William Morgan, MP

William Morgan, esq. sheriff for Monmouthshire in 1567 and M.P. in 1571, was the first proprietor of Llantarnam. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Rees Mansel, knt. of Margam.

• Ref: Welsh Biography Online and John Burke's genealogy of baronetcies; Burke's also identifies 5 generations of ancestors to this William.

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• William MORGAN
• Born: ABT 1501, Llanfihangel Lla, Monmouthshire, Wales
• Died: 29 Mar 1582, Monmouthshire, Wales
• Notes: 1567, Sheriff Monmouthshire, Wales. MP. Acquired Llantarnam and many other neighboring manors.
• Father: John MORGAN
• Mother: Elizabeth Verch LEWIS
• Married: Elizabeth MANSELL (b. ABT 1527) (dau. of Ralph Mansell and Anne Brydges)
• Children:
  • 1. Florence MORGAN
  • 2. Edward MORGAN
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/MORGAN.htm#William MORGAN4

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• William Morgan1
• M, #451163
• Last Edited=4 Nov 2010
• William Morgan married Elizabeth Maunsell, daughter of Sir Rice Mansel and Anne Bruges, in 1549.1
• He lived at Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales.1
• Citations
• 1.[S47] Page 798. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p45117.htm#i451163 _____________________
• The History of Monmouthshire By David Williams
• http://books.google.com/books?id=veg-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PR11&dq=A+History+...
• Pg.127
  • SIR EDWARD MORGAN of Lantarnam, Com. Mon. Baronet. Kydovor Vawr Lord of Kylfant, one of the peers of Wales, of the royal blood of the Britains, paternally defcended from Bely, King of Britain.
• Kydovor Vawr, Lord of Kylfant. = Elen, daughter and heirefs to Llewelen. on of the peers of Wales.
• Bledry, Lord Kalfant. = Clydwen, daughter and heirefs to Griffith ap Hydrych, Lord of Gwenvay.
• Ivor ap Bledery de eodem. = Tangluft, daugher and heirefs to Howel, faid Lord of St. Clere.
• Morgan Llewellin, Lord of St. Clere, and Tredegar. = Angharand, daughter and heirefs of Sir Morgan Meredith, Lord of Tredegar, Knight.
• Philip Morgan of Lanfton, Com. Mon. Efq. a 2nd brother = Daughter and heirefs of Sir John Norris of Langfton, Knight.
• Jenkin Philip of Langfton, Efq. = Cicely, daughter to Sir John Welfh, Knight.
• Morgan Jenkin of Langfton, Efq. = Elizabeth, daughter to Roger Vaughan, Efq.
• Pg.128
• Sir Thomas Morgan of Pencoyd, Knt. Com. Mon. = Joan, daughter and heirefs to John Gwiflyn Herbert, of Itton, Efq.
• John Morgan of Caerleon, fecond fon, Efq. = Elizabeth, daughter to Lewes ap Richard Wyn, of the Van. Com. Glamorgan, Efq.
• William Morgan of Lantarnam, Efq. = Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Rees Maunfel, Knight.
• Edward Morgan of Lantarnam, Efq. = Elizabeth daughter and heirefs to Hugh Smith, of Long Afhton, Com. Som. Efq.
• William Morgan of Lantarnam, Efq. = Lady Frances, daughter to Earl of Worcefter.
• Sir Edward Morgan of Lantarnam, Baronet. = Mary, daughter to Sir Frances Englefield, Bart.
• Sir Edward Morgan of Lantarnam, Baronet, now living. = Frances, daughter to Thomas Morgan, of Maughen, Efq.
  • Edward Morgan, Efq. Heir-apparent. ______________
• A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies ... By John Burke, John Bernard Burke (sir.)
• http://books.google.com/books?id=K1kBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA370&lpg=PA370&dq...
• Pg.369
• LLEWELLIN AP IVOR, lord of St. Clere, lineally descended from Kidivor Vawr, lord of Kilsaint, married Angharad, daughter and heir of Sir Morgan Meredith, knt. lord of Tredegar, and was father of
• MORGAN AP LLEWELLIN, lord of St. Clere and Tredegar, who m. Maud, daughter of Rhys ap Gronwy, lord of Kybor, and had two sons, viz.
  • CLEWELLYN, of Tredegar, ancestor of the MORGANS of Tredegar.
  • PHILIP.
• Pg.370
• The second son,
• PHILIP MORGAN, esq. of Langston, acquired that estate in marriage with the daughter and heir of Sir John Norris, knt. of Penlline Castle. He was direct ancestor* of
• WILLIAM MORGAN, esq. sheriff for Monmouthshire in 1567, and M.P. in 1571, who was the first proprietor of Llantarnam. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Rees Mansel, knt. of Margam, and was s. by his son,
• EDWARD MORGAN, esq. of Llantarnam and Penrice, M. P. for Monmouthshire in 1586, who m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Hugh Smith, esq. of Long Ashton, in Somersetshire, and had a son and successor,
• WILLIAM MORGAN, esq. of Llantarnam, who m. the Lady Frances Somerset, daughter of Edward, Earl of Worcester, and was father of
• I. SIR EDWARD MORGAN, of Llantarnam, who was created a BARONET in 1642. He m. Mary, daughter of Sir Francis Englefield, bart, of Wotton Basset, in Whiltshire and was s. at his decease, 24th June 1653, by his son,
  • *The intervening descent was as follows:
• Philip Morgan, esq. of Langston = Gwenllian, daughter and heir of Sir John Norris, of Penlline Castle, Glamorganshire.
• Jenkin ap Phillip, of Langston = Cicely, daughter of Sir John Welsh, knt.
• Morgan ap Jenkin, (t) of Langston = Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Roger Vaughan.
• Sir Thomas Morgan, knt. of Pencoed = Joan, daughter and heir of John Gwilliam Herbert, of Itton.
• John Morgan, esq. of Caerleon, second son = Ely, daughter of Lewes ap Richard Gwynn, esq. of the Van.
• William Morgan, first of Llantarnam.
  • (t) By his third wife, Morgan ap Jenkin had a son, John Morgan, esq. of Tredunnock, in Monmouthshire, ancestor of the MORGANS of TREDUNNOCK, now represented by Mrs. JANE HAWKINS. _______________________
• MORGAN, William II (by 1525-82), of Llantarnam, Mon.
• b. by 1525, s. of John Morgan (d.1524/5) of Caerleon. m. 1549, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Rhys Mansell of Margam, Glam., 2s. inc. Edward Morgan I 1da.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/mo...

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• MORGAN, William (by 1525-82), of Caerleon, Llantarnam and Pentrebach, Mon.
• b. by 1525, s. of John Morgan (d.1524/25) of Caerleon. m. 1549, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Rhys Mansell of Margam, Glam., 2s. inc. Edward† 1da.1
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/mo...

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• MORGAN, Edward I (1560-1634), of Llantarnam and Pentrebach, Mon.
• b. 1560, 1st s. of William Morgan II of Llantarnam by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Rhys Mansell of Margam, Glam. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of Hugh Smith† of Long Ashton, Som., 4s.; (2) Margery, da. of Hugh Hassel, 3s. 2da. suc. fa. 1582.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/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
• .... The residue of his goods he left equally to his wife and his son William. One of the witnesses was William Morgan of Llantarnam. Morgan died on 9 Mar. 1570 possessed ....
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/mo... ________________
• HERBERT, Sir William (c.1554-93), of St. Julian's and Tintern, Mon. and Mortlake, Surr.
• b. c.1554, 1st s. of William Herbert† of St. Julian’s by his 1st w. Jane, da. and coh. of Edward Griffith of Penrhyn, Caern. m. Florence, da. of William Morgan II of Llantarnam, Mon., 2s. d.v.p. 1da. suc. fa. 1567. Kntd. 1578.2
• ....
• Herbert also inherited the family feuds. In 1580, he was indicted before Star Chamber by Thomas Morgan II of Machen on charges of shielding from justice members of his own clan suspected of murder at Abergavenny. His interest in Newport ....
• Herbert died 4 Mar. 1593, before the end of the Parliament of that year. His two sons having died in early youth, he made his daughter, Mary, sole heiress on the condition that she take ‘to husband a gentleman being of my surname, Herbert’. This she fulfilled by marrying Edward Herbert III the first Lord Herbert of Chirbury in 1599, to whom St. Julian’s passed. Mary and her mother were co-executrices of the will, dated 12 Apr. 1587, and proved 5 May 1593.6
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/he... ____________________
• History of Maunsell or Mansel, and of Crayford, Gabbett, Knoyle, Persse, Toler, Waller, Castletown; Waller, Prior Park; Warren, White, Winthrop, and Mansell of Guernsey (1903)
• http://www.archive.org/details/historyofmaunsel00maun
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofmaunsel00maun#page/n58/mode/1up
• (I) Sir Rhys Mansell, in his will proved 1559, mentions his sons, Edward and Anthony, Dame Jane, wife of said Edward ; and Dame Mary Dorell, now married to Henry Ffoscue, late wife of said Philip, deceased ; sister Fleming, daughters Mary, Katherine Bessett, and Elizabeth Morgan, niece Mary, daughter of brother Philip ; nieces Elizabeth Howe, Elizabeth Hopkins, Margaret, wife of Rd. J. D. Morgan; Elynor, wife of Randolph Purcell ; and Katherine, wife of Rd. ap Owen. Nephews Harry, George, Thomas, Leonard, Edward, and William Maunsell, and nephews Arnyld Bassett and Wm. Fleming. Also late sister Anne Maunsell, widow, executrix of late brother Philip.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofmaunsel00maun#page/n59/mode/1up
• was dated 17th May, 1511, and the witnesses to it were John ap Thomas Gwillim, Richard Howell, Richard Maunsell, John Haron, Richard Thomas, Jenkin Russell, Hugh ap Hopkin, Thomas ap David ap Howell, Nicholas ap Rice. He married secondly, in 1520, Anne, dau. of Sir Giles Bruges, Knt., of Coberly, Co. Gloucester, and by her had three sons, who all died in his lifetime, and two daughters, viz. :
  • I. Catherine, married William Bassett, junior, of Beaupre, by which the Bassett estates reverted to that family.
  • II. Elizabeth, married William Morgan.
• He married thirdly, on 19th June, 1527, Cecily, dau. of John Daubridgecourt, and had :
  • III. Edward, of whom presently.
  • IV. Philip, married Mary Dorrell, d. s. p. She married, secondly, H. ffoscue.
  • V. Anthony, married Elizabeth, dau. of John Bassett, and had issue, viz. : .....
  • VI. Mary, married Sir Thos. Southwell, Knt., of Woodrising ; and their son and heir. Sir Robert Southwell, married Elizabeth, dau. of Charles Howard, Lord High Admiral of England, and had issue. .... ______________________________