 Abiah Phelps, daughter of Dan Phelps and Hannah Austen.Born Sep 29, 1775 at Suffield, CT, died Dec 29, 1872 at Williamsfield, OH ?, 97 years Married May 4, 1803 at Worthington, MA ? (53 years married) to:  Elias Morse, son of Samuel Morse and Eunice Brown.Born Apr 6, 1776 at Worthington, MA, died Dec 26, 1856 at Williamsfield, OH, 80 years [phelps.FTW] [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 16, Ed. 1, Tree 604, Date of Import: Jun 21, 1999] Elias Morse(7) {Samuel(6), Moses(5), Daniel(4), William(3), Benjamin(2), Anthony(1)} Rev. Mr. Waldo performed the marriage ceremony. "Elias Morse emigrated to the Western Reserve, Ohio on horseback in 1809, to select land for his furture home. He was the founder of Methodism in that part of the Reserve. He was converted at a Methodist camp-meeting before coming to Ohio, formed a number of classes in the West, one in Crawford Co., Pa., and two in Trumbull Co., Ohio. These classes were formed befoe there was any Ecclesiastical body established. On arriving in Ohio with his family in 1811, he commenced preaching in his own and neighbors' houses and barns as opportunity occured. "About this time a mail-road was established on the state road and J.W. Brown was appointed in his stead, his commission bearing date of 1812. He served as postmaster about 30 years, his family being the first pioneer settlers in Williamsfield, Ohio. He was chosen Elder of the M. E. Church on the 13th day of August, 1826 by Abijah Hedding, Bishop, and the Elders present, at camp-meeting. Mercer Circuit."----Family Records Children: 1. Milton MorseBorn Feb 18, 1804 at Worthington, MA, died Jul 9, 1829 at Worthington, MA?, 25 years 2. Osman Phelps MorseBorn Jan 26, 1806 at Worthington, MA, died between 1837 BET., - and at Williamsfield, OH??, 68 or 69 years 3. Benjamin Franklin MorseBorn Sep 18, 1809 at Worthington, MA, died Aug 8, 1891 at Middletown, Kentucky, 81 years 4. Maria Louisa MorseBorn Aug 9, 1813 at Williamsfield, OH, died Apr 9, 1892 at Williamsfield, OH??, 78 years [phelps.FTW] [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 16, Ed. 1, Tree 604, Date of Import: Jun 21, 1999] Maria Louisa Morse(8) did not bear the name of "mother," but nieces and nephew loved and honored her as few aunts are loved and honored. She possessed a kind and tender heart and friends who were sick or in trouble had her prayers and symphathy. She was a noble woman and her memory is charished by nieces and nephew as that of a mother.------Harriet Morse Weeks | |||