Deacon Benjamin Morse

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 27 Aug 1667, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; Ruth Sawyer, the daughter of Lt. William and Ruth (Bitfield) Saywer. She was born on 16 September 1648 in Newbury, Massachusetts.1 On 30 May 1693 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, Ruth Sawyer was mentioned in the will of Lt. William Sawyer. She died about 1715. Issue: 1. Benjamin Morse (1668-1743) 2. Ruth Morse (1669-____) 3. Joseph Morse (1672-____) 4. William Morse (1674-1749) 5. Sarah Morse (1676-1680) 6. Philip Morse (1677-____) 7. Sarah Morse (1680-____) 8. Ann Morse (1681-____) 9. Mary Morse (1686-____) 10. Samuel Morse (1688-____)
• History: 1668; He took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance. He did so again in 1678.
• Freeman: 1673
• Religion: say 1680, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Ruth and Benjamin were members of the First Baptist Church in Boston.
• Living: 1707