John TAPPAN & Martha BROWN

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John TAPPAN
Martha BROWN
Ruth __?__

Husband: John TAPPAN
Birth: 23 Apr 1651, Newbury, Essex Co., MA
Death: 26 Dec 1723, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA
Father: Abraham TAPPAN
Mother: Susanna TAYLOR

Marriage-1: 3 Sep 1688, Andover, Essex Co., MA

Wife-1: Martha BROWNE / BROWN
Birth: 22 Dec 1667, Newbury, Essex Co., MA
Father: James BROWN I
Mother: Sarah CUTTING

Given that Martha appears to have ceased having children after 1702, it's probable that she died in or within a few years of 1702 because she was still of child-bearing age. (The average female has had her last child by the age of 43, which means she could have had children as late as 1710.)

Some allege Martha is the daughter of William BROWNE & Elizabeth MULFORD, but their daughter had married John CARTER by 1699 — before the birth of James in 1702 — and she died as John CARTER'S wife in 1718. Even if the birth of James wasn't an issue, John TAPPAN didn't die until 1723, so Martha would have had to divorce him in order to marry John CARTER by 1699.

Marriage-2: 2 Dec 1717, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA

Wife-2: Ruth __
Other Spouse: Mr. HERD / HEARD

Children with Martha BROWN:

1. Sarah TAPPAN, b. Oct 1689, Essex Co., MA (probably Andover); d. 7 Feb 1767, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA; m. 8 Jan 1708, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA, Dea. Jabez TRUE

— born in Salisbury, Essex Co., MA:
2. Mary TAPPAN, b. 29 Dec 1692; d. 7 Feb 1767, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA; m. 23 Dec 1714, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA, John EVANS
3. John TAPPAN, b. 3 May 1695; d. aft. 1718

— born in Newbury, Essex Co., MA:
4. James TAPPAN, b. 15 Mar 1701/2; d. 24 Apr 1765, Kingston, Rockingham Co., NH; m. 10 Jun 1725, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA, Abigail MORRILL

Children with Ruth HEARD:

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Source:

1a. Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850 (Broderbund CD-231):

Tappan, John Browne, Martha Sep 3, 1688 Andover Essex Co.

Tappan, John Herd, Ruth Dec 2, 1717 Salisbury Essex Co.

1b. Clarence Almon Torry. 1985. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA (reprinted 1997, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD):

The "b" indicates the birth date of a child as an indication that the marriage took place before this time. The locations are known residences of the husband, ending with the husband's place of death. An entry in Torrey does not imply a marriage in New England; it only demonstrates the presence of a married couple there before 1700. Torrey is a compilation of published sources, not primary records, so he should be considered a secondary source.

p. 727 TAPPAN, John (1651-1743) & 1/wf Martha BROWNE; 3 Sep 1688; Andover

1c. Clarence Almon Torry. 2015. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA (repuslished; online at AmericanAncestors.org):

Vol. 3, p. 1488 TAPPAN, John (1651-1743) & 1/wf Martha BROWNE; 3 Sep 1688; Andover {Salisbury 330-1; Salem 2:420; Spalding 514; Tappan-Toppan 6, 95; Tappan (1862) 11; Cushing (ms) 435; Essex Ant. 13: 164; EIHC 48:87; Holman Ms: Brown 27}

2. Daniel Langdon Tappan. 1915. Ancestors and Descendants of Abraham Toppan of Newbury, Massachusetts, 1606-1672. Self-published, Arlington, MA (online at Ancestry.com):

Chap. II,
p. 6 The children of Abraham and Susanna (Taylor) Toppan were... 6. John, born in Newbury, April 23, 1651, married (first), September 3, 1688, Martha Brown; married (second), 1717, Ruth Heard. He died Decembe r 26, 1723...

Chap. V,
p. 95 CHAPTER V

JOHN TOPPAN (VI), AND HIS DESCENDANTS
(VI)

3. Anon. 1909. "Descendants of James Brown of Newbury." The Essex Antiquarian XIII(1): 164-166 (online at www.americanancestors.org and books.google.com; boldface added):

p. 164 DESCENDANTS OF JAMES BROWN OF NEWBURY. JAMES BROWN,¹ born about 1604; glazier; lived in Newbury as early as 1652. He married Miss Sarah Cutting of Newbury before 1652....
Children, born in Newbury...

6—V. MARTHA,² b. Dec. 22, 1667; probably m. John Tappan Sept. 3, 1688, in Andover.

See parents for full entry.

4a. Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Salisbury: Births (online at Ancestry.com):

p. 230 TAPING (see also Toppan), John, s. John and Martha, May 3, 1695. N.CT.BK.
TAPPIN (see also Toppan), Mary, d. John and Martha, Dec. 29, 1692. N.CT.BK.

No children of John & Martha under "Toppan."

4b. Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Newbury: Births (online at Ancestry.com):

p. 12 James ye son of John Toppan Senr & Martha his wife born March 15th 170½

5. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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