Career
He was the third child of Morgan Morgan, traditionally stated to be the first white settler in West Virginia. A younger brother Zackquill (Zackwell) Morgan founded Morgantown, West Virginia which is the town where West Virginia University is located. In 1745, he built a log cabin at Bunker Hill, West Virginia and resided there until 1772, when he moved to Marion County, West Virginia.
Now known as the Morgan-Gold House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
He is a direct ancestor of West Virginia Governor Ephraim F. Morgan (1869–1950) and Congressman William South. Morgan (1801–1878).
