall, Spowford, Yorkshire, England , bur. Bef 1683
• Family Hester Pryse, b. Abt 1650, of, Pyllalai, Radnorshire, Wales
• Married 10 Apr 1677 [8]
• Children
  • 1. Sir Thomas Morgan, Baronet, b. Abt 1683, of, Kinnersley Castle, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, England , d. 14 Dec 1716
  • 2. Hester Morgan, b. Abt 1670, of, Kinnersley Castle, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, England
  • 3. de la Riviere Morgan, b. Abt 1670, of, Kinnersley Castle, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, England
  • 4. Annaretta Morgan, b. Abt 1670, of, Kinnersley Castle, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, England
• Sources
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• 6.[S766] #2226 Limbus Patrum Morganiae et Glamorganiae: Being the Genealogies of the Older Families of the Lordships of Morgan and Glamorgan (1886), Clark, George Thomas, (1 volume in 2. London: Wyman, 1886), FHL microfilm 990,307 items 2-3., p. 315*.
• 7.[S2429] #4114 A History of the Family of Morgan, from the Year 1089 to Present Times . . . (1968), Morgan, James Appleton, (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1968), FHL microfilm 1,012,640., p. 23*.
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• From: http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I75147&tree=...
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• John Clutton, Esq. of Pensax, co Worcester, who, by his 2nd wife, Mary, dau. of Thomas Jobber, Esq. of Aston, co. Salop, was father of
• Thomas Clutton, Esq. of Pensax, who m. about 1690, Annaretta, dau. and co-heiress (with her sister, Hestor, wife of John Walsham, Esq. of Knill Court, co. Hereford) of Sir John Morgan, Bart. of Kinnersley Castle, co. Hereford, and had (with four daus., of whom Anna-Maria, m. Thomas Fletcher, Esq.; and Hesther, m. the Rev. Thomas Severne) six sons. The eldes son and heir,
• Thomas Clutton, Esq. of Pensax, m. Anne, dau. of Sir Thomas Aston, Bart. of Aston Hall, co. Chester, and by her had an only son, John, who dying unm. in 1754, the estates and representation desovolved upon (the son of his brother, Henry, by Margaret his wife, dau. of Thomas Brydges, Esq. of Shrewsbury) his nephew,
• From: http://genforum.genealogy.com/brock/messages/4342.html ________________________________