Martha was born about 1761 and baptised possibly on February 15, 1761 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England to Benjamin and Martha Cross. There are a few churches in Sudbury, so it is hard to tell which one she was baptised at.
Martha Cross (of Finborough Hill) married Jonathan Denny on May 20, 1784 in Great Finborough, Suffolk. They were possibly married at St Andrew.
Martha and Johnathan had 13 children, who are: Johnathan, Martha, William Cross, Thomas, Samuel, Ann, Emily, Emma, Mary Ann, Mary, Jane, Charles and John.
Martha Denney died August 11, 1829 and was buried on August 15, 1829 at St Mary, Little Finborough, Suffolk, England.
Research Notes
The burial of Martha Cross Denny has her age at 64 and birth year of 1765.
Further investigation is needed on everything to do with the Cross family.
Sources
Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1L3-Y7Q : 9 March 2018, Martha Cross, ); citing Sudbury, Suffolk, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 887,385.
Citing this Record "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJFB-DQR : 10 February 2018), Jonathan Denny and Martha Cross, 20 May 1784; citing Great Finborough, Suffolk, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 887,395. Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01237-1.
Citing this Record "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J85Y-63F : 10 February 2018), Martha Denney, burial 15 Aug 1829; citing Little Finborough, Suffolk, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 989,584.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha: