MORGAN, Sir Edmund (c.1561-c.1655), of The Savoy, London, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Westminster and Penhow Castle, Mon.

Family and Education

b. c. 1561, He claimed to be ‘near 90’ in a petition of c.1651: NLW, Tredegar Park 53/3; C8/101/153. 2nd s. of Henry Morgan of Llandaff, Glam. and Penllwyn Sarth, Mynyddislwyn, Mon. and Elinor, da. of John Morgan of Pencrûg, Mon.; bro. of Henry Morgan II†. m. c.1600, Margaret (d. Nov./Dec. 1628), da. of John Francis of Combe Florey, Som., wid. of William Fortescue (d. 29 Jan. 1599) of Preston, Devon, 2s. d.v.p. J.A. Bradney, Hist. Mon. ed. M. Gray (S. Wales and Mon. Rec. Soc. viii), 135; G.T. Clark, Limbus Patrum Morganiae et Glamorganiae, 317; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 357; HMC Hatfield, x. 112; C2/Jas.I/M3/52; 2/Chas.I/M32/52. Kntd. 5 Aug. 1599. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 97, as ‘Richard (Edward) Morgan.’ d. by 3 Feb. 1655. PROB 11/247, f. 385v. sig. Edmond Morgan.

Offices Held

Capt. of ft., Low Countries ?1585, 1594 – 96, Normandy 1591, Jersey 1598, [I] 1599; sgt.-maj., Islands Voyage 1597–8; Lansd. 149, f. 49v; SP84/50, f. 191; 84/54, f. 101; 78/26, ff. 19–20; HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, ii. 214, 359–60; HMC Hatfield, xi. 296; REQ 2/424/108; APC, 1591, p. 233; 1592–3, p. 239. dep. capt., Portsmouth Castle, Hants by 1610. Add. 31825, f. 33; HMC Hatfield, xxi. 191; E351/3583.

J.p. Mon. 1604-c.46; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 351–9. dep. v. adm. Hants by 1613; HCA 14/41, ff. 306, 308. commr. subsidy, Mon. 1621 – 22, 1624, 1641, C212/22/21, 23; SR, v. 64, 79. public money retained in private hands 1626, APC, 1626, pp. 113–14. Forced Loan 1626–7, C193/12/2, f. 36. charitable uses 1629, C93/11/20. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1629, 1630, C181/3, f. 260v; 181/4, f. 43v knighthood fines, Mon. 1631–2, E178/5512, ff. 9, 14, 19. repair of St. Paul’s cathedral 1635–8, GL, ms 25475/1, f. 49v; HEHL, EL7420. Irish aid 1641, Poll Tax 1641, SR, v. 141, 153. assessment (roy.), Glam. 1643. Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 49.

Parlimentarian

MORGAN, Sir Edmund (c.1561-c.1655), of The Savoy, London, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Westminster and Penhow Castle, Mon.

Main residences: The Savoy, London; St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Westminster; Penhow Castle, Mon.

Author

L.B.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

MORGAN, Sir Edmund (c.1561-c.1655)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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