John (or
Johann) Martyn and Joan (or Joanna) Leah
Parents
: William Martyn and Sarah
Bullins Joan's
parents not known
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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