Martha Unknown

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• Reference Number: 7533

Notes:

According to The Hathaways of America Book, In a power of Attorney filed by William Shepherd of Taunton he gives the right to "my loving brother" John Hathaway to handle his estate and split it among Shepherd's children upon his death. This may indicate that John Hathaway is his brother in law, thus John's wife Martha is William Shepherd's sister. However the will of William Shepherd's widowed mother, Martha, does not mention any daughter named Martha, although it does mention other children. Perhaps Martha already had her share and thus was not mentioned. Or perhaps "my loving brother" was meant in a religious sense. In any case, perhaps Martha was born a Shepherd, although the evidence is not conclusive.

Birth:
based on spouse's birth date

Martha married John Hathaway about 1649. John (son of Nicholas Hathaway) was born about 1629 in England; died on 10 Sep 1705 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Hathaway was born on 16 Aug 1650 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died in Jun 1730.
2. Abraham Hathaway was born on 11 Sep 1652.
3. Isaac Hathaway was born in 1655.
4. Ephraim Hathaway was born on 8 Dec 1661.
5. Abigail Hathaway was born in 1667; died in 1690.
6. Rebecca Hathaway was born in 1669; died on 31 Dec 1742.