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Morgansville

Nottoway County, Virginia, USA – *No GPS coordinates

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  • 3 miles from Blackstone, Rt 460
    Nottoway County, Virginia, USA

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ORGANSVILLE, an old settlement a short distance from Bellefonte, formerly
called Edmondson's Old Ordinary, was burned by Tarleton's Cavalry during
the Revolutionary War in the raid in which they captured Peter Francisco.
After this it was known as Burnt Ordinary and

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was later purchased from John McRae of Petersburg by Captain Samuel Morgan,
who married Lucy Wills April 14, 1791. Captain Morgan was the son of John
Morgan and Amy Wilson, and his wife was the daughter of Lawrence Wills and
Anne Pryor. Their children were Amy A., who married Meriwether Hurt; Mary
H., who married a Jackson; Lucy, who married a Bridgforth; Catherine, who
married a Reese; Samuel W., Jr., and John L.

Captain Morgan named the place Morgansville and ran a tavern, store and
post-office, one of the first post-offices in the county. Though a slave
owner himself, like many other slave owners of his time, he was opposed to
the institution of slavery.

















ORGANSVILLE, an old settlement a short distance from Bellefonte, formerly
called Edmondson's Old Ordinary, was burned by Tarleton's Cavalry during
the Revolutionary War in the raid in which they captured Peter Francisco.
After this it was known as Burnt Ordinary and

[page 10]

was later purchased from John McRae of Petersburg by Captain Samuel Morgan,
who married Lucy Wills April 14, 1791. Captain Morgan was the son of John
Morgan and Amy Wilson, and his wife was the daughter of Lawrence Wills and
Anne Pryor. Their children were Amy A., who married Meriwether Hurt; Mary
H., who married a Jackson; Lucy, who married a Bridgforth; Catherine, who
married a Reese; Samuel W., Jr., and John L.

Captain Morgan named the place Morgansville and ran a tavern, store and
post-office, one of the first post-offices in the county. Though a slave
owner himself, like many other slave owners of his time, he was opposed to
the institution of slavery.

















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  • Added: 23 Jan 2017
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2633121