Martha Boreman

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name
Martha Boreman
aka
[Martha Borman, Martha Boardman, Martha Low]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Deacon Thomas Low of Ipswich, Massachusetts, whom she married in 1660, and a daughter of Thomas Boreman; probably the mother of David Low. In 1669 she testified at the trial of their servant John Chub for killing Reynold Foster's horse, and her husband's will of 1708 left her "the new end" of the house and "a horse to ride at her pleasure." She died in 1720, in her 79th year.
born
date
c. 1641/2
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-ipswich, court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
note
From her age at death, "in her 79th y.," and "aged twenty-eight years" in March 1669 (Essex Quarterly Courts 4:125).
died
date
22 Jan 1720
place
Ipswich, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich]
note
"Jan. 22, 1720, in her 79th y." (2:625).
residences
date
by 1668
place
Ipswich (Chebacco), Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
note
Signed with her mark the 1668 petition of the Chebacco neighbours for Thomas Wells and his wife.
father
id
thomas-boreman-1601
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-thomas-boreman-1670]
note
Item to my daughter Martha the wife of Thomas Loe to her children twenty pounds.
mother
id
margaret-boreman-d1679
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[probate-records-essex-county]
note
The widow Margaret's will leaves "my daughter Loe all my peuter."

Wife of Deacon Thomas Low of Ipswich. She signed with her mark, "Martha (her mark) Low," the 1668 petition of Chebacco neighbours for Thomas Wells and his wife. In March 1669, when their servant John Chub was tried for killing Reynold Foster's horse, she deposed that Chub had said "if he could save himself by telling two or three lies and turn it to anybody else, he was bound in conscience to do so." In 1670 she and her husband testified that Thomas Brag was one of "the quietest young men in all oure ende: one of few words and Therfor the mos apt for to be abused by any one" (Essex Quarterly Courts 4:76, 124-126, 243). His will of 1708 left her "the new end" of the house, "a horse to ride at her pleasure," and her food, cider, wool and flax for life.

Open questions

  • Is the gravestone's "Jan. 22, 1720" 1719/20 or 1720/21?
  1. ---
  2. name: Martha Boreman
  3. aka: [Martha Borman, Martha Boardman, Martha Low]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Deacon Thomas Low of Ipswich, Massachusetts, whom she married in 1660, and a daughter of
  8. Thomas Boreman; probably the mother of David Low. In 1669 she testified at the trial of their
  9. servant John Chub for killing Reynold Foster's horse, and her husband's will of 1708 left her
  10. "the new end" of the house and "a horse to ride at her pleasure." She died in 1720, in her 79th
  11. year.
  12. born:
  13. date: c. 1641/2
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [vital-records-ipswich, court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
  17. note: From her age at death, "in her 79th y.," and "aged twenty-eight years" in March 1669 (Essex Quarterly Courts 4:125).
  18. died:
  19. date: 22 Jan 1720
  20. place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
  21. basis: documented
  22. confidence: proven
  23. sources: [vital-records-ipswich]
  24. note: "\"Jan. 22, 1720, in her 79th y.\" (2:625)."
  25. residences:
  26. - date: "by 1668"
  27. place: Ipswich (Chebacco), Massachusetts
  28. basis: documented
  29. confidence: probable
  30. sources: [court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
  31. note: "Signed with her mark the 1668 petition of the Chebacco neighbours for Thomas Wells and his wife."
  32. father:
  33. id: thomas-boreman-1601
  34. basis: documented
  35. confidence: proven
  36. sources: [will-thomas-boreman-1670]
  37. note: "Item to my daughter Martha the wife of Thomas Loe to her children twenty pounds."
  38. mother:
  39. id: margaret-boreman-d1679
  40. basis: documented
  41. confidence: proven
  42. sources: [probate-records-essex-county]
  43. note: The widow Margaret's will leaves "my daughter Loe all my peuter."
  44. ---
  46. Wife of Deacon Thomas Low of Ipswich. She signed with her mark, "Martha (her mark) Low," the 1668 petition of
  47. Chebacco neighbours for Thomas Wells and his wife. In March 1669, when their servant John Chub was
  48. tried for killing Reynold Foster's horse, she deposed that Chub had said "if he could save himself
  49. by telling two or three lies and turn it to anybody else, he was bound in conscience to do so." In
  50. 1670 she and her husband testified that Thomas Brag was one of "the quietest young men in all oure
  51. ende: one of few words and Therfor the mos apt for to be abused by any one" (Essex Quarterly Courts
  52. 4:76, 124-126, 243). His will of 1708 left her "the new end" of the
  53. house, "a horse to ride at her pleasure," and her food, cider, wool and flax for life.
  55. ## Open questions
  57. - Is the gravestone's "Jan. 22, 1720" 1719/20 or 1720/21?
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