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From: Jennifer L Saks <>
Subject: Re: [PA-PHILA-MOUNT-MORIAH-CEMETERY] Abel Morgan's remains
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:23:30 -0800
References: <5.0.0.25.2.20070107172549.02dcd9e0@pop.ufl.edu>
In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.2.20070107172549.02dcd9e0@pop.ufl.edu>


At 03:15 PM 1/7/2007, you wrote:
>I'm trying to find where the remains of Abel Morgan are buried. He was
>born at Alltgoch, Cardiganshire, Wales in 1673 and migrated to Philadelphia
>arriving there on Dec. 15, 1711. He was a Welsh Baptist minister and
>served as pastor at Pennepek Church in Lower Dublin, PA. The Welsh
>Concordance to the Bible he is credited with writing was the first
>published in the US and was published posthumously. My information is that
>he died on Dec. 16, 1722 and is buried at Mount Moriah in Philadelphia. He
>might have been buried elsewhere in Mount Moriah and reinterred in the
>Mount Moriah Cemetery as the land occupied by smaller cemeteries in the
>area was sold for other uses.
>
>My husband and I spent a couple of days in Philly last July
>(2006). Obviously that was much less time than needed. We happened to be
>in Philly on a Fri., when the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania was
>closed to researchers and our reception at the Mount Moriah Cemetery was
>less than enthusiastic. We were pleased with the results of the time we
>spent in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; however, we were
>unsuccessful in finding where Abel Morgan's remains are currently
>located. Can anyone help? Sincere thanks in advance.
>
>Dorothy "Dot" Hendrix Hope
>Gainesville, FL

Dorothy,
I think you and I may be related! Is Abel Morgan a relative of
yours? And what Hendrix are you from? I don't know all the
genealogical ins and outs, but Abel Morgan is about my 7th great
grandfather, and Hendrix is part of our background...I will have to
ask my mother for the exact relationship. Abel Morgan is also
responsible for the school that Brown University originated from
eventually, plus quite a few published debates and sermons. Did you
find anything at the historical society? I was in communication with
a woman professor in Wales some time back who sent me a copy of the
first page of the concordance, which they have in their rare books library.

ANYWAY, the reason I joined the Mt. Moriah group is because I'm
looking for Abel Morgan's grave. He was originally buried in the
churchyard at the Welsh Tract Baptist Church in Welsh Tract,
Delaware, and then later moved to Mt. Moriah. That's all the
information I'v found, and I have never found anything that says WHEN
he was moved. Have you heard this?

I have mentioned this to this group from time to time, but nobody
seems to have heard of him before...I REALLY hope we can find out
something. We stopped at the cemetery 12+ years ago when we were out
there (we live in Oregon) but the gate was locked. The person I
talked to on the phone the day before said all we could do is come
over and look around (!!) I find it hard to believe that someone of
such historical significance could be buried there with no
information whatsoever. It must be someplace.
Jennifer Saks

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