Adonijah Morgan



born: 17 Mar 1798, Pulaski Co.,Kentucky
died: 12 May 1870, Dade Co.,Missouri
bur.: Dadeville,Dade Co.,Missouri, at Rice cemetery
occu: farmer
spouse: Betsy MATTHEWS
marr: 27 Feb 1820, Ross Co.,Ohio
born: 27 Sep 1803, Kentucky
died: 11 Jul 1866, Dade Co.,Missouri
bur.: Dadeville,Dade Co.,Missouri, at Rice cemetery
Children:
Lysander White ``Lucky'' MORGAN
William Watson ``Wick'' MORGAN
Sarah ``Sally'' Ann MORGAN
James Henry MORGAN
Sarilda M. MORGAN
Ezequel Morgan -- born: Abt 1842, Missouri.

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------Thomas MORGAN (1702 - 1774, VA)
                      |
           |---------Lewis MORGAN (1727, Pennsylvania - 1814, Kentucky)
           |          |
           |          |--------Lettice EVANS ( - 1749)
           |
  |------Adonijah MORGAN (1755, VA - 1827, Indiana)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------Robert WHITE (1694, Scotland - 1755, USA)
  |        |          |
  |        |---------Christine Ann WHITE (1726, Pennsylvania - 1816, Kentucky)
  |                   |
  |                   |--------Margaret HOGE (1690, Pennsylvania - 1750, VA)
  |
Adonijah MORGAN (1798, Kentucky - 1870, Missouri)
  |
  |                   |--------
  |                   |
  |        |---------
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |
  |------Isabelle Jean MCMAHON (1765, Scotland - 1829, Indiana)
           |
           |          |--------
           |          |
           |---------
                      |
                      |--------

Adonijah's exact birth and death dates are given on his tombstone.

Adonijah received a patent from the US Land Office in Indianapolis for the SE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 21, Twp 13N, Range 6E, 40 acres, in Shelby Co., Indiana on August 1, 1839. You can find an image of this land patent on the WWW at: % http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/IN/3050/460.tif. %

Adonijah moved to Missouri in 1840.

His family settled in Morgan Township, Dade Co., Missouri. They are the only Morgan family there early on so it is possible the township was named after him.

Adonijah received a patent from the US Land Office in Springfield, MO for the NE quarter of the SE quarter of Section 33, Twp 32N, Range 25W, 40 acres, in Dade Co., Missouri on June 1, 1859. You can find an image of this land patent on the WWW at: % http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/IN/5590/121.tif. %


Census: 1830, Fayette Co.,Indiana
Census: 1860, Morgan Twp,Dade Co.,Missouri

Sources for this individual: @S230@ @S342@ @S343@ @S805@ @S133@ @S806@ @S381@


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