John Morgan
located at Finch Lane, Cornhill, London;
1726 - apprenticed to Lawrence Miles in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 7
1733 - freeman in the Joiners' Company, Dec. 4
took apprentices; father of Francis Morgan; made compasses, octants, Hadley quadrants, etc.; original maker of Gowin Knight's Patent Compass;
c. 1750-1756 - James Watt apprenticed to him
father of Francis Morgan (active 1764-1772)