Martha Whelden

Gabriel Whelden (c1583-1654)  has children baptized at St Leodegarius Church, Basford:

5. Martha Whelden (bapt. 23 Dec 1621- June 1639) drowned in Dedham, Mass.

• Whilden
• Nottinghamshire History: Basford
• Miner Descent
• The Sacred Cod  Wellfleet Massachusetts, and connections
• New England, Historical and Genealogical Register (Vol. 163, No. 4, October 2009) Jan Porter and Daniel F. Stramara, Jr., "The Origin of Gabriel1 Whelden of Yarmouth and Malden, Massachusetts" pp. 253-261
• "Whelden" in New England Marriages Prior to 1700.  Clarence Almon Torrey Genealogical Publishing Com, 1985 - Reference - 1009 pages.  page 802. Gabriel Whelden (- 1654) & 1st wf; ca 1620? 1610? Yarmouth / Malden. & 2nd wf Margaret ?; Yarmouth / Lynn / Malden
• Gabriel Wheldon and spouse Margaret Diguina(?) 1620's
•  "From Out of the Past--Who our Forefathers Really Were, a True Narrative of our White and Indian Ancestors" filed in the 1930's by Franklin Ele-watum Bearse, a Scaticoke and Eastern Indian: http://www.murrah.com/gen/FEBearse%20Paper.doc 
•  Donald Lines Jacobus, "Austin Bearse and His Alleged Indian Connections" in THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST, 1936 view article
• WeRelate
• http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Martha_Whelden_%281%29_
  • That she was baptized the same day as her sister Mary implies the possibility that they may have been twins.
  • "The Origins of Gabriel Whelden of Yarmouth and Malden, Massachusetts", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 163:254, October 2009, Secondary quality. Citing Basford parish records, "Martha Wheeldon the daughter of Gabriel Wheelden... baptized the third and twentieth day of December [1621]"
  • "The Origins of Gabriel Whelden of Yarmouth and Malden, Massachusetts", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 163:253, October 2009, Secondary quality. citing Thomas Lechford's Note-book: "A letter by Katerine Weelden to Mr. John Shanvat of Nottingham dated 29.4.1639 touching the Death &c. of Martha Weelden of Dedham who was Drowned about 12 Dayes before."