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Families covered: Morgan of Exeter, Morgan of Kingsthorp, Morgan of Kinnersley Castle, Morgan of Langattock
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This family is thought to be connected to the Morgans of Tredegar.
Lewis Morgan of Langattock, Monmouthshire
1. Sir Thomas Morgan, 1st Bart of Langattock, Governor of Jersey (b c1607, d 13.04.1679, Major General)
  TCB reports that Sir Thomas "is said, in the Dict. Nat. Biog. to be "second son of Robert Morgan, of Llahrymny, "whose eldest son, Sir Henry Morgan (the "Buccaneer"), was born about 1635. As, however, he served in the "thirty years war", which ended in 1648 (when Henry, therein called his eldest brother, was but thirteen) it is evident that this affiliation (which conradicts the account in Wotton's Baronetage) is a mistake."
m. (c1650) Delariviere Cholmondeley (d c1683, dau of Richard Cholmondeley of Brame Hall in Spowford)
  A. Sir John Morgan of Kinnersley Castle (Herefordshire), 2nd Bart, Governor of Chester (b c1650, d by 02.1692/3, Colonel)
  m. Hester Price (dau/coheir of James Price of Pilleth)
  i. Sir Thomas Morgan of Kinnersley Castle, 3rd Bart (d 04.12.1716)
  m. (by 1711) Anne Roydhouse (d by 1764, dau/heir of John Roydhouse of St. Martin's-in-in-the-fields)
  a. Sir John Morgan of Kinnersley Castle, 3rd Bart (b 11.07.1710, dsp 29.04.1767)
  m. (17.12.1750) _ Jacobsen (dau of Sir Jacob Jacobson)
  ii. Hester Morgan
  m. John Walsham of Knill Court (d 1734)
  iii. Delariviere Morgan (d unm)
  iv. Annaretta Morgan
  m. Thomas Clutton of Pensax
  B. Delarivers Morgan (d 09.1687) apparently of this generation
  m1. Thomas Lewis of St. Pierre
  m2. Thomas Williams of Usk
  C.+ other issue - Cholmley (b 1654-5, a 1672), 7 other sons
2. Henry Morgan
  BEB1841 suggests that Sir Thomas had a brother Henry who was the famous Sir Henry Morgan, the buccaneer who became Governor of Jamaica. The dates make that look very unlikely. Of Sir Henry (b c1635, bur 26.08.1688), BHO ("Sir Henry Morgan") reports: "Numerous attempts have been made to identify the parents of Henry Morgan, all based on the assumption that he was related to the Morgans of Tredegar. These attempts have all proved unsatisfactory." Note that Sir Henry is reported above to have been eldest son of Robert Morgan, of Llahrymny. We presume that that Robert was descended from Harry Morgan of Llanrumney, younger brother of Thomas Morgan of Machem & Tredegar.

 

 

Francis Morgan of Kingsthorp, Northamptonshire (bpt 27.05.1547, bur 30.05.1612, Serjeant-at-law)
m. Dorothy Saunders (bur 08.05.1615, dau of Ambrose Saunders of Sibbertoft)
1. Francis Morgan of Kingsthorp (b c1580, d c1616, 4th son?)
  m. Mabell Hobart (d 01.02.1664-5, sister of Sir Miles Hobart)
  A. Thomas Morgan of Kingsthorp (b c1609, d 28.11.1665)
m. Deborah Gregory (b c1612, d 24.01.1680-1, dau/heir of Valentine Gregory of Yelvertoft)
  i. Francis Morgan of Kingsthorp (bpt 03.01.1637-8, d 03.01.1704-5, bencher at the Middle Temple)
  m. (31.03.1668) Elizabeth Bazeley (b 19.03.1649-50, d 17.04.1706, dau/heir of John Bazeley of Kettering)
  a. John Morgan of Kingsthorp (bpt 15.04.1671, bur 31.12.1721, 2nd son)
  m. Tryphena Sheffield (bur 14.03.1723-4, dau of Hon. Robert Sheffield)
  (1) Mary Morgan (b 1708-9, d 12.02.1733-4, heir)
  m. (05.05.1726) Sir John Robinson of Cranford, 4th Bart (b 1705, d 1765)
  b.+ other issue - Francis (bpt 20.04.1669, bur 21.02.1693-4), Edmond (bpt 24.07.1672, bur 30.12.1735), William (b 01.02.1673-4, bur 08.06.1674), Thomas (bpt 13.10.1677), William (bpt 23.01.1679-80, bur 10.08.1682), William (bpt 31.07.1689), Charles (bpt 17.03.1692-3, bur 23.01.1693-4), Elizabeth (bpt 26.10.1686)
  B. Mabel Morgan (bpt 14.03.1616-7, bur 06.12.1698)
  m. (17.08.1637) Walter Faunt of Foston (bur 16.05.1695)
  C.+ other issue - Francis (bpt 04.05.1614), Edmund (b c1615, d 09.02.1681-2, rector of Gayton)
2. Dorothy Morgan (bpt 16.05.1596)
  m. (11.10.1616) John Reading of St. Peter's, Northampton (a 1645)
3.+ other issue - Francis (bpt 28.02.1575-6, bur 02.03.1575-6), Ambrose (bpt 09.04.1587, bur 18.05.1587), Anthony (bpt 30.05.1589), Thomas (bpt 28.08.1590, bur 01.09.1590), Ambrose (bpt 02.08.1592, bur 06.02.1594-5), Edward (bpt 21.04.1595)

 

 

Henry Morgan of Exeter
m. Elizabeth
1. Henry Morgan of Exeter (d 1737)
  m. (1711) Mary Ridler of Plymouth (d 1732)
  A. Charles Morgan (b 1714, d 1772, Rector of High Ham)
  m1. (1738) Jane Rolle (d 1742, dau/heir of Rev. Dennis Rolle of Merton, great-grand-dau of Sir Samuel Rolle of Heanton Court)
  i. Mary Morgan (d 1798)
  m. (1759) Michael Clayfield of Bristol (d 1787)
  ii. Arabella Morgan of Dowrich House (d unm 1828)
  m2. (1782, sp) Jane Moore (d 1769, dau of Henry Moore of West Coker, widow of Rev. Benedict Pysing of East Chinnock)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (first launched into a Temporary page on 27.06.10, amended 24.04.22) : TCB (vol 3, 'Morgan of Langattock'), p158+, BEB1841 ('Morgan of Llangattock') with some support from Wotton (vol 3 (1741), #231. Morgan of Langattock", p221+)
(2) For middle section (first launched into a Temporary page on 27.04.12) : Visitation (Northamptonshire, 1681, 'Morgan of Kingsthorp')
(3) For lower section (first launched into a Temporary page on 01.11.20) : BLG1886 ('Ireland of Dowrich House')
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