BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 



Sarah, another daughter of Dr. Owen, 

 Rebecca and Moses. 



Morgan', James, was probably a son 

 of John Morgan, who settled early in 

 Radnor, and was a large landholder. 

 In 1G94 he was married to Elizabeth 

 Prythereth, the daughter of Evan Pry- 

 thercth, also of Radnor. They were 

 Friends, and doubtless both had emi- 

 grated from Wales while children. 



Morgan, Anthony, emigrated from 

 Cardiff, in Glamorganshire, Wales, in 

 1689, accompanied by his wife Eliza- 

 beth and only child Mary. They at 

 first, it is believed, settled for a time 

 on a small tract of laud on the west 

 side of Cobb's Creek, some distance 

 above the Blue Bell, but in the year 

 1700 removed to a larger tract in what 

 is now Upper Darby. In 1707 his 

 daughter was married to Abraham, the 

 son of Ralph Lewis of the same town- 

 ship. Through life he remained in full 

 unity with the Society of Friends, but 

 was never active in the business trans- 

 actions of their meetings. He died at 

 an advanced age in 17:!2, and his wife 

 a little before him the same year. 



Morgan, Owen, with his wife Jannie, 

 came from the parish of Machanlleth, 

 in Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1CS4, 

 and settled in Ilaverford. He was a 

 man of limited means, and appears to 

 have owned no land in Haverford. He 

 was a Friend in good standing. After 

 the death of his wife, he, in 1694, 

 married Blanche, the widow of William 

 Sharpus, and removed to Newtown, 

 where he died in 1704. Blanche sur- 

 vived him till 1717, at which time she 

 appeared to be in easy circumstances. 



Morri.s, David, was a very early 

 immigrant, and probably came from 

 Wales. He resided for a time in 

 Philadelphia, and was married to ]\[ary 

 Phillil)in 3d mo. 4th, 168:., according 

 to the usages of the Society of Friends, 

 of which they were both members. 

 This couple, about five years after their 

 marriage, removed to Marple town- 

 ship, and made a permanent settle- 

 ment. Besides attending strictly to his 

 religious duties, David exercised con- 

 siderable influpuce in civil affiirs. He 

 was one of the projectors and owners 

 of " Haverford new mill," and for some 



time bad an interest in running it. 

 His children were David, Isaac, Jona- 

 than, Elizabeth and .Mordecai. David 

 the elder died in 1720. 



Morris, Dr. Jonathan, son of Jona- 

 than and Catharine Morris, and grand- 

 son of the immigrant David Morris, 

 was born in Marple township, Delaware 

 County, on the 17th of the 3d month, 

 (May,) 1729. His mother was a 

 daughter of Richard Moore of Radnor. 

 Both parents were consistent members 

 of the Society of Friends, as all his 

 ancestors had been for two or three 

 generations. It may therefore be rea- 

 sonably concluded, that in his early 

 training he was carefully guarded 

 against any contamination from vice 

 or immorality. It is not known that his 

 preliminary school education, before 

 entering upon the study of medicine, 

 extended beyond what he acquired at 

 the schools in the neighborhood, but 

 his knowledge outside of his profession 

 was greatly enlarged, by embracing 

 opportunities that presented, while a 

 student, and subsequently. 



About the year 1745, the subject of 

 our notice was placed in the office of 

 Dr. Thomas Bard of Philadelphia as a 

 medical student. Before the com- 

 pletion of his studies. Dr. Bard removed 

 to New York, to which place he was 

 accompanied br his student. There 

 his opportunity for study was improved, 

 particularly in acquiring a knowledge 

 of surgery, as his preceptor had been 

 placed in charge of the garrison hos- 

 pital. 



After having completed his studies, 

 about the year 1751, Dr. Morris re- 

 turned to his native County, and com- 

 menced tiie practice of his profession 

 at Newtown Square. Here he became 

 acquainted with Benjamin West, the 

 painter, then quite a youth, and dis- 

 cerning the genius of the young artist, 

 purchased materials for him and aided 

 him in preparing his colors. West, 

 subsequently, but before leaving the 

 country, painted a likeness of Dr. 

 Morris, which, unfortunately, cannot 

 now be found. General Wayne and 

 Dr. Morris were " the first public 

 patrons of the great artist." 



About the year 1756 Dr. Morris re- 

 moved from Newtown Square to East 

 Marlborough, and on the 15th of the 

 12th month of the following year, he 



