Theophilus married first in 1729, Elizabeth Sherman, of Newport, Rhode Island, by whom he had one son, Theophilus, and from who he was subsequently divorced. He married 2d, in March, 1745, Lydia, widow of Hezekiah Pierpont, and only child of Rev. Jacob Hemingway, the first minister of East Haven. He settled first in Guilford, on the east side of the village green, about 1730, but before 1748 removed to Killingworth, now Clinton, where he died Nov 22 1766, age 63 and his widow Lydia died May 27 1779, age also 63. The house he occupied in Guilford still stands. He was chosen captain of the first company of Killingworth, on March 15, 1756, was a merchant and land holder of distinction, and left a large estate. The Killingworth and Clinton Morgans are mostly descendants of him. Child by Elizabeth:
Theophilus b. June 26, 1732
Children by Lydia:
William b. June 1, 1746
Mary b. May 7, 1751
Amelia b. Dec 11, 1755
"Morgan genealogy : a history of James Morgan of New London, Conn., and his descendants, from 1607 to 1869" by Nathaniel H. Morgan 1869, page 34, 49
Theophilus b. June 26, 1732
Children by Lydia:
William b. June 1, 1746
Mary b. May 7, 1751
Amelia b. Dec 11, 1755
"Morgan genealogy : a history of James Morgan of New London, Conn., and his descendants, from 1607 to 1869" by Nathaniel H. Morgan 1869, page 34, 49
Theophilus married first in 1729, Elizabeth Sherman, of Newport, Rhode Island, by whom he had one son, Theophilus, and from who he was subsequently divorced. He married 2d, in March, 1745, Lydia, widow of Hezekiah Pierpont, and only child of Rev. Jacob Hemingway, the first minister of East Haven. He settled first in Guilford, on the east side of the village green, about 1730, but before 1748 removed to Killingworth, now Clinton, where he died Nov 22 1766, age 63 and his widow Lydia died May 27 1779, age also 63. The house he occupied in Guilford still stands. He was chosen captain of the first company of Killingworth, on March 15, 1756, was a merchant and land holder of distinction, and left a large estate. The Killingworth and Clinton Morgans are mostly descendants of him. Child by Elizabeth:
Theophilus b. June 26, 1732
Children by Lydia:
William b. June 1, 1746
Mary b. May 7, 1751
Amelia b. Dec 11, 1755
"Morgan genealogy : a history of James Morgan of New London, Conn., and his descendants, from 1607 to 1869" by Nathaniel H. Morgan 1869, page 34, 49
Theophilus b. June 26, 1732
Children by Lydia:
William b. June 1, 1746
Mary b. May 7, 1751
Amelia b. Dec 11, 1755
"Morgan genealogy : a history of James Morgan of New London, Conn., and his descendants, from 1607 to 1869" by Nathaniel H. Morgan 1869, page 34, 49
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Link to his parents provided by Deb Kunkle 49407729. There is no listing in the Hale collection for his mother being in the Spring Grove Cemetery in Hartford CT, and his father, John, died in Preston, so why is he buried in Hartford?
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