Melatiah
Martin
Born in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of John (Martyn) Martin I
and Johanna (Esten) Martin
Brother of
Hannah Martin, Jemima (Martin) Salisbury, John Martin II, Ephraim Martin, Ann (Martin) Rounds, Manassah Martin, Joanna (Martin) Short, Ebenezer Martin and Judeth (Martin) Luther
Husband of
Rebecca (Brooks) Martin
— married
6 Nov 1696 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Keziah (Martin) Wood, Ann (Martin) Bowen, Daniel Melatiah Martin, Melatiah Martin II, Rebecca (Martin) Mason, Job Martin and Patience (Martin) Pierce
Died
at age 87
in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2010
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Biography
Melatiah was born in 1673. Melatiah Martin ... He died in 1761 in Swansea, Massachusetts.
The following biography has been posted at Find-A-Grave but without attribution. Most of the facts are corroborated in the Henry J Martin genealogy of 1880.[1]
Malatiah was also known as Deacon Malatiah Martin.
He left a staff and bible that John Martin brought with him from England with his wife which should have gone to Elder Daniel Martin but he was sick so it was handed to Elder Charles Holden who had married Elder Mannasah's widow Hannah Carpenter. This staff and bible was to always be handed down from 1st son to 1st son per John Martin's wishes.
He was a farmer and lived on a farm which remained in the family until the death of his great grandson, Jonathan Martin, when it was sold.
Ordained deacon of the Second baptist Church in Swansea, October 19, 1715.
His death was sudden as he went to the well for a pail of water and was found lying dead by the well.
Buried in the Martin Burying Ground, Swansea, MA. The Martin Burying Ground, Swansea is an old family burying ground near the Rehoboth line at the end of Plain Street, Rehoboth.
The Martin genealogy of 1880 also notes a second wife, Jemima Wright, married on 11 Apr 1744.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215199733/melatiah-martin: accessed 17 August 2023), memorial page for Deacon Melatiah Martin I (31 Aug 1673–30 Jan 1761), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215199733, citing Martin Cemetery, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by BluMoKitty (contributor 46830270).
See also:
- Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
- Martin, 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
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melatiah 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 Melatiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melatiah 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 Melatiah:
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~0.78%
William Baker
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A212457 [compare], Ancestry member whbaker44
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~0.39%
Richard Dean :
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Stephen Bryant :
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~0.39%
Jennifer (Baker) Corcoran :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A342663 [compare], yourDNAportal JEN713c31cd, Ancestry member Jmbaker80
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"Melatia the son of John Martyen and Joan his wife was born on the on and thirtieth dy of Agust 1673"
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Martin-26405 and Martin-457 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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