The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-30
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slety then read The ssd5sa men.
tioned above which sS,Feceiyed I'M
the mail some time 6 2rhe paper
has evidently been copied from the
records at Washington. AS It gives
authentic Information regarding the
carly settlers OF this section 1t Will
prove interesting reading and We print
1t as follows:
Data Obtained from Pension Office.
"zackqully Morgan applied for pen
sion for services in Revolutionary
war, Aug. a. 1892; age at date OF mp.
IplIcatlon "A years, claim allowed FOR
seven months and 20 days actual ser.
Twice as a private although ser:
lgaanU In the Virginia troops. A part
ior the time he served under Capt. Jas
Brinton and Col. Jno. Evans, enlisted
lat sIononghlla City, Va, tnow55W. va.).
His widow, sina, made application
land received above pension after his
death. Zackqull, was a son of Rev.
Morgan Morgan OF Wales. zacFauii
was born in. Frederick Co., Va, Sept.
Is, 1858, and his birth was recorded IN
the Parish Register Of that county.
The following Is copy of "a family
record kept by zackquii:
.zacquIl Morgan and sina West
We're married September IS, 1894.
Stephen H. Morgan was born Fri.
day, Dec. 4, "A. d., 1877.
sallie Morgan was born Saturday.
! Feb. %, 1900. .I, q
!, Mary Morgan was born Saturday,
Nov. 20, 1902.
Melinda Morgan was born Nyednes.
day. july s. 1907 "A
Katherine Morgan was born We'd.
nesday, June s. 1907,
Rebecca Morgan was born Monday,
July 16, 1910.
John Fairmont Morgan was born
Oct. 4, 1872.
David james Morgan was born Jan.
Ia, 1915.
Samuel Moran Morgan was born
Jan. 1G,.1S17.
Elizabeth Morgan was born March
2, 1920.
q, Stephen II. Morgan, son of the
late Zacquil Morgan. whose family
record the above is, do solemnly
swear that5ih above Is a copy OF my
fathers family record, kept by him
and in his own handwriting. as yer.
lily believe and that my father drew
a pension for several years, 49, ?
and that shall according to this rec
ord and all other Information received
from my father and mother, be So
years old the fourth day OF December
next"
Aug. 80, 1910.
tSigned:)
STEPHEN H. MORGAN.
Sworn to before 7. S. Raymond, j.
p. Marion County. On this pension
case is the certificate of one Jas.
Morgan states that he was pres.
ent at the marriage OF zacquil; that
1t was in, septemher.1i94, and he. vas
young and it was the first marriage
ceremony he ever witnessed, and that
he was the nephew of said. Zacquil
4 Morgan; that his widow Still lives on
the same farm,-Aug. 16, 1S49-that
ishe and Zacquil moved on to when
first married.
\ The County Court Clerks Office,
aIononsalia County, was destroyed by
fire In 1896. Mrs. Zacqul Morgan
was very aged woman In 1S49-was
Il years old Nov. l, 1S4S. Zacquil
died Feb. 81, 1884.
! Il. the undersigned Zacquil Morgan
! at the request of the Secretary of War,
give the following statement Of my
! age and Revolutionary services, to.wit:
| was II years old the eighth day OF
September, last. In the year ITS
think, was drafted in Nov Monon,
gala City, for four months, and rem
I dezvoused at Georges Greek. was at
tached to Capt. Jas. Brlnter's Com
pany (Brlnters was of Pennsylvania
and marched to Winters Bottom or
the Ohio river, Col. Morgan command
Ing and then to Big Bower and Joined
MCIntosh's expedition. From there
the army marched to Tuscarhua anC
aided in the building OF the For
Lauree and returned to For
Mcintosh and was discharged. Wa!
in the service four months.
In the next succeeding Fall / volun
teered In the Monongalia county fol
an expedition. marched uned Col
Broadhead, In Capt. Matesq's com
pauy 10 Fort Pitt, then up the ALE
sheny river to the Munsletown, de
stroyed the town and killed 10 Indian!
and one white man-was in the service
about two months. In reference to thu
first tour. will not be positive abou
the length OF time in which was II
, service. ! left home in warm weathel
and returned about Christmas. -
IN witness whereof subscribe my
name, Feb. 10, 1884.
"(sIgnedD
"ZACQUIL MORGAN"
up. S. My brothers recollection i
better than mine. Also 1t is probabl,
that he is correct in saying that W,
were seven weeks and four days II