Jacob Morrill and Susannah Whittier
Jacob Morrill
- Born
- 24 AUG 1648[1] at Salisbury, Mass.
- Died
- 23 APR 1718[2] at Salisbury, Mass.
- Will
- 20 MAR 1718, proved 26 May 1718[3]
- Married
- 15 JUL 1674[4] at Salisbury, Mass.
- Father
- Abraham Morrill
- Mother
- Sarah Clements
Jacob Morrell was a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Quakers were not well liked by Puritans. In 1657, a stringent law was passed in Salisbury against harboring “any of the cursed sect of Quakers.” Violators were subject to a fine of 40 schillings. Harboring a Quaker in your house from the rain for few a minutes was illegal. Jacob was presumably an outcast from the ordinarily Puritan environment of Salisbury, which must be why so few vital records for this family can be found. [5]
Children
- Born
- 29 SEP 1675[8] · Salisbury, Mass.
- Died
- 11 OCT 1732[9] · Salisbury, Mass.
- Married
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(1) Abigail Wadleigh family page →
(2) Sarah Robie — m. in Salisbury, Mass., 25 March 1730[10]
Sarah b. in Haverhill, Mass., 06 March 1684[11]; m. (2) in Haverhill, Mass., 21 October 1702 to Samuel Clough; m. (3) in Salisbury, Mass., 10 January 1734[12] to Joseph Taylor.
- Born
- ABT 1677 · Salisbury, Mass.
- Died
- 13 JUN 1728[13] · Salisbury, Mass.
- Married
- Born
- 02 MAY 1689[23] · Salisbury, Mass.
- Married
- Born
- ABT 1690 · Salisbury, Mass.
- Died
- 01 APR 1760[24] · Salisbury, Mass.
- Married
- Born
- 14 JUN 1696[25] · Salisbury, Mass.
- Died
- 26 FEB 1776[26] · Salisbury, Mass.
- Married
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Israel Webster — m. in Salisbury, Mass., 25 November 1714[27]
Israel b. in Newbury, Mass., 09 April 1688[28].