Noah Morse (1681 - abt. 1718)

Born 20 Apr 1681 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Johnson) Morse — married 12 Jul 1705 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Husband of Abigail (Gleason) Morse — married 4 Nov 1714 in Sherborn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 2 Jun 1718 at about age 37 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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Biography

Noah was born on 4/20/1681 in Sherborn, Massachusetts to Daniel Morse Jr and Elizabeth Barbour.^[1] He is a great grandson of Samuel Morse, who immigrated with his wife and children from England to the Massachusetts Colony and became a leader there.

Noah married twice, being widowed by his first wife. According to North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000,^[2] he had four children with each wife, but doesn't name them.

He married first Mary Johnson (3/11/1691-11/1/1712), daughter of Nathaniel Johnson and Abigail May, on 7/22/1705 in Sherborn, Massachusetts.^[3] They had 4 children:

1. Jemima;
2. Hepzibah Mason (4/2/1708-10/20/1784);^[4]
3. Experience; and
4. Cyprain.^[5]
   

Mary died on 11/1/1712^[6] and Noah later remarried to Abigail Gleason on 11/4/1714.^[7] He had 4 children with Abigail, however only 3 names are known and 1 surviving his death:

1. Abigail (7/9/1716-10/13/1716);^[8][9]
2. Noah (8/21/1717-by 1719);^[10] and
3. Abigail (1/5/1719-3/15/1805).^[11]

Noah left a will (see photos) which states in part "...the deceased leaving five children viz: four by another Venter (Mary Johnson) and one by yourself (Abigail Gleason) viz: Jemima, Hepzibah, Experience, Cyprian, and Abigail." Noah died around June of 1718 at 37 years old. His will was probated in 1719 which lists his first 4 children with Mary Johnson, plus his other daughter Abigail.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 13 July 2016, Noah Morse, 20 Apr 1681; citing Birth, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 872,789.
2. ↑ N American Family Histories[2]
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch [3] : 4 December 2014, Noah Morse and Mary Johnson, 12 Jul 1705; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 164,693
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [4] : 4 December 2014, Noah Morse in entry for Hephzibah Morse, 24 Apr 1708; citing Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, P 37 R 7; FHL microfilm 872,789.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [5] : 4 December 2014, Noah Morse in entry for Cyprian Morse, 15 Jun 1712; citing Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, P 45 R 1; FHL microfilm 872,789.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [6] : 13 July 2016, Noah Morse in entry for Mary Morse, 01 Nov 1712; citing Death, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 872,789.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [7] : 13 July 2016, Noah Morse and Abigail Gleason, 04 Nov 1714; citing Marriage, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 185,466.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [8] : 4 December 2014, Noah Morse in entry for Abigail Morse, 09 Jul 1716; citing Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, P 54 R 5; FHL microfilm 872,789.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch [9] : 10 December 2014, Noah Morse in entry for Abigail Morse, 13 Oct 1716; citing Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, reference P 276 R 6; FHL microfilm 872,789.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [10] : 4 December 2014, Noah Morse in entry for Noah Morse, 21 Aug 1717; citing Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, P 58 R 6; FHL microfilm 872,789.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [11] : 4 December 2014, Noah Morse in entry for Abigail Morse, 05 Jan 1719; citing Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, P 62 R 2; FHL microfilm 872,789.

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=56137727&pid=169
• Genealogy of Captain John Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts GENERATIONS I TO XIV By PAUL FRANKLIN JOHNSON, Editor 1945 INCLUDING THE GENERATIONS I TO IX From the 1932 and 1935 Manuscripts of FRANK LEONARD JOHNSON GENERATIONS IX TO XIV Compiled by PAUL FRANKLIN JOHNSON Completed with Additions and Corrections by ADA JOHNSON MODERN 1948. pg 19
• Morse, A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants and History of the Towns of Sherborn and Holliston (1856) Pg. 155

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Scott Harris for creating WikiTree profile Morse-1916 through the import of Harris Family Tree.ged on Mar 19, 2013.

Thank you to Mary Wahl for creating WikiTree profile Morse-2157 through the import of wahl20130526.ged on May 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Mary and others.