William Seaborn Martin

  Noted events in his life were:

• Dates & Events. ⁵⁰⁵
~From The History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, from the First Indian Deed in 1659- 1854, by William Cothren, pg. 622

There was a Samuel Martin of Wethersfield who married, in England, widow Phebe Bracey, the daughter of William Bisby, merchant of London, and came over with his wife and her child by her former husband about 1650, It is not impossible that this lady gave birth to a child on the voyage, whom she called William from the name of her father, and Seaborn from the Circumstances of his birth. Another circumstance in favor of this supposition, is the fact of William's marriage in 1685, which would make him according tho this theory, about twenty-five years of age at that date, and age when he might be expected to form this connection.

William Martin and his wife Abigail were admitted to the first church of Woodbury, on their removal there, 30 Aug. 1685. William and Abigail were married 25 Jun 1685, when she was about fourteen years of age. Their first child was born in the twentieth year of her age. He (William) died 4 July 1715, and his widow survived him some 20 years, and died 4 Jan 1735. William was buried near the center of the burying-ground in Woodbury, and a coarse native stone, on which was chiseled, "W.M., July 4, 1715" was set up at the head and foot of his grave. These stones were removed in digging other graves, and now lie on the ground near the place of their original location.

His Children:

• Joseph, baptized Nov 1691
• Samuel, baptized Mar 1693
• Caleb, born 26 Mar 1698
• Phebe, baptized Jan 1700 and married Daniel Curtiss on 3 Jun 2 1730

• Background Information. ⁵⁹⁸
From Martin Genealogy, pg. 15:
William was the third son of Lieut. Samuel Martin and Phebe Bisby. He was born sometime around 1652-1653. He was one of forty who were assigned house lots and divison lands at Wethersfield, previous to 1682 & King Phillip's War.

He married, 25 Jun 1685, to Abigal Nichols, daughter of Caleb Nichols and Anne Ward. She ws born at Stratford, Connecticut, 6 Feb 1864. They moved to Woobury around 30 Aug 1685.

He died at Woodbury on 4 Jul 1715, at the age of sixty-two and was buried near the center of the old burying ground. His wife, Abigail survived him for twenty more years.

William married Abigail Nichols, daughter of Caleb Nichols and Anne Ward, on 25 Jun 1685 in Woodbury, Conneticut. British American Colonies. (Abigail Nichols was born on 6 Feb 1664 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut ^545,74 and died on 4 Jan 1734 in Woodbury, Connecticut. British American Colonies ^545,74.)