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William MORSE 1655 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1655

Birth Location: Purton, Wiltshire, , England

Death Date: 12 Jun 1690

Death Location: Purton, Wiltshire, , England

Father: Robert Morse

Mother: Jane None

Spouse(s): Mergery (Margery)

Children(s): John Morse

William MORSE was born in 1655 in Purton, Wiltshire, , England, the child of Robert or Roberte Morse and Jane. William MORSE married Mergery (Margery), and had children including John Morse. William MORSE passed away in 1690 in Purton, Wiltshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William MORSE was born in 1655 in Purton, Wiltshire, , England, the child of Robert or Roberte Morse and Jane.
  • William MORSE married Mergery (Margery), and had children including John Morse.
  • William MORSE passed away in 1690 in Purton, Wiltshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Morse
1627 – 1711
Birth Location: Purton, Wiltshire, England
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Jane None
1625 – 1686
Birth Location: (Wiltshire), England
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Spouses(s)

Mergery (Margery)
1655 – 1690
Birth Location: Purton, Wiltshire, , England
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Children(s)

John Morse
Birth Location: –
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William MORSE's Ancestors

Self
William MORSE
1655 – 1690
Birth Place: Purton, Wiltshire, , England
Parents
Robert or Roberte Morse
1627 – 1711
Purton, Wiltshire, England
Jane
1625 – 1686
(Wiltshire), England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William MORSE's Descendants

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William MORSE (13 Mar 1655 – 12 Jun 1690) m. Mergery (Margery) (13 Mar 1655 – 12 Jun 1690)
  1. 1. John Morse m. Elizabeth
    1. 1. Sarah Morse (1692 – 1767) m. John Ilsley (1687 – )
      1. 1. MOSES ILSLEY (1715 – 1715)
      2. 2. ANN ILSLEY (1716 – )
      3. 3. Sarah Ilsley (7 Sep 1718 – 19 Aug 1798) m. Henry Bassen (1712 – Aft. 1762)
        1. 1. Henry Bassen (11 Mar 1737 – date unknown)
        2. 2. Mary ((Bassen)) Baston (27 Oct 1738 – 29 Oct 1738)
        3. 3. William Basden (1741 – 1834) m. Mary George ( – 1826)
        4. 4. Jonathon Bassen (1744 – )
        5. 5. John Bassen (1746 – )
        6. 6. Francis ((Bassen)) Baston (1748 – 1823) m. Sarah Goddard (1752 – )
        7. 7. James Bassen (1750 – )
        8. 8. George Bassen (1 Oct 1751 – )
        9. 9. Thomas Bassen (1 Mar 1752 – 25 Apr 1752)
        10. 10. Richard Bassen (1753 – )
        11. 11. Sarah Basden (1756 – date unknown) m. William Wickes (ABT 1755 – date unknown)
        12. 12. Thomas Basden (1753 – 1820) m. Mary (W.) Dell (1773 – 1836) m. Rebecca Holborn
        13. 13. Henry ((Basden)) Baston (28 Nov 1762 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Ilsley
    2. 2. William Morse (1700 – 1755) m. Ann Sansom? (1700 – ) m. Ann Gale
      1. 1. Elizabeth Morse (1724 – )
      2. 2. Edward Morse

William MORSE's Timeline

2 Records

1655
13 Mar 1655
Birth of William MORSE in Purton, Wiltshire, , England
Purton, Wiltshire, , England
1690
12 Jun 1690
Age 35
Death of William MORSE in Purton, Wiltshire, , England
Purton, Wiltshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Purton, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1690
    Event Place: Purton, Wiltshire, , England
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