mily of children, among them five sons, whose names were Samuel,
William, Robert, John, and Anthony. William, Robert, and Anthony
ultimately emigrated to America, while Samuel, Jr., and John remained in
England. Young Samuel went to London, and became a merchant and a miser.
When past his fiftieth year he married. His wife died four years later,
leaving a baby daughter and a son. Both children were sent up to
Marlboro, where they had a home with their Uncle John, who was living on
the old farm. There they grew up, and became the heirs both of John and
their father. The boy was named Morgan. He received a finished
education, embraced the law, and married. His only child and daughter,
Mary, became the heiress of her aunt's property and her great-uncle
John's estate, and was accounted a lady of wealth, station, and beauty.

Meanwhile, the family of old Samuel Morse's playfellow had also reached
the fourth generation. The name of that playfellow was Oliver Cromwell,
who became Lord Protector of the British Commonwealth. Of course he
forgot Samuel Morse, and was sitting in Parliament when Samuel died. He
had children and grandchildren who lived as contemporaries of his old
playmate's children and grandchildren. Two or three years before
Samuel's great granddaughter, Mary, was born, a great grandson of the
Protector saw the light. This boy was named Oliver, but was called
"Rummy Noll." The ancestral estate of Theodale's became his sole
inheritance, and as soon as he came into the property he began to live a
wild, fast life, distinguishing himself as an adventurous, if not
profligate gentleman.

He travelled much; and one day in a sunny English year came to the town
of his great-grandfather's nativity. There he chanced to meet Mary
Morse. The beautiful girl fascinated him, but would not consent to be
his wife until all of his "wild oats" were sown. Then she became Mrs.
Cromwell, and was a happy wife, as well as a lady of eminence and
wealth. Oliver and Mary Cromwell had a daughter Olivia, who married a
Mr. Russell, and whose daughters are the present sole representatives of
the Protectorate family.

As was said above, William, Anthony, and Robert Morse, brothers of
Samuel, Jr., emigrated to America, and became the ancestors of nearly
all of their name in this country. William and Anthony settled at
Newbury, Massachusetts. The latter became a respected citizen, and among
his descendants were such men as Rev. Dr. James Morse o