Martha (Lord) Littlefield (abt. 1667 - 1726)

Born about 1667 in Kittery, York, Maine

Ancestors

Wife of Moses Littlefield — married before Dec 1687 in Wells, York, Maine

Wife of John Abbott — married 22 Jan 1716 in Berwick, Maine

Descendants

Died 1726 at about age 59 in Berwick, York, Maine

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Biography

Martha Lord was born around 1667 in Kittery, Maine. Her parents were Nathan Lord and Martha (Everett) Lord^[1].

She married Moses Littlefield sometime before 14 December 1687, when the two were presented for fornication in Wells^[1]. Records show four children^[2]:

1. Aaron (Pierre Augustin), born 20 Oct 1694; married Marie Brunel, lived in Quebec^[3]

2. Tabitha, born ca. 1696

3. Ruth, born 23 Jun 1698^[2]

4. Moses, baptized 13 June 1708^[4]

In 1703, Martha and her three children were taken captive by Indians and brought to Canada. Martha returned home sometime before 1708, but their children remained in Quebec^[2].

Moses died in 1714, and Martha married John Abbott on 22 January 1716. After his death around 1719, she married Alexander Taylor on 18 August 1720^[1].

Martha died in 1726 in Berwick, Maine^[2].

From the Lord family genealogical notes of my great grandfather Isaac Purl Lord (1858-1942), who was a direct descendant of Nathan and spent many years researching the family:

• Martha (2) m. abt 1685 Moses Littlefield of Wells, York C?o., Maine, son of Thomas Littlefield of same. Had children: Aaron Littlefield, Tabitha Littlefield and perhaps others -- these children were captured by the Indians when quite young and carried to Bourcherville (sic), Canada and finally came into the hands of the Jesuits and were placed in a Convent (see "History of Kennebunk, Maine").

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Eaton, Priscilla. The Descendants of Nathan Lord of Kittery and Berwick, Maine. The Maine Genealogist and Biographer, Vol. 33 (2011)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Coleman, Emma Lewis. New England Captives Carried to Canada Between 1677 and 1760 During the French and Indian Wars: Vol. 1. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1926. Page 403.
3. ↑ "Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDB-HSJ8 : 10 February 2018), Moses Littlefield in entry for Aaron Littlefield, 20 Oct 1694; citing Wells, comté d'York, Maine, United States, Birth, La Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie (The Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies), Canada.
4. ↑ Stewart, George Sawin. Records of the First Church of Wells, Maine. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 37 - 52 (1922): Page 46.

See also:

• "Pierre Augustin Littlefield" in Genealogy of Canada [1]