Martha Jane Wills
- Given Name
- Martha Jane
- Surname
- Wills
- Maiden Name
- Seward
- Nickname
- Jane
- Birth Date
- November 4, 1809
- Birth Note
- Snufftown, NJ
- Death Date
- March 17, 1848
- Death Note
- Drakesville, NJ
- Biographical Information
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- Martha married John Wills in 1832.
- Martha was Henry's cousin John Seward's (1784-1851) daughter, so his first cousin once removed.
- John Wills was Temperance Wicke Seward's cousin.
- So, John and Temperance were related by blood, and then both became related to the Seward family through marriage.
- This relationship is outlined further in the TNG genealogy software.
- John and Martha lived in Mendham, NJ.
- John Wills was GWS's business partner in Mendham until GWS falls on hard times due to his lack of business acumen.
- In 18380816GWS_WHS1, GWS writes: "But I have only to add that Wills a few days since demanded a dissolution it is now suspended for a short season untill I can have time to write my friends."
- Citation(s) for Birth Information:
- Ancestry Library. Last modified July 22, 2014. Accessed on July 22, 2014.
- Citation(s) for Death Information:
- Ancestry Library. Last modified July 22, 2014. Accessed on July 22, 2014.