MORGAN, William (c.1600-1649), of Y Dderw, Llyswen, Brec. and the Middle Temple, London

Family and Education

b. c. 1600, Age calculated from date of admiss. to M. Temple. 1st s. of Morgan Llewellyn of Blaentringarth, Ystradfellte, Brec. and Gwladis, da. of David Gwyn Gwalter of Cefn-y-fedw, Brec. T. Jones, Hist. Brec. ed. J.R. Bailey, ii. 72; iii. 21; iv. 75. educ. M. Temple 1616, called 1623. MTR, 604, 682. m. ?(1) 19 Nov. 1624, Sybilla, da. of Thomas Wayte of London, ?1s. 1da.; C10/8/89; NLW, Tredegar Park 138/3, 55. (2) ?bigamously, aft. 26 Mar. 1633 (with £1,600), Elizabeth (d. 28 June 1638), da. of Sir William Morgan* of Tredegar and Machen, Mon. 1s. 3da.; 2 other ch. NLW, Tredegar Park 108/17, 109/9, 138/55; Jones, ii. 72; J.A. Bradney, Hist. Mon. ed. M. Gray (S. Wales and Mon. Rec. Soc. viii), 72. d. bet. 27/31 May 1649. PROB 11/210, ff. 120-2; C10/8/89. sig. W[illia]m Morgan.

Offices Held

J.p. Brec. 1636 – Dec. 1642, Feb. 1643–9; steward, Brecon, Brec. by 1639; Add. Ch. 24258. commr. disarming recusants 1641, ?Poll Tax 1641, assessment 1642, array 1642. JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 269–71; Docquets of Letters Patent, 2–3; HLRO, main pprs. 1 May 1647; LJ, iv. 386a; SR v. 157; CCAM, 588, 1017.

King’s att., Brec. 1636 – ?49; recorder, Brecon, Brec. 1637 – d.; dep. sol. gen., Council in the Marches by 1639, sol. gen. 1639–41. JPs in Wales and Monm. 269–71; CSP Dom. 1638–9, pp. 577, 617; BRL, 603183/575; Jones, iv. 308.

Parlimentarian

MORGAN, William (c.1600-1649), of Y Dderw, Llyswen, Brec. and the Middle Temple, London

Main residences: Y Dderw, Llyswen, Brec.; the Middle Temple, London.

Author

L.B.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

MORGAN, William (c.1600-1649)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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