MORGAN AP MORGAN
b. 1 Nov 1688
Glamorganshire, Wales
d. 17 Nov 1766
Berkley Co., WVA
m: c. 1713 to CATHERINE GARRETSON
He was educated in London during Wm. III's reign;
In 1707 came to Christiana, Delaware at age 19.
(During Queen Anne's rule.) He lived in Delaware for
20 years.
He met and married Catherine there. He is thought to
have moved to VA in 1726, "blazing the first trail
into Berkley Co."
As an Ordained Church of England clergyman, he set
up a Church in Westminster County, in 1727.
He is known as Col. Morgan. He is credited as the
holder of many "Firsts" in West Virginia.
i.e.: First permanent White Settler, first Church Builder,
first Licensed Tavern Keeper, first "Engineer in
Supervision of the first public enterprise
undertaken in the state.", (A road, some 12 miles long.)
In January of 1734, Morgan Morgan, among others, was
appointed one of the "Commision of the Peace."
According to ENGLISH DUPLICATES OF LOST VA RECORDS,
p. 118, he received a Patent for 1000 acres,
"In the Forks of the Rappahanock River & Westwood of
Sherrando River" on 12 Dec 1734.
In 1735, he "presented unto Court his military
commission and was sworn thereto", and in 1742, he
"presented another, promoting him to the rank of
Major."
On 12 November 1735, he received a King's Patent
for 1000 acres.
In 1743, a Court was set up for Frederick County.
"At that time, Col. Morgan Morgan headed the list
of the first Justices of Frederick County,
as a Justice of the Peace and as a justice of
'ye County Court of Chancery.'"
(Berkley Co., Historical Society Journal; Issue # 6, 1977.)
"AP",a Welsh patronymic affix, meant "son of".
Thus Morgan AP Morgan, means: Morgan son of Morgan.
Though not necessarily denoting his father,
this "Morgan" could have been a grandfather, or even a
grandfather to his father.
I have in my possession several pairs of dice and a
small tray that were fashioned from a piece of an
original log of Morgan AP Morgan's 2nd. log cabin home.
He built this home in 1731; finishing it in 1734.
In issue 6 (1977), of The Berkley (County) Journal, there
are some black and white photographs of the cabin in
the late 1800's; in 1924, and in 1975. By 1975, the
cabin looked terrible, even almost unrecognizable,
as the cabin of even 50 years before. All of us descendants
of Morgan Ap Morgan owe a debt of gratitude to the
citizens of Berkley Co., West Virginia for saving this
relic of our heritage.
The dice & tray were carved in 1976 from original logs,
in an effort to raise funds to restore the Morgan Morgan
home. I am told that I bought the last sets of dice and
the last small tray that were made from these logs.
CATHERINE GARRETSON
b. 16 May 1692
Delaware
d. 16 May 1773
Berkley Co., WVA
m: COL. MORGAN MORGAN c.1713
ISSUE:
James Morgan b. 1715 d.1731
Anne Morgan m: Nathaniel Thomas m2: Reuben Paxton
DAVID MORGAN b. 12 May 1721 m: SARAH STEVENS d. 19 May 1813
Charles Morgan - sold land in Berkley Co., and moved away.
Henry Morgan - sold land in Berkley Co., and moved away.
Evan "Chunk" Morgan d. 25 Nov 1791 A bachelor.
Zackquill Morgan b.c.1735 d. 1 Jan 1795, Morgantown, WVA
m1: c.1759 Nancy Paxton m2:on 5 Sep 1765 to Drusilla Springer
Colonel Zac, County Lieutenant in the American Revolution. In
Sep of 1777, Patriots seized one of the Loyalist leaders, one
Hickson or Higginson, and carried him bound across the Cheat
River. Col. Zac dumped him in the river where he drowned.
Zac's men threatened to refuse to fight if he was convicted
of the killing; so he went free.(Waller's Rev. in the West, pg 39)
Morgan Morgan II (Reverend) b. 20 Mar 1737 d. 20 Oct 1797
m: Mary Gossett b. 1731 d. 13 Sep 1817
