Alice (Unknown) Martin (1607 - aft. 1662)

Born 1607 in England

Wife of Ralph Farnham — married 1 Oct 1626 (to 8 Jan 1642) in Southhampton, Hampshire, England

Wife of Solomon Martin — married 18 Jun 1648 (to 1658) in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 25 Mar 1662 after age 55 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth

Alice (___) was born in about 1607, likely in England. Her date of birth is based on her recorded age of 28 in 1635. ^[1]

Immigration

Embarked 13 July 1635 from London to New England on the James.^[1]

• Ralph Farman, barber age 32 (b.c. 1603)
• Alice Farman, 28 (b.c. 1607)
• Mary Farman, 7 (b.c. 1628)
• Thomas Farman, 4 (b.c. 1631)
• Ralph Farman, 2 (b.c. 1633)

Marriages and children

Alice married Ralph Farnham (1603-1643) in the year 1626, 4 children were born between 1626 and 1635, in England Source: #S214

1. EphraimFarnham 1627-1630 Ephraim Farnum. "Some have suggested that Ralph and Alice had a son named Ephraim. No supporting record has been found. The earliest Ephraim Farnham in America was the seventh child of Ralph (k1633-1692)^[2]
2. Mary Farnham bpt St. Nicholas, Rochester, Kent 13 July 1628;^[2] m. Boston 20 Oct 1650 Daniel Poor rec. in Andover^[2]. She died at Andover Feb 1713/14<^[2]
3. Thomas Farnham, bpt. St. Nicholas, Rochester, Kent, 10 April 1631;^[2] died Andover 11 Jan 1685^[2] m. Andover 8 July 1660 Elizabeth Sibborn (Seborne)^[2]
4. Ralph Farnham Ralph Farnham bapt. St. Nicholas, Rochester, Kent, 4 August 1633;^[2] died at Andover 8 Jan 1691/2^[2] m. Andover 26 Oct 1657 or 1658 Elizabeth Holt^[2]
5. Sarah FarnumSarah FARNHAM b. say 1639 in Massachusetts (Ipswich ?);^[2] died at Andover 12 May 1728 in her 90th year;^[2] m. (1) Andover 26 April 1658 George Abbott, Jr.^[2] m. (2) Andover 1 August 1689 Henry Ingalls.^[2]
6. John Farnham b. probably in Ipswich, Massachusetts say 1641;^[2] died Andover 17June 1723 in 83rd year;^[2] m. Andover 12 Nov 1667 Rebecca Kent.^[2]

Solloman Martin, ship carpenter, and Ales Varnam, wid., of Ipswich, were married 18 JAN 1648, in Gloucester, Massachusetts^[3]

After their marriage Solomon and his two young children by Mary Pindar and Alice and her children moved to Andover, Massachusetts

25 March 1662: Solomon Martin, "late of Andover," and "gone out of the country six or seven years," had a house and lands that were going to ruin, Alice, for 12 pounds resigns the house and lands to Nathan Parker for the use of Samuel Martin (son of Solomon), but reserves the right to live in the house and use the proceeds of 1/3 of the orchard, during her life. This says nothing of the circumstances of his going, only that he left and is now presumed to be dead.^[4]

Russell Farnham in his "New England Descendants..." book on this family states that in 1662 Alice put young Samuel under the guardianship of Nathaniel Parker, an "original proprietor and learned man". Apparently Samuel was "running at large and enjoying himself without parental restraint".^[5] Along with more interesting details about the future of Samuel Martin, Farnham notes that the house and land inherited by Alice and managed by Parker was sold in 1673 leading to speculation that Alice died at that time. He also notes that a land grant was made to Solomon Martin in 1680 and property sold to him in 1684 by Robert Russell, refuting the notion that Solomon was dead or permanently returned to England. Was this the same Solomon Martin? Anderson apparently did not see these last two records as he asserted that there was no trace of Solomon Martin in New England after 1662. Supporting this view of Solomon's return to New England is his apparent appearance as a proprietor of Andover at a town vote taken in 1681 and reviewed in 1702.^[6] These 1680 and 1684 transactions do not appear in the Essex County deeds search for 1640-1799 also available through familysearch.org.

Death

After the above date 25 March 1662, probably in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, but there is no record.^[4]

February 9, 1662 ^{[citation needed]}. This could be so if actually 1662/3 Feb. 9, 1651/2 Wrong

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hotten, John Camden (editor). The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. London: John Camden Hotten, 1874 (p. 108)
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16} Farnham, Russell C. "The English Origin of Ralph Farnham of Ipswich, Massachusetts." The American Genealogist 69:32.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II.--Marriages. Salem, Mass. The Essex Institute, 1923. (pp 367, 557)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration 1634-1635, Volume 5, M-P. pp. 60-62 $subscription entry for Solomon Martin (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.
5. ↑ The New England descendants of the immigrant Ralph Farnum of Rochester, Kent County, England, and Ipswich, Massachusetts : with many Andover, Massachusetts, and New York and Pennsylvania descendants : 13 generations by Farnham, Russell C. (Russell Clare), 1931- Publication date 1999 p. 14
6. ↑ History of Andover, from its settlement to 1829 by Abbot, Abiel, 1765-1859 Publication date 1829 p. 201

See also:

• Source:S7 Abbott , Lemuel Abijah. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States Publication: Ancestry.com. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the de [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. originally 1906
• Abbott Genealogies. Early Records and Notes of the Farnum Family of Andover. PDF Researched and written by Charlotte Helen Abbott (1844-1921).
• "Andover Historical Series." FARNHAM BOYS. Article # 50 printed in the Andover Townsman January 8, 1897. wayback machine. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024. Researched and written by Charlotte Helen Abbott (1844-1921).
• The Andover Towsman, Andover, Mass., January 8, 1897. Andover Historical Series. FARNHAM BOYS. Article # 50 printed in the Andover Townsman, January 8, 1897. PDF. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024. Researched and written by Charlotte Helen Abbott (1844-1921).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ang Saxberg, Matthew Schneider, Doug Stewart, Pam Carter, Brian McCullough, Jay Byrne,