Submitted By: Barbara Petty Samuel Morse was bp 12 Jun 1576, Boxted, Essex, England, died 5 Dec 1654, Medfield, MA. His wife, Elisabeth Jasper was born abt 30 Jan 1578, Redgrave, Suffolk, England, baptized at Redgrave 8 Oct 1578; died 20 Jun 1655, Medfield, MA. [See note below on Elizabeth Jasper] Samuel Morse was the immigrant to America in 1635. He and wife came on the "Increase" along with their son Joseph and granddaughter Elizabeth Daniell. They lived first at Watertown, MA, but after a short time went to Dedham at the time of Dedham's founding in 1636. When the settlement of Medfield was projected, he cast his lot with the new town. He did not have a house lot assigned him, but his inventory includes a "house and materials to finish same". His will gives everything to his wife Elizabeth, by her to be given to the heirs at her decease. They had eleven children:
2. Thomas Morse. 3. John Morse, b. abt 28 Feb 1607, Redgrave, England; d. 26 Mary 1657, Boston, MA. Of Dedham and Boston, Mass., tailor, bp at Redgrave, Suffolk, 28 Feb 1607/8, m. abt 1636, Annas Chickering, who survived him and d. in 1691. Children:
b. John c. Samuel (twin) d. Rachel (twin) e. Joseph f. Ezra g. Abigail h. Ephraim i. Bethia j. Nathaniel 4. Daniel Morse, b. 1613, England; d. 5 Jun 1688, Sherborn, MA, of Watertown, Dedham, Medfield, and Sherborn, MA. Married Lydia Fisher who d. at Sherborn 29 Jan 1690/1, age 70, daughter of Anthony Fisher of Dedham. Daniel came before his father to N.E. His will made 9 Mar 1687/8 provided for his wife, gave homestead to his youngest child Samuel, and named sons and daughters:
b. Daniel c. Jonathan d. Nathaniel e. Bethiah m. ______ PERRY f. Mary m. ______ WEST g. Bathsheba m. ______ FISKE h. Lydia m. ______ WIGHT i. Samuel 5. Joseph Morse, b. abt 1613, Redgrave, Suffolk, England; bp: at Redgrave, Suffolk, England, 2 May 1613. d. in the lifetime of his father, on or bef 20 Jun 1654, Medfield, MA when the inventory of his estate at Medfield was taken. He m. 2 Sep 1638, Hannah PHILLIPS of Watertown, perhaps a sister of Rev. George PHILLIPS. She m. 2nd 3 Nov 1658, Thomas BOYDEN of Watertown. Joseph MORSE came to N.E. with his parents an niece Elizabeth Daniels on the Increase in 1635. His uncle James MORSE of Barham, Co. Suffolk, in his will dated 2 Sep 1638, bequeathed to him 40s, describing him as "my cousin Joseph MORSE." Children:
b. Hannah c. Sarah d. Dorcas e. Elizabeth f. Joseph g. Jeremiah h. A child b. shortly before the father's death. 6. Sarah, bp. 25 Aug 1616, Burgate, co. England. (Probably died young) 7. Mary, bp 13 Aug 1628, Burgate, England; d. 14 Feb 1691, Medfield, MA. She m. 10 Aug 1641, Samuel BULLEN of Dedham and later Medfield, MA, who d. at Medfield 16 Jan 1691/2. When and how Mary came to N.E. isn't known. Children:
b. Samuel c. Elizabeth d. Joseph e. Ephraim f. Meletiah g. Elisha h. John i. Eliezer j. Bethia 8. Samuel (see below) {NOTE: A son Jeremiah and a daughter Abigail have been listed by some. We find no record of these children.}
 The first son is listed by Moriarty as Thomas MORSE. The reason for listing Thomas at all is that a Thomas MORSE is recorded as joining the church at Dedham, Jun 28, 1640. However, it is now believed (The Great Migration Project by Robert C. Anderson) that this was really the father, Samuel's acceptance into the church by Rev. Allin. There had been a problem in 1638 when Samuel first applied for acceptance into the church. He was referred to then as Thomas and later upon acceptance as Thomas, but was really Samuel. Rev John Allin's wife was Margaret MORSE. She was probably the daughter of Thomas MORSE in England, and was probably a cousin of Samuel MORSE, the American Immigrant. Her father may have been a brother of Samuel's father, Rev Thomas MORSE, both sons of another Thomas MORSE and his wife Agnes _____. There is no reference to Samuel's acceptance as a church member, but there are later references in the church records to him, so it is now believed that he was the "Thomas" Morse who had been accepted into membership in 1640. {Footprints Note} The question now is.. How do we list Samuel and/or Thomas. Is there a Samuel? And is Thomas that Samuel?
NOTE: Elizabeth Jasper was daughter of Lancelot Jasper and his wife Rose Shepard. Rose shepard's ancestry is covered in TAG, Oct. 1987, pp. 235-240. Rose was bp. at Redgrave, 9 Aug 1549, the daughter of Robert and Agnes (____) Shepard. Robert's father was Edmund Shepard and Edmund's wife was Annes or Agnes (____). Robert was b. say 1505; d. at Redgrave, co. Suffolk, between March 1560, when his son Henry was bp. and 3 Feb 1560/1 when his will was proved. Edmund was b. say 1475 and d. prob. at Redgrave, Suff., Eng. between 22 Jan 1523/4 and 1 Mar 1523/4 when his will was executed and proved. Edmund's wife Agnes/Annes d. prob. at Redgrave, between 16 Feb 1539/40, the dates of her will and probate. The death date of Anes, wife of Robert Shepard isn't known but after the date of the will of her husband. The title of the TAG article: "The Shepard Ancestry of Elizabeth Jasper, Wife of Samuel 1 Morse of Dedham and Medfield, Mass." by Myrtle Stevens Hyde.
SOURCES:
2. "Dedham, MA" - by Robert B. Hanson 3. "The Daniels Family" - by James Harrison Daniels, Jr, Baltimore, MD 4. "Pioneers of Five Families", Bianca Morse Federico, 1977 5. "English Origins of New England Families", by G. Andrews Moriarty, Jr 6. "The Shepard Ancestry of Elizabeth Jasper, Wife of Samuel 1 Morse of Dedham and Medfield, Mass." by Myrtle Stevens Hyde. Please place in the Subject Line: WEBPAGE-HISTORY 
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