Samuel Morse of Medfield

Samuel Morse was born on June 12, 1576 in Boxted, England, the son of Rev. Thomas and Margaret (King) Morse. He married Elizabeth Jasper on June 29, 1602 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England. He emigrated to America with his wife and seven children on the ship "Increase" that left England April 15, 1635. They had seven children: John, Daniel, Joseph, Elizabeth, Samuel, Sarah and Mary.

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Family SAMUEL MORSE (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1) was born June 12, 1576 in Boxted, Essex, England, and died December 05, 1654 in Medfield, Norfolk Co, Mass.

He married ELIZABETH JASPER June 29, 1602 in Redgrave, Co Suffolk, England, daughter of LANCELOT JASPER. She was born January 30, 1580 in Redgrave, Co Suffolk, England, and died June 20, 1655 in Medfield, Norfolk Co, Mass.

Children

Children per Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, 1620-1635. Vol 5, M-P

1. Samuel Morse (1603–1626) bp 1 MAY 1603 Redgrave, Suffolk, England, buried 11 MAY 1626 Burgate, Suffolk, England.(Stevens-Miller Ancestors 18).
2. Elizabeth Morse (1605–1643) bp 6 MAR 1605 Redgrave, Suffolk, England, Death 02 OCT 1643 [Stevens-Miller Anc 17] Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She married by about 1631 Robert Daniel (NEHGR 88:383-86, 89:154).
3. John Morse (1607–1657) bp 28 FEB 1607/8 Redgrave, Suffolk, England, [Stevens-Miller Anc. 17] Death 26 MAY 1657 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married Annis ____(eldest child born 3 Jun 1637 [DeVR 1]) In 1946 G Andrews Moriarty argued that she was no Annis Chickering (NEHGR 100:79).
4. DANIEL MORSE, b. say 1610; Massachusetts Bay, freeman 6 May 1635 (as Dan[ie]ll Morse," first in a sequence of three Watertown men) [MBCR 1:371]; m. by 1639 Lydia Fisher (eldest known child b. Dedham 8 August 1639 [DeVR 1]), daughter of ANTHONY FISHER {.1637, Dedham} [NEHGR 151:182-83]. (In his will of 9 March 1687[/8], Daniel Morse twice mentioned land that I purchased of my brother Daniel Fisher” [Wm. Inglis Morse (and Mary Lovering Holman), Genealogiae or Data Concerning the Families of Morse, Chipman, Phinney, Ensign and Whiting (Boston 1925), 10-11 , citing MPR 10:316].)
5. JOSEPH MORSE, bp. Redgrave, Suffolk, 2 May 1613 [Stevens-Miller Anc 17]; m. Dedham l September 1638 Hannah Phillips [DeVR 126].
6. SARAH MORSE, bp. Burgate, Suffolk, 25 August 1616 [Stevens-Miller Anc 17]; no further record.
7. MARY MORSE, bp. Burgate, Suffolk, 13 August 1620 [Stevens-Miller Anc 18]. She married in Dedham 10 August 1641 Samuel Bullen [DeVR 126].

Disputed children

• They supposedly had another child: Eleanor Helena who was born in 1616 and died in 1694. Not listed by Anderson.
• According to Anderson, earlier genealogies were in error about there being a son named Thomas. The record cited for son Thomas were actually for the father. Detached Thomas Morse
• Anderson does not show a son Jeremiah. Detached Jeremiah Morse
• Anderson does not show a daughter Abigail. Detached Abigail Fisher

origins

Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Vol V p 170-177, (NEHGS 2007), states that Samuel was most probably the son of Rev.Thomas Morse of Foxearth,Co.Essex, England. Samuel was baptized in Boxted, Co.Essex on Jun 12,1576. He died at Medfield,MA on Dec 5,1654.

Currently the Morse Society holds he was the son of Thomas.

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Samuel Morse

Born 12 Jun 1576 in Boxted, Essex, England

Son of Thomas Morse [uncertain] and Margaret Ann (King) Morse [uncertain] Brother of Joseph Morse

Husband of Elizabeth (Jasper) Morse — married 29 Jun 1602 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England

Father of Thomas Morse, Elizabeth (Morse) Daniels, John Morse, Jeremiah Morse, Daniel Morse Sr., Joseph Morse, Sarah Morse, Samuel Morse and Mary (Morse) Bullen

Died 5 Dec 1654 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 13 Feb 2020 | Created 12 Aug 2011 | Last significant change: 13 Feb 2020

14:31: Rosa Lane edited the Biography for Samuel Morse (1576-1654). [Thank Rosa for this]

Samuel Morse migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Disputed Origins

1865 Abner Morse identified Rev. Thomas Morse as the father of Samuel Morse the immigrant [NEHGR 19:264-66]

1929 G. Andrews Moriarty researched this surname in Suffolk, and constructed a pedigree. There were three possible Samuel's but he concluded the most likely to be Rev. Thomas Morse of Boxted. [NEHGR 83:70-84, 278-94, 286-89 1948 Robert H. Montgomery, analyzing Moriarty's arguments concluded that Moriarty had not proved his case. [TAG 24:147-56] Within the year Moriarty defended his conclusions.[TAG 25:54-56]

2007 Anderson's Great Migration accepts Rev. Thomas Morse as father of Samuel "as the most likely solution", but welcomes new research to strengthen or debunk the position. [p. 173, 174]

2007 data from the Morse Society states his parents are Thomas Morse and Margaret King].

2011: Disputes Thomas as Samuel's father, and indicates Richard Morse and Margaret Sympson as Samuel's Parents. Registers at Dedham: Richard m. Margaret 15 Feb 1586. Samuel bpt 25 July 1587. (p. 201 link at Ancestry) [1] The immigrant was age 50 in 1635 = b. 1585. Note: this also makes his marriage in 1602 at the age of 15.

Biography

Samuel Morse was baptized 12 Jun 1576, at Boxted, Essex, England, probably the son of Rev. Thomas Morse of Foxearth, Essex.

or Samuel Morse was son Richard Morse and Margaret Sympson. Registers at Dedham: Samuel bpt 25 July 1587.

Samuel Morse emigrated in the Increase to Watertown April 15, 1635. He was then 50 years of age and his wife Elizabeth 48.[2][3] His son Joesph, age 20, immigrated with Samuel and Elizabeth. [4] [5]

In 1636, Samuel removed to Dedham, where he was a signer of The Covenant of Dedham.

In 1636 he was involved in purchasing 300 acres of meadow and upland for the town. In 1637 he worked with Edward Allen and Abraham Shaw to process wood, likely for building. Later that year he was granted meadow land and 4 acres of swamp.

Additionally in 1637 he was appointed to a committee to look into making a bridge over a river (likely the Charles River). In 1638 he agreed to cut down trees for the town to use for building for 6 pence. He was also appointed measure out parcels of meadow land for the town and was also appointed to investigate damage done by some pigs. Also in 1638 he was given 8 acres of meadow land. In 1639 he was given an additional 2.5 acres of meadow land next to his previous grant.

In 1640 he was told to clear a portion of land past the east brook for their working cattle. He was also deputized to inspect the bridges and highways around the town. Also in 1640 he was named in a document involving land, however the page was partially destroyed so the details are unknown. He became a freeman of Dedham on 10/8/1640.

In 1641 he was 1 of 7 appointed men to act on behalf of the town. He also was assigned to inspect fences in the middle plain. In 1642 he was appointed to measure out a large area of plains. Later that year he was granted a parcel of land with his son Daniel and another townsman. In 1643 he was granted 6 acres of upland. He would later be appointed to lay out more land for the town in 1643. In 1644 he was appointed to help clear out a newly purchased meadow with 7 other men. In 1645 he was given 10 rods of land in the great plain and later 3 acres of woodland.

He was the town’s surveyor in 1646 and in 1647 he was 1647 given authority to make other townsmen that are behind on their highway work to force them to complete their duty. In 1648 he was deputized to create a highway through Daniel’s land on the west side of the Charles River for John Gay.

About 1650, he removed to Medfield, where he and two of his sons were of the thirteen first families.

Of the first thirteen lots apportioned in Medfield, Massachusetts in May 1650, Lot Number Four went to Daniel Morse (Samuel's son) and Lot Number Three to Samuel Bullen, husband of Samuel's daughter, Mary Morse. The following year "Joseph Morse, with his aged father, Samuel, obtained grants on Pound Street."[6] In 1650 he was granted 2.5 acres of upland and in 1651 he was granted 1 acre of the great plain. In 1652 he sold 2 acres of his land to Thomas Wight.

Death and Will

Samuell Morse died December 5, 1654, and his widow, Elizebeth, June 20, 1655, both in Medfield. [7] [8]

He made his will 1654 10 month 2nd day (2 Dec 1654), leaving all his estate, amounting in value to one hundred and twenty-four pounds and seven shillings, to his wife, Elizabeth, it to be divided after his death among his surviving children, viz. John Morse, Daniel Morse, Mary Bullin, and Anne Morse, widow of his deceased son Joseph (she to divide it among the childen of Joseph when they all attain the age of 21.)[9][10] [11] An inventory was taken on the day of his death, and the will was probated 30 Jan 1654/5.[12]

A Morse Monument was erected at Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Massachusetts in April 1858 by Morse descendants. Married Jun. 29, 1602, Redgrave, Suffolk, England. Samuel d. Dec. 5, 1654, Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA.

Marriage

Samuell Morse and Elizabetha Jasper were married 29 Jun 1602, in Redgrave, Suffolk, England.[13][14]

Elizabeth Jasper - bap. Jan. 30, 1579/80, Redgrave, Suffolk, England. d. Jun. 20, 1655, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Arrived aboard the 'Increase' with husband, son and granddaughter in 1635. Admitted to the First Church at Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts on Dec. 24,1641. Daughter of Lancelot Jasper and Rose Shepard of Suffolk, England. Elizabeth (Jasper) Morse died on 20 June 1655 in Boston, Massachusetts. [15][16]

Children

Children per Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, 1620-1635. Vol 5, M-P

Samuel Morse (1603–1626) bp 1 MAY 1603 Redgrave, Suffolk, England, buried 11 MAY 1626 Burgate, Suffolk, England.(Stevens-Miller Ancestors 18). Elizabeth Morse (1605–1643) bp 6 MAR 1605 Redgrave, Suffolk, England, Death 02 OCT 1643 [Stevens-Miller Anc 17] Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She married by about 1631 Robert Daniel (NEHGR 88:383-86, 89:154). John Morse (1607–1657) bp 28 FEB 1607/8 Redgrave, Suffolk, England, [Stevens-Miller Anc. 17] Death 26 MAY 1657 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married Annis ____(eldest child born 3 Jun 1637 [DeVR 1]) In 1946 G Andrews Moriarty argued that she was no Annis Chickering (NEHGR 100:79). Daniel Morse, b. say 1610; Massachusetts Bay, freeman 6 May 1635 (as Dan[ie]ll Morse," first in a sequence of three Watertown men) [MBCR 1:371]; m. by 1639 Lydia Fisher (eldest known child b. Dedham 8 August 1639 [DeVR 1]), daughter of ANTHONY FISHER {.1637, Dedham} [NEHGR 151:182-83]. (In his will of 9 March 1687[/8], Daniel Morse twice mentioned land that I purchased of my brother Daniel Fisher” [Wm. Inglis Morse (and Mary Lovering Holman), Genealogiae or Data Concerning the Families of Morse, Chipman, Phinney, Ensign and Whiting (Boston 1925), 10-11 , citing MPR 10:316].) Joseph Morse, bp. Redgrave, Suffolk, 2 May 1613 [Stevens-Miller Anc 17]; m. Dedham l September 1638 Hannah Phillips [DeVR 126]. Sarah Morse, bp. Burgate, Suffolk, 25 August 1616 [Stevens-Miller Anc 17]; no further record. Mary Morse, bp. Burgate, Suffolk, 13 August 1620 [Stevens-Miller Anc 18]. She married in Dedham 10 August 1641 Samuel Bullen [DeVR 126]. According to Anderson earlier genealogies were in error about there being a son named Thomas. The record cited for son Thomas were actually for the father.

Children named by Samuel in will dated 26 December 1654 were John Morse, Daniell Morse, Mary Bullin & Ann Morse [17] Samuel was born in 1576. He passed away in 1654.

Christening (12 June 1576) Boxted, Essex, England Immigration (1635) From London On the "Increase" To Watertown, Massachusetts Bay, British America (8 October 1640) Freeman Will (2 December 1654) Medfield, Suffolk (later Norfolk), Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Inventory (5 December 1654) Totalled £124. 7s., of which £40 was real estate/Medfield, Suffolk (later Norfolk), Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Probate (30 Jan 1654/1655) Occupation Husbandman http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch When he embarked in the ship "Increase, April 1635, Samuel Morse, was 50 years of age. He came to Watertown, signed the Dedham Compact as number 3 on the list, and in 1651 was one of the original settlers at Medfield. He took the oath of freeman at Watertown, 1635. He was the first collector and disburser of the town funds at Dedham in 1636. He was one of the first voters at the town meeting to organize a public school in 1644, having been in operation in the church as early as 1638. He was one of the most prominent men of his time, and an eminently Christian character. His estate was rated at 124 pounds. The house he built and lived in at Medfield was the first in the town to be burned by Indians in 1676, (occupied by his grandson, Samuel Morse). His will was made in 1654. Rev. Abner Morse, compiler of the "Morse Memorial", erected a monument to the Morse family at Medfield. In coming to America, Samuel's family was scattered, he and his wife and his son Joseph coming in the same ship. They were all together at Watertown. Find A Grave 16621360 Burial Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Sources

↑ Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe (495 to 1932) and Mayflower Descendants bound with Supplement Elizabeth M. Leach Rixford Genealogical Publishing Com, 2011. ↑ NEHG Register XIV 311 ↑ Hotten's Original Lists 64) ↑ Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012. ↑ POPE, CHARLES HENRY. The Pioneers of Massachusetts, A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns and Churches, and other Contemporaneous Documents. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1998. p. 320 ↑ Cook, Louis A., Ed., History of Norfolk County Massachusetts 1622-1918. Volume 1. New York-Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1918. pp. 174-175. ↑ NEHG Register XIII 217) ↑ Vital records of Medfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : Published by the New-England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, 1903.) pp. 224, 225 ↑ Genealogy and History of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ↑ See his will in NEHG Register V. 299 and the inventory in Register IX 111. (p. 10) ↑ Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts. Notes: Probate Records, Vol 1-4, 1628-1667 Samuel Morse (clerks copy) Accessed at Ancestry ($) ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) p. 173 Accessed at Ancestry ($) ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNQR-5MN : 10 February 2018), Samuell Morse and Elizabetha Jasper, 29 Jun 1602; citing Redgrave, Suffolk, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,658,088. ↑ 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. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB401/i/0/173/0 ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vol. 083, p. 294 ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635; Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007, Vol. 5, p 172, 173 Moriarty, G Andrews. The Parentage of Samuel Morse of Dedham, Mass., The American Genealogist (New Haven, Conn., 1949) Vol. 25, Page 54-6 See also:

Rootsweb Spears and Allied Families. A profile for Elizabeth Jasper [1] For the immigrant family, see The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume V (Boston, 2007), pages 170-77. Blog for The Baker Family Tree. Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Chapter 17 - The Clarke. Family Baker Family Tree blog; Chapter 17 - The Clarke Family Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-35, Volume V (NEHGS Boston, 2007), pages 159-80. "Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620 - 1650" by Charles Edwards Banks, Edited and Indexed by Elijah Ellsworth Brownell, Southern Book Company, Baltimore, 1957 Dedham Town Records, Vol. 3, Pg. 3, 20-23, 25-32, 35, 38-41, 43-49, 51, 53, 55, 70-71, 73, 75-86, 89-90, 95, 97, 101, 104, 106, 108, 110, 113-14, 116, 118, 150, 168, 179-80, 182, 185, 190 Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield Massachusetts (1887) Pg. 438 Find A Grave: Memorial #16621360 "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 December 2018, 15:44), entry for Samuel Morse(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KNS2-W2Z); contributed by various users.

• Samuell Morse in entry for Elizabetha Morse, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTKW-1VN : 11 February 2018, Samuell Morse in entry for Elizabetha Morse, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,658,088. Geni > Great Migration: Passengers of the Increase, 1635 The Increase left London, England April 1635 with her master, Robert Lea, arriving in Massachusetts Bay. By roll number: Sworn April 17, 1635 1 Bacon/Baron George 43, mason 2 Bacon/Baron Samuel 12, child of George 3 Bacon/Baron John 8, child of George 4 Bacon/Baron Susan 10, child of George 5 Jostlin Thomas 43, husbandman 6 Jostlin Rebecca 43, wife 7 Ward Eliza 38, Jostlin maid servant 8 Jostlin Rebecca 18, child of Thomas 9 Jostlin Dorothy 11, child of Thomas 10 Jostlin Nathaniel 8, child of Thomas 11 Jostlin Eliza 6, child of Thomas 12 Jostlin Mary 1, child of Thomas April 13, 1635 Certificate from Minister of Billerecay in Essex. 13 Rusco William 41, husbandman 14 Rusco Rebecca 40, wife of William 15 Rusco Sara 9, child of William 16 Rusco Marie 7, child of William 17 Rusco Samuel 5, child of William 18 Rusco William 1, child of William April 13, 1635 Certificate from All St's Stayning's Mark-lane. 19 Page Thomas 29, taylor 20 Page Elizabeth 28, wife of Thomas 21 Page Thomas 2, child of Thomas 22 Page Katherine 1, child of Thomas 23 Sparks/Spurkes Edward 22, Page servant 24 Taylor Kate 24, Page servant April 14, 1635 Certificate source not given. 25 Andrewes Samuel 37 26 Naney Robert 22 27 Sankey Robert 30 28 Gibbons James 21 29 Andrews Jinnie 30, wife of Samuel 30 Longe Ellen 20, Andrews maid 31 Andrews Jane 3, child of Samuel 32 Andrews Elizabeth 1, child of Samuel Sworn April 18, 1635 33 Bloggett Thomas 30, glover 34 Bloggett Suzan 37, wife of Thomas 35 Bloggett Daniel 4, child of Thomas 36 Bloggett Samuel 1 1/2, child of Thomas Sworn April 18, 1635 Certificate from Minister of Wapping. 37 Chittingden Thomas 51, lynen weaver 38 Chittingden Rebecca 40, wife of Thomas 39 Chittingden Isiac 10, child of Thomas 40 Chittingden Hen. 6, child of Thomas April 15, 1635 Certificate source not given. 41 Morse Samuel 50, husbandman 42 Morse Elizabeth 48, wife of Samuel 43 Morse Joseph 20, child of Samuel 44 Daniell Elizabeth 2, listed with Morse family 45 Dalton Philemon 45, lynen wevr 46 Dalton Hanna 35, wife of Philemon 47 Dalton Samuel 5 1/2, child of Philemon 48 White William 14 listed below Daltons 49 Marvynn Matthew 35, husbandman 50 Marvyn Elizabeth 31, wife of Matthew 51 Marvyn Elizabeth 31, sister or duplicate 52 Marvyn Matthew 8, child of Matthew 53 Marvyn Marie 6, child of Matthew 54 Marvyn Sara 3, child of Matthew 55 Marvyn Hanna 1/2 , child of Matthew 56 Warner Jo, 20, listed below Marvyns 57 More Issac 13, listed below Marvyns 58 Ireland Samuell 32, carpenter 59 Ireland Marie 30, wife of Samuel 60 Ireland Martha 1 1/2, child of Samuel 61 Buck Wilton 50, Plowrite 62 Buck Robert 18 63 Davies Jo 29, joiner 64 Fleming Abram 40, husbandman 65 Fokar Jo 21, husbandman 66 Parish Thomas 22, clothier 67 Owdie John 14 68 Houghton William 22, butcher 69 Payne William 22, husbandman 70 Payne Anna 40, wife of William 71 Payne William 10, child of William 72 Payne Anna 5, child of William 73 Payne Jo. 3, child of William 74 Payne Daniel 8 wks, child of William 75 Bitton James 27 76 Potter William 25 77 Wood Elizabeth 38 78 Beardes Elizabeth 24 79 Payne Susan 11 80 Gladwell Aymes 16 81 Perce Phobe 18 82 Crosse Henry 20, carpenter 83 Kilborne Thomas 55, husbandman 84 Kilborne Frances 50, wife of Thomas 85 Kilborne Margaret 23, child of Thomas 86 Kilborne Lydia 22, child of Thomas 87 Kilborne Marie 16, child of Thomas 88 Kilborne Francis 12, child of Thomas 89 Kilborne Jo. 10, child of Thomas 90 Roger James 20 91 Nunn Richard 19 92 Barret Thomas 16 93 Hackwell Jo. 18 94 Ayres Symon 48, chirurgion 95 Ayres Dorothy 38, wife of Symon 96 Ayres Marie 15, child of Symon 97 Ayres Thomas 13, child of Symon 98 Ayres Symon 11, child of Symon 99 Ayres Rebecca 9, child of Symon 100 Rawlin Jane 30 101 Stone Symon, 50, husbandman 102 Stone Joan 38, wife of Symon 103 Stone Francis 16, child of Symon 104 Stone Anna 11, child of Symon 105 Stone Symon 4, child of Symon 106 Stone Marie 3, child of Symon 107 Stone Jo. 1 mo, child of Symon 108 Ayres Christian 7, child of Symon 109 Ayres Anna 5, child of Symon 110 Ayres Benjamin 3, child of Symon 111 Ayres Sara 3 mos, child of Symon 112 Upson Stephen 23, lawyer/sawyer 113 Wyndell/Myndell Jo 16 114 Worden Issac 18, Stone servant 115 Wood Nathaniel 12, Stone servant 116 Streaton Eliabeth 19, Stone servant 117 Toller Mary 16, Stone servant Increase sources: Hotten P of Q pg 55,57,58,60,61,64-66 http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/increase1635.shtml http://www.winthropsociety.org/ships/increase.htm http://www.allcensus.com/original_lists_051.htm http://english-america.com/spls/635ne011.html#Increase http://www.calaisalumni.org/Maine/ships.htm#Increase England, Extracted Parish and Court Records https://search.ancestry.com/collections/5877/records/199318 U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/3824/records/60384 Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/2495/records/82113545 Samuel Morse in New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 Great Migration,civil records, quotes from will, listing of children etc all carefully documented Some Ancestral Lines, p. 246 (B2D8) p. 3 Mass Mil p. 438; B4F10, p. 10 Suff 12, v. 3, p. 165; Esse Raymon Meyers Tingley, Some Ancestral Lines, p. 246 (B2D8) p. 3 Mass Mil p. 438; B4F10, p. 10 Suff 12, v. 3, p. 165; Essex 12, v. 2, p. 49 . 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Samuel Morse, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-FVY4 : 13 December 2015), Samuel Morse, 1654; Burial, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States of America, Vine Lake Cemetery; citing record ID 16621360, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Samuell Morse in entry for Joseph Morse, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNXW-Q4S : 11 February 2018, Samuell Morse in entry for Joseph Morse, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,658,088. Norfolk, England, Church of England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials,1535-1812. Norfolk--Roydon near Diss --1559-1697. Samuel Morse in entry for Samuell Morse, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMD-958 : 10 February 2018), Samuel Morse in entry for Samuell Morse, 24 Feb 1688; citing , reference P 87 R 10; FHL microfilm 836,218. Samuell Morse, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNQR-5MN : 10 February 2018), Samuell Morse and Elizabetha Jasper, 29 Jun 1602; citing Redgrave, Suffolk, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,658,088. Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families https://archive.org/stream/representativeme03jhbe#page/1774/mode/2up Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine; by Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed; Burrage, Henry S. (Henry Sweetser), 1837-1926; Stubbs, Albert Roscoe https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalfami03littlc#page/2084/mode/2up Gives detailed history of Joseph Morse and his forefathers back to Thomas etc... English Origins of New England Families, Vol. II http://interactive.ancestry.com/48085/EnglishOrigins1Vol2-001850-77... Gives full details of the Morse line from Robert that died before 15 September 1552, and married Agnes, and there Posterity... New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 http://interactive.ancestry.com/2496/42521_b158316-00283?pid=41812&... page 170 etc... Gives in great detailed information on Samuel Morse and his heritage and family... N E H and G Register vol 83. http://interactive.ancestry.com/15655/dvm_GenMono000889-00152-1/247... N E H and G Register Vol 83. pg 285-290. Stearns, Ezra S. et al. Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1908, p. 254 (states Samuel is son of Rev. Thomas Morse): https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami01stea/page/254/mode/2up Death Record http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MATownVital&h=8211354... Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records,1620-1988. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15547295/person/1626777613/story/701... geni.com/people/samuel-Morse/6000000006160340602. Samuel Morse immigrant Samual Morse: source copied from:Samuel Morse of Medfield Photo_silhouette_f_thumb2 Elizabeth Jasper wife Photo_silhouette_f_thumb2 Elizabeth Morse daughter Photo_silhouette_m_thumb2 John Morse son Photo_silhouette_f_thumb2 Eleanor Helena (Morse) Barnard daughter Photo_silhouette_m_thumb2 Daniel Morse, Sr son Photo_silhouette_m_thumb2 Joseph Morse (immigrant) son Photo_silhouette_f_thumb2 Mary Morse daughter Photo_silhouette_f_thumb2 Margaret Morse mother Thomas Morse Jr father Photo_silhouette_f_thumb2 Sarah Morse sister Photo_silhouette_m_thumb2 Daniel Morse brother *John Morse 1574-1647 brother About Samuel Morse Source: Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume 4, By George Thomas Little, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs

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  Further research after publishing of The Morse Family by Abner Morse in 1889 favors Richard Morse as father of Samuel Morse. Dedham historical register gives excellent evidence of this. There are no dates in Thomas Morse's will to establish the age of Samuel. However the christening date of Samuel in Dedham, England match the age given at his death spot on.

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  Possible kids are:Joseph May 2nd 1613 Mary Aug 13th 1620 Samuel 1619 Thomas 1603 Abigail 1617 Daniel 1613 Elizabeth March 6th 1605 Jeremiah 1619 John Feb 28th 1608

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  . SAMUEL MORSE (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1)was born June 12, 1576 in Boxted, Essex, England, and died December 05, 1654 in Medfield, Norfolk Co, Mass. He married ELIZABETH JASPER June 29, 1602 in Redgrave, Co Suffolk, England, daughter of LANCELOT JASPER. She was born January 30, 1580 in Redgrave, Co Suffolk, England, and died June 20, 1655 in Medfield, Norfolk Co, Mass. More About SAMUEL MORSE: . Notable Ancestor of 1: Emily Dickinson . Notable Ancestor of 2: Wild Bill Hickok . Presidential Ancestor 1: Bush . Presidential Ancestor 2: Coolidge . Presidential Ancestor 3: Taft Immigration: April 15, 1635 Residence: Watertown, Mass 1635 > Dedham, Mass 1636 > Medfield, Mass c 1650

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  He lived at both Redgrave and at Burgate in Suffolk, England. Samuel was a signer of the Covenant of Dedham, MA in 1636. He was made freeman on 10/6/1640. His estate was inventoried on 12/5/1654 at £124, 7 s. Samuel Morse's Timeline 1587 July 25, 1587 Age 11 christened on 7/25/1587 Dedham, Essex, England 1576 June 12, 1576 Baptism of Samuel Boxted, Suffolk, United Kingdom June 12, 1576 - June 12, 1576 Birth of Samuel Boxted, Essex, England 1654 December 5, 1654 Age 78 Death of Samuel at Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts,... Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States December 5, 1654 Age 78 Burial of Samuel Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA 1602 June 29, 1602 - 1633 Age 26 Marriage of Samuel Morse to Elizabeth Jasper Redgrave, Suffolk, England chezwywilliamsadded this on 9 Mar 2011 Memorial Marker http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17495631/person/2052240483/photo/1d2... Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Source: Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume 4, By George Thomas Little, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs

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Further research after publishing of The Morse Family by Abner Morse in 1889 favors Richard Morse as father of Samuel Morse. Dedham historical register gives excellent evidence of this. There are no dates in Thomas Morse's will to establish the age of Samuel. However the christening date of Samuel in Dedham, England match the age given at his death spot on.

Links

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~havens5/p29419.htm

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More About SAMUEL MORSE:

. Notable Ancestor of 1: Emily Dickinson

. Notable Ancestor of 2: Wild Bill Hickok

. Presidential Ancestor 1: Bush

. Presidential Ancestor 2: Coolidge

. Presidential Ancestor 3: Taft

Immigration: April 15, 1635

Residence: Watertown, Mass 1635 > Dedham, Mass 1636 > Medfield, Mass c 1650

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He lived at both Redgrave and at Burgate in Suffolk, England.

Samuel was a signer of the Covenant of Dedham, MA in 1636.

He was made freeman on 10/6/1640.

His estate was inventoried on 12/5/1654 at £124, 7 s.

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Walter G. Ashworth, Samuel Morse is your 9th great grandfather.

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Arrived Boston, Mass. in 1635.

Founder of Dedham, MA / MA Selectmen.

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Samuel Morse and town of Dedham

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD, MASS. - 1650-1886, edited by William S. Tilden in 1887

Medfield historians believe that the home of Samuel Morse was the first house burned by King Philip in the King Philip's War. Samuel, son of Samuel Morse had a portion of his father's and grandfather's (Joseph) estate. He is known to have had a house in 1663, which stood on a little knoll a short distance east of the junction of Main and Pound Streets. The house was burned by the Indians in 1776 and never rebuilt. The cellar is still believed visible today (2004). The story is told and passed into history that Samuel found an Indian hiding in his hay barn early that February morning, roused his family and got them out of the house to a local garrison and turned to watch his house burn. Also believed is that Samuel's early morning discovery and prompt sounding of an alarm warned the rest of the town of King Philip's presence before the attack plans were completed and saved many of the towns homesteads.

Information from the MORSE Society as of February 25, 2004

He was third signer of the Dedham Covenant. The town was originally called "Contentment". He was a FREEMAN on October 6, 1640. He was a First Settler in 1649 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Mass. He died December 5, 1654 per Medfield, Mass vital records. He was buried after April 5, 1654. A Monument was erected in Medfield, Mass by their grateful descendants in 1858. The engraving is:

To the memory of 7 Puritans, who emigrated from England to America in 1635 to 1639.

• Samuel Morse, born 1585, settled at Dedham, MA in 1636. Died at Medfield 1654.
• Joseph Morse settled at Ipswich where he died in 1646.
• Anthony Morse born Marlboro, England 1606. Died at Newbury 1686.
• William Morse born 1608, died 1683 at N.
• Robert and Peter their brothers settled at D. in New Jersey
• John Mosse born 1604, settled at New Haven, died 1707 at Willingford, Conn at age 103.
• Repent Samuel who died in Medfield on February 28, 1718 at age 77.
• Capt. Joseph who died in Sherborn on February 19, 1718 at age 58.
• Jeremiah who died in Medfield on February 19, 1716 at age 55.

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Will

Will of Samuel (1) Morse (Morse Society) Medfield, Mass Anno Domini, 10th month, 2nd, 1654

I, Samuel Morse, being sick and weak in body but of good and perfect memory, praised by God therefor, doe make this my last will and testament in manner as followeth:

First I bequeath my soul into the hands of a mecyful God that gave it, with assured hope of everlasting life through the gracious merits of my dear Saviour and blessed Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

As for that little estate of outward things which the Lord hath been pleased to bestow upon me, whether they be moveable , as houses, lands, chattel, household stuff, etc., I will and bequeath them all unto Elizabeth Morse, my dear wife to enjoy, possess and make use of her life, during the term thereof, and after her decease out of life my will is that all that estate which she was in life possessed of shall be divided amongst my children, both sons and daughters, that is to say, John Morse, Daniel Morse, Mary Bullin and Ann Morse, the widow of my dearly beloved son, Joseph Morse, deceased, who with my said children's sake of my beloved Joseph. Therefore my will is that the above named Ann, wife of my dear Joseph shall make an equal distribution of all that portion upon division unto every child of my son Joseph when they and every one of them shall grow up to the age of one and twenty years.

Lastly, I constitute and appoint Elizabeth my beloved wife the sole executrix of this my last will. In witness whereof I have put my hand the day and year above written.

SAMUEL MORSE

In the presence of Henry Smith Ralph Wheelock Samuel Bullen Notes can only be viewed by the owner and by those invited to the tree as an "Editor".

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Samuel Morse was born on June 12, 1576 in Boxted, England, the son of Rev. Thomas and Margaret (King) Morse. He married Elizabeth Jasper on June 29, 1602 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England. He emigrated to America with his wife and seven children on the ship "Increase" that left England April 15, 1635. They had seven children: John, Daniel, Joseph, Elizabeth, Samuel, Sarah and Mary.

They supposedly had another child: Eleanor Helena who was born in 1616 and died in 1694.

They settled first in Watertown, MA where they "became comfortable to the orders and discipline and doctrines too of the Puritan Church to the joy which was doubtless their motive for emigrating. Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts". 1912. Vol III page 1774

"Subsequently Samuel resided in Dedham. He made his will Oct. 2, 1654, leaving all his estate, amounting in value to one hundred and twenty-four pounds and seven shillings, to his wife, Elizabeth, it to be divided after his death among his surviving children." Genealogy and History of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Family Monument erected by Morse Family Descendants

According to ("Great Migration" V:170-177, published 2007 by NEHGS), Samuel was most probably the son of Rev.Thomas Morse of Foxearth,Co.Essex, England. He died at Medfield,MA on Dec 5,1654.

Find a Grave Contributor Kevin Avery

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Rev. Abner Morse states that Rev. Thomas was undoubtedly the father of Samuel Morse, who April 15, 1635 emigrated in the Increase to Watertown, MA. He was then 50 years of age and his wife Elizabeth 48. In 1636 Samuel removed to Dedham, MA and about 1650 to Medfield, MA where he and two of his sons were of the thirteen first families

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GEDCOM Note

Samuel Morse, estate whether movables or immovables, as house, lands, chattle, household stuff, bequeath all unto Elizabeth Morse my wife;- after her decease to be divided amongst my children, John Morse, Daniel Morse, Mary Bullin, ? Ann Morse, the wife of my son Joseph deceased, who with my said children shall have an equal portion - for the childrens sake of my said beloved Joseph - the above named Ann shall make an equal distribution when they and every one of them shall grow up to the age of one and twenty. Wife Elizabeth executrix. Witnessed by Henry Smith, Ralph Wheelock, Samuel Bullin. (Suffolk Co. Wills) Inventory of Samuel Morse of Medfield, taken July 10, 1654, by Thomas Wight, George Barber, Ralph Wheelocke. Sum total, 124# 07s. Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Morse, deceased, deposed. Taken upon oath January 27, 1654/5 by me, Thomas Grubb, one of the Commissioners for the town of Medfield. At a county court held at Boston January 30, 1654/5 this Inventory was accepted by the court, on the oath here inserted. (Suffolk Co. Will _________________________________ SAMUEL3 MORSE (THOMAS2, THOMAS1)1 was born Abt. June 12, 1576 in Boxted, Essex, England2 Christened: July 25, 1587, Dedham, England5, and died April 05, 1654 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts and Medfield3. He married ELIZABETH JASPER June 29, 1602 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England4, daughter of LANCELOT JASPER and ROSE SHEPARD. April 15, 1635, Sailed on ship "Increase", from London6 To Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts with 1st settlers7 September 05, 1636, 3rd name on Dedham Compact, sons Daniel, Joseph, John signing also7Freeman October 8, 16406 March 15, 1643/44, witness to will of Richard Barbour with Henry Chickering and Nathan Aldous9 January 30, 1653/54, will proved - inventory taken July 10, 1654, amt. 124# 07s8 ___________________________________ Note: Denis and Alvah Morse write:"Samuel and Elizabeth had four children for certain and although an additional three children have been shown by Morse Genelogy. Samuel, Elizabeth and son Joseph embarked on the "Increase" at Burgate, Suffolk and sailed for New England in late April of 1635. The other children must have followed soon therafter but there is no record as to how or exactly when. Samuel settled first at Watertown, MA but in 1646 Samuel was one of the leading propriertors of a new settlement - and possible in deference to Samuel, it was named Dedham. Samuel lived in that part of Dedham that later became Medfield." On 8 Nov. 1638 a church covenant was prepared, and, on 30 May 164l, Samuel Morse, with other members of the first church in Watertown, were received into the newly organized church of Dedham. In the first Board of Townsmen (afterwards called the selectmen) or the "Seven Men", Samuel Morse was the third man chosen for the important office.

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