Morse family.

John Morse was born in Walpole, Massachusetts on November 13, 1752, the son of Obediah and Bethia (Ruggles) Morse. John Morse served in the Revolutionary War from New Hampshire. He married Abigail Chase (1759-1793) on January 1, 1779 in Cornish, New Hampshire. Abigail was a member of the prominent Chase family of Cornish, New Hampshire. Her father was Deacon Dudley Chase. Her brother, Dudley Chase (1771-1846) of Randolph, Vermont, was a U.S. Senator from Vermont for two terms, 1813-1817 and 1825-1831, among other accomplishments. Another brother, Philander Chase (1775-1852 ) was an Episcopal bishop in Ohio and Illinois. John Morse died April 25, 1822

John and Abigail had eight children. One of those children, Intrepid Morse, was rector of St. Paul's Church in Steubenville, Ohio, for 45 years. Their oldest daughter, Asenath, married Martin Flint (1782-1855). Flint was a representative of Randolph to the Vermont legislature in 1831-1834 and to the Council of Safety in 1835. From 1841-1844 he was an Assistant Judge for Orange County. Martin and Asenath Flint had seven children. Their son, James Tarbox Flint (1820-1868), served in the Civil War. One of his letters is in this collection. Their youngest child, Prudentia (1815-1906), married Levi Washburn (1815-1898).

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