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MORGAN, William (1725-63), of Tredegar, Mon.

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b. 28 Mar. 1725, 1st s. of Sir William Morgan, M.P., by Lady Rachel Cavendish, da. of William, 2nd Duke of Devonshire; nephew of Thomas Morgan sen. educ. Westminster 1738; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1743. unm. suc. fa. 24 Apr. 1731.
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Main residence: Tredegar, Mon.
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MORGAN, William (1725-63)

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MORICE, Humphry (?1723-85), of Werrington, Devon

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b. ?1723, 1st s. of Humphry Morice, M.P., London merchant, by his 2nd w. Catherine, da. of Peter Paggen of Wandsworth, Surr., wid. of William Hale, and mother of Paggen Hale. unm. suc. fa. 16 Nov. 1731; 2nd cos. Sir William Morice, 3rd Bt., in Werrington estates 24 Jan. 1750.
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Clerk comptroller of Green Cloth May 1757–61; comptroller of the Household Dec. 1762 – Apr. 1763; P.C. 10 Jan. 1763; warden of the stannaries June 1763 – Aug. 1783.

Recorder, Launceston 1771–82.

Main residence: Werrington, Devon.
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MORICE, Humphry (?1723-85)

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MORRIS, Staats Long (1728-1800), of Huntly Lodge and Knaperna, Aberdeen.

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b. 27 Aug. 1728, 2nd s. of Lewis Morris, judge of Admiralty Court, of Morrisania, New York by his 1st w. Tryntie, or Catherine, da. of Dr. Samuel Staats, surgeon, of New York; nephew of Robert Hunter Morris, c.j. of New Jersey and gov. of Pennsylvania; bro. of Lewis and Richard, and half-bro. of Gouverneur Morris, eminent revolutionary leaders. educ. Yale 1743-6.G. B. Dexter, Graduates of Yale, ii. 82-85; Pprs. of Gov. Lewis Morris (N.J. Hist. Soc.), 189-90. m. (1) 25 Mar. 1756, Catherine (d. 16 Dec. 1779), da. of William, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen [S], wid. of Cosmo George, 3rd Duke of Gordon [S], mother of Lords William and George Gordon, s.p.; (2) 23 Dec. 1780, Elizabeth, da. of John Urquhart of Craigston, Aberdeen, s.p.
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Lt. Independent Co. N.Y. 1748; capt.-lt. 1751; capt. 50 Ft. 1755; capt. 36 Ft. May 1756; lt.-col. 89 Ft. Oct. 1759; brig.-gen. (local in E.I.) 1763; half-pay 1765; col. 1772; maj.-gen. 1777; col. 61 Ft. 1778 – d.; lt.-gen. 1782; gen. 1796; gov. Quebec Dec. 1797 – d.

Main residence: Huntly Lodge and Knaperna, Aberdeen.
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MORRIS, Staats Long (1728-1800)

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MORSHEAD, John (1747-1813), of Trenant Park and Lavethan, Cornw.

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bap. 4 Aug. 1747, 1st surv. s. of William Morshead by Olympia, sis. and h. of Sir Christopher Treise. educ. Oriel, Oxf. 1766. m. 14 or 17 Apr. 1778, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Frederick, 3rd Bt., of Hampton, Mdx., 2s. 3da. Her sis. Selina; Jan. 1778 Robert Thistlethwayte. suc. Sir Christopher Treise in Lavethan estate 4 Dec. 1780; fa. 30 Apr. 1784; cr. Bt. 22 Jan. 1784.
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Surveyor gen. to Prince of Wales 1796; warden of the stannaries 1798 – 1800.

Main residence: Trenant Park and Lavethan, Cornw.
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MORSHEAD, John (1747-1813)

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MORTIMER, Hans Winthrop (1734-1807), of Caldwell Hall, Derbys.

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b. 3 May 1734, o.s. of Cromwell Mortimer, M.D. (descended from a da. of Oliver Cromwell), sec. of the Royal Society, of Topping Hall, Essex by Elizabeth, da. of Samuel Sanders. educ. L. Inn. 1755, called 1761. unm. suc. fa. 7 Jan. 1752.
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Main residence: Caldwell Hall, Derbys.
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MORTIMER, Hans Winthrop (1734-1807)

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