I found a Martin genealogy in the "ESSEX Genealogist" vol 5 pg 75 pub 1985 John S. Martin m Jane Durkee 1710...6 children, the 4th Joshua b 1717...who m#1 Sarah Storey m#2 Elizabeth Knowlton, m#3 Charlotte X by Sarah, Ephraim bap 23 Feb 1745/6..... by Elizabeth, Elizabeth 1753, Jane 1754, Mary 1761 There were 3 Sarah Storey's in Ipswitch! We know where Ephraim got the (Story) middle name, but I can't find it in print! Everyone online says his 11 children were all b Lunenburg. the History of Lunenburg, but it stops in 1754 I don't seem to find Lunenburg vitals. Family not in Fitchburg either..... WHERE are they getting the info? The History of Springfield Vt.....starts with Dexter Martin b 1809 Nothing on Weathersfield History...supposedly Ephraim left MA in 1797 to settle there.

Hi: ==================== Joan Bixby started all this with a seemingly innocuous transcription (thank you Joan!!): -------------------- Source, The Brandon (Vt) Post--Thurs. July 11, 1850. DIED. In Perkinsville, on the 5th ult., Capt. Ephraim S. Martin, aged 66. -------------------- From this we glean the following facts. 1. Someone at the Brandon newspaper thought the death in Perkinsville, on the other side of Vermont, was worthy of note. This is not some ne'er-do-well vagrant. 2. The death is reported as occurring 5 Jun 1850 (5th ult. means the 5th day of the previous month). 3. The deceased is reported to be 66 years old, putting his birth between 6 Jun 1783 and 5 Jun 1784, inclusive, if exactly correct. 4. The deceased is given a military title. In 1850, this would have suggested one of the following, although other possibilities exist: -- he was a member, active or former, of the Vermont militia. -- he was a veteran of the Mexican war (1846-1848) during which he would have been in his early 60s; possible, but unlikely. -- he was a veteran of the War of 1812 (1812-1814) during which he would have been in his late 20s or early 30s, "perfect" for a man holding the rank of captain. -- he was a veteran of the Revolution, but this is not possible since he was 2 months old when the Treaty of Paris was signed. ==================== From the 1850 Mortality Schedule of the US Census (Index, not original record) -------------------- Surname: Ephraim S. Martin [sic] Year: 1850 County: Windsor CO. State: VT Age: 67 Gender: M (Male) Month of Death: Jun State of Birth: MA ID#: MRT197_205342 Occupation: FARMER ------------------- This agrees with the newspaper in all details except his age is stated as 67, the newspaper says 66. We learn that he was born in Massachusetts, and that his occupation was farming. =================== 1840 US Census There are two households headed by an Ephraim Martin in this census, in Vermont. They are: ------------------- Ephraim Martin - Springfield - 7 persons total, there is one adult male, he is aged 60-69. The one adult female is aged 50-59. Ephraim S. Martin - Baltimore - 3 persons total, there is one adult male, he is aged 50-59. With him were 1 FWF age 5-9, and 1 FWF age 30-39, 1 person engaged in agriculture. The record is very clearly written -- all census takers should be so neat! A Horace M. Martin was enumerated on the next line (entries are in no discernible order), a FWM 20-29. =================== History of Springfield, Vermont Vol. I Article on "North Springfield" pg. 54 ------------------- In a description of the location and occupants of various dwellings, written during 1881-1883, is, "Farther up the hill is the farm known as the Burbank place. This house was built by Luther Lockwood.... Paul Haywood ... built the next house, occupied afterward by Ephraim Martin." ------------------- This is the only mention of the name in the index of this history. One would expect more if he had been a Revolutionary War veteran. However, a known Rev War veteran of Springfield, Joseph Hodgman, Jr., is not mentioned in the index at all even though he held town office and is buried there. =================== US Military Pension records Pension certificate 40978 ------------------- A Sergeant Ephraim Martin of Vermont, a Revolutionary War veteran, received payments continuously from 1818 to 1833. He is shown as dying in 1833. His pension application was attested apparently in Baltimore 14 Apr 1818. He is said to have been aged 74, a resident of Springfield; his then wife Jerusha was age 65. ------------------- It is tempting to speculate that Sgt. Martin may have been visiting relatives in Baltimore in 1818. Perhaps he was even living there, but still considered a "resident" of Springfield. However, another even simpler explanation is that Baltimore is where the judge was that day, and it was convenient to go there -- especially if Martin's residence was, as likely, in North Springfield. ================== To be continued ... Darrell

Some of the confusion was someone adding the Story to the middle name of the Rev War Patriot He was b Ephraim in Ipswich, MA and d 1833 with such name In Baltimore, VT, buried in Springfield VT Ephraim (the son) b 10 Jun 1777 Lunenburg MA...have not found was living in the Haywood house in Springfield, yes, he married Nancy Haywood 1807 Spfg I do not have a dc Spfg 1842 for him yet Did he have the middle name STORY???? Need to visit the Spfg clerk's! Ephraim Story Martin d 1850 is NOT of this family There was another Ephraim Martin in VT who applied for Pension and denied.....perhaps from PA, said he fought in PA and MA, lived in Bradford....a lot didn't make sense....perhaps why denied. Thank you everyone for the contributions...made me dig deeper!

On 3/9/2012 5:28 AM, Julanne Sharrow wrote: > Some of the confusion was someone adding the Story to the middle name > of the Rev War Patriot I hate it when that happens. > He was b Ephraim in Ipswich, MA and d 1833 with such name In > Baltimore, VT, buried in Springfield VT Birth -- documentation? There is some *possible* confusion about whether this Ephraim Martin was buried in Springfield. More to come. > Ephraim (the son) b 10 Jun 1777 Lunenburg MA...have not found Birth -- are you saying you have not found the birth record? > was living in the Haywood house in Springfield, yes, he married Nancy > Haywood 1807 Spfg Documentation? He does not appear in the index to Bartley's "Vital Records of Springfield, Vt." which covers the time period in question. > I do not have a dc Spfg 1842 for him yet > Did he have the middle name STORY???? > Need to visit the Spfg clerk's! *JEALOUS* if you do. > Ephraim Story Martin d 1850 is NOT of this family How certain of this are you? (You know what's coming.) Documentation? > There was another Ephraim Martin in VT who applied for Pension and > denied.....perhaps from PA, said he fought in PA and MA, lived in > Bradford....a lot didn't make sense....perhaps why denied. There is indeed a group of records for one or more Ephraim Martins in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. You do not need to document that "a lot didn't make sense". ::grin:: > Thank you everyone for the contributions...made me dig deeper! Oh, we aren't done yet!! Darrell