Martha Proctor

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name
Martha Proctor
aka
[Martha Procter]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Listed aged 28 with John Proctor Sr., probably her husband, on a 1635 ship's list, and probably the mother of Abigail (Proctor) Varney. Her maiden name is not known.
born
date
c. 1607
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[passenger-list-susan-and-ellin-1635]
note
Aged 28 in 1635.
events
what
Sailed on Susan & Ellin
date
1635
place
London, England
sources
[passenger-list-susan-and-ellin-1635]
note
Aged 28, with John Proctor, John (3) and Marie (1).

Wife of John Proctor Sr. on the 1635 ship list. A maiden name Harper appears only on WikiTree, unsourced. Mollie's death date for her, "June 13, 1659," comes from the Ipswich entry "Martha, w. John, June 13, 1659. ct. r.," which most likely belongs to the first wife of John Proctor Jr.

Her husband's will of 28 Aug 1672 names "my wife martha" and provides for her. At Ipswich court on 24 Sept 1672, Sarah Story and Mary Fellows testified that they asked Goodman Procter "what should be done with his wife's clothing." He answered that "it should be disposed of among his daughters and Martha Hadley, both woolen and linen, also her horse and all the wool that was in the chamber." He also said he had given "his son James White one pair of oxen which were not entered in his will" (Probate Records of Essex County 2:316-317).

Open questions

  • Her maiden name, and whether she was the "mother Prockter" living in 1673.
  • Was the Martha of the 1672 will the Martha of the 1635 ship list? Historic Ipswich says a first wife Martha died 13 June 1659 and that John Proctor Sr. remarried another Martha. The Low research instead assigns that 1659 death to John Jr.'s first wife, Martha Giddings. Unresolved.
  1. ---
  2. name: Martha Proctor
  3. aka: [Martha Procter]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Listed aged 28 with John Proctor Sr., probably her husband, on a 1635 ship's list, and probably
  8. the mother of Abigail (Proctor) Varney. Her maiden name is not known.
  9. born:
  10. date: c. 1607
  11. basis: documented
  12. confidence: probable
  13. sources: [passenger-list-susan-and-ellin-1635]
  14. note: Aged 28 in 1635.
  15. events:
  16. - what: Sailed on Susan & Ellin
  17. date: "1635"
  18. place: London, England
  19. sources: [passenger-list-susan-and-ellin-1635]
  20. note: "Aged 28, with John Proctor, John (3) and Marie (1)."
  21. ---
  23. Wife of John Proctor Sr. on the 1635 ship list. A maiden name Harper appears only on
  24. WikiTree, unsourced. Mollie's death date for her, "June 13, 1659," comes from the
  25. Ipswich entry "Martha, w. John, June 13, 1659. ct. r.," which most likely belongs to the
  26. first wife of John Proctor Jr.
  28. Her husband's will of 28 Aug 1672 names "my wife martha" and provides for her. At Ipswich
  29. court on 24 Sept 1672, Sarah Story and Mary Fellows testified that they asked Goodman
  30. Procter "what should be done with his wife's clothing." He answered that "it should be
  31. disposed of among his daughters and Martha Hadley, both woolen and linen, also her horse
  32. and all the wool that was in the chamber." He also said he had given "his son James
  33. White one pair of oxen which were not entered in his will" (Probate Records of Essex
  34. County 2:316-317).
  36. ## Open questions
  38. - Her maiden name, and whether she was the "mother Prockter" living in 1673.
  39. - Was the Martha of the 1672 will the Martha of the 1635 ship list? Historic Ipswich says
  40. a first wife Martha died 13 June 1659 and that John Proctor Sr. remarried another
  41. Martha. The Low research instead assigns that 1659 death to John Jr.'s first wife,
  42. Martha Giddings. Unresolved.
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