Descendants of Robert Morse

Generation One

1. Robert¹ Morse married Agnes (--?--). He died on 5 Oct 1551.

Reference: 1985.

Children of Robert¹ Morse and Agnes (--?--) were as follows:

• 2. i. Thomas², m. Margaret King; m. Margary Boggas.
• ii. Margaret;
• iii. Richard;
• iv. John; d. 1621; age 88.
• v. Alice; m. Robert Elsinge.
• vi. Joan;
• vii. Katherine;
• viii. John; m. Katherine (--?--); b. 1520; d. 25 Sep 1577.

Generation Two

2. Rev. Thomas² Morse (Robert¹) married Margaret King on 26 May 1583. He married Margary Boggas on 24 Nov 1585. He died on 10 Mar 1596.

Children of Thomas² Morse and Margaret King were as follows:

• i. John³; b. 14 Jul 1574 at Boxted; m. Dorothy Burnap 16 Apr 1610; d. 31 Jan 1647 at Romford, Essex, at age 72.
• ii. Sara; b. 11 Jun 1578.
• iii. Daniel; b. 2 May 1583.
• 3. iv. Samuel, m. Elizabeth (--?--); b. 1585 at England.

Children of Thomas² Morse and Margary Boggas were as follows:

• i. Joseph³; b. circa 1586; m. Ann Jasper 29 Oct 1605 at Redgrave, Suffolk; d. circa 1648.
• ii. Jeremiah; b. 11 Aug 1588.
• iii. James; b. 10 Nov 1590 at Hinderclay, suffolk; d. 8 Sep 1638 at age 47.
• iv. Nathaniel; b. 15 Mar 1592.
• v. Philip; b. 14 Mar 1595 at Foxeath, Essex.

Generation Three

3. Samuel³ Morse (Thomas², Robert¹) married Elizabeth (--?--). He was born in 1585 at England. He died on 4 Apr 1654.

Children of Samuel³ Morse and Elizabeth (--?--) were as follows:

• i. Thomas⁴;
• 4. ii. Elizabeth, m. (--?--) Daniel; b. 6 Mar 1605 at Redgrave, Suffolk.
• iii. John; b. 28 Feb 1607 at Redgrave, Suffolk; m. Annas Chickering 1636; d. 6 Jun 1657 at age 50.
• 5. iv. Daniel, m. Lydia Fisher; b. 1613 at England.
• 6. v. Joseph, b. 1615 at England; m. Hannah Phillips.
• vi. Mary; b. 13 Aug 1620 at Burgate, Suffolk; m. Samuel Bullen 10 Aug 1641; d. 14 Feb 1691 at Medford, Mass, at age 70.

Generation Four

4. Elizabeth⁴ Morse (Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) married (--?--) Daniel. She was born on 6 Mar 1605 at Redgrave, Suffolk.

Children of Elizabeth⁴ Morse and (--?--) Daniel were:

• i. Elizabeth⁵ Taken to Mass at the age of 2 years by Samuel Morse;

5. Daniel⁴ Morse (Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) married Lydia Fisher, daughter of Anthony Fisher and Mary (--?--). He was born in 1613 at England. He died in 1688 at Sherbourne, Mass.

Children of Daniel⁴ Morse and Lydia Fisher were as follows:

• i. Obidiah⁵; b. 8 Aug 1639.
• ii. Daniel; b. 31 Jan 1641.
• iii. Jonathan; b. 8 Mar 1643.
• iv. Lydia; b. 13 Apr 1645.
• v. Bethia; b. 24 Mar 1648.
• 7. vi. Mary, b. 29 Sep 1650 at Dedham; m. Joseph Plympton.
• vii. Bathshua; b. 20 Jul 1653.
• viii. Nathaniel; b. 20 Jan 1658.
• ix. Samuel; b. 12 May 1661.

6. Joseph⁴ Morse (Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) was born in 1615 at England. He married Hannah Phillips, daughter of George Phillips, on 1 Sep 1638. He died in 1654 at Dedham.

Children of Joseph⁴ Morse and Hannah Phillips were as follows:

• 8. i. Samuel⁵, b. 1640; m. Elizabeth Moore.
• ii. Hannah; b. 8 Aug 1641.
• iii. Sarah; b. 16 Sep 1643.
• iv. Dorcus; b. 24 Aug 1645.
• v. Elizabeth; b. 1 Sep 1647.
• vi. Joseph; b. 26 Sep 1649.
• vii. Jeremiah; b. 12 Jun 1651.

Generation Five

7. Mary⁵ Morse (Daniel⁴, Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) was born on 29 Sep 1650 at Dedham. She married Joseph Plympton, son of John Plympton and Jane Dummer, on 2 Nov 1675. She died in 1717.

Children of Mary⁵ Morse and Joseph Plympton were as follows:

• 9. i. Joseph⁶, b. 15 Mar 1676; m. Priscilla Partridge.
• ii. Jonathan; b. 28 Nov 1680.
• iii. Jeremiah; b. 8 Nov 1683.
• iv. Mary; b. 16 Jul 1692.

8. Samuel⁵ Morse (Joseph⁴, Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) was born in 1640. He married Elizabeth Moore on 10 Feb 1665. He died on 28 Feb 1718 at Dedham, Mass.

Children of Samuel⁵ Morse and Elizabeth Moore were as follows:

• 10. i. Samuel⁶, m. Elizabeth Wood; b. 8 Feb 1666.
• ii. Elizabeth; b. 30 Mar 1668.
• iii. Hannah; b. 9 Nov 1670.
• iv. Joseph; b. 16 Jan 1672.
• v. Ruth; b. 21 Mar 1674.
• 11. vi. Joshua, b. 1677; m. Mary Paine.

Generation Six

9. Lt. Joseph⁶ Plympton (Mary⁵Morse, Daniel⁴, Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) was born on 15 Mar 1676. He married Priscilla Partridge, daughter of William Partridge and Sarah Colborne, in 1699. He died on 21 Oct 1729 at age 53.

Children of Joseph⁶ Plympton and Priscilla Partridge were:

• 12. i. Simon⁷, b. 10 Feb 1707; m. Ruth Morse.

10. Samuel⁶ Morse (Samuel⁵, Joseph⁴, Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) married Elizabeth Wood. He was born on 8 Feb 1666.

Children of Samuel⁶ Morse and Elizabeth Wood were:

• 13. i. Elizabeth⁷, m. John Darling.

11. Hon. Joshua⁶ Morse (Samuel⁵, Joseph⁴, Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) was born in 1677. He married Mary Paine, daughter of Stephen Paine and Mary Penniman, in 1706. He died in 1749.

Children of Joshua⁶ Morse and Mary Paine were:

• 14. i. Ruth⁷, b. 6 Oct 1716; m. Simon Plympton.

Generation Seven

12. Simon⁷ Plympton (Joseph⁶, Mary⁵Morse, Daniel⁴, Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) was born on 10 Feb 1707. He married Ruth Morse, daughter of Joshua Morse and Mary Paine, on 13 May 1735.

Children of Simon⁷ Plympton and Ruth Morse were:

• i. Ezekiel⁸; b. 7 Jun 1748; m. Esther Boyden, daughter of John Boyden and Thankful Morse, 19 Apr 1779; d. 2 Jan 1817 at Medford, Mass, at age 68.

13. Elizabeth⁷ Morse (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Joseph⁴, Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) married John Darling, son of Denice Darling and Harriet Francis, in 1692 at Medfield, Mass.

Children of Elizabeth⁷ Morse and John Darling were as follows:

• i. Elizabeth⁸; m. Joseph Brown, son of John Brown and Anna Mason; b. 1 Jan 1693; d. before 1750.
• ii. Samuel; b. 18 Mar 1693 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; m. Mary Thompson, daughter of John Thompson and Hannah Wight, 16 Dec 1716 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; d. 17 Feb 1774 at Bellingham, Worcester, Mass, at age 80.
• iii. Ruth; b. 20 Sep 1695 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; m. Thomas Thayer, son of Thomas Thayer and Mary Adams, 5 Jan 1714 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; d. 1727 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass.
• iv. Hannah; b. 1 Nov 1697 at Mendon, Woorcester, Mass; m. Jonathan Thompson, son of John Thompson and Hannah Wight, 5 Jan 1724 at Bellingham, Worcester, Mass; d. 20 May 1761 at Bellingham, Worcester, Mass, at age 63.
• v. Margaret; b. 19 Aug 1700 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; m. John French, son of John French and Experience Thayer, 1722 at Bellingham, Worcester, Mass; d. 1749 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass.
• vi. Ebenezer; b. 3 Mar 1701 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; m. Abial (--?--) circa 1721; d. 22 Sep 1750 at Cumberland, RI, at age 49.
• vii. Mary; m. Jonathan Draper Jr., son of Jonathan Draper and Sarah Jackson; b. 22 May 1704 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; d. after 1750.
• viii. Martha; b. 10 Mar 1705 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; m. Benjamin Thompson, son of John Thompson and Hannah Wight, Mar 1725; d. Jan 1783 at Bellingham, Worcester, Mass, at age 77.
• ix. Abigail; b. 14 Jul 1708 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; d. after 1766.
• x. Rachael; b. 14 May 1711 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass.
• xi. Deborah; b. 5 Jan 1713 at Mendon, Worcester, Mass; d. before 1750 at NJ.

14. Ruth⁷ Morse (Joshua⁶, Samuel⁵, Joseph⁴, Samuel³, Thomas², Robert¹) was born on 6 Oct 1716. She married Simon Plympton, son of Joseph Plympton and Priscilla Partridge, on 13 May 1735. She died on 23 Jun 1806 at age 89.

Children of Ruth⁷ Morse and Simon Plympton were:

• i. Ezekiel⁸; b. 7 Jun 1748; m. Esther Boyden, daughter of John Boyden and Thankful Morse, 19 Apr 1779; d. 2 Jan 1817 at Medford, Mass, at age 68.

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