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Descendancy Narrative of John Morgan

by Charles J. Vella, Ph.D.

John1 MORGAN was born before 1755 1800 Census - 45 & over category; VIM: Wales.[i],[ii] He was in military service American Revolution.[iii] He appeared in the census of 1790 of at an unknown place 1 male, > 16 years, 5 males under 16; 5 females; total 11.[iv] He was taxed in 1790 in Stokes Co., NC, USA, Taxes records from 1790 to 1799. And the year of 1815. No other tax records for Stokes County. 1790 & 1791 Captain Bosticks District, 1792 ? 1799 Captain Morgan’s District

1790 ? 1799 &nb

John Morgan

1790, 1791, 750 Acres, 1 white Poll

1792, 525 Acres, “ “

1793, 1794 475 Acres “ “

1795 725 Acres “ “

1796 350 Acres “ “

1797 Nothing listed after his name

1798 No Listing

1799 No Listing.[v]

He had 1790 Census - 9 children (5 boys under 16 [1774-1790]) in 1790.[vi] He is documented in a land record dated Feb 23, 1795 in Stokes Co., NC, USA, Land Entrys 1790 ? 1798

Granted 2/23/1795 John Morgan 150 Acres in Stokes County on the head of middle fork of Huenes Creek. Borders Tarnce Burns, Martin, John Dunlap, and his own line: includes his improvements

Similar listing for John’s neighbor, Charles McAnally but spells the name of the Creek as Hewins (not Huenes) and lists John Morgan as a border.[vii]

He appeared in the census of 1800 of Stokes, NC, USA, Only Morgan: 1 male child (16-26) [Benjamin? - right age]; 1 male > 45; 2 females (16-26).[viii] He died between 1800 and 1810 at Stokes, NC, USA, ?? - Not in 1810 Stokes NC census. His estate was administered in Jun 16, 1814 6/16/1814 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

A deed from John Dunlap, Senior to James Davis was proven by Banony (Benjamin) Morgan and ordered 6 PD

3/9/1819 Ordered that James Davis be permitted to withdraw his papers in the case said Davis vs. John Morgan

6/15/1819 Administration of the estate of John Morgan, deceased is granted to James Davis who entered into bond with John Evans security in 100 ponds and qualified accordingly.[ix] Research: John MORGAN: A Capt. John Morgan fought in the Amer. Revol. and died in Stokes Co. NC. He married Betsey and had at least one child, Elizabeth, who married Capt. Jesse McAnally of Stokes and prob. had a son Valentine Morgan, who went West by 1820; poss. to TN or KY.

DOCUMENT No. 4

Jessee McAnally to James Davis

sent from: Poinsett, IA

dated: 24 July 1847

letter (publically owned) - NC State Archives -

Eliz. McAnally Estate Papers.

Jessee McAnally is the son of Jesse & Elizabeth (Morgan) McAnally of Stokes County. In 1844, Elizabeth Morgan McAnally died allowing for the division of her husbands estate. There appears to have been some difficulty in the division, since many court records suggest that there was some fighting among the children. Elizabeth's will is partially enterd in the County will books, but was apparently disregarded. Her will makes it apparent that she did not intend to divide the estate equally among her children. Jessee Jr. moved West with his brother-in-law John T. Wright.

July the 24.. 1847 Poinsett Ia (1)

Dear Brother & Sister (2) we take this oppertunity of righting you / A few lines informing you that we are all in common helth / Except Mary Isabella (3) she is very weakly caused By takeing / Cold she is some better then she has bin/ Polly (4) has bin very / Weakly all this Spring with the Dispepsy (5) she has got Better / the rest of us are all well at present and all of the connection / as fare as I know, ex Joseph Booth (6) he has bin sick for several / Days but is some better at this time / Dear Brother please send us our parts of the estate (7) by the / Bearer John M. Wright (8) if these Receipts is not legal give / us directions how to make them legal and we will promply / Attend to it. and send them by mail as soon as possible / Hold these until you git them. I see no difficulty why you / Cannot send us our parts consitantly with your Interest / We understand from Mr goldens (9) letter to James T. Wright (10) / that Adam Mitchel (11) and John E. Lasly (12) have filed partitions / for a Distribution Complaining against the amount allowed / the Admr. of $280 and also the amount of $87..59 cents / As a commission; we believe if they succede in their / undertakeing and gain their point that you will allow us / Our parts the same as them that went to Law about it / We should of empowered you from the first to of done / our Business but George Boothe (13) allowed as you was / Admr. of the estate you could not receipt for us. / Therefore we concluded as Golden was acting for James T. Wright / We would get him to act for us also /

Crops of corn here looks very promising at this time, wheat has / turnd out mutch better then we expected, wheat is worth about 50 cts / Corn 20 cents Bacon 61/4 hogs form 2.50 to 3 Dollars pr. hundred / Polly wants sister Elizabeth (14) to send her the draft of Dimity (15) and send / her word how to tread it by John M. Wright / Polly and all the children16 joins me in love to you all / So I remain yours James Davis

Jesse McAnally

Notes:

* 1 Poinsett, IA Though he uses "IA" which today would be considered an abbreviation for Iowa, it is believed that he is referning to a place in Hamilton county, Indiana where the McAnallys and Wrights settled. The Booths, McAnallys and Wrights all connected by marriage emigrated West.*

* 2 Brother & Sister James and Elizabeth (McAnally) Davis. James married the writer's sister Elizabeth in 1816. James is the son of the wealthy Stokes County planters James & Margaret (Dunlap) Davis who held large grants along the Dan River in Meadows and Snow Creek District. Probate records indicate that James Jr. took an active role in his wife's legacy from her father's and grandfather's estate. James and Elizabeth lived on a plantation/area known as Red Shoals. .

* 3 Mary Isabelle (1829-1847) The third child of Jesse & Mary (Wright) McAnally. Mary's birth and death dates were obtained from a second hand source, notes written into a book on the McAnally family found in the Danbury, NC Public Library's Gypsy Hollingsworth History Room. Apparently Mary died the year of this letter, probably from the sickness mentioned here. .

* 4 Polly Mary Wright McAnally (1797-1849). She is a daughter of John W. Wright of Stokes County. Almost nothing is known about the Wright family, but both Mary and her brother James married children of Jesse McAnally and are therefore cousins to James Davis. She married Jesse McAnally in 1822 and moved to Hamilton county, Indiana. .

* 5 Dispepsy Dyspepsia is in past and modern times is synonymous with indigestion; however, Mary died within two years of this letter and the medical problems described may indicate an early presense of the disease. Sources contemporary with this letter give the advise for those persons troubled with dyspepsia, "to avoid combinations such as fruit and vegetables; milk and vegetables; sugar and milk, meat, or vegetables; fates with fruits, meats, vegetables." [re: Wilson, E.B., America's Vanishing Folkways pg.74] .

* 6 Joseph Booth Probably one of the children of George & Mary (McAnally) Booth. Elizabeth Morgan McAnally's will referes to the four children of George and Mary, but does not name them individually. .

* 7 ..the estate.. The estate of Elizabeth Morgan McAnally (1764-1844), widow of Jesse McAnally (1760-21800). Elizabeth is the daughter of Capt. John Morgan (c1740-1819) who died a pauper in Stokes County, though apparently held the title of Capt. and was active in early Stokes County where he appears in the court records as a tax collector and jury man. He may have recieved his title in the Revolution. Little is known of the Morgan family, or where/when Elizabeth and Jesse married. Elizabeth marriage to Jesse connected her with of one of the leading families in Stokes politics. Her husband Jesse was a farmer and Justice for Stokes, who died suddenly in 1800. Most of his wealth seems to have been dependant on his father's, Capt. Charles McAnally, estate. Elizabeth left her own will which is found entered in the Stokes County Will Book. However, her will is abruptly ended in mid-sentence and was apparently never acted upon. What part of the will was entered makes it clear she was not planing to divide the estate equally, leaving $400 to her son John, but only 5 shillings to her son Charles, who she seems to have been at odds with. Elizabeth, her son Charles and James Davis Sr. all die in 1844. Elizabeth and James Davis were both of advanced age, but it may be likely that 1844 was the year of an epidemic for Stokes County. .

8 John M. Wright Probably the son of James T. & Ruhamah (McAnally) Wright. His mother, Ruhamah (1788-1858), is the third child of Jesse & Elizabeth (Morgan) McAnally. He is probably the same man who married Ruhamer McAnally, daughter of Charles & Sarah (Banner) McAnally, who would have been his first cousin. .

* 9 Mr. golden unidentified. Probably one of the Golding men who lived in the Meadows district or in Germantown. Apparently, he was a local lawyer. .

* 10 John T. Wright unidentified. A James T. Wright married Jesse's sister Ruhamer and moved West to Indiana. John is probably a son. .

* 11 Adam Mitchel (1800-1855) The son of Hugh & Anna (Davis) Mitchell. Adam connection in the estate is through his marriage to Mercy McAnally (1798-1877), the youngest child of Jesse & Elizabeth (Morgan) McAnally. Adam is the writer's brother-in-law and also a cousin to James Davis, whose paternal aunt is Anna Davis Mitchell (1791-1837). Adam Mitchell was a wealthy farmer in the Dillard area of Stokes. .

* 12 Joseph E. Lasly Joseph married Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Charles & Sarah (Banner) McAnally of Stokes County. Charles died in February of 1844, five months before his mother. Therefore, Joseph and his wife Elizabeth became direct heirs to Jesse & Elizabeth (Morgan) McAnally's estate. .

* 13 George Booth (1775-1861) George Booth's origins are unknown and nothing is known of his early life or of his family. His death is mentioned in another letter of the Davis family, included in this volume. He married in 1808 to Mary, the eldest child of Jesse & Elizabeth (Morgan) McAnally of Stokes County. .

* 14 Elizabeth Elizabeth McAnally Davis (1796-1858) The seventh child of Jesse & Elizabeth (Morgan) McAnally. She married James, the son of a wealthy Stokes County planter, James & Margaret (Dunlap) Davis. James Jr. built his home place on the banks of the Dan River at a place known as Red Shoals. The Davis homested faces the McAnally homested which was located on the South side of the Dan. Elizabeth died in 1858 after bearing twelve children all who lived to be adults. She and her husband founded Davis Chapel which still stands and is used for religious functions. .

* 15 Dimity A type of fabric. Webster's discribes it as a, "sheer usually corded cotton fabric of plain weave in checks or stripes." .

* 16 ..all the children.. Jesse & Mary (Wright) McAnally had at least five children: John Fletcher, Elizabeth Jane, Mary Isabelle, Nancy Margaret, and Eliza Ruhamer. After Mary's death in 1849, Jesse remarries in Indiana to Jane Brattain and had issue.[x]

. Research: John MORGAN: John Morgan was only Morgan in Stokes Co, NC in 1790 with male sons under 16 (there was a Valentine Morgan, but no sons). He was the only Morgan in Stokes Co NC in 1800 Census (box 32), with 1 son and 2 females. This may be father of Benjamin Morgan. 1790 Census (box 7) gives him with 10 others (1 male over 16, 5 males under 16 and 5 females). Not in 1810 census.[xi] Research: John MORGAN: Daniel Boone's father was Squire Boone and his mother was Sarah Morgan, daughter of Edward Morgan from Wales. Daniel's parents are buried near Yadkinville, NC. Booneville, NC is north of Yadkinville. unclear if related.[xii] Research: John MORGAN: The Family of Capt. John Morgan of Stokes County, North Carolina

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Capt. John Morgan was an early resident of Stokes County, North Carolina. Little work has been done to identify his origins or he details of his life. He is mainly documented in genealogy due to his association with the McAnally family of Stokes County, North Carolina. His daughter, Elizabeth, married Jesse McAnally the son of one of the county's Founding Fathers; Capt. Charles McAnally.

One of the best documents concerning John Morgan is his estate papers found in Stokes County's court records at the North Carolina State Archives [re: June Court 1819]. In 1819, John Morgan dies leaving 150 acres which James Davis Sr. petitions the court to sell for debt. Though their grandchildren would marry, the relationship between Davis and Morgan appears to be one of creditor and debtor. James Davis was a wealthy planter in the area. The petitions reads, "James Davis the administrator of John Morgan deceased states that the personal estate of said Morgan is insufficient to pay and satisfy the debt due the said James Davis of the amount of twenty four pounds with interest on that sum from the year 1808.." and mentions the "...tract of land...in the County of Stokes adjoining James Davis, Vawter & others on the North side of Dan River containing about 150 acres". This same record mentions that "...Morgan has children Elizabeth Macannally (sic) and others living out of the state".

Early Stokes County tax records show John Morgan with the title of "Captain" and with property in Capt. Bostick's District. His title appears to have come from service in the American Revolution. However no pension was awarded to Morgan, due to his death before pensions were issued. Proof of his war service is found among the records of men who served under him and drew pensions based on that service. Some of the men who served under Morgan are: Joel Hill (W-23288), John Wilkins (W-9893), and Joseph Banner (W-9716). Wilkins' pension indicate that Capt. John Morgan was at Guildford Court House, before the famous battle, it is not clear if he an his men fought in the battle.

An early deed dated 1780, grants 200 acres on Kevin Creek to John Morgan [re: D.B. B-28, pg. 29]. Deeds and grants dating from 1789, 1793 and 1795, locate Capt. Morgan in Stokes County on Hewins Creek bordering upon the lands of Charles McAnally, Terrance Burnes and John Dunlap [re: Grant #1109 and other records]. A deed dated 1784 is witness by John and Betty Morgan; indicating his wife's name. Betty must have died before 1819, since she is not named in his estate papers. In 1790, John Morgan is listed with 750 acres and no taxable slaves. By 1791, tax records show he is neighbored by Valentine Morgan, probably his son. Beginning in 1792 John's land holdings decrease to 525 acres in 1792 and 475 acres in 1793, but by 1795 he is shown with 725 acres again. By 1801, John is listed with only 12.5 acres, but still polled and Valentine had disappeared from the lists by then.

John Morgan is mentioned in 1779 as a constable under Charles McAnally, Esq. in Capt. Camporlins District. He is found often in the records as a juror and collects the taxes in Bostick's District for at least 1787 and 1788. These fragments of records concerning John Morgan do not provide many clues about his life. He often appears as a witness and juror, suggesting him to have been well known and respected in the county. Evidence of Morgan's debts at his death and small wealth indicate he did not thrive in Stokes county. His daughter Elizabeth McAnally was relatively well off, marrying into one of the founding families of Stokes County, which probably insured Morgan some comforts in later life. The fate of his other children is unknown.

* Elizabeth Morgan

born 21 Jan 1764; died 05 Jul 1844

born Virginia?; died Stokes Co., NC

married: Jesse McAnally (1760-1800)son of Charles & Ruhamer (Houston) McA.

married circa 1782; Surry Co., NC

children: Mary (m: George Boothe); Charles (m: Sarah Banner); Ruhamah (m: James Wright); John (m: Drucilla Gray); Green Lee; Jesse (m1: Mary Wright, m2: Jane Brattain); Elizabeth (m: James Davis Jr.); Mercy (m: Adam Mitchell).

1 (--?--)2 MORGAN was born between 1774 and 1784 age 16-26.[xiii] She was living in 1800 at Stokes, NC, USA.[xiv]

2 Benjamin2 MORGAN was born circa 1780 in NC, USA, male, age 60-70, in 1840 census; age 70, bp NC, in 1850 census; son Hardin's 1880 census gives father's bp as NC; Andrew Jackson Morgan gives death at age 97, and birth in Wales; James Hamilton Morgan gives VA.[xv],[xvi],[xvii] He was a a farmer and manufacturer. He was listed in the census of John MORGAN in 1790 in.[xviii] He was listed in the census of John MORGAN in 1800 in at Stokes, NC, USA.[xix] He married Dicca (--?--). He appeared in the census of 1810 of Beaver Island Dist., Stokes, NC, USA, 1 male ................
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