Born ‎±. 1610, died ‎04 Mar 1691 Watertown, MA‎, approximately 81 years
The Morse Family http://webpages.charter.net/mroman/morse.htm308], b. abt. 1610, d. Watertown, MA 4 Mar 1690-1, m.abt. 1636 HESTER PEIRCE (dau. of John Peirce and Elizabeth). According to the shipping lists, Joseph Morse came to America in 1634in the ship Elizabeth of Ipswich, Suffolk. He settled in Watertown,where he was admitted freeman May 6, 1635 and was a proprietor ofWatertown in 1636.[1] In the first inventory of lands and grants in Watertown, taken in1639, Joseph Morse had 1) a homestall of eighteen acres bounded eastby John Coolidge, west by the common, north by John Witherell, andsouth by John Clough and William Paine; 2) one acre of meadow in PatchMeadow; 3) lot 4 of two acres of remote meadow; 4) lot 26 of 25 acresof upland being a great divident in the third division; and 5) a farmof 73 acres of upland in the sixth division.[5/1:35] In the secondinventory of about 1644, the 18 acre homestall was not mentioned butwas replaced by an eight acre homestall bounded north by the highway,south by Richard Woodward, west by John Wincoll, and east by JohnSprague. The 73 acre farm was replaced by three lots: three acres ofplowland; two acres of plowland in the further plain; and lot 6 of sixacres of upland beyond the further plain.[5/1:91] The third inventoryof about 1646 listed only the 18 acre homestall described in the firstinventory.[5/1:123] Joseph agreed to take John Ball's daughter Ester for two years. Esterwas Joseph's niece and the Ball's were apparently unable to care fortheir children due to the condition of the mother.[3/1:57] Joseph wasto receive 18 pence per week - four punds from John Ball, the restfrom the town.[3/1:64] Seems like no one took anyone in for free backthen - not even family. Joseph was chosen in 1659 to "looke to theorder concerning hogs & Fences".[3/1:64] Joseph did not leave a will, and judging by the size of his estate atthe time of his death, it must be assumed he had already distributedhis possessions to his children. The inventory of his estate was takenby Theophilus Roads and John Mason and amounted to 6.2.6.[4/7:167] REF: [1] The Morse Genealogy - J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, 1903 (pg.3) [2] New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1929 [3] Watertown Records, 1894 [4] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 15523) [5] Watertown Records, 1894 (Lands, Grants and Possessions) [6] Groton Vital Records, 1927 (Morse births vol. 1 pg.155; marriages vol. 2 pg.117; deaths pg.246) Children: 1. Joseph, b. Watertown, MA 30 Apr 1637, d. 1677, m. Watertown 12 Apr 1661 Susanna Shattuck, b. 1643 2. John, b. Watertown 28 Feb 1638-9, d. Watertown 28 Jul 1702, m(1) Watertown 27 Apr 1666 Abigail Stearns ( dau. of Isaac Stearns and Mary Barker), b. abt. 1645, d. Watertown 16 Oct 1690, m(2) bef. 24 Feb 1698-9 Sarah ____, d. aft. 1 Jun 1702 3. Jonathan, b. Watertown 7 Nov 1642, d. 12 May 1643 4. Jonathan, b. Watertown 7 Nov 1643, d. Groton, MA 31 Jul 1686,[6] m. 17 Oct 1678 Abigail Shattuck, d. Groton 1694 5. Hester, b. Watertown 7 Mar 1645-6, m. Watertown 9 Dec 1669 Jonathan Bullard (son of George Bullard and Beatrice Hall), b. Watertown 12 Jul 1647 6. Sarah, m. Groton, MA 2 Jun 1669[6] Timothy Cooper 7. Jeremiah, d. Newton, MA 27 Sep 1719, m(1) Watertown 13 Jan 1681 Abigail Woodward, m(2) Sarah ___ 8. Isaac, m. ____, d. Newton, MA 1719 ---------------------------