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Anthony Morse, Sr.

Anthony Morse, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1606 - 1686  (80 years)


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  • Name Anthony Morse 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 9 May 1606  Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
    Gender Male 
    Migration 5 Apr 1635  From Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
    To Boston
    aboard James 
    • The ship arrived on 3 Jun 1635.
    • Role: Passenger
    Freeman 25 May 1636  [1, 3, 7
    Event 1654  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 43, 45, 50, 51
    petition was signed in support
    John Cheney
    Sgt. John Emery Sr.
    Maj. Robert Pike 
    • He had been censured earlier by the General Court for remarks defamatory of the government.
    • Role: Signer
    Event 30 Mar 1669  [7
    an event that took place "near Anthony Morsis shop"
    Sgt. John Webster 
    Property 7 Oct 1673  [7
    "a four-acre lot that was laid out for my freehold lot lying and being in Plum Island being the sixth lot in the first division"; warranteed by "Anthony Morse & Ann my wife"
    Deacon Benjamin Morse, deed recipient
    Fidelity Oath 1678  [30
    Property 9 Oct 1678  [7
    exchanged land, Titcomb receiving "a parcel of land belonging to me containing by estimation one acre & a quarter ... lying next Merrimack River" and Morse receiving "a parcel of land belonging to me containing by estimation sis acres ... in a common field commonly called the Hill Field"
    Benaiah Titcomb, participant
    Property 9 Dec 1679  [7
    "a parcel of upland in Newbury, it being in estimation an acre and a half ... in the common field, commonly called the South Field, it being the north end of the said Morse his lot near unto the now dwelling house of Hugh March"
    Lt. Tristram Coffin, buyer
    Will 28 Apr 1680  [7, 30


    • I anthony Morse of Newbury in the name of god amen i being sensible of my own frality and mortality being of parfit memory due make this as my last Will and testament cominding my sole to god that gaue it and my body to the dust in hope of a joyful rasurixtion and as for my wourly goods I dispose of as foloieth,

      "I gue and bequeth to my son Joshua Morse making him my lawful eaire all my housing and lands both upland and meddow with my freehould and privilidge in all comon lands both upland and meddow alweais provided that if the toen of Newbury dou divide any part of the comon lands that then the on half part of that land which belongeth to me which cometh by uartu of my freehould shall be the lawful inheritance of my son benieman morse all so I geue to my son Joshua morse all my cattell an horsis and sheep swuine and all my toules for the shumaking trade as allso my carte wheles dung pot plow harrow youkes chains houes forkes shovel spad grin stone yt as allso on father bed which he lieth on with a boulster and pillo and a pair of blinkets and courlitt and tou pair of shetes a bed sted and mat a pot and a brass cetell the best of tou cettles and a belmetell scillet and tou platars and a paringer and a drinking pot and tou spoons and the water pails and barils and tobes all these about named I geue to my son Joshua and his eaires of his own body begoten lawfully than then all aboue geuen to my son Joshua shall Return to the Rest of my children upon the peayment on good peay to my sons widow besides what estates she att any time brought to her husband she the said widdo shall injoy the houl estate on half year before she shall surrender (???) also I geue to my son Robard Morse Eighteen pounds or his children to my son Peter morse or children œ3. to my son Anthony morse children I geue œ3 to my son Joseph morses children I geue œ12 to my son Benieman Morse or children I geue œ12 to my dafter Thorlo or children œ12 to my dafter Stickney or children I geue œ12 to my dafter Newman children I geue œ12. to my dafter Smith or children I gieu œ12. to my grand son Richard Thorlo I geue an sheep to my grandson Robard Homes I gieu fieu pounds allso I geue the Remainder of my housall which is not in partikelar geuen to my son Joshua in the former part of this my will to all my children equally to be devided between them and my grand children hous parents are dead, namely anthonys children, Josephs children hanahs children, allso I dou by this my last will allow and geue loberty to my son Joshua morse hou is my Eaire to make sail and dispose of that land by the pine swamp which I had of Benieman lacon of that pece of land by John Akisons hous if he see Resan so to do. allso I du by this will apoynt my son Joshua morse to be my sole executor to peay all debtes and legacies by this will geuen and to Receue all debtes allso I dou apoynt my louing and crisian frinds Cap danil Pears and Tristram Coffin and thomas noyes to be oversers of this my last Will Allso I dou apoynt my Exicutor to peay my son Robard and son peter within on yeare after my death on the other to be peaid within three years the plas of peayment to be newbury my will is that my son benieman shal haue the on half of all comon lands when devided as aboue said in witnes thereof I anthony morse have hearunto set my hand and seall this 28 Aprell, 1680.

      "ANTHONY MORSE (seal)
      "Sinid selid and onid in the
      presense of us
      JAMES COFFIN
      MARY BROWN
      that whereas I anthony morse in this my will abou said
      have geuen on half of all comon lands if devided to my
      sonn benieman mors; my meaning iss that my sonn
      benieman shall haeu the on half of my proportion of lands
      when devided, but my sonn Joshua to haeu all my Rights
      in the lower comon this is my mind and will as witnes my
      seall this 20 of aprell 1680
      "ANTHONY MORSE (seal)
      "Witness to this part of my Will
      JAMES COFFIN
      MARY BROWN
      "Joshua Morse is allowed Exer to this will."
    Death 12 Oct 1686  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 30, 52
    Probate 23 Nov 1686  [30
    President From 9 Aug 1974 to 20 Jan 1977  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [53, 54, 55
    38th
    Gerald Ford
    • Role: Ancestor
    Occupation shoemaker  [1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 56]
    Burial Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Cemetery:
    First Parish Burying Ground
    Person ID I8878  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2019 

    Father Anthony Morse,   b. Abt 1580   d. 2 May 1621, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Mother Christian ________,   b. Abt 1584 
    Marriage Abt 1605  Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Cox   d. 9 Mar 1679/80, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 57
    Marriage 2 May 1629  Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 7
    Church:
    St. Mary
    Children 
     1. Robert Morse,   b. Abt 1629, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Lt. Anthony Morse, Jr.,   b. Abt 1632, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1677/8, Wabaquasset Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 46 years)
    +3. Deacon Benjamin Morse, Sr.,   b. 28 Mar 1640, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 22 Jun 1714 and 5 Jun 1716 (Age 74 years)
    +4. Joshua Morse,   b. 24 Jul 1653, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1691/2, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     5. Anne Morse,   b. Abt 1634
     6. Peter Morse,   b. Abt 1635   d. Between 26 Oct 1701 and 8 May 1702 (Age ~ 66 years)
     7. Joseph Morse,   b. Abt 1637/8   d. 15 Jan 1678, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years)
    +8. Sarah Morse,   b. 1 May 1641, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1711 (Age 70 years)
     9. Hannah Morse,   b. Abt 1642/3, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Lydia Morse,   b. May 1645, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1646 (Age ~ 0 years)
     11. Lydia Morse,   b. 7 Oct 1647, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1648, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     12. Mary Morse,   b. 9 Apr 1649, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1662, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 13 years)
     13. Esther Morse,   b. 3 May 1651, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 May 1606 - Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Church:
    St. Mary - 2 May 1629 - Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To Boston,aboard James  - 5 Apr 1635 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - petition was signed in support,John Cheney
    Sgt. John Emery Sr.
    Maj. Robert Pike  - 1654 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Oct 1686 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPresident - 38th,Gerald Ford - From 9 Aug 1974 to 20 Jan 1977 - United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    First Parish Burying Ground - - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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  • Coats of Arms
    Morse Coat of Arms
    Morse Coat of Arms

  • Sources 
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