Samuel Morse

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• Immigration: 15 Apr 1635, London, England; Samuel and Elizabeth embarked in London on board the Increase bound for New England with their daughter, Elizabeth and her husband, Robert Daniels.
• Legal: 1636, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He signed the Covenant of Dedham in 1636.
• Freeman: 8 Oct 1640, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 2 Dec 1654, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: 5 Dec 1654, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Samuel's estate was inventoried and valued at £124 7/.

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Samuel married Elizabeth Jasper on 29 Jun 1602 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Lancelot Jasper and Rose Shepard) was christened on 30 Jan 1579/80 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England; died on 20 Jun 1655 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 28 Jun 1640, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Thomas was admitted to the Dedham Church.

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• Immigration: 15 Apr 1635, London, England; Robert and Elizabeth embarked in London on board the Increase bound for New England with Elizabeth's parents.

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Her death date was recorded as 2 (8) 1643.

Elizabeth married Robert Daniels about 1630 in England. Robert was born about 1592 in England; died on 6 Jul 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1636; Annas ______. She has been incorrectly identified as having the last name of "Chickerling" in several genealogies. She died on Saturday 1 September 1691 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Lawson (1998) gives her death year as 1692. Issue: 1. Ruth Morse 2. John Morse 3. Ephraim Morse 4. Bethia Morse 5. Joseph Morse 6. Ezra Morse 7. Abigail Morse 8. Nathaniel Morse 9. Samuel Morse 10. Rachel Morse
• Occupation: say 1637; He was a tailor.
• Freeman: 13 May 1640, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1654, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 18 Dec 1655, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: 9 Jun 1657, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; John's estate was inventoried and valued at £385 9/5.

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• Married: say 1637; Lydia Fisher, the daughter of Anthony Fisher. She was born in 1620 in England. She died on Sunday 29 January 1690/91 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Obadiah Morse 2. Daniel Morse (1640-1702) 3. Jonathan Morse (1643-1727) 4. Lydia Morse 5. Bethia Morse 6. Mary Morse 7. Bathsheba Morse 8. Nathaniel Morse 9. Samuel Morse

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• Married: 10 Aug 1641, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Deacon Samuel Bullen. He became a freeman on 2 June 1641. He died on Tuesday 16 January 1691/92 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Bullen (1642-____) 2. Samuel Bullen (1644-____) 3. Elizabeth Bullen (1647-____) 4. Joseph Bullen 5. Ephraim Bullen 6. Meletiah Bullen 7. Elisha Bullen (1657-1736) 8. John Bullen 9. Eliezer Bullen 10. Bethia Bullen

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• Immigration: 15 Apr 1635, London, England; She embarked in London on board the Increase bound for New England.
• Married: 17 May 1655, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Thomas Fanning. He was born in England. He lived in 1652 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On 3 July 1655 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thomas Fanning was mentioned in the will of Robert Daniels. He left a will on 1 July 1685. He died on Thursday 30 August 1685 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Thomas' will was proved on 30 August 1685. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Fanning (1656-____) 2. Mary Fanning (1657-1658) 3. Mary Fanning (1662-1688) 4. Sarah Fanning (1665-c1691)
• Will: 3 Jul 1655, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned along with her husband, Thomas, in her father's will.

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She was 92 years old when she died.

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• Freeman: 1652, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Married: 10 May 1671, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mercy Grant, the daughter of Christopher and Mary Grant. Issue: 1. Samuel Daniels 2. Robert Daniels 3. Joseph Daniels 4. Mary Daniels 5. Elizabeth Daniels 6. Sarah Daniels
• Moved to: Before 1681, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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His burial date was recorded as 6 (9) 1644.

Lawson (1998) states he was buried in Watertown.

Sarah married William Cheney in N (They were not married). William (son of William Cheney and Margaret Cule) was born in 1636/37 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Sep 1681 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 16 Jan 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Mary Fairbanks, the daughter of Captain George and Mary (Adams) Fairbanks. She was born on 10 November 1647 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 10 (9) 1647. She died on Tuesday 9 June 1682 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Daniels (1666-1739) 2. Mary Daniels (1669-____) 3. Samuel Daniels (1671-____) 4. Mehitable Daniels (1674-1686) 5. Ebenezer Daniels (1677-1767) 6. Elizabeth Daniels (1679-____) 7. Jeremiah Daniels (1680-1680) 8. Eleazer Daniels (1681-1772)
• Legal: 25 Apr 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Daniels deposed giving his age as about 31 years.
• History: 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; During King Philip's War his home was burnt during the attack on Medfield.
• Married: Abt 1683; (2) Rachel Sheffield, the daughter of William and Mary (Webb) Sheffield. She was born on 24 May 1660 in Braintree, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 3 May 1687 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jeremiah Daniels (1684-1771) 2. Rachel Daniels (1686-____) 3. Zachariah Daniels (1689-1689)
• Married: 27 Jan 1697, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (3) Lydia Adams, the daughter of Ensign Edward and Lydia (Rockwood) Adams. She was born on 12 July 1653 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 12 (5) 1653. On 12 December 1672 Lydia, at age 19, married (1) James Allen, at age 26, son of James Allen and Ann Guild, in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 26 December 1731 in Medfield, Massachusetts.

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Tilden (1887) says that Lydia and James had no children.

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• Married: 14 Jun 1660, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Sampson Frairy, the son of John and Prudence Frairy. He died on Friday 29 February 1704 in Deerfield, Massachusetts being killed by Indians during the attack. Issue: 1. Mary Frairy 2. Mehitable Frairy 3. Susanna Frairy (1669-1669) 4. John Frairy (1669-1670) 5. Nathaniel Frairy (1675-____)
• Moved To: 1666, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1673, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

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Her birth was recorded as 2 (7) 1642.

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She was killed on the way to Canada by Indians after being captured.

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• Religion: 1695; Both William and Margaret were members of the church in Mendon. He was taxed to support the minister in Mendon, October 1695.
• Land/House: 1705; William received grants of land in 1705/06 and 1706.
• History: 25 Nov 1741; He signed a petition of the residents that lived east of the Mill River, to form a new town, which in 1780 was incorporated as Milford.
• History: 1750; Pope (1897) says of him, "He was a man of excellent character and much esteemed by all who knew him. In 1750 a member of the Milford church was disciplined for intoxication and for 'casting vile reflections' at Mr. Cheney; and the pastor took occasion to record his opinion of Mr. Cheney as an "honourable and aged' man."

William married Margaret in say 1694 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Margaret died on 1 Apr 1740 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]