Theophilus Morgan, Sr., of VA

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Theophilus Morgan, Sr., of VA

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Orange, Orange County, VA, United States
Death: 1807 (75-76)
Carteret County, NC, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Morgan and Catherine Morgan (Robeson)
Husband of Lydia Morgan and Catherine Morgan
Father of Theophilus Morgan, of CT and Theophilus Morgan, Jr., of NC
Brother of Andrew Morgan; Lydia Pittman and George Morgan
Half brother of Margaret Coulston; Elizabeth Morgan; Sarah Pugh; Edward Morgan; Catherine Williams (Morgan) and 1 other

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About Theophilus Morgan, Sr., of VA

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30494368/theophilus-morgan

Theophilus married first in 1729, Elizabeth Sherman, of Newport, Rhode Island, by whom he had one son, Theophilus, and from who he was subsequently divorced. He married 2d, in March, 1745, Lydia, widow of Hezekiah Pierpont, and only child of Rev. Jacob Hemingway, the first minister of East Haven. He settled first in Guilford, on the east side of the village green, about 1730, but before 1748 removed to Killingworth, now Clinton, where he died Nov 22 1766, age 63 and his widow Lydia died May 27 1779, age also 63. The house he occupied in Guilford still stands. He was chosen captain of the first company of Killingworth, on March 15, 1756, was a merchant and land holder of distinction, and left a large estate. The Killingworth and Clinton Morgans are mostly descendants of him.

Child by Elizabeth:

  • Theophilus b. June 26, 1732

Children by Lydia:

  • William b. June 1, 1746
  • Mary b. May 7, 1751
  • Amelia b. Dec 11, 1755

"Morgan genealogy : a history of James Morgan of New London, Conn., and his descendants, from 1607 to 1869" by Nathaniel H. Morgan 1869, page 34, 49

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Theophilus Morgan, Sr., of VA's Timeline

1731
1731
Orange, Orange County, VA, United States
1732
June 26, 1732
Killingworth, Middlesex County, CT, United States
1755
1755
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
1807
1807
Age 76
Carteret County, NC, United States