The Morgan Family

Our Morgan ancestors came from Wales. They were Episcopalians. One was an Episcopal Bishop.
JAMES MORGAN, son of the Bishop, left Wales in 1700 for Pennsyl­vania, accompanied by his wife, three young sons and retinue of servants. He bought a large tract of land near Philadelphia. One of his children was James, Jr.
JAMES MORGAN, JR., was married (name of his wife unknown). James Morgan, Jr. died soon after the birth of his son James Morgan, III. His widow later married a Mr. Reece.
JAMES MORGAN, III, born in 1792. In 1811, he married Rebecca Templin, in Philadelphia. They had two sons, Thomas T. and David. Rebecca died when her sons were quite young. James then left his children with Mrs. Reece, and moved to Louisiana, purchasing a plantation near Opelousas, in St. Landry Parish. He built a large home in Opelousas, the parish seat. He was called Squire Morgan and was highly esteemed. He married Susan Clark, a beautiful girl of Plaquemine Brulee, St. Landry Parish. He then brought his sons, Thomas and David, to Louisiana. This was about 1830. After serving as Sheriff of St. Landry Parish for 12 years, Squire Morgan retired to his plantation home. He was then elected to the Legislature and served continuously in that capacity until his death on August 23, 1858. Squire Morgan’s estate consisted principally of plantations, including one near Bayou Waxie, of over 1000 acres.
Thomas T. Morgan was killed in the Civil War. David Morgan married but the name of his wife is unknown. They had two children: A son who was killed in the War, and a daughter, Margaret, who married Frank Woodworth.
Susan Clark Morgan died in 1845. She and Squire Morgan had four children:

1. CAROLINE MORGAN, born in 1832. Married Jonathan L. Mor­
   ris.  She died in 1872.
2. James Morgan, IV, who was killed in the Civil War.
3. Emily Morgan, who married James L. Brafford.   They lived near
   Natural Bridge (Sherwood), Virginia.
4. Lily Morgan, who died in infancy.

The Morgan family thus merges into the Morris family.