Genealogy Captain John Osborne Morse
and the Johnson Family that bought his House
Captain John Osborn Morse, Whaling Captain
I was doing some scanning of old family documents and came upon a family tree copied onto the back of an old blueprint. Much to my surprise, I discovered that my Great, Great, Great, Great Grandmother was named Mary Morse. She married John Dudley of Sutton Mass. in 1768. She is descended from the Anthony Morse Line.
On November 4. 1709 John Dudley was born to Samuel Dudley and Abigail King
On October 13, 1768 Mary Morse married John Dudley of Sutton Massachusetts
They begat Captain John Dudley on October 19, 1769
On February 28, 1792 he married Deborah Marble
They begat James Dudley on May 13, 1865
In 1834 he married Dolly Towne
They begat John Leonard Dudley on August 20, 1837 at Williamsville, MA
They begat Sarah Louise Dudley in NYC on March 22, 1874
She married Norman Gildersleeve Johnson in NYC on April? 5th 1903
They Begat Norman Dudley Johnson on August 16, 1920 in NYC
He Married Virginia Couper Johnson on October 1, 1952 in Lexington VA
They Begat Norman Platt Johnson on January 2nd, 1955 in NYC
He married Nancy Hutchinson on May 31, 1980
They Begat William Couper Johnson on 3/6/1986 and Christopher Platt Johnson on 4/6/1988
Molly Morse born July23, 1748 married October 19th 1768 John, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Putnam) Dudley who was born in Sutton, August 20, 1740; They had 4 children
Notes: The married date varies but the children are listed. Was it the 13th or 19th?
Confirmed - the 13th by the records of the marriages in Sutton Courthouse
on October 13th 1768
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-Y94C-4?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AFHWD-455&action=view
See also
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC8P-YT5
Morse Side
MORSE - DUDLEY GENEALOGY
Morse Society 1903 - New York
We appear to be related to John Osborne Morse through the marriage of
John Dudley (1743 to 1786) to Mary Morse on 10/13/1768
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dudley-4518
[My Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather]
Their son
Captain John Dudley b. October 19, 1769, d. February 11, 1859 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
John Dudley Grave in Wilkonsville MA
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7484289/john-dudley
[My Great, Great, Great Grandfather]
James S. Dudley b. May 18, 1805, d. Dec. 19, 1844
- https://suttonmass.org/cem/wilkinsonville/
[My Great, Great Grandfather]
John Leonard Dudley b. 1837 - unknown
[My Great Grandfather]
Sarah Louise Dudley b. 1874, d. 1951
married Norman Gildersleve Johnson
[My Grandfather]
Norman Dudley Johnson 1907- 1997
Purchased Captain Morse House 1955
Further References
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Morse_Genealogy/kAvHcdo4tBUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=dudley
Listed as Molly
Page 70 Note 959 of Morse Family descended from Anthony Morse
Morse Society 1903 - New York Page 244
John Osborne Morse descended from Anthony Morse
Dudley/Johnson Side
Johnson Morse Line
Before the two brothers of Anthony Morse Jr
00 - KVGD-NFB
John the Elder Morse
Birth: about 1520
Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England
Death: 26 August 1594
Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, , England
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William Morse Jr
Birth: Abt 1555
Rodbourne Cheney, Wiltshire, England
Burial: abt.1611)
Elizabeth (Unknown) Morse (abt.1560-abt.1592) [uncertain]
1 - Anthony Morse Sr LVYY-CK1
B. abt. 1580 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England [uncertain].
D. bef. 2 Mar 1620 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
OR more probably
in Familysearch.org L17Y-53T
Birth: 1578
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Death: 21 November 1621
St Peter's Parish, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married to Christian Elizabeth Folyat 1579–1630 LDB1-JWJ
(10 Children)
COMMON FATHER to the brothers Joeseph & Joshua
2 - L13X-SYJ
Anthony Morse Jr
abt 09 May 1606 - 12 Oct 1686
married Ann Cox at St. Mary's, Marlborough, Wiltshire 2 May 1629
abt 1608 - 09 Mar 1680
married May 2nd 1629 to Ann Cox P3H4-Q36 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Oath of allegiance 1678
(12 Children including Joseph Birth 1637, Newbury, Essex, Mass. and Joshua Birth: 24 July 1653 Newbury, Essex, Mass
Johnson Line
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Joshua Morse BROTHER OF JOESEPH both sons of Anthony Morse Jr
Birth: 24 July 1653
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Death: 28 March 1691
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
M Hannah Kimball about 1680 in Bradford, MA (4 children died at 38)
Birth: 27 January 1661
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Death: 10 April 1691
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
[My 6 Grandfather]
2 - LK7H-513
Anthony Morse
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morse-101#Ancestors
B. 15 Apr 1688 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay.
D. 7 Feb 1729 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay.
m Judith Moody (8 Children, died at 40)
B. 16 Sep 1691 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay.
D. 6 Mar 1737 in Newbury, Massachusetts.
[My 5 Great Grandfather]
3 - K678-CG4
Moody Morse
Birth: 1 April 1719
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Death: 1804
Sutton, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Married Hannah Carleton 27 MAY 1741
Andover, Massachusetts
LC6P-GCH
Birth: 9 January 1721
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Burial:
Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
[My 4 Great Grandfather]
DUDLEY AND MORSE LINE STARTS
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4 - LC8P-YT5
Molly Morse
Birth: 25 July 1748 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Death: 29 September 1824 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
m. John Dudley Jr.
Birth: 20 August 1743 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts,
Death: 25 September 1786 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
[My 4 Great Grandfather]
5 - LZX4-PPW
Captain John Dudley
Birth: 19 October 1769
Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Death: 11 February 1859 Sutton,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7484289/john-dudley
[My Great, Great, Great Grandfather]
m. Deborah Marble
6 - LW1Y-G7M
James S. Dudley
Birth: 13 May 1805 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts,
Death: 19 December 1844 Sutton
Married
Dolly Town
Birth: 4 July 1810
Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: 1865
– https://suttonmass.org/cem/wilkinsonville/
[My Great, Great Grandfather]
7 - LWYJ-64J
John Leonard Dudley
Birth: 20 August 1837
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: Deceased
Married Frances Ely Carpenter
Birth: 1845
Massachusetts, United States
Death: 03 Jan 1897
Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
[My Great Grandfather]
8 - LRJC-KG8
JOHNSON AND DUDLEY LINE STARTS
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Norman Gildersleeve Johnson
Birth: 22 June 1872 New York, United States
Death: 7 January 1963
Maried
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Sarah Louise Dudley
Birth: 22 March 1874
New York, United States
Death: 24 May 1951
[My Grandfather]
9 - LRLX-MWP
Norman Dudley Johnson
Birth: 28 September 1907
New York City, New York, United States
Death: 16 September 1997
Vineyard Haven, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Purchased Captain Morse House 1955
10 -
Norman Platt Johnson
11 -
William Couper Johnson
12 -
Nicoleta Couper Johnson
Morse Line
3 - LXWZ-FYF BOTHER OF JOSHUA
Joseph Morse Sr BROTHER OF JOSHUA both sons of Anthony Morse Jr
abt 1637 - 15 Jan 1678
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
married to
Mary Woodhouse
14 Jan 1639 - aft 1679
Boston, Massachusetts Bay
Need more research HERE to prove out
See this link
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/pedigree/portrait/MFLL-CQX
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LZVM-Y96
Joseph Morse
Birth: before 2 May 1613
Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Death: before 20 June 1654
Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
LZP9-8ZR
Samuel Morse I
Birth: 10 January 1640
Dedham, Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Death: 28 February 1718
Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
LBK2-CXD
Joshua Morse
Birth: 2 April 1677
Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Death: 26 April 1749
Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Married to
Elizabeth Doty 1675-1772
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Theodore Morse
Birth: 20 August 1714
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Death: 19 December 1794
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts,
Married to Susannah Davis 1725-1794 L6JC-NLM
Uriah Morse L6JD-92J
Born 01 Jan 1773 - 28 Jan 1835
Beaufort, North Carolina
Married to
Prudence Fisher
05 May 1772 - 03 Jun 1851
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Osborne Morse MFLL-CQX
26 June 1802 – 27 May 1851
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/MFLL-CQX
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94251693/john-o-morse
https://www.geni.com/people/John-Morse/6000000003954971635
Mary Ann (Smith) Morse (1812 - 1892)
Born 1 Jan 1812 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Died 27 Apr 1892 at age 80 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Joanna P (Morse) Crocker (1835 - 1915)
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morse-12413
Born 8 Oct 1835 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Died 17 Jun 1915 at age 79 in Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay