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The provincial congress at Exeter commissioned Stark, June 3, 1775. The original manuscript of Parkinson's commission shows plainly that the same date was first written and "July 6" substituted. On the back is recorded: "Mr. John Caldwell, is to have the pay for doing the duty of quartermaster until this day, July 6, 1775." Kidder's "History of the First Regiment" names both Caldwell and Park- inson as quartermasters, June 17th; Frothingham's "Siege of Boston" names Caldwell only. All the facts indicate that Parkinson was elected to the office when the regiment was organized, but For some unknown reason Caldwell acted as his substitute until July 6th. Tradition has given Parkinson credit for being at the battle of Bunker Hill, but record evidence is conflicting.
The first regiment of New Hampshire became the Fifth in the Continental service. In that he received a new commission as lieutenant and quartermaster from the Continental congress, signed by John Hancock, January 1, 1776. During the siege of Boston, Stark's regiment was stationed on Winter Hill. In March, 1776, he was ordered to march with that and the Twenty-fifth, via Norwich, Connecticut, to New York. In May following he was ordered to proceed by the way of Albany to Canada to reinforce our army. At the mouth of the Sorel he met it on the retreat. It is recorded that, in evacuat- ing St. John's, "Colonel Stark with his staff was in the last boat that left the shore." They were in sight when the advance guard of the enemy arrived amid the smoking ruins. Stark was subsequently stationed successively at Crown Point, Ticonderoga, Chimney Point and Mount Independence, the last so named because his regiment was there when the news of the Declaration of Independence was re- ceived. Shortly before the battle of Trenton, De- cember 26, Stark joined Washington at Newton, New Jersey. He had to march more than two hun- dred miles, and it is recorded that his regiment was so "ill-supplied, ill-clothed, and so poorly shod that the march could be traced by their tracks in blood." This regiment, in the battle of Trenton, led the van of Sullivan's division. It also fought bravely in the battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. In March, 1777, Stark indignantly resigned. Probably From sympa- thy with him, Parkinson's resignation soon followed. He records that "it was accepted about the first of June, 1777." In the spring of 1777 he contracted with parties to clear land for him in Francestown. The records of that town show that in 1779 he was chairman of its committee of safety, and that he was town clerk for three years ending March, 1781. He removed to Pembroke in 1781, and his home was there about three years. "He maintained a superior school at Concord from about 1784 to 1794." The remainder of his life was spent in Canterbury. He owned a farm on which he built a home and a mill. His life work was teaching the classics and higher English. He married, September 17, 1777, Jenett McCurdy, of Londonderry. They were the parents of nine children-three sons and six daughters. Two of the sous were: The late Henry Parkinson, of Nashna, and Robert, a student and teacher like his father.
(III) Sophia, daughter of Henry and Jenett (McCurdy) Parkinson, was married, October 4, 1803, to Daniel Jones of Canterbury. (See Jones, VI).
This is a name conspicuous in American MORSE and English annals, and has been traced with tolerable accuracy to the time of William the Conqueror. The line herein followed begins definitely in Essex, England and was brought to America early in the seventeenth century.
(I) The first known was the Rev. Thomas Morse, of Foxearth, in the county of Essex, England.
(II) Samuel, son of Rev. Thomas Morse, was born in 1585, and embarked for New England at London in 1635. He settled first at Watertown, Massachusetts, and soon removed to Dedham, and subsequently became one of the original settlers of Medfield, where he died April 5, 1664. His wife Elizabeth probably died the next year. Their chil- dren were: John, Daniel, Joseph. Abigail, Samuel, Jeremiah and Mary. All were born in England, and emigrated with their parents. (Joseph and de- scendants receive mention in this article).
(III) John, eldest son of Samuel and Elizabeth Morse, was born in England, in 1611, and came to
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America with his parents in 1635. He resided in Dedham until 1654, when he removed to Boston and established himself there as a merchant tailor. In 1655 he visited England for the purpose of obtain- ing an inheritance. He died prior to 1670. The christian name of his wife was Annas, and his ehil- dren were: Ruth, Ezra, Abigail, Ephraim, Bethia, Joseph and others.
(IV) Joseph, third son and sixth child of John and Annas Morse, was born in 1640. He went to Medfield, settling in the vieinity of "Death's Bridge," and he died in 1689. In 1668 he married Priseilla Colburn, who survived him and died in 1731. She was the mother of ten children, namely': Jolin (died young), Josephi (graduated from Harvard College in 1695), John, Priseilla ( married Benjamin Grant), Maria (married Nathaniel Heaton), Moses, Deborah (married William Ridve), Israel, Nathaniel and Aaron.
(V) Nathaniel sixth son and ninth child of Joseph and Priscilla Morse, was born at Medfield, in 1685. He inherited his father's homestead, and died in 1778, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. In 1720 he married Sarah Coolidge, of Sher- born, who died in 1776, aged eighty-one. Their ehil- dren were: John, Eli, Caleb ( died young), Daniel, Sarah, Caleb, Joseph, Abigail (married Henry Bul- lard) and Priscilla (married Amos Mason).
(VI) Deacon Eli, second child of Nathaniel and Sarah Morse, was born in Medfield, September 22, 1722. Hle settled in Dublin, New Hampshire, on lot 13, range 5, and followed the trade of weaver in that town. He married Sarah Cheney of Sherborn, Mass- achusetts, and was the father of Isaac, Peter, Thad- deus and Sarah, who married Andrew Allison. (Thaddeus and descendants are mentioned in this article ).
(VII) Peter, second son and child of Deacon Eli and Sarah (Chenary) Morse, was born in Sher- born, December 15, 1761. In 1793 he settled upon a. farm in Dublin, and in addition to agriculture en- gaged in lumbering. His death occurred November 15, 1823. In 1794 he married Deborah Cobleigh, of Templeton, New Hampshire. She bore him seven children, namely : Alona, born November 17, 1795, became the wife of Samuel Stone; Justus, Deccm- ber 13. 1797, married Eliza Morse; Peter, February IO, 1800, married Hannah Gleason; David, born June 13, 1802, married Betsey Smith; Nathan, who will be again referred to; Betsey, August 1, 1811, became thie wife of Daniel Townsend; and Mary, October 12, 1814, became the wife of George Taylor.
(VIII) Nathan, fourth son and fifth child of Peter and Deborah (Cobleigh) Morse, was born in Dublin, November 17, 1806. Learning the shoe- inaker's trade he followed it for some time in Nelson, this state, and removing to Stoddard he was engaged in general farming for the remainder of his life. He served as selectman in Stoddard. In his religious belief he was a Universalist. He died in 1854. In 1830 he married Jane Robb, and was the father of eiglit children, namely: Nathan R., born February 20, IS31 ; Edward, ( see next paragraph) ; Mary J., May 6, 1834; Martin Van Buren, M. D., July 3, 1835 ; Ellen C., March 26, 1838; Sylvia S., December 21, 1839; Martha, August 3, 1841, deceased ; and George, June 1843. Nathan R., was practicing medieine in Salem, Massachusetts, at the time of his death. Mary J., became the wife of Albert J. Henshaw, and re- sides in Keene. Martin Van Buren Morse, M. D, is a well known physician in Manchester. Ellen C., resides in Boston. She and also her sister Martha made teaching their life work. Sylvia S., became the wife of George Newton, and resides in Stoddard.
(IX) Edward, second son and child of Nathan and Jane (Robb) Morse, was born in Stoddard, October 4, 1832. He was educated in the public schools. When a young man he entered the service of the Contooeook Valley railroad, as agent at Hills- borough Bridge, and acted as such for a short time. He later worked for the New York Central & Hud- son River Railway Company for a short time. Re- turning to Stoddard he turned his attention to agri- culture, becoming an extensive farmer and cattle dealer. During the Civil war he purchased large numbers of sheep. He wintered as many as four hundred for two consecutive winters and he was a successful dealer in cattle and sheep, selling on one occasion a ton of wool for more than two thousand dollars. He also raised excellent erops which he dis- posed of advantageously. In 1872 he sold his farms of seven hundred acres, and going to West Salem, Massachusetts, erected a business block, which he still owns, and after his return to New Hampshire he superintended the building of a large furniture factory in Wilton. Having become interested in the glass works at Lyndeboro he managed that enter- prise for two seasons, and accepting the position of agent in the service of the corporation which was extending the railway from Greenfield to Keene, he had full charge of the engineers engaged in con- strueting the line from Greenfield to the terminal point. After the completion of this line he served as a conductor for some time, and was popular with the traveling public. In 1875 he established his resi- dence in Nashua, and engaging in the real estate business has ever since devoted his attention to the buying, selling and renting of real estate. In poli- tics Mr. Morse is a Democrat, and for a period of five years was a member of the board of assessors. Possessing a pleasing personality and a natural love for genuine humor, he has gained an extensive ac- quaintanceship, and his numerous anecdotes, a goodly portion of which relate to his railroad experience, are both amusing and interesting. He is a thirty- second degree and Sir Knight Mason. Mr. Morse inarried Josephine Upton, daughter of Elison and Sarah (Scott) Upton, of Stoddard, and has three children living, namely: Ida, who is now Mrs. George E. Balcom, of Nashua; Minnie, who became the wife of Elery B. Albee, of Nashua; and H. Martin Morse, M. D., a practicing physician of Peter- boro, this state.
(VII) Thaddeus, third child of Eli and Sarah Morse, was born June 23, 1763, and died in Dublin, September 30, 1841. In 1790 he married Betsey Mason, daughter of Thaddeus Mason. She died December 15, 1845. The children of this union were : Betsey (married William Greenwood), Asenath, Hannah (married Asa Morse), Thaddeus. Sally (married Moses Adams), Louisa (married Moses Crombie), Harrict (married Jolin Gleason) and Joseph.
(VIII) Joseph (2), second son and youngest child of Thaddeus and Betsey Morse, was born in Dublin, June 26 or 27, 1815. In addition to follow- ing the shoemaker's trade he cultivated a farm, and the last twenty years of his life was spent in retire- Inent. He died April 9, 1904, at the age of nearly eiglity-nine years. He was married, May 2, 1839, to Jane Warren, who was born September 19, 1818, and died in 1800. Of this union there were but two children: Fmily L., born in 1840, and Charles W. Morse. Emily L. Morse married Granville B. Gilchrest, of Dublin, now of Peterboro.
(IX) Charles . Willis, youngest child of Joseph and Jane Morse, was born in Dublin, December 8, 1848. After concluding his attendance at the Dublin
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public schools he entered the employ of K. C. Scott, of Peterboro, proprietor of the Peterboro Transcript, and made himself useful in the printing office and the bookstore connected with it for one year. He then went to Harrisville, where for a similar length of time he was clerk in the store of William A. Jones, and he then went to Keene, entering the dry- goods store of R. B. Fuller. He shortly after ac- cepted a position in the wholesale dry-goods estab- lishment of N. W. Farley, Boston, but in less than a year he returned to Keene and entered the employ of Messrs. Nims & Crossfield. From a subordinate position he has worked his way forward to the responsible post of secretary and treasurer of the Nims-Whitney Company, which operates one of the leading door, blind and sash manufacturing plants in southern New Hampshire, which was incorporated January 18, 1896, and of which Mr. Morse is one of the principal stockholders. Mr. Morse has served in the Keene common council for three years, and as a member of the board of aldermen for four years. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of the Order of the Golden Cross. His religious affilia- tions are with the Unitarians. On November 1, 1870, he married Miss Angie M. Page, of Amster- dam, New York, daughter of Amos and Mary Page, formerly of Amsterdam, latterly in Keene. Mr. and Mrs. Morse have two children: Florence L. and Howard W. Morse, the latter in the office employ of Nims, Whitney & Company.
(III) Joseph, third son and child of Samuel and Elizabeth Morse, was born in 1615. He went from Dedham to Medfield, and while he was clearing land and erecting a dwelling house his family re- sided in Dorchester. He died in 1654, prior to the completion of his residence. In 1638 he married Hannah Phillips, and was the father of Samuel, Hannah (married James Flood, of Boston), Sarah, (married Nathaniel Lawrence, of Groton), Dorcas (married Benjamin Clark), Elizabeth (married Peleg Lawrence, of Groton), Joseph, Jeremiah, and another child who died young. His widow married for her second husband Thomas Boyden, and resided for a time in Medfield. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Flood, in Boston in 1676.
(IV) Jeremiah, third son and seventh child of Joseph and Hannah (Phillips) Morse, was born in 1651, and died in 1716. He was a wheelwright by trade and resided in the southerly part of Medfield. His wife, who was before marriage Elizabeth Ham- ant, died in 1733. Their children were: Elizabeth (died young) ; Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Mary (married Henry Leland of Sherborn), Timothy, Benjamin, Samuel, Abigail, Jedediah and John.
(V) Samuel (2), fourth son and seventh child of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Hamant) Morse, was born at Medfield, in 1694. He followed the black- smitli's trade, and having inherited the homestead he resided there until his death, which occurred in 1756. In 1716 he married for his first wife Sarah Star, who died in 1722, and his second wife, who was Abagail Asher, of Dedham, died in 1767, aged seventy-three years. The children of his first union were : Samuel, Saralı (died young) ; and Bethsheba. Those of his second marriage were: Abigail, mar- ried Eliakim Morse; Mary, married Nathan Clark; William; Margaret, married (first) Benjamin Dun- ton, and (second) Adam Peters, and Sarah, mar- ried Elijah Allen.
(VI) Samuel (3), eldest child of Samuel (2) and Saralı (Star) Morse, was born at Medfield in 1718. He went from Medfield to Hubbardston, Massachusetts, where he served as a selectman and as representative to the general court and he died
in Royalston, that state, April 20, 1787. February I, 1759 he married Catherine Clark, who survived him many years, dying January 17, 1813. The children of this union were: Samuel, William, Thaddeus, Cath- erine, married Silas Wheeler of Hubbardston, Sarah, Joses and Nathan C.
(VII) Samuel (4), eldest child of Samuel (3) and Catherine (Clark) Morse, was born in Royal- ston, November 30, 1759. He died August 4, 1853, a nonagenarian. His marriage took place April 14, 1785, to Esther Woodward, who died April 1, 1834, aged seventy-two years. She bore him nine children, namely : Russell, Samuel, James, John, Richard, Asa, Joel, Lavina, married Joshua Browning, and Lucretia, who became the wife of Sewell Mirick of Princeton, Massachusetts.
(VIII) Russell, eldest child of Samuel and Esther (Woodward) Morse, was born in Hubbard- ston, July 12, 1786. He was married July 30, 1808, to Betsey Wait. He died in Royalston, October 25, 1869. Their children were : Caroline, Nelson, Esther, Elizabeth, Russell, Mary and Emeline.
(IX) Nelson, second child and only son of Rus- sell and Betsey (Wait) Morse, was born in Royal- ston, February 18, 1810. In early life he was a farmer in his native town, whence lie removed to Keene, New Hampshire, and became a well known auctioneer. In 1854 he served as sheriff of Cheshire county. He died in Keene, January 3, 1883. His wife was Sarah W. Flagg, of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, born August 3, 1813, married June I, 1839, died November 20, 1879.
(X) Julius Nelson, only child of Nelson and Sarah W. (Flagg) Morse, was born in Royalston, August 5, 1840. His education was acquired at the public schools of Fitzwilliam and Keene. At the age of sixteen years he entered the office of the Cheshire Republican, then conducted by Horatio Kimball, and in 1865, in company with William B. Allen, he pur- chased that journal of which he became editor. He was later sole proprietor, and continued its publi- cation until 1878. He was subsequently local Asso- ciated Press agent, also correspondent for the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Concord Patriot, Manchester Union, Springfield Republicon, and the Valley Record. He was a trustee of the Guarantee Savings Bank, secretary of the Cheshire County Fish and Game League, secretary of the Keene Humane So- ciety, and member of the executive committee of the Rural Improvement Association. He was a Master Mason. For some time he was senior warden of St. James ( Protestant) Episcopal Church. Mr. Morse died February 2, 1896. He was a public spirited citizen and bequeathed the sum of one thou- sand dollars to be applied to the Simmons Fund, the interest of which is to be applied to the relief of the aged and infirm poor, and five hundred dollars to the St. James Charitable Fund and one thousand dollars to the Bishop of New Hampshire Support Fund, and five hundred dollars to the Ladies' Charitable So- ciety of Keene, and his homestead upon his wife's decease to St. James Church.
On October 18, 1874, Mr. Morse married Annie Maria Chase, who was born in Chester, New Hamp- shire, June 1, 1843, daughter of Henry Franklin Chase. (See Chase, X).
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(I) Anthony Morse, of Newbury, Massachusetts, came from Marlboro, Wiltshire, England, and settled in Newbury in 1635 with his brother William, both registering as shoemakers. He sailed in the ship "James" from London, England, April 5, 1635. He built a house about one-half mile south of the old cemetery, in what is called Newbury Old Town, on a slight eminence in a field which is still called Morse's field. Traces of his house are visible a few rods from the road. His will is on file in Salen, Essex county, Massachusetts. His first wife was named Mary and his second wife Ann. The latter died March 8, 1680, in Newbury, and he died there October 12, 1686. His children were: Robert, Peter, Joseph, Anthony, Benjamin, Sarah, Hannah, Lydia (died aged three), Lydia, Mary, Esther and Joshua. ( Mention of Anthony, Benjamin and Joshua and descendants appears in this article).
(II) Joseph, third son and child of Anthony and Mary Morse, was born about 1634-5, probably in Wiltshire, England, as his father set sail for America in the ship "James," from London, April 5, 1635. He grew up at Newbury, Massachusetts, where his people settled. He was a blacksmith and land owner in that town, and also at Piscataqua. Inventories of liis estate taken after his death showed that lie owned a house with adjacent land and two black- smith shops at Piscataqua, and a smith's shop and tools at Newbury. About 1667 Joseph Morse mar- ried Mary -, and they had five children: Beu- jamin, born about 1668-9, married (first), Sus- anna' Merrill; (second), Mercy Bell. Joseph. (2), whose sketch follows. Joshua, born in 1875, married Elizabeth Doten, and settled in Plymouth, Massachu- setts. Sarah, died in infancy. Mary, a posthumous child, born January 21, 1678-9, lived fifteen days. Joseph Morse, the father, died January 15, 1678, at the early age of forty-three.
(III) Joseph (2), second son and child of Joseph (1) and Mary Morse, was born at Newbury, Massa- chusetts, October 28, 1673. He was thrice married. His first wife was Lydia Plummer, whom he married at Haverhill, Massachusetts, January 4, 1688-9. She died in Newbury, November 8, 1689, leaving a six days old baby, Lydia, who married John Titcomb, in April, 1712. Joseph (2) Morse's second wife was Elizabeth Poor, daughter of John Poor, of Newbury, whom he married January 30, 1691-2. The date of her death is unknown, but judging from the birthis of her children it must have occurred between 1698 and 1702. The five children probably belonging to the second wife were: Joseph, whose sketch fol- lows; Daniel, born March 8, 1695, married Sarah Swain; John, born October 22, 1696, died young ; another John, born October 22, 1697; and Mary, born January 10, 1698-9, married Samuel Kenne. Joseph (2) Morse's third wife was Joanna, but her maiden name has been lost. The six youngest of his twelve children, probably by the third marriage, were: Elizabeth, born August II, 1702, married Joseph Poor; Judith, born April 9, 1705, died in childhood; Edmund, born November 2, 1707, married Mary Griffin; Jonathan, born March 14, 1710, mar- ried (first), Mary Merrill, (second), Sarah Sawyer; Enoch, born September 17, 1712, married Martha Goodhue; and Sarah, born January 24, 1715, married George Goodhue. Joseph (2) Morse, the father, died in 1741, between May 19, and September 27 in his sixty-eighth year. He left a widow, Joanna Morse.
(IV) Joseph (3), eldest son and child of Joseph (2) Morse, and eldest child of his second wife, 1-17
Elizabeth Poor, was born at Newbury, Massachu- setts, October 28, 1693. He lived in Newbury, and married there, April 2, 1724, Mary, daughter of Ben- jamin and Ann Coker. Josepli (3) and Mary (Coker) Morse, had two children: Moses, born March 26, 1725; and John, mentioned below.
(V) John, youngest son of Josepli (3) and Mary (Coker) Morse, was born at Newbury, Massachu- setts, October 17, 1728. On June 20, 1754, he married Elizabetlı Holgate, of Haverhill, that state. They lived at first in Newbury, but afterwards moved to Deerfield, New Hampshire, where their daughter, Mary Morse, married Aaron (2) Rollins about 1788. ( See Rollins, V).
(II) Lieutenant Anthony (2), fourth son and child of Anthony (1) Morse, was born in England. He lived in Newbury, and served as lieutenant in the militia. His will was made before that of his father and caused some confusion as to the identity of the two. He was married (first), May 8, 1659, to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Agnes ( Cof- fey) Knight, who died July 29, 1667, and he married (second), November 11, 1669, Mary, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Barnard. She was born Sep- tember 27, 1645. Mr. Morse died February 22, 1677, in Newbury, and his widow subsequently married Phillip Eastman, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, and removed with her husband and children to Wood- stock, Connecticut. Mr. Morse's children were off- spring of his first wife, namely: Ruth, Anthony, Elizabeth, John, Peter, Joseph and Sarah.
(111) Ensign Anthony (3), son of Lieutenant Anthony (2) and Elizabeth ( Knight) Morse, was born December 31, 1662. He was always known as Ensign Morse. His will was drawn March 5, 1705, and by its provisions his wife Sarah was to enjoy the whole of his estate until his eldest son became of age. He was married, February 4, 1685, to Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Susannah (Kingsbury) Pike. She was born October 12, 1666, and died in 1717. His death is recorded in the Town Book as occurring May 16, 1710. Their children were: Sarah (died young), Sarah (died one year old), Anthony, Sarah, Stephen, Elizabeth, Timothy, Thomas, Mary and John.
(IV) Mary, youngest daughter of Ensign An- thony and Sarah ( Pike) Morse, was born March 18, 1704, and was married September 7, 1724, to Josepli Chase. (See Chase, VII).
(IV) Deacon Stephen, sixth child and third son of Ensign Anthony (3) and Sarah ( Pike) Morse, was born in Newbury, Massachusetts, December 28, 1695. He resided in Newbury and was deacon of the Second Church, now known as the First Church of West Newbury. He married, 1725, Elizabeth Worth, and they were the parents of Thomas, Ste- phen, Elizabeth, Judith, Sarah and Anthony.
(V) Stephen (2), second son and child of Ste- phen (1) and Elizabeth (Worth) Morse, was born in Newbury, in 1728, resided in Newbury, and died there June 1, 1753. He married, May 26, 1749, Judith Carr, and they had one child, the subject of the next paragraph.
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