MORGAN, Thomas (?1588-1664), of Machen and Tredegar, Bassaleg, Mon.

Family and Education

b. ?1588, 1st s. of Sir William Morgan† of Tredegar and 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Wynter† of Lydney, Glos. educ. M. Temple 1613.MTR i. 99. m. (1) by Apr. 1620, Rachel, da. of Robert Hopton of Witham, Som., sis. and coh. of Sir Ralph Hopton*, wid. of David Kemys of Cefnmabli, St Mellons, Mon., 1da.; (2) 1 Oct. 1633, Elizabeth (d. 18 Oct. 1666), da. of Francis Windham of Sandhills, Withycombe, Som., 7s. (1 d.v.p.) 7da. suc. fa. 1652. d. 13 May 1664.Clark, Limbus Patrum, 311-2; MT Recs. ii. 561; NLW, Tredegar Park 80/73; HP Commons 1604-29, ‘Sir William Morgan’.

Offices Held

Local: j.p. Mon. 17 July 1623 – 5 Mar. 1650, Mar. 1660–d.Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 355, 360, 362; A Perfect List (1660). Commr. Forced Loan, 1627;C193/12/2, f. 36v. sewers, Mon. 14 Jan. 1636 – aft.Dec. 1639, 25 Feb. 1659, 22 Aug. 1660.C181/5, ff. 30v, 156; C181/6, p. 347; C181/7, p. 35. Sheriff, 1636–7, 1660–1.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. Soc. ix), 83. Lt. militia bef. 1640.J. Knight, Civil War and Restoration in Mon. (Woonton Almeley, 2005), 61. Commr. subsidy, 1641, 1663; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660;SR. disarming recusants, 30 Aug. 1641;LJ iv. 386a. contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664.SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance … for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). Dep. lt. Glos. 29 Aug 1642–?HMC 5th Rep. 346. Commr. array (roy.), Mon. by 20 Oct., 29 Nov. 1642.Northants. RO, FH133, unfol. Commr. for Glos., Herefs. and S. E. Wales, 24 Feb. 1646;LJ viii. 184a, 185a. Glos. and S. E. Wales militia, 12 May 1648; sequestrations, S. Wales 23 Feb. 1649; militia, Mon. 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 10 July 1660–d.C181/7, pp. 12–239.

: of Machen and Mon., Tredegar.

Likenesses

Likenesses: ?oil on panel, unknown, 1620.NT, Tredegar House.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

MORGAN, Thomas (?1588-1664), of Machen and Tredegar, Bassaleg, Mon.

Will

4 Nov. 1661, pr. 2 Dec. 1664.PROB11/315, f. 254v.

Estates

at settlement in 1632, Tredegar House and Park; over 400 acres in Bassaleg, Machen, St Mellons, St Brides Wentlloog, St Woollos, and Newport.NLW, Tredegar Park 74/10. In 1639, his fa. settled on him further lands in these parishes, and other lands in Peterstone Wentlloog, Rumney, Michaelston y Fedw, Coedcernyw, Marshfield, Henllys, Risca, Bettws and Malpas, Mynyddislwyn, Bedwellty, Bedwas, Llanfair Cilgedin, Trevethin, Llanfihangel Llantarnam, Mon.; Colwinston, Penlline, Llangan, and Ewenni, Glam.NLW, Tredegar Park 31/32.

Oxford 1644

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