Morgan, Abel

Morgan, Abel a Baptist minister of some note, was born in Wales in 1637, emigrated to this country in 1711, and settled at Pemupek, Pa., where he preached until his death, December 16, 1722. He was a good man, well beloved by his people, and did efficient service for the Christian cause among the Welsh who were settled in Pennsylvania in his day. He compiled a folio Concordance to the Welsh Bible, which was printed at Philadelphia, and also translated The Century Confession into Welsh, with original additions. See Benedict, Hist. Bapt. 1:583; Bapt. Quar. July 1874, art. 5.