Martha (Prescott) Goodhue

Family

Sources

1. Jonathan E. Goodhue, "History and Genealogy of the Goodhue Family in England and America to the Year 1890" (Rochester NY, 1891), p. 33, Family 84: "140. Stephen Goodhue [32], b. at Salem, Mass., Jan. 10, 1738-9; m. Sept. 29, 1767, Martha Prescott, of Danvers, Mass., who d. Oct. 25, 1825. He d. at Salem, Feb. 22, 1809. Children. 388. Benjamin, b. May 28, 1768; d. Aug. 31, 1849; unmarried. 389. Martha, b. Feb. 2, 1770." Same vol. p. 55, Family 174: "389. Martha Goodhue [84], b. Feb. 2, 1770; m. Oct. 29, 1796, Richard Wheatland, merchant, of Salem, Mass. ... she d. Aug. 13, 1826, aged 56. Children: Stephen ... Richard Goodhue ... Benjamin ... George ... Martha Wheatland, b. May 29, 1807 ... Henry." Matches locked martha-goodhue-wheatland: exact birth 1770-02-02 Salem, exact death 1826-08-13, husband Richard Wheatland of Salem, daughter Martha b. 1807-05-29 (= martha-wheatland-bemis).

   Jonathan E. Goodhue, "History and Genealogy of the Goodhue Family in England and America to the Year 1890" (Rochester NY, 1891), p. 33, Family 84: "140. Stephen Goodhue [32], b. at Salem, Mass., Jan. 10, 1738-9; m. Sept. 29, 1767, Martha Prescott, of Danvers, Mass., who d. Oct. 25, 1825. He d. at Salem, Feb. 22, 1809. Children. 388. Benjamin, b. May 28, 1768; d. Aug. 31, 1849; unmarried. 389. Martha, b. Feb. 2, 1770." Same vol. p. 55, Family 174: "389. Martha Goodhue [84], b. Feb. 2, 1770; m. Oct. 29, 1796, Richard Wheatland, merchant, of Salem, Mass. ... she d. Aug. 13, 1826, aged 56. Children: Stephen ... Richard Goodhue ... Benjamin ... George ... Martha Wheatland, b. May 29, 1807 ... Henry." Matches locked martha-goodhue-wheatland: exact birth 1770-02-02 Salem, exact death 1826-08-13, husband Richard Wheatland of Salem, daughter Martha b. 1807-05-29 (= martha-wheatland-bemis).

2. Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Topsfield Historical Society, 1909), PRESCOTT: "Martha, d. Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca, Nov. 23, 1744." Same block: Rebecca (May 20, 1742), Benjamin (Mar. 14, 1746), James (Mar. 16, 1748), Elizabeth (Dec. 1, 1752), Mercy (Feb. 5, 1755), Benjamin (Oct. 22, 1757), Mary (May 9, 1760) — all "Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca" / "Benjamin and Rebecca".

   Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Topsfield Historical Society, 1909), PRESCOTT: "Martha, d. Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca, Nov. 23, 1744." Same block: Rebecca (May 20, 1742), Benjamin (Mar. 14, 1746), James (Mar. 16, 1748), Elizabeth (Dec. 1, 1752), Mercy (Feb. 5, 1755), Benjamin (Oct. 22, 1757), Mary (May 9, 1760) — all "Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca" / "Benjamin and Rebecca".

3. Shattuck, History of Concord (1835) Appendix HOAR: "John of Concord, who lived in Scituate from 1643 to 1655, came to Concord about 1660; was a lawyer ... d. April 2, 1704; his wife Alice d. June 5, 1697. His daughter Elizabeth m. Jonathan Prescott, and Mary m. Benjamin Graves". Prescott Memorial p. 42: "Elizabeth, dau. of John Hoar, Esq., a lawyer of Concord, Mass., Dec. 23, 1675. She d. Sept. 25, 1687". Concord VR: "mr Jn° Hoar ye husband of mrs Ales his wife dyed, Aprill ye 2d day 1704"; "Alice Hoar ye wife of mr Jn° Hoar her Husband dyed June ye 5th day 1696". Mother (Alice) not named as mother of Elizabeth = LEAD.

   William Prescott, "The Prescott Memorial" (1870), Part I pp. 67-68, 92: "The second child of Benjamin Prescott and Rebecca Minot was 251. 2. Martha,(491) b. Nov. 23, 1744; m. Sept. 29, 1767, Stephen, son of Benjamin Goodhue of Salem, and had twp children." Issue of Martha Prescott (251—2) and Stephen Goodhue of Salem: "490. 1. Benjamin, b. May 28, 1768 ... 491. 2. Martha,(838) b. Feb. 2, 1770; m. 1796, Captain Richard Wheatland of Salem." Salem VR marriages (Essex Institute): "GOODHUE ... Stephen, and Martha Prescott, Sept. 29, 1767 PR 170"; "Martha [daughter Stephen and Martha (Prescott) PR 170], and Richard Wheatland, certif. Oct. 29, 1796*." Exact match to locked martha-prescott-goodhue-bsb (m. Stephen 1767; mother of Martha Goodhue Wheatland b. 2 Feb 1770) and maiden Minot.

4. Jonathan E. Goodhue, "History and Genealogy of the Goodhue Family in England and America to the Year 1890" (Rochester NY, 1891), p. 33, Family 84: "140. Stephen Goodhue [32], b. at Salem, Mass., Jan. 10, 1738-9; m. Sept. 29, 1767, Martha Prescott, of Danvers, Mass., who d. Oct. 25, 1825. He d. at Salem, Feb. 22, 1809. Children. 388. Benjamin, b. May 28, 1768; d. Aug. 31, 1849; unmarried. 389. Martha, b. Feb. 2, 1770." Same vol. p. 55, Family 174: "389. Martha Goodhue [84], b. Feb. 2, 1770; m. Oct. 29, 1796, Richard Wheatland, merchant, of Salem, Mass. ... she d. Aug. 13, 1826, aged 56. Children: Stephen ... Richard Goodhue ... Benjamin ... George ... Martha Wheatland, b. May 29, 1807 ... Henry." Matches locked martha-goodhue-wheatland: exact birth 1770-02-02 Salem, exact death 1826-08-13, husband Richard Wheatland of Salem, daughter Martha b. 1807-05-29 (= martha-wheatland-bemis).

   Jonathan E. Goodhue, "History and Genealogy of the Goodhue Family in England and America to the Year 1890" (Rochester NY, 1891), p. 33, Family 84: "140. Stephen Goodhue [32], b. at Salem, Mass., Jan. 10, 1738-9; m. Sept. 29, 1767, Martha Prescott, of Danvers, Mass., who d. Oct. 25, 1825. He d. at Salem, Feb. 22, 1809. Children. 388. Benjamin, b. May 28, 1768; d. Aug. 31, 1849; unmarried. 389. Martha, b. Feb. 2, 1770." Same vol. p. 55, Family 174: "389. Martha Goodhue [84], b. Feb. 2, 1770; m. Oct. 29, 1796, Richard Wheatland, merchant, of Salem, Mass. ... she d. Aug. 13, 1826, aged 56. Children: Stephen ... Richard Goodhue ... Benjamin ... George ... Martha Wheatland, b. May 29, 1807 ... Henry." Matches locked martha-goodhue-wheatland: exact birth 1770-02-02 Salem, exact death 1826-08-13, husband Richard Wheatland of Salem, daughter Martha b. 1807-05-29 (= martha-wheatland-bemis).

5. Salem VR Vol. I Births, GARDNER: "Hanna, d. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, Apr. 4, 1676."; siblings "George, s. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, 28: 11 m: 1674", "George, 2d s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Sept. 9, 1679", "John, s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Apr. 14, 1681".

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), p. 370, GOODHUE: "Martha, d. Stephen and Martha, Feb. 2, 1770. P. R. 67." Contemporaneous-derived birth entry naming both parents; same exact date as the Goodhue Genealogy (Stephen Goodhue x Martha Prescott, m. 1767) and as Draper's Bemis Genealogy for Martha (Goodhue) Wheatland.

6. Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Topsfield Historical Society, 1909), PRESCOTT: "Martha, d. Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca, Nov. 23, 1744." Same block: Rebecca (May 20, 1742), Benjamin (Mar. 14, 1746), James (Mar. 16, 1748), Elizabeth (Dec. 1, 1752), Mercy (Feb. 5, 1755), Benjamin (Oct. 22, 1757), Mary (May 9, 1760) — all "Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca" / "Benjamin and Rebecca".

   Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Topsfield Historical Society, 1909), PRESCOTT: "Martha, d. Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca, Nov. 23, 1744." Same block: Rebecca (May 20, 1742), Benjamin (Mar. 14, 1746), James (Mar. 16, 1748), Elizabeth (Dec. 1, 1752), Mercy (Feb. 5, 1755), Benjamin (Oct. 22, 1757), Mary (May 9, 1760) — all "Benjamin, jr. and Rebecca" / "Benjamin and Rebecca".

7. Shattuck, History of Concord (1835) Appendix HOAR: "John of Concord, who lived in Scituate from 1643 to 1655, came to Concord about 1660; was a lawyer ... d. April 2, 1704; his wife Alice d. June 5, 1697. His daughter Elizabeth m. Jonathan Prescott, and Mary m. Benjamin Graves". Prescott Memorial p. 42: "Elizabeth, dau. of John Hoar, Esq., a lawyer of Concord, Mass., Dec. 23, 1675. She d. Sept. 25, 1687". Concord VR: "mr Jn° Hoar ye husband of mrs Ales his wife dyed, Aprill ye 2d day 1704"; "Alice Hoar ye wife of mr Jn° Hoar her Husband dyed June ye 5th day 1696". Mother (Alice) not named as mother of Elizabeth = LEAD.

   William Prescott, "The Prescott Memorial" (1870), Part I pp. 67-68, 92: "The second child of Benjamin Prescott and Rebecca Minot was 251. 2. Martha,(491) b. Nov. 23, 1744; m. Sept. 29, 1767, Stephen, son of Benjamin Goodhue of Salem, and had twp children." Issue of Martha Prescott (251—2) and Stephen Goodhue of Salem: "490. 1. Benjamin, b. May 28, 1768 ... 491. 2. Martha,(838) b. Feb. 2, 1770; m. 1796, Captain Richard Wheatland of Salem." Salem VR marriages (Essex Institute): "GOODHUE ... Stephen, and Martha Prescott, Sept. 29, 1767 PR 170"; "Martha [daughter Stephen and Martha (Prescott) PR 170], and Richard Wheatland, certif. Oct. 29, 1796*." Exact match to locked martha-prescott-goodhue-bsb (m. Stephen 1767; mother of Martha Goodhue Wheatland b. 2 Feb 1770) and maiden Minot.