Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Jedediah MORRILL | ||||||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JEDEDIAH Morrell4, b. in Kittery, Me., Aug. 29, 1711; m. (1) Dec. 5, 1734, Elizabeth, dau. of Reynold and Elizabeth (Taney) Jenkins; she d. and he m. (2) Oct. 20, 1737, Anna Dow, who d. May 21, 1761. He m. (3) Jan. 28, 1862, Sarah Gould. He belonged to the Society of Friends in North Berwick, Me.; he was a farmer, lumberman, blacksmith, trader and physician. He d. in 1776. Children 1735-aft 44: Abraham, Abraham, Josiah, Winthrop, John, Peace. [ref 32:60] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jedediah, b. 29 Aug. 1711; son of John and Hannah (Dixon) Morrell; married 5 Dec. 1734 Elizabeth, daughter of Reynold and Elizabeth (Canney) Jenkins of Kittery; (2) 20 Oct. 1737, Anna Dow, who died 21 May 1761; (3) 28 Jan. 1762 Sarah Gould. He died in 1776. He was a farmer, lumberman, blacksmith, trader and physician. He belonged to the Society of Friends in North Berwick. Child by first marriage 1735: Abraham; children by second marriage 1738-abt 44: Abraham, Josiah, Winthrop, John, Peace. [ref 33:621] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - child with Elizabeth 1735: Abraham children with Anna 1739-44: Abraham, Josiah, Winthrop children with Sarah 1762-64: John, Peace He was herb doctor, blacksmith, farmer, merchant. Prominent in affairs of North Berwick. Built a mill at Bauneg-beg which was burned by Indians, they not knowing the owner was a Friend. He or his son, Winthrop, replaced it with another still in use by his lineal descendant in 1936. From History of Kennebec County, page 654, Spent early married life in Kittery where was recorded birth of first child. Received deed from his father for land in North Berwick now owned in part by Leslie Morrell Sherburne. He practiced with herbs the healing art, and while operating as farmer, lumberman and trader, was also well known as Dr. Morrell, as the curious account book which he kept still shows. His will gave lands and mill property at Doughty's Falls (No. Berwick), and Bauneg-beg Lake to sons Abraham and Josiah. To Winthrop a farm, his "largest fowling piece" and "my silver watch", while John was to get the "smallest fowling piece and the great pasture" at 21. To his daughter Peace the household goods at death of his wife Sarah. At one time he owned 200 acres of land in North Berwick that was granted the Morrells for "services in the Indian Wars". The original deed, with the King's signature, was lost just a few years ago in a fire (1934). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||||||
| Notes for Elizabeth JENKINS | ||||||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ELIZABETH b. 8 June 1713; m. Jedediah Morrell, 5 Dec. 1734. [ref 33:550] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||||||
| Last Modified 27 Sep 2004 | Created 4 Jan 2005 |