Martha Marvin
- Born: 3 Apr 1710, Lyme, New London, Connecticut
- Marriage: Reynold Beckwith on 4 Apr 1732 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut
- Died: 26 Jul 1742, Bolton, Connecticut at age 32
 Noted events in her life were:
• Family: From Marvin Beckwith and His Wife Abigail Clark, 1899, page 12. MARTHA MARVIN, born at Lyme, April 3, 1710; died at Bolton, Tolland county, Conn., July 26, 1742. She was first child of Capt. REINOLD MAR - VIN'S second wife, MARTHA, fifth child of Serg't THOMAS WATERMAN and his wife MIRIAM, only daughter of Lieut. THOMAS and MARY TRACY. She was married at [Old] Lyme, (by Rev. Jonathan Parsons), April 4, 1732, to her cousin, REYNOLD BECKWITH. [From a phrase in his epitaph MARTHA'S father, the third in America of his name, is now distinguished as "Lyme's captain." His 1st wife was Phoebe. dau. of Lieut. Thomas Lee.]
BOURNE.
1. THOMAS, settled at Marshfield, (Plymouth colony), in 1637; married ELIZABET H -, in 1638, (who died in 1660); died in 1664, leaving widow Martha. Children: - Martha, (who became second wife of Lieut. TRACY) and -
2. ELIZABETH, married to ROBERT WATERMAN, Dec. 9, 1633.
TRACY.
1. Lieut. THOMAS of Norwich, born in 1610; married MARY widow of Edward Mason, of Wethersfield, in 1641; (and had second and third wives); had seven children born at Saybrook; an officer for service against Dutch and Indians; served for Norwich at many sessions of the colonial assembly; died Nov. 7, 1685.
2. MIRIAM, only daughter, born at Saybrook, 1649-50; married to Serg't WATERMAN in Nov. 1668.
WATERMAN.
1. ROBERT, married ELIZABET H BOURNE, as aforesaid.
2. Serg't THOMAS, born in 1644; married MIRIAM TRACY in Nov. 1668; and died June 1, 1708.
3. MARTHA, born Dec. 1680; married to Capt. REINOLD MARVIN, June 30, 1709; died at Lyme, in Nov. 1753.
Martha married Reynold Beckwith, son of James (Jeames) Beckwith and Sarah Marvin, on 4 Apr 1732 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. (Reynold Beckwith was born on 15 Feb 1707 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut and died on 27 Dec 1796 in Wallingford, Connecticut.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage: Early Connecticut Marriages, Third Book, Frederick W Bailey, page 132, 4 Apr 1732, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Reynold Beckwith & Martha Marvin
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