Born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Martin
and Rebecka Rebecca (Peck) Martin
Sister of
Mary (Martin) Ellis, Sylvanus Martin, Rebecca (Martin) Barney and Lois (Martin) Barney [half]
Wife of
Samuel Thurber
— married
about 15 Mar 1748 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Rebecca Thurber, Martin Thurber, Hope (Thurber) Winsor, Samuel Thurber, Squire Thurber, Edward Thurber, Rachel Thurber and Lydia Thurber
Died
at age 60
in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Biography
When Hopestill Martin was born on May 8, 1725, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, her father, Edward, was 24, and her mother, Rebecca, was 24. She married Samuel Thurber on May 15, 1748, in her hometown. They had nine children in 25 years. She died on July 7, 1785, in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 60.
She married Samuel Thurber, son of Samuel & Rachel (Wheeler) Thurber, on 15 Mar 1747/8 at Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Bay - parents of Rebecca, Martin, Hope, Samuel, Squire, Edward, Rachel & Lydia Thurber (all of the children were born at Providence Co., RI)
Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts
- From John Maltby:
- Edward Martin had 4 children by Rebecca Peck, including:
- Hopestill Martin, born on 8 May 1725 in Rehoboth,[1] was still unmarried in 1745, married Samuel Thurber, of Providence, RI, on 15 May 1748 in Rehoboth.[2] She supposedly died on 7 July 1785 in Providence,[3] and he supposedly died on 18 July 1807 in Providence, RI.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Rehoboth VRs, p. 671.
- ↑ Rehoboth VRs, p. 240, married by Elder Samuel Maxwell.
- ↑ Per the Ancestry.com Mavor Family Tree file submitted by Anne Mavor, of Portland, OR.
- ↑ Per the Ancestry.com Mavor Family Tree file submitted by Anne Mavor, of Portland, OR.
- MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988
- www.genealogyofnewengland.com
- American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
- Rehoboth, Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records, 1642-1896
- John A. Maltby Genealogies - Martha Washburn - child # 541
Acknowledgements
- This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
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