Morse (Y-DNA)

Status summary

• Recruiting patrilineal (all male line) descendants of William Morse (and preferably though his grandson Joshua) to NGS/WGS test. Any male who believes they qualify should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Biography

For more information see Hill, Peter B., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 11 Family of Edward Doty part I (descendants of Edward & John) 1996, rev. 2009; part II (Thomas, Samuel, Desire & Elizabeth), 1996; part III (Isaac, Joseph & Mary), 2000. Plymouth, General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

First Generation

[1] Joshua³ Morse (Joseph , William) was born likely at Beverly about 1675 and died 1754. He married Plymouth 12 Dec 1698 Elizabeth Doty and they had eight children (Plymouth): Joshua (1699), Elizabeth (1701), Edward (1704), Joseph (1706), Newbury (1709), Abigail (1711), Theodorus (1714) and Gershom (1716).

Second Generation

Joshua Morse (II) was born Plymouth 12 Sep 1699 and died Rochester 5 Jan 1760. He married Connecticut abt 1722 Elizabeth Worsely and they had Susanna (1724), Joshua (1726), Theodore (1730) and Charles (1732). The Doty Silver Book did not list any families for the sons of Joshua Morse (II).

Edward Morse was born Plymouth 25 Jul 1704 and died Rochester bef 8 Sep 1784. He married Barnstable 19 Sep 1727 Margaret White (great-great-granddaughter of William White) and they had ten children: Joshua (1728), Edward (1730), Marcy (1732-1733), Melatiah (1733-1757 unm.), Marcy (1736), John (1738), Benjamin (1740-1740), Benjamin (1742), Ebenezer (1746-1746) and Ebenezer (1747/8).

Joseph Morse was born Plymouth 25 Dec 1706 and died Carteret, NC bef 1 Dec 1781. He married Sarah Shackelford and had at least: Joshua.

Newbury Morse was born Plymouth 28 Jul 1709 and died Wareham 25 Apr 1784. He married 4 Apr 1739 Lydia Briggs and they had seven children: Zebulon (1741), Eunice, Mary, Seth (1747), Samuel (1749), Simeon (1751) and Joseph (c1756).

(Capt.) Theodorus Morse was born Plymouth 20 Aug 1714 and died Falmouth 19 Dec 1794. He married twice, first Falmouth 4 Feb 1738 Thankful Crocker and second Falmouth 6 Mar 1764 Susannah (Davis) Phinney. By his first wife he had two children: Asarelah (son, 1745) and Thankful (1750). By his second wife he had two more children: Bere Cynthia (1764) and Calvin Theodore (1766).

Gershom Morse was born Middleborough about 1716 and died Norwich, VT abt 1800. He married Wareham 8 Aug 1741 Elizabeth Swift and they had ten children: Elijah (1742), Joanna (1744), Abigail (1745/6), Elizabeth (1747), Thankful (1750), Gershom (1754), Job (1756), Content (1758), Seth (1760) and Chloe (1763).

Third Generation

Joshua Morse was born Rochester 29 Mar 1728 and died there 13 Nov 1819. He married twice, first Rochester 8 Sep 1763 Mary Goodenow and second (intentions Wareham 2 May 1779) Alice CHUBBUCK Lowell. By his first wife Joshua had one child: Meletiah (1765 m Joanna Swift). By his second wife Joshua had four more children: Abigail (1779), Lucy (1779), Ansel (c1786 m Lucy Hall) and Theodore (m Hannah Rider).

Edward Morse (II) was born Rochester 19 May 1730. He married Sally Coombs and they had at least' two children: Ansel W. and William (m Elizabeth Ames & Lydia WHITE Hall).

John Morse was born Rochester 22 Apr 1738 and died there 15 Jan 1829. He married Rochester 22 Dec 1763 Elizabeth Clark and they had nine children (Rochester): Temperance (1765), Margaret (1769), John (1772 m Susanna Bates), Marcy (1774), Alfred (1776 m Phebe Earl), Meletiah (c1779), Elizabeth (1780), Susanna (1782) and Eunice (1785).

Ebenezer Morse was born Rochester 31 Jan 1747 and died Coventry, RI 25 Nov 1831. He married Rochester 26 Dec 1771 Anna Stetson and they had four children: Charles (1774 m Rebecca Adams), Benjamin (1778 m Polly Whitland), Dorcas (1781) and Cynthia (1786).

Joseph Morse (II) was born Beaufort, NC abt 1735 and died there aft 31 Mar 1784. He married Beaufort ca 1760 Blandiana Lynard and they had nine children (Beaufort): Elizabeth (1763), Mary (1764), Daniel (1768), Sarah (1770), George (1772), Ann (1774), Susannah (1776), Hannah (1778) and Alice (c1780).

John Morse was born Beaufort, NC abt 1735 and died aft 31 Mar 1784. He married c1772 and they had at least one child: Francis (c1773).

Joshua Morse was born Beaufort, NC abt 1743 and died there abt Apr 1793. He married Beaufort c1766 Mary ___ and they had five children: Jacob (1767), Esther (1769), Joshua (1771), Rebecca (1773) and Isaac (1775).

James Morse was born Beaufort, NC abt 1746 and died there 1811. He married c1766 Mary ____ and they had five children: Elizabeth, Ruth, Abigail, Josiah and Richard.

Theodore Morse was born Beaufort, NC abt 1754 and died there 1821. He married abt 1774 Jane Harker and they had three children: William, John and Nancy.

Zebulon Morse was born prob. Wareham 28 Apr 1741 and died Waterville, ME 7 Jun 1823. He married Wareham 19 Apr 1767 Mary Norris and they had eleven children: Elijah (1767 d.y.), Elisha (bp1772), Eunice (bp1772), Newberry (bp1774), Elijah (bp1776), Bazaleel (bp 1778), Azuba (bp 1781), Lucy (bp1785), Joanna (bp1789), Charity (bp1792) and Zebulon (bp1795).

Seth Morse was born prob. Wareham 14 Jan 1747. He married (intentions Chatham 1 Feb 1772) Hannah Myrick and they had ten children (Chatham): Lydia (1773), Hannah (1774), Phebe (1776), Marana (1778 d.y.), Joshua (1781), Marana (1783 d.y.), Sarah (1785), Seth (c1787), George (c1789) and Betty (1795).

Samuel Morse was born prob. Wareham 5 Mar 1749. He married Wareham 3 Feb 1776 Elizabeth Gibbs and they had eight children: Ebenezer (c1777), Zebulon (c1780), Newberry (c1783), Hannah (c1786), Lydia (c1789), Nelson (c1792), Dennis (1795) and Samuel (1798).

Simeon Morse was born prob. Wareham 21 Jan 1751 and died Rochester 9 Nov 1831. He married 10 Jun 1773 Bethia Norris and they had eight children: Betty (bp 1774), Asa (bp1776), Mary (bp1780), Simon (bp1782), Patience (bp1785), John Norris (bp1788), Thirza (bp1791) and Bethia (bp1797).

Joseph Morse was born prob. Wareham 26 Jul 1756 and died Rochester 2 Aug 1832. He married Wareham 7 May 1786 Patience Norris and they had seven children (Rochester): Cynthia (1787), Hannah (1789 d.y.), Hannah (1791), Josiah (1794), Neubury (bp1797 d.y.), Newbury (1798) and Andrew (1801).

Asarelah Morse was baptized Falmouth 10 Mar 1745. He married twice, first Falmouth 4 Jul 1771 Hepsibeth Hall and second ____ (no children). By his first wife he had seven children: Abigail (1772), Thankful (1774), Warren (1778), Irene (1784), Deidamia (bp1788), Elsworth (bp1790), infant (1794-1794).

Calvin Morse was baptized Falmouth 1 Mar 1767 and died 10 Dec 1793. He married (intentions Falmouth 16 Aug 1788) Martha Smith and they had three children: Martha (1789), Cynthia (1791-1791) and Beracynthia (1792).

Gershom Morse (II) was baptized Wareham 9 Jun 1754 and died Norwich, VT. He married Norwich 7 Oct 1779 Thankful Seeley and they had twelve children: Theodore (1780), Silas (1782), Ruby (1784), Temperance (1787), Abner (1789), Ebenezer (c1793), Gershom (1797), Alonzo (1800), Leonard, Roxana, Sarepta and Sophronia.

Job Morse was baptized Wareham 18 Jan 1756 and died Norwich, VT 10 Apr 1830. He married Lydia SWIFT Wing and they had eight children: Elijah (1776), Orinal, Abigail (1782), Zelotus (c1786), Anna, Lydia, Content and Jedidah.

Seth Morse was baptized Wareham 13 Apr 1760 and died Chelsea, VT 1834. He married twice, first 14 Aug 1783 Ruth Goodrich and second Norwich, VT 24 Oct 1796 Elizabeth Young. By his first wife Seth had six children: Polly (1784), Achsah (1785), Josiah Goodrich (1788), Thomas Norris (1790), Seth (1792 and Ahira (1793). By his second wife he had two more children: Ruth (1797) and Eliza (c1800).

DNA results I-FTC3794

Previous Y-DNA testing

The Morse Society DNA Project subgroup: Anthony/William has one individual who has Big Y tested to: I-M253>DF29>Y2592>CTS6364>CTS10028>S6346>L22>FGC41265>S19986>S9318>Y17218>Y37109>Y16808>FT412956>FTC3794

Further testing needed

Other patrilineal descendants of John Barrow (and preferably via his great-grandson George Barrows [II]) are needed to NGS/WGS test to verify this haplogroup placement and possibly further refine the haplogroup as well as contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com and disclose their lineage.

References & External Links

• Hill, Peter B., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 11 Family of Edward Doty part I (descendants of Edward & John) 1996, rev. 2009. Plymouth, General Society of Mayflower Descendants