Person:Morris Somes (1)
Morris Somes
chr.21 Sep 1607 Hardmead, Buckinghamshire, England
d.13 Jan 1688/89 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Elizabeth SomesEst 1598 -
  2. William SomesAbt 1600 -
  3. Morris Somes1607 - 1688/89
  4. Richard Somes1610 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 4 Jan 1635
  1. Timothy Somes - 1706
  2. Mary Somes1636 -
  3. Marie Somes1641/42 -
  4. Sarah Somes1643 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 26 Jun 1648
  1. John Somes1648 -
  2. Lydia Somes1649 -
  3. Nathaniel Somes1651 - 1690
  4. Patience Somes1652/53 - 1728
  5. Abigail Somes1655 -
  6. Hanna Somes1658 -
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Facts and Events
Name Morris Somes
Gender Male
Christening[4] 21 Sep 1607 Hardmead, Buckinghamshire, England
Marriage 4 Jan 1635 Cranfield, Bedfordshire, Englandto Margerie Johnson
Marriage 26 Jun 1648 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Elizabeth Kendall
Death[1][4] 13 Jan 1688/89 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ Pierce, William Macbeth. Old Hancock County families: containing genealogies of families resident in Hancock County in 1933, whose ancestors of their surnames settled in the town in which they live in or before 1790. (Ellsworth, Maine: Hancock County Publishing Company, 1933).

    Morris Somes was born 16--, probably in England, the birthplace of most of the early settlers of this country. When he came to this country is not known, but he was one of the early settlers in Gloucester, Mass., being a proprietor of land on the east side of Mill river where he probably lived. By his wife, Margerie, who died in Gloucester, [Jan.] 22, 1646, [Morris] Somes had one son and two daughters. He married his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Kendall of Cambridge, June 26, 1648; and by her, he had three sons and four daughters. She died Jan. 4, 1697; he died Jan. 13, 1689, leaving an estate of 198 lbs, 6s.

  2.   Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County). Probate records, 1636-1899. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969-1971)
    #1683.

    Somes, Morris - Gloucester; d. 1689. Will, Evidence, Probate & Letter 10:555-558

  3.   Farr, Tim. The English Origin of Morris Somes of Gloucester, Massachusetts: A Reconsideration. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Apr 2013 (published Jun 2014))
    86:161.

    deposed that he was about 50 in March 1653/54, and about 58 in March 1658 'having gained eight years in only four. These ages, of course, are only approximate.'

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Farr, Tim. The English Origin of Morris Somes of Gloucester, Massachusetts: A Reconsideration. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Apr 2013 (published Jun 2014))
    86:169.

    'Maurice/Morrice/Morris Somes, bp. Hardmead, Bucks, 21 Sept. 1607, ...'

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