Martha Foley

Martha Bryant- was she a sister of Richard and was she really a Bryant? We know very little about Martha, supposed sister of Richard, Thomas, and Silent. She did name two sons Bryan and Richard. After the death of her first husband she was made Administratrix of his estate. Anne and Richard Brian were witnesses. See below.

ORDER BOOK ABSTRACTS OF STAFFORD COUNTY VIRGINIA 1664-1668, 1689-1690 Pub. By Ruth and Sam Sparacio, McLean, Va., 1987 "Martha Folio the widow and relict of Thomas Folio late of this County deced" dated 9 Sep. 1690

http://www.kykinfolk.com/stafford/court/Thom_Foley_will.htm
STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA RECORD BOOK PAGE 169

This Condicon made ye Second yeare of their Majties Reige KINGE WILLIAM & QUEEN MARY between MARTHA FOLIO Widow and Administratrix of her Husband THOMAS FOLIO of ye one party and WILLIAM BURTON of ye other party both of Stafford County Wittnesseth that the said WILLIAM BURTON doth grant & promise with ye said MARTHA before Matrimony to pay to her Children as they come of age as follweth. To my Sonne BRIAN FOLIO one gun sent to his Father out of Englande, one younge Mare, one Cow & Calfe or with Calfe betweene three yeares old & Six, and to be delivered him at Sixteene yeare of age that is to say that if hee lives with us till he is one & twenty to Run on from Sixteen to one & twenty,to my Sonne JOHN one gunne one Mare one Cow & Calfe in ye like manner as his Brother BRIAN too my Sonne THOMAS one Mare, one Cow and Calfe to my sonne RICHARD one Mare one Cow & Calfe and these my Sonnes to have thier porcons like in my Sonne BRIAN att Sixteen if they live with us if not till the yeare one & twenty to my Daughter ANNE one Mare one Cow & Calfe to be delivered all ye years of Sixteen or married and I ye said WILLIAM BURTON doe binde my self my heirs to ye pformance off all ye premises abovedsaid as Wittness or handes and Seales ye Fifth day of November 1690. In presence of us

RICHARD BRIAN WILLIAM BURTON ANNE BRIAN MARTHA FOLIO

Recorded in ye County Court of Stafford November 8th 1690

Conclusion

Is it possible for Richard, Thomas, Silent and Martha [to be siblings?] Yes. Thomas was clearly older by some years, but it is certainly possible that he was a brother to the other. Richard was a witness for Martha after the death of her husband. He could have been her brother or her brother-in-law. She did name a son Brian, which might indicate that was her maiden name. It is important to note that these relationships are based on circumstantial evidence only.

Origins

From http://www.indianreservations.net/2016/04/keziah-arroyah-fire-woman...

supposed children of keziah and bryant

According to the wikitree profile for Keziah Arroyah, she and Richard Bryant had four children. Richard Jr. who is well documented and three others; Silent, Martha, and Thomas Powhatan. Martha Bryant married Thomas Foley and William Burton. She, like Richard, was born in the 1650's and therefore cannot be the daughter of Keziah. Thomas, who was never know as Powhatan, married a woman named Eleanor, Thomas' age also rules him out as Keziah's child. Silent married a woman named Lucy Doniphan but there is no document that proves their existence.

my conclusion

It is my belief that Keziah Arroyah as described on the web and on wikitree did not exist. She was not the wife or (Richard) Bryant and not the mother of his children. This is a simple matter of math. There is no way possible for her to be the great granddaughter of Pocahontas. I am convinced that this genealogy is pure fiction.

This ancestral tree is not the product of genealogy. It does not meet the requirements of the genealogy proof standard.

FamilySearch # LD29-N35

• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Aug 10 2019, 0:14:39 UTC

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• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Aug 10 2019, 0:14:39 UTC