Bill: You dont give up do you ? <grinning> Let's see.. ------ there are Churchwells...Arthur,Eleanor,and Sarah ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MARTIN/MARTYN [ no later than 1650...maybe little bit] page: 469 [Gowen] George Gowen b.1733; m.Abigail Martin,1755... this family lived at Kittery and York. [little beyond your time frame,but may be a clue.] -------------------------------- 473- William,son of William and Martha(Nelson)Grant,married 26 Jan 1671, Abigail,dau of Edward and Elizabeth (MARTYN) Kennard, at South Berwick[Me] ----------------------- 565- Edward Kennard from Kent,England to Portsmouth,NH,and married 3 July 1662, Elizabeth,dau of Hon.Richard MARTYN. ------------------------ 667- Ichabod Plaisted married 5 Jan.1692/3, Mary,dau of Christopher and Hannah [Martyn] Jose of Portsmouth, who was born Oct.1666. ------------------------------- 758- Mary Stone, dau of Daniel Stone,married ____Martin,no date given but according to parents marriage date of 1670, I would say they prob. married between 1685-95. [no town mentioned but Mary's siblings lived in Scarborough[Me],and Exeter[NH], ---- 162 letter from Portsmouth to ?[not stated]dated March 18,1689/90 from Richard Martyn and William Vaughan. In regards to the Indian attacks on Sturgeon Creek [now Eliot,Maine]. Richard may have been in Kittery and/or Portsmouth[NH]. Since the authorities were in Boston, letter may have been sent to them. --- 164 2d letter with same date explaining more of the attacks on various towns of what was old kittery, signed by Richard Martyn and Vaughan +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have RAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH,NH; Charles E.Brewer;Portsmouth,NH,1869 The will be later than 1650 but may be helpful Martin page: 90: "New Hampshire Gazette", 1775: Portsmouth: Thomas MARTIN, English goods,hardware, groceries, china, and earthen ware -------------- Martyn pages: 53- My hubby's Sherburne family of Portsmouth has a Elizabeth [Sherburne] MARTYN, dau of Henry and Rebecca(Gibbons)Sherburne. Elizabeth married 3x's, (1)Langdon.1656 (2)Lear,1667 (3) RICHARD Martyn- [date unk] ====== Cynthia Admin.Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MA-BAY-COLONY ALWAYS VERIFY your source(s) REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT'S FROM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Cynthia, > > Are there any Churchills or Martins before 1650? > > > Bill Churchill > > > >