Pelatiah Morgan^[1]

1650 - 1675  (25 years)

• Name	Pelatiah Morgan
  Birth	7 May 1650	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Unexpected Death	Oct 1675
  	Killed in Indian Attack
  Death	Oct 1675	West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
  Burial	Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I21102	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson, Rigg
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Sergeant Miles Morgan,   b. 1615, Glamorgan, Wales d. 28 May 1699, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Prudence Gilbert,   b. 1617, England d. 14 Nov 1660, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1643
  Family ID	F7026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The son of Miles and Prudence Gilbert Morgan was working on a roof with his brother-in-law Edmund Pringryday[s] and another man in October 1675 when they were attached by native Americans stirred up during King Phillips War. The three men on the roof were killed and many of the homes and structures on both sides of the river were burned. Those that survived were hold up in a few structures like the compound surrounding father Miles Morgan's home. While under siege a native loyal to his father Miles Morgan managed to escape to Deerfield to alert a militia force stationed there. They traversed the distance back to Springfield to relieve the besieged survivors. This was the beginning of uneasy times for all until the rebellion was extinguished. It is likely some of the natives were friends of Miles Morgan or known to him as he traded with many along the river. Often natives were not treated fairly in other settlements such as those along the river in Connecticut Colony. William Pynchon leader and founder of Springfield preferred to treat the natives fairly. This caused him to break from the Connecticut Colony to which they were originally allied. Gravesite Details Unknown burial location but likely in the old burial grounds of Springfield as was his mother who died after him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-171584700/pelatiah-morgan-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Pelatiah Morgan&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: May 5 1650 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Killed by Indians&lt;br&gt;Death: Circa 1675 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Miles Morgan</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Prudence Morgan (born Gilbert)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Lydia Morgan</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Joseph Morgan</a>, <a>Mary Morgan</a>, <a>Isaac Morgan</a>, <a>Burt Jonathan Morgan</a>, <a>David Morgan, Sr.</a>, <a>Lydia Pierce (born Morgan)</a>, <a>Hannah Terry (born Morgan)</a>, <a>Mercy Morgan</a> [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221726275/pelatiah-morgan.