Family:Whitney, Martha (s1688-1763)
Martha3 Whitney (Joshua2, John1), daughter of Joshua2 and Abigail (Tarbell) Whitney,[1] was born about 1686, Groton, MA,[2] and died 2 Apr 1763, Newton, MA, aged 77 years.[3]
She married 1 Feb 1708/9, Newton, MA, Isaac Williams,[4] son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Hyde) Williams.[5] He was born 1 Nov 1686, Newton, MA,[6] and died 17 Sep 1757, Newton, MA, aged 72 years.[7]
On 17 Apr 1713, she was mentioned in her father's will.[8]
On 15 Oct 1751, she was mentioned in her brother Joshua's will.[9]
His will mentions wife Martha; sons Jonathan and Isaac; daughters Elizabeth Reed, Abigail Fuller, Mary Miller, and Hannah Rogers; grandchildren Ephraim, Nathaniel, and Martha Spring,[10]
Children of Isaac and Martha3 (Whitney) Williams:
i. Elizabeth Williams, b. ca. 1709;[11] m. Josiah Reed. ii. Abigail Williams, b. 4 Oct 1710, Newton, MA;[12] m. Josiah Fuller. iii. Jonathan Williams, b. 16 Sep 1711, Newton, MA;[13] m. Deborah Spring. iv. Martha Williams, b. 18 Mar 1714, Newton, MA;[14] m. Nathaniel Spring. v. Mary Williams, b. 14 Jun 1717, Newton, MA;[15] m. Joseph Miller. vi. Phebe Williams, b. 9 Oct 1723, Newton, MA;[16] no further record. vii. Hannah Williams, b. 9 Oct 1723, Newton, MA;[17] m. John Rogers. viii. Isaac Williams, b. 15 Jul 1725, Newton, MA;[18] m.(1) Sarah Stratton; m.(2) Elizabeth Cheney; m.(3) Mary Crosby.
References
1.^ Her parentage is proven by the wills of her father and brother Joshua.
2.^ The date is calculated from her age at death.
3.^ "Martha [Williams], w. Isaac, [died] Apr. 2, 1763, a. 77 [G.R. 1]," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905), p. 516.
4.^ "Isaac [Williams], and Mathaw Whitenne, [married] Feb. 1, 1708-9.* P.R. 1," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 406. "Martha and Isaac Williams of Newton, Feb. 1, 1708/9," according to Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1926-1927).
5.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
6.^ "Isaac [Williams], s. Isaac and Elizebeth [dup. Elizabeth], [born] Nov. 1, 1686," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 213.
7.^ "Isaac [Williams], [died] Sept. 17, 1757, a. 72. G.R.1 [Sept. 16, P.R.1]," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 516.
8.^ Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate file #24,703.
9.^ Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 35.
10.^ Henry Bond, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which is Appended the Early History of the Town. With Illustrations, Maps, and Notes (2nd ed., Watertown, MA: 1860), p. 965.
12.^ "Abigall [Williams], d. Isaac and Martha, [born] Oct. 4, 1710," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 213.
13.^ "Jonathan [Williams], s. Isaac and Martha, [born] 16 Dec 1711," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 214.
14.^ "Martha [Williams], d. Isaac and Martha, [born] Mar. 18 [dup. Mar. 8], 1714," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 214.
15.^ "Mary [Williams], d. Isaac and Martha, [born] June 14, 1717," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 214.
16.^ "Phebe [Williames][dup. Williams] [twin], d. Isaac and Martha, [born] Oct. 9, 1723," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 212.
17.^ "Hannah [Williames][dup. Williams] [twin], d. Isaac and Martha, [born] Oct. 9, 1723," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 212.
18.^ "Isaac [Williams], s. Isaac and Martha, [born] July 15, 1725," according to Newton Vital Records, p. 213.
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