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Martha Peterson 1716–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1716

Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1781

Death Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States

Father: Isaac Peterson

Mother: Mary Hobart

Spouse(s): Timothy Thorpe

Children(s): Mary Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe, Martha None, Lucy Thorpe, Peterson Thorp, Temperance Thorpe, Sylvia Thorpe, Timothy Thorpe, William Thorpe, Margaret Thorpe, Martha Patsy

Martha Peterson was born in 1716 in Southampton, Virginia, United States, the child of Isaac Peterson And Mary Hobart. Martha Peterson married Timothy Thorpe, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Thorpe, Lucy Thorpe, Margaret Thorpe, Martha, Martha Patsy, Mary Thorpe, Peterson Thorp, Sylvia Thorpe, Temperance Thorpe, Timothy Thorpe, William Thorpe. Martha Peterson passed away in 1781 in Southampton, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Peterson was born in 1716 in Southampton, Virginia, United States, the child of Isaac Peterson And Mary Hobart.
  • Martha Peterson married Timothy Thorpe, and had children including Elizabeth Betty Thorpe, Lucy Thorpe, Margaret Thorpe, Martha, Martha Patsy, Mary Thorpe, Peterson Thorp, Sylvia Thorpe, Temperance Thorpe, Timothy Thorpe, William Thorpe.
  • Martha Peterson passed away in 1781 in Southampton, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Peterson
1678–1741
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Hobart
1686–1763
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Timothy Thorpe
1712–1763
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Thorpe
1735–1791
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Thorpe
1733–1807
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Martha None
1736–1793
Birth Location: Southhampton, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Thorpe
1741–1766
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States
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Peterson Thorp
1745–1779
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States
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Temperance Thorpe
1749–
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States
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Sylvia Thorpe
1751–1777
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States
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Timothy Thorpe
1755–1776
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States
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William Thorpe
1758–1759
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Thorpe
1736–
Birth Location: Southhampton, Virginia, United States
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Martha Patsy
1736–1807
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Martha Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Martha Peterson
1716–1781
Birth Place: Southampton, Virginia, United States
Parents
Isaac Peterson
1678–1741
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Hobart
1686–1763
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Peterson
1636–1718
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Soule
1626–1705
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Daniel Hobart
1650–1708
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Warren
1655–1695
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Peterson
1600–
Rhoda Scott
1606–
George Soule
1593–1679
Mary Beckett
1590–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas SOOLE
1567–1614
Mary Iddenden
1573–1656
Sylvester Beckett
1560–1590
Elizabeth Hill
1560–1590

Martha Peterson's Descendants

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Martha Peterson (20 Feb 1716–1781) m. Timothy Thorpe (1712–13 Oct 1763)
  1. 1. Mary Thorpe 1735–1791 m. James Barham 1730–1791 m. William Person 1736–1816
    1. 1. Joel Barham 1752–1801
    2. 2. Mary Barham 1760–1791
    3. 3. Rebecca Barham 1760–1845
    4. 4. James Barham 1764–1865 m. Ida (Prudence) Freeman 1754–1815
      1. 1. Charles (Abraham) Barham 1786–1861 m. Charity Frazier 1791–
      2. 2. Sarah (Sally) Barham 1787–1861 m. Charles Robinson 1784–
        1. 1. Littleberry Robinson 1816–1896
      3. 3. Phoebe Barham 1789–1860 m. William Tatum 1783–
      4. 4. Prudence Barham 1790–
      5. 5. James (Freeman) Barham 1792–1873 m. Margaret Holbrook 1792–
        1. 1. Susan Barham 1824–
        2. 2. Pheba Barham 1836–
      6. 6. Josiah Barham 1794–
      7. 7. Susanna Barham 1794–1874
      8. 8. William Barham 1796–1875 m. Susannah Fortner 1798–1874
        1. 1. Mary (F) Barham 1816–1852
        2. 2. Susan (F) Barham 1817–1880
        3. 3. Lewis (Fortner) BARHAM 1817–1892
        4. 4. Elizabeth Barham 1820–
        5. 5. James (Monroe) Barham 1823–1864
        6. 6. Charles Barham 1825–1914
        7. 7. William (Porter) Barham 1829–1908
      9. 9. Rebecca Barham 1798–1852
      10. 10. Jonathan Barham 1800–1875
      11. 11. Lewis (Dunn) Barham 1805–1849
      12. 12. Thomas (G.) Barham 1817–1883 m. Sarah (Ann) Lay 1817–1883
        1. 1. Tennessee Barham 1848–
        2. 2. James Barham 1865–
        3. 3. Thomas Barham 1867–
        4. 4. Seth Barham 1869–
        5. 5. William (Franklin) Barham 1842–1888 m. Tennessee (Elizabeth) Duncan 1847–1919
    5. 5. Judkins Barham 1766–1837
    6. 6. Samuel (H) Barham 1768–1853
    7. 7. Timothy (Thorpe) Barham 1808–1883
    8. 8. John Barham 1776–1828
    9. 9. Martha Harris 1763–1784 m. Joel Harris 1750–1822
      1. 1. John Harris 1769–1792
      2. 2. Hester Harris 1771–1787
      3. 3. Jessie Harris 1771–1777
      4. 4. Charity Harris 1771–1787
      5. 5. Nathan Harris 1771–1777
      6. 6. Howell Harris 1777–1792 m. Elizabeth Todd 1790–1865
      7. 7. Jessie Harris 1781–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Harris 1782–1855
      9. 9. Avis Harris 1783–
      10. 10. Sarah (Jenkins) Harris 1779–1843 m. William (Harris) Middleton 1775–1852
        1. 1. Thomas (Landman) Middleton 1800–1876 m. Mary McNeely 1795–1872 m. Mrs Widdows 1811–1905
        2. 2. Lydia (Pugh) Middleton 1802–1869
        3. 3. William (Harris) Middleton 1805–1865 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Eddings 1805–1945
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Woodward) Middleton 1807–1849 m. Joseph (D. Morgan) Senior 1806–1862
        5. 5. John (Buckner) Middleton 1809–1879
        6. 6. Martha (B) Middleton 1810–1893 m. Richard (E. Ford) Sr 1806–1871
        7. 7. Jane (Baxter) Middleton 1812–1894 m. George (Tennessee) Ford 1808–1892
        8. 8. Sarah (Elgin) Middleton 1814–
        9. 9. James (Alexander Hill) Middleton 1816–1875 m. Susannah Hamilton 1819–
        10. 10. Watson (Josephus) Middleton 1818–1850 m. Mary McGuire 1810–
        11. 11. Ruth (Wade) Middleton 1819–1915 m. Daniel (Smith) Holstlaw 1813–1905
        12. 12. Dicey (Emoline) Middleton 1824–1847 m. John (A) Moore 1822–1888
        13. 13. Lucy (Ann) Middleton 1823–1842 m. John (A) Holtslaw 1818–1863
        14. 14. Patsy (Barham) Middleton 1810–1893
        15. 15. Annis (Wolfe) Middleton 1829–1910
        16. 16. Joel (Harvey) Middleton 1803–1895 m. Elizabeth (M) Ford 1807–1897
      11. 11. Lucy Harris 1771–1788
      12. 12. Charles (Barham) Harris 1776–1860 m. Margaret Canadaye 1783–
    10. 10. Samuel Barham 1745–
    11. 11. Sarah Barham 1756–
    12. 12. Susanna Barham 1762–1791 m. John Mecom 1760–1815
      1. 1. Nancy Mecom 1795–1815
      2. 2. Samuel Mecom 1795–1817
      3. 3. Barham Mecom 1790–1845
      4. 4. James Mecom 1794–1875
    13. 13. Jacob (B) Parsons –1935
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Betty) Thorpe 1733–1807
  3. 3. Martha 1736–1793
  4. 4. Lucy Thorpe 1741–1766
  5. 5. Peterson Thorp 1745–1779 m. Martha Person 1752–1836
    1. 1. Martha (Patsy) Thorpe 1773–1850
    2. 2. Anne (Nancy) THORP 1770–1809
    3. 3. Benjamin (Person) THORP 1776–1858
  6. 6. Temperance Thorpe 1749–
  7. 7. Sylvia Thorpe 1751–1777
  8. 8. Timothy Thorpe 1755–1776
  9. 9. William Thorpe 1758–1759
  10. 10. Margaret Thorpe 1736–
  11. 11. Martha Patsy 1736–1807 m. Jeremiah (or Jerimiah) THORPE 1741–1793
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Thorpe 1728–1758
    2. 2. Olive Thorpe 1757–1793
    3. 3. Timothy Thorpe 1759–1823
    4. 4. Hardy Thorpe 1761–1802
    5. 5. Willie Thorpe 1763–1804
    6. 6. Joshua Thorpe 1765–1799
    7. 7. Mary Thorpe 1766–1792
    8. 8. Lucy Thorpe 1769–1793
    9. 9. Polly Thorpe 1771–1793

Martha Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1716
20 Feb 1716
Birth of Martha Peterson in Southampton, Virginia, United States
Southampton, Virginia, United States
1781
1781
Age 65
Death of Martha Peterson in Southampton, Virginia, United States
Southampton, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1716
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, United States
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