Individual Details
Martha Foulke
(2 Jul 1716 - 17 Apr 1781)
[1] Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, Bk2905, page 123, 130
[2] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104, Vol. 1, page 442, V. 3, p 89 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Events
| Birth | 2 Jul 1716 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | 4 Oct 1732 | William Edwards | | | |
| Religion | 1745 | appointed an elder in the Richland mm - first female to be named to that positon | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Nov 1770 | John Roberts | | | |
| Death | 17 Apr 1781 | | | ||
| Alt name | Martha Edwards | | | ||
| Alt name | Martha Roberts | | | ||
| Reference No | ID2307 | ||||
| Religion | a minister in the Friends Church | | | ||
| Parents | Hugh Foulke and Ann Williams | |
Families
| Spouse | William Edwards (1702 - 1764) |
| Spouse | John Roberts ( - ) |
| Father | Hugh Foulke (1685 - 1760) |
| Mother | Ann Williams (1693 - 1773) |
| Sibling | Mary Foulke (1714 - 1756) |
| Sibling | Unknown Foulke (1717 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Foulke (1718 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Foulke (1720 - ) |
| Sibling | John Foulke (1722 - 1787) |
| Sibling | Thomas Foulke (1724 - 1786) |
| Sibling | Theophilus Foulke (1725 - 1785) |
| Sibling | William Foulke (1728 - 1796) |
| Sibling | Edward Foulke (1729 - 1747) |
| Sibling | Ann Foulke (1732 - 1786) |
| Sibling | Jane Foulke (1734 - 1771) |
Notes
Birth
- Martha Foulke born 5 mo 2nd day 1716 [2 July 1716] [1] [2] [3, V. 1, p 89]- Age at Death 65 (1781) [3, v. 1, p 442]
[1] Foulke births and deaths, Richland mm
[2] Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, Bk2905, page 123, 130
[3] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Marriage
- Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1738 [2, V. 1, p 445, v. 3, p 89]- Marriage [2, Vol. 3, p 89]
- m. first, Will Edwards [1]
- Wife Martha Foulke [2, Vol. 1, page 442]
- Earliest certificate of Marriage at Richland mm [2, Vol 1, p 445]
[1] Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, Bk2905, page 130
[2] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104, (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Marriage
- m. second, John Roberts [1] [2, v. 3, p 89]- After the death of her husband [William Edwards] she married John Roberts in 1771. [2, v. 1, p 442]
[1] Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, Bk2905, page 130
[2] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Death
-- d. 17 Apr 1781 [1] [2, v. 3, p 89]
- Death Date: 1781 [2, v. 1, p 442]
- Age at Death: 65 [2, v. 1, p 442]
[1] Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, Bk2905, page 130
[2] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Alt name
- Married first William Edwards [1, v. 3, p 89][1] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Alt name
- Married second John Roberts [1, v. 3, p 89][1] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Religion
- an accepted minister, who was appointed an elder in the Richland Meeting 1745, the first woman who held that position. [1][1] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104, Vol. 1, page 442 (Ancestry Img459/1881) (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Endnotes
1. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 237.
2. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf, Page 89.
3. Clarence F Roberts and Warren S Ely, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks with some account of their Descendants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Clarence V Roberts, 1925); Bk2905, Page 130.
4. Family Group Record of Edward, Hugh, Samuel and Judah Foulke. (Foulke Family Web Site, www.foulke.org. Acc000925), odt file, page 3.
- Edward Foulke Family Group Record
- Hugh Foulke Family Group Record
- Judah Foulke Family Group Record
- Samuel Foulke Family Group Record
5. Foulke Family Births, Deaths, Richland mm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935" [database on-line]. Original Data: Richland Monthly Meeting Births & Deaths Abt. 1750-1805, Published 19 Feb 1948 by Richland Monthly Meeting. Repository: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. www.ancestry.com, Accessed 2 Feb 2019. Doc3193.pdf, Doc3194.pdf, page 21, Image 24.
6. Database On-line, "Family Data Collection - Individual Records" Martha Foulke. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Feb 2016.
7. Quaker Hinshaw Index, "Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940", Database Online w/ images, www.ancestry.com, (accessed 21 Feb 2016). Martha Foulke, birth record, Gwynedd mm (En-Z). Doc3422.pdf.
8. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.
9. Clarence F Roberts and Warren S Ely, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks with some account of their Descendants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Clarence V Roberts, 1925); Bk2905, Page 130.
10. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 119, 237.
11. Davis, W W H, The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time (Doylestown, PA: Democrat Book and Job Office Print, 1876. digital images, archive.org) Bk3938, page 463.
12. Family Group Record of Edward, Hugh, Samuel and Judah Foulke. (Foulke Family Web Site, www.foulke.org. Acc000925), odt file, page 3.
- Edward Foulke Family Group Record
- Hugh Foulke Family Group Record
- Judah Foulke Family Group Record
- Samuel Foulke Family Group Record
13. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.
14. Davis, W W H, The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time (Doylestown, PA: Democrat Book and Job Office Print, 1876. digital images, archive.org) Bk3938, page 460.
15. Clarence F Roberts and Warren S Ely, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks with some account of their Descendants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Clarence V Roberts, 1925); Bk2905, Page 130.
16. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 237.
17. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf, Page 89.
18. Davis, W W H, The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time (Doylestown, PA: Democrat Book and Job Office Print, 1876. digital images, archive.org) Bk3938, page 460.
19. Foulke Family Group Sheets for Edward, Hugh, Samuel, Judah, Jesse and George Families. Created by Myron Foulke Robbins, Sr ID0016. Doc0764.pdf, page 2.
20. Family Group Record of Edward, Hugh, Samuel and Judah Foulke. (Foulke Family Web Site, www.foulke.org. Acc000925), odt file, page 3.
- Edward Foulke Family Group Record
- Hugh Foulke Family Group Record
- Judah Foulke Family Group Record
- Samuel Foulke Family Group Record
21. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.
22. Clarence F Roberts and Warren S Ely, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks with some account of their Descendants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Clarence V Roberts, 1925); Bk2905, Page 130.
23. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 237.
24. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf, Page 89.
25. Davis, W W H, The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time (Doylestown, PA: Democrat Book and Job Office Print, 1876. digital images, archive.org) Bk3938, page 460.
26. Family Group Record of Edward, Hugh, Samuel and Judah Foulke. (Foulke Family Web Site, www.foulke.org. Acc000925), odt file, page 3.
- Edward Foulke Family Group Record
- Hugh Foulke Family Group Record
- Judah Foulke Family Group Record
- Samuel Foulke Family Group Record
27. Database On-line, "Family Data Collection - Individual Records" Martha Foulke. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Feb 2016.
28. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.
29. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.
30. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.
31. Davis, W W H, The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time (Doylestown, PA: Democrat Book and Job Office Print, 1876. digital images, archive.org) Bk3938, page 460.
32. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.
33. Database On-line, "Family Data Collection - Individual Records" Martha Foulke. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Feb 2016.
34. Clarence F Roberts and Warren S Ely, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks with some account of their Descendants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Clarence V Roberts, 1925); Bk2905, 123, 130.