Wills, Martha Jane

  • Posted on: 22 July 2014
  • By: jshapiro
Primary Name
First Name: 
Martha
Middle Name: 
Jane
Surname: 
Wills
Surname - Maiden: 
Seward
Alternate Names
Nickname: 
Jane
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
November
Birth Day: 
4
Birth Year: 
1809
Birth Note: 
Snufftown, NJ
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/1717450/person/-1899159168?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2
Death Info
Death Month: 
March
Death Day: 
17
Death Year: 
1848
Death Note: 
Drakesville, NJ
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Martha+Jane&gsln=Seward&MSAV=1&msbdy=1809&msfng=John&msfns=Seward&msmng=Elisabeth&msmns=Armstrong&mssns0=Wills&_83004003-n_xcl=m&catbucket=rstp&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=241691406&recoff=7+8+20+21+22+43+44&db=FSNewJerseyDeath&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Spouse: 
Wills, John
Marriage Month: 
January
Marriage Day: 
11
Marriage Year: 
1832
Mother: 
Seward, Elizabeth
Father: 
Seward, John (J0S)
Biographical Information
Seward Context: 
Social
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
  • Martha married John Wills in 1832.
  • Martha was Henry's cousin John Seward's (1784-1851) daughter, so his first cousin once removed.
  • John Wills was Temperance Wicke Seward's cousin.
  • So, John and Temperance were related by blood, and then both became related to the Seward family through marriage.
  • This relationship is outlined further in the TNG genealogy software.
  • John and Martha lived in Mendham, NJ.
  • John Wills was GWS's business partner in Mendham until GWS falls on hard times due to his lack of business acumen.
  • In 18380816GWS_WHS1, GWS writes: "But I have only to add that Wills a few days since demanded a dissolution it is now suspended for a short season untill I can have time to write my friends."
Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
Citation for Marriage Info (old): 
Editorial Information
Editorial Review: 
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