Do not confuse with John Martin (1652-1720) who never lived in Swansea but lived in Rehoboth for about sixty years before he passed away. He married Mercy (Billington) Martin and they had a son named Robert (born in Rehoboth) who was born the same year as that this John's daughter, Joanna (Martin) Short (Born in Swansea).
John Martyn was the son of Edward Martyn and Judith Uppam who married at Bicton on June 14, 1632. Upham Genealogy notes that they had a son named John.
[1]
John was baptized on 22 Feb. 1634/35 in Ottery-St. Mary,
Devonshire, England.
[2][3][4][5]
John Martin born 1634/35 married Joanna Esten born 1645 on April 26, 1671 in Massachusetts,
[6]
more specifically in Swansea.
[7]
John Martin was 80 years of age when he passed away on March 21, 1713 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. His body lies in Tyler Point Cemetery in Barrington, Rhode Island which "was founded by Congregationalist separatists from Swansea, Massachusetts and incorporated in 1717."[8]
Another record shows age of 81 at death making estimated birth at about 1632. Burial was at New-meadow Neck, Barrington, R. I.
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Between Mar 1632 and Mar 1633: He was 81 when he died on March 21, 1713. NOTE: His death may have occurred within days of turning 82. Fuller-5853 17:20, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[9]
John was born Martyn but used Martin after coming to America.[7]
Spouse (est as 1645 (death at age 88) - 1733), Joan/Joanna, has records using Enstance/Esten/Astin and Eustance?/etc?[7]
Immigraton
"A legal record states that John Martin, living in his uncle Upham household testified in the suit of Priscilla Upham versus Paul Nixon, June 15. 1658."[20]
Suggests that he immigrated between 1658 and 1671.
Birth and Baptism
It is clear that John was baptized on 22 Feb. 1634/35, as sourced above.
An alternate date of 16 Feb. sometimes crops up. Lamentably the error is repeated by the FamilySearch entry for John's birth.
This is the result from the search link for Tapley-Soper's transcriptions of Ottery-St. Mary parish records,[3] FHL film 962974, but it references a data compendium, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", which evidently draws upon other sources, not stated. The film gives 22 Feb. not 16, based on direct review some years ago (browse of the film on FamilySearch is restricted).
Of several IGI citations for John Martin/Martyn, three give that date; all are user-submitted without source. The Record Office states that no record was found on that date.
Sixteen February would be a possible birth date, but there is no basis for that. Of sources cited above for that date, Findagrave[8] uses it for birth, but annexed is the Record Office report which refutes it; the transcript on NEGHR[9] gives age at death as 81 which suggests birth in 1633/34, if it means as then usual "year of his age", but no specific date; AGBI[10] in turn cites Guild, who gives birth as 1633[21] and Martin who does not give a birth date.[22]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.3
Record of son John Martyn:
"North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000", database with images,
Book Title: Upham Genealogy : The descendants of John Upham of Massachusetts : who came from England in 1635, a,
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #4156222 (accessed 8 January 2024),
Name: Edward Martyn; Gender: Male; First Marriage Date: 14 Jun 1632; First Marriage Place: Bicton; Spouse: Judith Uppom; Child: John Martyn.
↑ 4.04.1 Hodge, Harriet Woodbury: "Martins of Swansea and the Martins of Rehoboth", Mayflower Quarterly, 49:173, on AmericanAncestors
↑ 5.05.1 Snow, Nora Emma; Snow-Estes Ancestry (Hillburn, NY: privately printed, 1939), p. 268, on HathiTrust.
↑ 6.06.16.26.3
Marriage:
"U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", database,
Source number: 2050.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TDM,
Ancestry Record 7836 #783546 (accessed 8 January 2024),
John Martin marriage to Joanna Esten in 1671 in MA.
↑ 7.07.17.27.37.47.57.6 Torry, Clarence A.
Marriage:
"U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700", database with images,
Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700,
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #59066 (accessed 8 January 2024),
↑ 8.08.18.28.38.48.58.68.7 burial of John Martin on Find A Grave: Memorial #29509646, citing Tyler Point Cemetery, Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Rankin (contributor 46930145).
↑ 9.09.19.29.39.4
Death:
"The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011", database with images,
Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society,
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2129 #141061 (accessed 8 January 2024).
↑ 10.010.110.2
Birth:
"American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)", database,
Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 111; Page number: 73,
Ancestry Record 3599 #517563 (accessed 8 January 2024),
John Martin born in 1633.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDD-MMS : 10 February 2018), John Martin in entry for Jemima Martin, 29 May 1672; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 6.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDD-S4M : 10 February 2018), John Martin in entry for Melatiah Martin, 31 Aug 1673; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 6.
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDM-7Z4 : 9 February 2018), John Martin in entry for Melatia Martin and Rebeckah Brooks, 06 Nov 1696; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 1-8.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDD-N51 : 10 February 2018), John Martin in entry for John Martin, 15 Mar 1674; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 6.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDD-NHK : 10 February 2018), John Martin in entry for Manassah Martin, 02 Feb 1681; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 6.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDD-95S : 10 February 2018), John Martin in entry for Joanna Martin, 15 Feb 1682; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 6.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDD-KQB : 10 February 2018), John Martin in entry for Ebenezer Martin, 16 Feb 1684; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 6.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDD-MYL : 10 February 2018), John Martin in entry for Judith Martin, 13 Nov 1686; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 6.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-7BMV : accessed 11 April 2019), John Martin in entry for John Luther and Judith Martin, 24 Dec 1713; citing Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 39.
Source: AGBI Repository: Ancestry's website; American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
In the England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837: Searched for John Martyn born in 1634 +/- 10yrs (name variants included) on FindMyPast found no results. Fuller-5853 19:23, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
Source: NEHGR Repository: Ancestry's website The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Source: S-904681126 Repository: Ancestry's website; Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
Source: Guild, Howard Redwood: Ancestry of Calvin Guild, Margaret Taft, James Humphreys and Rebecca Covell Martin ... (n.p.: The Salem Press, 1891), p. 25.
Source: MartinMartin, Henry J.; Notices, genealogical and historical, of the Martin Family, of New England, who settled at Weymouth and Hingham in 1635, and were among the first planters of Rehoboth (in 1644), and Swansea (in 1667) : with some account of their descendants; Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers. New York: Charles T Dillingham. 1880.
Source: Tapley-Soper, H. Register of baptisms, marriages & burials of the parish of Ottery- St. Mary, Devon, 1601-1837 (Exeter: The Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1908-1929, FHL
Source: Upham, F. K.: Edward Martyn in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Acknowledgments
Martin-5338 was created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson. This profile was improved by the merge of the following profile(s):
Martin-9531 was created through the import of CJB001.ged on Jul 19, 2012 by Christopher Becker.
Imported data from GEDCOM upload #114143, Person P1289 by Johnny Hankins on Apr 14, 2018.
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