Martha Strickland

William Strickland, born about 1704 in Isle of Wight, VA (son of William Strickland and Olive) married Martha Brown, daughter of William Brown, in Bertie County before Nov 1723. Martha’s death date is unknown, although it has been seen as October 13, 1754 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Colonial America.

6 known children:

1. Aaron, 1725 in Edgecombe; m Christian Hill, daughter of Abraham
2. Isaac, 1726;
3. Jacob m unknown
4. William m Sarah
5. Joseph
6. Moses
7. probably Abraham who perhaps married Rebecca

Disambiguation

• Not the daughter of Mary Gibson
• Not the wife of Matthew Strickland, III

Origins

Daughter of William Brown, Gent., of Albemarle & Chowan who died 1718 And his wife Martha Murphy

”it seems that Martha Brown, wife of William Strickland, had received 150 acres in her father’s Will dated 15 December 1718 ... “

Notes

https://andersonnc.wordpress.com/mathew-strickland-thomas-boon-iow/

Martha married William Strickland [son of William Strickland and Olive] before August 1723 when a deed of Barnaby McKinnie to Joseph Joyner indicated that the land had been devised by William Brown to his daughter Martha, the wife of William Strickland. Joseph Joyner was a great-uncle of Pheraby Joyner, the second wife of John Moore “the Hatter.”

1723 - 1741 BERTIE CO., NC DEEDS

1723 - August 5, Barnabe Mackenne (Mackine) and Wife Mary to Joseph Joyner. 150 A deed of gift made by William Brown late deceased by his last will did give unto his daughter Martha Brown which land was lapse before the aforesaid Brown’s death and is now come due to me by virtue of relapsed patent bearing date Nov. 22, 1723.. and is now being exchanged by William Strickland the husband of said Martha Brown with Joseph Joyner wee does for this reason bargain and confirm to Joseph Joyner On SS Moratuck River, Part of a survey called “Walnut Fork Gutt.” Wit: Isaac Ricks, William Murphrey. Aug. Court 1725 (DB B Pg 8)

Mrs. Martha Brown Strickland’s brother-in-law Richard Jackson witnessed in February 1726 when she and her husband William Strickland deeded to Barnaby McKinnie, Jr. 100 acres devised to her by her father William Brown. See Bertie Deed Book # B, pp. 8, 206.

1726 - May 9, John Brown and Wife Mary to William Strickland 20 Pd.. for 100 A on SS Morrattack River at Brown’s Spring Gut. Wit: Barn. Mackinne, John Anderson. May Court 1726, Robert Foster C/C. (DB B Pg 144)

References

• King, Forrest. “Descendants of Mathew Strickland (1648-1696) Through Four Generations,” North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2 (May 2008);111-142; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Aug. 2008):219-252; Vol. 34, No. 4 (Nov. 2008):293-326. Page 11 William Strickland (son of William Strickland d 1728 and Olive) b about 1704 in Isle of Wight m Martha Brown in Bertie County before Nov 1723 and d in Edgecombe or Halifax County NC after 1756. Page 43. 6 children: Aaron m Christian Hill, Isaac ,Jacob m unknown, William m Sarah , Joseph, Moses m Rebecca, probably Abraham perhaps m Rebecca
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/brown/15583/ “The following document indicates that Martha Brown, daughter of William Brown of Bertie County, NC married William Strickland. Martha had one known brother John.Their Father William Brown died in the 1720's in Bertie County, NC. Does anyone know the names of the children of Martha Brown and William Strickland.?”
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/brown/29945/ “Jim--My information is that Martha Browne and William Strickland had at least one child, John. Sr. around the early 1720's.John was married to Elizabeth L/N/U. John had a son, John, Jr.,who married Appa, a Lumbee Indian,in 1767. John, Jr. was said to be a RS. Martha and William lived , for a time in Isle of Wight, Va. William's father was William and his mother Oliffe Pittman.”
• https://sites.google.com/site/braswellgenealogy/0003---matthew-stri...
• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Strickland/default.aspx?sectio...
• http://www.ncgenweb.us/nash/family/stickland-scene/
• http://strongfamilytree.org/getperson.php?personID=I1349&tree=STR06 William STRICKLAND (d 6 May 1728, son of Matthew Strickland d 1699) & Elizabeth. Married Oliffe Pittman. Of Isle of Wight, Virginia and Bertie County, North Carolina. Father of John (Bertie & Edgecombe), Joseph, Matthew (Bertie & Edgecombe), Samuel, William of Bertie and wife Martha Brown. (Strickland-L-Rootsweb.com Email from Strick19@aol.com dated 8 Sept 2001)
• http://www.stricklanddna.org/documents/va-isleofwight.htm
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clinardja&id=I59803 Martha Browne was born ABT 1710 (??). in Bertie Precinct, Chowan NC. She was the daughter of 2. Thomas William Brown , Gentleman of Albemarle and 3. Martha Braswell. She married William Strickland , as 1st cousins, son of Matthew Strickland and Anne Brasswell. [WRONG PARENTS] He was born ABT 1706 in Northampton, NC, and died 1781 [NO]
• A MyHeritage Family tree: Gilliam Web Site, managed by Gail Gilliam, has: Martha Mary Strickland (born Brown) Birth: 1725 - Isle of Wight?, Virginia Death: Oct 13 1754 - Edgecomb, North Carolina. Parents: William Browne, Siblings: Sarah Brown, John Browne, Sarah Maule, Sarah Brown, Ann Brown, Martha Browne, Sarah Browne, Thomas Browne, Thomas Brown, Thomas Brown, Thomas Brown, Mary Anne Gibson (born Browne), John Browne, John Brown (Born Browne), William Brown, William Brown, William Brown, Martha Brown, Howell Browne, Jacob Browne, Jacob Browne, James Brown, Jacob Browne, William Brown, William Brown, William Brown, Edward Brown, Sarah Browne, Benjamin Brown, <Private> Browne, <Private> Brown Husband: William Jacob Strickland. Children: Aaron Strickland, John Campbell Strickland, Phillip Strickland
• https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/strickland@rootsweb.com/...
• http://lewis-genealogy.org/genealogy/Campbell/Braswell-2z.htm#6