Martha (Chapman) Dorchester (1616 - 1662)

Born 7 Apr 1616 in Digswell, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Kitcherel — married 1642 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Anthony Dorchester — married 2 Jan 1651 in Hartford, Hartford, Colony Of Connecticut

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1662 at age 46 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Martha was born on 7 Apr 1616 at Digswell, Hertfordshire, ENG,^[1] and died on 17 Dec 1662 at Springfield, Hampshire County, MA.^[2]

Family

Martha married twice. She married first before 1645, Samuel KITCHEREL of Hartford; children (surname KITCHEREL):^[3]

1. Samuel - bur. 9 Jun 1651^[4]
2. Martha - b. 4 Jan 1645
3. Hannah - age 11 in 1657^[5]

She married second Anthony DORCHESTER on 2 Jan 1650/1 at Hartford County, CT;^[2][6][7] children (surname DORCHESTER):^[8]

1. Benjamin - b. 1651
2. Sarah - b. 1653
3. Hester - b. 1656; d. 1662

Martha Chapman

Origin

Martha Chapman was born at Digswell, Hertfordshire, England.^[9][10]

Immigration

Martha sailed with the sister of Maj. Hezekiah Haines.^[10]

Marriages

Martha married twice.

• She married in 1643 at Hartford, CT, as her 1st, and as his 2nd, to Samuel Kitcherel.^[11]
• She married on Jan 2, 1650 at Hartford, CT, as her 2nd, to Anthony Dorchester.^[10][12]

Children

Children of Martha and Samuel Kitcherel (all born at Hartford, CT):

1. Samuel Kitcherel,
2. Martha Kitcherel, d 19 Oct 1708 scalped by Indians; m Dec 1, 1659 to Abel Wright (d Oct 19, 1725 aged 94 years).^[11]
3. Hannah Kitcherel,

Death and Legacy

Martha died on 17 December 1662 at Springfield, Massachusetts.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Donna Holt Siemiatkoski, "The Connecticut Valley Family of Little Miss 1565," The Connecticut Nutmegger, (AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, 2009), 27:14; giving "783. Martha Chapman, b. 7 Apr 1616."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Frank Farnsworth Starr, Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut, (Hartford, CT: J.J. Goodwin, 1915), Anthony Dorchester, p 60, 68; giving dom, dod.
3. ↑ Clarence Almon Torrey, "Chapman-Kitcherell-Dorchester," The American Genealogist, (AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, 2009-), 17:206; giving "Martha before marriage was Martha Chapman, born Diswell, co. Herts, and came over with the sister of Major Hezekiah Haines."
4. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (AmericanAncestors.org: NEHGS, 2001-2018), Springfield v1, p 1686; giving "Samuel Kitchrell son in law to Anthony Dorchester dyed and was buryed the 9th of 4th mon. 1651"
5. ↑ Charles E Banks, "Genealogical Items From the Medical Journal of John Winthrop," 23:233; giving "KETCHALL, p 367. Hannah, 11 yrs., dau. of Anthony Dorchesters wife. Springfield, 1657."
6. ↑ "Hartford Records," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, 2001-2018), 13:141; giving Anthony Dorchester and Martha Kichere, 2 Jan 1650, place.
7. ↑ Source: #S123
8. ↑ Entered by Tayler Mccormick.
9. ↑ Andrews Moriarty citing in TAG 17:206: Winthrop Papers, Vol 19, found by Col Charles E. Banks at the Mass. Historical Society.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Moriarty, Andrews, (1941) "The Parentage of William White." The American Genealogist. NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 17, Page 206).
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} (1881)The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 35, Page 75).
12. ↑ Brown, Coralynn, transcriber, Barbour Collection. "Hartford Vital Records from Barbour, 1668-1852 - I - K".

See Also

• Source: S123 Type: Web Site Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Compiler: Yates Publishing. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA URL: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date: 2004 DATV 25 Jul 2010 Source Detail: Data extracted from family group sheets etc