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Nelson Rockefeller

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Nelson Rockefeller

41st U.S. Vice-President

    William Morgan

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    • 9th Great-grandfather of Nelson Rockefeller — 12th Generation
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      William Morgan is believed to be the name of the father of three brothers who came to New England by 1640. They were James, John and Miles Morgan. James settled in New London, Connecticut. John is said to have moved on to Virginia shortly after arriving. Miles headed west with Col. William Pynchon and help found Springfield, Massachusetts.

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  • Sources for William Morgan

    • 1 Morgan, Appleton, A History of the Family of Morgan, from the Year 1089 to Present Times, New York: For Subscibers only (1902), 100.
    • 2 Morgan, Nathaniel H., Morgan Genealogy: A History of James Morgan, of New London, Conn., and His Descendants; From 1607 to 1869, Hartford: Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard (1869), 3.