Gershom
Martindale
Born in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Martindale
and Ruth (Smead) Martindale
Brother of
Esther (Martindale) Nims, Sarah (Martindale) Dewey, Zadock Martindale, Lemuel Martindale, Ebenezer Martindale, Ruth (Martindale) Allen, Elisha Martindale, Edward Martindale Jr. and Thankful (Martindale) Willard
Husband of
Bathsheba (Nash) Martindale
— married
7 Nov 1745 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Descendants 
Father of
William Martindale, Frances (Martindale) Mattoon, Gershom Martindale Jr, Sylvia (Martindale) Livingston, Stephen Martindale and Bathsheba (Martindale) Gray
Died
at age 45
in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Sep 2016
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Contents |
Biography
Private Gershom Martindale served with 1st Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Gershom Martindale is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A074607.
Birth
- Date: Oct. 20, 1730
- Place: Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
- Date: Dec. 5, 1775
- Place: Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
- Father: Edward Martindale (1689 - 1763)
- Mother: Ruth Smead Martindale (1702 - 1765)
Marriage
- Spouse: Bathsheba Nash Martindale (1729 - 1808)
Military
- U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
- Name Gersham Martindale
- Military Place Massachusetts, USA
- Rank Private
Research Notes
As of 12 Aug 2022, DAR and SAR records display the notice: "Future Applicants Must Prove Correct Service." The reason given is "Service is Non-consumption list. See DATACF, WLM 10/01." Although the non-consumption records are there, valid records of service in Vose's 1st Massachusetts Regiment are also found and cited below.
Sources
- Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KN1R-1DW
- "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDN-88V : 4 December 2014), Gershum Martindale and Bathsheba Nash, 07 Nov 1745; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 185,474.
- Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Images Online) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
- Find a Grave [1]
- Service Roll of 1st Massachusetts Regiment, shared by Fold3.com
- "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQZ-ZDNK-Z?cc=2548057&wc=QZZQ-MWR%3A1589088745 : 27 January 2017), Maritt, Thomas - Marvill, Thomas > image 2491 of 2675; Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gershom by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gershom:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gershom by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gershom:
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~0.78%
Eliza (Barney) Pride
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member eliza_pride
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Marie (Hansen) Hosdil :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T66653 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T466653 [compare], FTDNA kit #600562
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~0.39%
Anonymous Heise :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T694928 [compare], FTDNA kit #750407
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