James (Marten) Martin (abt. 1547 - 1583)

Born about 1547 in Lydd, Kent, England

Husband of Joan (Adam) Martin — married 27 Jul 1562 in Lydd, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 1583 at about age 36 in Lydd, Kent, England

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Disputed Associations

The parents of James Martin are unproven; he was married to Joan Adams in 1562.

James is not proven the son of a John Martin, and a Mary Snelling is not shown as his mother; neither was this Mary Snelling his wife in 1547 (that was the year he was born).

John Martin was added as a father 2013 and removed in 2019; Lord John Martin of Devon, England, was added as a father in 2021, and is being removed in 2021.

Mary Snelling was added as a mother in 2013 and removed in 2019, This same Mary Snelling was added as a wife in 2021 and is being removed in 2021.

Biography

James Martin lived at Lydd, Kent, where he was probably some sort of a merchant or trader. Lydd is in the extreme southeast of Kent in a low, sandy area better suited for commerce than agriculture. All that is known of him is derived from his will and the parish register of Lydd. James Martin married at Lydd on 27 July 1562, Joan Adam. She was baptized there on 10 April 1544 and was the daughter of William and Alice (Baker) Adam of Lydd. She died there in 1582. Wiliam Adam and Alice Baker were married in 1542 at Lydd. Administration of the estate of William Adam was granted to Mildred, his widow, in 1571, hence Alice must have died earlier and he remarried. James Martin died in 1583.^[1]

James Martin, who died at Lydd in 1583, married at Lydd, 27 July 1562, Joan Adam, baptized at Lydd 10 Apr. 1544, died there in 1582, daughter of William and Alice (Baker) Adam. William Adam married Alice Baker at Lydd in 1542. (From information supplied the contributor by Mrs. Elizabeth (French) Bartlett, Rev. Arthur Adams, Ph.D. and a.T. Butler, Esq., Windsor Herald.)^[2]

Marriage 27 July 1562 in Lydd, Kent, England^[3] husband James Martin; wife, Joan Adam; children,

Godfrey Martin

Mary Martine

Rachel Martin

Will - abstract; Will of James Martin, 1683^[4]

8 August 1583 - the will of James Martin of the town of Lydd in the parish of All Saints, county of KNt.. to my daughter Rachel ?10 in ready money, one silver goblet next the best one pot covered with silver, 6 silver spoons that be 7 marked, one feather bed next the best that lyeth in th echamber over the parlor, that bolster that lyeth upon the bed, the coverlet, that blanket, two pillows, two pillow coats, 4 pair of sheets neither of the finest nor of the coarsest, 3 table cloths, one dozen of table napkins, her mother’s best coat with her kyrtle, and all such things as her mother did give her … unto my daughter Batt (Bates) 10s … Adryan Wood my servant shall have that little chamber he now lyeth in for life, one feather bed, one bloster, 2 pair of sheets, one blanket, one coverlet, ?3.6s.8d. … to son in law James Batt 2 seames (Seame = one horse load, or usually 8 bushels of grain.) of wheat, and 3 seames of malt. Godfrey Martin my son to be sole executor, he to have all the rest of moveable goods, houses, lands not willed. Witnesses: Alexander Weston, writer, Richard Glover. Proved 2y November 1583 at Canterbury and Godfrey Martin, executor, and Maria Martin alias Batt, also Rachell Martin natural daughters of the deceased, all came into court, etc.

Research Notes

NEHGR 92 (1938):397. "James Martin, who died at Lydd in 1583, married at Lydd, 27 July 1562, Joan Adams, baptized at Lydd 10 Apr. 1544, died there in 1582, daughter of William and Alice (Baker) Adam ..." Citing, "information supplied the contributor by Mrs. Elizabeth (French) Bartlett, Rev. Arthur Adams ..., and A. T. Butler ... Windsor Herald," by subscription, see AmericanAncestors.

Sources

1. ↑ John Brooks, Fifty great migration colonists to New England & their origins 50 Great Migration Colonists ( J.B. Threlfall, Madison, WI, 1990).1992 reprint; pg. 45.
2. ↑ Gary Boyd Roberts, English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, 1984) Volume: 1:180.
3. ↑ Gary Boyd Roberts, English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, 1984) Volume: 1:180
4. ↑ John Brooks, Fifty great migration colonists to New England & their origins 50 Great Migration Colonists ( J.B. Threlfall, Madison, WI, 1990).1992 reprint; pg. 45.

See also--

• "Biggs Family" in "Notes," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 92 (1938);397, 397n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• "Richard Bate" in "Genealogical Gleanings in England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 51 (1897):268-271, at 269-270; digital images, Hathi Trust.

other--

• Source: S-1366474866 Repository: #R-1563874634 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13981146&pid=1002

Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Martin-17758 was created by Peter Wetherill through the import of Smaller.GED on Jun 26, 2014.