3. REVEREND CRUSHA AND DAPHNE`S
FINDINGS
At this
time, before Robert’s phone call, Daphne had sent me the following “Morter
Line”, filled in by her for Reverend Crusha. You can see from Daphne’s Family Tree, in
her own handwriting, that we go right back to a “Philip Morter of Long
Stratton died 1722”.
You can see the Tree is entitled “Descendants
of Wells Morter” (Son of John
& Elizabeth) by Reverend Crusha. My
sister Georgina and late brother Colin, and in particular
my cousin Ron (son of Frederick), agreed with a lot of the data, going
back to Wells; in particular the interesting Jewish connection of “
Meshach”!
So, at this stage on the 11th June`03,
Daphne sent me her family tree. A few
weeks later, after Robert contacted me, he talked about his “64 page
Dossier” and subsequent “ Huge Family Tree”, showing his line going
back, even further to a Thomas Morter Bur. 1636 at North Walsham. A meeting had to be arranged to compare the
two Lines, hoping for real agreements!
The following Thursday around 6 00 pm was
the appointed time, at Robert’s home in Wymondham not far from Long
Stratton. Robert also mentioned
that according to his Dossier:
“Philip from Long Stratton married a
Catherine Lincolne at Morningthorpe on 20/09/1698”.
St
John the Baptist, Morningthorpe
I
noticed
on
the map, Morningthorpe was only a stone’s throw away from
Long
Stratton,
so I decided to visit both Churches in the morning; but more important, I had
made an appointment with the Archives Records Department in Norwich,
to check that their marriage actually took place! I also thought it would be a good idea to take my Digital Camera
(thanks Delphine!) with me, and make an Ancestry Video (thanks Pam!)
of my day out. I did manage to visit
both churches that morning, and also St Mary’s in Hethersett,
that late afternoon. Also in the Records Office, I found the actual proof of
their marriage. Here it is:
Philip/Catherine
Married 20thSept1698.
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