Surname Saturday - MORSE (England to colonial New England)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  

I am in the 8th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor #1119 who is  Lydia MORSE (1645-1722) [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through three generations in this MORSE family line is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

34. Alpheus B. Smith (1802-1840)
35. Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1869)

68.  Aaron Smith (1765-1841)
69.  Mercy Plimpton (1772-1850)

138.  Amos Plimpton (1735-1808)
139.  Mary Guild (1735-1800)

278.  Nathaniel Guild (1712-1796)
279.  Mary Boyden (1708-1776)

558.  Thomas Boyden (1681-1771)
559.  Deborah Wight (1685-1730)

1118.  Ephraim Wight, born before 27 January 1646 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 26 February 1723 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 2236. Thomas Wight and 2237. Alice.  
1119.  Lydia Morse, born before 13 April 1645 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 14 July 1722 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  

Children of Ephraim Wight and Lydia Morse are:
*  Lydia Wight (1669-1741), married 1686 Nathaniel Partridge (1660-1741).
*  Esther Wight (1671-????).
*  Ephraim Wight (1673-1744), married 1702 Sarah Partridge (1674-1763).
*  Miriam Wight (1675-1746), married 1701 Joseph allen (1676-1727).
*  Nathaniel Wight (1678-1748), married (1) 1704 Sarah Ellis (1687-1705), (2) 1706 Mehitable Hinsdale (1687-????).
*  Daniel Wight (1680-1744), married 1721 Lydia Estee (1695-1748).
*  Bethia Wight (1683-1756), married 1708 Malachi Bullard (1685-1726).
*  Deborah Wight (1685-1730), married 1707 Thomas Boyden (1681-1771).
*  Ruth Wight (1688-1747), married 1715 Abraham Harding (1691-1768).

2238.  Daniel Morse, born about 1611 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England; died 05 June 1688 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married before 1639 in probably Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
2237.  Lydia Fisher, born before 04 March 1620 in Syleham, Suffolk, England; died 29 January 1690 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 4474. Anthony Fisher and 4475. Mary.

Children of Daniel Morse and Lydia Fisher are:
*  Obadiah Morse (1639-1704), married 1666 Martha Johnson (1647-1714).
*  Daniel Morse (1641-1702), married 1669 Elizabeth Barber (1651-1714).
*  Jonathan Morse (1645-1727), married 1666 Mary Barber (1644-1700).
*  Lydia Morse (1645-1722), married 1667 Ephraim Wight (1646-1727).
*  Bethia Morse (1648-1717), married 1665 John Perry (1639-1713).
*  Mary Morse (1650-1736), married 1676 Edward West (1650-1694).
*  Bathshua Morse (1653-1737), married 1674 Benjamin Fiske (1654-1689).
*  Nathaniel  Morse (1658-1728), married Dorothy Mason.
*  Elisha Morse (1661-????), married 1686 Jemima Tolman.
*  Samuel Morse (1661-1704), married 1690 Deborah Herring (1666-1719).

4476.  Samuel Morse, born before 12 June 1576 in Boxted, Essex, England; died 10 June 1654 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 8952. Thomas Morse and 8953. Margaret King.  He married 29 June 1602 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England.
4477.  Elizabeth Jasper, born before 08 October 1578 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England; died 20 June 1655 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 8854. Lancelot Jasper and 8855. Rose Shepard.

Children of Samuel Morse and Elizabeth Jasper are:
*  Samuel Morse (1603-1626).
*  Elizabeth Morse (1606-1643), married 1630 Robert Daniel (1602-1655).
*  John Morse (1608-1657), married 1637 Anna Chickering (1613-1693).
*  Daniel Morse (1611-1688), married 1639 Lydia Fisher (1620-1690).
*  Joseph Morse (1613-1654), married 1638 Hannah Phillips (1617-1676).
*  Sarah Morse (1616-1616).
*  Mary Morse (1620-1692), married 1641 Samuel Bullen (1617-1692).

Information about these Morse families was obtained from:

*  Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society,  2007), Samuel Morse sketch, pages 171-177.

*  G. Andrews Moriarty, English Origins of New England Families, Volume 2 (Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1964),  Morse family, pp 262 ff.

*  William S. Tilden (editor) History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886, (Boston, Mass. : Geo. H. Ellis, 1887).  

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Surname Saturday -- MORSE (England to Colonial New England)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.

I am working in the 9th great-grandmothers by Ahnentafel number, and I am up to Ancestor #2199 who is Mary MORSE (1620-1692). [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 9th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts.]

My ancestral line back through two generations in this MORSE family line is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

34.  Alpheus B. Smith (1802-1840)
35.  Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1869)

68.  Aaron Smith (1768-1841)
69.  Mercy Plimpton (1772-1850)

136.  Moses Smith (1732-1806)
137.  Patience Hamant (1735-1780)

274.  Timothy Hamant (1699-1774)
275.  Hephzibah Clark (1699-1791)

548.  Timothy Hamant (1667-1718)
549.  Melatiah Clark (1674-1747)

1098.  Ephraim Clark (1646-1699)
1099.  Mary Bullen (1642-1726)

2198.  Samuel Bullen, born about 1617 in England; died 16 January 1692 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He married 10 August 1641 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
2199.  Mary Morse, born before 13 August 1620 in Burgate, Suffolk, England; died 14 February 1692 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  

Children of Samuel Bullen and Mary Morse are:

*  Mary Bullen (1642-1726), married 1669 Ephraim Clark (1646-1699)
*  Samuel Bullen (1644-1736), married 1672 Experience Sabin (1648-1728).
*  Elizabeth Bullen (1647-1689), married 1668 Benjamin Wheelock (1640-1716).
*  John Bullen (1649-1703), married 1684 Judith Fisher (1663-1753).
*  Joseph Bullen (1651-1704), married 1675 Abigail Sabin (1653-1721).
*  Ephraim Bullen (1653-1694), married 1680 Grace LNU (1662-1689).
*  Meletiah Bullen (1655-1693), married 1680 Josiah Fisher (1654-1736).
*  Elisha Bullen (1657-1735), married 1683 Hannah Metcalf (1664-1719).
*  Eleazer Bullen (1662-1662).
*  Bethia Bullen (1664-????), married 1686 Benjamin Colburn (1659-1714).

4398.  Samuel Morse, born before 12 June 1576 in Boxted, Essex, England; died 10 June 1654 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 8796. Thomas Morse and 8797. Margaret King.  He married 29 June 1602 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England.
4399.  Elizabeth Jasper, born before 08 October 1578 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England; died 20 June 1655 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 8798. Lancelot Jasper and 8799. Rose Shepard.

Children of Samuel Morse and Elizabeth Jasper are:

*  Samuel Morse (1603-1626).
*  Elizabeth Morse (1606-1643), married 1630 Robert Daniel (1602-1655).
*  John Morse (1608-1657), married 1637 Annis Chickering (1613-1693).
*  Daniel Morse (1611-1688), married 1639 Lydia Fisher (1620-1690).
*  Joseph Morse (1613-1654), married 1638 Hannah Phillips (1617-1676).
*  Sarah Morse (1616-1616).
*  Mary Morse (1620-1692), married 1641 Samuel Bullen (1617-1692).

Information about these Morse families was obtained from:

*  Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society,  2007), Samuel Morse sketch, pages 171-177.

*  G. Andrews Moriarty, English Origins of New England Families, Volume 2 (Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1964),  Morse family, pp 262 ff.

*  William S. Tilden (editor) History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886, (Boston, Mass. : Geo. H. Ellis, 1887).  

I have done no original research on this family line.

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Amanuensis Monday - Post #439: 1687 Will of Daniel Morse (1611-1688) of Sherborn, Massachusetts

This week's document for Amanuensis Monday is the 1687 will of Daniel Morse of Sherborn in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts Probate Record volumes:

[pages 316-317]

[pages 318-319]

[pages 320-321]

The transcription of the will is:

[page 316]

                          The Will of Daniel Morse Sen^r

                           In the name of God amen

                          The Will of Daniel Morse Sen^r

In the year of Lord One thousand Six hundred Eighty

Seaven the Ninth day of March I Dan^l

Morse Sen^r of Shearborn in the County of Middlesex in his Maj^ies

Territoryes in New England being put in mind of my Mortality

by Age and the Infirmities thereof daily increasing upon

me do therefore in the time of my Life and enjoym^t of my

memory and Understanding make Ordain and declare

this to be my last Will and Testam^t for the disposing of

those outward good things of this life with which the Lord

hath entrusted and wherein first I comit my Soul into the

hands of Almighty God in and through the Lord Jesus knowing

thou hast Redeemed it O Lord God of truth. And further I

hereby disannul and make void all other Wills by or any

for me formerly made. My Mind and Will is that after my

[page 317]

decease all Debts being taken in and all debts funeral

charges and publique Charges defrayed I do give and bequeath

unto my dear and welbeloved Wife Lidiah Morse the whole

and full use and produce of my Estate that I shall dye possessed

off that I do now improve as my own by and from my

Son Samuel Morse according to the agreem^t betwixt my

Self and said son Samuel Morse under hand and

Seal to be by my said Wife or her order by the advice

of my Execut^rs improved to his use and maintainance

of my said Wife during the whole terme of her natural

life. Item I do hereby Confirm unto my oldest Sonn,

Obadiah Morse and to his heirs and Assignes forever

all that his house Lot and other Lands that I formerly gave

him exprest particularly in two Deeds of gift under my

hand and seale. Item I do hereby Confirm unto my

loving Son Daniel Morse and to his heirs and

Assigns for ever all that his house lot he live upon and

other Lands that I have formerly given him Exprest

particularly in Two Deeds of gift under my hand and

Seal. Item I do hereby confirm unto my Loving Son

Jonathan Morse and to his heirs and Assignes forever

all that his house Lot he live upon with all those lands I

formerly gave him particularly Exprest in three Deeds of

gift under my hand and Seal also I do hereby Confirm a

Deed of Sale of Four acres of Land exprest particularly in

the said Deed of Sale to the said Jonathan. Item I do hereby

Confirm unto my Loving Son Nathaniel Morse and to his

heirs and Assignes for ever All those Lands that I formerly

gave him particularly Exprest in Deeds of gift under my

hand and Seal. Item I do herby Confirm unto my Loving

[page 318]

Daughter Lidia the Wife of Ephraim Wight and their

heirs and Assignes forever the Moiety halfe part

of the North end of my Lot that I purchased of my

Brother Daniel Fisher in Dedham as is Exprest

in a Deed of Conveyance and the said Lands and

movables received by them onwards their portion is

Thirlty pounds and Six Shillings. Item I do hereby Confirm

unto my Loving Daughter Bethiah the Wife of John

Perry and to their heirs and Assignes forever all that

their house lot and other Lands formerly given them

more particularly discribed in a Deed of Conveyance

under my hand and Seal which said Land with some

Movables amount to thirty Nine pounds onwards their

portion. Item I do hereby Confirm unto my loving

Daughter Mary the Wife of Edward West and to their

heirs and Assignes for ever the Moyety or halfe part of

the North end of my Lot of land I purchased of my Brother

Daniel Fisher in Dedham more particularly exprest

in a Deed of conveyance under my hand and Seal.

More I give my Daughter Mary One acre and three

quarters of Meadow bottom neer the Meeting house

adjoyning to the Land of my Son in Law Edward West

the aforesaid Lands with some Movables amount

to thirty four pounds and Ten Shillings onwards my

said Daughter Mary Wests portion. Item I have given

to my loving Daughter Bashua the wife of Benjamin

Fiske and to their heirs and Assigns forever in Lands

Movables and other paym^t the Sume of Nineteen pounds

[page 319]

and Ten shillings onwards their Portion further my Mind

and Will is that each One of my Daughters abovesaid shall

have paid into them their heirs or Assignes so much in

movables and Currant Country paym^t (by my Exec^rs

hereafter named) as shall make up what each one have

received (as aforesaid) the full sume of Forty pounds

to each Daughter aforesaid to be paid within two years

after my and my Wives decease this is to be minded

and attended (vizt:) that if one acre and three quarters

of Meadow bottom lying in Twelve acre Meadow

abutting upon Obadiah and Samuels Meadow be not

included in John Perryes Deed My mind and Will is

he shall have it in the sume aforesaid. Item I do

hereby Confirm unto my son Samuel Morse and to

his heirs and Assignes for ever all my house Lott buildings

and other Lands that I have given him particularly exprest

in a Deed of gift to him under my hand and Seal and

for my wives Supply and maintenance after my decease

over and above what shee is to receive of Samuel as is

above expressed. My Sons Obadiah Daniel Jonathan

and Samuel are to pay or Cause to be paid unto my

dear Wife each year shee live after my decease the full

Sume of Six pounds pr year in money or such other paym^t

at money price in such things as from time to time Shee

shall need each of the four sons to pay their equal

Share each year as long as shee live. I do hereby nominate

impower and Ordain my welbeloved Sons Obadiah Morse

and Daniel Morse to be the Execut^rs of this my last Will and

Testam^t to whom I give all such power required for the

true and full performance of this my last Will and Testam^t.

[page 320]

In witness to and full Confirmation of this my last

Will and Testam^t I the said Daniel Morse Sen^r have

hereunto set to my hand & affixed my seal the day and

year aforesaid. Signed Daniel Morse Sen^r and seald.

Signed Sealed and delivered in the prsence of William

Rider Joseph Morse.

Examined Ss John West Dscry

By his Ex^lcy

William Rider one of the Witnesses to the within written

Will and also Mary Mackeeny who was present at

the Signing thereof appeared before me and made Oath

that they saw the within named Daniel Morse Sen^r

sign seal and declare the within writing to be his last Will

and Testam^t and that at the doing thereof he was of

soundm ind and memory to the best of their knowldge

John West Dscry Swor the 13^th June 1688

                                        Before me Andros

The source citation for the probate records of Daniel Morse is:

Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Probate Court, "Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899," on 439 FHL US/CAN microfilm reels, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 4 July 2016), "Probate records v. 10-12 1687-1697," Volume 10, pages 315-324, Daniel Morse probate records, Sherborn, 1688, accessed on FHL US/CAN microfilm 584,130;  original records at Suffolk County Probate Court, Boston, Mass.

Daniel Morse (1611-1688) of Sherborn, Massachusetts wrote his will on 9 March 1687, and died on 3 June 1688 in Sherborn, and his will was proved on 13 June 1688 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts Probate Court.  although Sherborn is presently in Middlesex County, apparently Sherborn was then in Suffolk County.

In his will, Daniel Morse provides for his wife, Lidiah (Fisher) Morse, and names his five sons - Obadiah, Daniel, Jonathan, Nathaniel and Joseph, and his four living daughters, Lidia (Morse) Wight, Bethiah (Morse) Perry, Mary (Morse) West, and Bashua (Morse) Fiske.  He also names his "brother" Daniel Fisher (who is his wife's brother).  By the time of this will, all of his surviving children were married, except for the youngest, Samuel Morse.  His wife, Lydia (Fisher) Morse, died on 29 January 1690.  

The probate records also include the Letter Testamentary and the inventory of the estate of Daniel Morse, which totaled £103.  It appears that Daniel Morse gave or sold most of his holdings outside of his home lot to his children.  Son Joseph Morse was to receive the home lot after his mother died.

While Daniel Morse and his wife had all of their children in Dedham and Medfield, it appears that they bought land in Sherborn after 1661.

Daniel Morse (1611-1688) and Lydia (Fisher) Morse (1620-1690) are my 9th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their daughter, Lydia Morse (1645-1722) who married Ephraim Wight (1646-1723).  

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NOTE:  Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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52 Ancestors - Week 399: #622 Joseph Morse (1667-1733) of Groton and Marlborough, Massachusetts

 Joseph Morse (1667-1733) is #622 on my Ahnentafel  List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #623 Grace Warren (1671-1753)  in 1691 in Marlborough, Middlesex County,  Massachusetts Bay Colony.

I am descended through:

* their daughter #311 Mary Morse (1697-????) married #330 James Maynard (1694-????)  in about 1719.

* their daughter #155 Lydia Maynard (1722-1802) married #154 David Batherick (1722-1794)in 1742.

* their daughter #77 Lydia Batherick (1752-1795) married #76 Phinehas Brigham (1755-1802)  in 1779.

* their son #38 Lambert Brigham (1794-1834) married #39 Sophia Buck (1797-1882) in 1817.
* their daughter #19 Sophia Newton (1834-1923) married #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) in 1852.
* their daughter #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) married #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874.
* their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

*  Name:                      Joseph Morse[1–4,6-7]

*  Alternate Name:      Joseph Morss[5]

*  Sex:                        Male

*  Father:                   Joseph Morse (1637-1677)

*  Mother:                 Susanna Shattuck (1643-1716)

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                   11 November 1667, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1–3,5]

*  Death:                  11 July 1733 (age 65), Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1–3,6]

*  Burial:                 after 11 July 1733 (after age 65), Old Common Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[3]

*  Probate:                3 September 1733 (age 65), will proved; Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[4]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:             Grace Warren (1670-1753)

*  Marriage 1:          20 January 1690/1 (age 23), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1–2,7]

*  Child 1:                Joseph Morse (1692-1756)

*  Child 2:                Grace Morse (1694-1731)

*  Child 3:                Mary Morse (1697-    )

*  Child 4:                Elizabeth Morse (1699-1775)

*  Child 5:                Jonas Morse (1703-1779)

*  Child 6:                Patience Morse (1705-1776)

   

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

Joseph Morse was born 11 November 1667 in Groton, Massachusetts Bay, the son of Joseph and Susanna (Shattuck) Morse[1-3,5].  The Marlborough town history book has brief sketch for Joseph Morse and his family.

Joseph married on 20 January 1690/1 to Grace Warren (1671-1753) of Watertown[1-2,7].  They had six children, all born and recorded in Marlborough[1-2]:

*  Joseph Morse (1692-1756), married 1716 Abigail Barnes (1695-1741).

*  Grace Morse (1694-1731), married 1716 Jacob Hinds (1685-1764).

*  Mary Morse (1697-????), married 1719 James Maynard (1694-????).

*  Elizabeth Morse (1699-1775), married 1717 Benjamin Woods (1691-1740).

*  Jonas Morse (1703-1779), married 1735 Lucy Eager (1707-1802).

*  Patience Morse (1705-1776), married 1726 Jonathan Keyes (1702-1778).

On 25 December 1695, Joseph Morse, his brother Samuel Morse, Samuel Bigelow and John Bemis bought 350 acres of land in Marlborough, known as "the Farm," from the heirs of John Alcocke[2].

Joseph settled in the house said to have been built by John Alcocke, and Samuel built on the south of Joseph's house, and brother Jonathan bought and built on an adjoining tract.  Therefore, one garrison protected all of the families.

Joseph Morse died at age 65 11 July 1733 in Marlborough, Massachusetts Bay[1-3,6]. He was probably buried in the Old Common Cemetery in Marlborough, but there is no extant gravestone.

The Will of Joseph Morse (1667-1733) of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, was written 9 April 1733, and proved on 3 September 1733 by the executor.  It is in Estate File 15528 in the Middlesex County Probate Court records[4].  The transcription of this will is:

In the Name of God Amen

I Joseph Morse of Marlburrough sen'r in y'e County of Middl's in New England yeoman being Aged and full of Pain but of sound mind and Disposing memory blessed be God therefor in and by these Presents make this my Last will and Testament in manner and form as followeth -

Imp'rs I Will and bequeath my soul to God that Gave it and my Body to y'e earth to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executor Hereafter Named Hoping through the Death sufferings and Merrits of my Great Redeemer to Receive it a spiritual Body in all Respects better filled and prepared for my Lord and Master's service.And as to y'e Worldly Goods God in his Rich and undeserved Bounty hath made me Possessor of I Do Dispose of them in manner following.

1'st  I will and Bequeath unto my son Joseph in Adition to what I have Heretofore Given him by deed and as his full part in mine inheritance Twelve Acres of Meadow Lying and being in that comonly called Sedge Meadow and y'e upland thereunto Adjoining at y'e easterly end thereof, and also five acres of Meadow on y'e easterly part of my Possession in that comonly called Broad Meadow and also Three Acres in that comonly called spruce swamp adjoining therunto.

2'ly I Will and Bequeath unto my Grand children by my daughter Grace ^deceased^ one Hundred Pounds to be paid unto them in equall parts as they shall become of full age.  And if it shall Happen that any of my s'd Grandchildren should Decease before they Become of age as is afores'd, my Will is that that his or her or their part be equally Devided amongst the survivors of them.

3'ly I Will and Bequeath unto my son in Law Jacob Hinds five Pounds in full of his part of my Estate whatsoever.

4'ly I Will and Bequeath unto my Daughters Mary Elisabeth and Patience Three Hundred Pounds to be Paid unto them fifty Pounds Each at y'e end of one year and an half Next after my Decease and the other Part which is fifty pounds each to be paid unto them att three years End next after y'e Decease of my Wife Grace, to be Paid unto them Respectively in Good and Lawfull Bills of Creditt on the Province afores'd or in other species current with y'e Merchant at Money price at y'e Respective Days and times of Payment.

5'ly I Will and Bequeath unto my Tender and Wellbeloved Wife Grace During the Time that she shall Remain my Widow, the Continual Improvement of all and every Part of my Buildings orchards fences Plowlands Meadows and the Continual Incomes from thence arising, which are not Heretofore by Deed, or by this my present will Disposed of.

6'ly I Will and bequeath unto my Wife afores'd all my Moveable Estate within my now Dwelling house (Bonds excepted) and also one Horse Two Cowes and Four sheep to be at her Dispose to any or all of my three Daughters above Named as she my said Wife shall Judge most expedient.

7'ly  I Will and Bequeath unto my son Jonas all my Lands not Heretofore Disposed of Together with all and singular the Buildings Fences orchards improvements and incomes from thence from time to time and at all times ariseing to be with him and his assignes forever after the time of my s'd Wife Grace shall Decease or cease to be my Widow.  Further my Will is that from and after my Decease my cattle of what Kind soever and my money or Bonds for money Together with my Tooles for Husbandry shall be and Remain unto my s'd son Jonas forever.

Finally  I name and constitute my son Jonas afores'd to be sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament Here'by Renouncing all former Wills and Do Declare this to be my Last Will and Testament Declared signed and sealed this Ninth Day of Aprill Anno Domini one thousand seven Hundred Thirty and Three and in the fifth year of y'e Reign of our Soverein Lord George y'e second of Great Britain &c King.Declared signed and sealed (the word Deceased was Hereunto anexed before sealing and Declaring Hereof) in Presence of us Wittnesses

Samuel Biglo

Samuel Morss

Daniel Harington                                                       Joseph morse  

On 3 September 1733, Jonas Morse (the executor) and the three witnesses presented the will to the Middlesex County Probate Court and Jonas Morse was charged to faithfully execute the will of his father and to provide an account when required by Judge Jonathan Remington. 

There is no inventory or account provided in the probate estate file.

5.  SOURCES

1. J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy, Comprising the Descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse, and John Moss; Being a  Revision of the Memorial of the Morses, Published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850 (New York : Springfield Printing and Binding Company, 1903), page 12, #45, Joseph Morse family sketch.

2. Charles Hudson, History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861  (Boston, Mass. : Press of T.R. Marvin & Son, 1862), page 416, #2-11- Joseph Morse family sketch.

3. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (http://www.findagrave.com), Old Common Cemetery, Marlborough Mass., Joseph Morse memorial #71760727 .

4. Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Volume: Middlesex 14000-15599 Estate File #15528 (4 images), Joseph Morse estate, 1733; "Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871," indexed database and digital images, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 17 January 2021); Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org from original records at Probate Registry, Cambridge, Mass.

5. Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass. : The Essex Institute, 1926-1927), Two volumes, Vol. 1, Births, page 155, Joseph Morss entry, 11 November 1667.

6. Franklin P. Rice (editor), Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849  (Boston, Mass. : Franklin P. Rice , 1908), Deaths, page 378, Joseph Morse Sr. entry, 11 July 1733.

7. "New England Marriages to 1700," online database with digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008, Third Supplement, page 188, Joseph Morse and Grace Warren entry, 20 January 1690.

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NOTE: In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. I have extended this theme in 2021 for an eighth year to 416 Ancestors in 416 Weeks. The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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Surname Saturday -- BULLEN (England to colonial New England)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  

I am in the 8th great-grandmothers and I'm  up to Ancestor #1783, who is Mary BULLEN (1642-1726) [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through two generations of this BULLEN family line is:

1. Randall J. Seaver (1943-????)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

6.  Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7.  Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

12.  Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946)
13.  Abbie Ardelle "Della" Smith (1862-1944)

26.  Devier James Lamphier Smith (1849-1894)
27.  Abigail A. "Abbey" Vaux (1844-1931)

54.  Samuel Vaux (1816-1880)
55.  Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1883)

110.  Amos Underhill (1772-1865)
111.  Mary "Polly" Metcalf (1780-1855)

222. Burgess Metcalf (1741-1816)
223.  Jerusha --?-- (1750-1817)

444.  Michael Metcalf (1706-1771)
445.  Melatiah Hamant (1704-1751)

890.  Timothy Hamant (1667-1718)
891.  Melatiah Clark (1674-1747)

1782.  Ephraim Clark, born 04 February 1646 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died Abt. 1699 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 3564. Joseph Clarke and 3565. Alice Fenn.  He married 06 March 1669 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
1783.  Mary Bullen, born 20 July 1642 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 31 December 1726 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  

Children of Ephraim Clark and Mary Bullen are:
*  Elizabeth Clark (1670-????).
*  Mary Clark (1671-1704), married 1690 Samuel Whiting (1662-1745).
*  Ephraim Clark (1673-????).
*  Melatiah Clark (1674-1747), married 1696 Timothy Hamant (1667-1719).
*  Mehitable Clark (1676-1743), married 1703 Benjamin Allen (1674-1754).
*  Samuel Clark (1679-1769), married 1702 Sarah Pratt (1678-1754).
*  Noah Clark (1680-1704), married 1702 Susanna Hartshorn (1677-????).
*  Ezra Clark (1683-1739), married 1708 Margaret Morse (1683-1745).
*  Jeremiah Clark (1687-1748), married (1) 1711 Patience Dana (1689-1726); (2) 1728 Mehitable Morse.

3566.  Samuel Bullen, born about 1617 in England; died 16 January 1692 in Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He married 10 August 1641 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
3567.  Mary Morse, born before 13 August 1620 in Burgate, Suffolk, England; died 14 February 1692 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 7134. Samuel Morseand 7135. Elizabeth Jasper.

Children of Samuel Bullen and Mary Morse are:
*  Mary Bullen (1642-1726), married 1669 Ephraim Clark (1646-1699).
*  Samuel Bullen (1644-1736), married 1672 Experience Sabin (648-1728).
*  Elizabeth Bullen (1647-1689), married 1668 Benjamin Wheelock (1640-1716).
*  John Bullen (1649-1703), married 1684 Judith Fisher (1663-1753).
*  Joseph Bullen (1651-1704), married 1675 Abigail Sabin (1653-1721).
*  Ephraim Bullen (1653-1694), married 1680 Grace LNU (1662-1689).
*  Meletiah Bullen (1655-1693), married 1680 Josiah Fisher (1654-1736).
*  Elisha Bullen (1657-1735), married 1683 Hannah Metcalf (1664-1719).
*  Eleazer Bullen (1662-1662).
*  Bethia Bullen (1664-????), married 1686 Benjamin Colburn (1659-1714).

Information about the Bullen family was obtained from:

*  William S. Tilden (editor), History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (Boston, Mass. : Geo. H. Ellis, 1887).

*  Vital record books of Medfield, Dedham, and other Massachusetts towns.

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