 - 1654
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| Name |
Samuel Morse |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
12 Jun 1576 |
Boxted, Essex, England  |
| Will |
02 Dec 1654 |
Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
- "I, Samuel Morse, being sick and weak in body but of good and perfect memory, praised be God therefor, doe make this my last will and testament in manner as followeth; First I bequeath my soul into the hands of a mereyful 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 or immovable, 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 my life my will is that all that estate which she was in life possessed of shall be divided amongst my children, both sonnes 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 shall have an equal portion upon a just division with them for the 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 sonne 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,"
This estate was appraised on the 27th of the 11th of 1654 at ¹124 seven shillings, and it appears that he had disposed of his property a few months previous.
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| Died |
05 Dec 1654 |
Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts [1] |
| Notes |
- Samuel Morse, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England in 1586. He sailed for New England in the Ship "Increase," April 15, 1635, and settled first at Watertown, and in the following year, 1636, at Dedham, Massachusetts.
In the process of selecting the pillars of the Dedham church, Rev. John Allin, early in 1638, reported on Thomas(sic) Morse, who was deemed to be "so dark & unsatisfying in respect to the work of grace" that he could not be admitted at that point. A short time later Thomas(sic) Morse was considered again, but was 'Left to the further trial of the church gathered". Finally on 28 June 1640, more than a year after the church was organized, the congregation relented and Thomas(sic) Morse was admitted. But there was no Thomas Morse. This was undoubtedly Samuel Morse.
!GMB Newsletter 4:5
Samuel was admitted a freeman there, October 8, 1640. Elizabeth was admitted to the church on 24 Dec 1641 as "the wife of our brother Samuel Morse." Afterward he removed to the adjoining town of Medfield, where many of his descendants have lived. He did not have a houselot assigned to him, but his inventory includes a "house and materials to finish the same." His will gives everything to his wife Elizabeth, by her to be given to the heirs at her decease. He was a town officer of Dedham and one of the proprietors. He died in 1654, and his will was proved 30 Jan 1655. !The History of Medfield, Tilden:439 13-18 April 1635. Passengers embarked in the INCREASE of London, Mr. Robert Lea, bound [from London] to New England: .... Samuel Morse, husbandman 50 his wife Elizabeth 48 Joseph Morse 20 Elizabeth Daniel 2 ... !Archive record, Morse Gen. A 13 A 275 p. 5 (B6G9) Some Ancestral Lines Tingley, p. 246-(B2D8) p.3 Mass Mil P. 438; B4F10 p.10 Suff 12 v. 2 p.165
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| Person ID |
I10405 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
22 Jun 2007 |
| Father |
Thomas Morse, Rev, b. Bef 1551, probably, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England , d. Bef 10 Mar 1597, Foxearth, Essex, England |
| Mother |
Margaret King, b. Abt 1552, probably, Boxted, Essex, England , d. Jul 1585, Hinderclay, Suffolk, England |
| Married |
26 May 1573 |
Boxted, Essex, England |
| Family ID |
F552 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Elizabeth Jasper, d. 20 Jun 1655, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
29 Jun 1602 |
Redgrave, Suffolk, England [2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Thomas Morse, b. Abt 1603, Redgrave, Suffolk, England , d. 1640 |
| | 2. Elizabeth Morse, d. 02 Oct 1643, Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts |
| | 3. John Morse, d. 26 May 1657, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 4. Jeremiah Morse, b. Abt 1609 |
| | 5. Daniel Morse, b. Abt 1610, Redgrave, Suffolk, England , d. 15 Jun 1688, Sherborn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts |
| | 6. Joseph Morse, d. Bef 20 Jun 1654, Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 7. Sarah Morse |
| | 8. Samuel Morse, b. Abt 1619, d. Bef 11 May 1626 |
| | 9. Mary Morse, d. 14 Feb 1692, Medfield, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 10. Abigail Morse, b. 1623 |
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| Family ID |
F519 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S60] MASS, Vital Rec., Medfield: 225.
- [S32] TAG, The American Genealogist, 62:235.
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