Born in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Aaron Ferry
and Eunice (Chapin) Ferry
Sister of
Eunice Ferry, Aaron Ferry, Katherine Ferry, Charles Ferry, Sabrina (Ferry) Randall, Abner Ferry, Elijah Ferry, Paulina Ferry and Lucy Ferry
Wife of
Charles Purchase
— married
17 Aug 1776 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in South Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Feb 2020
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Biography
Martha was born Sep 29 1755 in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts. Her parents were Aaron Ferry and Eunice Chapin.
She married Charles Purchase Aug 17 1776 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Charles and Martha had several children, including:
- Lucy, d 1856, m Timothy Baker
- Catharine, b abt 1785, d 1869, m John Edmunds
- Charles Jr, b 1791, d Aug 19 1843, m Elizabeth 'Betsey' Blake
She died May 1827, age 71, in South Livonia, Livingston, New York
She is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Livonia, Livingston, New York [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 07 February 2020), memorial page for Martha Ferre Purchase (29 Sep 1755–May 1827), Find A Grave: Memorial #45474436, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Livonia, Livingston County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799) .Gravestone picture
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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:
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:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Linda (Carruth) Peterson 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A338504 [compare], yourDNAportal LINe5e4ac4c, Ancestry member lipeters
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T451566 [compare], FTDNA kit #848461
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~0.78%
Susan (Klumpp) Fuller :
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