Who was Martha Williams' Mother?

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I can't seem to connect my 5th great grandmother Martha Williams to her mother, so here's my question:

Who was the mother of Martha Williams, born May 1728 in Plymouth, Mass?

Martha married Jonathan Packard in 1752 in Bridgewater, Mass.; their children were Caleb Packard and Abigail (Packard) Howard.  I'm FINALLY connecting Abigail.  Thanks in advance for helping,

Janine
WikiTree profile: Martha Packard
in Genealogy Help by Janine Barber G2G6 Pilot (231k points)

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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Birth, Marriage & Death

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Name:  Martha Williams
Mother:  Martha Williams
Father:  Jonathan Williams
 
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did you know Martha was married 2 times?

by Living Jones G2G6 Mach 1 (19.8k points)
Thank you!  Who was Martha's second husband?  This may take awhile, but I've added some sources; hooray!
I don't know. it says it on my heritage. Sorry.
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Her mother was Martha Haward/Howard. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Plymouth/Bridgewater/  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howard-4685

Bridgewater - Marriages: p. 408: Williams, Josiah of Taunton, and Martha Haward, Jan. 26, 1714-15. 

Bridgewater Births: p. 139 Haward, Martha, ch. Ephraim and Mary, Aug. 7, 1685.

p. 350  Williams, Martha ch. Josiah and Martha, May 24, 1728.

See also: Martha Howard, daughter of Ephraim and Mary (Keith) Howard in: Howard, Heman. The Howard genealogy : descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903 p. 8

https://archive.org/stream/howardgenealogyd00howa#page/8/mode/2up/search/Williams+

by Chris Hoyt G2G6 Pilot (868k points)
edited by Chris Hoyt
Chris, Thank you!  I will work on this in the upcoming week.

A second pair of eyes always helps.

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