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William Morgan, of Pen Coed

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pencoyd, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: September 06, 1542 (54-63)
Monmouthshire, , Wales
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Thomas Morgan of Pencoed and Jane Herbert, Heiress of Itton
Husband of Florence Morgan
Father of Sir Thomas Morgan, MP; Margred Morgan; Henry Morgan; Ann Lewis; Giles Morgan, MP and 7 others
Brother of Margaret Morgan; Joan Morgan; Mawd Morgan; Elsbeth Morgan; Henry Morgan and 8 others

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About Sir William Morgan of Pen Coed

See Peter Bartrum, http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/5005/GODWIN%2... (February 1, 2018; Anne Brannen, curator)

  • Sir William Morgan1,2
  • M, #67840, b. circa 1483, d. 25 October 1542
  • Father Sir Thomas Morgan b. c 1443
  • Mother Jane Herbert b. c 1457
  • Sir William Morgan was born circa 1483 at of Pencoed Manor, Wales. He married Florence Brugge, daughter of Sir Giles Brugge, Sheriff of Gloucestershire and Isabell Baynham, circa 1509. Sir William Morgan died on 25 October 1542.
  • Family Florence Brugge b. c 1493
  • Child
    • Anne Morgan+1,2 b. 1512
  • Citations
  • 1.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 241.
  • 2.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 58.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2257.htm#...
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  • William MORGAN (Sir Knight)
  • Born: ABT 1483, Pen-coed, Llanfarthin, Monmouthshire, England
  • Died: 25 Oct 1542
  • Father: Thomas MORGAN (Sir Knight)
  • Mother: Jane HERBERT
  • Married: Florence BRYDGES 1509
  • Children:
    • 1. Margaret MORGAN (b. ABT 1510)
    • 2. Mary MORGAN
    • 3. Anne MORGAN
    • 4. Thomas MORGAN (Sir Knight)
    • 5. John MORGAN (b. ABT 1518)
    • 6. Andrew MORGAN (b. ABT 1519)
    • 7. Henry MORGAN (b. ABT 1521)
    • 8. Morgan MORGAN (b. ABT 1523)
    • 9. Alice MORGAN (b. ABT 1525)
    • 10. Giles MORGAN
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/MORGAN.htm#William MORGAN (Sir Knight)1
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  • MORGAN, Sir Thomas (by 1509-65), of Pencoed, Mon.
  • b. by 1509, 1st s. of Sir William Morgan of Pencoed, and bro. of Giles Morgan. m. by 1543, Cecily, da. of (Sir) George Herbert of Swansea, Glam., 5s. inc. Sir William† 1da.; 2da. illegit. suc. fa. 1542. Kntd. 30 Sept. 1544.1
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/mo...
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  • MORGAN, Giles (by 1515-70), of Newport, Mon.
  • b. by 1515, 2nd s. of Sir William Morgan of Pencoed by Florence, da. of Sir Giles Brydges of Coberley, Glos.; bro. of Sir Thomas†. m. by 1558, Emma or Mary, da. of Thomas Brague or Brayne of Little Dean, Glos. 3s.2
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/mo...
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  • LEWIS, Thomas III (by 1533-94), of The Van, Glam.
  • b. by 1533, 1st s. of Edward Lewis of The Van by Anne, da. of Sir William Morgan of Pencoed, Mon. m. (1) by 1561, Margaret, da. of Robert Gamage of Coity, Glam., wid. of Miles Mathew of Llandaff, Glam., 3s. inc. George† 4da.; (2) Catherine, da. of (Sir) George Mathew of Radyr, Glam. suc. fa. 1573/75.1
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/le...
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  • HERBERT, Walter I (by 1509-50/51), of St. Julian's, Mon. and Dunraven, Glam.
  • b. by 1509, s. of Sir George Herbert of St. Julian’s by Sibyl, da. of Sir Richard Croft† of Croft Castle, Herefs. m. (1) by 1530, Mary, da. of Sir William Morgan of Pencoed, Mon., 3s. inc. George† and William Herbert IV 3da.; (2) by 1544, Sibyl, da. of Sir Thomas Monington of Sarnsfield, Herefs., wid. of Arnold Butler of Dunraven. suc.fa. aft. 1504. Kntd. 10 Nov. 1549.1
  • .... After fighting in the Boulogne campaign he was himself elected with Charles Herbert in 1545, and two years later he helped to return his brother-in-law Sir Thomas Morgan and cousin Thomas Herbert. ....
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/he...
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  • HERBERT, William IV (by 1530-67), of St. Julian's, Mon.
  • b. by 1530, 1st s. of Sir Walter Herbert of St. Julian’s by 1st w. Mary, da. of Sir William Morgan of Pencoed; bro. of George†. m. (1) by 1554, Jane, da. and coh. of Edward Gruffydd of Penrhyn, Caern., 1s. William†; (2) by 1567, Dorothy. suc. fa. Sept. 1550/Feb. 1551.1
  • William Herbert’s father died during his year as sheriff and there can be little doubt that it was Herbert who completed the term. He was not to enjoy the power and prestige accorded to his father in South Wales and he makes only occasional appearances in the records. Of his Membership of the Parliament of 1555 all that is known is that he was not among those who opposed one of the government’s bills, unlike his fellow-knight and relative William Morgan. According to Herbert the pair were re-elected to the following Parliament, in 1558, but the sheriff returned Morgan and Francis Somerset, who was a son of the 2nd Earl of Worcester. As Herbert’s father had been in Worcester’s service, the earl perhaps counted on Herbert’s acquiescence in Somerset’s return, ....
  • .... The will, which was witnessed by Mathew Herbert, Giles Morgan and William Morgan, was proved on 7 Feb. 1567, Herbert having died on 13 Jan. possessed of lands in Monmouthshire ....
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/he...
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  • HERBERT, George (d.1580), of Newport, Mon.
  • 2nd s. of Sir Walter Herbert† of St. Julian’s by Mary, da. of Sir William Morgan of Pencoed. unm., at least 1ch.
  • .... In September 1578 he was one of the ‘gentlemen, soldiers and mariners’ who, under Miles Morgan of Tredegar, joined Sir Humphrey Gilbert in an expedition to America whose departure was delayed by charges of piracy brought against Gilbert. This led to energetic measures against piracy in the western ports, in the course of which Herbert was examined. Nothing serious being proved against him, he duly set sail. Miles Morgan was lost at sea, but Herbert returned to carry on a brisk trade with Bordeaux, Rochelle, and Lisbon, importing salt and iron, and exporting lead, wax, cloth, hides and flax. ....
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/he...
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  • Links
  • http://genforum.genealogy.com/pole/messages/42.html
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Stewart of Wentlloog in 1522

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Sir William Morgan of Pen Coed's Timeline

1483
1483
Pencoyd, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
1483
Pen-Coed, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1507
1507
Pencoyd, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
1510
1510
Of Pen-Coed, Llanfarthin, Monmouthshire, England
1511
1511
Basaleg, Monmouthshire, England, United Kingdom
1512
1512
Pen Coed, Llanfarthin, Monmouthshire, Wales
1513
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Of Pen-Coed, Llanfarthin, Monmouthshire, England
1515
1515
Of Pen-Coed, Llanfarthin, Monmouthshire, England
1517
1517
Llanfarthin, Monmouthshire, England, United Kingdom