Thomas
Martin
Born about in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Joanna (Unknown) Martin
— married
1685 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Descendants 
Father of
Adam Martin and Thomas (Martin) Martyn Jr
Died
at about age 58
in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Profile mix-up ?
Thomas Martin-6663 (1637-1729) m 1662 to Joanna Thomas-13504 (1639-1713)
Thomas Martin-173 (1660-1701) m 1685 to Joanna unknown-1943 (1662-?)
Thomas Martin-176 (1686-1729) m 1710 to Mary Gove-1
will dated 1701 mentions daug Dorothy wife of Thomas How YET vr's has Dorothy married 1661 so she perhaps born 1645, unlikely daug of Thos Martin b 1660. Is the will dtd 1701 attached to the wrong Thos Martin ?
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Biography
Thomas Martin was one of the proprietors of the Ockoocangansett Plantation, and his name is borne on the list in 1693, to whom land had been granted. He died 13 Nov 1701. [1]
Sources are inconsistent in naming children.
- Dorothy Martin, daug of Thomas and Joanna Martin marr 1st 6 Apr 1661 to Joseph How, son of Abraham - she is mentioned in her father's will. Dorothy married 2nd 15 May 1706 to Samuel Morris, resided in Marlborough, then in 1718 living near Woodstock, CT.[2]
He probably had 3 children with him in Marlborough: [History of Marlborough publ 1862]
- Mary marr in 1718 to Isaac AMSDEN" [This was actually the widow of Adam below remarrying to Isaac Amsden, and not a daughter of Thomas Martin]
- Adam marr 22 Feb 1708 to Mary CHURCH[3], Adam died 25 Apr 1716
- Thomas marr 31 Jan 1710 to Mary GOVE, [4] Thomas died 4 Oct 1729
In his will dated 3 Dec 1701 "I thomas martine of Marlborough being at the present aged and weak in body ..." mentions Johanna loving wife, ... my son Thomas ... son Joseph How and Dorithy his wife, ... give unto Mary Gove...if she doth continues? with my wife... Mentions Dorithy wife of Joseph How and does not appear to mention Mary or Adam who are listed below.[5]
Birth
- Birth: 1660 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA[6]
Marriage
- Husband: Thomas Martin
- Wife: Mrs. Jane or Johanna Martin
- Child: Adam Martin
- Child: Thomas Martin
- Marriage: 1685 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA[6]
- Husband: Thomas Martin
- Wife: Jane XXX Martin
- Child: Thomas Martin
- Marriage: 1660 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA[6]
Research notes
From Torrey NE Marriages: MARTIN, Thomas (-1701) & Jane/Johanna/Joanna ____; bef 1688, bef 1671?, bef 1675; Marlborough {Marlboro Hist. 412; Howe 2:284; Reg. 39:27} Key
Only GM Directory engtry: Martin, Thomas: Unknown; 1638; Charlestown; not seen after 1639 [ChTR 43; ChChR 9; Lechford 214; MBCR 1:375]. (A Thomas Martin appeared at Woburn and Cambridge in the early 1650s.)
Sources
- ↑ "History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861" by Charles Hudson and Joseph Allen, publ 1862, Page 412 https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofm00huds#page/412/mode/1up
- ↑ "Howe Genealogies" by Daniel Wait Howe, Page 284 borrow from archives.org
- ↑ Vital Records of Marlborough p 283 https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofma00marl#page/282/mode/2up
- ↑ Vital Records of Marlborough p 283 https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofma00marl#page/282/mode/2up
- ↑ probate file # 14741 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Will.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 JohnPaytonMartin http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1174152/person/-1980887818 Page: MARTIN-BURNETT FAMILY TREE 1500-PRESENT; Jonathan Martin; member name: kenmart881
See also:
- "Colonial Records of Marlborough, Mass" in NEHGR vol 62, p 220-228, 336-344, vol 63, publ 1909, 59-67, 117-126, 217-226
- Middlesex County Probate, Vol 10, Pages 405-6: Will and administration of estate of Thomas Martin.
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Ellen Ilsley
Martin-1520 and Martin-173 appear to represent the same person because: Date of death and relationships match, these are the same person
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Unmerged matches › Thomas Martin Sr (1637-)
Rejected matches › › Tom W. Martin › Thomas Scott Martin (1845-1932)
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