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Martha Pease (Willett)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: June 01, 1779 (81)
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Place of Burial: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Captain Andrew Willett and Ann Willett
Wife of Simon Pease, Sr. Founder of Brown University
Mother of Elizabeth Pease, died young; Ann Pease; William Pease, died young; Judith Pease; Francis Pease and 3 others
Sister of Ann Carpenter and Mary Carpenter
Half sister of Mary Day and Joseph Willett

Managed by: Nancy D. Coon
Last Updated:

About Martha Pease

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Martha Willett (1698 - 1779)

Martha Willett
Born 6 Mar 1698 in Quidnessett, North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Islandmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Andrew Willett and Ann (Coddington) Willett
Sister of Ann (Willett) Carpenter, Lawrence Willett, Mary (Willett) Carpenter and Francis Willet
Wife of Simon Pease — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Anne (Pease) Carpenter
Died 1 Jun 1779 at age 81 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified 18 May 2023 | Created 4 May 2013
This page has been accessed 220 times.
Contents

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgments
Biography

Willett, child of Andrew Willett & Ann, was born on 6 Mar 1697/8 in North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island.[1]

Martha was mentioned on a memorial in Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States with a death date of 1 June 1779.[2]

Research Notes

VRs and findagrave show Ann Coddington as mother, so the duplicate profile is correct. Apparently, a different Andrew Willet married Susannah Holbrook and then Susannah Bushell, so those aren't shown to be Martha's parents. She appears to have borne a daughter named for her in 1734.

Sources

↑ Birth: "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
citing Birth, North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, various city archives, Rhode Island; FHL microfilm 930,980.
FamilySearch Record: D61W-H1PZ (accessed 29 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZ2S-3ZH Image number 00081
Willett born on 6 Mar 1697/8, child of Andreww Willett & Ann, in North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island.
↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #123453288 (accessed 29 April 2023)
Memorial page for Martha Willett Pease (6 Mar 1697-1 Jun 1779), citing Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by JJ (contributor 47487085).
Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: 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.
Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647-2000 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018), (Transcriptions by volunteers of Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project; compiled by John Sterling. "Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database," 2017). [1]
Martha PEASE
Death 6/1/1779
Location Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Relationship W/O SIMON
Cemetery Name Common Burial Ground
Cemetery Street Farewell St
Section BE
Source Id 145554
GPS Coordinates 41°29'39.09"N 71°18'57.04"W
Map Ref. 132
Volume Name Newport Page 168044

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sandy Minder for creating WikiTree profile Willett-226 through the import of Delong gedcom.ged on Apr 27, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sandy and others.

Find A Grave: Memorial #123453288
The Willet Family, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1848) Vol. 2, Page 376.


https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123453288/martha-pease

Martha Willett Pease

BIRTH 6 Mar 1697
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

DEATH 1 Jun 1779 (aged 82)
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

BURIAL
Common Burying Ground
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
MEMORIAL ID 123453288 ·

Father, Andrew Willett. Mother, Ann Coddington
married Simon Pease about 1718

Inscription
In memory of Martha relict of Simon Pease, ESQ died June 1, 1779 in the 82nd year of her age.

Family Members

Parents

Andrew Willett
1656–1712

Ann Coddington Willett
1663–1751

Spouse

Simon Pease
1695–1769 (m. 1718)

Children

Elizebeth Pease
1719–1720

William Pease
1724–1733

Judith Pease
1729–1755

Francis Pease
1730–1735

Martha Pease
1734–1755

Simon Pease
1736–1777

Mary Pease Stoddard
1738–1765

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Martha Pease's Timeline

1698
March 6, 1698
Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1719
March 28, 1719
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1721
January 19, 1721
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1723
July 16, 1723
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1728
July 28, 1728
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1730
April 14, 1730
Newport, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1732
March 9, 1732
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1736
May 31, 1736
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1738
May 17, 1738
Newport, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations