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Rachel Martin 1565 – 1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: England

Death Date: Aft. Nov 1646

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: James Martin

Mother: Joan Adam

Spouse(s): John Bigg

Children(s): Thankful Bigg, Smallhope Bigg, Elizabeth Bigg, James Bigg, Rachel Bigg, Patience Bigg, Anna Bigg, Mary Bigg, John Bigg

Rachel Martin was born in 1565 in England, the child of James Martin and Joan Adam. Rachel Martin married John Bigg, and had children including Thankful Bigg, Smallhope Bigg, Elizabeth Bigg, James Bigg, Rachel Bigg, Patience Bigg, Anna Bigg, Mary Bigg, John Bigg. Rachel Martin passed away in 1646 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • Rachel Martin was born in 1565 in England, the child of James Martin and Joan Adam.
  • Rachel Martin married John Bigg, and had children including Thankful Bigg, Smallhope Bigg, Elizabeth Bigg, James Bigg, Rachel Bigg, Patience Bigg, Anna Bigg, Mary Bigg, John Bigg.
  • Rachel Martin passed away in 1646 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Martin's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Martin
1565 – 1646
Birth Place: England
Parents
James Martin
– 1583
Joan Adam
– 1582
Grandparents
William Adam
England
Alice Baker
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Martin's Descendants

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Rachel Martin (1565 – Aft. Nov 1646) m. John Bigg (Abt. 1561 – Abt. Sep 1605)
  1. 1. Thankful Bigg
  2. 2. Smallhope Bigg
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bigg
  4. 4. James Bigg
  5. 5. Rachel Bigg ( – Bef. 03 May 1638)
  6. 6. Patience Bigg (1595 – Bet. 18 Mar–17 Nov 1646) m. Richard Foster (Abt 1595 – Abt 1639)
    1. 1. Hopestill Foster (1621 – 15 Oct 1676) m. Mary Bate (1618 – 04 Jan 1702/03)
      1. 1. Patience Foster (16 Jul 1646 – 15 Aug 1703) m. Thomas Brown (22 Mar 1645 – 07 May 1709)
        1. 1. Patience Brown (26 Feb 1672 – 13 Nov 1722)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Brown (17 Mar 1678 – ) m. Hopestill(3) Bent (17 Jan 1672 – 18 Aug 1725)
      2. 2. James Foster (13 Apr 1651 – 04 Oct 1732)
      3. 3. Comfort Foster
      4. 4. John Foster
    2. 2. Mary Foster
    3. 3. John Foster
  7. 7. Anna Bigg
  8. 8. Mary Bigg
  9. 9. John Bigg ( – Aft. 17 Aug 1640)

Rachel Martin's Timeline

4 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Rachel Martin in England
England
1565
17 Jun 1565
Rachel Martin was christened in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1646
17 Nov 1646
Age 81
Rachel Martin - Will in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
1646
Aft. Nov 1646
Age 81
Death of Rachel Martin in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1565
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1646
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins, p. 40.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. Nov 1646
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony

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