Individual Details

William C. Morgan

Also Known As:"Wiley"
Birthdate:1775
Birthplace:Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
Death:October 12, 1813 (37-38)
Ivel, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States (Murdered over debt dispute with Ed Osborne)
Place of Burial: Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of Col. David Morgan and Anna Morgan
Husband of Susannah Morgan
Partner of Elizabeth Salisbury
Father of Mary "Polly" Sword; David Morgan; Anne Morgan; Morgan Salisbury Morgan and William Salisbury Morgan
Brother of James Morgan; Olivia Rachel Adkins; Mary Polly Lackey; Jarred David Morgan and Wells Morgan


Managed by:Nicholas Edward Doss
Last Updated:January 27, 2019
all 21Immediate Family
Susannah Morgan wife
Mary "Polly" Sword daughter
David Morgan son
Anne Morgan daughter
Elizabeth Salisbury partner
Morgan Salisbury Morgan son
William Salisbury Morgan son
Col. David Morgan father
Anna Morgan mother
James Morgan brother
Olivia Rachel Adkins sister
Mary Polly Lackey sister
About William C. Morgan
He was in military service on 10 Dec 1805 in the 56th Regiment, Kentucky "Cornstalk" Militia, as a Major.
He was killed by Edward Osborn Sr. in debt dispute with William's father David. (Who was also killed by Osborn) William's death left three children who inherited his share of David Morgan's land and slaves. He also had two sons with Elizabeth Salisbury whom he never married (perhaps this was after Susannah's death in 1806). After William's death (in 1813), his mother bequethed land to Elizabeth's sons. As adults the sons used Morgan as their last name. (They were William Wallace Salisbury and Morgan Salisbury)
Floyd Co, KY court records: Nov 1815 - names Polly Morgan, David Morgan, and Anne Morgan as infant heirs of Wm. Morgan, deceased, who was the heir of David Morgan, decd.
The administrator of his estate was his father-in-law, John Spurlock. When John died in 1816, his wife Fanny became the administratrix. She paid William James Mayo (guardian of the infant heirs of William Morgan) $30 for one lot in Prestonsburg owned by William Morgan.

Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 16 2016, 3:59:44 UTC
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1775 1775 Birth of William C. Morgan Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
1804 1804 Birth of Mary "Polly" Sword Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
1805 1805 Birth of David Morgan Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
1812 1812 Birth of Anne Morgan
1813 October 12, 1813 Age 38 Death of William C. Morgan at IvelFloyd County, Kentucky, United States
1813 Birth of William Salisbury Morgan Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
1813 Birth of Morgan Salisbury Morgan Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
???? Burial of William C. Morgan Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth Salisbery had 2 sons with William Morgan but they did not marry. She later married Thomas Prater.
The boys went by their mother's name when they were young but they took Morgan when they were adults

Birth	1783	Floyd Co, Kentucky, United States
Military	10 Dec 1805	Major in 56th Regimnet, Kentucky "Cornstalk" militia
Death	12 Oct 1813	Ivel, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage		Susannah Spurlock
Burial		Prestonburg, Floyd, Kentucky, United States

Spouse	Susannah Spurlock ( - 1806)
Child	Mary "Polly" Morgan ( - )
Child	David Morgan ( - )
Child	Anne Morgan ( - )

Spouse	Elizabeth Salisbury ( - )
Child	Morgan Salisbury Morgan ( - )
Child	William Salisbury Morgan ( - )

Father	Col David Morgan (1753 - 1813)
Mother	Anne Poteet (1755 - 1825)
Sibling	James Morgan Sr (1787 - 1850)
Sibling	Olivia Rachel "Olly" Morgan (1780 - 1870)
Sibling	Mary Polly Morgan (1781 - 1851)
Sibling	Jerred David Morgan (1785 - 1840)
Sibling	Nathaniel Morgan (1789 - )
Sibling	Wells Morgan (1793 - 1852)

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