Joseph and Dorothy (____) Morse, Sr. - The Parents

Joseph and Dorothy (____) Morse may have immigrated separately from their son, Joseph Morse, Jr.. He was in Ipswich, Mass by 1637. He was born Nov 4, 1576, in Boxtead, Essex, England. He died, probably in Ipswich, Mass in 1646. See the Essex County, England Home Page.

They had three known children, named in his will:

Joseph, m Hester Peirce
John, m Dina (____)
Hannah, m Thomas Newman

Joseph and Hester (Peirce) Morse, Jr.

Immigrant Father to Ipswich - by 1637
Immigrant Son to Watertown - by 1636
Grandson to Groton about 1666,
But Indians Destroyed the Town 1676 and He returned to Watertown

The Morse's represent more of our Watertown ancestry. They were neighbors to many of our other Watertown ancestors as the children of the immigrants intermarried.

Origins

Birthplace:	England, Boxstead, Essex, England See the Morse line in England. "NEHGR," Vol 83:70-84, 278-294; 1929. See the Essex County Home Page
Birthdate:	Abt 1610
Ancestry/history:	"Ancestors of American Presidents" gives his line as Thomas > Richard > Joseph, Sr > Joseph, Jr. Further, it shows that Samuel Morse, of Dedham, Mass was his first cousin, following the 1929 NEHGR information.

Immigration

Immigration Date:	1634
Age at immigration:	About 20-30
Immigration Marital status:	Single (Married Hester Peirce in Mass)
Ship:	Elizabeth (of Ipswich, Suffolk)

Biographical and Family

Biographies:	The Michael Roman page

Resided:	Watertown by 1635, died there 1691

Spouse:	Hester Peirce, daughter of immigrant John Peirce, married in Mass See Peirce
Children:	Joseph III, m Susanna Shattuck John, m Abigail Stearns, (2) Sarah (___) Jonathan, died young Jonathan, m Abigail Shattuck Hester, m Jonathan Bullard Sarah, m Timothy Cooper Jeremiah, m Abigail Woodward Isaac
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Presidents:	Joseph and Susannah were ancestors of: Calvin Coolidge - See lineage Richard Nixon - See lineage Joseph is a cousins to presidential descendants of Samuel Morse of Dedham, Mass: George Bush Calvin Coolidge (a different relationship than above) William Howard Taft __________
Notable descendants:	Notable Morse's include Calvin Coolidge, Richard Nixon, and Wild Bill Hickok
Subsequent generations:	See Shattuck Section

Kansas Pioneers' Line:	See below

Resources and Research

References:	The Morse Genealogy - J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, 1903 New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1929 (pgs.292-293) Memorial of the Morses, Abner Morse, This book contains the history and genealogy of the Morse family of Massachusetts, Boston. 1850. This book is on-line at genealogylibrary.com. Because of its age, use with care!

Gates Resources and Research

Related Links:

	The Morse Society Home Page

Kansas Pioneer's Lineage

The lineage from Joseph Morse to Henry Gilbert Baldwin, Kansas Pioneer of the 1870's, is:

1   Joseph Morse, Sr. 1576 - 1646
.... +Dorothy 1580 - 1646
.... 2   Joseph Morse, Jr. 1610 - 1691
.......... +Esther Peirce 1610 -
........... 3   Joseph Morse, Jr. 1637 - 1677
................. +Susannah Shattuck 1643 - 1716
.................. 4   Hester Morse 1664 - 1725
........................ +Nathaniel Joslin II 1658 - 1726
........................ 5   Joseph Joslin 1699 - 1761
.............................. +Katherine Read 1707 -
............................... 6   Abigail Joslin 1735 -
..................................... +Nathaniel Whitney IV 1728 - 1776
...................................... 7   Abigail Whitney 1763 - 1847
............................................ +Elijah Bruce 1760 - 1835
............................................ 8   Abigail Whitney Bruce 1806 - 1884
.................................................. +Nehemiah Willis Fisher 1805 - 1859
................................................... 9   Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924
......................................................... +Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894
.......................................................... 10   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961
................................................................ +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976

Return to the surname index for Mom's Side.

Immigrant Father to Ipswich - by 1637 Immigrant Son to Watertown - by 1636 Grandson to Groton about 1666, But Indians Destroyed the Town 1676 and He returned to Watertown

Immigrant Father to Ipswich - by 1637
Immigrant Son to Watertown - by 1636
Grandson to Groton about 1666,
But Indians Destroyed the Town 1676 and He returned to Watertown