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Phillis (Rochester) Morse (abt. 1750 - abt. 1822)

Phillis Morse formerly Rochester aka Moss
Born about in Westmoreland, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , [half] and [half]
Wife of — married about 1769 in Granville, North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 72 in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Donald C. Wilkey's compiled genealogy shows her given name as "Phyllis". Others spell it "Phillis".

She is buried in the Morse Plantation Cemetery, Oak Hill, Granville County, North Carolina, USA.

Aside from mention of her in her husband's estate paperwork, no contemporary documentation in regard to her can be found as of 17 Jun 2020. Intra-family disputes held up final settlement of her husband's estate for several years after his death in 1788.

From Find-A-Grave:[1] Daughter of

John Rochester (1708) and
Hester Thrift Rochester Critcher (1726)

Sister of

William Rochester (1745)
John Rochester (1746)
Ann Rochester Ryland (1748)
Nathaniel Rochester (1752) #6181 memorial
Mary Esther Rochester Pyles (1753)

Wife of

Samuel Morse (1739-1788)

Mother of

Allen Morse (1765)
Mary Morse (1767)
Sarah Morse (1769)
Martha Morse (1772)
Willis Morse (1775-1852)

Marriage

Husband Samuel IV Morse Or Moss.
Wife Phillis Rochester.
Marriage 1769
Granville County, North Carolina, USA. [2]
Child: Sarah Christian Moss.
Child: Martha Morse Moss.
Child: Allin Moss.
Child: Willis Morse.
Child: Mary Morse Moss.

Sources

  • Morse Samuel S - will of 04 Feb 1788 - transcribed by Paula C Dye and shared via Ancestry.com .
  • Morse, Samuel (Jr.) estate - Granville County, North Carolina, Estate Records; North Carolina Probate Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina - viewed on Ancestry.com .
  • Williams, J.B.; & Williams, T. Slaydon - "Phillis Rochester Morse" FindAGrave Mem.# 113459231 .
  • Williams, J.B.; & Williams, T. Slaydon - "Samuel Morse" FindAGrave Mem.# 113459108 .
  1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 June 2020), memorial page for Phillis Rochester Morse (1750–Oct 1822), Find a Grave Memorial no. 113459231, citing Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by J B Williams & T Slaydon Williams (contributor 47696685) .
  2. ↑ Source: #S18

Acknowledgments

  • Wilkey, Donald C - GEDCOM file wilkey_peterkin.ged.




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Vardeman-46 Jana (Vardeman) Diamond
Rochester-217 and Rochester-10 appear to represent the same person because: Rochester-217 and Rochester-10 appear to be the same person. They are both married to the SAME Samuel Moss aka Samuel Morse. They have children with the same first names, and the 2 last names. While there could be 2 people named Phyllis Rochester married to Samuels, I seriously doubt that they would have children with the exact same names. This looks like a case where the divergence of the spelling of the last name caused a problem. They need investigating, and merging, and the children merged - or the husband needs separating into 2 people, and the children assigned to the correct father.
posted by Jana (Vardeman) Diamond
Vardeman-46 Jana (Vardeman) Diamond
Rochester-217 and Rochester-10 appear to be the same person. They are both married to the SAME Samuel Moss aka Samuel Morse. They have children with the same first names, and the 2 last names. While there could be 2 people named Phyllis Rochester married to Samuels, I seriously doubt that they would have children with the exact same names. This looks like a case where the divergence of the spelling of the last name caused a problem. They need investigating, and merging, and the children merged - or the husband needs separating into 2 people, and the children assigned to the correct father.
posted by Jana (Vardeman) Diamond
Vardeman-46 Jana (Vardeman) Diamond
Rochester-217 and Rochester-10 appear to be the same person. They are both married to the SAME Samuel Moss aka Samuel Morse. They have children with the same first names, and the 2 last names. While there could be 2 people named Phyllis Rochester married to Samuels, I seriously doubt that they would have children with the exact same names. This looks like a case where the divergence of the spelling of the last name caused a problem. They need investigating, and merging, and the children merged - or the husband needs separating into 2 people, and the children assigned to the correct father.
posted on Rochester-217 (merged) by Jana (Vardeman) Diamond

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