52 Ancestors - Week 298: #509 Elizabeth (Ayers) Martin (1745-1767) of New Jersey

Elizabeth Ayers (1745-1767) is number 509 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandmother, who married #508 Thomas Martin (1737-1767) in 1762, in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

I am descended through:

*  their son #254 Mulford Martin (1763-1843), who married #255 Betsey Rolfe (1766-????) in 1789.

*  their daughter, #127 Sarah Martin (1792-1860), who married #126 John Putman (1785-1863)  in 1810.

*  their daughter, #63 Elizabeth Putman (1818-1895) who married #62 Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907) in 1840.

*  their daughter, #31 Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874), who married  #30 James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902) in 1861.

*  their daughter #15 Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952)  who married  #14 Charles Auble (1849-1916) in 1898.

*  their daughter #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977), who married #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976) in 1918.

*  their daughter #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

   

*  Name:                       Elizabeth Ayers[1-3]    

*  Sex:                          Female    

*  Father:                      James Ayers (1716-1794)    

*  Mother:                    Hope Bloomfield (1715-1776)  

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                        about 1745, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[1]    

*  Death                        before 6 October 1767 (before about age 22), husband's will written, did not mention Elizabeth; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[4]  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                Thomas Martin (1737-1767)    

*  Marriage 1:            15 February 1762 (about age 17), Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[1–3]    

*  Child 1:                  Mulford Martin (1763-1843)    

*  Child 2:                 Thomas Martin (1764-1810)  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

 Information about the Ayers family was obtained from the "Ayers-Wainwright-Wing-Combe-Foster Families" family tree database created by Chuck Kay and posted to the Rootsweb WorldConnect Project database on 1 April 2009 (http://wc.rootsweb.com/)[1].

Elizabeth Ayers was born in about 1745 to James and Hope (Bloomfield) Ayers in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the eldest of ten children[1].

On 15 February 1762, Thomas Martin married Elizabeth Ayers in Middlesex County, New Jersey.[1-3]  Elizabeth was born in about 1745 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the daughter of James and Hope (Bloomfield) Ayers.  They had two children:

*  Mulford Martin (1763-1843), married (1) Rachel Martin (1757-1788) in about 1781, and married  (2) Betsey Rolfe (1766-????) in 1788.

*  Thomas Martin (1765-1810), married Catherine Davenport (1764-1832) in about 1784.

Elizabeth (Ayers) Martin died before 6 October 1767 probably in Woodbridge, when Thomas Martin wrote his will[4], leaving two small children.  

   

5.  SOURCES

1. "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project", database, Rootsweb (http://wc.rootsweb.com/ : accessed 2010), "Ayers-Wainwright-Wing-Combe-Foster Families," James Ayres family sketch; submitted 1 April 2009 by Chuck Kay, [contact information for private use].

2. New Jersey Surrogate's Court, Middlesex County, Wills, Liber I, pages 262-263 (image 104), Thomas Martin will, 1767; "New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1656-1999," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 September 2015, images no longer available); citing original data from New Jersey County, District and Probate Courts.

3. Patty Barthell Myers, Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman with related families, based partially on the work of Freeman Worth Gardiner and Willis Freeman (Camden, Me.: Penobscot Press, 1995), page 446.

4. "New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965," online indexed database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) , Thomas Martin and Elizabeth Ayres entry.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2019 to 312 Ancestors in 312 Weeks.

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52 Ancestors - Week 297: #508 Thomas Martin (1737-1767) of New Jersey

Thomas Martin (1737-1767) is number 508 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandfather, who married #509 Elizabeth Ayers (1745-1767) in 1762, in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

I am descended through:

*  their son #254 Mulford Martin (1763-1843), who married #255 Betsey Rolfe (1766-????) in 1789.

*  their daughter, #127 Sarah Martin (1792-1860), who married #126 John Putman (1785-1863)  in 1810.

*  their daughter, #63 Elizabeth Putman (1818-1895) who married #62 Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907) in 1840.

*  their daughter, #31 Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874), who married  #30 James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902) in 1861.

*  their daughter #15 Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952)  who married  #14 Charles Auble (1849-1916) in 1898.

*  their daughter #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977), who married #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976) in 1918.

*  their daughter #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

   

*  Name:                       Thomas Martin[1–3]    

*  Sex:                           Male    

*  Father:                      Mulford Martin (1713-1743)    

*  Mother:                    Zerviah Dunham (1716-1741)  

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                        about 1737, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[1]    

*  Will:                        6 October 1767 (about age 30) will written; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[3-4]  

*  Death:                      before 19 October 1767 (before about age 30), Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[3-4]    

*  Probate:                  19 October 1767 (about age 30) will proved; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[3-4]  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                Elizabeth Ayers (1745-1767)    

*  Marriage 1:            15 February 1762 (about age 25), Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[1–2]    

*  Child 1:                  Mulford Martin (1763-1843)    

*  Child 2:                 Thomas Martin (1764-1810)  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

Limited information about this Martin family was obtained from the Patty Barthell Myers book titled Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman with related families, based partially on the work of Freeman Worth Gardiner and Willis Freeman.[1]

Thomas Martin was born in about 1737 to Mulford and Zerviah (Dunham) Martin in Piscataway, New Jersey.[1]  He was a weaver, according to his will.

On 15 February 1762, Thomas Martin married Elizabeth Ayers in Middlesex County, New Jersey.[1-2]  Elizabeth was born in about 1745 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the daughter of James and Hope (Bloomfield) Ayers.  They had two children[1,3-4]:

*  Mulford Martin (1763-1843), married (1) Rachel Martin (1757-1788) in about 1781, and married  (2) Betsey Rolfe (1766-????) in 1788.

*  Thomas Martin (1765-1810), married Catherine Davenport (1764-1832) in about 1784.

Elizabeth (Ayers) Martin died before 6 October 1767, probably in Woodbridge, leaving two small children.  Thomas Martin wrote his will on 6 October 1767 and does not mention his wife.[3-4]  

Thomas died before 19 October 1767, probably in Woodbridge, when his will was proved in Middlesex County Surrogates Court.[3-4] 

They left two small children (about ages 4 and 2) to be raised by the family - perhaps one of Thomas Martin's or Elizabeth Ayers siblings or cousins.

There are no death records or burial records for either Thomas Martin or Elizabeth (Ayers) Martin.

The will of Thomas Martin was found in the New Jersey Surrogates Court records.[3]  It says:

In the Name of god Amen. I Thomas Martin of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex & province of East New Jersey Weaver sick & weak of body, but of Sound mind & Memory thanks be given to God. Therefore & being minded that it is appointed For all Men Once to Die do make & ordain this my last will & testament In Manner & Form following that Is to say my soul I recommend to god who gave it & my body to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like & Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors no:thing Doubting but at the generall resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God & touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give & bequeath & Dispose off in the following maner & form. 

Imprimis I will that all my Lawfull Debts & Funeral Charges be paid as soon as Conveniently may be after my Decease by my Executors hereafter named. 

Item I will that all my moveable Estate of What kind soever & also so much of my Land as will be Sufficient to Clear all my Debts be Exposed to Sale & it is my will that such part of my Lands be Disposed off by my Executors for the Discharging of my Debts as they shall think the most proper or convenient. 

Item I Will that my two Sons vizt. Mulford Martin & Thomas Martin be maintained & supported upon the benefits & profits arising from my said Estate & if either of Each of my said Sons should live to a proper age to be put to trades that then it shall be left to the Discretion of my said Exrs to act as they shall think it proper. 

Item I will & bequeath my said Estate unto my said sons Mulford Martin & Thomas Martin & to their heirs & assigns for Ever to be Equally Divided between them as soon as my Eldest Son Mulford Martin is of age if my said Executors, or the survivors of them shall think proper To do and if Either of my sons should die without having Lawfull Issue then my will is that my Estate Descend to the Survivor & his heirs. 

And Lastly I make ordain Constitute & appoint Isaac Faurot & Nathaniel Martin & Samuel Ayers my only & sole Executors to this my last Will & Testament & I do hereby Utterly Disannul & Revoke all other Wills Testaments Legacies & Execut'rs by me at any time before this Willed named or Bequeathed, Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will & testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal this sixth Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred sixty seven...1767.

Signed Sealed published pronounced & Declared     }

by the said Tho's Martin as his last will & testament }      Thomas Martin {Ls}

in presence of James Ayers, Daniel Compton, 

Neil Campbell, Jno. Jackson Sheridan

All the above truely said by me to the testator.

Memorandum that on the nineteenth day of October one thousand seven hundred & Sixty Seven James Ayers & Neil Campbell two of the within Subscribed Witnesses appeared before me John Mackay duly authorized & they being sworn on the Holy Evangelists did Declare that they were present & did see Thomas Martin the testator in the within will named sign & Seal the same & heard him publish pronounce & Declare it to be his last will & testament. That at the Doing there he was of sound mind & Memory to the best of their knowledge & as they verily believe & that at the same time Daniel Compton the other witness was also present & Signed as an Evidencer as they each did in the presence of the sd Thomas Martin. Also that at the same time Isaac Faurot & Samuel Ayres two of the Executors within named came before me were duley Qualified by taking the oath of Exors by Law appointed.Examined & Agrees with the Original. 

John Mackay & ????? Reg'r John Mackay

Probate granted by Governor Franklin &c (in the usual form &c) dated the same 13th day of October 1767

For: Reed Junr Secret'y & Reg'r

Additional information was provided in the New Jersey Archives abstract records:[4]

1767, Oct. 6. Martin, Thomas, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., weaver; will of. Sons, Mulford and Thomas Martin, to be supported from the profits of my estate; which estate they are to have when old enough.

Executors: Isaac Faurot, Nathaniel Martin and Samuel Ayres.

Witnesses: James Ayers, Daniel Compton, Neil Campbell, John Jackson Sheridan.

Proved Oct. 19, 1767.

1767, Oct. 21. Inventory, £232.5.1, made by James Manning and Henry Langstaff.

1775, June 8. Account by Executors.  Land was sold by the executors as follows: 

*  To Benjamin Thornell, for £99.7.8; 

*  to Samuel Martin, for £102.1.3; 

*  salt meadow to Dugal Campbell, for £11.19.6; 

*  land to Samuel Martin, "for which no deed is yet given."  (Lib. I, p. 162)

   

5.  SOURCES

1. Patty Barthell Myers, Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman with related families, based partially on the work of Freeman Worth Gardiner and Willis Freeman (Camden, Me.: Penobscot Press, 1995), page 446.

2. "New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965," online indexed database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) , Thomas Martin and Elizabeth Ayres entry.

3. New Jersey Surrogate's Court, Middlesex County, Wills, Liber I, pages 262-263 (image 104), Thomas Martin will, 1767; "New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1656-1999," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 September 2015, images no longer available); citing original data from New Jersey County, District and Probate Courts.

4.  A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey: First Series -- Volume XXXIII: Calendar of New Jersey Wlls, Administrations, etc., Volume IV -- 1761-1770 (Somerville, N.J.: The Unionist Gazette Association, Printers, 1928), page 275, Thomas Martin estate, 1767; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com ).

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2019 to 312 Ancestors in 312 Weeks.

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Treasure Chest Thursday - 1830 U.S. Census Record for Mulford Martin Household in Woodbridge, New Jersey

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1830 United States Census record for the Mulford Martin household in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey:

The Mulford Martin entry is the 16th entry from the top of the page (with other Martin households nearby):

A Samuel Martin is two lines above Mulford, Hiram Martin is on the line below Mulford, and Merrit Mulford is below Hiram Mulford. All are aged 20 to 29 in 1830.  It is not known if those three are sons of Mulford Martin, but they may be.  

The  Mulford Martin family information from this record is:

*  1 male aged 15 to 19 (perhaps an unknown son or a grandson)
*  1 male aged 50 to 59 (certainly Mulford Martin, born ca 1763)

*  1 female aged 50 to 59 (certainly Betsey (Rolfe) Martin, born in 1766)

The source citation for this record is:

1830 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Middesex County, New Jersey, population schedule, Woodbridge, page 150 (penned), Mulford Martin household; indexed record and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M19, Roll 83.

Mulford Martin (1763-1845) married Betsey Rolfe (1766-????) in about 1789, probably in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  in Wantage, New Jersey.  They had four known sons and to known daughters.

Mulford and Betsey (Rolfe) Martin are my 5th great-grandparents, through their daughter Sarah Martin (1792-1860) who married  John Putman (1785-1863) about 1810 in Seneca County, New York.  

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Amanuensis Monday - Will of George Martin (1618-1686) of Amesbury, Mass.

This week's document for Amanuensis Monday is from the Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Packet records for George Martin of Amesbury, Massachusetts:

a)  Essex County (Mass.) Probate Packet 17,890, image 4 (of 5):

The transcription of this will is:

In y^ name of God Amen.

I George Martin of y^e town of Amsbury in y^e County

of Essex being through Gods goodness of prfect memory

* undrstanding Doe make this my Last will & testa-

ment in manner as followeth.

Imprimis I Commend my Spirit to God whoo gave it, & my body

tp y^e dust decently to be buried (at y^e Charges of my Exe-

cutr whome I Shall hereafter name & appoynt) in hopes

of a ???full resurrection at y^e last day unto life eternal.

2ly I give & bequeath unto my natural Children viz: my

Sonns Rich^rd Martin & John Martin, & my Daugh-

ters Hanna Wathen, Hester Gimson, Jane Hadley

& Abigail Hadlock unto each & every of them five

Shillings a piece to be payd in good & merchantable

pay within one twelve month next aft^r my decease.

3^dly I Give & bequeath unto my Grandchild John Had-

lock five pounds in good & merchantable pay in case

y^ y^e s^d John live w^th ??? or my wife or my Son Will

until y^t he come unto y^e full & compleat at age of

twenty one years.

4^thly I Give & bequeath all y^e rest of my housing lands

stock & estate both moveable & Immoveable unto

my wife Susanna during her Widowhood, & after

her marriage or decease (in case she marry not

againe) unto my youngest son William.

Finally I Doe appoynt, Constitute & Ordaine my

Wife Susanna to be Executrix & my youngest

son Will Martin to be Execut^r in Conjunction

w^th her unto this my last Will & testament

As????? confirmat of y^e promisses I have hereun-

to Subscribed my hand & Seal Dated the nine-

teenth day of January An:Dom one thousand Six

hundred Eighty three or foure.

Subscribed, Sealed, & declared                       his

to be his Last Will & testam^t            George M Martin {seal}

in y^e presence of us                                   marke

Thomas Wells

Mary Wells

M^r Thomas Wells and M^rs Mary Wells

appeared before the Worshipfull Jn^o Woodbridge Es^r

& Cap^t Richard Dumer and upon oath did testifie

that they did see George Martin Signe & Seall and

declare this to be his last will & testament.

Reg. 23^d Nov^r 1686 as att ??? D Davison CC^r

The source citation for this document is:

"Essex County, MA: Probate Papers, 1638-1881," digital images, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed, 17 May 2015), Packet 18,790, George Martin of Amesbury, 1686 (5 images); citing original records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives, with digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org.

George Martin (1618-1686) married, firstly, Hannah LNU (1624-1646) in about 1641, who bore him one child, daughter Hannah Martin (1643-1730), who married Ezekiel Wathen (1636-1716).  George married, secondly, Susanna North (1621-1692) in 1646, and she bore him nine children.  Susanna (North) Martin was executed in the Salem witch trials of 1692.

The only other document in the probate packet was an inventory taken by John Weed and Nathaniel Park on 15 April 1686.  The inventory totaled £75-10-0, with the real estate £48.  

George Martin probably died before 15 April 1686, which was the date of the inventory.  There is no entry for his death in the Salisbury or Amesbury vital record books.  

In his will, George mentions his wife Susanna, and names her executrix with their son William Martin (1663-1726) also an executor.  He mentions three living sons in 1684 - Richard, John and William, and four living daughters - Hannah Wathen, Hester Gimson [Jameson], Jane Hadley and Abigail Hadlock.  He bequeathed five shillings to each of them.  He also bequeaths money to his grandson, John Hadlock, certainly a son of his daughter Abigail.  He did not mention son George Martin (1648-1734) for some reason (perhaps he was not a "natural" child?).

George and Hannah (LNU) Martin are my 9th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their daughter, Hannah (Martin) Wathen (1643-1730) who married Ezekiel Wathen (1536-1716) in 1661  resided in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

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NOTE:  Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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