Joseph Morse, Jr.

1. Joseph MORSE was born 30 Apr 1637 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA, and died 1677. He was the son of 2. Joseph MORSE and 3. Hester Or Ester (Pers) PEIRCE.  

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morse-133

Joseph Morse was born April 3, 1637, son of Joseph and Hester (Pierce) Morse of Watertown. (p. 293)[1]

He married Susanna Shattuck born about 1643, daughter of William and Susanna Shattuck of Watertown, on April 12, 1661. (p. 169)[2] (p. 61; p. 66) [3] [4] (p. 416-7)[5]

They removed to Groton in 1666 where they lived until that town was destroyed by the Indians in 1676. They then returned to Watertown. Joseph died in 1677 at age 40 in either Groton or Watertown. (p. 66) [3] [5] The inventory of his estate is dated 1677 at Groton.

After his death, widow Susanna married at Watertown, John Fay on July 5, 1678. [4] [5]

Children

1. Susanna born Jan 11, 1663 [4] ; married Daniel Newton at Marlborough on Dec. 30, 1679 [6] [3] [5]; died at Southborough on May 13, 1729. [7]
2. Hester born Sept 11, 1664 [4]; died Aug. 27, 1725 at age 60; married Nathaniel Josselyn of Marlborough on Feb. 8, 1682. [6] [3] [5]
3. Joseph born Nov. 11, 1667[8]; died July 11, 1733 at Marlborough [6]; married Grace Warren Jan. 20, 1691. [5] [3]
4. Samuel born Sept. 4, 1670 [8]; died at Marlborough on Oct. 22, 1726 [6]; married Grace ___, and resided first at Watertown. [3]
5. Mary born Feb. 11, 1672 [8]; married John Barnard on July 23, 1694. [3][5]
6. Hannah born April 7, 1674[8]; died at Marlborough Sept. 10, 1732; married John Newton June 19, 1690 at Marlborough. [6] [5] [3]
7. Jonathan born ___; died Jan. 8, 1754; married first June 13, 1706, Mary Stow who died Dec. 10, 1727; married second Mary Church May 1, 1729. [3] [6] [5]

Source notes

Watertown Marriages

• MORSE, Joseph [Morss] and Susan Shattack, 12: 2m: 1661. (p. 23)
• Moss, Joseph [Mose] and Grace Warrin, Jan. 20, 1690. VS (p. 63)
• Moss, Susannah and John Fay, 5: 5m: 1678. (p. 44)

Watertown Births

• MORSE, Joseph, s. Joseph and Ester, 30: 2m: 1637 (p. 5)

Children: MORSE

• Susan, d. Joseph and Susan, 11: 11m: 1662. (p. 25)
• Hester, d. Joseph and Sussannah, 11: 7m: 1664. (p. 26) [4]

Groton Births Children: MORSS

• Samuel, s. Joseph, Sept. 4, 1670. CTR (p. 155)
• Mary, d. Joseph, Feb. 11, 1672. CTR (p. 155)
• Joseph, s. Joseph and Susanna, Nov. 11, 1667. CTR (p. 155)
• Hannah, d. Joseph, 7: 2m: 1674. CTR (p. 155)[8]

Marlborough Marriages

• Mors, Hannah and John Newton, June 19, 1690. (p. 287)
• Mors, Jonnathan [Morse. CR] and Mary Stow, June 13, 1706. (p. 287)
• Morse, Jonathan and Mary Church, May 1, 1729. (p. 288)
• Moss, Hesther and Nathaniel Joslin, Feb. 8, 1682. MR (p. 289)
• Moss, Susannah and Daniel Newton, Dec. 30, 1679. MR (p. 289)

Marlborough Deaths

• Morse, Jonathan, Jan. 8, 1754. (p. 378)
• Morse, Joseph Sr., July 11, 1733. (p. 378)
• Morse, Grace, wid. Joseph Sr., July 22, 1753. (p. 378)
• Newton, Hannah, w. John, Sept. 10, 1732. (p. 379)
• Joslin, Hester [(Morse)], w. Nathaniel, Aug. 27, 1725, a. 61, lacking 16 d. (p. 374)
• Morse, Samuel, Oct. 22, 1726.[6]

Southborough Deaths

• Newton, Susannah w. David Sr., May 13, 1729. (p. 177)[7]

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Birth: Apr. 28, 1637 Watertown Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Death: 1677 Watertown Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Buried in Groton,he is the son of Joseph Morse and Hester Pierce. He married Susanna Shattuck 12 Apr 1661 in Watertown.Susanna is the daughter of William Shattuck and Susanna Hayden.

They had ten children:

Susanna Morse-11 Jan 1662 Hester Morse-11 Sep 1664 Joseph Morse-11 Jan 1666 Elizabeth Morse-1667 Samuel Morse-4 Sep 1670 Mary Morse-11 Feb 1671 Hannah Morse-7 Apr 1674 Jonathan Morse-1675 Jacob Morse-1678 Elizabeth Morse-1679

Family links:

Parents:

 Joseph Morse (1610 - 1689)

 Hester Pierce Morse (1612 - 1694)

Spouse:

 Susanna Shattuck Morse  2, Fay Brigham (1643 - 1716)

Children:

 Hester Ester Morse Josselyn/Joslin (1664 - 1725)*

 Elizabeth Morse (1667 - ____)*

 Joseph Morse (1667 - 1733)*

 Samuel Morse (1670 - 1758)*

 Hannah Morse Newton (1674 - 1732)*

 Jonathan Morse (1675 - 1754)*

 Jacob Morse (1678 - 1690)*

Siblings:

 Isaac Morse (1635 - 1645)*

 Joseph Morse (1637 - 1677)

 John Morse (1638 - 1702)*

 Sarah Morse Cooper/Patten (1649 - 1711)*

 Jeremiah Morse (1651 - 1719)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Old Burying Ground Groton Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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.240
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=buchroede... (dead link)
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morse-133 Cites

1. The New England Historical Genealogical Register, Vol. 83, NEHGS, Boston, MA
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. Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck: The Progenitor of the Families in America that Have Borne His Name; Including an Introduction, and an Appendix Containing Collateral Information, by Lemuel Shattuck, Dutton and Wentworth, 1855. [Note: Caution Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck: has errors on dates etc. and should not be used unless checked further elsewhere]
4. Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possession, and the First Book and Supplement of Births, Deaths and Marriages, The Historical Society, Press of Fred G. Barker, Watertown, MA, 1894
5. History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861; with a Brief Sketch of the Town of Northborough, a Genealogy of the Families in Marlborough to 1800, and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Incoporation of the Town, by Charles Hudson, Joseph Allen, Press of T. R. Marvin & son, 1862
6. Vital Records of Marlborough Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, F. P. Rice Publisher, Worcester, MA, 1908
7. Vital Records of Southborough Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, F. P. Rice Publisher, Worcester, MA, 1903
8. Vital Records of Groton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, 1926