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About Martha Crossman
Martha Billington
- Born 1638 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
- Died before 2 Mar 1722 in Plainfield, New London, Connecticut
- Daughter of Francis Billington and Christian (Penn) Billington
- Wife of Samuel Eaton — married 10 Jan 1661 [location unknown]
- Wife of Robert Crossman — married 1688 in Taunton
- Mother of Sarah (Eaton) Bump, Samuel Eaton, Sarah Eaton and Mercy (Eaton) Fuller
Descendant of Mayflower passenger Francis Billington
Robert Crossman Sr. married Martha Billington Eaton in 1688. His first wife died in 1686. Robert Sr. was Martha's second husband.
Categories: Mayflower Family Member. The Mayflower. Martha (Billington) Crossman was related to a passenger on the Mayflower and born before 1700. Join: Mayflower Project Discuss: MAYFLOWER Biography
Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Billington-1
Martha Billington, daughter of Mayflower passenger Francis Billington, was born about 1638 at Plymouth. She was age 5 14 Jan 1642/3 when she was "bound out".
Martha's parents, Francis and Christian Billington, were known as troublemakers in the Plymouth Colony. They had nine children who were all born in Plymouth. The five oldest children were bound out at young ages by a court order. Martha was age 5 when she was "bound out" to Gyles Ricket on 14 Jan 1642/3:
It is ordered and agreed also that Gyles Rickett shall take another of his children a gerle about five years of age and shall shall keepe her and find her meat drink and apparell until she shall accomplish the age of twenty years so she marrie with the consent of the magistrart And shall have xxxs in hand with her towards the apparelling of her payd him wthin a month after she comes to him.
Martha married twice. First, she married 10 Jan 1660/1 at Plymouth, Samuel Eaton, her step brother. He was Elizabeth’s widower with 2 unidentified daughters.
Children of Martha Billington and Samuel Eaton born at Duxbury, Plymouth Colony:
- Sarah Eaton b. 3 Jan 1663/4, married Philip (Bumpas) Bump
- Samuel Eaton b. about 1663, married Elizabeth Fuller
- Mercy Eaton b. about 1665, married Samuel Fuller III
- Bethiah Eaton b. c 1668, married Joseph Bassett
Martha Eaton married 7 Dec 1687 Robert Crossman after the death of Samuel.
After Samuel passed away Martha then married Robert Crossman (abt.1620-bef.1692) Possibly at Taunton after 7 Dec 1687 when they made a marriage contract. The contract gave to Martha Eaton of Bristol, widow, during her life "all the lands I bought of Captain Foster of Dorchester with all buildings... and all goods and chattels during her life, one-half to be at her absoluted disposal at her death. {NEHGR 62:233}
Born about 1621, Robert had also been previously married, to Sarah Kingbury, by whom he had twelve children. Robert died before 27 Oct 1692 (inventory). Martha had brought £3 17 to the estate. She was too aged and infirm to travel to travel, took oath at Taunton 23 Jan 1692/3 and requested that Thomas Leonard administer the oath in Taunton. Robert's estate was divided among his children.
4 Oct 1694, Martha Crossman, daughter of Francis Billington, quitclaimed land her father had given to her, her husband and their daughter Sarah, now wife of Philip Bumpas. Philip Bumpas transferred to Martha Crossman all his estate, personal and real in Plainfield, Connecticut, 9 Jun 1704.
Martha Crossman died between 9 June 1704 (deed in Plainfield, then New London County, Connecticut) and 2 Mar 1722 (her son's deed).
Sources
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Billington-1
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 12 2017, 2:11:03 UTC
- Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Increasings. 2nd Edition. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1995.) Eaton p. 54, Billingotn p 16. Provides birth, death, marriage, children citing primarty sources.
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0
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Martha Crossman's Timeline
| 1638 |
1638
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Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
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| 1662 |
January 3, 1662
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), Colonial America
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| 1663 |
January 3, 1663
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Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Colonial America
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| 1665 |
December 6, 1665
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Colonial America
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| 1668 |
1668
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Colonial America
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| 1722 |
March 22, 1722
Age 84
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Plainfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1881 |
May 17, 1881
Age 84
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| 1894 |
September 7, 1894
Age 84
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