Joseph Morse, Jr.

Abt 1730 - 1785  (54 years)

• Name	Joseph Morse
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	Abt 1730
  Gender	Male
  Died	Between Mar 1784 and Mar 1785	Carteret County, NC   [1]
  Person ID	I885	My Pedigree
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Joseph Morse, Sr.,   b. 29 Dec 1706, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA ,   d. Abt Dec 1781, Carteret County, NC  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Shackleford
  Married	Bef 29 Mar 1734	Carteret County , NC
  Family ID	F353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blandinah Lynard,   b. Abt 1735,   d. Aft Feb 1817, Carteret County , NC  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Mary Morse,   b. Aft 1756,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth Morse,   b. Between 1756 and 1771,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Daniel Morse,   b. Between 1756 and 1765,   d. Abt 1825, Carteret County , NC  (Age 69 years)   4. Sarah Morse,   b. Between 1756 and 1771,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Morse,   b. Between 1771 and 1784,   d. Aft 1789  (Age 19 years)   6. Ann Morse,   b. Between 1771 and 1784,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Susannah Morse,   b. Between 1771 and 1784,   d. Aft 1789  (Age 19 years)   8. Hannah Morse,   b. Between 1771 and 1784,   d. Aft 1789  (Age 19 years)   9. Alice Morse,   b. Between 1771 and 1784,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Found in Carteret County Court Records as early as 1765. March 31, 1784/Date not shown (Carteret County) In the name of God Amen, I Joseph Morse of Carteret County, being weak in body but clear in mind . . I give to my wife, Blandinah, the plantation household furniture, oxen, tools , cattle, hoggs, the middle marshes and all the things that go with my plantation during her life or widowhood, and I expect her to bring up and see to the schooling of my children. To son Daniel one blaze faced mare, one cow and calf and he to have the plantation at the death of his mother. I give to son George, the lands I bought of John Fulford. I give to my daughter Mary Harris one ewe and lamb. To daughter Elizabeth Morse one bed and furniture. To daughter Sarah one Negro girl named Chain. to daughter Ann a Negro girl named Annis. I give to daughters Susannah, Hannah and Alice the moneys arising from the sale of my Negros and my part of Carrot Island. To brother James my right in 50 acres of land on the banks. I give to my brother Theodore Morse, the plantation where he now lives that fell to me by my father. Wife Blandinah and friend John Easton executors. Mar Court 1785 (Carteret) John Easton Executor to the estate of the late Joseph Morse returned an inventory of his estate. Dec Court 1789 (Carteret) Nehemiah Harris appointed guardian to George, Susana, and Hannah Morse. Entered into Bond with Benjamin Stanton Sr. in the sum of four hundred Pounds.

  
  

• Sources

  [S39] Will of Joseph Morse - 1784.