Notebook - Mom's Families, No. 3, Part III

Eastwood, Elizabeth. General Daniel Morgan's Life - A Summary, Morgan Migrations, Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring-Summer, 1994.

The information we have found on General Daniel Morgan's ancestry, siblings and early life is meager. The names of his parents and siblings are not known and the place of his birth is claimed by both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Many different families have stated their relationship to him, but have not been able to prove it.

We'd like to summarize what we have found out about General Daniel Morgan's life. It is very important to read again some of the information given by James Graham, his first biographer, in 1859 (pages 17-22). Graham was married to one of Daniel's granddaughters, his evidence seems to us to be most valuable. He writes that very little is known of Daniel's ancestry, parentage and early history.  The only source was Gen. Morgan himself, who evaded answering questions and was very uncommunicative. Occasionally, in friendly conversation, something might be learned.  There was information from Rev. Dr. William Hill of the Presbyterian Church, Winchester, who was the General's pastor and intimate friend and was with him when he died. Zoe Steen Moore had heard of the conversations and friendship between the General and Doctor,from her friend Miss Snyder, Dr. Hill's niece. Daniel and his parents were of Welsh extraction; came from Wales to Philadelphia, between 1720-1730;

In Memoriam - November 5th

1676 Louisa Wagner in Germany.  The daughter of Ludwig Wagner and with of Othmar Dentzer.  She and Othmar had at least one child: Anna.

1880 Charles Morehead son of Turner & Mary (Hooe) Morehead born in Fauquier Co., VA in 1800.  He married Fanny Warder and they had fifteen children:  John, Louisa, William, Harriet, Anna, Charles, Frances, James, Benjamin, Catherine, Jerusha, Henry, Mary, Edward, Robert and Kate.

1907 Anna (Runyon) Speer in Wayne City, IL age 60.  She was born in Jefferson Co., KY in 1846 the daughter of James & Nancy (Young) Runyon.  Anna married Charles Speer and they had eleven children:  Lou, James, Ella, Daisy, Maurice, Lida, Alberta, William, Weaver, Roger and Luther.  She is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Oldham Co., KY.