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Note for: Mary Phelps, 1 MAY 1726 - Index

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     466. MARY PHELPS, b. Hebron, Ct., 1 May, 1726, m. 12 May, 1746; John Rollo, (son of William and Patience (Knowlton) Rollo), b. East Haddam, Ct., 24 Feb., 1720, of (William, b. Scotland, 1686, d. Hebron, Ct., 36 May, 1730, and Patience Knowlton, b. Ipswich, Mass., 2 Dec., 1686, m. 13 March, 1706. They had ten children, of whom John was the 7th. William was son of Alexander, b. Scotland, d. Midletown, Ct., 22 July, 1709.)

Mr. Rollo settled in Hebron, Ct., where he died 19 June, 1761, and where his wife died. He was a farmer.

Children b. Hebron, Ct.:

+1338. I. William (Rollo), b 4 May, bapt. 10 May, 1747, m.
    1339. II. Mary " b. 9 March, 1748-9, m.
    1340. III. John Knowlton (Rollo), b. 13 May, 1751, m.
    1341. IV. Patience (Rollo), b. 12 Aug. 1753, m. Ezeki
        Phelps. See No. 1911.
    1342. V. Walter, " b. 14 Aug. 1755, d. Cambridg
        N. Y., 10 Dec., 1803.
    1243. VI. Hannah (Rollo), b. 11 July, 1757.
    1344. VII. Judith, " b. 9 Jan., 1760.

Phelps, Oliver Seymour and Andrew T. Servin. The Phelps Family of America and their English Ancestors. Pittsfield, Mass.: Eagle Publishing Company, 1899.

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Note for: Joel Morse, 20 SEP 1823 - 27 MAY 1866 Index

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     Joel Morse was a surgeon during the Civil War.

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 7/22/1862 as a Surgeon.

On 8/23/1862 he was commissioned into Field & Staff OH 52nd Infantry
He Resigned on 5/9/1863

On 11/25/1863 he was commissioned into Field & Staff US CT 7th Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 3/25/1865

On 3/25/1865 he was commissioned into Field & Staff US CT 117th Infantry
He was Murdered on 5/27/1866 at Brownsville, TX

Promotions:
* Asst Surgeon 11/25/1863 (As of 7th USCT Infantry)
* Surgeon 3/25/1865 (As of 117th USCT Infantry)

In the 1850 census, he was living with his parents in Ohio.

His widow, Lucy M. Morse, applied for a pension, and another application was submitted for a minor child or children, by H. Skinner, guardian. H. Skinner was apparently Holly Skinner, second husband of Lucy. They were married April 9, 1868 in Milan, Erie County, Ohio.

Letter to Lincoln from white surgeons protesting the senior rank of a black surgeon



Camp Stanton near Bryantown Md. [February 1864]

His

        Excellency,

        Abraham Lincoln

        President U.S.

        Sir,

        We the undersigned, Medical Officers in the Regiments of Colored Troops, under command of Brig. Gen. Wm Birney at this camp, have the honor most respectfully to ask your attention to the following Statement.

        When we made applications for positions in the Colored Service, the understanding was universal that all Commissioned Officers were to be white men. Judge of our Surprise and disappointment, when upon joining our respective regiments we found that the Senior Surgeon of the command was a Negro.

        We claim to be behind no one, in a desire for the elevation and improvement of the Colored race, in this Country, and we are willing to sacrifice much, in so grand a cause, as our present positions, may testify. But we cannot in any cause, willingly compromise what we consider a proper self respect. No do we deem that the interests of either the country or of the Colored race, can demand this of us. Such degradation, we believe to be involved, in our voluntarily continuing in the Service, as Subordinates to a colored officer. We therefore most respectfully, yet earnestly, request, that this unexpected, unusual, and most unpleasant relationship in which we have been placed, may in some way be terminated.

        Most Respectfully Your Obt. Servants,



J. B. McPherson Surgeon 12th Regt U.S.C.I. E. M. Pease Surg. 9th U.S.C.I.

Chas C Topliff asst Surgeon 19th Regt U.S.C.I. Joel Morse asst Surg 7th U.S.C.I.

M O Carter ass Surgeon 19 Regt Henry Grange A.S. 7th Regt U.S.C.I.

    From: National Archives, [Feb. 1864], M-118 1864, Letters Received, ser. 360, Colored Troops Division, RG 94 [B-11].
http://www.brandywinesources.com/1860-1865/cwdl/1864DOCwhitesurgeons.htm

March 6, 1862
J[ohn] W. Sprague, Colonel, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, In the Field near New Madrid, Missouri. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had just learned that Lieutenant T[homas] A.P. Champlin did not intend to join the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Champlin was Quartermaster of the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry when he was appointed to its command, but was absent on leave, that Champlin returned a few hours before he left Marietta with the regiment and solicited to be retained, that as Champlin had been highly recommended by Colonel Craig and other good men, he was glad to do so, that Champlin said it would be necessary for him to remain a day or two at Marietta and close up unsettled matters of the regiment, whereupon he would join them, that Champlin came on to the boat a few minutes before they left and requested him to sign estimates in blank for the wants of the regiment, that after some hesitation, he did so since at that time he had not heard from Champlin except as stated, that he feared all was not right in Champlin's accounts, that he trusted, however, that Champlin's affairs would be so scrutinized as to detect wrong if any existed, that he had been considerably in need of an efficient Quartermaster particularly as they were not supplied for service in the field, that upon their arrival at Commerce, Missouri on February 23, he employed Revills C. Hine to act in the Quartermaster's department, and that Hine had been serving in said capacity since that time; requesting Hine's appointment as Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster for the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from February 23; stating that he had no hesitation in saying that this appointment would be for the good of the regiment and the service; requesting that Hine's commission be forwarded at the earliest possible moment so that he might have full power to act; and stating that they had not received any medical or hospital stores and had no Assistant Surgeon, all of which was much needed, that he had sent a dispatch requesting the appointment of Doctor Joel Morse of Cleveland and that Morse be directed to report at once, that the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was brigaded with the 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and in the 1st Division commanded by General [David S.] Stanley, that his regiment was under fire of shot and shell for about 3/4 of an hour on March 3, behaved well, and suffered no casualties, and that as soon as the eight rebel gun boats were attended to, they would take New Madrid.
2 pp. [Series 147-28: 126]
http://www.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/civilwar/sa0147/28_05.cfm

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Note for: Lucy Maria Sprague, 2 MAY 1829 - 5 SEP 1904 Index

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Lucy was a descendant of the immigrants, William Sprague and Millicent Eames. William emigrated from Upway, Dorsetshire, England and died in Hingham, Plymouth, MA.

In the 1870 census, Lucy and her second husband, Holly Skinner, and their children were living in Minnesota, Winona County, Winona Ward 1. Holly was working for the railroad.

In 1880, Lucy, Holly, and Amanda were back in Ohio - Erie County, Huron - District 113. Holly is listed as retired accountant.

Lucy applied for a pension as the widow of Holly Skinner. The date isn't clear on the image, but it appears to be 1889.

Name: Holly Skinner ,
Enlistment Date: 01 April 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Unit Numbers: 1900
Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant 1st Class on 01 April 1862
Commission in Company S, 63rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 01 April 1862.
Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 26 April 1862 (Also Rgmtl QM)
Promoted to Full Captain on 05 December 1863 (Also Asst QM)

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Note for: Otis R. Morse, JUN 1860 - BET 1910 AND 1920 Index

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In 1900, this family was in Ohio, Richland County. Otis' occupation is listed simply as agent.

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Note for: Orrissa T. Griffith, APR 1860 - AFT 1920 Index

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In 1920, Orrissa was a widow, living with son Jesse in Manhattan, New York County, NY.

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Note for: Jesse S. Morse, MAR 1882 - Index

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By 1910, Jesse was living in Manhattan, New York County, NY, single, working as electrician, and boarding.

In 1920, he was there with his wife, Elizabeth, and his widowed mother. Next door was brother, Milton. Jesse's occupation was electrical engineer for the Drydock Company.

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Note for: Milton W. Morse, 16 JUL 1886 - FEB 1967 Index

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In 1920, Milton was living next door to his brother and mother in Manhattan, New York County, NY. He was working as electrician for Drydock Company.

Social Security Death Index
Milton Morse 16 Jul 1886 Feb 1967 White Plains, Westchester, New York New York (Before 1951 ) 072-09-2090

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Note for: William Henry Seward, 16 MAY 1801 - 15 OCT 1872 Index

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Seward, William Henry (1801-72), American statesman, born in Florida, New York, and educated at Union College, Schenectady, New York. He served as governor of New York State from 1839 to 1843, supporting educational reform and public works. From 1843 to 1849, he was engaged in the practice of law, specializing in criminal and patent cases. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1849 to 1861 (first as a Whig, then as a Republican), during which time he established an uncompromising antislavery policy. He was active in organizing the Republican Party, formed as a result of the Whig Party split over the slavery issue. From 1861 to 1869, he served as secretary of state in the Republican administrations of President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson. His perceptiveness and diplomacy in this office were to a large degree responsible for preventing European intervention during the American Civil War. While secretary of state, Seward also advocated a policy of American expansion. Although he was unable to secure congressional approval for the purchase of several islands in the Caribbean Sea or for the annexation of Hawaii, he did secure consent for the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. Alaska, considered by many to be an unwise purchase, was disparagingly called Seward's Icebox or Seward's Folly.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE
"Seward, William Henry," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000
http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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William Henry Seward was born in Florida, New York, the son of a wealthy physician who became a judge. He graduated from Union College with high honors in 1820, and began practicing law in 1823, gaining a reputation as a skilled criminal lawyer. He first became active in politics with the Anti-Mason party, then by supporting the (unsuccessful) reelection bid of President John Quincy Adams in 1828. Seward entered elective politics by serving in the state senate from 1830 to 1834, wherein he established himself as a leader of the Whig party. He was elected governor of New York in 1838 and reelected in 1840, returning to private legal practice at the end of his second term. He reentered elective politics in 1849 when the state legislature choose him to represent New York in the U. S. Senate, where he served two terms lasting until 1861.
In 1860, Seward was the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. After losing on the third ballot to Abraham Lincoln, Seward campaigned actively for his Republican rival. After the election, Lincoln chose Seward to be his Secretary of State. The New Yorker's strong leadership proved valuable to the Union cause during the Civil War. He eased U.S.-British tensions during the Trent Affair and, working through the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, Charles Francis Adams, dissuaded Britain from recognizing the Confederacy. He also pressured France to withdraw from Mexico, basing his argument on the Monroe Doctrine. Seward was wounded by a would-be assassin on the same night that Lincoln was murdered.

After his recovery, Seward remained as Secretary of State in the administration of Andrew Johnson. Although Seward had been an anti-slavery Whig, then Republican, he supported Johnson’s lenient plan of Reconstruction against that of the Radical Republicans. An enthusiastic expansionist, he negotiated the annexation of the Midway Islands and the purchase of Alaska, both in 1867. He retired from politics at the end of Johnson’s term in March 1869. After touring the Pacific Northwest, he returned to Auburn, New York, where he died in 1872.

Robert C. Kennedy, HarpWeek

Sources consulted: Harper’s Encyclopedia of United States History; William Degregorio, The Complete Book of the U.S. Presidents; and Harper’s Weekly.

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Note for: William Henry Seward, 18 JUN 1839 - 26 APR 1920 Index

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William Henry Seward, Jr. was a General in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Pre-War Profession Store clerk, secretary to his father when he was a US Senator, banker.
War Service August 1862 Lt. Col. of 138th New York (later 9th New York Heavy Artillery), Washington defences, (regiment converted to infantry), Cold Harbor, Col., Monocacy (w), September 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded a brigade in West Virginia.
Post War Career Banker, businessman.

William Henry Seward, Jr., was the youngest son of the Secretary of State. He was born in Auburn, New York, on June 18, 1839. In 1859, he went to Washnigton, D.C. to become private secretary to his father, who was then a United States Senator. The following year he relocated to New York to begin a banking firm. During the early months of 1862, Seward served as secretary of the war committee for his congressional district. He worked in recruiting and forwarding troops to the front. In August, 1862, he accepted the position of lieutenant colonel of the 138th New York Artillery. Seward fought in several campagns and on September 13, 1864, became one of the youngest general officers of the army. Seward resigned his commission effective June 1, 1865, and returned to New York. (Warner, pp. 431-432)

In the 1880 federal census he was living in Auburn, Cayuga, NY with his wife and daughter, Cornelia and son William. He gave his occupation as banker.

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Note for: Jonathan Horton, 23 FEB 1647/48 - 23 FEB 1706/07 Index

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His father's tombstone says this:

"Also at his feet lie the remains of his youngest son Jonathan Horton, 1st Captain of Cavalry in the County of Suffolk. He died Feb. 23, A.D. 1707, ae 60."

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Note for: Bethia Wells, 1655 - 14 APR 1733 Index

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Her date of death is on her tombstone.

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Note for: Caleb Horton, 22 DEC 1687 - 6 AUG 1772 Index

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According to his tombstone in Chester Congregational Cemetery, he migrated from Southold, Suffolk, NY to Morris County, NJ in 1748.

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Note for: Anne Hawes, BEF 17 DEC 1632 - Index

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Anne sailed with the rest of the family in 1635 to New England, but there is no further record of her.

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Note for: Frederick William Seward, 8 JUL 1830 - 8 JUL 1915 Index

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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume IX
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Seward, George Frederick

SEWARD, Frederick William, statesman, was born in Auburn, N.Y., July 8, 1830; son of William Henry and Frances Adeline (Miller) Seward. He was graduated from Union college in 1849, and was admitted to the bar in 1851. He was married, Nov. 9, 1854, to Anna Margaret, daughter of William A. and Margaret (Isabella) Wharton of Albany, N.Y. He was editor and part owner of the Albany Evening Journal, 1851–61, and was assistant secretary of state, 1861–69. On April 14, 1865, he was severely wounded in the face and head while defending his invalid father from the assassin Payne, one of the conspirators against the life of President Lincoln and the members of his cabinet. He was a member of a special mission sent to the West Indies under Admiral Porter in 1867, and was engaged in the negotiations for the purchase of Alaska the same year. He was a member of the state assembly in 1875; was assistant secretary of state under William M. Evarts, 1877–81; was the unsuccessful candidate for secretary of state; negotiated treaty with Samoa for Pago-Pago harbor, 1878; and was state commissioner from New York at the Yorktown Centennial celebration in 1881. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Union college in 1878. He was elected president of Union College Alumni association of New York, 1900; president of the Sagaponack Realty company, 1901, and president of the Society of the Cayugas in 1902. He is the author of: Life and Letters of William H. Seward (1891); A West Indian Cruise (1894), and American Diplomacy and other lectures.

In the 1880 federal census, he was living in Cortlandt, Westchester County, NY with his wife and her widowed mother. He gave his occupation as "retired lawyer."