Martha (Davies) Hall (abt. 1609 - abt. 1695)

Born about 1609 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England

Wife of William Russell — married before 1636 in England

Wife of Humphrey Bradshaw — married 24 Mar 1665 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Wife of Thomas Hall — married 24 May 1683 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1695 at about age 86 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

She was born about 1609 in England.

William Russell married Martha, possibly Davies on 23 June 1636 in St. Albans, England.^[1]

By 1636 she had immigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts. ^[2]

She passed away about 1694 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^{[3] [4][5]}

Research Notes

On 2019/05/07 sources were added which seem to indicate that the 2 husbands on this profile were married to 2 different women ...

- Martha Davies who married William Russell

(with death record as RUSSELL)

- Martha Russell who married Humphry Bradshaw

(with marriage record saying maiden name was RUSSELL). sources:

> Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 on ancestry.com for Martha Russell (father's surname: Russell) m: 24 Mar 1665 Cambridge, Massachusetts; spouse's name: Humphry Bredsha.

> U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Genealogical Publishing Company of Baltimore, MD, USA; on ancestry.com for Martha Russell, m: 24 Mar 1665 New England, USA to Humphrey Bradshaw.

> Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages 1633-1850 on ancestry.com citing FHL#0496864; for Martha Russell & Humphry Bredsha, m: 24 Mar 1665 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

• BRADSHAW, Humphrey (-1682) & 2/wf Martha RUSSELL, w William, m/3 Thomas HALL 1683; 24 Mar 1665; Cambridge {Cutter 376; Sv. 1:234; Snow-Estes 1:341; Charlestown 836; Rathbone (1941) 18; Hall-Baldwin 29}^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .), V44, pgs 83-84.
2. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s on ancestry.com citing code#6799.25; "Pioneers of Massachusetts", A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns and Churches and other Contemporaneous Documents; by Charles Henry POPE & Genealogical Publishing Company Inc. of Baltimore, MD in 1998; p396; arrival: 1636 Cambridge, Massachusetts; Primary Immigrant: William Russell with family members: wife Martha Russell & child Joseph Russell @10yrs.
3. ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 on ancestry.com citing Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Genealogical Publishing Company of Baltimore, MD, USA; for Martha (Davies) Russell, d: 1695 spouse: William Russell,
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124096090 for Martha (Davies) Russell, b: 1609 England; d: 1694 Menotomy, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; burial: unknown. Memorial has no known burial and neglects to mention her marriage to men after Russell
5. ↑ Russell, Hezekiah Stone, 1835-. Descendants of William Russell, Cambridge, Mass., About 1640. Pittsfield, Mass.: Eagle Pub. Co., 1900. p. 4
6. ↑ Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Link at AmericanAncestors ($)

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