Morgan Morgan

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Colonel Morgan Morgan, was born November 1, 1688 in Wales. He is traditionally said to have founded the first permanent white settlement in present day West Virginia, though a German town is discovered to have been in existence prior to Morgan's arrival.

He is usually said to have arrived at present day West Virginia in 1727, though he is found to have been living in Delaware at that time where he was acting as coroner of New Castle County. He did not arrive in West Virginia until 1731.

He is said to have been an ordained clergyman but there is no evidence to support this. However, Morgan did help in the establishment of West Virginia's first church.

He had eight children with his wife Catherine Garretson. His son David became famous as an Indian fighter due to an encounter with Delaware natives at his homestead. Another son Zackquill founded Morgantown, West Virginia.

Francis Harrison Pierpont, governor of Virginia and later West Virginia, was a descendant of Morgan Morgan.