Martha White Mayhew (1793)

Born 16 Jul 1793 in Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Leavitt Thaxter — married before 1820 in Massachusetts, United States

Died [date unknown] in Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Martha was born in 1793. She is the daughter of Arnold Mayhew and Jerusha White.

1850 US Census finds Martha with husband and daughter in Edgertown, MA. ^[1]

1855 State Census finds Martha with husband and daughter in Edgertown, MA. ^[2]

1860 US Census finds Martha with husband and daughter in Edgertown, MA. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9V-TWB : 22 December 2020), Martha Thaxter in household of Leavitt Thaxter, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ45-C21 : 11 March 2018), Martha W Thaxter in household of Leavett Thaxter Esquire, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,977.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH2-QPM : 11 November 2020), Martha W Thaxter in entry for Leavitt Thaxter, 1860.

See also:

• The history of Martha's Vineyard Vol 3, Dukes County, Massachusetts. By Charles Edward Banks. - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067299883&view=2up&seq=380&size=175&q1=%22Leavitt%20Thaxter%22 - Vol 3 lays out the Paine Mayhew (1734) and decendents
• The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts by Banks, Charles Edward, Vol 2 - Page 192 - https://archive.org/details/historyofmarthas00bank/page/n205/mode/2up?q=%22Paine+Mayhew%22
• FamilySearch record