Deacon David Morgan

1679 - 1760  (81 years)

• Name	Deacon David Morgan  [1, 2]
  Title	Deacon
  Born	18 Feb 1678/9	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Sep 1760	Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [2]
  Notes	As the city of Springfield grew a number of its citizens decided to establish another town forty miles to the east. In 1701 a committee, including David Morgan, surveyed the area. A site was chosen and several members of the committee, including David Morgan, moved into the area and established the town of Brimfield, MA, the first settlers allocated 120 acres of land per family. David Morgan was elected Deacon of the church and, in the records of the family, is usually referred to as "Deacon David." The Deacon and his family were among the leading citizens of the new town as evidenced by the fact that the seating order in the church, an indication of status in those days, listed Deacon David and his wife "...firstly, in the Pew next the Pulpit." Several generations of the Morgan family are associated with the town of Brimfield and, in tracing the family history, it is often necessary to differentiate the "Brimfield Morgans" from their cousins the "Springfield Morgans." Deacon David was town clerk in 1731 and held a number of civic posts until his death in 1760.
  Person ID	I1742	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	David Morgan,   b. 23 Sep 1648, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 May 1731, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Clark,   b. 31 Mar 1654, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Apr 1715, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	16 Jan 1671/2	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F781	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Deborah Colton,   b. 26 Jul 1684, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
  Marriage License	05 Dec 1702	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [4]
  	Intention
  Married	21 Jan 1702/03	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F783	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S26899] Vital Records of Springfield, MA, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, comps., (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, 2005-), v. 1, p. 26 (Reliability: 2), 23 Jul 2014. [S14621] A History of the Morgan Family, Dennis Morgan, (Arlington, Va. : D. Morgan, 1991). [S26899] Vital Records of Springfield, MA, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, comps., (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, 2005-), bk. 1, p. 15 (Reliability: 3), 05 Dec 2010. [S26899] Vital Records of Springfield, MA, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, comps., (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, 2005-), bk. 1, p. 57 (Reliability: 3), 06 Dec 2010.