Morgan

   The word "Mor-gan" is a Cymric derivative, meaning one born by the sea (muir, sea ; gin, begotten). It's one of the oldest Welsh names on record, stretching back to the legends of King Arthur: The story goes that after a defeat in battle with a local potentate, Arthur removed his queen for safety to the coast of what is now the county of Glamorganshire, in Wales. Her child, Arthur's younger son, was born there and named Mor-gan -- the man 'born by the sea' -- and from that they named the land Gla-mor-gan, meaning the country of the man born by the sea.¹
   Arthurian Legend is rooted in Wales: The Round Table was supposedly at Cærleon on the Usk, and the village of Cærmarthen (Carmarthen), still exists today, on the road to Bristol. Merlin the wizard is said to have been born there in the sixth century. But most importantly to us, it's the hometown of the earliest-known Morgan ancestor. (The Morgans in our lineage actually came to America from Glamorganshire, Wales, in the 1600's.)
   A thousand years ago in NON-fictional history, Cærmarthenshire was inhabited by a tribe who the Romans called the Demetæ. (Whatever they called themselves has been lost through time.) The chieftain of this tribe was named CADIVOR-FAWR. He controlled the land of Dyfed (now called Pembrokeshire). His wife was ELEN, daughter and heiress of another chieftain, LLWCH LLAWEN. Cadivor died in the year 1089 and was buried at Carmarthen. His third son, BLEDDRI², is the direct ancestor of the Welsh Morgan line (he was the source of the first version of the Morgan Coat-of-Arms).
   What follows is our lineage to Bleddri, according to the "Morgan Family History" book at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah:
   Bleddri married CLYDWEN, daughter of GRIFFITH ap CYDRICH, and had a son named IVOR. Ivor married NEST, daughter of CADAROC ap MADOC ap IDNERTH ap CADWGAN ap ELSTAN GLODDRYDDand had a son, LLEWELYN. Llewelyn married LLEICI, daughter of GRIFFITH AP BELI and had a son named IVOR. (In Welsh conventions of patronymics, AP denotes "son of," and FERCH denotes "daughter of.")
   Ivor married TANGLWST, daughter of HOWEL SAIS ap ARGLWYDD RHYS, and had a son named LLEWELYN LLEIA. He married SUSAN, also a daughter of HOWEL ap HOWEL SAIS, a first cousin. They had son named IVOR.
   Ivor's spouse is unknown, but he had a son named LLEWELYN, Lord of Kilsaint or St. Clear. Llewelyn married ANGHARAD (b. 1300), daughter and heir of SIR MORGAN ap MEREDITH, from the Welsh Lords of Cærleon, ap GRIFFITH ap MEREDITH ap RHYS, the Lord of Tredegar. (From this point the Morgan line descends as the "Morgans of Tredegar.")

CHILDREN OF LLEWELYN AND ANGHARAD

MORGAN (see below).

IVOR HAEL, whence Morgan of Gwern-y-Cleppa

PHILIP, whence Lewis of St. Pierre.

   Llewelyn and Angharad's son, MORGAN (d. 1384), married MAUD, daughter of RHUN ap GRONO ap LLWARCH, Lord of Cibwr.

CHILDREN OF MORGAN AND MAUD

LLEWELYN ap MORGAN (see below)

PHILIP, whence Morgan of Langstone

JOHN, father of Gwenllian, married David Goch ap David.

CHRISTIAN, who married Jevan ap Jenkin Kemeys

ANN, who married David Gwilim David of Rhiwperr.

MARGARET, who married Traherne ap Meyric of Merthyr

(DAUGHTER), who married Thomas ap Gwillim of Carnllwyd

ELENOR, who married Grono ap Howel Bennet.

   Their son, LLEWELYN ap MORGAN of Tredegar and St. Clear, married JENET, daughter and heir of DAVID-VYCHAN ap DAVID of Rhydodyn.

CHILDREN OF LLEWELYN ap MORGAN AND JENET

JEVAN MORGAN (see below)

CHRISTY MORGAN, who married Madoc ap Jevan of Gelligaer.

(?), who married Roger ap Adam of St. Mellon's.

(?), who married Madoc of Bassalleg.

(?), who married Thomas Llewelyn.

ANN MORGAN, who married John ap Jenkin.

(?), who married (?) of Raglan.

(?), who married (?) of Builth.

   Their son, JEVAN MORGAN (1415 - 1448), married DENISE, or ELIZABETH, daughter of THOMAS ap LLEWELYN-VYCHAN of Lllangattog-on-Usk. (The use of the Morgan surname begins with this generation.) Their children:

CHILDREN OF JEVAN MORGAN AND DENISE

JOHN MORGAN (see below).

DAVID MORGAN (1442 - 1448)

JENKYN MORGAN (1454)

   Their son, Sir JOHN MORGAN, was a Knight of the Sepulchre, in 1448, and Steward of Gwentlloog. He married JENET, daughter and co-heir of JOHN ap DAVID MATHEW of Llandaff. They had:

CHILDREN OF SIR JOHN MORGAN AND JENET

MORGAN MORGAN

THOMAS MORGAN, whence Morgan of Machen and Tredegar (see below)

JOHN MORGAN, was knighted 22 June 1497, after Blackheath; Died in 1504, married Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan of Pencoyd. Had John and Margaret.

LEWIS MORGAN (b. 1491)

WILLIAM MORGAN, coroner, 1501, father of John of Newport (d. 1541), father of William (1541 - 1559).

PHILIP MORGAN (b. 1491)

ELIZABETH MORGAN, who married John Fiennes, Lord Clinton and Say

JANE MORGAN, who married William David Powel.

MARY MORGAN, who married Thomas Llewelyn-vychan of Rhiwperra

ISABELLA MORGAN, who married James Kemeys of Began, ob. 1591

   Their son, THOMAS MORGAN (1474 - 1538), was Esquire to King Henry VII. He married ELIZABETH VAUGHAN (b. 1474) and they had:

CHILDREN OF THOMAS MORGAN AND ELIZABETH VAUGHAN

ROWLAND MORGAN b: 1508 in Of Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England.

RHEINALLT MORGAN b: ABT 1510 in Of Llanfedw, Is Caeach, Glamorgan, Wales.

JOHN MORGAN b: ABT 1512 in Of Basaleg, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England. A fifth generation descendant of John was Sarah Morgan of Pennsylvania, who was born on July 23, 1720. She married Squire Boone of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was the mother of Daniel Boone.

EDMUND MORGAN b: ABT 1514 in Of Bedwellty, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England.

MARGARET MORGAN, b: ABT 1516 in Of Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England.

BARBARA MORGAN b: ABT 1518 in Mecham, Monsmouth, Wales.

MAUD MORGAN b: 1520 in Mecham, Monsmouth, Wales.

JANE MORGAN, b: ABT 1522 in Of Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England.

CONSTANCE MORGAN, b: ABT 1524 in Of Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England.

MARY MORGAN, b: 1526 in Of Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England.

ELIZABETH MORGAN, b: 1528 in Of Machen, Gwnllwg, Monmouthshire, England.

   Their son, ROWLAND MORGAN (1498 - 1577), of Machen, Monmouth,England. Rowland was a sheriff in 1557. He married BLANCH THOMAS (b. 1512) of Tre Owen, Wonastow, Monmouthshire, in 1530 in Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had the following children:

CHILDREN OF ROWLAND MORGAN AND BLANCH THOMAS

THOMAS MORGAN b: 1534 (see below).

HENRY MORGAN b: 1536. in Llaurhynmy, Monmouth, Wales; died 1603 in Llaurhynmy, Monmouth, Wales. Married Catherine Kemeys about 1561 in Llaurhynmy, Monmouth, Wales. Catherine was born in 1540 in Llaurhynmy, Monmouth, Wales. Henry and Catherine Morgan had at least three children: Thomas, Infant (born & died abt 1562) and Blanch (born abt 1564). From his branch descended Sir Henry Morgan of Jamaica, privateer and adventurer, who was knighted by King Charles II and became Lieutenant-Govenor of Jamaica. He is known in history as "Morgan the Pirate."

ANN MORGAN b: 1542

MARY MORGAN b: 1542

ELIZABETH MORGAN b: 1544

CATHERINE MORGAN b: 1546

   Their son was THOMAS MORGAN (1534 - 1603) of Machen and Tredegar. In 1559 he married ELIZABETH BODENHAM (b. 1538). He built Pencoed (pronounced "Pen-koyd") Castle, set in around 370 acres of rolling farmland about one km. from the village of Llandevaud in Monmouthshire (now the county of Gwent).
   The castle is a fortified Tudor manor house thought to have been built during the first quarter of the 16th Century on the site of a moated Norman castle held in 1270 by Sir Richard de la More and in 1306 by Maurice and Walter de Kemeys. (The statue in front is of Lord Tredegar, a Morgan who took part in Britain's most famous military tragedy - the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.) The manor house appears to incorporate parts of the earlier castle.
   In 1485 the Battle of Bosworth ended the Wars of the Roses and it became possible to build a large family home without having to worry too much about arrow slits and gun ports. Pencoed reflects a peaceful (and for some) a prosperous period in Wales. Nearby Llanmartin Church once boasted a carefully wrought chapel with carved effigies of an ancient Morgan knight and his wife but a later owner of the manor stripped the lead from the chapel roof and time and decay laid low this memorial. Today the entire estate has fallen into disrepair:.

   The castle was recently bought by a local businessman named Mr. Peter Morgan, so it is Morgan-owned once more. Mr. Morgan says that respect for the integrity of the castle and its environs will govern all decisions in any repair work done on the castle. (Note to Peter: LOSE THE TRAILER IN FRONT.)
   Thomas was Middle Temple in the law courts in London in 1567-77. He then became a Sheriff in 1581, and a member of Parliament in 1589. Thomas and Elizabeth had:

CHILDREN OF THOMAS MORGAN AND ELIZABETH BODENHAM

WILLIAM MORGAN b: 1560 (see below).

EDWARD MORGAN b: 1562

JOHN MORGAN b: 1564.

DAVID MORGAN b: 1566.

BLANCH MORGAN b: 1568

CATHERINE MORGAN b: 1570

ELIZABETH MORGAN b: 1572

ANN MORGAN b: 1578

MARGARET MORGAN b: 1580

   Their son WILLIAM MORGAN (1560 - 1653) was Sheriff in 1612. He was a member of Parliament from 1623-25, and Knighted in 1633. He received King Charles I at Tredegar July 16-17, 1645. He married first wife, ELIZABETH WINTERS, in 1581. (She was the daughter of SIR WILLIAM WINTERS of Lidney and was born in 1564). His second wife was BRIDGET MORGAN of Hayford. (The descendants of Sir William assumed the titles of Lord Tredegar. In 1792 this title was raised to Baronet Tredegar and to Baron Tredegar in 1859. In 1905 it was raised again to Viscount Tredegar. The title became extinct in 1962 when the last Viscount died without an heir.)

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM MORGAN AND ELIZABETH WINTERS

Elizabeth MORGAN b: 1583 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales (see below).

Blanche MORGAN b: 1587

Thomas MORGAN b: 1588

Edward MORGAN b: 1592

Rowland MORGAN b: 1597

John MORGAN b: 1600

Mary MORGAN b: 1605

Frances MORGAN b: 1609

William MORGAN b: 1610

Mary MORGAN b: 1611

   Their daughter, ELIZABETH MORGAN, was born in 1583 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales. She died on the 28th of June, 1638, in Bristol, England, and is buried there.
   Elizabeth then married into a second Morgan line, from Llandaff, Glamorganshire. They do not seem to be closely related to Elizabeth's line, as far as anyone can tell:

Our Second Morgan Line:

   The next Morgan lineage does not trace back as far. This family can be traced to a man named WILLIAM MORGAN, born around 1550. He married a woman named CWLADIS. All we really know about this man is that he was born about 500 years after Bleddri, and had a son, also named WILLIAM MORGAN, in the village of Llandaff, Glamorganshire, in 1582.
   In 1606, William II, a merchant of Dderw (Thurrow), married Elizabeth. It must have been nice for Elizabeth to get married but not have to change her last name. Anyway, this union gave us many famous descendants (beyond us, I mean): Millard Fillmore, John Robbinson Jeffers, John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan, General John Hunt Morgan, Archibald MacLeish, Humphrey Bogart, Thomas Lanier ("Tennessee") Williams, and Princess Diana Spencer and her sons.
   William and Elizabeth moved to Bristol, and together they had three sons (that we know of, and possibly a daughter named BLANCHE):

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM MORGAN AND ELIZABETH MORGAN

JAMES MORGAN b: 1607 in of Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales.

JOHN MORGAN b: @ 1610 in of Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales.

MILES MORGAN b: @ 1616 in Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales. He emigrated from Bristol, England in 1636 and settled in Springfield, Massachusetts.

   In March of 1636, their three sons sailed from Bristol, England, to Boston, Massachusetts, on the ship 'Mary', arriving the following April. We are descendants of the youngest son, MILES MORGAN. Miles was an adventurer, explorer, Indian fighter, constable, and local hero. And as you will read, the stories about Miles are always the most dramatic of the three brothers':

"The story that John Alden fell in love with Pricilla Molines while the 'Mayflower' lay at Southampton finds its duplicate in the tale of young Miles Morgan, who, wandering in January, 1636, on the wharves at Bristol, beheld the fair Prudence Gilbert, about to sail with her parents for America, and thereupon hastily determined to embark in the same ship. On landing in Boston, Miles joined the exploring party of Colonel William Pynchon, which located the town of Springfield. Although the early pioneer admitted he was less than 21 years of age, he soon became 2nd in command. No sooner had the youth received his allotment of land than he started back on foot with an Indian guide to Beverly, where the Gilbert family had settled. There he and Prudence were married. He brought her back, also on foot, with the Indian and a horse purchased in Beverly, both laden with the bride's household goods, and going before, while Captain Morgan, following with his match-lock and with his bride by his side, made his way through the trackless forest to their new home in the wilderness." This story is gleaned from 'The Family of Morgan'by the eminent Shakespearean scholar, Dr. Appleton Morgan." (The "New England Historical & Genealogical Record," page 41)

Gilbert

   Brother James settled in New London, Connecticut. Brother John did not like Puritan company, being a high churchman, so he soon left Boston and settled in Virginia. As for Miles: "Being a younger son and of venturesome disposition," Miles arrived at Boston in April, 1636, and then joined a party of emigrants from Roxbury, led by Colonel William Pynchon. They undertook an expedition into the wilderness, and there founded the settlement of Springfield, Massachusetts, which they first called "Agawam." Miles constructed for himself a fortified blockhouse on the bank of Connecticut river.
   Soon after settling in Springfield he married the aforementioned PRUDENCE GILBERT (1616 - 24 Jan 1660), born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England.
   Although Miles was the youngest in the party of explorers, he soon rose to be second in command. He was assigned to important positions of trust both in town and church, "speedily becoming one of the most valued men of the colony, a brave and intrepid Indian fighter, a sturdy tiller of the fields and a wise counsellor in the government." He served one year as Constable and was five times chosen a Selectman, holding the latter office in 1655, 1657, 1660, 1662, and 1668.
   He opened an account with John Pynchon, August 30, 1652, by purchasing 9 yards of Devonshire kersey at 9s, which amounted to £4 1s, 9 yards of Red Cotton at 3s 8d, 2 yards of Scots cloth 5s, several pairs of stockings and a variety of other family necessities, including 2 combs, 4 pairs of "sissars," 4 inkhorns, and a looking glass, the latter costing 2s. The lost charge in the year was for "7 Pills, 14d." Many of the credits were for "voyadges" down to the falls or to the "foote of the falls," referring to the falls in the Connecticut at Enfield. "By carrying goods down & bringing up with Goodman Merrick in July, 1663, your part is £1 14s 1d."
   His homelot was on the south side of the present Cyprus Street, next to Main Street, on what was the land to the upper wharf. He appears to have been a thrifty inhabitant and by killing "beasts," and carrying down "corne," and doing a great variety of work for Pynchon, he escaped the perils of owing too much at his store, unlike other Springfield inhabitants like the Brookes family. Miles' "housing and lands" do not appear to have been transferred to John Pynchon's possessions, who seems to have placed confidence in his accuracy in accounts, for he frequently enters in his book, "By worke as in Miles his Booke," and they were balanced accordingly.
   Prudence died around 1660, and then Miles married ELIZABETH BLISS (1637 - 1683) of Hartford Connecticut, the daughter of Thomas Bliss and Margaret Hulins, on the 15th of February, 1669, in Springfield.

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   Then the town of Springfield was sacked and burned by the Indians in King Philip's war in 1675. Captain Morgan's blockhouse became the fortress of the place, and, after the burning of the settlement, held out until a friendly Indian sent by Miles carried word to Major Samuel Appleton at Hadley, who sent thirty-six men (the standing army of the colony of Massachusetts bay), as reinforcements. They arrived in time to save the lives of the besieged settlers. Sadly, among those killed was Peletiah, Captain Morgan's son.
   His second wife, Elizabeth, died on the second of October, 1683, in Springfield. And the Captain joined her on the 28th of May, 1699, in the town he founded and protected for sixty years.
   A life-size figure of Captain Miles Morgan adorns Court Square, Springfield (pictured at right). The colossal bronze statue, sculpted by Jonathan Scott Hartley, shows Miles in huntsman's dress, jackboots, and cocked hat, with a rifle over his shoulder as he stands vigilant over the town, over 300 years after his death.
   Miles Morgan and Prudence Gilbert had the following children:

CHILDREN OF MILES MORGAN AND PRUDENCE GILBERT

JOSEPH MORGAN b: Mar 1640 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

MARY MORGAN b: 14 Dec 1644 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

BURT JONATHAN MORGAN b: 16 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Family listed below.

DAVID MORGAN b: 23 Jul 1648 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

PELATIAH MORGAN b: 5 May 1650 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Killed by Indians.

ISAAC MORGAN b: 12 Mar 1652 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

LYDIA MORGAN b: 8 Feb 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

HANNAH MORGAN b: 11 Feb 1656 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

MERCY MORGAN b: 18 May 1658 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

   After Prudence's death, Miles also had a son with a second wife named ELIZABETH BLISS, named NATHANIEL MORGAN (23 Aug 1671 - 30 Aug 1752) in Springfield. He married Hannah Bird, daughter of James Bird and Lydia Steele, on the 19th of January, 1691, in Springfield.
   Our ancestor, BURT JONATHAN MORGAN (16 Nov 1646 - 10 April 1714), also grew up in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married SARAH COOLEY (27 Feb 1653 - 14 Feb 1743) in Springfield on the 5th of January, 1679.
   They had eight children, all born in Springfield:

CHILDREN OF BURT JONATHAN MORGAN AND SARAH COOLEY

SARAH MORGAN, born in 1675 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

MARY MORGAN, born in 1679 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

JONATHAN MORGAN, born 27 Nov 1682 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Died young.

JONATHAN MORGAN, born 5 DEC 1686 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

ELIZABETH MORGAN, born 27 Jul 1693 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

REBECCA MORGAN, born 20 Oct 1695 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Family listed below.

HANNAH MORGAN, born in 1696 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

HANNAH MORGAN born in 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

JONATHAN MORGAN, born @ 1700 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

   They had a daughter, REBECCA MORGAN (20 Oct 1695 - 22 Feb 1775). She married WILLIAM SANDERSON (1706 - 1750), in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, on the 20th of May in 1723.

CHILDREN OF REBECCA MORGAN AND WILLIAM SANDERSON

WILLIAM SANDERSON, IV, b: 13 May 1724 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Died: before 1729.

MEDAD SANDERSON, b: 7 May 1726 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married SARAH NICHOLSON on 7 May 1753. Died: 11 Sep 1781.

REBECCA SANDERSON, b: 27 Jun 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She married JAMES NASH on 25 Oct 1770. Died: 24 May 1815.

ELNATHAN SANDERSON Born: 03 Jul 1730, Springfield, Hampden, MA.

AMAZIAH SANDERSON, b: 1 Sep 1732 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married ABIGAIL STEELE on 26 Jun 1751.

ROBERT SANDERSON, b: 13 Jul 1734 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Christened: 23 Jul 1734. Died: Aug 1798, Chester Hampden MA Family listed below.

GENEALOGY

ELEN, who married CADIVOR-FAWR (d. 1089)and begat...

BLEDDRI (MORGAN LINE BEGINS), who married CLYDWEN and begat...

IVOR, who married NEST and begat...

LLEWELYN, who married LLEICI and begat...

IVOR, who married TANGLWST and begat...

LLEWELYN LLEIA, who married SUSAN and begat...

IVOR, who begat...

LLEWELYN, who married ANGHARAD (b. 1300) and begat...

MORGAN (d. 1384), who married MAUD and begat...

LLEWELYN AP MORGAN, who married JENET and begat...

JEVAN MORGAN (1415 - 1448), who married DENISE and begat...

JOHN MORGAN, who married JENET and begat...

THOMAS MORGAN (1474 - 1538), who married ELIZABETH VAUGHAN (b. 1474) and begat...

ROWLAND MORGAN (1498 - 1577), who married BLANCH THOMAS (b. 1512) and begat...

THOMAS MORGAN (1534 - 1603), who married ELIZABETH BODENHAM (b. 1538) and begat...

WILLIAM MORGAN (1560 - 1653), who married ELIZABETH WINTERS (b. 1564) and begat...

ELIZABETH MORGAN (1583 - 1638) married WILLIAM MORGAN (1582 - 1648) and begat...

MILES MORGAN (1616 - 1699), who married PRUDENCE GILBERT (1616 - 1660) and begat..

BURT JONATHAN MORGAN (1646 - 1714), who married SARAH COOLEY (1653 - 1743) and begat...

REBECCA MORGAN (1695 - 1775), who married WILLIAM SANDERSON (b. 10 APR 1706) and begat...

ROBERT SANDERSON (b. 13 Jul 1734), who married RHODA STEELE and begat...

ELNATHAN SANDERSON (1776 - 1854) married BETSY WALTERS and begat...

DAVID SANDERSON (1804 - 1884) who married POLLY BRIGGS (1811 - 1867) and begat...

MELISSA SANDERSON (1839 - 1921) who married LABAN HAUSE (1831 - 1906) and begat...

FRANK HAUSE (1867 - 1951) who married FLADELLA RAYMOND (1869 - 1961) and begat...

CARLISLE HAUSE (1891 - 1972) who married MARJORIE MARCHANT (1892 - 1939) who begat...

CARLETON MARCHANT HAUSE, SR. (1917 - 1983) who married JEANNE BRUNNER (1918 - 2000) and begat...

CARLETON MARCHANT HAUSE, JR. (b. 1939) who married MARTHA WENK (b. 1940) and begat...

JEFF, KATHY (who married HAL LARSEN), ERIC (who married MARY MOONSAMMY), and MICHELE HAUSE.

NOTES

¹ - Other surname authorities derive the name Morgan from Muir or mor (sea) and cant (an edge or brink) "which is certainly characteristic of the situation of the Gla Morgan country." (Beauties of England and Wales. XVIII, p. 542)

² - The Morgan family is the best-chronicled clan in Wales, so although the particular ancestors aren't known, it is generally agreed that our Morgan lines, as well as every branch which existed in the thirteen original American states, and the Western Reserve, derives from this man. Bleddri was the third son of Cadivor-Fawr and Elen. He is considered the first Morgan because his coat of arms is the basis for almost all of the Morgan lines from that point on. We can also trace our lineage through his mother, Elen, for another 500 years (twenty generations). This line started with GWYNEDD, Cymric King, born in 605, A.D. (You can follow the entire line on page 249 in "The Family of Morgan," Part II (PDF file).

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