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Sir Rowland, MORGAN,, Baron Morgan 1508 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1508

Birth Location: Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England

Death Date: 12 Dec 1583

Death Location: Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Sir VIII)

Mother: Lady Vaughan

Spouse(s): Lady Morgan, Baroness Thomas, Lady Jones-Morgan,, Baroness Thomas, Lady Morgan, Ann Mathew, Lady Avery

Children(s): Sir Jamaica

According to available records, Sir Rowland MORGAN, Baron Morgan was born in 1508 in Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Mathew of Machen, Esquire to King Henry Morgan, Baron Morgan (Esquire to Kings Henry VII and VIII) and Lady Elizabeth Vaughan. Following those early years, Sir Rowland MORGAN, Baron Morgan married Lady Blanch Thomas, Baroness Morgan, Baroness Lady Blanch Thomas, Lady Blanch (Blanche) (daughter of Wm. Jones, Elizabeth Herbert) de Jones-Morgan,, Baroness Lady Blanch Thomas, Lady Blanch Thomas Jones Baroness Morgan, Ann Mathew and Lady Mary Avery, and their family grew to include Sir Henry Morgan, Pirate and Governor of Jamaica. In the later years of life, Sir Rowland MORGAN, Baron Morgan died in 1583 in Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Parents

Sir VIII)
1474 – 1542
Birth Location: Tredegar, Nmnth, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
SV
Lady Vaughan
1486 – 1528
Birth Location: Porthamel, Augllsey Wales
LV

Spouses(s)

Lady Morgan
1512 – 1579
Birth Location: Tre Owen, Wonastow, Monmouthshire, England
LM
Baroness Thomas
1512 – 1606
Birth Location: Tre Owen, Wonastow, Monmouthshire, Wales
BT
Lady Jones-Morgan,
1516 – 1534
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Llanarth Court, Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales -The 1st house recorded was from early medieval period and called Hendreobaith, 'Home of the Old Faith'. Acquired by ancestors of the Jones's bef 1469. The current house was built abt 1770.
LJ
Baroness Thomas
1512 – 1606
Birth Location: Tre Owen, Wonastow, Monmouthshire, England
BT
Lady Morgan
1512 – 1534
Birth Location: Llanarth, Monmouth, England
LM
Ann Mathew
1516 –
Birth Location: of, Monmouthshire, , Wales
AM
Lady Avery
1538 – 1636
Birth Location: Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
LA

Children(s)

Sir Jamaica
1536 – 1603
Birth Location: Llanrhymny,Monmouth,,England
SJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Jan 1508
    Event Place: Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 11 November 1517
    Event Place: Machen, Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1530
    Event Place: Machen, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1581

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1583
    Event Place: Machen, Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire, Wales
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