Thomas Morris

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Thomas Morris
Immigrant Ancestor see FAMILY TREE
Born: Abt. 1615 England    
     
Died: 21 Jul 1673 New Haven, CT Will of Thomas Morris
Will of Thomas Morris
New Haven Probate Record Vol I pg 159
Will of Thomas Morris
Will of Thomas Morris
New Haven Probate Record Vol I pg 160-161

Will was written the 11th day of 5th month, 1673 and the inventory was taken the 23rd of 8th month, 1673

FATHER

John Morris

MOTHER

Anne Holyoke

WIFE

Elizabeth

CHILDREN

1. Hannah Morris
    bap 14 Mar 1642
    m. 1662 Thomas Lupton

2. Elizabeth Morris
    bap 20 Dec 1643
    m. 2 Jan 1665 Daniel Gott
    d. 21 Jan 1690

3. John Morris
    bap 12 Mar 1645

4.John Morris
    bap 8 Mar 1646
    m. 12 Aug 1669 Hannah Bishop
    d. 10 Dec 1711

5. Eleazer Morris
    bap 29 Oct 1648
    m. 1682 Anna Osborn

6. Ephraim Morris
    bap. 3 Oct 1651

7. Thomas Morris
    bap. 3 Oct 1651

8. Joseph Morris
    bap. 25 Mar 1656
    m. 12 Jun 1680 Esther Winston

Thomas Morris was a shipbuilder and a Puritan who left England with other pilgrims in 1637 during Hampden's resistance to the arbitrary exactions of Charles I.   Thomas arrived in Boston on the ship "Hector" on June 26, 1637.  The following spring, he took sail again with another group of Londoners and went to Quinnipiac (New Haven) on March 30, 1638.  They arrived in mid-April, and he purchased a tract of land nearby which was heavily forested.  His intent was to use the trees for masts and spars in his ship building activity.  There are indications that this went very well, and thus Thomas died a wealthy man.  The forested area was originally called East Haven, and Morris Cove.  It is now known as Morristown, Connecticut.
His will was written the 11th day of 5th month, 1673 and the inventory was taken the 23rd of 8th month, 1673.  He bequeathed "unto my Dear wife Elizabeth Morris" his "dwelling house, land and barns with all such other land and meadow as doth belong to me."  etc.  To his son John he bequeathed "besides what I have always promised him" - ""remains of my land living in ye quarter toward Oyster point, etc. "plus 1/3 part of my tools." Son Eleazer received half the cattle, etc and another 1/3rd of the books.  Thomas Morris requested that his sons Joseph and Eleazer "finish the house for their mother."  Son Joseph among other things received 1/3rd of his books.  He also names his son-in-law Thomas Lupton and to daughter Elizabeth 20 shillings as a token of my love.  He left an inventory amounting to £391.15.10. (See above)

In 1993 in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Douglas Richardson explained his discovery of a marriage between Anne Holyoke and John Morris, parents of this Thomas Morris. Anne's brother, Edward Holyoke, left a will mentioning "kinswoman, Mary Mansfield, and kinsman, Thomas Morris of New Haven."  Jacobus presented evidence that Mary Mansfield was Mary Morris, the wife of John Mansfield of Lynn, MA.  Thomas Morris was her brother.  John Mansfield mentioned his will his  "cousin" Daniel Gott.  This Daniel Gott had married Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Morris.

 

  Will of Edward Holyoke
Will of Edward Holyoke 25 Dec 1658
"20* to my kindswoman Mary Mansfield.
10* to my kindsman Thomas Morris, of Newham.
Will of John Mansfield 1Will of John Mansfield 2
Will of John Mansfield
23 Sep 1670
"I bequeath unto my Cozen Daniel Gott, his new wife & his heirs - my whole accommodation in houseing, land and meadows, et. providing "he is to remove his family and come live with mee and my wife at Lynn."









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