The town by a magor uote ses caus to repeall part of the first and second uote passed desember 26th, '99, e to resarue the hous e the whole homestead to themselves, except Mr. Joseph Morgan liueth & dyeth with us.

2ly. The town by a maiger uote, doth chuse e mack chois of Mr. John Copp, Stephen Clason, John Miller, iuner, Richard Wascott. David Mead for theire commitie, for to agree with Mr. Joseph Morgan for his settlement at Bedford acording to the acts of the town, e to tack the caire of ye whole manigment for his maintinance in case he commeth to dwell with us.

Joseph Morgan was the grandson of James Morgan, who settled in Conn., 1647, with the first settlers. He was the son of Joseph Morgan, born in New London Nov. 6th, 1672, and was graduated at Vale College. During the first year of his settlement he was ordained by the ministers of Fairfield County, and preached a sermon, according to the custom of that time. June 12, 1700, he was indicted under the act of 1693 for settling a ministry, but was acquitted. Two years after, 1702,

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he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, as one of the first class of graduates of Yale. When he commenced preaching, contrary to the practice of the times, he used notes, but some of his brethren protested so strongly that he quickly abandoned them. Having ministered at Bedford and during part of the time in the neighboring town of East Chester for nearly four years, he removed to Greenwich, Conn., and preached there till 1708. "It seems that in 1705, to encourage and sustain Mr. Morgan, the right had been granted to him to build a mill at the mouth of Coscob River, now known as Davis's mill.