James was a soldier in Lord Dunmore's War of 1774 and Revolutionary War soldier. He was of Welsh descent.
He married Hannah Cox in 1778. In late 1806, they moved their family of 10 children to Ohio and in 1808 settled in Wayne Co, Ohio near Wooster. He died in 1823 and was buried in Franklin Township, Wayne Co, Ohio in the Butler-Morgan cemetery south of Moreland.
The DAR installed a memorial marker for his service in the Revolution in the Wooster, Ohio cemetery.
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"James Morgan, a native of old Virginia but of Welsh ancestry, settled in Franklin township early in the spring of 1808. He removed to Ohio, and squatted on the Mohican, in 1806, but removed to Franklin township in the year just mentioned, entering the lands composing the farm owned at this time by Thomas Doty.
Thomas Butler, born in the Old Dominion, also, emigrated to this township in 1808, and married Rebecca, daughter of James Morgan, April 12, 1809." (page 599)
James had a family of ten children: Jesse, Isaac, John, James, Joseph, William, Jonathan, Sarah, Rebecca and Hannah, not one of whom is living in Wayne county. James died of dropsy in 1822 and is buried in the grave yard on the Jacob Bucher farm.
Jesse, his oldest son, perished in a snow storm near the present site of Indianapolis; he was on horseback, the drifts overwhelmed him, he got into a swamp, became lost and died." [Jesse Morgan actually died in Lake County, Indiana under the same circumstances.]
Thomas Butler, born Monongahela County, VA but in what is now Preston county, W VA, Aug 10, 1783, and came to Franklin twp (Wayne county Ohio) in 1808. Boarded with James Morgan, and on 4-12-1809, married Rebecca, daughter of James Morgan (first marriage in the county). Had eight children: Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth, Morgan, Jonathan, Isaac, John and Andrew.
"Wayne County Burial Records" (page 316)
Butler-Morgan cemetery:
Thomas Butler died 3-18-1837 age 53 or 58,
Rebecca Butler died 1849 age 59-5-7,
Thomas Butler child of 14 or 15 months,
James Morgan 1822, Rev War soldier,
James Morgan Jr."
Source: "History of Wayne County, Ohio," 1878, page 176
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Thanks to Jo Ann Morgan Richmond, Denver, Colorado for supplying this information.
∼Info is from the Wayne County, OH cemetery book under Franklin Twp., Butler-Morgan Cemetery
He married Hannah Cox in 1778. In late 1806, they moved their family of 10 children to Ohio and in 1808 settled in Wayne Co, Ohio near Wooster. He died in 1823 and was buried in Franklin Township, Wayne Co, Ohio in the Butler-Morgan cemetery south of Moreland.
The DAR installed a memorial marker for his service in the Revolution in the Wooster, Ohio cemetery.
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"James Morgan, a native of old Virginia but of Welsh ancestry, settled in Franklin township early in the spring of 1808. He removed to Ohio, and squatted on the Mohican, in 1806, but removed to Franklin township in the year just mentioned, entering the lands composing the farm owned at this time by Thomas Doty.
Thomas Butler, born in the Old Dominion, also, emigrated to this township in 1808, and married Rebecca, daughter of James Morgan, April 12, 1809." (page 599)
James had a family of ten children: Jesse, Isaac, John, James, Joseph, William, Jonathan, Sarah, Rebecca and Hannah, not one of whom is living in Wayne county. James died of dropsy in 1822 and is buried in the grave yard on the Jacob Bucher farm.
Jesse, his oldest son, perished in a snow storm near the present site of Indianapolis; he was on horseback, the drifts overwhelmed him, he got into a swamp, became lost and died." [Jesse Morgan actually died in Lake County, Indiana under the same circumstances.]
Thomas Butler, born Monongahela County, VA but in what is now Preston county, W VA, Aug 10, 1783, and came to Franklin twp (Wayne county Ohio) in 1808. Boarded with James Morgan, and on 4-12-1809, married Rebecca, daughter of James Morgan (first marriage in the county). Had eight children: Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth, Morgan, Jonathan, Isaac, John and Andrew.
"Wayne County Burial Records" (page 316)
Butler-Morgan cemetery:
Thomas Butler died 3-18-1837 age 53 or 58,
Rebecca Butler died 1849 age 59-5-7,
Thomas Butler child of 14 or 15 months,
James Morgan 1822, Rev War soldier,
James Morgan Jr."
Source: "History of Wayne County, Ohio," 1878, page 176
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Thanks to Jo Ann Morgan Richmond, Denver, Colorado for supplying this information.
∼Info is from the Wayne County, OH cemetery book under Franklin Twp., Butler-Morgan Cemetery
James was a soldier in Lord Dunmore's War of 1774 and Revolutionary War soldier. He was of Welsh descent.
He married Hannah Cox in 1778. In late 1806, they moved their family of 10 children to Ohio and in 1808 settled in Wayne Co, Ohio near Wooster. He died in 1823 and was buried in Franklin Township, Wayne Co, Ohio in the Butler-Morgan cemetery south of Moreland.
The DAR installed a memorial marker for his service in the Revolution in the Wooster, Ohio cemetery.
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"James Morgan, a native of old Virginia but of Welsh ancestry, settled in Franklin township early in the spring of 1808. He removed to Ohio, and squatted on the Mohican, in 1806, but removed to Franklin township in the year just mentioned, entering the lands composing the farm owned at this time by Thomas Doty.
Thomas Butler, born in the Old Dominion, also, emigrated to this township in 1808, and married Rebecca, daughter of James Morgan, April 12, 1809." (page 599)
James had a family of ten children: Jesse, Isaac, John, James, Joseph, William, Jonathan, Sarah, Rebecca and Hannah, not one of whom is living in Wayne county. James died of dropsy in 1822 and is buried in the grave yard on the Jacob Bucher farm.
Jesse, his oldest son, perished in a snow storm near the present site of Indianapolis; he was on horseback, the drifts overwhelmed him, he got into a swamp, became lost and died." [Jesse Morgan actually died in Lake County, Indiana under the same circumstances.]
Thomas Butler, born Monongahela County, VA but in what is now Preston county, W VA, Aug 10, 1783, and came to Franklin twp (Wayne county Ohio) in 1808. Boarded with James Morgan, and on 4-12-1809, married Rebecca, daughter of James Morgan (first marriage in the county). Had eight children: Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth, Morgan, Jonathan, Isaac, John and Andrew.
"Wayne County Burial Records" (page 316)
Butler-Morgan cemetery:
Thomas Butler died 3-18-1837 age 53 or 58,
Rebecca Butler died 1849 age 59-5-7,
Thomas Butler child of 14 or 15 months,
James Morgan 1822, Rev War soldier,
James Morgan Jr."
Source: "History of Wayne County, Ohio," 1878, page 176
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Thanks to Jo Ann Morgan Richmond, Denver, Colorado for supplying this information.
∼Info is from the Wayne County, OH cemetery book under Franklin Twp., Butler-Morgan Cemetery
He married Hannah Cox in 1778. In late 1806, they moved their family of 10 children to Ohio and in 1808 settled in Wayne Co, Ohio near Wooster. He died in 1823 and was buried in Franklin Township, Wayne Co, Ohio in the Butler-Morgan cemetery south of Moreland.
The DAR installed a memorial marker for his service in the Revolution in the Wooster, Ohio cemetery.
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"James Morgan, a native of old Virginia but of Welsh ancestry, settled in Franklin township early in the spring of 1808. He removed to Ohio, and squatted on the Mohican, in 1806, but removed to Franklin township in the year just mentioned, entering the lands composing the farm owned at this time by Thomas Doty.
Thomas Butler, born in the Old Dominion, also, emigrated to this township in 1808, and married Rebecca, daughter of James Morgan, April 12, 1809." (page 599)
James had a family of ten children: Jesse, Isaac, John, James, Joseph, William, Jonathan, Sarah, Rebecca and Hannah, not one of whom is living in Wayne county. James died of dropsy in 1822 and is buried in the grave yard on the Jacob Bucher farm.
Jesse, his oldest son, perished in a snow storm near the present site of Indianapolis; he was on horseback, the drifts overwhelmed him, he got into a swamp, became lost and died." [Jesse Morgan actually died in Lake County, Indiana under the same circumstances.]
Thomas Butler, born Monongahela County, VA but in what is now Preston county, W VA, Aug 10, 1783, and came to Franklin twp (Wayne county Ohio) in 1808. Boarded with James Morgan, and on 4-12-1809, married Rebecca, daughter of James Morgan (first marriage in the county). Had eight children: Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth, Morgan, Jonathan, Isaac, John and Andrew.
"Wayne County Burial Records" (page 316)
Butler-Morgan cemetery:
Thomas Butler died 3-18-1837 age 53 or 58,
Rebecca Butler died 1849 age 59-5-7,
Thomas Butler child of 14 or 15 months,
James Morgan 1822, Rev War soldier,
James Morgan Jr."
Source: "History of Wayne County, Ohio," 1878, page 176
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Thanks to Jo Ann Morgan Richmond, Denver, Colorado for supplying this information.
∼Info is from the Wayne County, OH cemetery book under Franklin Twp., Butler-Morgan Cemetery
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