Morgan (noble family)

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Tredegar House near Newport which was the family headquarters from the early 15th century to the mid 20th century

The Morgan family was a gentry family from Wales . From 1402 at the latest, Tredegar House near Newport served as the family's headquarters. From the 16th to the beginning of the 20th century, numerous members of the family were elected as members of the House of Commons, with members of the family from 1859 holding the title Baron Tredegar and at times the title Viscount Tredegar . In 1962 the main line of the family, the Morgan of Tredegar family , died out in the male line.

The family until the end of the Middle Ages

The Morgan family traced their ancestry to Cadifor Fawr , a Welsh Lord of Cilsant who died in 1089 . His descendant Llywelyn from Ifor married Angharad , the daughter and heiress of Morgan ap Maredudd , in the 14th century . With her he had at least three sons, of which Morgan started the family with properties at Tredegar and St Clears , Ifor Hael a family with properties at Gwern-y-Clepa and Philip a family with properties at Lewis of St Pierre . Morgan's grandson, Sir John Morgan, was an important supporter of Henry Tudor when he landed in Wales at the end of the Wars of the Roses . This rewarded him after he had become king, with possessions and offices in Wales.

The Morgan of Tredegar family from the late 16th century to 1792

In 1578 Miles Morgan , the last male member of the Tredegar main line, died. He had appointed his brother-in-law and cousin Thomas Morgan of Make as heir. His younger brother Henry Morgan founded a branch line in Llanrhymney after three younger brothers of his father Rowland Morgan had founded branch lines of the families. Thomas Morgan took from 1588 to 1589 as a Knight of the Shire Monmouthshire in the House of Commons , his son and heir, Sir William Morgan from 1624 to 1625. Meanwhile, eldest son from his first marriage, Thomas Morgan was in 1640 as a representative of Monmouthshire in the Short Parliament elected . During the civil war he initially supported the royalists, but in 1645 he apparently switched to the side of parliament. His younger brother, William Morgan, was MP for Monmouth from 1628 to 1629 and founded a branch of the family in Rhymney . William Morgan , Thomas Morgan's heir, was also a Member of the House of Commons. By marrying his cousin Blanche Morgan , he acquired extensive land holdings in Brecknockshire . His son John Morgan was a staunch supporter of the Whigs in the early 18th century and MP for Monmouthshire from 1701 until his death. In 1715 he inherited the estate of Gwynllŵg from his uncle John Morgan , which he had bought in 1710. Even William Morgan , the eldest son of John Morgan, and his son William Morgan was elected as MP for Monmouthshire. The family achieved considerable political, economic and social influence in South East Wales and especially in Newport from the 18th century . At times the family owned more than 214 km² of property in South East Wales. During the Industrial Revolution , the family invested in mines, built the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, and leased land to build mines or steel mills. A total of fifteen members of the Morgan of Tredegar family served as high sheriffs and twenty-two were elected as MPs to the House of Commons.

Whether the privateer Henry Morgan was descended from the Tredegar family cannot be proven.

The Morgans of Langstone

The descendants of Philip , a younger son of Llywelyn ap Morgan , gained greater importance from the 16th century. The family owned estates in Monmouthshire, including Langstone and Pencoed . Two sons of William Morgan of Pencoed († 1542), Sir Thomas Morgan and Giles Morgan were elected as MPs for Monmouthshire and Monmouth in 1547. Sir William Morgan , a son of Thomas, fought as a military on the Protestant side in the Dutch War of Independence and in Ireland. In 1572 he was elected MP for Monmouthshire. With his childless death, this branch line became extinct, the possessions fell to the related line of the Morgans of Llantarnam .

The Morgans of Llantarnam

William Morgan , a son of John Morgan († 1524/25) from Caerleon and cousin of Thomas and Giles Morgan from Langstone, acquired the possessions of the dissolved Llantarnam Abbey in 1561. He was elected three times as a MP for Monmouthshire but secretly remained a Catholic. His son Edward Morgan , on the other hand, switched to the Protestant faith and was twice elected as a member of parliament, but at the beginning of the 17th century he was suspected of being a recusant , a Catholic who rejects the Church of England . He had to pay heavy fines and lost his political influence. His son and heir Thomas Morgan was drawn into the Catholic opposition through his marriage to Frances, daughter of Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester . His son Edward Morgan was made a baronet in 1642 and supported the royalists during the Civil War, after which his property was confiscated. His son Edward Morgan, 2nd Baronet converted to Protestantism. The family then got the estates back and his son Edward Morgan, 3rd Baronet , was re-elected as MP for Monmouthshire in 1680 and 1681. He died in 1682 without male descendants. His daughter Frances inherited his property and she married Edmund Bray . The title of Baronet fell to Morgan's great cousin James Morgan, 4th Baronet . As a staunch Catholic, he remained without political significance after the Glorious Revolution . He died childless before 1727, with which the title expired.

Charles Gould , heir to Tredegar, was promoted to baronet and took the name Morgan. Painting from 1792

The main line of the family in Tredegar from 1792 to 1962

With John Morgan , the main line of the family in Tredegar had died out in male succession. The vast property went to Charles Gould , who married Morgan's sister, Jane Morgan. Charles Gould was also a Member of the House of Commons and was raised to baronet in 1792, after which he took the name Morgan. His heir became his son Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet . His eldest son, Charles Morgan , was made Baron Tredegar in 1859 . His second son Godfrey Morgan inherited the title and was promoted to Viscount Tredegar in 1905 . With his childless death in 1913 this title expired, while his nephew Courtenay Morgan inherited the title Baron Tredegar. He was promoted to Viscount Tredegar in 1926. This title expired in 1949 with the childless death of his son Evan Morgan . His uncle Frederic Morgan inherited the title of Baron Tredegar . His son John Morgan sold Tredegar House, with his childless death in 1962 the main line of the family and the title Baron Tredegar became extinct.

Equestrian memorial to Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar in Cardiff

Trunk list (selection)

From the 14th century to the 16th century

  1. Llywelyn from Ifor ⚭ Angharad
    1. Morgan of Tredegar († between 1375 and 1387)
      1. Llywelyn ap Morgan ⚭ Jonnet Vaughan
        1. Jevan
          1. Sir John Morgan († around 1492)
            1. John Morgan († around 1513) ⚭ Elizabeth
              1. William Morgan († 1569)
              2. John Morgan ⚭ Jonet Mathew
                1. Miles Morgan († 1572) ⚭ Catherine Morgan of Make
            2. Thomas Morgan of Make ⚭ Elizabeth Vaughan
              1. Rowland Morgan († after 1580)
                1. Catherine Morgan
                2. Thomas Morgan (around 1534–1603) (descendants see below)
                3. Henry Morgan of Llanrhymney
              2. Reynold Morgan of Llanvedw
              3. John Morgan of Bassaleg
              4. Edmund Morgan of Penllywn-sarth
        2. Philip, ancestor of the Morgan of Langstone and Morgan of Llantarnam families
    2. Ifor Hael
    3. Philip

From the 16th century to 1962

  1. Thomas Morgan (around 1534–1603) ⚭ Elizabeth Bodenham
    1. William Morgan (1567-1652) ⚭ (1) Elizabeth Winter; ⚭ (2) Bridget Morgan
      1. (1) Thomas Morgan of Make († 1664) ⚭ (1) Rachel Hopton ⚭ (2) Elizabeth Windham
        1. (2) William Morgan (around 1640–1680) ⚭ Blanche Morgan
          1. Thomas Morgan (1664–1700) ⚭ Martha Mansel
          2. John Morgan (1671-1720) ⚭ Martha Vaughan
            1. William Morgan (1700–1731) ⚭ Rachel Cavendish
              1. William Morgan (1725–1763)
            2. Thomas Morgan (1702–1769) ⚭ Jane Colchester
              1. Thomas Morgan (1727-1771)
              2. Charles Morgan (1736–1787) ⚭ Mary Parry
              3. John Morgan (1742–1792) ⚭ Louisa Burt
              4. Jane Morgan ⚭ Charles Gould († 1806)
                1. Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet (1760–1846) ⚭ Mary Stoney
                  1. Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar (1792–1875) ⚭ Rosamund Mundy
                    1. Charles Rodney Morgan (1828-1854)
                    2. Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, 2nd Baron Tredegar (1831–1913)
                    3. Frederick Courtenay Morgan (1834–1909) ⚭ Charlotte Williamson
                      1. Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar, 3rd Baron Tredegar (1867–1934) ⚭ Katherine Carnegie
                        1. Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar, 4th Baron Tredegar (1893-1949) ⚭ (1) Lois Sturt; ⚭ (2) Olga Dolgorouky
                      2. Frederic Morgan, 5th Baron Tredegar (1873–1954) ⚭ Dorothy Syssylt
                        1. John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar (1908–1962)
                  2. Charles Octavius ​​Swinnerton Morgan (1803-1888)
                2. George Gould Morgan (1794-1845)
        2. (2) John Morgan of Gwynllwg (around 1641-1715)
      2. (1) William Morgan of Rhymney (around 1600–1649)
      3. (2) Anthony Morgan († 1665)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dictionary of Welsh Biography: MORGAN, HENRY (1635? - 1688), buccaneer. Accessed December 30, 2018 .
  2. ^ History of Parliament online: MORGAN, Sir William (c.1542-83), of Langstone and Pencoed, Llanmartin, Mon. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
  3. ↑ History of Parliament online: MORGAN, Edward I (1560-1634), of Llantarnam and Pentrebach, Mon. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
  4. ^ Dictionary of Welsh Biography: MORGAN family, of Llantarnam, Monmouthshire. Accessed December 30, 2018 .