Morse Page - Genealogy of K.D. Kalloch

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Morse Family

Sources & Research Notes:

Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family, by L.S. Fairbanks, 1897, pp.66-67 (Grace Fairbanks m. Obadiah Morse, son of Obadiah and Mercy [Walker] Morse; Hannah Morse m. Josiah Ward).

Morse Genealogy, comp. by J.H. Morse & E.W. Leavitt, 1905, Vol. I. pp.3, 7-8, 15-16, 32; Vol. II. p.69-70, 150-1 (I. Samuel Morse m. Elizabeth ____; II. Daniel m. Lydia, dau. of Anthony and Mary Fisher; III. Daniel m. Elizabeth, dau. of George and Elizabeth [Clark] Barbour; IV. Daniel m. Susannah Holbrook, dau. of Thomas and Margaret [Bouker] Holbrook; V. Obediah m. Mercy, dau. of William and Sarah [Goodnow] Walker; VI. Obediah m.1 Grace, dau. of Dr. Jonathan and Hannah [Coolidge] Fairbanks; VII. Hannah m. Josiah, son of Ephraim and Elizabeth [Priest] Ward; VIII. Joanna Ward0.

The William Ward Genalogy, by Charles Martyn, pub. by A. Ward, 1925, p.219 (Josiah Ward m. Hannah Morse, dau. of Obadiah and Grace [Fairbanks] Morse).

Samuel MORSE to Joanna (WARD) MESSER.

1. Samuel Morse b. 1587, Dedham, Eng., m. Elizabeth ______, b. 1587, d. 1654. Samuel died 1654, Dedham, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      John Morse b. 1611, Eng.
          2.       ii     Daniel b. 1613.
                    iii    Joseph Morse b. ab. 1615.
                    iv    Samuel Morse d. 26 Sept. 1688.
                    v     Jeremiah Morse.
                    vi    Mary Morse d. 14 Feb. 1691.
                    vii    Abigail Morse.

Second Generation

2. Daniel Morse b. 1613, Eng., m. Lydia Fisher, b. 1620, (daughter of Anthony Fisher and Mary ______). Daniel died 5 Jun 1688, Sherborn, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      Obediah Morse b. 1636, Sherborn, MA, d. 4 Mar. 1704.
          3.       ii     Daniel b. 3 Nov 1640.
                    iii    Jonathan Morse b. 1643, Sherborn, MA, d. 22 July 1722. Lieut.
                    iv    Lydia Morse b. 1644, Sherborn, MA, d. 22 July 1722.
                    v     Bertha Morse b. 1648.
                    vi    Mary Morse b. 1650, d. 10 Nov. 1736.
                    vii    Bathsheba Morse b. 1650.
                    viii   Nathaniel Morse b. 1656/7, d. 17 Oct. 1728.
                    ix    Samuel Morse b. 1661, d. 2 Mar. 1704.

Third Generation

3. Daniel Morse b. 3 Nov 1640, Sherborn, MA, m. 21 Jun 1669, Elizabeth Barbour, b. 2 Nov 1651, Dedham, MA, (daughter of George Barbour and Elizabeth Clark) d. 1714, Sherborn, MA. Daniel died 29 Sep 1702, Sherborn, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      Elizabeth Morse b. Aug. 1670, Sherborn, MA, d. d. young.
          4.       ii     Daniel b. 10 July 1672.
                    iii     Ester Morse b. 21 May 1674, Sherborn, MA.
                    iv    Elizabeth Morse b. 29 Oct. 1677, Sherborn, MA.
                    v     John Morse b. 27 Aug. 1679, Sherborn, MA, d. 17 Feb. 1718, unm.
                    vi    Noah Morse b. 20 Apr. 1681, Sherborn, MA.
                    vii    Margaret Morse b. 30 Sept. 1683, Sherborn, MA, d. 1745.
                    viii   Hannah Morse b. 15 Dec. 1685, Sherborn, MA.
                    ix    Mary Morse b. 23 Jan. 1687, d. d. young.
                    x     Sarah Morse b. 5 June 1689.
                    xi    David Morse b. 10 Dec. 1692, d. 1692.

Fourth Generation

4. Daniel Morse b. 10 July 1672, Dedham, MA, m. (1) 1696, in Sherborn, MA, Susannah Holbrook, b. Sherborn, MA, (daughter of Thomas Holbrook and Margaret Bouker) d. 1713, Sherborn, MA, m. (2) 1714, Abigail Gleason. Daniel died 4 Apr 1719, Sherborn, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      Susannah Morse b. 14 Aug. 1696, Sherborn, MA.
                    ii     Bethia Morse b. 14 Aug. 1696, Sherborn, MA, d. 2 May 1740, unm.
                    iii     Daniel Morse b. 2 Nov. 1699, Sherborn, MA, d. settled in Walpole, MA.
          5.       iv    Obediah b. 15 Aug 1704.
                    v     Patience Morse b. 19 Nov. 1707, Sherborn, MA.
                    vi    Ann Morse b. 2 May 1710, Sherborn, MA, d. d. young.

Fifth Generation

5. Obediah Morse b. 15 Aug 1704, Sherborn, MA, m. 28 Nov 1728, in Sudbury, MA, Mercy Walker, b. Sudbury, MA, (daughter of William Walker and Sarah Goodnow). Obediah died 1753, Sherborn, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      Daniel Morse b. 1729, Sherborn, MA, d. 3 Feb. 1804, buried: resided in Matick, MA & Nova Scotia.
                    ii     Abner Morse b. 1731, Sherborn, MA, d. 7 Jan. 1800, rem. to Nova Scotia.
          6.       iii     Obediah b. 20 Mar 1732.
                    iv    Mercy Morse b. 2 Mar. 1735, d. 23 Sept. 1794.
                    v     Benajah Morse b. 14 Mar. 1737, Sherborn, MA, d. 1771.
                    vi    Samuel Morse b. 20 Feb. 1739, Sherborn, MA, d. rem. to Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
                    vii    Sarah Morse b. 15 Mar. 1740/1.
                    viii   John Morse b. 26 Feb. 1743, Sherborn, MA, d. ab. 1825.
                    ix    Hannah Morse b. 13 Mar. 1745.
                    x     Mary Morse b. 31 Aug. 1747.

Sixth Generation

6. Obediah Morse b. 20 Mar 1732, Sherborn, MA, m. (1) 10 July 1755, Grace Fairbanks, b. 16 Jun 1734, Sherborn, MA, (daughter of Jonathan Fairbanks and Hannah Coolidge) d. 30 May 1773, m. (2) 1776, Abigail Death, b. 22 Mar. 1757, Framingham, MA. Obediah died 7 Jan 1800, Sherborn, MA.

                             Children:
                    i      Mercy Morse b. 7 May 1756, d. resided in Boylston, MA.
          7.       ii     Hannah b. 7 Feb 1757.
                    iii     Adam Morse b. 9 Dec. 1759, d. 1779.
                    iv    Levi Morse b. 5 Jan. 1762, d. rem. to Friendship, ME.
                    v     Grace Morse b. 16 Mar. 1764.
                    vi    Obediah Morse b. 11 Dec. 1765, d. rem. to Union, ME.
                    vii    Mary Morse b. 18 Jan. 1768, d. 8 Aug. 1837.
                    viii   Samuel Morse b. 3 Jan. 1770.
                    ix    Persis Morse b. 20 Apr. 1772, d. 5 Feb. 1847, rem. to Union, ME.
                    x     Daniel Morse b. 26 Nov. 1776.
                    xi    Judith Morse b. 3 July 1778, d. 1779.
                    xii    Ezra Morse b. 1 Sept. 1779.
                    xiii   Anne Morse b. 17 June 1782, d. age 18.
                    xiv   Moses Morse b. 8 June 1784, d. res. in Union, ME.
                    xv   Asa Morse b. 14 June 1787.
                    xvi   Pede Morse b. 15 Sept. 1790, d. unm.

Seventh Generation

7. Hannah Morse b. 7 Feb 1757, Sherborn, MA, m. 4 Dec 1777, Josiah Ward, b. 1756, Marlborough, MA, (son of Ephriam Ward and Elizabeth Priest) d. 20 Apr 1824, Bradford, NH. Hannah died 20 Apr 1845, Bradford, NH.

                             Children:
                    i      Winsor Ward b. 12 Feb. 1778, Southborough, MA, d. 3 Sept. 1855, Townsend, VT.
                    ii     Jeremiah Ward b. 12 Mar. 1781, Southborough, MA, d. 18 Feb. 1885, Mansfield, CT.
                    iii     Levi Ward b. 7 Apr. 1783, Southborough, MA, d. 26 June 1836. No children
                    iv    Josiah Ward b. 24 Apr. 1786, Southborough, MA, d. 9 Aug. 1837, Bradford, NH.
                    v     Sylvester Ward b. 4 Sept. 1790, Southborough, MA, d. 26 Sept. 1849.
          8.       vi    Joanna b. 11 Feb 1793.
                    vii    Dolly Ward b. Bradford, NH.

Eighth Generation

8. Joanna Ward b. 11 Feb 1793, Southborough, MA, m. 21 Jan 1819, in Sutton, NH, Asa Messer, b. 7 May 1797, Methuen, MA, (son of Alpheus Messer and Mehitabel Kimball) d. 18 Aug 1891, Newbury, NH, buried: S. Newbury Cem. Joanna died 30 Jan. 1869, Newbury, NH.

                             Children:
          9.       i      Curtis b. 1 Dec 1819.
                    ii     Carlos Messer b. 9 July 1821, Fishersfield, NH, d. 8 Sept. 1883.
                    iii    Hollis Ward Messer b. 18 Apr. 1823, Fishersfield, NH, d. 13 Jan. 1894.
                    iv    Asa Messer b. 19 May 1831, Fishersfield, NH, d. 18 Sept. 1897.