Born in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Spencer Jr.
and Deborah (Selden) Spencer
Sister of
John Spencer, Samuel N Spencer Sr, William Spencer, Samuel Selden Spencer, Joseph Dudley Spencer, Deborah Spencer, William Seldon Spencer, Elizabeth Selden (Spencer) Cass, George Selden Spencer, Charles Spencer, David Brainerd Spencer, Rowena Millicent (Spencer) Nye and Mary Sophia (Spencer) Hunt
Wife of
Stephen Ruddell Wilson
— married
23 May 1798 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Deborah Selden (Wilson) Mills
Died
at age 69
in Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Mar 2019
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Biography
Martha was born in 1782. She was the daughter of Joseph Spencer and Deborah Selden. [1]
Martha Spencer married Stephen R Wilson on 23 May 1798 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.[2]
In the 1850 census Martha B Wilson (age 68) was in Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States.[3] The household consisted of: Martha B Wilson 68, Mary S Wilson 33, Elisa Nash 26.
She passed away in 1852. Martha Brainerd Wilson was mentioned on a memorial in Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States with a death date of 10 January 1852.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Rogers, Sophie Selden, Mrs., Selden ancestry; a family history, giving the ancestors and descendants of George Shattuck Selden and his wife, Elizabeth Wright Clark
Oil City, Pa., E. van D. Selden; 1931; (accessed 12 January 2024)br/> Page 212-231 - ↑
Marriage:
"West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007527465; FHL microfilm: 000411404; Image number: 40
FamilySearch Record: Q2ZX-C8SN (accessed 12 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G98W-XW8C
Martha Spencer marriage to Stephen R Wilson on 23 May 1798 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 18; Digital film/folder number: 004093962; FHL microfilm: 444731; Image number: 7; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01127-2
FamilySearch Record: MX38-9XV (accessed 12 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XH19-86J
Martha B Wilson (68) in Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States. Born in Connecticut. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #16324824 (accessed 12 January 2024)
Memorial page for Martha Brainerd Spencer Wilson (19 Jan 1782-10 Jan 1852), citing Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Xbrakeit® (contributor 49520506).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Elna (Ballard) Cox 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T407675 [compare], Ancestry member emcox
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #122028
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
John Stroud :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T866315 [compare], Ancestry member jkstroud
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T866315 [compare], yourDNAportal JOH6ac4a028, FTDNA kit #200787
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~0.78%
Donna (Shepherd) Dreyer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DonnaDreyer323
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Ilene (Glamser) Krokstrom :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A337628 [compare], Ancestry member ikrokstrom816
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Dixie Trent :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ditrent155
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Categories: Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio
Martha is the daughter that married Stephen Wilson.
Please merge, retaining the information from the Martha profile.
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