at that time, acting as the coroner of New Castle County. His first land transaction on record dates from November 20, 1723, when he bought for the price of 70 pounds. Almost the whole of this land was cultivable. In 1924, a committee appointed by the Governor of West Virginia determined that the first crude shelter erected by William G. Morgan Great Grandson of Morgan Morgan was built on the Morgan Acres property. Claim of first settlement in West Virginia Morgan Morgan arrived in what is now West Virginia in 1731. In January 1734, he, among others, was appointed to the 'Commission of the Peace', meaning that he was a magistrate. He probably received a Patent for '[i]n the Forks of the Rappahannock River & Westwood of Sherrando River' on December 12, 1734. The long-standing claim that he was the first permanent resident there is, however, doubtful. In fact, the area now known as Shepherdstown, West Virginia, was probably settled by German-speaking immigrants as early as 1727. Morgan died at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, now in West Virginia, and was buried in the Morgan Chapel Graveyard. Family Morgan Morgan held military and civil positions in colonial Virginia which entitled his female descendants to membership in the Colonial Dames of America. Col. Morgan and his wife Catherine Garretson had the following issues: James Morgan - Died at the age of Ann Morgan (Considered one of the 'Lost Tribes' of the Morgan Family) David Morgan (The Great Indian Fighter) Charles Morgan (Considered one of the 'Lost Tribes' of the Morgan Family) Henry Morgan (Considered one of the 'Lost Tribes' of the Morgan Family) Evan Morgan Zackquill Morgan (Founder of Morgantown, West Virginia) Morgan Morgan II See also Morgan Chapel and Graveyard Morgan Morgan Monument Notes and references 1688 births 1766 deaths 18th-century American Episcopal priests West Virginia pioneers British North American Anglicans People of colonial Delaware British emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies Morgan family of West Virginia People from Berkeley County, West Virginia People from New Castle County, Delaware Welsh emigrants to the United States West Virginia colonial people People of pre-statehood West Virginia People from Bunker Hill, West Virginia