Thomas Pearson (b abt 1665 Spratton, m Mary Luck 1686 Northampton, d
1733 Spratton)
Mary Luck (b 1666 Moulton, d 1748 Spratton) Bridget Pearson
(b abt 1690 Guilsborough, m Peter
Martin 1710 Guilsborough Northamptonshire, d 1773 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)
Margarett Pearson (m Thomas Brown), d aft 1732)
William Pearson (d aft 1732)
Thomas Pearson's Will
Thomas Pearson the elder of Spratton, Co Northamptonshire, yeoman
being weak in body but sound and perfect in mind and
memory
I give to sonne John Pearson messuage and farm house in Spratton
together with the lands in common and openfield of Spratton (except
for two quartern lands) together with all appurtenancies, until
Thomas Pearson, son of Thomas Pearson my son attain to age 25 years.
I give to daughter Margaret Brown the halve yardland (2 quartern
aforesaid) during her natural life. I give to son William Pearson
£50
I give to Thomas Brown's two sons £30 apiece
I give to grandson Haddon Thorkand £20
I give to daughter Bridget Martin £40
I give to daughter Margaret £10
I give to grandsons Thomas Martin and Peter Martin £5 apiece
I give to daughter Margaret Brown 2 Moulton Park cows, 32 sheep. 2
quartr#ern malt 2 quartern rye. All the rest to John Pearson,
executor, and also appoint him guardian of grandson Thomas Pearson
signed 8 august 1733 Thomas Pearson
witnesses Thomas Smith, John Hoby
10 December 1733 probate granted to John Pearson
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.
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