Martha Beard

1617 - 1649  (68 years)

• Name	Martha Beard
  Birth	Between 1581 and 1617	England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Jun 1649  [1]
  Person ID	I2030	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Family	James Beard,   b. Between 1574 and 1614   d. Abt 1639 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Between 1614 and 1637  [1]
  Children	1. James Beard,   b. Between 1603 and 1639   d. 1642, Milford, Connecticut (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Martha Streame Beard,   b. Between 1603 and 1639   d. 22 Jun 1706 (Age 103 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sarah Beard,   b. Between 1615 and 1640   d. 1689, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Jeremiah Beard,   b. Between 1603 and 1639   d. 1681 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Hawley Beard,   b. Between 1603 and 1639, England d. Sep 1690 (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5006, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1997] Martha Beard came from England, with her husband and five children, and settled in Milford, Conn., in 1639. She was one of the first settlers of that town. Her husband, whose name tradition says was James, and probably this is correct as his eldest son was called James, died on the ship ( Martin ?) in passage from England to America. She was admitted to the First Congregational Church of Milford, Nov. 1, 1640. This church was organized in 1639. She died June 11, 1649. It is interesting to note that the "house lott" originally owned by Widow Martha Beard has never been deeded out of the family, but has passed down in the line of direct descent from generation to generation and is now owned by George J. Smith. The old house has been removed and Mr. Smith resides in another, erected near the site of the old Beard homestead.

  
  

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