Martha
Lewis
Born in Glamorganshire, Wales
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ralph Lewis Jr.
and Mary (Morgan) Lewis
Sister of
Thomas Lewis [half], Katherine Lewis [half], Mary (Lewis) Sharpless, Abraham Lewis Sr., Lydia (Lewis) Sharples and David Lewis
Wife of
David Hughs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Caleb Hughes
Died after
after age 35
in Havorford, Chester, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Aug 2018
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Biography
Martha was a Friend (Quaker)
Martha was born in 1676. She passed away after 1712.
David and Martha said their Intention of Marriage Apr 1696, 09 May 1696, 14 May 1696 Radnor Monthly Quaker Meeting. The marriage was confirmed at Radnor Monthly Quaker Meetings held 09 June 1696 and 11 Jun 1696.[1]
David and Martha's children were:
- David, whose birth was recorded 19 Mar 1697 in the Quaker Minutes
- Ruth
- Mary
- Jonathan
- Samuel
- Caleb
After the death of David, Martha appeared to be living in the home with her father, Ralph Lewis. [2]
David and Martha were referenced in the Welsh Founder of Pennsyvania as follows: David Hugh, prob. of near Bala, co. Mer., yeoman. Rmd. to Merion, Penna., before 1695. Rmd. from Merion to Haverford. Fd. D. 1709.
Wife, Martha, dau. Ralph Lewis, of Haverford. (M. 1696).
Children (surname Hughes): 1. David; 2. Ruth; 3. John; 4. Mary; 5. Samuel; 6. Caleb.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data:Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Lineages, Inc., comp. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Will Index, 1682-1819 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000. Original data: Philadelphia County Wills, 1682-1819. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1900.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Welsh founders of Pennsylvania [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Glenn, Thomas Allen,. Welsh founders of Pennsylvania. Oxford: Fox, Jones and Co., 1911-1913.
- Passed down
Arrival in Pennsylvania 1683 Source: Passenger and Immigration List 1500's - 1900's
Marriage: 4 Nov 1696 • Haverford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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