Joseph Morrill and Martha Bean
Joseph Morrill
- Born
- 09 FEB 1752[1] at Gilmanton, N.H.
- Died
- 02 MAY 1846[2] at Gilmanton, N.H.
- Will
- 21 OCT 1831, proved in Gilford, Belknap, N.H., 19 May 1846[4]
- Married
- 17 AUG 1784[6] at Gilmanton, N.H.
- Father
- Ephraim Morrill
- Mother
- Dorothy Hoyt
needs independent verification: the image of the will (Belknap County probate records 1841-1848, vols. 1-2, book page 253, image 414 of 637) read at the testator’s name, the date 21 Oct 1831, the names of the children and the probate date 19 May 1846. The will and its probate are known from a machine transcript of a two-page register spread only.[7]
In a letter filed with the court on behalf of Joseph Morrill by his children in October 1847 shortly after he died, the Revolutionary War record was established. Joseph Morrill enlisted at Gilmanton in February 1781 for six months. He served four of those months as a private and was discharged early due to poor health. He later reenlisted for an additional six months and served the full term. The papers give the name of his wife as Martha Bean, and name the living children Polly Morrill, Hannah Morrill, David Morrill, and Joseph Morrill. [The fact that the eldest living son is named David in the letter rather than Daniel is a discrepancy that remains unexplained at the current time.] [8]
Martha Bean
- Born
- ABT 1765
- Died
- 20 DEC 1845[9] at Gilmanton, N.H.
NOTE: needs independent verification: the image of the 1847 pension declaration (NARA R. 7399, image 3) read at the line that gives her death on 20 Dec 1845. The volunteer transcript writes her first name as ‘Martha Beam’ at the marriage and as ‘Mary Beam’ at the death; the marriage date and the date of death agree with the tree, but the death line itself was not re-read on the image.
Children
- Born
- 22 NOV 1784[11] · Belmont, N.H.
- Married
- Born
- 02 MAR 1786[12] · Belmont, N.H.
- Born
- 06 FEB 1788[13] · Belmont, N.H.
- Born
- 01 MAY 1791[14] · Belmont, N.H.
- Born
- 28 JUN 1793[15] · Belmont, N.H.
- Died
- 14 JUN 1857[17]
- Married
- Born
- ABT 1795[19]