 Joseph Morse, son of Joseph Morse and Hester "Esther" Peirce.Born 30 Apr 1637 Watertown, MA, died 1677, 39 or 40 years THE MORSE FAMILY http://webpages.charter.net/mroman/morse.htm154], b. Watertown, MA 30 Apr 1637, d. 1677, m.Watertown 12 Apr 1661 SUSANNA SHATTUCK (dau. of William Shattuck andSusanna), b. 1643. She m(2) 5 Jul 1678 John Fay, d. Marlborough, MA 5Dec 1690. 77. Hester Morse b. 11 Sep 1664 Watertown Massachusetts d. 27 Aug 1725 ? ? 154. Joseph Morse b. 30 Apr 1637 Watertown, MA d. 1677 308. Joseph Morse b. c.1610 England d. 1691 Watertown, MA 616. Joseph Morse 1576-1646 617. Dorothy ____ ?-aft.1646 309. Hester Peirce b. ? d. ? 618 & 1938. John Peirce c.1588-1661 619 & 1939. Elizabeth ____ c.1589-1668 155. Susanna Shattuck b. 1643 d. ? 310. William Shattuck b. c.1621 England d. 1672 Watertown, MA 311. Susanna ____ b. ? d. 1686 Watertown, MA Joseph and Susanna Morse moved to Groton about 1666 where they liveduntil that town was destroyed by Indians in 1676 during the time ofKing Phillip's War. They returned to the relative safety of Watertownwhere Joseph died in 1677, aged 40.[1] Susanna married as a secondwife to John Fay. He was an inhabitant of Marlborough. Inventory of Joseph's estate was taken May 13, 1677 by John Morse, Sr.and John Page. It amounted to 33.6.0.[3/5:356] REF: [1] The Morse Genealogy - J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, 1903 (pg.6) [2] Descendants of William Shattuck - Lemuel Shattuck, 1855 [3] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 15522) [4] Groton Vital Records (Morse births vol. 1 pg.155; marriages vol. 2 pg.117; deaths pg.246) [5] Vital Records of Marlborough, MA to the End of the Year 1849, 1908 Children: 1. Susanna, b. Watertown, MA 11 Jan 1662-3, d. Southboro, MA 13 May 1729, m. 30 Dec 1679 Daniel Newton, b. 21 Dec 1655, d. 20 Nov 1739 2. Hester, b. Watertown, MA 11 Sep 1664, d. 27 Aug 1725, m. 8 Feb 1685 Nathaniel Joslin, b. Lancaster, MA 21 Apr 1658, d. Marlborough, MA 5 Mar 1726-7 3. Joseph, b. Groton, MA 11 Nov 1667,[4] d. Marlboro, MA 11 Jul 1733,[5/378] m. Watertown 20 Jan 1690-1 Grace Warren, b. Watertown 14 Mar 1671-2 4. Samuel, b. Groton, MA 4 Sep 1670,[4] d. Marlborough, MA 10 Jul 1758, m. Grace ____ 5. Mary, b. Groton, MA 11 Feb 1672-3,[4] m. 23 Jul 1694 John Barnard, b. 30 Oct 1657 6. Hannah, b. Groton, MA 7 Apr 1674,[4] d. 10 Sep 1732, m. 19 Jun 1691 John Newton, b. 6 Jun 1667 7. Jonathan, m(1) 13 Jun 1706 Mary Stow, d. Marlboro, MA 10 Feb 1727,[5/378] m(2) Marlboro, MA 1 May 1729 Mary Church,[5/288] d. Marlboro 2 Sep 1750[5/378] 8. Jacob, m. Elizabeth ____, d. Sudbury 10 Dec 1690 Susanna's children (by her husband John Fay): 9. David Fay, b. 23 Apr 1679, m. 1 May 1699 Sarah Larkin 10. Gershom Fay, b. 19 Oct 1681, d. 24 Nov 1720, m. Mary Brigham 11. Ruth Fay, b. 13 Jul 1684, m. 24 Jun 1706 Increase Ward 12. Deliverance Fay, b. 7 Oct 1686, m. 20 Feb 1707 Benjamin Shattuck John Fay's children by his first wife: 1. Mary Fay 2. John Fay, b. 30 Nov 1669, d. 1747, m. Elizabeth Wellington 3. Samuel Fay, b. 11 Oct 1673, m. Marlboro, MA 16 May 1699 Tabitha Ward 4. Mary Fay, b. 10 Feb 1675, d. Marlboro 9 Nov 1751, m. Marlboro 26 Mar 1696 Jonathan Brigham, b. abt. 1672, d. Marlboro 4 Jan 1768 ------------------------------ Married 12 Apr 1661 (15 or 16 years married) to:  Susannah "Susan" Shattuck, daughter of William Shattuck and Susannah.Born 1643 Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, died 16 Mar 1716 Marlborough, MA, 72 or 73 years, 1st married/ related to: Thomas Brigham, 2nd marriage to: John Fay, 3rd marriage to: Joseph Morse The primary information sources for the SHATTUCK family areGenealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers ofWatertown, Massachusetts, by Dr. Henry Bond (1860), and Memorial ofthe Descendants of William Shattuck, by Lemuel Shattuck (1855). ---------------------- Notes for SUSANNA SHATTUCK: Susan "Susanna" Shattuck who was the widow of Joseph Morse marriedJohn Fay as her second husband after John Fay's first wife, MaryBrigham, died. Susan already had 7 children by Morse, and John Fay's 4children, and gave birth to 4 more children by John Fay. After JohnFay's death, Susan married as her third husband, Thomas Brigham, whowas a brother of John Fay's first wife, Mary Brigham. It isinteresting to record that from Susan's last marriage, one of herdescendants [actually it was her husband Thomas' brother Samuel] wasPeter Bent Brigham who left a sum of $1,000,000 which was not to bespent until 25 years after his death. By this time the fund had grownto $2,000,000 and was used to build the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, aworld famous medical research hospital connected with Harvard MedicalSchool in Boston, Mass. Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants"by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 13. Source History of Town of Marlborough published in 1862: 1) Susan'smarriage date to Thomas Brigham of July 30,1695, and 2) fact thatSusan's father was William Shattuck of Watertown, Massachusetts, b.1643. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 1911 The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital is established "for the care ofsick persons in indigent circumstances" with a bequest fromrestauranteur and real estate baron Peter Bent Brigham. 1914 The Robert Breck Brigham Hospital, founded with a bequest fromPeter Bent Brigham’s nephew, opens to serve patients with arthritisand other debilitating joint diseases. Edmund Rice Assn Susannah Shattuck1 b. 1643, d. 16 March 1716 Susannah Shattuck was born in 1643 at Watertown, MA.1 She married JohnFay on 5 July 1678 at Watertown, MA; under the name Moss.2,3 ThomasBrigham married 3rd Susannah Shattuck, son of Thomas Brigham and MercyHurd (?), on 30 July 1695 at Marlborough, MA, the marriage recordshows Susannah Fay.1,4 Susannah Shattuck died on 16 March 1716 atMarlborough, MA; at age 74.1,5 She died on 16 March 1716 atMarlborough, MA; aged 74y, under the name Brigham.1,6 Children of Susannah Shattuck: Joseph Morse+ b. 11 Nov 1667, d. 11 Jul 1733 Samuel Morse+ b. 4 Sep 1670, d. 22 Oct 1726 Hannah Morse+ b. 7 Apr 1674, d. 10 Sep 1732 Children of Susannah Shattuck and John Fay: David Fay+ (living) Gershom Fay+ b. 19 Oct 1681, d. 24 Nov 1717 Citations 1. [S1] Andrew Henshaw Ward, The Rice Family, p. 101. 2. [S1] Andrew Henshaw Ward, The Rice Family, pp. 11, 101. 3. [S295] Fred G Barker, Watertown, MA, Vital Records, p. 1:44. 4. [S274] Marlborough, MA VR Index: 1st book, p. 201. 5. [S22] Mass Marlborough, Marlborough, MA, Vital Records, p. 350. 6. [S22] Mass Marlborough, Marlborough, MA, Vital Records. -------------- America's First Families http://personal.linkline.com/xymox/roh/shattuck.htm The Children of William and Susanna SHATTUCK were: 1.Susanna, - b. 1643, Watertown, MA. Married first Apr. 12, 1661Joseph MORSE (b. Apr. 30, 1637; d. 1677), son of Joseph MORSE andHester PIERCE; and second Jul. 5, 1678, Watertown, MA John FAY.Children: Susanna; Hester married Nathaniel JOSSELYN; Joseph marriedGrace WARREN; Samuel married Grace; Mary married John BARNARD, Jr.;Hannah married John NEWTON; and Jonathan married first Mary HOW, andsecond Mary CHURCH. Children: 1. Hester "Morse" MossBorn 11 sep 1664 Watertown, MA, died 27 Aug 1725 Marlborough, MA, 60 years 2. Joseph "Morss" MorseBorn 11 Nov 1667 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died 11 Jul 1733 Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, 65 years oseph Morse1,2 b. 11 November 1667, d. 11 July 1733 Joseph Morse was born on 11 November 1667 at Groton, MA; under thename Morss.3 He was the son of Susannah Shattuck. Joseph Morse marriedGrace Warren on 20 January 1690/91 at Watertown, MA; (literally1690).4 Joseph Morse died on 11 July 1733 at Marlborough, MA.5 He was also known as Joseph Morse. Children of Joseph Morse and Grace Warren: Joseph Morse+ (living) Mary Morse+ (living) Elizabeth Morse+ b. 4 Jan 1699/0 Jonas Morse+ b. 25 Jul 1703, d. 10 Feb 1779 Citations 1. [S3] Rice Gen'l Register, p. 11. 2. [S4] Margaret Skinner Rice, Rice Family - S2/P1, p. 6. 3. [S1103] Groton MA, Groton, MA Vital Records. 4. [S295] Fred G Barker, Watertown, MA, Vital Records, p. 1:63. 5. [S22] Mass Marlborough, Marlborough, MA, Vital Records. 3. Samuel MorseBorn 04 sep 1670 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died 22 Oct 1726, 56 years 4. Hannah MorseBorn 07 Apr 1674 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died 10 sep 1732 Marlborough, Middlesex Co, MA, 58 years | |||