Martha Jones Albertson (1781-1866) - Find a Grave Memorial

Martha Jones Albertson

Birth

30 Jun 1781

Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Death

6 Jan 1866 (aged 84)

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Date of death from Southport Presbyterian Church record.

Martha married John Wade. After his death she married John Kelly, a widower.

Will of John Kelly dated 19 Feb 1824 Southport; wife, Martha to have 1/3 of real estate and household furniture, also the other 2/3 of 70 acres purchased of Samuel Criss whereon Rev. John Smith dec’d formerly lived in Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Farm of 62 acres on Seeley Creek where I live was sold to son Ezra. Children of first wife, Hannah; son David, “I have already all that I ever intend to give him” who I gave a mechanical trade and his circumstances is that he needs no assistance from me; son, Ezra, “I have gave him all that I intend;” sons, Jesse and George, “I have already given them all that I ever intend;” daughters, Anna, Julia, Lanor, Fanny, and Eliza I give them all that may remain due to me by my son Ezra. Son, James owes $80 for yoke of oxen and he shall pay to my five daughters, unless he pays within one year which will exonerate him. Witnessed by A. Gates White, Harvey Jones, William T. Knapp. Proved 19 Nov 1825 (Tioga County, New York Estate, C:148-9).

In 1827 Martha was assessed for property in Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania received from Jesse Kelly and on the 1830 assessment list the property was transfered to Samuel Criss. Martha was enumerated in Southport, Tioga County (that portion that became Chemung), New York in 1830 with three daughters in her household. Martha m. (3)Rickliff Albertson b. c. 1782 New Jersey, a widower. Rickliff enumerated 1835 census of Southport, Tioga County (that portion that became Chemung County), New York with two males (including Rickliff) and three females in the household. Enumerated in Southport in 1840. Enumerated in Southport in 1850, farmer. Martha enumerated in the Town of Southport, Chemung County, New York in 1860 in household of daughter Sarah McWhorter. Enumerated in the 1865 (13 June) state census of Southport in household of daughter Susan Stryker, mother of eight children, three times married.

Children of John Wade and MarthaJones:
John Wade b. c. 1801.
Caroline Wade b. c. 1803.
Lucinda Wade b. 1805 m. Shubal Osgood and she d. 13 June 1861 56y 5m 15d Belmont, Allegany County, New York.

Children of John Kelly and Martha Jones:
Hannah J. Kelly b. c. 1822 m. 2 June 1844 (Elmira Gazette, June 6, 1844) her cousin James R. Sparke of Vicksburg, Mississippi b. 25 Dec 1811 son of John Sparke and Hannah Jones. James d. 12 Aug 1847. Hannah enumerated in Southport in 1850 next to her mother with four children in her household, three of them from James’s first marriage. Hannah m. (2)Sidney J. Pierce of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, a widower with several children. They were enumerated in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois in 1860. Hannah d. 29 June 1862 Richmond.
Susan Oberson Kelly b. 12 Mar 1824 m. 12 Mar 1846 David Bailey Stryker b. 30 Apr 1823 son of Abraham Stryker and Rachel Scribner Giles. Resided Waterman, DeKalb County, Illinois.
Sarah Kelly b. 11 May 1826 m. John McWhorter and she d. 13 Jan 1906 Southport.