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Thomas Morgan



Preferred Parents:
Father: John Morgan, b. 1428 in Tredegyr Manor, Dyffryn, Monmouthshire, Wales   d. 26 OCT 1491 in Tredegyr Manor in Dyffryn, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mother: Jonet Mathew, b. 1445 in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales   d. 1494 in Wales

Family 1: Elizabeth ,    b. 1486 in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales    d. 29 JAN 1528 in Carleon Monmouthshire,Wales
  1. David Morgan, b. ABT 1509 in Wales    
Sources:
  1. Title: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/7919/records/225596;
  2. Title: England, Select Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/60496/records/2667466;
  3. Title: Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9870/records/25170265;
  4. Title: Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9842/records/1908472;
  5. Title: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
    Author: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ba.ja/2/1/5
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/60856/records/151515303;
  6. Title: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morgan-854
    Author: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morgan-854 Contents [hide] 1 BiographyBirth about 1480[citation neededResearch Notes Morgan Hywel Wolfe was probably born in the early 1400s, too early to have fathered Barbara who was probably born about 1518 as her son John, probably her youngest child, was aged 18 at his father's death in 1578. [Seymour Dawn by Robin Forbes Patterson (1999): 253, citing House of Commons 1509-1558, Members by S T Bindoff]. It is therefore suggested she was a daughter of his grandson "Thomas d'd Morgan, alias woulf [Llyfr Baglan: 318; WG: WOLF 2]. This man is the only Thomas on the Wolf pedigree, and is of the right generation.[3] 1.1 Birth 1.2 Family 2 Research Notes 3 Sources
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morgan-854;
    Note: Biography "Thomas Morgan, Esq., of Machen, Esquire of the Body to King Henery VII, 2nd son of John Morgan, Knt., of Machen, by Janet, daughter and co-heiress of John ap David Mathew, of Llandaff" married Elizabeth Vaughan, daughter of "Roger Vaughan, Knt., of Porthaml (in Talgarth), Breconshire" and Joan Whitney, daughter of "Robert Whitney, Esq., of Whitney, Herefordshire" and his wife "Constance Audley (or Tuchet)". They had four sons and six daughters: Roland, Rheinault, John, and Edmund; Margred, Jane, Constance, Elizabeth, Mary, and Margred [sic]. Thomas was living in 1538.[1]Family "Sir John is the subject of a cywydd moliant by the bard Gwilym Tew written c. 1460, in which mention is made of Sir John 's journey to Jerusalem, where he was created a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre. Sir John, who was a strong supporter of the Lancastrian cause, . . was one of the receivers of petitions in the first Parliament of Henry VII , by whom he was knighted, made steward of Machen , sheriff of Gwynllwg and Newport, and constable of Newport (see Howel T. Evans : Wales and the Wars of the Roses). His will is dated 26 Oct. 1491, and he probably d. in 1492. Sir John Morgan had ten children, of whom the eldest was Sir MORGAN JOHN, who was knighted after the battle of Blackheath in 1497 and d. in 1504 . His second son, THOMAS, an esquire of the body to Henry VII , was the ancestor of the branch at Machen, which later became the senior branch of the family. Sir Morgan John 's eldest son, JOHN MORGAN, probably d. in 1513, as his will is dated 4 April in that year. His eldest son, WILLIAM MORGAN, was high sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1565 and d. without issue in 1569 (will dated 8 Aug. 1568 and proved 27 June 1569). By this will he named MILES MORGAN, the son of his illegitimate brother JOHN, as his heir. Miles Morgan in 1571 m. Catherine, the daughter of ROWLAND MORGAN (living in 1580) of Machen, the eldest son of Thomas, the second son of Sir John Morgan."[2]
    Page: Sources ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol IV, page 185, THOMAS #15 Elizabeth Vaughan. ↑ Morgan Family, Dictionary of Welsh Biography ↑ Michael J. WOOD, noted genealogist.. Entered by Gilly Wood. Aubrey, John. Wiltshire. The Topographical Collections of John Aubrey, F.R.S., 1659-70, with Illustrations. (Longman & Co., London, 1862) Page 376 LDS FHL AF# (familysearch.org). AWTP: "The Ancestry of Overmire Tifft Richardson Bradford Reed" Larry Overmire larryover@worldnet.att.net
  7. Title: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913
    Author: Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P245 IN 1/10
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/5066/records/151827995;
  8. Title: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7919&h=225596&indiv=try;
  9. Title: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9841/records/59626569;
  10. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/33147945;
  11. Title: Thomas Morgan, "MyHeritage Family Trees"
    Author: MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc. Summit Web Site, managed by Glen Scott Summit
    Publication: Name: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-338613-1-13701/thomas-morgan-in-myheritage-family-trees;
    Note: Thomas Morgan Birth: Circa 1482 - Of Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England Death: 1538 Parents: John Morgan, Jonet Morgan (born Matthew) Wife: Elizabeth Morgan (born Vaughan) Son: Roland Morgan
  12. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9289&h=33147945&indiv=try;
  13. Title: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812
    Author: Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 241p/1
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9198&h=151595010&indiv=try;
    Note: Name: Elisabeth Morgan Record Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 1 Nov 1721 Baptism Place: Northampton, St Sepulchre, Northamptonshire, England Parish as it Appears: Northampton, St Sepulchre Register Type: Parish Registers Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: View this parish Father: Thomas Morgan Mother: Elisabeth Morgan
  14. Title: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9840&h=19188637&indiv=try;
  15. Title: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/5877/records/142427;
  16. Title: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9840/records/18202090;
  17. Title: A history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1089 to present times
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/12640/records/182;
  18. Title: A History of The Morgan Family (pg 14)
    Author: Added to Ancestry.com by Richard Henry Nicholas Jenkins 10 June 2018.
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/87714129;
    Note: A History of the Morgan Family, Page 14.
    Page: Proof of wife
  19. Title: Wales, Select Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/60217/records/854553;
  20. Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    Author: Volume: 29
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2204/records/60409;
  21. Title: Morgan Family - Welch Roots - Sir Thomas Morgan
    Publication: Name: http://ritaren.tripod.com/morgan.html;
    Note: Sir John Morgan - born abt. 1428 Tredegar, Monmouth, Wales. He was "Knight of the Sepulcher" in 1448. He married Jenet Verch Mathew. She was born 1445 in Llandoff, Glamorgan, Wales. Child: Thomas Morgan - born 1476, Mechen, Monmouth, Wales. He was the Esquire to the body of Henry VII. He married Elizabeth Vaughn. She was born 1486 in Porthamel, Augslley, Wales. Child of Thomas and Elizabeth: Rowland Morgan - born abt. 1517, Machen, Mon, England - died 1603. He married Blanch Thomas abt. 1530 in Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, Wales. She was the daughter of William Thomas and Elisabeth Herbert. She was born abt. 1512, Tre-Owen, Wonastow, Monmouthshire, Wales. Children of Rowland and Blanch: Thomas Morgan - born 1532, Tredegar, Monmouth, Wales. Catherine Morgan - born 1546. She married (1) Miles Morgan. He was born in Tredegar Monmouth, Wales. He served as Sheriff of Monmouth in 1574. He was lost in America on Sir Humphrey Gilbert's expedition in 1581. She married (2) Thomas Mathew - born abt. 1545. She married (3) Henry Jones. Henry Morgan Ann Morgan - bet. 1534-1540, Machen, Monmouth, Wales. She married Phillip Morgan abt. 1551 Thomas Morgan - born 1532, Tredegar, Monmouth, Wales. He died abt. 1603. He married Elizabeth Bodenham. Child of Thomas and Elizabeth: Sir William Morgan - born abt. 1560, Tredegar, Monmouth, Wales. He was knighted in 1633. He was Baronet of Llantarnam. He received King Charles I at Tredegar on July 16 & 17, 1645. He married Lady Elizabeth Winter. She was born in Lidney, Wales. Children of William and Elizabeth:

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