Colonel Jacob Morgan^{[1, 2, 3]}

1716 - 1792  (76 years)

• Name	Jacob Morgan
  Title	Colonel
  Birth	7 Nov 1716	Caernarvonshire, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	French and Indian War Colonel
  Death	11 Nov 1792	Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I3842	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Rigg, Dickinson, Evans Branch
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Morgan,   b. 1659, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales d. 25 Mar 1741, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Abrey,   b. 1661, Brongwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales d. Feb 1747, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1708	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Piersol,   b. 1723, Montgomeryville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Dec 1791, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1739
  Children	1. Sarah Morgan,   b. 1740, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Rebecca Morgan,   b. 1741, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Sep 1821, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years) + 3. Colonel Jacob Morgan, Jr,   b. 1741, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Sep 1802, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)   4. Benjamin Morgan,   b. 1745, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1826, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age 81 years)   5. Mary Morgan,   b. 20 Jul 1748, Pennsylvania, USA   6. Frances Morgan,   b. 1752   7. John Morgan,   b. 1755
  Family ID	F6717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  son of Thomas and Elizabeth(Abrey) Morgan sons Jacob 1742, Benjamine 1745 Daughters Sarah, m. Joseph Jenkins Mary, m. Nicholas Hudson Rebecca, m. John Price Flower note by Celia not certified/approved as fact and is not appropriate as a method of bio correction.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Website: Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree (Reliability: 0). http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=53028956&pid=3842 [S181] WikiTree contributors, Website: WikiTree: Family Tree, (wikitree.com), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-47279864/colonel-jacob-morgan-in-wikitree (Reliability: 4). Colonel Jacob Morgan&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 7 1716 - Shire of Caernarvon Wales&lt;br&gt;Death: Nov 11 1792 - Morgantown Berks County Pennsylvania&lt;br&gt;Father: Captain Thomas Morgan&lt;br&gt;Mother: Elizabeth Morgan (born Abrey)&lt;br&gt;Wife: Rachel Morgan (born Piersol Pearsal)&lt;br&gt;Children: Colonel Jacob Morgan, Jr.Benjamin MorganSarah Jenkins (born Morgan)Mary Hudson (born Morgan)Rebecca Price (born Morgan)&lt;br&gt;Sibling: Francis Morgan&lt;br&gt;Photos: [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-360519791/col-jacob-morgan-sr-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Col. Jacob Morgan Sr.&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 7 1716 - Caenarvon, Wales, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Rachel Piersol - 1739 - Honey Brook, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Mrs. Morgan - 1747 - Caron-uwch-clawdd, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;Death: Nov 11 1792 - Morgantown, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Nov 11 1792 - Morgantown, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information.&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>Ref : Find a grave #19159473<br>LifeSketch: Jacob Morgan, was born in Wales, in 1716, and came to this county with his father, Thomas Morgan, and they immigrated to Caranarvon Township, in Lancaster County, in 1730. During the French and Indian War, in 1755, Jacob was commissioned as a captian under the Provincial Government. He was 39 years old. He was active in various positions during the Revolutionary War. He was a judge of the county for the years, 1768-1769, 1772, and from 1774-1777, and was a justice of the peace, in southern Berks County from 1777-1791. He died in Morgantown, November 11, 1792, at the age of 76, and was buried in the cemetery of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church. He had two sons, Jacob Jr., and Benjamin; three daughters, Sarah (married to Joseph Jenkins), Mary (married to John Hudson), and Rebecca (married to John Price, an Attorney in Reading. Rachel, a daughter of John and Rebecca Price, was married to Samuel Wetherill in 1788. Bangor Episcopal Church, at Churchtown, Carnarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19159473/jacob-morgan.