JOSEPH MORSE [#616], bap. Boxtead, Essex, England 4 Nov 1576, d. probably at Ipswich, MA between 24 Apr and 28 Sep 1646, m. DOROTHY ____, d. after 24 Apr 1646.
Joseph Morse was baptised at Boxtead in the county of Essex, England Novemebr 4, 1576 and lived in Dedham, Essex with his parents. He later moved to Ipswich, MA. The exact time of Joseph's emigration to New England is unkown, but he was a proprietor of Ipswich in 1637. He was married in England to Dorothy who survived him. Her surname has not been found.[2/2923]
Joseph Morse's will was dated April 24 and proved Sept. 29, 1646. In it he mentions his children Joseph, John, and Hannah. Dorothy was made executrix. The inventory of the estate was taken Sept. 28, 1646 and amounted to 83.01.10.[2/293]
See the overseas ancestors section for the Englsih ancestry of Joseph Morse.
REF: [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
Children:
1. Joseph, d. Watertown, MA 4 Mar 1690-1, m. abt. 1636 Hester Peirce 2. John, d. 1694-5, m. Dina ____ 3. Hannah, m. Ipswich, MA 8 Jun 1665 Thomas Newman
JOSEPH MORSE [#308], b. abt. 1610, d. Watertown, MA 4 Mar 1690-1, m. abt. 1636 HESTER PEIRCE (dau. of John Peirce and Elizabeth).
According to the shipping lists, Joseph Morse came to America in 1634 in the ship Elizabeth of Ipswich, Suffolk. He settled in Watertown, where he was admitted freeman May 6, 1635 and was a proprietor of Watertown in 1636.[1]
In the first inventory of lands and grants in Watertown, taken in 1639, Joseph Morse had 1) a homestall of eighteen acres bounded east by John Coolidge, west by the common, north by John Witherell, and south by John Clough and William Paine; 2) one acre of meadow in Patch Meadow; 3) lot 4 of two acres of remote meadow; 4) lot 26 of 25 acres of upland being a great divident in the third division; and 5) a farm of 73 acres of upland in the sixth division.[5/1:35] In the second inventory of about 1644, the 18 acre homestall was not mentioned but was replaced by an eight acre homestall bounded north by the highway, south by Richard Woodward, west by John Wincoll, and east by John Sprague. The 73 acre farm was replaced by three lots: three acres of plowland; two acres of plowland in the further plain; and lot 6 of six acres of upland beyond the further plain.[5/1:91] The third inventory of about 1646 listed only the 18 acre homestall described in the first inventory.[5/1:123]
Joseph agreed to take John Ball's daughter Ester for two years. Ester was Joseph's niece and the Ball's were apparently unable to care for their children due to the condition of the mother.[3/1:57] Joseph was to receive 18 pence per week - four punds from John Ball, the rest from the town.[3/1:64] Seems like no one took anyone in for free back then - not even family. Joseph was chosen in 1659 to "looke to the order concerning hogs & Fences".[3/1:64]
Joseph did not leave a will, and judging by the size of his estate at the time of his death, it must be assumed he had already distributed his possessions to his children. The inventory of his estate was taken by Theophilus Roads and John Mason and amounted to 6.2.6.[4/7:167]
REF: [1] The Morse Genealogy - J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt,
1903 (pg.3)
[2] New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1929
[3] Watertown Records, 1894
[4] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 15523)
[5] Watertown Records, 1894 (Lands, Grants and Possessions)
[6] Groton Vital Records, 1927 (Morse births vol. 1 pg.155;
marriages vol. 2 pg.117; deaths pg.246)
Children:
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
JOSEPH MORSE [#154], b. Watertown, MA 30 Apr 1637, d. 1677, m. Watertown 12 Apr 1661 SUSANNA SHATTUCK (dau. of William Shattuck and Susanna), b. 1643. She m(2) 5 Jul 1678 John Fay, d. Marlborough, MA 5 Dec 1690.
| 77. Hester Morse
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154. Joseph Morse |
308. Joseph Morse |
616. Joseph Morse 1576-1646 | 617. Dorothy ____ ?-aft.1646 |
| 309. Hester Peirce |
618 & 1938. John Peirce c.1588-1661 | 619 & 1939. Elizabeth ____ c.1589-1668 |
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155. Susanna Shattuck |
310. William Shattuck |
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| 311. Susanna ____ |
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Joseph and Susanna Morse moved to Groton about 1666 where they lived until that town was destroyed by Indians in 1676 during the time of King Phillip's War. They returned to the relative safety of Watertown where Joseph died in 1677, aged 40.[1] Susanna married as a second wife to John Fay. He was an inhabitant of Marlborough.
Inventory of Joseph's estate was taken May 13, 1677 by John Morse, Sr. and John Page. It amounted to 33.6.0.[3/5:356]
REF: [1] The Morse Genealogy - J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt,
1903 (pg.6)
[2] Descendants of William Shattuck - Lemuel Shattuck, 1855
[3] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 15522)
[4] Groton Vital Records (Morse births vol. 1 pg.155; marriages
vol. 2 pg.117; deaths pg.246)
[5] Vital Records of Marlborough, MA to the End of the Year
1849, 1908
Children:
1. Susanna, b. Watertown, MA 11 Jan 1662-3, d. Southboro, MA 13 May 1729, m. 30 Dec 1679 Daniel Newton, b. 21 Dec 1655, d. 20 Nov 1739 2. Hester, b. Watertown, MA 11 Sep 1664, d. 27 Aug 1725, m. 8 Feb 1685 Nathaniel Joslin, b. Lancaster, MA 21 Apr 1658, d. Marlborough, MA 5 Mar 1726-7 3. Joseph, b. Groton, MA 11 Nov 1667,[4] d. Marlboro, MA 11 Jul 1733,[5/378] m. Watertown 20 Jan 1690-1 Grace Warren, b. Watertown 14 Mar 1671-2 4. Samuel, b. Groton, MA 4 Sep 1670,[4] d. Marlborough, MA 10 Jul 1758, m. Grace ____ 5. Mary, b. Groton, MA 11 Feb 1672-3,[4] m. 23 Jul 1694 John Barnard, b. 30 Oct 1657 6. Hannah, b. Groton, MA 7 Apr 1674,[4] d. 10 Sep 1732, m. 19 Jun 1691 John Newton, b. 6 Jun 1667 7. Jonathan, m(1) 13 Jun 1706 Mary Stow, d. Marlboro, MA 10 Feb 1727,[5/378] m(2) Marlboro, MA 1 May 1729 Mary Church,[5/288] d. Marlboro 2 Sep 1750[5/378] 8. Jacob, m. Elizabeth ____, d. Sudbury 10 Dec 1690
Susanna's children (by her husband John Fay):
9. David Fay, b. 23 Apr 1679, m. 1 May 1699 Sarah Larkin 10. Gershom Fay, b. 19 Oct 1681, d. 24 Nov 1720, m. Mary Brigham 11. Ruth Fay, b. 13 Jul 1684, m. 24 Jun 1706 Increase Ward 12. Deliverance Fay, b. 7 Oct 1686, m. 20 Feb 1707 Benjamin Shattuck
John Fay's children by his first wife:
1. Mary Fay 2. John Fay, b. 30 Nov 1669, d. 1747, m. Elizabeth Wellington 3. Samuel Fay, b. 11 Oct 1673, m. Marlboro, MA 16 May 1699 Tabitha Ward 4. Mary Fay, b. 10 Feb 1675, d. Marlboro 9 Nov 1751, m. Marlboro 26 Mar 1696 Jonathan Brigham, b. abt. 1672, d. Marlboro 4 Jan 1768
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