John (or Johann) (b 1639 Spratton
Northamptonshire, m Joan (or Joaana) Leah
1668), d 1723 1732? Spratton)
Joan (or Joanna) Leah (b 1642, d 1730)
William (b 1670
Spratton, m Grace, d 1731 Spratton)
John Martin (b 1671
Spratton, d 1755)
Hannah Martin (b 1672 Spratton, d 1755)
Thomas Martin (b 1673 Spratton, d 1732)
Robert (Martin (b 1676 Spratton, d 1728)
Peter Martin is in the will as a son
(below) So it is an interesting question. Are there one or two
Peters? Peter
Martin (b 1695 Spratton, m Bridget Pearson1710 Guilsborough
Northamptonshire, d 1772 Spratton) John Martin (b 1712 Hollowell
Northamptonshire, m Sarah Chadwick 1743
Spratton,d 1794 Spratton) William Martin (b
1748 Teeton, m Hanna Coalman 1787
Twywell Northamptonshire, d 1803 Islington Middlesex) Charles Martin (b 1797 Twywell, m Francis Prickett 1826 Islington, d 1876
Castlemaine Vic) Hannah Martin (b 1829
Islington, m Thomas Farr 1849
Camden Town, London,d 1890 St Kilda) Edwin Farr
(b 1858 Ballarat, m Louisa Jane
Briant 1884 Presb Manse Ballarat, d 1943 Northcote) Winifred
Emma Farr (b 1890 Northcote, m Norman Thompson 1918 , d 1994
Preston)
Will of John Martin of Spratton, August 10th 1723
In the name of God Amen. I John Martin of Spratton, Taylor, in the
county of Northton being of good memory and praise be to God for it,
I do therefore and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner
and form following that is to say, First I bequeath my soul into the
hands of Almighty God my maker hoping that through the monitoring
death and passion of Jesus Christ my only saviour and redeemer I
pardon and forgiveness of all sins and as for my body to be buryed
in Christian burial at the d of my executors Item
I give unto my wife Joan (?) Martin all that I am in possession of
both my house and lands during
said her death. I give unto my sonn William Martyn
my half quartern lands to him and to his heirs. I give to my sonne
John Martin both my houses but my house that I now live in he shall
pay out of it thirty four pounds thats 12 months round to my sonne
Thomas Martin and eight pounds to my sonne Robert Martin ten pounds
to my sonne Peter Martin and four pounds to my daughter Hannah
onnldson. this being my last will and testament I make my wife and
my sonne John executors together in witness
witness John Balderson John Martin Samwell White
Thomas Gummage X
His mark
Notes
Bob Martin has Birth for Johann as 9 Nov 1639
and Baptism as 21Feb1640
Acknowledgements
Most of the material on the Martins comes from Glenis Crocker, with
help from Robyn Lawther and Helen Millward. Glenis's material
prepared for the Martin reunion she organised has been quoted
directly here. They have traced the family back to the 16th century,
by a lot of detective work on old wills.
Also Len Martin produced an excellent book on Charles Henry
Martin, Hannah Martin's brother
Thanks also to Bob Martin's Ancestry tree for
additions to this page
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