Moses ‘Micah’ Soule

Descendant of Mayflower passenger George Soule

He married in Duxbury around 1700, Mercy Southport [sic: Southworth] daughter of Edward and Mary (Peabody) Southport [sic: Mary Pabodie]. She was a descendant of pilgrim John Alden.

They lived near Island Creek. He was quite wealthily and was a large landholder in several towns.

Mercy died in Duxbury before Jan 1729.

Moses married second in Duxbury 15 Jan 1729 Sarah Chandler daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hunt) Chandler. She was born in Duxbury 25 Oct 1714. When they married he was around 60 years old, she was 15. Moses died in Duxbury before Jan 1748. Sarah died in North Yarmouth Maine 28 April 1737 and was buried in the Old Pioneer Cemetery in North Yarmouth.

Moses and Mercy had the following children born in Duxbury

1. Isaac born around 1701
2. Cornelius born around 1703 moved to Yarmouth Maine 1726
3. Barnabas born 19 Dec 1705 moved to Yarmouth Maine 1742
4. Ruth born around 1709 died Mar 1777 unmarried
5. Ichabod born around 1712
6. Alice/Elsie born around 1715
7. Gideon born 15 Oct 1717
8. Deborah born around 1718
9. Jedediah born around 1720 moved to Yarmouth Maine

Moses left no will. His son Isaac was appointed administrator of his estate on 25 January 1748/9. "On 4 September 1749 the Probate Court approved the division of the estate to Isaac (eldest son), Cornelius, Barnabas, Abigail the only child of Ichabod Soule, Gideon, Jedediah, and Ruth Soule; and to Else (Alice) the wife of Barnabas Perry, and Deborah Hunt."

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Moses Soule
Born about 1672 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Soule and Rebecca (Simmons) Soule
Brother of Rebecca (Soule) Weston, James Soule, Sarah (Soule) Wright, Rachel (Soule) Cobb, Aaron Soule, Benjamin Soule, Zachariah Soule, John Soule, Joseph Soule [half], Josiah Soule [half] and Joshua Soule [half]
Husband of Mercy (Southworth) Soule — married about 1700 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of Sarah (Chandler) Soule — married about 15 Jan 1730 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Isaac Soule, Cornelius Soule, Barnabas Soule Sr., Ruth Soule, Ichabod Soule, Alice (Soule) King, Gideon Soule, Deborah (Soule) Hunt and Jedediah Soule
Died after 9 May 1748 after about age 76 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Mainemap
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Biography

Moses Soule, son of John Soule and Rebecca (Simmons) Soule, and grandson of Mayflower immigrant, George Soule, was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts about 1672[1] .

Moses married twice. His first wife and mother of his children was Mercy Southworth, (married Duxbury about 1700/01). Mercy was born in Duxbury about 1678 and died probably in Duxbury before 15 Jan 1729/30. She was daughter of Edward and Mary (Pabodie) Southworth. Edward names her daughter Mercy wife of Moses Soule[1].

His second wife, married 15 Jan 1729/30, in Duxbury, was Sarah Chandler (c.1689-before 4 Sept 1749)[1].

Probate

Moses left no will dying intestate. His son Isaac was appointed administrator of his estate on 25 January 1748/9.[2]

His inventory was taken on 15 February 1748/49 at Duxbury.[3]

"On 4 September 1749 the Probate Court approved the division of the estate to Isaac (eldest son), Cornelius, Barnabas, Abigail the only child of Ichabod Soule, Gideon, Jedediah, and Ruth Soule; and to Else (Alice) the wife of Barnabas Perry, and Deborah Hunt."[1][4]

In 1751 an account of his estate was recorded.[5]

Children
born in Duxbury, by first wife Mercy[1].

Isaac b. about 1701/2
Cornelius b about 1703 (based on age at death)
Barnabas born 19 Dec 1705
Ruth b about 1708/9; prob. the Ruth who d. Duxbury 17 Mar 1777, unmarried
Ichabod b. about 1712
Alice born about 1715
Gideon b. 15 Oct 1717
Deborah born prob about 17178
Jedediah b. prob. about 1720/1
Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. Originally compiled by John E. Soule and Milton E. Terry. Revised by Louise Walsh Throop. Mayflower Families in Progress. Seventh Edition. (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2015.) p. 6, 21
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-NNFQ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 73 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-NNVN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 99 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-NNVS? : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 268-271 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-F6FP : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 222 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
Bowman, George Ernest. "The Sons of John Soule as Identified by Deeds of Gift and Probate Records." The Mayflower Descendant 8:186 (1906) Link at AmericanAncestors ($)

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• http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I76328&tree=Schirado
• George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. "Mayflower Families in Progress." Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendents, 2006.