Ahnentafel #426 - Charles Morgan

Charles Morgan

Born: ca. 1740 Prince William Co., Virginia
Died: 1822 Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky

Buried: Unknown

Married: Susanna Doggett in Virginia before 1766

Occupation: land agent, farmer, ran a grist mill with his sons at old Millport, near the mouth of Isaac's Creek, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky.

Following the close of the Revolutionary War, many of the officers and soldiers received military land grants in the wilderness of Virginia west of the Cumberland Mountains. A great area was reserved for this purpose. The boundary line ran roughly from the headwaters of Green River eastward to the Cumberland Mountains thence southward with said mountains to the Tennessee line, thence westward with said line to the Tennessee River, thence up the Ohio River to the Green River, thence up said river to the beginning.  Prior to 1792, the ear that Kentucky was admitted as a state, all grants of land had been made by Virginia. There were three classes of grants (1) settlement preemption (2) military and (3) Virginia Land Office treasury warrants. Any person could buy a Land Office treasury warrant covering a specified number of acres of unreserved and vacant land west of the Cumberland Mountains. However, it was necessary for the holder of such a warrant to survey and plainly mark the boundary of the survey, then file his claim with a branch Land Office, where it must remain on record for six months before issuance of the deed.   It was in this field that Charles Morgan built his reputation as a noted land agent of Kentucky. He established his business shortly after the close of the War in what later became Clark County, Kentucky. He employed numerous agents and operated from this location until about 1801, when he moved westward, settled in Muhlenberg County and continued his land business with his eldest son, Willis Morgan.  The Virginia Land Grant records in the Kentucky Land Office show that he surveyed millions of acres for his clients and surveyed and purchased in his own name over 100,000 acres covered by some twenty grants from 1783 to 1789 in Jefferson, Fayette, Bourbon and Mason Counties.  In a series of books entitled Fayette Entries are recorded some seventy-nine deed granted in his name, plus many joint ownership grants. In addition to surveying and tradining in land, Willis Morgan established a trading post, grist mill and shipping post on Pond River, named Millport, about 1805.  Flatboats were built, loaded with produce and floated down Pond River and on to the market of New Orleans.

Lived in Pond River country below Harpe's Hill in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Harpe's Hill was named for the notorious Cave-in-Rock outlaws Big and Little Harpe. It is located at Lat: 37.25428 and Long: -87.34933

Excerpts Charles Morgan: Early Kentucky Land Agent by Dewitt Settle, July 1941, housed in Library Special Collections, WKU, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

While searching the records of the State of Kentucky during the past several years, I have been deeply impressed by the magnitude of the work that was done by Charles Morgan. 

Thinking that perhaps no other person will write his story and knowing that it should be preserved; I will here tell, what I know of him, Charles Morgan the brother of my great, great, great grandmother, Mary Morgan Settle, wife of George Settle.

Charles Morgan was born in Fauquier County Va. in (about) the year 1740. He was a son of William Morgan and his first wife Mary Duncan Morgan. 

As a boy and young man Charles Morgan lived with his father and mother at their home on Barrow's Run in Fauquier County Virginia.  In my opening statement I said that Charles Morgan was born in Fauquier county. Fauquier county had not been formed in 1740 in fact it was not formed until 1759. At that time it was taken from Prince William County. The location of the William Morgan  home was in that part of Prince William county that was in 1759 made into, and is now Fauquier county.  Charles Morgan was approximately nineteen years of age at the time Fauquier county was formed.  His father William Morgan was a wealthy planter and large slave holder.  He was for many years the county surveyor for both Prince William and Fauquier counties.

William Morgan taught his oldest son Charles to use the compass and chain and by the time he had reached majority Charles Morgan was an accomplished surveyor. 

With the above background, we will pass to the time of the Revolutionary War.

In Saffel's list we find recorded that Charles Morgan was a Sergeant in the army of the Frontier, commanded by Gen. George Rogers Clark. He was with that army at the capture of Vincennes and was also in the entire Ohio Campaign, when Clark's army destroyed the British and Indian Posts Piqua, Chillecothe, Larimer's Store and other posts on the Little Miami. He served with Clark's army until the close of the Revolutionary war in 1782.

At some time after the close of the war in 1782 and the beginning of the year 1783 he started his business as land agent. 

In order that the reader may full understand just what this land agent was it is necessary that I give herewith a short description of the system under which the lands in Kentucky were originally allotted.

Kentucky was admitted as a state into the union in 1792. Before that date all of Kentucky was a part of Virginia, so all grants to lands prior to 1782 were grants from Virginia. These at first fell into three classes, namely 1. settlement preemption, 2. military and 3. Virginia Land Office treasury warrants. 

1. Settlement preemption grants were grants that were given to those pioneers who had prior to 1780 settled on the land, built a cabin, resided on the land for one year and raised one crop of corn. Any man that had done this was given a settlement tract of 400 acres and a preemption tract of 1000 acres adjoing. 

2. Military grants - were given to officers, (both commissioned and non-commissioned) of the Virginia Militia and the units of the continental army in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.

A great reserve was set aside, south of Green River for these veterans and until the year 1797 this reserve was closed to general settlement. . . . By 1797 all of the military lands had been surveyed and grants issued to the veterans so in that year the reserve was opened to general settlement. 

3. Land Office treasury warrants, by March of 1780 Virginia had established a land office. Any person could buy from this land office a land office Treasury warrant, calling for a certain number of acres of  vacant land west of the Cumberland Mountains. It was necessary for the holder of this warrant to survey and plainly mark the boundary of the survey, then file with a branch of the land office his claim where the claim must remain on record for six months before a deed could be granted. The holder of this warrant could employ a surveyor, locating agent or land agent, to locate and survey for him the land as called for in the warrant. 

Charles Morgan was such an agent. He had several sub-agents, or men in his employ in several sections of the state. 

After the Revolutionary war, he, in the fall of 1782 established his home and headquarters in what is now Campbell county, Kentucky and started his business. 

He located millions of acres of land for his clients and hundreds of thousands of acres for himselft. Many noted men worked with and for him. At the time of his death in Muhlenberg county Ky. in 1822 the noted Kentuckian Humphrey Marshall was one of his agents, but this will be shown later in this story and by his will.

In order that the reader may grasp the vastness of this man's operation, I list below a few of his grants and surveys.

In the Kentucky Land office and in a series of deed books entitled Virginia Land Grants are the following. 

Charles Morgan grantee - Acres - Surveyed - County - Water Course

• 650, 5/24/1784, Fayette, Lower Howard
• 255, 1/16/1784, Fayette, Stoness Fork
• 1000, 6/12/1784, Fayette, Stoness Fork
• 1042, 4/11/1784, Fayette, Slate Creek
• 43,325, 7/4/1785, Fayette, Eagle Creek
• 29,940, 9/16/1788, Fayette, Elk Horn
• 15,559, 9/18/1788, Fayette, Eagle Creek

In a series of books entitled Fayette entries - seventy nine deeds are granted to him in his own name, a sample of these is listed below:

Grantee - Acres - Surveyed - Water Course

• William & Charles Morgan, 15,975, 1/2/1784, none
• Morgan & Brown, 38,000, 2/10/1784, Ohio River
• Morgan & Brown, 18,000, 11/13/1793, Ohio River
• Morgan & Fishback, 40,000, 1/1/1784, Ohio River
• Morgan & Spilman, 7,812, 3/28/1786, Big Boone Lick

. . . In a series of deed books in the Kentucky Land office entitled Kentucky Land Grants  many grants are listed in his name and the listings are shown as late as 1810 -- after 1810 most of the business was taken up and carried on by his son Willis Morgan, but before I start with his son Willis I will give a sample of the grants that were located by Charles Morgan for members of his family.

 Grantee (relation to Charles) - Acres - Surveyed - County - Watercourse

• William Morgan (father), 17,604, 5/15/1785, Fayette, Big Boone Lick
• Simon Morgan (uncle), 1,000, 12/13/1787, Bourbon, Stoner Fork
• Simon Morgan (uncle), 1,200, 7/22/1784, Fayette, Flemings Creek
• Simon Morgan (uncle), 1,042, 4/11/1784, Fayette, State Creek
• Edward Settle (brother-in-law), 1,000, 6/29/1784, Fayette, Licking
• Edward Settle (brother-in-law), 2,800, 6/23/1785, Fayette, Bank Lick 
• George Settle (brother-in-law), 2,000, 6/20/1785, Fayette, Ohio River
• Thomas Settle (nephew), 4,958, 6/24/1785, Fayette, Bank Lick

Charles Morgan maintained his home in Campbell county until most of the lands in central Kentucky had been taken up and until that section of Kentucky became too thickly populated for his liking. 

In 1801 he again pioneered, moving his family westward and settling in the new and virgin county of Muhlenberg. He was sixty-one years of age when he made this move but he was not through his active life.

 Muhlenberg county had been established about two and one half years before he moved to that county but the records show that Charles Morgan was active in all matters for the public's good and helpful in the establishing of law and order. 

Before the circuit court was established he often presided over the court of quarter session and was a useful citizen.

His home in Muhlenberg county was on a tract of land that included several thousand acres. It extended from the present town of Earls, Ky., northwestward to Pond River. His sons John and Willis had homes on the same tract. 

John Morgan was a member of the State Legislature in 1806,  from Muhlenberg county. He was at several times sheriff of the county and at all times worked for the maintenance of law and order and the betterment of the general social standards.

He was a great lover of horses and always kept the best to be found in that section of Kentucky. He also was a great fox hunter, and it is said that for fifty years he wore caps made from the fur of white foxes. . . . 

Willis Morgan was the oldest son of Charles Morgan. he started with his father in the land business before the family left Campbell county. He also was a surveyor. . . . . 

At the time of the death of Charles Morgan there was due him a goodly amount of money by people that had fallen behind with their payments for land. He also had at that time a great amount of land that he had never sold. . . . 

I hope that this record of Charles Morgan, the Great Land Agent; will be interesting or useful to someone. 

Simon Dewitt Settle

Military: During the Revolutionary War, he served as a Sergeant in the Frontier army of George Rogers Clark and participated in the capture of Vincennes and in the Ohio campaign.

Records:

1779 - Aug. 26 - Deed from Charles & Susanna Morgan of Fauquier Co., to Michael Keppel of "Shennando" for £1100 currenty money, 430 acres granted to William Morgan, father of Charles. The land was situated in Shenandoah County.

1781 - Dec. 3 - At a court held for Jefferson County - It appearing to the Court that the following Persons are intitled by virtue of an Act of Assembly passed May last, to four hundred acres of land, each, Orders that the County Surveyor lay off to them accordingly viz [partial list]:

• Sarah Morgan
• Charles Morgan - no way to prove he is the same Charles Morgan
• Charles Morgan junr
• Moses Spears 

Test Mer'th Price Clk Jeff Cur

1782 - 1788 - Charles entered 153,904.75 acres in Fayette County, Virginia. This was when Fayette was one of only three counties in the Kentucky territory.  It took in 37 present day counties and parts of seven others.

1783 - Franklin County Depositions - Deposition of Col. William Sudduth taken March 24, 1812, that he came to Kentucky in 1783 and resided at Myers Station till December, then removed to Strode's Station where Charles Morgan and others, Joseph Proctor, etc., tarried; back to Strode's in December, 1783. The party in 1783 were Charles Morgan, Thomas Settle and Joseph Proctor. When first came into the country was with Thomas Brown, Thomas Settle, Caleb Masterson and Joshua Orr.

1784 - May 16 - At a Court held for Jefferson County - for the Examination of Charles Morgan and Mathew Jones committed to the Gaol of this County for feloniously stealing four Geese the property of Jacob Minor.

Present, Rich'd Chinewith, J.F. Moore, William Oldham & George Wilson, Gentlemen Justices.

The Prisoners being set to the Bar and it being demanded of them whether they were guilty  of the offence wherewith they stand charged or not guilty, they say they are no wise thereof guilty. Whereupon Jacob Minor a Witness was sworn & examined, upon consideration of whose Testimony, it is the opinion of the Court that they are guilty of the s'd Felony & its therefore ordered that each of them recognize in the Sum of £1000, with two Securities each in the Sum of £500 for their Appearance at the next Grand Jury Court, or be recommitted to Gaol until such security is given. - probably not the same Charles Morgan as he would not need to steal anything, but this shows that there are other Charles Morgans in the state. 

1792 - Sept. 8 - Notice in Kentucky Gazette which mentions Charles Morgan's mill: 

Taken up by the subscriber, near Charles Morgan's mill, in Fayette county, a sorrel mare, about 3 years old, 13 hands and a half high, gray mane, no brand perceivable; Appraised to £5.

Samuel Sears, April 20, 1792

1792 - Nov. 10 - Nelson County, KY - A Charles Morgan taxed in Benjamin Frye's district for having 1 white male over 21 and 1 horse. 

 

1793 - March 23 - Ad in Kentucky Gazette taken out by Charles Morgan, run in multiple issues of the Kentucky Gazette:

Taken up by the subscriber, on Boone's creek, in Fayette county, a chestnut sorrel mare, rising three years old, middling well grown, no brand perceivable, appraised to £8.  

Charles Morgan, Jan. 8, 1793

1794 - December 20 - Notice in Kentucky Gazette mentioning Charles Morgan's mill:

Taken up by the subscriber, living in Clarke County on Boon's creek, near Charles Morgan's mill, a bay two year old colt, with a star in his forehead, docked, no brand percieveable; Appraised to 4l. 10

Lincefield Burbrige, October 27

1797 - June 10 - Notice in Kentucky Gazette taken out by William Myaus regarding land in Bourbon County:

Notice - Is hereby given, that on the 12th of September the commissioners of Bourbon county, are to meet at the Brushy fork of Hingston at a small deer lick, now known by the name of the Shawnee lick, then and there I intend to take the depositions of my evidences to perpetuate and establish a certain tract of land, containing 2375 acres entered in the name of William Myaus and Charles Morgan, assignee, and for other purposes, that shall be judged necessary and agreeable to law.

William Myaus.

1798 - May 16 - Notice in Kentucky Gazette taken out by William Sudduth for Charles Morgan: 

Notice - That I shall attend with the commissioners on the first Monday in June next, where the glade branch empties into the Sicamore fork of Slate creek, in the county of Montgomery, to take the deposition of sundry witnesses, in order to perpetuate their testimony, for the purpose of establishing the calls in an entry of nine hundred and seventy-five acres of land made in the name of Charles Morgan, on the 22d day of January 1783, and also the calls in an amendment to said entry; and to do such other things as I may deem necessary and according to law.

William Sudduth for Charles Morgan

1800 - Aug. 14 - A chancery case in Mason County, Kentucky, may or may not be our Charles Morgan: 

Kentucky Gazette, Aug. 14, 1800

State of Kentucky, July Term 1800, Washington District, sct. 

Henry Lee, Complainant, Against Charles Morgan, Wm. Ward, Wm. Wood, Simon Kenton & Elizabeth Fox, Mary Fox, Arthur Fox & Matilda Fox, heirs and representatives of Arthur Fox deceased,

In Chancery. It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the defendants William Ward, William Wood and Simon Kenton, are not inhabitants of this commonwealth -- on the motion of the complainant, by his attorney, it is ordered, that they appear here on the third day of our next November term, and answer the complainant's bill; and that a copy of this order be published for two months successively in the Kentucky Gazette, another posted at the door of the court house in Mason county, and that this order be published some Sunday immediately after divine service, at the door of the Baptists meeting house in Washington. 

(A Copy.) Teste, Francis Taylor, C.W.D.C.

1800 - Aug. 19 - Charles & Susanna are listed as residents of Campbell County, Kentucky while selling land which was recorded in the Court of Appeals deeds.

1800 - Charles Morgan appears on the tax lists in Campbell, Hardin, Mason and Nicholas counties.

1800 - 1803 - The fourth and following meetings of the Muhlenberg County Court of Quarter Sessions took place in the courthouse, William Worthington, John Dennis and Charles Morgan usually presiding.  The last session was held in the spring of 1803 and coincides with the establishment of the circuit court.

1801 - July 27 - Muhlenberg Co., KY - James Morgan this day claimed a right to four hundred acres of land on the waters of Cypress agreeably to entry filed which is granted accordingly.

1801 - August 25 - Muhlenberg Co., KY - Ordered that Charles Lewis, William Bell, Thomas Irvin, Charles Morgan and William Worthington or any three of them being first sworn do appraise in current money the personal estate and slaves (if any) of WIlliam Campbell deceased and that the Executors return an Inventory thereof to the next Court. 

1801 - October 26 - Muhlenberg Co., KY - Charles Morgan, Esquire is appointed by the Court to locate six thousand acres of land for the use of such school as may be appointed by the County aforesaid agreeably to the Act of Assembly in that case made and provided for which the Court agrees to give the said Morgan an eighth part of the land that may be obtained in case any part may be taken by prior claims the said Morgan to pay all expences in obtaining patents therefore. 

1802 - 1806 - Charles entered 2562 acres through the Court of Appeals.

1802 - Aug. 6 - Notice in Kentucky Gazette regarding land in Clark County and death of John Morgan:

Notice, That commissioners appointed by the county court of Clarke county, will meet on the twentieth day of August at the house of James Patton, on Stoner's fork of Licking, in order to take the depositions of witnesses, and perpetuate their testimony respecting the improvement and special calls of my pre-emption of one thousand acres of land on said creek, as heir at law to John Morgan dec. and do such other acts as shall be deemed necessary and agreeably to law. 

Charles Morgan, July 27th 1802.

1803 - 1819 - Charles & Susanna listed as living in Muhlenberg County when selling land that was recorded in the Court of Appeals deeds.

1803 - Feb. 21 - Muhlenberg Co., KY - Ordered that Edmund Jarvis be and he is hereby appointed Surveyor of the road leading from Greenville to Harris' Branch on a direction to Littlepage's Ferry in the room and place of Michael Goodnight and that he together with the following hands, to wit: Mr. Campbell's hands, Peter & Michael Goodnight, William Wilkins, James Wilkins, John Jarvis, John Smith, Charles Morgan's hands and William Tanner. Open and keep the same in repair as the Law directs.

1803 - Feb. 21 - Muhlenberg Co., KY - Ordered that William Tanner be and he is hereby appointed Surveyor of that part of road leading from Randolph's Ferry to Littlepage's Ferry, from Jacob Wiley's to the most furthermost Branch of Cypress and that he together with the following hands, to wit: Dempsey Westbrook, Thomas Barfield, William Wilkins, James Wilkins, Ed'd. Jarvis, John Jarvis, Charles Morgan, William Morgan, John Smith, William Carter and Willis Morgan. Open and keep the same in repair as the Law directs

1803 - October 17 - Muhlenberg Co., KY - A Deed of Gift from Charles Morgan of the one part and Armstead Morehead of the other part was acknowledged by the said Morgan a party thereto to be his Act and Deed and Ordered to be recorded. 
1804 - March - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - Charles Morgan served jury duty


1804 - June - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - 

Charles Morgan Pltff agt. James Craig, Sheriff Deft. Upon a Replevin. This day came the parties by their attorneys and On motion of the Defendant to amend his pleas herein by his profert of the fee bill in the said plea mentioned. 

1804 - September 26 - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - 

Charles Morgan Plff. agt. James Craig, Sheriff Deft. On Replevin. This day came the parties aforesaid by their attornies and hereupon the primisses being seen and the arguments being heard and by the Court fully understood. It seems to the Court that hear that the plea herein by the said Defendant in found aforesaid pleaded and the matter therein contained are good and sufficient in Law to preclude the said plaintiff from his action aforesaid against the said Defendant had. It is therefore considered by the Court that the said Plaintiff takes nothing by his bill but for his false claim be in Mercy and that the said Defendant go thereof hence without day [delay?] and that he have a return of the Horse aforesaid to be retained to himself &c. From which Judgment aforesaid the said plaintiff prays an appeal to the Court of appeals.  Which is granted him upon his the said plaintiffs entering into bond in the Clerks Office within Twenty days, with Alney Maclean his security in the penalty of Two hundred dollars conditioned for the due prosecution of said Appeal. 

1805 - March - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - John Morgan listed as constable 

1805 - June - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - Richard Thurman Plaintiff against Charles Morgan Defendant. In Covenant. Ordered that the dismission of this suit herein entered up on the rules, in the Clerk's Office, be set aside & that the same be remanded to the rule Dockett.

1805 - September 23 - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - Charles Morgan named foreman of Grand Jury

1805 - September 23 - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - Charles Morgan, Thomas Irvin, Thomas Randolph, Claiborne Rice & William Martin, or any three of them, do carry out decree in case James Bailey vs. Isaac Davis. 

1805 - September 23 - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - Ordered that Christopher Tompkins, Alney McLean & Chas. Morgan, Gentleman, view and examine the Clerks Office of this Court and make report thereof to the next Court. 

1809 - Feb. 13 - Notice appeared in Kentucky Gazette regarding Charles Morgan's land in Montgomery County.

To All Whom it May Concern, Take Notice, that on the second Monday of March next, at nine o'clock, P.D.H. will attend with the commissioners appointed by the county court of Montgomery county, at the house of Philip Hamman, on Sycamore fork of Slate, in Montgomery county, and from thence proceed to the beginning corner of a survey of land, entered on the twenty-third day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, for Charles Morgan, nine hundred and seventy-five acres of which was surveyed and patented for the same; then and there to take the depositions of sundry witnesses to perpetuate testimony to establish the beginning and calls of said entry, or the whole of the corners and lines of the said survey, and to do any other act or thing which I may deem necessary and the law doth authorise and require; and if not completed on that day, to adjourn from day to day until the whole business is finished.

Benjamin Hensley, January 30th, 1809

1810 - Greenville, Muhlenberg County census - Charles Morgan family 2 females 16 -25, 1 female 45+ 1 slave.

1814 - March 7 - Clark County, Chancery case notice in the Kentucky Gazette:

Clarke Circuit, Sect. - Sept. Term 1813

Charles Morgan, Complt. against Geo. Stevenson & others, Defts., In Chancery

On motion of the complainant by his attorney, and it appearing that the defendants Bryant M'Donald's heirs and David Dryden are not inhabitants of this Commonwealth and not having entered their appearance herein agreeably to law, and the rules of this court. Therefore it is ordered, that unless the said defendants Bryant M'Donald's heirs and David Dryden shall appear here on or before the first day of our next March term and answer the complainant's bill herein, that the same will be taken as confessed against them, and it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be inserted in some authorized newspaper printed in this state for two months successively.

A copy. Test. Saml. M. Taylor, C.C.C.C.

1822 - March 22 - Charles wrote his will:

I Charles Morgan of Muhlenberg County and State of Kentucky, being in good health and sound mind but well understanding the certainty of death do make and ordain this my last will and testament as followeth towit  My will and desire is that all my just debts be faithfully paid out of the debts due to me of judgments obtained in my name and for my benefit of sales of lands made and may yet be made by my several agents.  But in case a sufficientcy cannot be procured in good time out of the above described means then to make sale of some of my most saleable lands in the upper counties which my agents can point out.  I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Morton during her life time then to be the property of her heirs equally, five hundred acres of land, the 200 acres which purchased of John Hopkins and assigned to her.  And the 200 acres that I purchased of Matthew Williams to be a part.  The other 100 acres to be taken off the most Southward part of George Lovelace’s additional claim which 500 acres of land is to be a part of her portion of lands.  Also my negro woman Phyllis and her future increase.  

Whereas I give unto my daughter Anne Morehead, dec’d. a Negro Woman named Sall and her increase and by agreement with Armistead Morehead all their children are provided for in Negroes except their sons Charles and Alfred.  I therefore give and bequeath unto said Charles and Alfred four hundred dollars’ worth of land each to be as conveniently situated as cases will admit of which land is to be considered as a part of their Mothers portion lands.

I give and bequeath to my son Willis my Negro Man named Simon which with the 400 acres of land which I transferred to him lying near to Russellville I consider to be sufficient for his share of Negroes.  I give and bequeath to my son John my Negro man James which with my Negro man Allen that I gave him I consider sufficient for his portion of Negroes.  And for the use of money that I could not make it convenient to pay to him in due time.  And for services rendered I give to him my wagon and hindgear.  Also the following boundary of land, (towit) Beginning on Pond River at such a distance above John Littlepages corner in Eppes Littlepages line that to run parallel to said Eppes Littlepages line will include to John Morgan one pole west from the mouth of the Spring branch which spring is convenient to the Cabin that Stephen Downing and also Frances Heard lived in and to continue said line to a line of George Lovelace’s Survey.  Also another slip of land to begin at the corner to be made in George Lovelaces line. 

I give and bequeath to my daughter Rosannah for her use, possess and enjoy during her natural life then to descend and be the property of all her children My Negro woman named Hannah and her increase also my negro boy named Reuben.  Also the house and adjacent buildings where I am now living together with so much land as will amount to half the valuation of the connexion of claims on which I am now living after the 500 acres is laid off to Elizabeth Morton and the 2 small pieces to John Morgan  also first choice of my horse kind, also 3 cows and calves, 4 sheep, one sow and pigs, the bed and furniture which her Mother gave to her and what bedding and furniture which she hath procured by her own industry also so much of other household and kitchen furniture as the other children was furnished with when they commenced  housekeeping, also choice of beehives.  

I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucinda my negro woman named Charlotte and her increase also my negro girl named Sylvia and her increase also so much land as will amount to half the valuation of the connexion of claims on which I am now living after the 500 acres is laid off to Elizabeth Morton and the 2 small pieces to John Morgan. 

I do direct that Rosannah and Lucinda by their representatives William Tapp and Baxter D. Townes endeavor to divide said land and if they cannot agree then I appoint John Morgan, Colo. William Martin, William Oates, Esq., James Irvin, Esq. Charles Summers and Valentine Whitmer or any three of them to make the division.  Also six head of sheep because she hath not had any sheep or hogs.  And be it understood that the lands bequeathed to my daughters Elizabeth, Rosannah and Lucinda is to be considered as a part of their portion of lands. 

I do direct that all my moveable property that is not bequeathed be sold on reasonable credit. That collecting be made on the Judgments obtained, suits at issue, monies due to me and to become due.  

Sales of lands made and to be made by my agents William Sudouth, Fielding Bradford, Humphrey Marshall, William Mountjoy, William P. Fleming, Achilles Sneed, Thomas Triplett and Benjamin S. Chambers with part of which to pay all my just debts and then patent my land claims.  

Whereas my son William when a youth by imprudence destroyed his constitution which produced the nervous affliction and rendered him incapable of managing for himself My will and desire is that it be contrived that he return this quarter again and that he be boarded with some person in good circumstances.  And of good character with whom he would be staisfyed to live with And that he be furnished with good clothing which boarding and clothing be paid for out of my estate and in particular of the property to be sold.  And the collections to be made as above stated. And should he incline to work at his trade that he be furnished with suitable tools to have the use of them so long as he will or can use them.  And what he shall earn by his labour not to go towards his boarding or clothing.  And my will and desire is that my lands and money to be collected that is not here in disposed of be equally and equitable divided among all my children that the four children owned by my son William be entitled to his share.  And the children of my daughter Anne Morehead dec’d. be entitled to her share.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ____ day of ____ 1822.  

Charles Morgan (seal)

Be it remembered and hereby understood that since signing the above described will I sold my negro woman Charlotte to Baxter D. Townes and reserved payment therefore as an equivalent.  Therefore I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucinda 200 acres of land lying in Livingston county on the waters of the Pigeon Roost fork allowing her the privilege of making choice of the claim granted to John Dickey or John Steele to enjoy it during her lifetime then to be the property of her children.  I do hereby appoint my son John and Baxter D. Townes executors of this my last will and testament.  In testimony whereof I have again set my hand and and seal this 18th day of March 1822.

Charles Morgan (seal)

Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presents of Will D. Allison / Willson, Will Pollard, Ch. A. Wickliffe, John Byrd, Wm. Bell.

Muhlenberg County

1822 - July - Charles Morgan's will was admitted in probate:

July County Court 1822

The foregoing last will and testament of Charles Morgan deceased was exhibited into court by the executor therein named and proved by the oaths of Will Pollard, Charles Wickliffe and Jno. Byrd subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded

Ch. F. Wing.

1823 - April court - Account of the sale of property of the estate of Charles Morgan deceased at the first ____ and ____ money due 12th February 1822 [?].

• John Morgan purchased at the sale of said estate - 213.13 3/4
• Willis Morgan ditto - 152.27
• William Tap[p] ditto - 40.30
• James Irvin ditto - 6.22
• William Martin - 2.30
• Martin Miller - 3.22
• Nathan Harper - 2.43 1/2
• Martin Roark - 1.13 3/4
• James Rice - 3.31 1/2
• John Landis - 1.22
• Daniel Landis - 6.12 1/2
• John Wright - 2.12 1/2
• Nathaniel Brown - 38.12 1/2
• Robert Clark - 9.62 1/2
• Nathan Harper - 1.13 1/2
• Blaney Harper - 2.50
• F. Harper - 2.75
• Evert Harper - 3.31 1/4
• David Summers - 6.57 1/4
• Philip Bennet - 1.73 1/4
• Sam'l N. Earl - 4.37 1/2
• Th. Dillingham - 9.61 1/2
• Maurice Moor - 13.75
• Charles Sumers - 14.25

Sold Property of the estate as above on the 15th day of March 1822 for ready money to the amount of $_____ collected money in the upper part of this state $155.75.

Martin Roark, Vallantine Whitmer, John Morgan, excr. 

The estate of Charles Morgan Dec'd. to John Morgan Executor of the decedants.

• one note for $252.-- amt. interest $60.58 total $-----
• one note for $65 interest $17.55 total $83.55 
• one note for $65 interest $55 total 
• one note for $24 interest $4.50 total - 28.50
• paid A.G. Russell for C. Morgan $32.62 interest 5.50 - 38.12
• paid Edward Brown constable $28.26 interest $2.22 - 30.51
• paid Josiah Jarvice constable $8 - 8.00
• paid Edmund Watkin as attorney on an execution $9.50 - 9.50
• paid William Martin coroner $153, 13_ interest
• paid as executor of C. Morgan dec'd. to Ak Macyatty (?) - 3.00
• paid to S.D. Fishback as attorney - 22.00
• to one day attending courts to qualify and give security as executor - 4.00
• to seventeen days traveling to the upper parts of this state in July last on business of the estate $4 per day - 68.00
•  to three days attending to appraising and three selling of estate - 12.00
• to one day advertising the sale of the estate $2 - 2.00
• to forty-four days traveling to the upper parts of this state in September and October last on business of the estate at $4 per day - 176.00
• to six days traveling to Russellville and Hopkinsville on business of the estate $4 per day - 24.00
• to two days going to Hopkinsville on business of the estate at $4 per day - 8.00
• to twenty-five days traveling to the upper part of this state in December and January last on business of the estate at $4 per day - 100.00
• [Total] - 1086.44 3/4

Martin Roark, Valentine Whitmer, John Morgan

Muhlenberg County _____ , April County Court 1822

The foregoing settlement made with the executors of Charles Morgan deceased was returned into court by the commissioners therein named which being examined and approved of is ordered to be recorded.  att. Ch. F. Wing clerk.

1823 - May Court - The Estate of Charls Morgan Dec'd to John Morgan Exr. of sd. estate - To Twenty five days traveling to attend to business of said estate in April and May 1823 at $4 per day - 100.00, John Morgan.  The ------ account was exhibited in to Court and allowed and ordered to be Recorded att. Ch. F. Wing.

1823 - July Court - An inventory of the estate of Charles Morgan, Deceased as appraised by Valentine Whitmer, Charles Summers and john Smith towit:

• one shot gun pouch and powderhorn - 15.00
• seven augurs - 2.00
• Five chissels and one gouge - 2.00
• One handsaw $1, one drawing knife .75 - 1.75
• One adz $1, one roundshave .50 - 1.50
• One pair pincers nippers and compasses - .75
• Three small steel traps - 1.25
• Four gimblets [gimlet] and tap bourer [borer]- .75
• Surveing compass, chain magnets, and plating instruments - 25.50
• Tomahock .50 and hatchet $1 - 1.50
• 1 pair of brass candlesticks - 1.50
• 1 stand of castings 2.50, 2 warters (?) $3 - 5.50
• 8 small casenives [case knives] and seven forks - 1.50
• Six knives & seven forks - 1.75
• six puter basons [pewter basins] - 7.00
• one pair of looking glasses - 2.50
• one looking glass - .75
• one candlestand - 1.25
• four pair of fire dogs [andirons] - 5.00
• one spice Mortar and pessel - .75
• One hatchet 1.25, one pot 1.75 - 3.00
• one ditto - 2.50
• one ditto - 1.25
• one ditto - 1.00
• Subtotal - 87.25
• Amount brought up - 87.25
• one small kettle .75, one oven $1.50 - 2.25
• One tea kettle $2, One large kettle $5 - 7.00
• One large Kettle with bail $5, four pair pot hooks $2 - 7.00
• One waffle Iron $1.21, One frying pan $0.50 - 1.71
• One flesh fork .25, One old shovel and grid Iron .50 - .75
• One pair flat Irons - 1.25
• One potrack and two hooks $2, One reel $1 - 3.00
• One big wheel $2.50, one little wheel $1.50, one ditto .25 - 4.75
• One wire sifter $1, two ---- $0.50 - 1.50
• One Coffee Mill $1, two stone jars $1.50 - 2.50
• one crock .50, one safe 1.25, one old chest .25 - 2.00
• seven beehives $1.50 cents each - 10.50
• one stone crock .50, two bread trays .75 - 1.25
• two large stands $1.50, four old whisky barrels 1.12 1/2 - 2.62 1/2
• six old barrels - 1.00
• two old churns and one firkin - 1.25
• six pieces of seal leather - 8.75
• three sides and one piece upper leather - 7.50
• one barshear plough - 2.50
• one ditto - 2.50
• one cary plough $1.50, one shovel plough $1 - 2.50
• one coulter plough $1, one harrow $3 - 4.00
• two grubbing hoes $1, six old weeding hoes $2.25 - 3.25
• two aces $4, seven old scythes $1.25 - 4.25
• one briar ditto and hook $1.50, three clevices $1.50 - 3.00
• one wedge .75, one frow .50 - 1.25
• two singletrees .75, three hooks .50 - 1.25
• one cross cut saw $4, two reephooks .37 1/2 - 4.37 1/2
• two grindstones $1.50, one riddle .25 - 1.75
• three meal bags $2.25, three bells $1.75 - 4.00
• old irons - 3.00
• one handmill - 3.00
• three old barrels - 2.25
• one pair of old breach bands - 1.00
• one old saddle $1, three hammers $1.12 1/2 - 2.12 1/2
• one pare [pair] of tongs - 2.25
• three tar buckets $1, one curry comb .37 1/2 - 1.37 1/2
• two decanters $1.50, two bottles .50 - 2.00
• one trowel .50, one inkstand .25 - .75
• one pocket compass - .50
• medicine seales and gold seales - 2.50
• one rasor [razor] and strap, glass and box - 1.50
• four files .50, one hone $1 - 1.50
• one tobacco box .12 1/2, two spring lancets - 1.12 1/2
• one thumb ditto - .25
• one pruning knife and pen ditto .37 1/2 - 1.2_ 1/2
• one corkscrew .25, two cakes shaveing soap .50 - .75
• one paper of ink powder - .25
• a parcel of aules [awls?] - .25
• one lock for saddles bags and key - .12 1/2 
• one ink stand .25, a parcel of medicine $25 - 25.25
• six silver tablespoons - 16.00
• eight silver teaspoons and sugar tongs - 6.75
• one large china bowl - 2.00
• one turene $1.50, one cream mug .25 - 1.75
• five coffy cups and five saucers - 1.00
• four tea cups and five saucers - 1.00
• one copper stew kettle - 2.00
• two canisters - .50
• one coffee mill - .50
• eight puter [pewter] table and one soup spoon - 1.25
• one callendar [colander] - .12 1/2
• two old basons [basins], one spoon and old ----- - 1.00
• one cream pot - .25
• two salt sellers - .62 1/2
• two shugar [sugar] bowls - .12 1/2
• one pitcher - .12 1/2
• one old ---- and old glass tumblers - .12 1/2
• one glass jar - .50
• one funnel - .12 1/2
• two snuffers and candlesticks - .50
• tongs and shovel - 1.00
• sheep shears - .25
• branding iron - .25
• one keg .25, large stalyards [steelyards] $2.50 - 2.75
• small ditto $2, one tin pan .12 1/2 - .75
• one firkin .25, one small skillet .50 - .75
• 1 pint cup, pewter quarts and teapots and plate and earthen teapot - 1.42 3/4
• old irons - .62 1/2
• one saw set, brass lock and chest lock without key - .75
• one saw .25, one old trunk $1 - 1.25
• one fine hackel [hackle] - 1.00
• one old steel ----- - .12 1/2
• one old can with iron hoops - .25
• set of old ----- .50
• one old washing tub - .12 1/2
• two streachers [stretchers] - 2.00
• three singletrees - .37 1/2
• one shovel - .75
• one pair of hames - .50
• one old bridle - .50
• one case and bottles - 2.00
• thirty-four sheep - 25.00
• one chest - 3.00
• one white counterpin [counterpane] - 5.00
• one check ditto - 1.00
• two blankets - 4.50
• two pillow cases - .50
• two sheets - 4.50
• one callico counterpin - 4.00
• one quilt - 2.00
• one old gray horse - 22.50
• two bed steads - 2.75
• one sugar chest - 2.00
• one stand for smoothing iron - .75
• one gridiron - 1.50
• one candle stick - .12 1/2
• one firkin - .25
• twenty-one _____ and sixteen joints of bacon - 40.00
• two _____ and rings for sythes [scythes] -.70
• four tin pans - .50
• one flesh fork - .75
• one old drawing knife - .25
• 1 seate (?) protractor and quadrants - 2.00
• one melting ladle - .12 1/2
• one stew kettle - 2.00
• one serch (?) - .12 1/2
• one bottle - .25
• one razor and strap - .37 1/2
• bunch of old buckles - .25
• two small bottles one full of saltpeter - .50
• 1 coffypot - .12 1/2
• a parcel of picked wool - 6.50
• a parcel of unpicked wool - 2.50
• a small parcel of lambswool - .75
• forty hogs - 41.00
• one broken ax - .25
• one masons hammer - 1.00
• one inkstand - .37 1/2
• whole amount of property money collected 108.75

John Morgan excr of Charles Morgan deceased

Muhlenberg County _____

February County Court 1823

The foregoing inventory of the estate of Charles Morgan deceased was returned into court by John Morgan executor thereof and ordered to be recorded.  att. Ch. F. Wing clerk.

1823 - April - Additional inventory of C. Morgan deceased

A second inventory and appraisement of the estate of Charles Morgan, Deceased as appraised by Valentine Whitmer, Charles Summers and John Smith.

Amount carried up

• one knife - .37 1/2
• one watch - 12.00
• one case of razors - 2.00
• one book - 1.50
• one pair of saddlebags and lock - 2.50
• one lock $1, one augur .75 - .1.75
• one pitch fork .50, ten sheep $20 - 20.50
• one cow and yearling - 15.00
• one bee hive $1.50, one black mare $40 - 41.50
• four geese - 1.00

John Morgan excr.

Muhlenberg County ____

April County Court 1823

The foregoing additional inventory of the estate of Charles Morgan deceased was returned into court by John Morgan executor thereof and on his motion is ordered to be recorded. 

att. Ch. F. Wing, clerk 

1823 - April court - Muhlenberg County - Sale Bill of C. Morgan dec'd. 

An amount of the sale of the property of the estate of Charles Morgan, Dec'd. at the first said money due 12th February 1823 (?)

• John Morgans purchased at the sale of said estate - $201.92 3/4
• Willis Morgan do [ditto] - 152.27
• William Tap do - 40.30
• James Irvin do - 6.25
• William Martin - 2.50
• Martin Miller - 2.25
• Nathan Harper - 2.43 1/2 
• Martin Roark - 1.13 3/4
• James Rice 3.81 1/2
• John Landis - 1.25
• Daniel Landis - 6.12 1/2
• John Wright - 2.12 1/2
• Nathaniel Brown - 38.12 1/2
• Robert Clark - 9.62 1/2
• Nathan Harper - 1.12 1/2
• Blaney Harper - 2.50
• F. Harper - 2.75
• Evert Harper - 3.81 1/4
• David Summers - 6.57 1/4
• Philip Bennet - 1.78 3/4
• Sam'l Heard / Head - 4.87 1/2
• V.L. Dillingham - 9.61 1/2
• Maurice Moore - 13.75
• Charles Sumers - 4.25
• Sold property of the estate as above on the 1st day of March 1823 for ready money to the amount of $78,2573.25
• Collected money in the upper part of this state $168.75
• Martin Roark, Valantine Whitmer, John Morgan, Exr - $759.21

1823 - April court - Settlement with the Admr. of C. Morgan dec'd. 

The estate of Charles Morgan Dec'd. to John Morgan Executor of said Decedant Dr:

• One note for $252.10 3/4 cents interest $60.58, total $312.53 3/4
• One note for $65 interest 17.55 total 83.55
• one note for $24 interest $4.50 total 28.50
• paid A.C. Russell for C. Morgan $32.62 interest 5.51 - 38.12
• paid Edward Brown constable $28.36 interest $2.25 - 30.51
• paid Josiah Jarvice constable $8 - $8
• paid Edmund Watkins atty on an execution $9.56 - 9.56
• paid William Martin coroner $153.13 1/2 interest - $450,157.68
• paid as Executor of C. Morgan Dec'd. to A.R. Macy atty - 3
• paid to S.D. Fishback as attorney - 22
• to one day attending the courts to qualify and give security as Excr - 4
• to seventeen days traveling to the upper partes of this state in July last on business of the estate $4 per day - 68
• to three days attending to appraising and three selling estate - 12
• to one day advertising the sale of the estate at $2 - 2
• to forty-four days traveling to the upper parts of this state in September and October last on business of the estate at $4 per day - 176
• to six days traveling to Russellsville and Hopkinsville on business of the estate $4 per day - 24
• to two days going to Hopkinsville on business of the estate at $4 per day - 8
• to twenty five days traveling to the upper parts of this state in December and January last on business of the estate at $4 per day - 100
• [total] - $1086.44 3/4
• Martin Roark, Valentine Whitmer, John Morgan

The foregoing Settlement ---- with the executors of Charles Morgan deceased was returned in to court by the commishioners therein named which being examined and approved of is ordered to be recorded, att: Ch. F. Wing Clk. 

1823 - May court - Muhlenberg County - The Estate of Charles Morgan, Dec'd. to John Morgan Excr of sd. estate

To twenty five days traveling to attend to business of said estate in April and May 1823 at $4 per day.  -- John Morgan

The within account was exhibited in to  Court and allowed and ordered to be Recorded, att: Ch. F. Wing

1823 - May court - Muhlenberg County - John Morgan, Executor of Charles Morgan, Deceased exhibited in to court his account against the Estate of the said decedant for his services thirty-four days in the upper parts of this state in settling and arranging the estate of the said Deceased at $4 per day $136 Which being examined allowed is ordered to be recorded.  att. Ch. F. Wing, clerk.

1823 - August court - Settlement with C. Morgan estate

• [Debit column]
• John Morgan executor of Charles Morgan decd, to the estate off said deceased. To forty dollars in July last - $40.00
• [Credit column]
• The estate of Charles Morgan decd to John Morgan executor of said decedant
• To tax paid on the estate of said decd for 1821 - 14.22 1/4
• To paid the Commonwealth Branch Bank at Princeton - 40.00
• To traveling twenty-two days in July and August 1823 to the upper part of this state on business of said estate at 4 dollars per day - 84.00

Valentine Whitmer, Martin Roark, John Morgan Executor. 

1823 - August court - The foregoing settlement made with John Morgan, Executor of Charles Morgan deceased was returned into Court which being examined and approved ordered to be recorded.  att. Ch. F. Wing, clerk.

1824 - August Court - The Estate of Charles Morgan, Dec'd. to John Morgan Excr.

To four days attending the Circuit Court of Muhlenberg September 1823 on business of said estate - 12.00

To 29 days traveling and attending to suits in Jessamine, Pendleton and Campbell Circuit Courts in October and November 1823 at four dollars per day - 116.00

To five days attending the Circuit Court of Muhlenberg in March 1824 on business of said estate at $3 per day - 15.00

To 30 days traveling and attending to suits in Jessamine, Pendleton and Campbell Circuit Courts in Ap'l and May 1824 at $4 per day - 121.00

To seven days traveling to the purchase and Iron Banks in May 1824 on business of said estate at $4 per day - 28.00

To 2 days traveling to Russelville in May 1824 on business of said estate at $4 per day - 8.00

To  43 days traveling and attending to suits in Fayette and Pendleton Circuit Courts in June and July 1824 at $4 per day - 172.00

John Morgan executor of Charles Morgan deceased [total] - 471.00

To one hundred and five dollars collected October 1823 - 105.00

To one hundred and twenty collected April 1824 - 120.00

To twenty-five dollars collected July 1824 - 20.00

John Morgan Excr of Charles Morgan Dec'd. [total] - 245.00

The foregoing account of John Morgan Executor of Charles Morgan deceased was returned in to court by the executor thereof, which being examined and allowed is ordered to be recorded.  att. Ch.F. Wing clerk

1825 - July Muhlenberg County Court - The estate of Charles Morgan Dec'd. to John Morgan Excr of said decedant.

To four days attend to business of said estate in Muhlenberg Circuit Court in September last at three dollars per day - 12.00

To forty-two days attending to business of said estate in upper part of this state in October and November last at four dollars per day - 168.00

To four days attending Muhlenberg Circuit Court in February last at three dollars per day - 12.00

To nineteen days attending to business of said estate in the upper part of this state in April last at four dollars per day - 76.00

To four days attending Muhlenberg Circuit Court in May last at three dollars per day - 12.00

To fifteen days attending lawsuits in Fayette Circuit Court in June last at four dollars per day - 60.00

July 24th 1825 [total] -240.00

John Morgan Excr of Charles Morgan Dec'd. 

Credit - Collected as Executor of Charles Morgan dec'd.  

• In October 1824 - 52.00
• In April 1825 - 30.00
• [total] - 82.00

John Morgan Excr of Charles Morgan Dec.

The foregoing account of John Morgan Executor of Charles Morgan deceased was exhibited into court by the said executor which being examined and approved of by the court is ordered to be recorded. att. Ch. F. Wing clerk

1826 - June County Court - The estate of Charles Morgan deceased to John Morgan Excr.

[Debit]

To twenty-nine days travelling and attending to the business of said estate in the upper part of this state in September and October last at four dollars per day - 116.00

To thirty days travelling and attending to the business of said estate in the upper part of this state in April and May last at four dollars per day - 120.00

June the 26th 1826

John Morgan Excr of Charles Morgan dec'd.

[Credit]

To money collected belonging to said in September and October last - 30.00

To money collected belonging to said estate in April and May last - 120.00

June 26th 1826

John Morgan Excr of Charles Morgan deceased

The foregoing account of John Morgan Executor of Charles Morgan deceased was returned into court by him which being examined and allowed is ordered to be recorded. att. Ch. F. Wing clerk

1827 - March County Court - Dr. The estate of Charles Morgan Dec'd. to John Morgan Exr. of said estate

To thirty five days attending courts and to other business of Said estate in the upper parts of this State at three dollars per day in the months of October and November 1826 at three dollars per day in commonwealth paper - $105.00

John Morgan Exr. of Charles Morgan dec'd.

The foregoing account of John Morgan executor of Charles Morgan dec'd. was produced into court which being examined & allowed is ordered to be recorded. att: Chs. F. Wing, Clk. 

1827 - June County Court - The estate of Charles Morgan Dec'd to John Morgan Exr of said estate Dr.

To thirty five days attending to law suits & other business of said estate in Franklin, Fayette, Pendleton & Campbell counties in the months of April & May last at three dollars per day - $105

June the 25th 1827, John Morgan Exr of Charles Morgan Dec.

The foregoing account of John Morgan dec'd. executor of Charles Morgan dec'd. was produced into court by the executor thereof which being examined & approved of is ordered to be recorded. att. Chs. F. Wing. 

1829 - Jan. 2 - Surveyed for Willis Morgan and the other heirs of Charles Morgan deceased 400 acres of Land in Muhlenberg County, on the waters of Cypress Creek by virtue of a certificate No. 144 granted by the County Court, of Muhlenberg, and bounded as follows:  Beginning at Two white oaks corner of a military survey, said to be the property of James Breckenridge by purchase and running with a line thereof north 55 East 140 poles to a Gum and Popler, Thence south 44 East, 70 poles to a hickory and dogwood, corner to Moses Lucas survey of 200 acres.  Thence with a line thereof.  South 45 W 205 poles to a post Oak and two white oaks.  the west corner of said survey, thence with another line thereof south 45 East 64 poles to a sassafras and two poplers corner to James Bankston's survey of 200 acres thence with a line thereof south 45 West, 200 poles to two white oaks.  Thence with a line of Willis Morgan & Location west 100 poles to a hickory and black oak thence north 35 west, 128 poles to a stake thence north 57 east 318 poles to the beginning

Willson Meekins, Joel Harper, Evan Brank

1830 - May 31 - Charles Fox Wing, Commissioner of Muhlenberg County, KY Court sold to Nathan Harper of the same county 130 acres on the waters of Cypress Creek.  Nathan Harper against William Morgan, Willis Morgan, John Morgan, William Stewart & Elizabeth his wife, William Tapp & Rosannah his wife, Lucinda Townes, Lewis Watkins & Susannah his wife, George Edwards & Julia his wife, Charles Morehead, Alfred Morehead, John Morehead, Charles Hughes & Julia Hughes heirs & representatives of Charles Morgan, deceased. Signed: Charles Fox Wing, Commissioner

1830 - May 31 - Charles Fox Wing, Commissioner of the Muhlenberg County KY Court sold to Barnett Stewart, 187 acres on waters of Cypress Creek, Nathan Harper corner.  Barnett Stewart against William Morgan, Willis Morgan, John Morgan, William Stewart & Elizabeth his wife, William Tapp & Rosanna his wife, Lucinda Townes, Lewis Watkins & Susannah his wife, George Edwards & Julia his wife, Charles Morehead, Alfred Morehead, John Morehead, Charles Hughes & Julia Hughes heirs & representatives of Charles Morgan deceased.  Signed Charles Fox Wing, Commissioner

1835 - June 3 - Heirs listed as selling property of Charles Morgan

Children:
Anne 1766
Elizabeth  md. 1) (--?--) Morton and 2) William Stewart 1817
Willis b. b/t 1776-1780, d. ca. 1840 may have married Dorcas Mercer

• Mary Elizabeth b. ca. 1837
• Rhoda J. b. ca. 1839 md. Levi Cash 1863, children: McClellan, Mollie, Asbestus (?), Jackson

Rosannah  md. William Tapp
Lucinda  md. Baxter Townes
William md. Sarah Grigsby 1816
John b. 3/17/1779, d. 1858 md. Jane Irvin 1805

• Charles
• John
• Dr. Daniel Boone 
• Dr. James Robert
• Susan md. (--?--) Lovin
• Margaret md. (--?--) Lovin
• Jane md. William Eades
• William K. md. Mary E. Lovell, eight sons including Thomas and four daughters including Jennie

Revised 12/29/2022