Born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Blagge
and Mary (Bontel) Blagge
Wife of
David DeForest
— married
1696 in Stratford, Connecticut
Wife of
John Thompson Esq.
— married
30 Nov 1721 in Stratford, Fairfield County Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (DeForest) Hawley, Sarah (DeForest) Lewis, Martha (DeForest) Wheeler, David DeForest, Samuel DeForest, Isaac DeForest, Edward DeForest, Henry DeForest, Elizabeth (DeForest) Marvin, Benjamin DeForest and Hezekiah Thompson
Died
at about age 63
in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
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Biography
Listed as an ancestor of John W. De Forest in the "American Ancestry" reference volumes by Thomas Patrick Hughes, 1838-1911, published by Joel Munsell's Sons of Albany, New York.[1]
Daughter of Samuel, and granddaughter of Capt. Benjamin Blagge.[2]
Martha was born 1677 in Stratford[3]
Marriage
She married David DeForest ABT 1696 Stratford, Connecticut[4]
She married second John Thompson 30 Nov 1721 in Stratford, Connecticut[3]
Parents:
- Samuel Blagge (1651 - 1713)
- Mary Bontel Blagge (1657 - 1684)
Spouses:
- David DeForest (1669 - 1721)*
- Deacon John Thompson (1680 - 1765)*
Children:
- Sarah DeForest Lewis (1698 - 1765)*
Burial: Old Congregational Burying Ground - Stratford, Fairfield County Connecticut, USA
Sources
- American Ancestry (Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, N.Y., 1888) Vol. 3, Page 185
- Hawley, Elias. The Hawley Record (E. H. Hutchinson & Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 1890) Page 455
- Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) Page 213
- Riker, James. Revised History of Harlem (New Harlem Publishing Co., New York, 1904) Page 783
- Find A Grave: Memorial #20889830: Has a photo of gravestone on gravesite
Footnotes
- ↑ American Ancestry: Vol. 3, Page 185
- ↑ Hawley
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 T Thacher Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy : Part 1 Page 330
- ↑ Torrey
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