Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Brittain was born on 30 January 1705, in Richmond, New York Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Colonel Nicholas Britton, was 24 and her mother, Frances Stilwell, was 23. She had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with John Wood. She died in 1768, in Granville District, North Carolina, British Colonial America, at the age of 63.
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- Martha Ann Britain - birth-name: Martha Britton
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records about John Wood (Husband)
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1711 · The Tuscarora War
The British, Dutch, and German settlers fought with the Tuscarora Native Americans, from September 22, 1711- February 11, 1715, in North Carolina.
1718
North Carolina is the location of Cape Hatteras, sometimes called the Graveyard of the Atlantic- many shipwrecks have occurred nearby.
1729 · Becomes a Royal Colony
July 25, 1729, North Carolina became a royal colony, when the colony was sold to King George II.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Anglo-Norman French Bretagne, Bretaign(e) ‘Brittany’. Some of the modern forms are from the Middle English Brytane, Brittan ‘Breton’; compare Breton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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