- Died: 1793, Fauquier County, Virginia
- Buried: Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia
General Notes:
Biography: Ref: Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol.II "Anthony Morgan Of Old Rappahannock,Co.
Probate: Wills, Administrations and Marriages Fauquier County, VA. 1759-1800, p.50.Morgan, Simon-Will 10 Nov. 1792 Proven 25 Feb. 1793. Son, Joseph, to have 162 acres of land which I now live on, part of a tract of 486 acres. Son Charles to receive a tract of land. Son, Simon,tract of land. Son, Jeremiah, personal property. To daughter, Sukey Clark, cow & calf. Daughter Caty Bradford. Daughter, Rosey Cockrin [wife of William], to have 1 shilling. Exrs: sons Simon and Joseph. Wit: Hugh Bradley, George Carter, William Cartor.{mention is made of late wife.} [page 260].
Military: Ref: Virginia Military Records, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1983, p.145. A list of W. Edmonds' Company 1761 during the Fench and Indian War... Simon Morgan, Sergeant... John Morgan and Simon Morgan, Privates; source Virginia Historical Magazine Vol.7, p.305.
Ref :"Darnall, Spence, Steers, Spangler, Stuckey, Sill" Compiled by Erma D. Stuckey, LDS Library Salt Lake City, Utah.
Probate: Ref: " Fauquier Families,1759-1799" by John P. Alcock 1994. Charles Morgan Sr. Will, Will Book 1, p.107. Listed as child.
Land:"Fauquier County Virginia Deeds 1759-1778" compiled by John K. Gott. Lands of Simon Morgan - Pignut Ridge.
Census: "Fauquier County, Va. Personal Property Tax 1787 - List C" Simon Morgan, self, 1 black above 16 yrs., 3 blacks under 16 yrs., 6 horses, mares, colts, mules; 3 cows.
Land: "Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1694-1742" compiled by Gertrude E. Gray, Vol. III. S.225- Simon Morgan, 200 A (31 Oct. 1778) in Fauquier Co. adj. late Waugh Darnall, late Doctor Bell, Late Richard Hampton, Skinen, Washington. 10 May 1778.
Occupation:"Simon Morgan is approved as surveyor of the road from Hampton Mill Run to Lazarus Taylors on it is ordered that he with the tithable persons belonging to the said road do clean and keep the same in repair according to law." Thomas Harrison gent. July 1759. Ref: LDS film 31613 Fauquier Co.Va. Minute Books 1759-1768, p.13.
Marriage Information:
Simon married Margaret Darnell, daughter of Waugh Darnell and Elizabeth Bronaugh. (Margaret Darnell was born about 1719 in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia.)
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