Born in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Martin VI
and Dorothy (Smith) Martin
Sister of
Richard Martin, Easter Martin, Esther Martin, Elizabeth Martin, Elizabeth (Martin) Dunn, Esther (Martin) Dunn, Patience (Martin) Sutton, John Martin and Richard Martin
Wife of
Benajah Dunham
— married
21 Sep 1704 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John Dunham, Hezekiah Dunham, Benajah Dunham, Martin Dunham, Elizabeth (Dunham) Mundy, Mary Dunham, Esther (Dunham) Dunn, Priscilla Dunham, Rachel Dunham, Elisha Dunham and Elisha Dunham
Died after
after age 56
in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
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Biography
Dorothy was born on 7 Jun 1685 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey. She was the daughter of John Martin and Dorothy (Smith) Martin.[1]
She married Benajah Dunham on 21 Sep 1704 at Piscataway, NJ and they had the following children, b. Piscataway, New Jersey:[1]
- John Dunham.
- Hezekiah Dunham.
- Benajah Dunham.
- Martin Dunham.
- Elizabeth Dunham.
- Mary Dunham.
- Esther Dunham.
- Priscilla Dunham.
- Rachel Dunham.
- Elisha Dunham.
She died on 23 Aug 1742 in Piscataway.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MacGunnigle, Bruce Campbell. "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass, December 1620, Volume Four, Third Edition, Family of Edward Fuller." Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006, pg 131
See Also:
- Ancestry Family Tree 11629568
- *Dunham, Isaac Watson. Dunham genealogy: English and American branches of the Dunham family. Bulletin Press: Norwich, Connecticut, 1903. pages 254.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorothy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorothy:
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~0.39%
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Martin-69798 and Martin-10078 appear to represent the same person because: Same husband
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Martin-11585 and Martin-10078 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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Rejected matches › Dorothy (Martin) Ayers (abt.1684-abt.1714)
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