Martha (Word) Humphreys (1770 - 1843)

Born 2 Sep 1770 in Surry County, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of David Humphreys — married 2 Apr 1791 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1843 at age 73 in Oconee County, Province of South Carolina

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Biography

Martha was born in 1770. She is the daughter of Charles Word and Elizabeth Adams.

Marriage 2 Apr 1791 • Surry County, North Carolina, USA to David Humphreys. (Martha's brother Thomas A Word was the bondsman)

Martha and David had 9 known children:

John Thomas Humphreys 1792–1873

David Humphreys 1793–1869

Elizabeth Humphreys 1797–1826

Charles Word Humphreys 1800–1866

Thomas Jefferson Humphreys 1802–1855

Katherine Humphreys 1804–

Martha Jane Humphreys 1806–1855

Sarah Humphreys 1809–1864

Keturah Harriet Humphreys 1813–

Death 28 Nov 1843 • Madison, Aiken, South Carolina, USA -- Age 73

Burial Oconee County, South Carolina, USA -- Humphreys Family Cemetery ------ Find A Grave Memorial# 127448301

Sources

• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85W-T38 : 29 December 2014), David Humphreys and Martha Word, 02 Apr 1791; citing Surry, North Carolina, reference p114; FHL microfilm 1,730,430.

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-R463 : accessed 9 December 2016), Martha Humphreys, 04 Mar 1836; citing South Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 18; FHL microfilm 1,319,398.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGP-6D9W : 11 July 2016), Martha Word Humphreys, ; Burial, , Oconee, South Carolina, United States of America, Humphreys Family Cemetery; citing record ID 127448301, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.