Capt. Joseph Morse

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morse-1176

Capt. Joseph Morse Jr

Born 26 Sep 1649 in Holiston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Son of Joseph Morse and Hannah (Phillips) Boyden

Brother of Samuel Morse, Hannah Morse, Mary (Morse) Plimpton, Sarah (Morse) Lawrence, Dorcas (Morse) Clark, Elizabeth (Morse) Lawrence, Nathaniel Boyden [half], Jeremiah Morse and Mary Morse

Husband of Mehitabel (Wood) Morse — married 17 Oct 1671 (to 12 Nov 1681) in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Husband of Hannah (Badcock) Morse — married 11 Apr 1683 (to 9 Nov 1711) in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Husband of Hannah (Baxter) Morse — married 17 May 1713 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Father of Joseph Morse, Mehitable (Morse) Breck, James Morse, Hannah (Morse) Coolidge, David Morse, Isaac Morse Sr. and Keziah (Morse) Holbrook

Died 19 Feb 1718 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 1 Aug 2020 | Created 30 Jul 2011

Biography

Origin

Joseph Morse was born on September 26, 1649 at Dedham, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Morse and Hannah Phillips of Medfield,[1] was born on Sept. 26, 1649 (p. 111).v[2] (p. 4) [3] [4]

His birth was recorded in the Dedham Records.

1649: Joseph, the son of Joseph and Annis Morse was borne the 26th of the 7 mo. (p. 4). [3] Positions and Property

• Capt. Morse led the early patriot settlers of Sherborn and Medfield against the Indians. (p. 172), and signed the petition for the incorporation of Sherborn in 1674 and was among the first received as inhabitants.[4]

He was chosen Captain of their only Militia Company, one to treat with a minister to settle in Sherborn to build a parsonage to preserve order and obedience to laws. He personally commanded in the conflicts with the Indians in 1675/6. [1]

Capt. Morse was also chosen to moderate Town Meetings, served as Selectman, was a representative of Sherborn in the General Court at Boston. He was chosen to locate roads and divide the common lands, and his name very often appears subscribed to important documents. [1]

Death and Legacy

Capt. Joseph Morse died February 19, 1718, and was buried in the Morse Lot, Holliston Cemetery. [4] His remains were interred upon an eminence in the ancient Burying Ground in the south part of Sherborn. (p. 20) (p. 10) [1]

Inscription: Hon Joseph Morse Born Sept 26 1649 Died Feb 19 1717-18 His heroic courage and military skill Placed him among the foremost defenders Of the infant Colony From the wily and relentless savage Eminently wise in counsel And of sterling integrity A just and God fearing man He was a chosen leader in affairs of CHURCH and STATE To perpetuate his Memory So deserving the respect and imitation Of his descendants This tablet is by one of them erected A. D. 1879 [5] King Phillip's War

He was a distinguished Indian fighter as well as a prominent citizen in Civil life.

February 21, 1675/6: Capt. Morse was called into action when Medfield, assaulted by Philip at the head of five hundred warriors laid in ashes and eighteen persons massacred. He was at his remote settlement with his wife and her sister in law, whose husband, being on the other side of the river, fell the first victim to the fierce tomahawk. Mrs. Morse lost her child, and her sister in law being pregnant and in confinement died. The two or three garrisons of Boggestow consisted of only about ten or twelve men each.

The Indian warriors deferred their attack on Boggestow until May 6, when they met the notorious repulse at the stone house at Boggestow Pond.

On July 2,1676, there was a new conflict in the nearby forest. So vigorous was Captain Morse's attack, that a large number of the enemy were killed, and the rout was so complete, and the chastisement so severe, that the Indians never dared to show their faces in that vicinity again." (p. 19) [1]

Marriages

Joseph married three times.[6]

Joseph married first on October 17, 1671 Mehitable Wood (p. 159) [7] daughter of Nicholas and Anna (Babcock) Wood. She was born July 22, 1655 in Sherborn, Massachusetts (p. 68)[8] being the first white child born in that town. She died November 12, 1681. [4] Captain Joseph Morse was married on April 11, 1683, to Hannah Badcock (p. 116).[9] Hannah Badcock (born Milton 8 Feb 1664[/5?]%29 was the daughter of Robert and Joanna Badcock (p. 2).[10] [11] They settled in Boggestow, Indian name for present town of Sherborn about 1670 on the west side of Charles river (p. 19). [4] She died November 9, 1711. (p. 215) [8] [4] Captain Morse married on May 17, 1730, as his 3rd, and as her 2nd, to Hannah (Baxter) Dyer, the widow of Capt. Joseph Dyer, of Weymouth (p. 67). [12] [4] Hannah born May 6, 1661, was the daughter of John and Hannah (White) Baxter. (p. 10-12) [13] His wife Hannah died Sept. 4, 1727.[4] Children

The children of Joseph and Mehitable Wood were:[4] [9]

Mehitable Morse, born April 25, 1673; died young. Joseph Morse, born April 3, 1676; died June 12, 1676. Elisha Morse, born December 12, 1677; died young. Joseph Morse, born March 25, 1679; died April 18, 1754; married Prudence Adams. Mehitable Morse, born November 2, 1681 (p. 66) [8]; married John Breck. Children of Joseph and Hannah Babcock: [8] [4]

James Morse, born July 1, 1686 (p. 67); died June 5, 1725; married Ruth Swain. [4] Jeams Morse and Ruth Sawin (p. 156) [8] Hannah Morse, born April 5, 1689 (p. 67); died December 11, 1774; married Isaac Coolidge, Esq. Sarah Morse, born April 12, 1692 (p. 69) [8]; married William Barrows. William Barron. (p. 105) [8] David Morse, born December 31, 1694 (p. 66) [8] ; died January 7, 1773; married Sarah Dyer. (p. 155) [8] Isaac Morse, born September 14, 1697 (p. 67) [8]; died 1750; married Elizabeth Drury. Keziah Morse, born June 30, 1700 (p. 68) [8]; died Feb. 18, 1754; married Samuel Holbrook. (p. 156) [8] Asa Morse, born Aug. 24, 1703 (p. 66) [8]; died October 7, 1770; married Mary Rider. (p. 155) [8] Research Notes

Vital Records are found at Holliston,[2] Dedham,[3] Milton,[10]Archive.org (Page 2).</ref> Sherborn,[8], Weymouth,[12] and Medfield. [9]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Parker, William Thornton. (1915) Gleanings from Colonial and American Records of Parker and Morse Families ... Northampton, MA: Archive.org (Pages 10, 19-20). ↑ 2.0 2.1 Holliston, (Mass.) (1908) Vital Records of Holliston Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Boston: NEHGS,Archive.org (Pages 111, 116, 159). ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dedham, Mass. & Hill, Don Gleason. (1886) The Early Records of the Town ... Dedham, Parts 1 & 2. Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript Press, Archive.org (Page 4). ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Jameson, Ephraim Orcutt. (1886) The History of Medway, Mass., 1713-1885. Providence, RI: J. A. & R. A. Reid, Archive.org (Page 172). ↑ Parker, Bill. (Apr 09, 2010) "Capt Joseph Morse" Find A Grave Memorial# 50857365 ↑ Williams, Alicia Crane. Early New England Families, 1641-1700. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS, (Joseph Morse (m. 1638), Page 5). ↑ Medfield, (Mass.) (1903) Vital records of Medfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston: NEHGS, HathiTrust.org (Pages 73-4, 116, 159). ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 (1911) Vital Records of Sherborn Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Stanhope Press, F. H. Gilson Company, (Pages 67-69, 155-56, 215). ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society ↑ 10.0 10.1 Milton (Mass.); Thacher, Peter. (1900) Milton Records: Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1662-1843. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Sons, Archive.org (Page 2). ↑ Appleton, William Sumner. (1881) The Family of Badcock of Massachusetts. Boston: D. Clapp & Son, Archive.org (Page2). ↑ 12.0 12.1 Weymouth (Mass.). (1910) Vital Records of Weymouth Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Vol2. Boston: NEHGS, Archive.org (Vol 2, Page 66). ↑ Memorial of the Baxter Family by Joseph Nickerson Baxter, 1879 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org). Case 15526: Will

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50857365&ref=wvr

Wives Mehitable Wood M. Oct 17,1671,Hannah Babcock M.April 11,1683,Hannah Dyer M. May 17,1713

Wives Mehitable Wood M. Oct 17,1671,Hannah Babcock M.April 11,1683,Hannah Dyer M. May 17,1713