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& Descendants
Generation No. 4 MANASSAH4 MARTIN (MANASSAH3, JOHN2 MARTYN/MARTIN, EDWARD1 MARTYN) was born November 20, 1706 in Swansea, MA, and died 1774 in Pawling District, Duchess County, NY1. He married (1) MARIBE LAKE July 18, 1733 in Swansea, MA. He married (2) SARAH MARSH 1749. Notes for MANASSAH MARTIN:
Notes for SARAH MARSH:
Source: Martin Gen by H. J. Martin p 180, VR Swansea, Gravestone Rec of Shaftsbury, VT, NY Calendar of Wills. Vols of Settlers of Beekmans Patent by Doherty Children of MANASSAH MARTIN and MARIBE LAKE are: 1. SUSAN5 MARTIN, b. November 26, 1733. 2. MASHER MARTIN, b. December 21, 1735, Swansea, MA; d. April 28, 1806, Shaftsbury, VT. 3. AGRIPPA MARTIN, b. March 6, 1738, Swansea, MA. 4. DEBORAH MARTIN, b. May 26, 1740 5. AMAZIAR MARTIN, b. May 5, 1743, Swansea, MA; d. March 4, 1813, Swansea, MA; m. SUSANNAH COLE. His name may have been Amaziar or Amazier. It is listed as Amaziah on his father's will. His birth date was either May 5 or May 15 in 1743. He moved to Shaftsbury, Vt after he married Susannah Cole.
6. MANNASSETH MARTIN III, b. July 17, 1745. (His name may have been Manasseth.) Manassah Martin III went to VT.
7. MERIBAH MARTIN. Children of MANASSAH MARTIN and SARAH MARSH: 8. EPHRAIM MARTIN 9. JAMES MARTIN 8. JOHN5 MARTIN, b. July 26, 1758, Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, NY; d. 1823, Duchess County, NY. 9. ASA MARTIN. 10. GEORGE MARTIN George Martin is listed on the 1800 Dutchess County Census 5M6F
11. AARON MARTIN, b. October 7, 1762, MA; d. March 7, 1810, NY; m. MERCY HORTON. Aaron was possibly in Albany in 1800. Married a Mary Eggleston (this is per Joyce O'Connell, NY) 12. SUSANNAH MARTIN 13. ANNE MARTIN
Manassah wrote his will on August 19, 1771. It was probated on May 22, 1775. It was as follows: Page 422.--I, MANASSAH MARTIN, of Pawlings Precinct, in Duchess County, being weak and sick in body. I direct all debts to be paid out of my movable property. My executors are to pay to my wife Sarah œ12 "which I received of her at our marriage, and œ9 more in lieu of her cows which was hers, and my riding horse and all that remains of my household furniture that she brought to me, and a chest which I lately had made for her." I leave to my wife and my daughter Anner (Anna) the southeast room in my house, and the chamber over it, and 1/2 of the cellar, with right to pass and repass to the road, "and a privilege in the kitchen for washing, baking, and brewing." "I leave to my wife 8 bushels of good Indian corn, 5 bushels of wheat, 3 of Rye, and one whole fat Hog that shall weigh 130 or 140 pounds when well dressed"; Also 50 pounds of beef, 8 pounds of tallow, with the right to the well for water, and the orchard for apples, "and 2 barrels of syder, 6 bushels of apples, 10 pounds of wool, 15 pounds of flax, and 1/8 of an acre of ground, in any one of the yards around the house, to be kept within good fence for the use of Sauce for her benefit." "And firewood for one fireplace, to be cut and drawn and brought into the room; also 20 shillings yearly." "I leave to my daughter, Anner Martin, the use of so much of my real estate as shall make a comfortable living with what hand labor she can do, so long as she remains single, and my executors are to see that she is well dealt by." I leave to my daughter, Susannah Robinson, 1 cow, and a bed with its furniture, and the household furniture I lent her after her marriage. I leave to my daughter, Deborah Nicobacker (Knickabocker) œ9 14s. above what she has already had. I leave to my daughter, Meribah Martin, œ13. To my son Mashar œ30, when a division is made of my real estate. I leave to my ten sons, Mashar, Agrippa, Amaziah, Manassah, Ephraim, James, John, Asa, George, and Aaron, all my real and personal estate, except as here given. My real estate is to be left undivided during the life of my wife and daughter Anner. I make my son Agrippa, executor.Dated August 19, 1771. Witnesses, John Wickham, David Wickham, Elisha Allen. Proved, May 22, 1775.
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