Brief Life History of Morgan
When Morgan Lewis was born in 1728, in Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Rowland Lewis, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Thomas, was 22. He married Jane Evans about 1751. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Morgan in entry for Morgan Lewis, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"
Spouse and Children
1728– Male
1730– Female
Children (5)
1746– Male
1749– Female
1749– Female
about 1751– Male
1754– Male
Parents and Siblings
1702– Male
1706– Female
Siblings (4)
1728– Female
1728– Male
1730– Male
1733– Female
World Events (3)
1815
Age 87
1823
Age 95
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 103
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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