Martha Smith

F, b. circa 1710, d. circa 14 February 1752
     Martha was born circa 1710 in England. Martha married Thomas Colton II, son of Thomas Colton and Mary Elden, in 1730 in Parton-On-Humber, Lincolnshire, England, at St. Mary's Church.1 Thomas & Martha had children: Thomas [1733-7/16/1792][m. Sarah Girdley], Samuel [christened 3/25/1737], John [christened 12/29/1738-burial 19 August 1739], John [christened 12/09/1741].2,3,4 Martha departed this life in Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England. She was buried there in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard on Monday, 14 February 1752.5

Family

Thomas Colton II b. c 1703, d. c 21 Sep 1755

Citations

  1. [S621] Yarborough Deanery Records: Marriage: 1730 - Thomas Colton & Martha Smith at Barton St. Mary [Note: both Thomas & Martha were marked to signify that they did not belong to this parish - they were only there to get married. klm].
  2. [S506] Note: Thomas, probable son of Thomas & Martha - His tombstone reads: Here lyth the body of Thomas Colton who departed this life 16 July 1792 age 59 years.
    ]Transcribed by Larry & Kathy McCurdy July 2000]
  3. [S625] St. Mary the Virgin Church - Headstone Inscriptions: Cemetery Inscriptions: Converted Info to the Following

    William Colton 1773-8/10/1831 age 58
    Married:
    Elizabeth 1773-26/3/1841 age 68

    Thomas Colton 1733-7/16/1792 age 59
    Married: 13 May 1768
    Sarah Girdley 1749-Feb. 1810 age 61
    - John Colton, 5/29/17-3/11/1807 age 37,
    Married:
    Mary 1770-12/30/1832 age 62
    - Thomas Colton, 1776- 6/22/1794 age 18

    - John Colton, 1793-3/20/1831 age 37

    See marriage above:
    194434COLTON, Thomas               Marriage
         Wife:     Sarah GIRDLEY          
         Marriage Date:     13 May 1766     Recorded in:     Wrawby, Lincoln, England
    e:     FHL Number 952148
         Dates:
         1695-1918

    683322 C033843
    COLTON, John Christening
    Sex: Male
    Christening Date: 29 May 1769 Recorded in: Wrawby, Lincoln, England
    Father: Thomas COLTON
    Mother: Sarah
    Source: FHL Number 952148 Dates: 1695-1918
    Cemetery Inscriptions: Converted Info to the Following

    William Colton 1773-8/10/1831 age 58
    Married:
    Elizabeth 1773-26/3/1841 age 68

    Thomas Colton 1733-7/16/1792 age 59
    Married: 13 May 1768
    Sarah Girdley 1749-Feb. 1810 age 61
    - John Colton, 5/29/17-3/11/1807 age 37,
    Married:
    Mary 1770-12/30/1832 age 62
    - Thomas Colton, 1776- 6/22/1794 age 18

    - John Colton, 1793-3/20/1831 age 37

    See marriage above:
    194434COLTON, Thomas               Marriage
         Wife:     Sarah GIRDLEY          
         Marriage Date:     13 May 1766     Recorded in:     Wrawby, Lincoln, England
    e:     FHL Number 952148
         Dates:
         1695-1918

    683322 C033843
    COLTON, John Christening
    Sex: Male
    Christening Date: 29 May 1769 Recorded in: Wrawby, Lincoln, England
    Father: Thomas COLTON
    Mother: Sarah
    Source: FHL Number 952148 Dates: 1695-1918

    Thomas Colton 1733-7/16/1792 age 59.
  4. [S1] Church of the Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, 21 September 1755 - Thomas Colton buried.
  5. [S1] Church of the Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, 14 February 1752 - Martha, wife of Thomas Colton buried.