George Martin (1680 - 1755)

Born 17 Sep 1680 in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Husband of Anne (Choate) Martin — married 29 Nov 1706 in Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Mercy (Durkee) Martin — married after 4 Jun 1709 in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Marcy (Lincoln) Martin — married 5 Nov 1736 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1755 at age 74 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile is part of the Chebacco Parish, Massachusetts One Place Study.

George Martin was born 17 September 1680 in Chebacco Parish (later the Town of Essex), Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.^[1][2][3] He was a son of George Martin. Contrary to the conclusions reported 19th and 20th-century genealogies such as the Martin genealogy by Alven M. Smith, his father was NOT the son of George Martin and his wife Susannah (North) Martin, who was accused of witchcraft and hanged in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692.^[4]

In the Ipswich Vital Records, this man is called George Jr. in the records of his marriages in 1706 and 1709, probably to avoid confusion with his father, who also resided in Ipswich at that time.^[5]

George Martin married three times. His first wife was Anna Choate, daughter of John Choate of Chebacco; they married on 29 November 1706.^[5] His second wife was Mercy Durkee; they married after publishing their intentions in Chebacco Parish on 4 June 1709.^[5] His third wife was Mercy Lincoln; they married on 5 November 1736 in Windham, Connecticut. ^[6]

Children

Child with first wife, Anna Choate, recorded at Windham, Connecticut:^[6]

1. Elizabeth, d. George & Anne, b. Jan 17, 1707/8 (also recorded with birthdate of Jan. 17, 1707)

Children with second wife, Mercy Durkee, recorded at Windham, Connecticut: ^[6]

1. Mercy, d. George & Mercy, b. June 25, 1710
2. George, s. George & Mercy, b. Apr. 19, 1712
3. Sarah, d. George & Mercy, b. Mar. 31, 1721; 1; 80
4. Anna, d. George & mercy, b. July 15, 1725

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-W7RL?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DH-MNT%3A353349401%2C353664501%2C1006149502 : 13 July 2016), Essex > County wide > County court births, marriages, deaths 1654-1795 > image 170 of 610; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
2. ↑ Record of Births, Publishments, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Ipswich. Copied in 1889 from Essex County Records and various church records, under the direction of the Selectmen of the Town of Ipswich. Georg, son of George Martin, born 17 of September 1680.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the Year 1849. p. 265
4. ↑ Greene, "Salem Witches III: Susanna Martin," The American Genealogist, v. 58, no. 4, page 203
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the Year 1849. Ipswich Marriages, page 305 (accessible on AmericanAncestors.org, Ancestry.com, and ma-vitalrecords.org).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Windham Births, Marriages, Deaths 1692 – 1850, M-O, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records

See also:

• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
• Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4. 1914. page 1852.
• Watson, Elliot Burnham, M.D. and Rev. Alven Martyn Smith. George Martin of Salisbury, Mass. and his Descendants. So. Pasadena, Calif.: Alven M. Smith, 1929.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Lisa Coughlin for creating WikiTree profile Martin-13836 through the import of coughlin.ged on Aug 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lisa and others.
• Thank you to Wendy Martin for creating WikiTree profile Martin-14888 through the import of Wendy Martin Family Tree.ged on Oct 18, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Wendy and others.