Sir James Morgan, 4th Baronet of Llantarnam (1643 – 30 April 1718)Bradney's Monmouthshire, iii, 231 was the younger son of

Sir Edward Morgan, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Morgan, 1st Baronet of Llantarnam (died 24 June 1653) was a Roman Catholic supporter of Charles I during the Bishops' War and the English Civil War. Charles created him a baronet in recognition of his services, but his capture during the ...

. Morgan was born at Llantarnam Abbey, Llanvihangel Llantarnam,

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. His first wife, Alice (or Anne), was the daughter of a Judge Hopton and the widow of Nicholas Jones. Upon the death of his nephew, Sir Edward, Morgan inherited the baronetcy but not his nephew's estate. His nephew considered him "a violent zealot" for the Church of Rome and was careful to prevent Morgan's succeeding to the estate; it went to Sir Edward's daughter Frances (Morgan) Bray. Morgan was the last to hold the baronetcy, as his surviving heirs migrated to the

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. He died in Wales.

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1643 births 1718 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Welsh Roman Catholics {{wales-bio-stub