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| Other spouses | (1) in Boston, Mass., 31 August 1659 to Lysbell ____
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| Born | | ABT 1650 | at | Cambridge, Mass. |
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In Morrill Kindred, Annie Morrill Smith states that Ethel Morrill McCollister held the belief that John Morrell of Kittery was a nephew of the two brothers Abraham and Isaac. DNA testing, however, has conclusively ruled this out. His parents and place of birth are unknown, though Mrs. McCollister suggests his father was Richard Morrell, who was in Portsmouth N.H. in 1640, brother of Nicholas Morrell, mariner. Lois Fooshee Williamson states that her family tradition is that this family comes from North Riding of Yorkshire, England. John Morrell is found in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1661, about four years before his marriage in Kittery. "Acting under this law [for avoiding the settlement of poor people], the Selectmen [of Ipswich] made complaint to the Ipswich Court in March 1661, that they had notified Daniel Grazier and John Morrill, Irishmen, that they were not willing to have them as inhabitants and they had not removed." We don't know of any other John Morrell in New England at this time, the only other family of this surname is Abraham Morrill of Salisbury, so it is highly likely that this is our John Morrell of Kittery. In addition, 1661 aligns well with the first mention of John in Kittery, which was in 1663, occupation "plasterer." This is the first clue we have as to the nationality of John Morrell, as it seems at least some folks in Ipswich believed he was of Ireland. John Morrell first turns up in Maine record in 1663, occupation "plasterer." He was a "Friend," or Quaker, as were many of his descendents.
Y DNA Profile for four descendents of John Morrell of Kittery. Kit 41789 is a descendent of Jacob Sawyer Morrill,
who is not known to be a descendent of John Morrell, except by DNA match.
CHILDREN
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| Died | | JAN 1740/41 | at | Kittery, Maine |
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| Married | in Boston, Mass., 3 February 1697/98 to Samuel Drown. Samuel Drown was b. in Maine, 7 March 1675/76; d. in Kittery, Maine, 25 January 1720/21
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| Married | (1) in Dover, N.H., 4 August 1701 to George Huntress. George Huntress was b. in Portsmouth, N.H., 1680; d. 1713
(2) in Kittery, Maine, 3 December 1714 to Nicholas Frost. Nicholas Frost was b. in Kittery, Maine, 1674; d. May 1718
(3) in Portsmouth, N.H., 1720 to Thomas Darling. Thomas Darling was b. in N.H., 1677; d. in Durham, N.H., 1739
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| Married | in Dover, N.H., 27 April 1702 to Jonathan Nason. Jonathan Nason d. in Kittery, Maine, ca. 1746
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| Married | ca. 1702 to John Tidy. John Tidy was b. ca. 1683; d. January 1766
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| Married | in Maine, 1712 to Phoebe Heard. Phoebe Heard was b. in Kittery, Maine, 15 January 1691/92; m. (2) in Kittery, Maine, 29 August 1724 to Thomas Stevens
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