Individual Details
John Martyn
(1576 - Abt 8 Nov 1630)
== Biography ==
=== Note ===: John Martyn born about 1575 in Sherford, Devonshire, also listed as of Barnham, Suffolk. John died between 28 Dec 1629, when his will is dated, and 8 Nov 1630, when it was proved. His wife predeceased him.
: In his will, he calls himself a "cook of Barnham". He left his son Thomas "his little house next to the gate with its ground and yard". After Thomas' death, the house was to go to his son John. He also left John part of a house on the condition that he pay £16 to the rest of his brothers and sisters and £4 to his son-in-law Henry Write's daughter Judy. He specified an interest rate of one percent and listed the brothers and sisters as Anne, the wife of Robert Buller, Thomas, Magdalene Martyn and William. His son John was his executor.
==Family==: Father: Robert Martyn, born about 1534 at Sherford, Devonshire, England; died April 29, 1612 at Stokenham, Sherford, Devonshire, England
: Mother: Joahn, born about 1538 at Sherford; died there May 21, 1616.
: John married Agnes _____.
: Children of John Martyn:
# John Martyn# Anne Martyn, married first Robert Bullard. She married second Henry Thorpe.
# Thomas Martyn# Magdalene Martyn, may have married John, the brother of Anne's husband Robert Bullard. This is based on John's wife being named Magdalene and the rarity of the name. However, the name may not have been uncommon at that time and in that place.
# William Martyn
# Unknown Martyn, died before 28 Dec 1629. She married Henry Write.
: Links:: # [http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/Martyn.htm#Anne The Martyn Family of Barnham, Suffolk, England - Generation 1]:: # [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=7015 History of Barnham, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk]:: # [http://genforum.genealogy.com/martin/messages/20304.html Re: Richard Martin (Eng.) 1694 >MA>VT>NY> Joel M. 1863 (NY)]
=== Birth ===
: Birth: 1576, at Stanmer, Sussex, England or Sherford, Devon, England: Alternate birth: about 1575, at Sherford, County Devon, EnglandSource: [[#S65]]
=== Death ===
: Death: about 8 Nov 1630, at Barnham St. Martins, Suffolk, England
=== Occupation ===
: Cook
== Sources ==* Plummer, John, "The Martyn Wives of Robert and John Bullard," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 146, 1992, 279-.
* Source S65: Ancestral File Number: MWRB-1F. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ancestral File (R). Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
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==Unproven Origin==There is no evidence that John Martyn was born in Devonshire. There is no primary source for his wife's name.
A John Martyn was born in 1576 in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk (5 miles from Barnham), to Richard,Name John Martyn
Gender Male
Christening Date 01 Nov 1576
Christening Date (Original) 01 NOV 1576
Christening Place WALSHAM LE WILLOWS, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
Father's Name Richard Martyn
Citing this Record"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J775-L4K : 11 February 2018, John Martyn, 01 Nov 1576); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,204. and another was born the same year in the same town to Nicholas.Name John Martyn
Gender Male
Christening Date 24 Jun 1576
Christening Date (Original) 24 JUN 1576
Christening Place WALSHAM LE WILLOWS, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
Father's Name Nicholas Martyn
Citing this Record"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWV2-Q8B : 11 February 2018, John Martyn, 24 Jun 1576); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,204. There are also records for several other John Martins born within 20 miles of Barnham between 1570 and 1580.
== Biography ==John Martyn born about 1575.John Plummer, ''The Martyn Wives of Robert and John Bullard,'' New England Historical and Genealogical Register 146(1992):279-280.
John called himself a cook in his will, which may mean that he worked in a manor in Barnham (Calthorp Hall or Baggot's manor).
He had the following children, based on those cited in his will:
*John c1602
*Ann c1604, married Robert Bullard
*Thomas c1606
*Magdalen c1608, prob. married John Bullard
*William c1610
*daughter c1612-<1629, married Henry Wright
John died between 28 Dec 1629, when his will is dated, and 8 Nov 1630, when it was proved. His wife predeceased him.
===Will===In his will, he calls himself a "cook of Barnham". He left his son Thomas "his little house next to the gate with its ground and yard". After Thomas' death, the house was to go to his son John. He also left John part of a house on the condition that he pay £16 to the rest of his brothers and sisters and £4 to his son-in-law Henry Write's daughter Judy. He specified an interest rate of one percent and listed the brothers and sisters as Anne, the wife of Robert Buller, Thomas, Magdalene Martyn and William. His son John was his executor.
==Research Notes==I have not actually seen a reference that gives John Martyn's wife's name, nor one that gives daughter Anne's birthplace as Barnham.
I find births in Cavendish to John Martyn (familysearch.org):
*Anne born 15 mar 1603/4
*John born 1600 to John,
*William born 1613 to John
*no record of birth of Magdalen
:and*Thomas born 31 july 1604 in Wissett to John (though dates don't work - too close to Anne).
Henry Write, mentioned in John's will as son-in-law with daughter Judith, could be a step-son or could have been married to a daughter.
A Judith Wright was born to Henry in 1626 in London.
Name Judith Wright
Gender Female
Christening Date Jul 1626
Christening Date (Original) JUL 1626
Christening Place SAINT MARGARET,WESTMINSTER,LONDON,ENGLAND
Father's Name Henry Wright
Citing this Record"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMRM-VLW : 11 February 2018, Judith Wright, Jul 1626); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 908,519.
Another was born in Norfolk in 1628 to Henry and Agnes.Name Judeth Write
Event Type Christening
Event Date 27 Apr 1628
Event Place East Harling, Norfolk, England
Gender Female
Father's Name Henry Write
Mother's Name Agnis Write
Citing this Record"England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNNX-Z6Y : 18 July 2017), Judeth Write, 27 Apr 1628, Christening; citing East Harling, Norfolk, England, Record Office, Norwich; FHL microfilm 1,657,289.
== Sources ==
Source List:* John Plummer, "The Martyn Wives of Robert and John Bullard," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 146(1992):279-280.
See also:* [http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/Martyn.htm#Anne The Martyn Family of Barnham, Suffolk, England - Generation 1]*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=7015 History of Barnham, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk]*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/martin/messages/20304.html Re: Richard Martin (Eng.) 1694 >MA>VT>NY> Joel M. 1863 (NY)]
=== Note ===: John Martyn born about 1575 in Sherford, Devonshire, also listed as of Barnham, Suffolk. John died between 28 Dec 1629, when his will is dated, and 8 Nov 1630, when it was proved. His wife predeceased him.
"John Martyn called himself a cook, an occupation which suggests that he may have been employed in one of the two manors in Barnham (England) during that time, Calthorp Hall Manor or Baggot's Manor. (co. Suffolk) (3)
: In his will, he calls himself a "cook of Barnham". He left his son Thomas "his little house next to the gate with its ground and yard". After Thomas' death, the house was to go to his son John. He also left John part of a house on the condition that he pay £16 to the rest of his brothers and sisters and £4 to his son-in-law Henry Write's daughter Judy. He specified an interest rate of one percent and listed the brothers and sisters as Anne, the wife of Robert Buller, Thomas, Magdalene Martyn and William. His son John was his executor.
==Family==: Father: Robert Martyn, born about 1534 at Sherford, Devonshire, England; died April 29, 1612 at Stokenham, Sherford, Devonshire, England
: Mother: Joahn, born about 1538 at Sherford; died there May 21, 1616.
: John married Agnes _____.
: Children of John Martyn:
# John Martyn# Anne Martyn, married first Robert Bullard. She married second Henry Thorpe.
# Thomas Martyn# Magdalene Martyn, may have married John, the brother of Anne's husband Robert Bullard. This is based on John's wife being named Magdalene and the rarity of the name. However, the name may not have been uncommon at that time and in that place.
# William Martyn
# Unknown Martyn, died before 28 Dec 1629. She married Henry Write.
: Links:: # [http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/Martyn.htm#Anne The Martyn Family of Barnham, Suffolk, England - Generation 1]:: # [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=7015 History of Barnham, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk]:: # [http://genforum.genealogy.com/martin/messages/20304.html Re: Richard Martin (Eng.) 1694 >MA>VT>NY> Joel M. 1863 (NY)]
=== Birth ===
: Birth: 1576, at Stanmer, Sussex, England or Sherford, Devon, England: Alternate birth: about 1575, at Sherford, County Devon, EnglandSource: [[#S65]]
=== Death ===
: Death: about 8 Nov 1630, at Barnham St. Martins, Suffolk, England
=== Occupation ===
: Cook
== Sources ==* Plummer, John, "The Martyn Wives of Robert and John Bullard," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 146, 1992, 279-.
* Source S65: Ancestral File Number: MWRB-1F. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ancestral File (R). Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
==Unproven Origin==There is no evidence that John Martyn was born in Devonshire. There is no primary source for his wife's name.
A John Martyn was born in 1576 in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk (5 miles from Barnham), to Richard,Name John Martyn
Gender Male
Christening Date 01 Nov 1576
Christening Date (Original) 01 NOV 1576
Christening Place WALSHAM LE WILLOWS, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
Father's Name Richard Martyn
Citing this Record"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J775-L4K : 11 February 2018, John Martyn, 01 Nov 1576); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,204. and another was born the same year in the same town to Nicholas.Name John Martyn
Gender Male
Christening Date 24 Jun 1576
Christening Date (Original) 24 JUN 1576
Christening Place WALSHAM LE WILLOWS, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
Father's Name Nicholas Martyn
Citing this Record"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWV2-Q8B : 11 February 2018, John Martyn, 24 Jun 1576); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,204. There are also records for several other John Martins born within 20 miles of Barnham between 1570 and 1580.
== Biography ==John Martyn born about 1575.John Plummer, ''The Martyn Wives of Robert and John Bullard,'' New England Historical and Genealogical Register 146(1992):279-280.
John called himself a cook in his will, which may mean that he worked in a manor in Barnham (Calthorp Hall or Baggot's manor).
He had the following children, based on those cited in his will:
*John c1602
*Ann c1604, married Robert Bullard
*Thomas c1606
*Magdalen c1608, prob. married John Bullard
*William c1610
*daughter c1612-<1629, married Henry Wright
John died between 28 Dec 1629, when his will is dated, and 8 Nov 1630, when it was proved. His wife predeceased him.
===Will===In his will, he calls himself a "cook of Barnham". He left his son Thomas "his little house next to the gate with its ground and yard". After Thomas' death, the house was to go to his son John. He also left John part of a house on the condition that he pay £16 to the rest of his brothers and sisters and £4 to his son-in-law Henry Write's daughter Judy. He specified an interest rate of one percent and listed the brothers and sisters as Anne, the wife of Robert Buller, Thomas, Magdalene Martyn and William. His son John was his executor.
==Research Notes==I have not actually seen a reference that gives John Martyn's wife's name, nor one that gives daughter Anne's birthplace as Barnham.
I find births in Cavendish to John Martyn (familysearch.org):
*Anne born 15 mar 1603/4
*John born 1600 to John,
*William born 1613 to John
*no record of birth of Magdalen
:and*Thomas born 31 july 1604 in Wissett to John (though dates don't work - too close to Anne).
Henry Write, mentioned in John's will as son-in-law with daughter Judith, could be a step-son or could have been married to a daughter.
A Judith Wright was born to Henry in 1626 in London.
Name Judith Wright
Gender Female
Christening Date Jul 1626
Christening Date (Original) JUL 1626
Christening Place SAINT MARGARET,WESTMINSTER,LONDON,ENGLAND
Father's Name Henry Wright
Citing this Record"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMRM-VLW : 11 February 2018, Judith Wright, Jul 1626); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 908,519.
Another was born in Norfolk in 1628 to Henry and Agnes.Name Judeth Write
Event Type Christening
Event Date 27 Apr 1628
Event Place East Harling, Norfolk, England
Gender Female
Father's Name Henry Write
Mother's Name Agnis Write
Citing this Record"England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNNX-Z6Y : 18 July 2017), Judeth Write, 27 Apr 1628, Christening; citing East Harling, Norfolk, England, Record Office, Norwich; FHL microfilm 1,657,289.
== Sources ==
Source List:* John Plummer, "The Martyn Wives of Robert and John Bullard," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 146(1992):279-280.
See also:* [http://www.treetreetree.org.uk/Martyn.htm#Anne The Martyn Family of Barnham, Suffolk, England - Generation 1]*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=7015 History of Barnham, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk]*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/martin/messages/20304.html Re: Richard Martin (Eng.) 1694 >MA>VT>NY> Joel M. 1863 (NY)]
Events
| Birth | 1576 | Stanmer, Sussex, England, or Sherford, Devon, England | |||
| Death | Abt 8 Nov 1630 | Barnham St. Martins, Suffolk, England | |||
| Alt name | Martin | ||||
| Reference No | 386077 | ||||
| Reference No | 402059 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Robert Martyn (1550 - 1641) |
| Mother | Joane Harris (1538 - 1570) |
| Sibling | Joan Martyn (1574 - 1616) |
| Sibling | Henry Martyn (1571 - 1620) |
| Sibling | Mary Martyn (1572 - ) |
| Sibling | Peter Martyn (1573 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Martyn (1577 - ) |