Martha Joanna Bowne

F, b. 17 August 1673, d. 1 August 1750
     Martha was born the 17th day of the 6th month 1673 at the Town of Flushing, Queens County, Long Island, New York.1 She was the daughter of John Bowne and Hannah Feake. Martha Joanna married Joseph Thorne, son of John Thorne and Mary Parcell, on 9 November 1695. Joseph and Martha had children: . Mary Ann [1664], John [1665], Joseph [1667], Hannah [1671], Elizabeth [1673], Sarah Thorne [1677], William [1684], Mary [1686], Susannah [1688] John[1690], Thomas [1692], Benjamin [1694], Abraham [1696], Isaac [1698], Jacob & Sarah. Martha departed this life on Saturday, 1 August 1750 in the Town of Flushing at age 76 years, 11 months and 15 days. She was buried there in the Quaker Meeting House Cemetery.2

Citations

  1. [S79] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume III: page 41 - Martha Joanna born 6th month (Aug) 17, 1673.
  2. [S953] Find a grave - www.findagrave.com.