Samuel Morse & Elizabeth Jasper - married 29 Jun 1602, Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Samuel Morse and Elizabeth Jasper are my husband’s 9th great grandparents. To be able to document family going this far back is always amazing to me. Why is it that my husband’s ancestors are so much easier to find than my own?
Samuel & Elizabeth were married 29 Jun 1602 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England.1 Samuel having been born about 1585 in England and Elizabeth born before her baptism date, which was 6 Jan 1579 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England.2
Here is the document showing the record of their marriage.
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According to sources I’ve located this couple left England and came to Colonial America in 1635, settling in Massachusetts.3 I can only surmise how grueling a trip that would have been and with children, even more difficult.
Click here to read about Daily Life in 17th Century England.
Did it look something like this?
There is so much written about Samuel Morse and his family that I have a total of 63 hints on Ancestry. I don’t believe I’ve ever had that many on anyone.
Samuel & Elizabeth settled in Dedham, Colonial Massachusetts. He was one of the original 19 settlers of Dedham in 1635. To read more about him please click here, Samuel Morse Memorial.
Samuel was the 3rd signer on the document creating the town of Dedham. While reviewing the signatures of the 125 men who signed the Covenant, I found another of my husband's 9th great grandfather's, Ralph Wheelock. There are other surnames that are linked to these families, that also appear on the list. To see those, click on the link below the image.
Click here to read about the History of Dedham, Massachusetts
As it turns out my husband is a distant cousin to one of the bloggers whose posts I have followed for years, Heather Wilkinson Rojo. She wrote about her connection to the Morse family in this post Surname Saturday – Morse of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts.
An update since this post was published this morning - Randy Seaver of GeneaMusings is also a 9th great grandson of Samuel Morse & Elizabeth Jasper. Randy lives here in San Diego County like we do and we are both members of the San Diego Genealogical Society.
If you are related to this Morse family (and I know there must be hundreds of you out there), I’d love to hear from you.
Sources: 1 – England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973; 2 – England, Select Births & Christenings, 1538-1975; 3 – U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500’s – 1900’s
Happy hunting,
Michigan Girl
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My ancestors also. So now I can call him "Cousin Ron, Mr. Michigan Girl?"
ReplyDeleteNo Way! That's awesome Randy. I'll let Ron know.
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