Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-11-09
THEMORCAN FAM|L Y

respectable lady of Delaware.
The issue of this marriage was Nor
gan, Anne, Zacquil, Evan. David,
Charles, Henry and James. He was an
ordained clergyman of the Church of
England, and soon after his marriage he
moved from Delaware to the Valley of
Virginia, and established a church at
Winchester, Of which be and his son,
Morgan Morgan. Jr. we're pastors for
m5pv wears. see Bishop Meade's boot
The Churches and Families OF iIr-
2inia. Col. Zacquii moved 10 the
mouth of Decker's creek, and was the
proprietor and founder of Morgantown,
Monongalia county. His son, Captain
Zacouil, fell in the defense of Washing
ton, at the battle of Bladensburg, Aug.
gath, 1914.
Charles died in Berkeley county, and
Henry, who married sister of Charles
wife, moved to South Carolina.
James was chaplain in the Continen-
tai army, and while at home on fur
Tough was captured by the Tories and
shot at Torytown, Berkeley county.
Morgan remained in Berkeley county
on his father IS old farm. He was an
Episcopal minister of great piety and
moral worth, and some of his produc-
tions, still in possession of the family,
are Of the finest order, in penmanship,
diction and moral sentiment.
David, the subject of this article. was
born at Christiana. Delaware, May l2.
1921 [old style.] He married Sarah
Stephen, a Quaker lady of Pennsylvania ;
he moved with his father to the Valley
of Virginia and bought farm near
Winchester, He was a surveyor, and
was appointed by the Colonial Governor
of Virginia to assist Stephen Holster to
make surveys and explorations in south
western Virginia. Afterwards he was
appointed one of the commissioners on
the part of the Colony of Virginia to as
sist Colonel Washington in TAG to locate
and establish the northern boundary be-
tween Maryland and Virginia. That
historic monument they erected at the
head of the North Branch of the Poto-
mac, known as the Fairfax Stone, u
was the contamination of their labcrs.
Afterwards he assisted General Washing
ton in taking up those many fine tracts
of land on the Monongahela and Ohio
rivers, known to this day as s Washing:
ton s Bottoms.
Morgan was pleased with the country
west of the Alleghenies and predicted
for it a great future. He moved to the
mouth of Redstone creek, Pennsylvania
in 1869, remained two years and moved
to the upper Monongahela in the year
It'll. in what is now Marion county
about six miles north of Fairmont.
At that time the savages were at peace
with the white settlers, but two years
after the war broke out. which equalled
any of the border wars for individual
proves, savage ferocity, adroitness and
discretion of any in the history of ouI
country.
1t was in March, 1873, a canoe was
| discovered floating down the Mononga
hela river on which were stains of blood
and bullet holes through its Sides This
led the settlers contiguous to Prickett'i
! fort to suspect that Indians were lurking
through the country. In all haste they
repaired to the fort. but for some days
not hearingof any Indian depredations
| they concluded it false alarm, and the
settlers, eager to have their Spring worl
as far advanced as possible before the
appearance of the savages, they only
occupied the fort during the night, pur
suing their operations on their farm dur
ing the day. Among those who tool
refuge in the fort was David Morgan
who at that time was over sixty years OF
age.
Near the first of April, being unwel
/ himself, he sent his two youngest chill
dren, Stephen, a boy of 16 years, and
Sarah, girl of IA years, to the farm
which was on the opposite side of the
river about a mile distant, to feed the
cattle and do other chores. Unknown tc
their father, who supposed they would
return Immediately, they took their din
ner, intending to remain all day clearing
land for melons. and to feed the stock
before returning in the evening.
| Accordingly, Stephen set himself tc
work, his sister helping him in various
ways, and occasionally going to the
house to wet some linen, that was bleach.
ing. While the children were in the
house eating their dinner, they heard 6
suspicious noise outside on going to see
what produced it they heard what ap
peared to be footsteps running away
but failed to see any one. Lunch being
disposed of, they went prattling to theil
work. unconscious of the danger lurking
so near, which nothing but the interpo
sition of High Heaven could avert. The
savages observed the direction the chill
dren took to their work and made a re.
connoissance Of the place, found the
youths were there alone, and knowing
their intended victims were at hand when
| wanted. they entered the house, finding
plentiful supply of bacon, stale bread
and churn of sour cream that had been
| left in their haste to get to the fort on
the first alarm, of which they ate an
| enormous quantity. When satisfied they
| took a portion of the bread and bacon
and each tied up bundle of clothing
and other articles about the house that
suited their fancy, then started for the
children, laying their bundles beside the
path to be taken up again after they had
disposed of the youths. But they ascend.
| ing slight eminence that concealed the
view of the children from the house
they discovered Morgan with his gun.
MoRGAN'S DREAM.
| Morgan being ill, as before stated, fell
asleep and dreamed he saw Stephen and
Sarah running around the fort yard
| scalped. Not being superstitious he gave
it no thought, but failing to sleep, dream
ed the same a second time On waken.
| ing, he inquired about the children, and
being informed of their determination to
remain all day, his solicitude became
very great. Selling his rifle he fastened
| to the farm. fearing he would find the
realization of his dream.
But upon ascending an eminence that
overlooked the field, he saw to his great
| joy his children alive and busily talking
while at their work. Seeing nothing
that indicated danger, he seated himself
on log to rest, and picked his flint and
examined to see that his gun was in or
der for use. then walked directly to the
children, in plain view of the house for
three or four hundred yards, unobserved
by the Indians. While conversing with
| the children and at the same time scan
ming the Woodlands and fields, he espied
the two Inians approaching from the d.
rection of the house, and at the same in
slant they discovered him! They i'm
mediately halted, and patted their hands
on their mouths uttering bow-wow-
wow" sound, and making other gestic-
ulations in derision of the Children
Morgan not wishing to suddenly alarm
his children, carlessly remarked !: " Ste
phen. there are are two Indians you run
to the fort and l will fight them He
crossed fence and covered himself be-
hind trees. Morgan delayed the action
to afford time for the children to escape.
Each party hastily matured their plans
for attack and defense, and to Morgan at
least, moments heightened into painful
delay. He was aware of the odds against