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John Martin II

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John Martin II

Birth
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
3 Nov 1757 (aged 83)
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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He married (1) MERCY HAYWARD 1701 in Rehoboth, MA. He married (2) MERCY THURBER April 4, 1713 in Rehoboth, MA.

Vital records state date of death at 1759.
He was of Rock River when he married Marcy Thurber and is not the John Martin of Rehoboth who married Mercy Billington. He resided in in Rehoboth, MA after his marriage where he resided until 1728 at which time he removed to Swansea where he died.
There is a Martin House in Rehoboth that is a museum. It was built in 1728 by John Martin II. This plot of land had been the site of a previous house of his dad, John Martyn /Martin that was burned by the Native Americans at the beginning of King Phillip's War. His dad, John, passed it to him. The farm originally included 100 acres of land. The Martin House is now closed due to lack of funds to keep it open. In this house is John Martyn/Martin's Bible and a staff he brought over from England.

In one genealogical piece about the staff it states:: "He supposedly designated that it was to go from 1st son to 1st son. However, when his first son Malatiah died and Malatiah's first son, Daniel, was very ill, Hannah, Malatiah's wife changed the tradition."
In the Snow-Estes Ancestry: The "staff which he willed to his son John, was also owned by Mr. Delancey Martin, but is now in The Martin House; it is a malacca stick, with an ivory head and silver band, on which is engraved the following monogram and date, "MM. 1728"." So this is open to wondering if it did indeed go to Malatiah and he put the date and initials on it. As John was dead before 1728. Further research should be done on this.
Children of JOHN MARTIN and MERCY HAYWARD:
1. SARAH MARTIN (christened March 27, 1774, Marblehead, MA),d. 1789, m. CALEB BOOMER on August 19, 1725.
2. HANNAH MARTIN b. 1705, m. THOMAS LEWIS on January 14, 1753 in Barrington, RI.
3. JOANNA MARTIN b. 1704m. Joseph Barney, October 15, 1726, Rehoboth.
4. JOHN MARTIN, b. June 26, 1709; m. MARY ANDRUS February 21, 1735 in Rehoboth, MA.
5. MARCY MARTIN b. 1711, m. SQUIRE EBENEZER BULLOCK, November 12, 1730.

Children of JOHN MARTIN and MERCY THURBER :
6. BARBARA MARTIN, b. March 13, 1714.
7. MARY MARTIN, b. March 17, 1715.
8. LT. HEZEKIAH MARTIN, b. September 7, 1719; d. November 11, 1789; m. (1) HANNAH ANDROS, March 28, 1741, Rehoboth, MA; m. (2) HULDAH LUTHER, September 10, 1766, Rehoboth, MA.
9. ELIZABETH MARTIN, October 1722
10. ANNE MARTIN b. March 22,1725
11. BENJAMIN MARTIN, b. June 5, 1734, MA; d. June 23, 1814, MA; m. SARAH KINGSLEY, 1750.
Benjamin Martin (June 5, 1734-1814) served as private in Capt. Smith's company, Colonel Simons' regiment, Massachusetts troops. He was born and died in Swansea, Mass. Service: PVT in Rev. War from MA
12. JEMINA MARTIN, m. VALENTINE BOWEN. b. June 5, 1734
He married (1) MERCY HAYWARD 1701 in Rehoboth, MA. He married (2) MERCY THURBER April 4, 1713 in Rehoboth, MA.

Vital records state date of death at 1759.
He was of Rock River when he married Marcy Thurber and is not the John Martin of Rehoboth who married Mercy Billington. He resided in in Rehoboth, MA after his marriage where he resided until 1728 at which time he removed to Swansea where he died.
There is a Martin House in Rehoboth that is a museum. It was built in 1728 by John Martin II. This plot of land had been the site of a previous house of his dad, John Martyn /Martin that was burned by the Native Americans at the beginning of King Phillip's War. His dad, John, passed it to him. The farm originally included 100 acres of land. The Martin House is now closed due to lack of funds to keep it open. In this house is John Martyn/Martin's Bible and a staff he brought over from England.

In one genealogical piece about the staff it states:: "He supposedly designated that it was to go from 1st son to 1st son. However, when his first son Malatiah died and Malatiah's first son, Daniel, was very ill, Hannah, Malatiah's wife changed the tradition."
In the Snow-Estes Ancestry: The "staff which he willed to his son John, was also owned by Mr. Delancey Martin, but is now in The Martin House; it is a malacca stick, with an ivory head and silver band, on which is engraved the following monogram and date, "MM. 1728"." So this is open to wondering if it did indeed go to Malatiah and he put the date and initials on it. As John was dead before 1728. Further research should be done on this.
Children of JOHN MARTIN and MERCY HAYWARD:
1. SARAH MARTIN (christened March 27, 1774, Marblehead, MA),d. 1789, m. CALEB BOOMER on August 19, 1725.
2. HANNAH MARTIN b. 1705, m. THOMAS LEWIS on January 14, 1753 in Barrington, RI.
3. JOANNA MARTIN b. 1704m. Joseph Barney, October 15, 1726, Rehoboth.
4. JOHN MARTIN, b. June 26, 1709; m. MARY ANDRUS February 21, 1735 in Rehoboth, MA.
5. MARCY MARTIN b. 1711, m. SQUIRE EBENEZER BULLOCK, November 12, 1730.

Children of JOHN MARTIN and MERCY THURBER :
6. BARBARA MARTIN, b. March 13, 1714.
7. MARY MARTIN, b. March 17, 1715.
8. LT. HEZEKIAH MARTIN, b. September 7, 1719; d. November 11, 1789; m. (1) HANNAH ANDROS, March 28, 1741, Rehoboth, MA; m. (2) HULDAH LUTHER, September 10, 1766, Rehoboth, MA.
9. ELIZABETH MARTIN, October 1722
10. ANNE MARTIN b. March 22,1725
11. BENJAMIN MARTIN, b. June 5, 1734, MA; d. June 23, 1814, MA; m. SARAH KINGSLEY, 1750.
Benjamin Martin (June 5, 1734-1814) served as private in Capt. Smith's company, Colonel Simons' regiment, Massachusetts troops. He was born and died in Swansea, Mass. Service: PVT in Rev. War from MA
12. JEMINA MARTIN, m. VALENTINE BOWEN. b. June 5, 1734


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  • Created by: JKMartin
  • Added: Apr 1, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127233259/john-martin: accessed ), memorial page for John Martin II (15 Mar 1674–3 Nov 1757), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127233259, citing Old Baptist Church Cemetery, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by JKMartin (contributor 47405118).