Person:Nixon Morse (1)

First name given as Nickerson, the name given as father on the death record

of his son, John Curtis Morse. Wife on same record (mother of John C. Morse)

as Louisa Runnells(sic) (Elizabeth Reynolds).

Nixson Morse sold land to Alexander Hyndman. Source: Land Records, Town

Clerk's Office, Barnet, VT, 1814, Book 6, pg. 208.As follows with original

spelling:

Know all men by these presents that I Nixson Morse of Barnet in the County

of Caledonia & State of Vermont for the consideration of twenty dollars paid

to my full satisfaction by Alexander Hyndman of said Barnet have & do hereby

sell & convey to the said Alexander Hyndman his heirs and assigns forever a

certain parcel of land in said Barnet & bounded as follows (viz.) Beginning

in the middle of Stephens River

in the line between the land of said Hyndman & Morse Thence South forty six

degrees West seven chains ninety three links to a stone in the line of Adam

Duncans land Thence North twenty eight degrees West six chains fifty links

to the middle of said river, Thence down the middle thereof to the place of

beginning, Containing two acres one quarter & thirty four poles, strict

measure be the same more or less & is part of lot number five in said Barnet

To Have & to Hold the said premises with the appertenances thereof to the

said Alexander Hyndman his heirs and assigns to their own proper use &

benefit forever. And I the said Nixson Morse for myself & heirs do covenant

with the said Alexander that until the delivering hereof I am lawful owner

of said premises that they are free of all incumbrances, & that I will

warrant & defend the same against all lawful claims whatever. In witness

whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal this third day of November A.D. 1813.

Nixson Morse

In presence of

Andrew Lackie

Abraham Wright

State of Vermont at Barnet on the 23 Day of November Caledonia County ss.

1813 Nixon Morse signer of the foregoing instrument personally acknowledged

the same to be his free act & deed.

Before Abraham Wright Justice of Peace

Barnet May 31st 1814. Received the foregoing instrument for Record &

recorded the same

David Goodwillie T. Clk

Nixon/Nickerson was born in Bradford, Mass...nothing in vital records,

tho'). Since John C. Morse is said (by family bible) to have been born in

Barnet, VT, Nickerson/Nixon must have lived there at some point. He died

about 1823.

1810 census, Roll 64,Vermont, Caledonia Co., Barnet, pg. 156 lists Nixon

Morse.

This census lists only heads of households and enumerates other family

members but doesn't name them.

1816 From "An Historical Pamphlet" by Frank C. Wright, pg. 52, Publ. St.

Johnsbury, VT 1931:

Among the names of those first united with the Congregational Ch. of Barnet

and Lyman on 21 Nov. 1816 was Nicason (sic) Morse. He was also baptized at

the time of his admission. Also, on 18 August 1820, "Voted that Phineas

Stevens be under censure of the Church and be admonished by letter. Voted

that Nicason Morse and Joseph Dickey prepare and report a letter for that

purpose."

Ibid., pg. 54, "Following is a list of children baptized as given in the

records.....June 12, 1817, Louise, Benjamin, Rebecca, Charlotte, Jane, John

C., children of Nicason Morse."

1820 Census, Roll 127, Vermont, Caledonia County, Barnet, page 9, lists

Nixon Morse.

From "History of Barnet, Vt." pg. 566 by Frederic Palmer Wells... Nixon born

1788. Lived in Barnet, near his father; died about 1823. Member of

Congregrational Church."

            AUTHOR: Wells, Frederic P. (Frederic Palmer), 1850-

             TITLE: History of Barnet, Vermont, from the outbreak of the

French and Indian war to present time; with genealogical

records of many families, by Frederic Palmer Wells,

illustrated by Rev. C. B. Bliss, PH.D., and Charles F. Lester.

           IN: Burlington, Vt., Free press printing co., 1923.

       DESCRIPTION: xiv, 689, [2] p. front., plates, ports., maps (1 fold.) 25 cm.

           SUBJECT: Barnet (Vt.)--History.

           SUBJECT: Barnet (Vt.)--Genealogy.