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Surnames/tags: Martindale Martindill Martindell
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Welcome to this One Name Study. If you are interested in joining, feel free to contact Katie Martindale. This is Family Line #2 of the Martindales. The patriarch of this Martindale line begins with Edward Martindale. He was born in 1690 in Franklin County, Massachusetts. Family historians believe that John Martindale was Edward's father, although there is no source yet to be found. We do know that Edward married Ruth Smead in 1721 in Deerfield, Massachusetts. They had 9 children that would help solidify this Martindale line.
1st Generation
Edward Martindale and Ruth Smead's children:
- Esther Martindale, born 1722 married Thomas Nims
- Gershom Martindale, born 1725 married Bathsheba Nash
- Sarah Martindale, born 1726 married Thomas Dewey
- Zadock Martindale, born 1728 married Sybil Shipman
- Lemuel Martindale, born 1730 married Christina Caldwell (Cadwell)
- Ebenezer Martindale, born 1733
- Ruth Martindale, born 1734 married Noah Allen
- Elisha Martindale, born 1737 married Anna Curtis and second to Jane Wilson
- Edward Edwin Martindale, born 1740 married Mercy Nash
- Thankful Martindale, born 1745 married Elias Willard
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Deerfield, Massachusetts has some dark history attached to it. This particular line of Martindales married into several families that were victims of the Deerfield Massacre of 1704. In particular, the Nims family which lost almost every member, save for two. _________________________________________________________________________________________
2nd Generation
Esther Martindale and Thomas Nims' children:
- Ruth Nims, born 1744 married Samuel Guild
- Sarah Nims, born 1746 married Lemuel Smead
- Rachel Nims, born 1749 married Daniel Wells
- Joel Nims, born 1751
- Hull Nims, born 1755 married Hannah Newton
- Esther Nims, born 1759 married James Roberts
- Thomas Nims, born 1762 and died as an infant.
- 3 other children were also born, but died soon after birth.
Gershom Martindale and Bathsheba Nash's children:
- William Martindale, born 1749 married Obedience Hall
- Frances Martindale, born 1751 married Charles Mattoon
- Gershom Martindale, born 1753 married Ruth Gray and 2nd Anna Rogers
- Sylvia Martindale, born 1754 married James Livingston
- Stephen Martindale, born 1759 married Huldah Smith
- Bathsheba Martindale, born 1761 married Isaiah Gray
Sarah Martindale and Thomas Dewey's children:
- Thaddeus Dewey, born 1752
- Olive Dewey, born 1754
- Ruth Dewey, born 1756
- Thomas Dewey, born 1759 and died the same year.
- Vashty Dewey, born 1760
- Sally Dewey, born 1762
- Thomas Dewey, born 1765
- Hannah Dewey, born 1767
Zadock Martindale and Sybil Shipman's children:
- Edward Martindale, born 1758
- Samuel Martindale, born 1761
- Annis Martindale, born 1764
- Joel Martindale, born 1766
- Lydia Martindale, born 1768
- Esther Martindale, born 1771 and died the same year.
- Sybil Martindale, born 1772
- Elizabeth Shipman Martindale, born 1774
- Esther Martindale, born 1776
- Olive Martindale, born 1778
- Hannah Martindale, born 1780
Lemuel Martindale and Christina Caldwell's children:
- Mary Martindale, born 1755
- Ebenezer Martindale, born 1756
- Uriah Martindale, born 1758
- Justin Martindale, born 1761
- Elias Martindale, born 1764
- Anna Martindale, born 1766
- Ruth Martindale, born 1769
- Dianah Martindale, born 1772
- Peletiah Martindale, born 1773
- Dorothy Martindale, born 1776
- Olive Martindale, born 1778
- Electa Martindale, born 1780
- Moses Curtis Martindale, born 1767
- Aaron Curtis Martindale, born 1771
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3rd Generation
Ruth Nims and Samuel Guild's children:
- Samuel Guild, born 1762 married Lydia Esen
- Joel Guild, born 1764 married Olive Balch
- Sybil Guild, born 1765, died in 1776
- Elijah Guild, born 1767 married Anna Esen
- Olive Guild, born 1768 married Joseph Eden
- Cyprian Guild, born 1771, died in 1775
- Oliver Guild, born 1773 married Sylvia Margan
- Consider Guild, born 1776, died 1777
- Sybil Guild, born 1778 married John Wilcox
- Ruth Guild, born 1781 married Hezekiah Green
- Consider Guild, born 1783 married Elizabeth Green
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4th Generation
Samuel Guild and Lydia Esen's children:
- Lydia Esen Guild born 1783
- Samuel Guild born 1785
- Philura Guild born 1788
- Electa Guild born 1795
- Polly Guild born 1798
- Sophia Guild born 1800
- Norman Guild ?
Joel Guild and Olive Balch's children:
- Joel Guild born 1787
- Daniel Guild born 1790
- Lorenda Guild born 1793
- Edward Guild born 1795
- John Guild born 1797
- Olive Guild born 1800
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5th Generation
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