EIGHTH GENERATION

214. David MORGAN ⁽⁴⁵⁴⁾ (photo) was born on 12 May 1721 in Christiana, New Castle, DE. He died on 19 May 1813 in Mononglia Co., WV. He was buried in (near) Rivesville, WV. ⁽⁴⁵⁵⁾ [Ancestral File provided by Del Osborn has burial place as Bunker Hill, WV, which is in north west WV, Rivesville is in north central WV south west of Morgantown.] "This is the same David a description of whom at the age of 19 years is given in documents found in Colonel Washington's Journals or MSS., was with the Virginia troops in the French and Indian War, and the same David who some sixty years later became the famous 'Indian-fighter' of the Monongahela Valley. ... was a boy 9 years of age when his parents moved to the Valley of Virginia. He married ... and settled on a farm near Winchester (VA?). He was a surveyor and was appointed by Colonial Governor of Virginia to assist Steven Holsten to make surveys and explorations in southwestern Virginia. Afterwards he was appointed one of the commissioners on the part of the Colony of Virginia to assist Colonel Washington in 1746 to locate and establish the northern boundary of the Fairfax estate, which was to be the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. That historic monument erected at the head of the north branch of the Potomac, known as the Fairfax Stone, was the consummation of their labors.... moved from Town Creek (MD) to Frederick County, Virginia and in 1773 removed to Monongalia County (WV). He settled on a large farm of well-laying land about a half mile west of the river, and the same distance from the present village of Rivesville. The Indians were troublesome all during this period, and for mutual protection, the settlers erected a fort in 1774 at the mouth of Prickets Creek, which was called Prickets Fort. This was on the opposite side of the river from David's farm, and about a mile distant. No record has been found of David having been molested by the Indians until the spring of 1779, when he had his famous encounter with two of them on his farm, which has been recorded by contemporaneous writers."
As recorded in the Lineage Books of the Daughters of the American Revolution, David served as private in Captain Haymond's Co., Virginia Militia; as private in Captain William Haymond's Co., Virginia Militia; and was Captain of 5th Co., 8th Battalion under Col. Peter Grub.
"He possessed a high character for honor, beneficence, morality, and intelligence; was a member of the Episcopal Church, and lived in the highest esteem among the early settlers."
A monument was placed to remember the site where David Morgan fought the two Indians to save his children. (PHOTO - Descendant, David M. Kober, is shown sitting on base of monument.) He was married to Sarah STEVENS in 1743 or 1745 in VA.

215. Sarah STEVENS⁽⁴⁵⁶⁾ (photo) was born on 7 Oct 1726 in PA. She died on 15 May 1799 in Mononglia Co., WV. She was buried in Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., WV.⁽⁴⁵⁷⁾ "... a Quaker lady of Pennsylvania,..."
(PHOTO - Descendant David Michael Kober standing between grave stones of David Morgan and his wife, Sarah Stevens Morgan.) Children were:

i. Morgan MORGAN was born on 20 Dec 1746 in Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., WV. He died in 1829 in White Day Creek (Catawba), Monongalia, WV. He was buried in Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., WV. Served in the American Revolution as Ensign under Wm. Haymond, Captain. Married Drusilla Prickett, 1770.
ii. James MORGAN was born on 5 Apr 1748 in Berkeley Co., WV. He died on 3 Mar 1840. Served in the American Revolution under Wm. Haymond, Captain. Married Margaret Jolliff, 1786.
iii. Evan T. MORGAN⁽⁴⁵⁸⁾ was born on 1 Mar 1753 in Town Creek, Allegheny, MD. He died on 18 Mar 1850 in Morgantown, WV. Served in the American Revolution under Wm. Haymond, Captain. Married Camilla Hartley (b. 1767, d. 2 Jun 1838 WV) who was the daughter of a Sea Captain. Evan and Camilla had 11 children.
iv. Elizabeth MORGAN was born (1755) in Berkeley Co., WV. married Abraham Lowe.
v. Zackquill MORGAN was born on 9 Sep 1758 in Berkeley Co., WV. He died on 27 Feb 1834. Served in the American Revolution under Wm. Haymond, Captain. Married Linda West on 18 Sep 1794.
vi. Stephen MORGAN was born on 17 Oct 1761 in Berkeley Co., WV. He died on 30 Nov 1850. Married Sarah Somerville in 1797.
vii. William MORGAN⁽⁴⁵⁹⁾ was born in 1763 in Kingston, Fayette Co., WV.
107 viii. Sarah MORGAN.
ix. Catherine MORGAN was born on 16 Jan 1769 in Berkeley Co., WV. Married Major James M. West.

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