Grace Morris

Not a known daughter of Thomas Betts, of Norwalk

https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-...

v, Edward [Morris], bp. at Great Amwell 22 Jan 1631/2; d. at Woodstock,Conn. shortly before 27 Oct. 1690; m. at Boston, Mass., 20 Nov 1655, GRACE BETT, who d at Roxbury 6 June 1705.

A previous version of this profile had her as daughter of Thomas Betts (of Connecticut) and Mary Bridge. There is no evidence that Thomas of Connecticut had a daughter Grace, nor is there evidence that he was ever in Roxbury, Massachusetts. They have been detached.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bett-78

Biography

The origin of Grace Bett(?) is unknown and Torrey's marriage index suggests four versions of the surname.[1] On November 20, 1655 at Boston, Massachusetts, Grace married Edward Morris.[2] They had at least eight children together before he died in 1690.[3] Grace died at Roxbury on June 6, 1705.[4]

Children

Isaac Morris b 16 Sep 1656; m Hannah Mayo
Edward Morris b 10 Mar 1658/9; m Elizabeth Bowen
Grace Morris b 07 Feb 1661; m Benjamin Child
Ebenezer Morris b 14 Apr 1664; m Sarah Davis
Elizabeth Morris bp 25 Mar 1666; m Joshua Child
Margaret Morris b 25 Sep 1668; m Dea John Johnson
Samuel Morris b 19 Mar 1670; m Mehitable Mayo
Martha Morris b 30 Jan 1674/5; m Dea William Lyon

Research Notes

Grace (Bett) Morris

Grace Morris formerly Bett aka Bell, Burr [uncertain]

Born [date unknown] [location unknown]

Daughter of Thomas Betts and Mary (Unknown) Betts

Sister of Thomas Betts Jr., Mary (Betts) Raymond, John Betts, Hannah (Betts) Camp, Stephen Betts, Daniel Betts I, Samuel Isaac Betts, James Betts and Sarah (Betts) St. John

Wife of Edward Morris — married 20 Nov 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Mother of Susannah (Morris) Clayton, Isaac Morris, Edward Morris II, Grace (Morris) Child, Ebenezer Morris, Elizabeth (Morris) Child, Margaret (Morris) Johnson, Samuel Morris I and Martha (Morris) Lyon

Died 6 Jun 1705 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Bett-78 created 17 Mar 2015 | Last modified 27 May 2021

Disputed Origins

A previous version of this profile had her as daughter of Thomas Betts (of Connecticut) and Mary Bridge. There is no evidence that Thomas of Connecticut had a daughter Grace, nor is there evidence that he was ever in Roxbury, Massachusetts. They have been detached.

Sources

↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21175/1059/426934474
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQQ-LMN : 24 January 2020), Grace Bett in entry for Edward Morris, 1655.
↑ Douglas Richardson. "The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 146. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. Page 277. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11691/277/23528891
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH58-BMP : 17 January 2020), Grace Morriss, 1705.
↑ Morris, Jonathan F. A Genealogical and Historical Register of the Descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass., and Woodstock, Conn. Hartford, CT: Self-Published, 1887. Page 2. https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00morr/page/2/mode/2up?...

Family

Parents unknown. Birth seen as August 30, 1634
Roxbury (within present Boston), Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony without supporting evidence.

From http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11446920
"How long our good but distant grandmother, Grace, the widow of Edward Morris, remained in Woodstock we do not know. We find her death, June 6, 1705, recorded in Roxbury, where, perhaps, she may have returned either to visit or make her home with her married daughters, the Childs, or with her son Samuel. The place of her burial is not known. The compiler supposes it to have been in the ancient burying-ground at the corner of Washington and Eustis streets in Roxbury, or possibly in the buring-ground at West Roxbury Village,; but no stone marks it in either place."

Her surname is from the Boston marriage record, but her parentage or origins are not known to me at this time.

Children: Isaac Morris, Edward Morris Jr, Grace Morris Child, Ebenezer Morris, Elizabeth Morris Child, Margaret Morris Johnson, Samuel Morris, and Martha Morris Lyon.

NOTE: While her husband is buried in Woodstock,CT, the reference to her on the monument is likely a cenotaph. From A Genealogical and Historical Register of the Descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass., and Woodstock, Conn.:

Spouse:

1. Edward Morris (1632 - 1689) son of Edward Morrison & Prudence Heath

Children:

1. Edward Morris (1658 - 1727)*
2. Grace Morris Child (1660 - 1723)*
3. Ebenezer Morris (1664 - 1717)*
4. Elizabeth Morris Child (1666 - 1752)*
5. Samuel Morris (1671 - 1745)*
6. Martha Morris Lyon (1675 - 1756)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Woodstock Hill Cemetery Woodstock Windham County Connecticut, USA

Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

Maintained by: Kevin Avery Originally Created by: Judith Record added: Jul 30, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 11446920

Possibly Grace Bell? Or servant in another Roxbury household?

Note: familysearch.org has a number of people in this time frame that have the last name "Bett or Bell", which shows that the two names can be confused. Since extensive research has not found a Grace Bett or a Bett(s) family matching the dates and places of this Grace, her name might have been Grace Bell (as suggested by "A genealogical and historical register of the descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass., and Woodstock, Conn."
https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00morr/page/2
https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%...

Since Thomas Bell of Roxbury was in Roxbury at the same time as Edward Morris, it's possible Grace was a Bell and lived in his household, though she is not listed as one of his children. Thomas mentions many relatives and friends in his will, even his maid, but no Grace.

Possibly she was a servant in another Roxbury household.

Links

• http://www.onegreatfamily.com/fh/Grace-Betts/603764231 offers no support for parents or birth date & place
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:MB28-Y52 : accessed 30 October 2018), entry for Grace Betts; file (2:2:2:MM9R-5XG), submitted 26 April 1999 by dchambers2703592 [identity withheld for privacy].

Citations

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQQ-LMN : 4 November 2017), Edward Morris and Grace Bett, 02 Nov 1655; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 818,093
• Douglas Richardson, "The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright", NEHGR , published Jul 1992, volume 146, page 261-278 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society).
• link to A genealogical and historical register of the descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass., and Woodstock, Conn. by Morris, Jonathan Flynt, 1822-1899. Publication date 1887. Mistakenly identified Edward Morris as son of Thomas Morris and Grissie Hewsome.
• link to A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register Author Savage, James, 1784-1873,Making of America Project,Farmer, John, 1789-1838,Dexter, O. P. (Orrando Perry), 1854-1903. Page 235
• http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I25246&tree=Schirado

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GEDCOM Source

@R701115615@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=120299698&pi...

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!See "Family History of the Brodies" from Ark. Hist. Comm.

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Old hand written notes list Brother Nath

Old hand written notes list Brother Nathaniel to Isabella Hurt.

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Life Sketch

Through, Grace Betts and Lieutenant Edward Morris. Their daughter, Margaret Morris is related to Margaret, Both Grace and Edward Morris were early settlers of Woodstock, Connecticut. “The breaking out of King William’s war in 1689 aroused fresh apprehension of Indian assault.” “In the sense of our great hazard and danger, and our incapacity to defend ourselves,” the inhabitants of New Roxbury met together and organized as a military company, making choice of Edward Morris for lieutenant.”

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!1. Hurt, Oscar H., THE EARLY HURT FAMIL

!1. Hurt, Oscar H., THE EARLY HURT FAMILY OF VIRGINIA: a compilation, 1963 pg. 5, (unpublished typed document) FHL# 34425-13. !2. Nugent, Nell. CAROLIERS AND PIONEERS IN AMERICA: Abstracts of VA Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666. Vol 2 p. 203. !3. Virginia Land Grant Book 2, p. 266. !4. Virginia Land Book 6, p. 502. !5. Virginia Land Book 9, p. 384 !6. Virginia Land Book 10, p. 734.

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(1) Collected records of Carl MARTIN, Rt

(1) Collected records of Carl MARTIN, Rt. 9 Box 110, Ponca City 74601. (2) Source-"Family History from Robert Hurt, d.1583 Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England Through Leon Jesse Hurt,d.1956" Compiled by Mary Lee Hurt 1985 (3) Ancestral File Bapt. 27 Oct 1970; Endowed 2 Jun 1881; Sealed to parents 13 Feb 1968 OAKLA. (4) records of Varla Wright, Phoenix, Arizona - June 1996 ( AFN:BS4K-JH We had b. of King & Queen or New Kent Co., Virginia) 1. Hurt, Oscar H., THE EARLY HURT FAMILY OF VIRGINIA: a compilation, 1963 pg. 5, (unpublished typed document) FHL# 34425-13. 2. Nugent, Nell. CAROLIERS AND PIONEERS IN AMERICA: Abstracts of VA Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666. Vol 2 p. 203. 3. Virginia Land Grant Book 2, p. 266. 4. Virginia Land Book 6, p. 502. 5. Virginia Land Book 9, p. 384 6. Virginia Land Book 10, p. 734. (5) Jun 2001: Pedigree Resource File CD 15 submitted by Daniel G. Bowling, 54 Artillery Dr., Columbus, Georgia 31903-4124 phone: 706-685-1405 <dgbowling@worldnet.att.net> date submitted: 20 May 2000 Daniel has birth date as about 1635. (6) May 2002: Pedigree Resource File CD 31 submitted 8 Jun 2001 by Vickie Dale Beard Thompson, 341 East Deer Valley Dr., PO Box 177, Morgan, Utah 84050-0177 phone: 801/829-4267/829-5073

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!1. Hurt, Oscar H., THE EARLY HURT FAMIL

!1. Hurt, Oscar H., THE EARLY HURT FAMILY OF VIRGINIA: a compilation, 1963 pg. 5, (unpublished typed document) FHL# 34425-13. !2. Nugent, Nell. CAROLIERS AND PIONEERS IN AMERICA: Abstracts of VA Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666. Vol 2 p. 203. !3. Virginia Land Grant Book 2, p. 266. !4. Virginia Land Book 6, p. 502. !5. Virginia Land Book 9, p. 384 !6. Virginia Land Book 10, p. 734. The names of Philip and Isabella (Hurt) Pendleton are from the record kept by Judge Edmund Pendleton (1721-1803) in his Family Bible, last know to be in the possession of Rev. William Gibson Pendleton of Lynchburg, Virginia.

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!Archive sheet for William Hurt

!Archive sheet for William Hurt