tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post5761027805871793251..comments2023-10-11T23:46:08.194-04:00Comments on West in New England: THE STATEMENT OF MARTHA ELLENWOOD FLETCHERBill Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-44443562892928126192018-02-15T00:48:27.447-05:002018-02-15T00:48:27.447-05:00She was Benjamin's half-sister. Benjamin was t...She was Benjamin's half-sister. Benjamin was the son of Joseph Ellingwood and first wife Abigail Lamson.<br /><br />Martha was the daughter of Joseph and his second wife Sarah Herrick.<br /><br />Martha's parents are not mentioned on the marriage record to Sherabael fletcher.<br /><br />But there is a mention of the relationship in a book . You can see the quote at my post at <br />https://westinnewengland.blogspot.com/2012/01/serendipity-benjamin-tuck-ellenwood.htmlBill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-552169445597583972018-02-14T13:09:33.296-05:002018-02-14T13:09:33.296-05:00How do we know that Martha Fletcher is Benjamin...How do we know that Martha Fletcher is Benjamin's brother? Do we have a marriage record?Jonathan Vecchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279484533391510487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-50854140721822472612012-01-26T15:00:49.588-05:002012-01-26T15:00:49.588-05:00Thanks Peter? Are you a Fletcher descendant?Thanks Peter? Are you a Fletcher descendant?Bill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-63323229060890959292012-01-26T14:54:11.492-05:002012-01-26T14:54:11.492-05:00Very interesting. I think the New Hampshire town ...Very interesting. I think the New Hampshire town is "Lyndborough" (for 50 years, my mother though it was "Syndborough"). Finally, the formal legal language at the end of the deposition (as required to be sworn to before the probate court of the state) is "Further deponent sayeth nought."Peter Badgernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-26700839955554982042012-01-10T23:39:28.499-05:002012-01-10T23:39:28.499-05:00Now that's a really neat find!Now that's a really neat find!Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.com