Martha was born in 1701, probably in East Hampton, Long Island, in Suffolk county, NY. See notes.
John Moore and Hope Robbins are not her parents, see sources below. According to several sources her probable parents are Alexander Moore and Issobell Christie Moore. The Myers book quotes Willis Freeman who says Martha was “a Scottish lass”. And, he believed her father was Alexander Moore of New London.[1]
The image at the top of the page is John’ Moore’s will. He does not mention her. Further, a list of his children from his first marriage, found in another source, does not include Martha.[2]
A source claims Alexander died in East Hampton, Long Island but this is not verified. Issobel died about 1720, possibly in Manhattan, NY.
When Martha moved to Woodbridge, N.J. is not known. Martha married John Freeman in 1720 in Woodbridge. They had the following children: [3]
After John Freeman’s death in 1761, Martha married William McDaniel.[4]
William McDaniel died Dec. 1775 in Woodbridge, NJ his will was witnessed by Alex Cotheal. [5]
Martha made her will as Martha Moore. She left “lands in New London or New England” to her sons. See Her will on this page.
More research is needed to determine the connection to land in New London or New England that is mentioned in her will. Alexander probably died in East Hampton, Long Island, NY or New London, Connecticut, which is a short boat ride across the Long Island Sound. At the time, Connecticut claimed Long Island. He died within a year of Martha’s birth, so she was probably born in either of those two places.
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Myers, Patty Barthell, 1930-. Ancestors and descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman with related families : based partially on the work of Freeman Worth Gardner and Willis Freeman. Penobscot Press ; San Antonio, TX, 1995. Pg 16. https://archive.org/details/ancestorsdescend00myer/page/16