Martha married Elias Burdick 16 Feb 1806 in Washington, Rhode Island.[2] They had two children together:
Martha Ann "Patty" Burdick (1807-1859) married Gedeon W Palmer (1784-1868)
Thankful Brightman Burdick (1809-1892) married Abraham Burdick (1809-1872)
She passed away in 1810. Her husband, Elias Burdick, married her sister Sarah Brightman in 1811.
Sources
↑Birth: "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QX-DTY : 6 December 2014), Martha Brightman, 14 Oct 1786; citing HOPKINTON,WASHINGTON,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,271.
↑Marriage: "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8V5-25Q : accessed 11 November 2017), Elias Burdick and Martha Brightman, 16 Feb 1806; citing Seventh Day Baptist Church Rockville, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 388.
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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: