Deckers Creek. American Revolution David first served under his brother Zackquill earlier in the war, then served as private in Captain William Haymond's Co., Virginia Militia; he fought with the 10th Virginia Regiment for a few months; and was then Captain of 5th Co., 8th Lancaster Battalion under Col. Peter Grubb. He and the Morgan clan vowed themselves to George Washington and the American cause, and David was there willing to fight blue-coated in volley lines and frontier style. (Might have been because of his ancestral Welsh) He served in the American Revolution from about 1775 to the end of the war. He fought in numerous battles including Saratoga, Siege of Fort Laurens, Cowpens, skirmishes against the red man at Prickett's Fort, and many other engagements of the war. His final rank leaving service was Captain. Family David married Sarah Stevens in 1745. Together they had the following 8 children: Morgan 'Mod' Morgan born 20 Dec 1746 died 31 Oct 1826 James Morgan born 5 Apr 1748 died 3 Mar 1840 Evan Thomas Morgan born 3 Mar 1753 died 18 Mar 1850 Mary Elizabeth Morgan born 1755 died 1798 Zackquill Morgan born 8 Sep 1758 died 27 Feb 1834 (not to be confused with Colonel Zackquill Morgan founder of Morgantown, West Virginia) Stephen Morgan born 17 Oct 1761 died 30 Nov 1850 Sarah Morgan born 1765 died 1791 Catherine Morgan born 16 Jan 1769 died 30 Apr 1848. References Revolutionary service record from Francis B. Heitman's Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army Ancestry.com Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application from Ancestry.com's U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 American people of Welsh descent West Virginia pioneers British North American Anglicans Continental Army officers from Virginia Morgan family of West Virginia West Virginia colonial people People of pre-statehood West Virginia People from Bunker Hill, West Virginia People from Marion County, West Virginia 1721 births 1813 deaths