Deacon John Morse

Both the Stearns & Morse families have roots in Stoke Nayland, Sussex, England.

Origins

“The Ancestry of Hattie E. J. Bruce - the Morse Family” < link >

Children of JOSEPH MORSE [#308], b. abt. 1610, d. Watertown, MA 4 Mar 1690-1, m. abt. 1636 HESTER PEIRCE (dau. of John Peirce and Elizabeth).

• 1. Joseph, b. Watertown, MA 30 Apr 1637, d. 1677, m. Watertown 12 Apr 1661 Susanna Shattuck, b. 1643
• 2. John, b. Watertown 28 Feb 1638-9, d. Watertown 28 Jul 1702, m(1) Watertown 27 Apr 1666 Abigail Stearns ( dau. of Isaac Stearns and Mary Barker), b. abt. 1645, d. Watertown 16 Oct 1690, m(2) bef. 24 Feb 1698-9 Sarah ____, d. aft. 1 Jun 1702
• 3. Jonathan, b. Watertown 7 Nov 1642, d. 12 May 1643
• 4. Jonathan, b. Watertown 7 Nov 1643, d. Groton, MA 31 Jul 1686,[6] m. 17 Oct 1678 Abigail Shattuck, d. Groton 1694
• 5. Hester, b. Watertown 7 Mar 1645-6, m. Watertown 9 Dec 1669 Jonathan Bullard (son of George Bullard and Beatrice Hall), b. Watertown 12 Jul 1647
• 6. Sarah, m. Groton, MA 2 Jun 1669[6] Timothy Cooper
• 7. Jeremiah, d. Newton, MA 27 Sep 1719, m(1) Watertown 13 Jan 1681 Abigail Woodward, m(2) Sarah ___
• 8. Isaac, m. ____, d. Newton, MA 1719

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References

• Family memorials. Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston; to which is appended the early history of the town. by Bond, Henry, 1790-1859 (Publication date 1855). Page 859. < Archive.Org >
• Moriarty, G. Andrews. “Genealogical Research in England - Morse (concluded).” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) (NEHGR) Volume 83 (July 1929) Page 292-3. < AmericanAncestors >
• “The Ancestry of Hattie E. J. Bruce - the Morse Family” < link > cites
• [1] The Morse Genealogy - J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, 1903 (pgs.1-2)
• [2] New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1929 (pgs.292-293)
• [3] Watertown Records

A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register by Savage, James, 1784-1873 p.239

• Source: Morse Genealogy: Comprising the Descendants of Samuel, Anthony ..., Volumes 1-2 By John Howard Morse

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123888680/john_morse

From Find a Grave contributor:

Deacon John is the second child of Joseph Morse-1610- and Hester Pierce. John married Abigail Stearns on 17 Apr 1666 in Watertown. she being the daughter of Isaac Stearns and Mary Barker,the parents born in Nayland,Suffolk,England. John and Abigail are parents of nine children:

John Morse-15 Mar 1667-bef 1669
James Morse-25 Nov 1668-26 Apr 1718-Abigail
John Morse-15 Mar 1669/1670-Aft 1718-Elizabeth Godding/Hepsibah Stone
Joseph Morse-25 Aug 1671-24 Jun 1709-Elizabeth Sautle
Abigail Morse-23 Dec 1673-Few weeks old in 1674
Abigail Morse-6 Aug 1677-8 May 1758-John Parkhurst
Isaac Morse-7 Jan 1678/1679-24 Nov 1694
Samuel Morse-21 Jun 1682-about 1701
Nathanial Morse-29 Jan 1687/1688-10 Mar 1729-Grace Dier

NOTE: Contrary to Bond, John Morse DID NOT marry Anne Smith,d. of John Smith of Lancaster. Anne Smith married John MOORE and the two children attributed by Bond are those of John MOORE.