MORSE, Capt. Thomas

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He was the first permanent English settler in Dublin, NH. A very influential citizen in Framingham and Dublin, NH, as were his sons Thomas and Reuben Morse. A Capt. in the War of Independence

" A captain's commission was sent him (Thomas Morse) by
the royal Governor Wentworth, of New Hampshire, to keep him
loyal, which he indignantly spurned; and, ere hostilities com-
menced, he had three sons trained to volunteer at the first call,
while he, advanced in years, remained at home with the others to
carry on the farm, and encourage his fellow-citizens to patriotic
efforts. He was pronounced by one of the signers of the Declara-
tion of Independence, who had much intercourse with him, to be
the ' shrewdest man he ever knew.' " History of Dublin, pg 836

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Thomas married TREADWAY, Mary on 19 May 1736 in Framingham, MA. Mary (daughter of TREADWAY, Benjamin and MAYNARD, Mary) was born on 16 May 1718 in Framingham, MA; died on 25 Dec 1776 in Dublin, NH; was buried in Dublin, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. MORSE, Reuben was born on 21 Jun 1742 in Sherborn, MA; and died.
2. MORSE, Rachel was born on 13 Feb 1743 in Framingham, MA; died on 6 Feb 1818 in Hinsdale, NH; was buried in Westmoreland, NH.
3. MORSE, Thomas was born on 21 May 1748 in Dublin, NH; and died.

James married SAWIN, Ruth. Ruth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]