Family of Richard Martyn of Portsmouth, NH

MARTYN

1. THOMAS

Issue- All children bpt. at Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon

  • 2I. MICHAEL- bpt. 29 Sept. 1588, m. 6 Feb. 1611 Stoke-in-Teignhead, MARY SIMON (bpt. 2 Apr. 1591 Stoke-in-Teignhead), bur. 25 Nov. 1662 Stoke-in-Teignhead
  • Alise- bpt. 25 Sept. 1590
  • William- bpt. 26 Oct. 1591, m. 20 Nov. 1620 Stoke-in-Teignhead, Elizabeth Forde
  • Julian- bpt. 19 Aug. 1595, m. 22 Jan. 1630 Stoke-in-Teignhead, Walter Boman


    2I. MICHAEL (THOMAS 1)

    bpt. 29 Sept. 1588 Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon
    m. 6 Feb. 1611 Stoke-in-Teignhead, MARY SIMON (bpt. 2 Apr. 1591 Stoke-in-Teignhead) d. of Gregory Simon
    bur. 25 Nov. 1662 Stoke-in-Teignhead

    Issue- All children bpt. Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon

  • I. Elizabeth- bpt. 29 June 1612
  • II. John- bpt. 28 Aug. 1614, m. 24 Jan. 1638 Stoke-in-Teignhead, Grace Endecott
  • III. Mary- bpt. 5 Oct. 1616, m. 29 Nov. 1638 Stoke-in-Teignhead, Peter Mayne
  • IV. Jane- bpt. 14 Nov. 1619
  • V. Michael- bpt. 28 Sept. 1623, m. 12 Sept. 1656, Boston, Susannah Holyoke, d. 26 Mar. 1682 Boston, bur. Copp's Hill
  • VI. William- bpt. 17 Sept. 1626
  • 3VII. RICHARD- bpt. 6 Sept. 1629, m.1. 1 Feb. 1653/4 Boston, SARAH TUTTLE (alive 18 Apr. 1670), 2. Martha Dennison of Ipswich (bur. 15 Feb. 1683/4), 3. Elizabeth Lear, 4. after Apr. 1691 Mary Wentworth (will 3 Feb. 1717/8- 11 Jan. 1730/1), d. 2 Apr. 1694 Portsmouth, NH, will 27 Jan. 1692/3
  • VIII. Agnes- bpt. 24 June 1632, bur. 23 Jan. 1634
  • IX. Agnes- bpt. 23 Aug. 1635, m. 26 Sept. 1661 Stoke-in-Teignhead, George Endicott

    Ref:

    Parish Registers for Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon


    3VII. RICHARD(THOMAS 1, MICHAEL 2)

    bpt. 6 Sept. 1629 Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon
    m.1. 1 Feb. 1653/4 Boston, SARAH TUTTLE (alive 18 Apr. 1670)
          2. Martha Dennison of Ipswich (bur. 15 Feb. 1683/4)
          3. Elizabeth Lear
          4. after Apr. 1691 Mary Wentworth (will 3 Feb. 1717/8- 11 Jan. 1730/1)
    d. 2 Apr. 1694 Portsmouth, NH
    will 27 Jan. 1692/3

    Richard was in Portsmouth in 1658 and purchased land in Great House field in 1659. He was a proprietor in 1660.

    Richard was the overseer of the estate of John Raynor of Dover 10 June 1679(1) and was the administrator of the estate of Samuel Symonds 15 Oct. 1679.(2)

    He was a grand juryman in 1666, selectman 1669-70, 1673-5, commissioner to end small causes 1671, Deputy 1672-3, 1679, 1692 (as speaker), Magistrate from 1676, Treasurer of the Province under President Cutts, Councilor from 1680 until he was removed by Cranfield in 1683.(3) In a letter to Daniel Dennison 26 Sept. 1676 Richard Martyn of Portsmouth informed him that the Indians were destroying property and lives at Casco Bay, that a few of the enemy were killed and taken, that the English were much in want of bread, and that more soldiers were greatly needed at Wells and York. Consequently General Dennison was ordered to Portsmouth on 11 Oct. to take command of the eastern expedition.(5)He was on Dudley's Committee of Trade and Navigation in 1686, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas 1692-3, Chief Justice Supreme Court Oct 1693 until his death 2 Apr. 1694. He was also town clerk during his last year.

    "The names of those men who were Instituted by his Majests Commissioners to governe the Province of mayn In new England July 1665 & were turned out by the Commissioners of Boston July 1669... men that are Enimies to Mr Gorges interests in the Province of mayne... the names of some men in new hampshire... mr. Richard marten of the same (Strawberry Banke)"(4)

    Richard had a brother Michael, mariner of Boston, who married Susannah Holyoke 12 Sept. 1656 in Boston. He died 26 Mar. 1682, age 60 years and was buried at Copps Hill. His grave stone has a coat of arms which implies that the family was of the English aristocracy. The arms are of Martyn of Exeter and Kemys, Pembrokeshire "Argent two bars Gules".

    Michael Martyn's arms from his tombstone at Copp's Hill

    Issue- first eight children by Sarah, last child by Martha.

  • I. Mary- b. 7 June 1655, d.s.p.
  • II. Sarah- b. 3 July 1657, m. John Cutts
  • III. Richard- b. 10 Jan. 1659/0, d.s.p. 6 Dec. 1690 Wells, ME. Richard graduated from Harvard in 1680 and was the minister in Wells. He died of small pox in 1690.
  • 4IV. ELIZABETH- b. 31 July 1662, m.1. EDWARD (1) KENNARD, 2. Lt. William Furber, 3. Benjamin Nason
  • V. Hannah- b. 2 Jan. 1664/5, m.1. Richard Jose, 2. Edward Ayers
  • VI. Michael- b. 3 Feb. 1666/7, m. Sarah ______ (d. by 1721), will 1 Feb. 1697- 1 Nov. 1700 London, also will 23 Oct.- 14 Nov. 1700 Boston.
  • VII. John- b. 9 June 1668, d.s.p.
  • VIII. Elias- b. 18 Apr. 1670, d.s.p.
  • IX. Nathaniel- d.s.p.

    Ref:

    (1) Mass. Archives- Vol. 16, p.147
    (2) Ibid- pp.176, 219, 232, 247, 250-2, 273
    (3) Ibid- Vol. 3, pp.463-a
    (4) Ibid-
    (5) History of Ipswich, Essex and Hamilton- Joseph B. Felt, 1832- p. 166

    "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire"- pp.463-4


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