The line I have includes GGGGG-Grandparents Eleazer Martin, born 10 February 1747/48 (Note the calendar correction from the old style Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar), in Freetown, Mass. and died in South Hero, Vermont 05 April 1828. His wife, Mehitable Peters was born 21 April 1752 in Cumberland, Rhode Island and died 19 March 1838 in South Hero, Vermont. Prior to the Revolutionary War, they lived in Richmond, New Hampshire. The move to South Hero was prompted by free land offered veterans of the war. Ferrisburg, Vermont lies about 20 or so miles southeast of South Hero and was founded under a New Hampshire Grant. Interestingly, I have the following among my notes for Eleazer Martin in my files "In January 1855, a person named Caroline Ferris wrote a letter from Plattsburgh, in which she appeared to be an heir of Eleazer Martin. Her relationship is unknown, at this time, but thought to be a granddaughter." Note the name "Ferris". Many of the towns in the Northeast were named after the original settlers. E.g., Plattsburgh after the Platt family, Ira after Ira Allen, etc. It may well be that the Ferris in the note above was an ancestor of those founding Ferrisburg. She also appears to be in the line of Eleazer and Mehitable. I have never pursued this, as it is not in my direct line. As for Eleazer, I have parents Isaac Martin and Lucy and only have him as offspring, but I am certain there were several more. For Mehitable, I have parents Richard Peters and Mehitable Grant. There is lineage that takes a Martin line to c1680 in Massachusetts, but, to date, I have been unable to find a solid connection between that line and mine. The line is well documented and it appears that one of the Martins owned about 8 slaves in the late 17th century. I hope this helps, Mac ----- Original Message ----- From: <RHansonRet@aol.com> To: <martin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 7:10 AM Subject: [MARTIN] More Vermont Connections >I am looking for information regarding Edward Martin and his wife, Betsy > Chase, who settled in Ferrisburgh, VT in 1794. They had thirteen children > of > which I can only account for four, namely: Hannah (1799, my gggm), > Edward,Jr, > 1806, Lydia Ann, 1811, and Susan, 1814. I would appreciate any > information on > the remaining siblings. Also, Edward is listed as head of household in > the > 1810 census of Ferrisburgh, but does not appear in the census of 1820. > In > the 1820 census, Betsy is listed as the head of household. Does anyone > know > what became of Edward? I would also be interested in knowing who > Edward's > parents were. Betsy died in 1860 in Georgia, VT at the home of her son, > Edward, > Jr. > My gggrandmother, Hannah, married Stratton Martin, who descended from > the Woodbury, CT Martin clan and I have extensive information on this > family > if anyone is interested. Thanks, Russ Hanson > > ------------------------------- > 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 >