George (Martyn) Martin (1648 - bef. 1684)

Born 21 Oct 1648 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died before 19 Jan 1684 before age 35 in Massachusetts

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Biography

George was a son of George Martin and Susanna (North) Martin. He was born in Salisbury, Massachusetts, on 21 October 1648. ^[1][2]

George is not mentioned in his father's will, written 19 January 1683/4, indicating that he had died earlier. Six of the seven children named in the will were to receive just 5 shillings; the youngest son William was to receive the residue of the estate after the death or remarriage of his mother. In discussing the interpretation of the will, David L. Greene comments: "All experienced genealogists have seen wills that omit or living child or living children., almost always because they had already received their full portions. Such was not the case in the above will, for clearly all the living children except William had received their portions. There is no other way to interpret the token sum of five shillings..."^[3] Accordingly, he cannot be George Martin of Chebacco parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, who has often been identified as this man.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Greene, "Salem Witches III: Susanna Martin," 'The American Genealogist,' vol 58, no. 4, pg 193
2. ↑ Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, pg 151. Births: MARTYN, Georg, s. Georg and Susana, 21: 8 m: 1648
3. ↑ Greene, "George Martin of Ipswich," 'The American Genealogist, vol. 56, page 158

• Greene, David L. "George Martin of Ipswich," The American Genealogist, v. 56, 1980. pages 155-159
• Greene, David L. "Salem Witches III: Susanna Martin," The American Genealogist, v. 58, 1982, no. 4, pages 193-204.