Norman, This is something from my files: "According to William Richard Cutter, the Plattsburgh Martin line descended from either Robert Martin, an immigrant from England who settled in New Haven, Connecticut, prior to 1655 or Samuel Martin, who immigrated circa 1650 and settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut. [1]" As you can see, this was published in 1910. I have found mistakes in other Cutter research, especially that of Martha's Vineyard, and I suspect he was wrong on this, as well, as I have traced the Martin line I have to Freetown, Mass.circa 1722 and , if I recall correctly, Rhode Island was a part of Massachusetts in those times. I have a hard time believing that they settled in Connecticut, as Cutter claimed. Mac -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] The Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York; Compiled under the supervision of William Richard Cutter, Volume II; New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1910

Mac, Was your Robert Martin immigrant by any chance related to the Robert Martin who came to the MA Bay Colony in 1635 with Rev. Joseph Hull? The 1635 Robert was from Ottery Saint Mary Parish in Devon, England. Does Cutter say that the Samuel Martin you mention was related to your Robert Martin? I was not aware that there were Martins in Wethersfield, Connecticut circa 1650. Churchills first arrived in Wethersfield around 1630. Do you know if Robert and Samuel were non-conformists? Regards, Bill Churchill -----Original Message----- From: Casa Del Luna [mailto:sharmacvilla@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:45 PM To: martin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MARTIN] Martin families Norman, This is something from my files: "According to William Richard Cutter, the Plattsburgh Martin line descended from either Robert Martin, an immigrant from England who settled in New Haven, Connecticut, prior to 1655 or Samuel Martin, who immigrated circa 1650 and settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut. [1]" As you can see, this was published in 1910. I have found mistakes in other Cutter research, especially that of Martha's Vineyard, and I suspect he was wrong on this, as well, as I have traced the Martin line I have to Freetown, Mass.circa 1722 and , if I recall correctly, Rhode Island was a part of Massachusetts in those times. I have a hard time believing that they settled in Connecticut, as Cutter claimed. Mac ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- [1] The Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York; Compiled under the supervision of William Richard Cutter, Volume II; New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1910 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.16/660 - Release Date: 01/30/2007 5:04 PM

Bill, Here is some info on Samuel MARTIN of Wethersfield. Hope this helps. Mike 1. Samuel MARTIN Born: 1625, Devonshire, England. Died: September 15, 1683 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. Married: by May 11, 1646, Phebe BISBY, from London, England, widow of Thomas BRACEY. Phebe married first Thomas BRACEY on August 4, 1631, had five children, and he died before May 11, 1646. Children: i. Samuel MARTIN Jr, born 1648, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, was a freeman of Woodbury, Connecticut in 1669. ii. Joseph MARTIN, born in Wethersfield, Connecticut and died as infant at Maidstone, Kent, England. (On a return visit to England) iii. David MARTIN, born 1650 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. 2. iv. William (Seaborn) MARTIN, born 1653 at sea. (Born at sea on Samuel's return back to New England) Lieut. Samuel MARTIN, 1st generation of New Haven and Wethersfield, Connecticut was born in Devonshire, England, and emigrated from Plymouth, England to America about 1640. The first recording of Samuel MARTIN in colonial documents appeared on February 24, 1641/2, when he was questioned by the magistrate about statements that Georg SPENCER had made in regards to retracting a coerced confession. Tragically because George SPENCER had but one eye and a piglet was born with congenital anomalies also having but one eye, he was accused and prosecuted for bestiality, and received capital punishment. In 1643 Samuel acquired a house-lot in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and in 1647 he acquired a second house-lot in Wethersfield with two and a half acres of land. "In 1646, Samuel Martin went from Wethersfield to New Haven, and married widow Phebe Bracey." Phebe's father, William BISBY, was not pleased with either of her husbands. In a letter to his sister-in-law, Mary WYLLYS, wife of George WYLLYS, Governor of the Connecticut Colony, dated May 11, 1646, he says of his daughter "shee was rash in her first marryage, & soe in her second". ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Bill Churchill" <churchil@koyote.com> Reply-To: martin@rootsweb.com To: <martin@rootsweb.com>, "'Mac'" <sharmacvilla@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [MARTIN] Martin families Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:44:12 -0600 Mac, Was your Robert Martin immigrant by any chance related to the Robert Martin who came to the MA Bay Colony in 1635 with Rev. Joseph Hull? The 1635 Robert was from Ottery Saint Mary Parish in Devon, England. Does Cutter say that the Samuel Martin you mention was related to your Robert Martin? I was not aware that there were Martins in Wethersfield, Connecticut circa 1650. Churchills first arrived in Wethersfield around 1630. Do you know if Robert and Samuel were non-conformists? Regards, Bill Churchill -----Original Message----- From: Casa Del Luna [mailto:sharmacvilla@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:45 PM To: martin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MARTIN] Martin families Norman, This is something from my files: "According to William Richard Cutter, the Plattsburgh Martin line descended from either Robert Martin, an immigrant from England who settled in New Haven, Connecticut, prior to 1655 or Samuel Martin, who immigrated circa 1650 and settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut. [1]" As you can see, this was published in 1910. I have found mistakes in other Cutter research, especially that of Martha's Vineyard, and I suspect he was wrong on this, as well, as I have traced the Martin line I have to Freetown, Mass.circa 1722 and , if I recall correctly, Rhode Island was a part of Massachusetts in those times. I have a hard time believing that they settled in Connecticut, as Cutter claimed. Mac ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- [1] The Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York; Compiled under the supervision of William Richard Cutter, Volume II; New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1910 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.16/660 - Release Date: 01/30/2007 5:04 PM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARTIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Check out all that glitters with the MSN Entertainment Guide to the Academy Awards® http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2007/?icid=ncoscartagline2