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Biography of William Morgan 1700-1731

Paternal Family Tree: Morgan

Before 1700 [his father] John Morgan of Tredegar (age 28) and [his mother] Martha Vaughan were married.

On 8th March 1700 William Morgan was born to John Morgan of Tredegar (age 29) and Martha Vaughan.

In 1720 William Morgan (age 19) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire.

On 7th March 1720 [his father] John Morgan of Tredegar (age 49) died. William Morgan (age 19) inherited Tredegar House, Monmouthshire.

On 15th October 1720 [his mother] Martha Vaughan died.

In 1722 William Morgan (age 21) was elected MP Monmouthshire.

Around 1724 William Morgan (age 23) and Rachel Cavendish (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire (age 52) and Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire (age 49).

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1725 William Morgan (age 24) was appointed Order of the Bath upon its revival.

On 4th June 1729 [his father-in-law] William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire (age 57) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William (age 30) succeeded 3rd Duke Devonshire, 6th Earl Devonshire, 6th Baron Cavendish Hardwick. Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire (age 30) by marriage Duchess Devonshire.

On 24th April 1731 William Morgan (age 31) died. [his brother] Thomas Morgan of Rhiwpera (age 28) inherited Tredegar House, Monmouthshire.

On 28th June 1780 [his former wife] Rachel Cavendish (age 80) died.

Royal Ancestors of William Morgan 1700-1731

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn King Gwynedd King Powys

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Morgan 1700-1731

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rowland Morgan of Machen

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Morgan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan of Machen

GrandFather: William Morgan 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Owen Hopton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Hopton of Witham Friary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Echingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Hopton of Witham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Hall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachael Hall

Great x 1 Grandmother: Rachel Hopton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: John Morgan of Tredegar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Blanche Morgan

William Morgan 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Mother: Martha Vaughan