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Stricker Family Tree - Abraham Mellowes and Martha Bulkeley Mellowes

Abraham Mellowes and Martha Bulkeley Mellows - Settlers of Charlestown, devout Puritans

Family Connection - 9th Great-grandfather and Great-Grandmother of Roy Ellsworth Stricker


Abraham Mellows was born sometime around 1570 in Boston, Boston Borough, England. Martha Bulkeley was born in 1572 in Odell, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire to parents Edward Bulkeley and Olive Irby Bulkeley.  Edward Bulkeley was a widely-known Puritan theologian in England. Martha's brother was Peter Bulkeley, founding minister of Concord, Massachusetts and the subject of the blog post on October 14th. 

Abraham and Martha had at least six children:
        Oliver             b. 1595            d. 1638
        Catherine        b. 1607             d. 1648
        Edward            b. 1609            d. 1650
        Ann                  b. 1611            d. unknown
        Abraham          b. Unknown    d. 1615
        Elizabeth          b. Unknown    d. 1618

Abraham and Martha came to Massachusetts with their son Edward in 1633 and settled in Charlestown.  By that time, their son Oliver had already immigrated, their daughter Catherine had immigrated with her husband William Newland, Abraham and Elizabeth were deceased, and Ann likely remained in England after her marriage. 

Abraham, Martha, and Edward were admitted to the church in Charlestown in October 1633. Abraham was designated a freeman on May 14, 1634. Over the next several years, Abraham received grants of land of about 250 acres in Charlestown. After his death, his heirs were granted an additional 200 acres which should have been part of an earlier grant. Note that at this time, the town of Charlestown included modern-day towns of Woburn, Malden, Stoneham, South Medford, and Somerville within its borders. 

Abraham died on April 23, 1638. Martha died on December 25, 1642. Their burial locations are unknown. 

Abraham Mellows and Martha Bulkeley Mellows > Catherine Mellows > Jeremiah Newland > Anthony Newland > Josiah Newland > Josiah Newland > Josiah Newland > Amos Newland > George Josiah Newland > William Henry Newland  > Gertrude Myra Newland > Roy Ellsworth Stricker

Abraham Mellows and Martha Bulkeley are in the outermost ring of the green section of the top chart. The central person of the top chart, Josiah Newland, is in the yellow section, second ring from the outside, on the left edge of the yellow section. 









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