John Morse (bef. 1608 - 1657)

Born before 28 Feb 1608 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Annis (Unknown) Morse — married about 1636 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 26 May 1657 after age 49 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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[Note: wife Annis LNAB as Chickering is disputed. NEGHR: 110: 79 TAG: 24: 148]

Biography

John Morse was baptized at Redgrave, Suffolk, England on February 28, 1607/8^[1], son of Samuel Morse and Elizabeth Jasper. His parents came to New England on the Increase in 1635 with his brother Joseph. John is not listed on the ship manifest. ^[2]

He was a tailor. ^[3]

He married Annis ___ and was of Dedham, Massachusetts by 1637, when their first child was born. ^[2]

• 1636: Aug. 18: Samuel Morse granted John Morse a house lot and 2 acres. ^[4]
• 1637: July 18: Signed the Covenant at Dedham. ^[4]
• 1637: John Morse, as a proprietor, granted a lot at Dedham. ^[4]
• 1640: May 13: Freeman at Dedham. ^[5]
• 1654/5: john Morse, taylor, admitted as an inhabitant of Boston. ^[6]
• 1655: Nov. 29: John Morse and his wife Annes, of Boston, sold meadows and upland in Dedham, to William Avery, that they had received of Samuel Morse of Medfield 'our father, now deceased. ^{[2] [6] [7] [4]}

His will was written on December 18, 1655 as he was leaving for England. ^{[8] [4][3] [6] [9]}

He died on May 26, 1657, his will was probated on June 18, 1657. He left bequests to wife Anna and children Ruth, John, Joseph, Ezra, Abigail, Ephraim, Bethia and Nathaniel. ^{[8] [9] [3] [6]}

His widow Annis died at Dedham on September 1, 1691. ^{[10] [3]}

In her will dated dated August 1, 1691 and proved March 2, 1692/3, widow Annis names:

• son Ezra executor
• son Ephraim
• daughter Bethiah Morse, not yet married
• daughter Abigail Jones, for Abigail's children Josiah and Tabitha Everard
• daughter Ruth Bracket ^{[4] [11]}

Children

1. Ruth born June 3, 1637; died September 25: 1692 ^[10]; married first Joseph Elllis/Ellice; married second John Bracket, March 31, 1675 at Billerica. ^{[6] [12]}
2. John born June 8, 1639; ^[10]; died October 25, 1678 v between May and March 1678; married Elizabeth Bosworth. ^{[6] [12] [4]}
3. Joseph born February ?3, 1641; married Priscilla Colburn November 12, 1688 ^{[10] [12]}; died at Watertown March 4, 1689/90. ^[4]
4. Ezra born February 5, 1644; married Joann Hoare on February 18, 1670 ^{[10] [5] [12] [4]}; died before February 16, 1692/3, when his estate was inventoried. ^[13]
5. Abigail born March 2, 1646 ^[10]; married first Israel Evered/Everett; married second William Jones of Watertown on October 18, 1687 ; went to Guilford, Connecticut. She died at Guilford on September 23, 1737. ^{[14] [6] [12] [4]}
6. Ephraim born July 19, 1648 ^[10]; removed to Newtowne, Long Island. ^{[3] [12]}
7. Bethia born March 28, 1651; died February 6,1717/18; married Timothy Dwight on February 1, 1691/2, as his sixth wife. ^{[10] [12] [4]}
8. Nathaniel born May 2, 1653 ^{[10] [12]}; died October 9, 1685. ^[4]

Research notes

Dedham Births

1637: Ruth the daughter of John and Annis Morse was borne the 3d of the 4 mo. (p. 1)

1639: John, the Son of John & Annis Morse, was borne the 8 of the 4th mo.(p. 1)

1640: Joseph the son of John and Annis Morse was borne the 30th of the 12th mo. (p. 1)

1643: Ezra the son of John and Annis Morse was borne the 5 of the 12 mo. (p. 2)

1646: Abigail the daughter of John and Annis Morse was borne 2 of the 1 mo. (p. 3)

1648: Ephraim the son of John and Annis Morse was borne the 19 of the 5 mo. (p. 4)

1651: Bethia the daughter of John and Anis Morse was borne the 28 of the 1 mo. (p. 5)

1653: Nathaniell the son of John and Annes Morse was borne the 2 of the 3 mo. (p. 5)

Dedham Marriages

1668: Joseph Morse and Prisilla Coleborne married 12th Novembr 1668. (p. 11)

1670: Ezra Morse & johanna Hoare married the 18th of Febr., 1670. (p. 12)

1691/2: Mr. Timothy Dwight & Bethia Morse was marryed Feb. 1,: 91-2. (p. 24)

Dedham Deaths

Anis Morse deceased Sept. 1, 1691. (p. 25)

Ruth Bracket deceased Sept. 25: 92. (p. 25) ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Moriarity, G. Andrews. 1929. Genealogical Research In England. Morse. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 82:278-293.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822, p. 13448. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11} William, Alicia Crane, John Morse (1608-1657) in: Early New England Families, 1641-1700. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB501/i/20962/1/426542456
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Hurd, Duane Hamilton, History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, J. W. Lewis & Company, Philadelphia, Pennslvania, 1884
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} Montgomery, Robert H . "'John Morse of Boston in: The American Genealogist, Volumes 23-24, Volume 24, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 1948, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
7. ↑ Suffolk Deed Lib III: 45c. : Suffolk Deeds: Liber -I-XIV [1629-87], Rockwell & Churchill, printers, Boston, MA, 1885
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Case 160: p. 1-7: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/160-co4/69444252
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Abstracts of Early Wills: John Morse of Boston in: Vital Records from The NEHGS Register, Volume 8: p. 278. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21072/278/1427114651
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9} The Records of Births, Marriages and Death and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Dedham 1635-1845, Dedham Transcript Printers, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1886
11. ↑ Case 2004: p. 1-4 : Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48703/2004-co3/69454800
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7} Morse, Abner. Memorial of the Morses: Containing the History of Seven Persons of the Name, who Settled in America in the Seventeenth Century. W. Veazie, Pulbisher, Boston, Massachusetts, 1850
13. ↑ Case 2000: p. 1-15: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48703/2000-co4/69454763
14. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 49, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1895

The first Morse genealogy book from 1850 is seen here and this copy is signed by the author as a gift to the Harvard University Library: http://books.google.com/books?id=W7l985AJtRgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Morse-1262 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper.
• Amy Beth Geerling for creating WikiTree profile Morse-1897 through the import of Geerling Family Tree.ged on Mar 22, 2013.