Martha Proctor

Not a known daughter of William Harper & Susan Harper

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Proctor-690

Martha Harper, parents unknown, was born about 1607 in England.

Date of birth estimated - based on age of other relatives.

She passed away at Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony 1672. She married John Proctor before they immigrated to Massachusetts about 1635. The family first settled at Ipswich and later removed to Salem. They had at least seven children: Martha, Abigail, Sarah and Hannah, and three sons: John, Joesph, and Benjamin. Her husband outlived her.[1][2]

Children

• 1. John Proctor was baptized on October 9, 1631 at Assington, Suffolk, England. He 1st married Martha ___ about 1654. Martha was most likely the daughter or stepdaughter of William White of Ipswich. She died at Ipswich on June 13, 1659. Married 2nd at Ipswich in December 1662 Elizabeth Thorndike, daughter of John Thorndike. Married 3rd at Salem on April 1, 1674 Elizabeth Bassett, daughter of William Bassett.
• 2. Mary Proctor was baptized at Assington, Suffolk, England on October 17, 1633. She married George Hadley about 1655.
• 3. Martha Proctor was born about 1637. She married James White by 1672.
• 4. Abigail Proctor was born about 1639. She married Thomas Varney, son of William Varney by about 1666. Died March 1, 1731 as "Abigail Varney, widow of Chebacco."
• 5. Sarah Proctor was born about 1641 and at Salem in 1659 she married John Dodge, son of William Dodge.
• 6. Hannah Proctor was born about 1645. She married a man with the surname of Weeden by about 1672. His name is often given as Samuel, but no evidence for this has been found.
• 7. Joseph Proctor was born about 1649. He married 1st Martha Wainwright daughter of Francis Wainwright. He married 2nd, after 1692, Sarah (Buckley) Ingersoll, daughter of William Buckley and widow of Richard Ingersoll.
• 8. Benjamin Proctor was born about 1651. He married Deborah Hart at Ipswich in February 1673

Sources

• Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild: Ship Suzan And Ellen;
  • Procter, John, Husbandman, 40
  • Proctor, Martha, 28
  • Proctor, John, 3
  • Proctor, Marie [Mary], 1

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Mother of John Proctor (30 March 1632 - 19 August 1692), whose execution for witchcraft inspired Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

Research Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Harper-1007

It has been questioned whether Martha (_____) Proctor was a sister of George Giddings, since John Proctor called him "my brother Giddings." The findings are that Martha Proctor and George Giddings could not have been siblings, half or step siblings. It is possible, though not probably that when his 1st wife died, John Proctor married as his second wife, Martha Giddings. Or also possible that John Proctor ad George Giddings had children that married. Or additionally possible that the two men were "brothers in the church" and that no other relationship existed between them.[3]

“Removed father William Harper as there is no source that connects them.” 16:31, 14 January 2023 (UTC) birth seen as March 11, 1607, Assington, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)

References

• The Great Migration does have her as "Harper", but provides no furhter lineage.
• NEHGR 135, p. 285 has an article that also calls her "Harper", but, again, no lineage.
  • Reference: Filae Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 5 2023, 1:29:14 UTC

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Additional Information for Martha GIDDENS

Citing This Record

"Ancestral File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MWBC-DS7 : accessed 2013-01-14), entry for Martha GIDDENS.

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