Mary ‘Martha’ Pitman

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• Name/First Name: Mary
• Name/Birth Surname: NN

brief biography and family

Thomas Pitman married Mary Gwaltney, widow of Thomas Gwaltney, in 1666. She was previously the widow of Thomas Atkinson.

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Date and place of birth might specifically be 1618 at Stepney, Middlesex (now Greater London), England <unattested>.

name seen as Mary Marriott

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Birth surname has also been reported to be Mariott.

Given name has also been reported to be:

• Marye
• Marths

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be March 4, 1679 at Surry, Surry County, Virginia, British Colonial America <unattested>.

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From “Descendants of Thomas Pitman (1614 – about 1686) of Surry County, Virginia” link

Thomas Pitman married (3) MARTHA (---), the relict of Thomas Atkinson and Thomas Gwaltney, in Surry County before 7 Nov 1667.[] Martha was born about 1618[] and had children by her marriage to Thomas Atkinson but none by her marriage to Thomas Gwaltney. There is no record of Martha’s death.

Thomas Pitman married thirdly Martha (---) in Surry County by 7 Nov 1667. Thomas Pitman was her third husband, she having previously married Thomas Atkinson and Thomas Gwaltney.[] Thomas Pitman is in court acknowledging that he was released from responsibility for gifts given from Thomas Atkinson to his children James and Thomas Atkinson. The gifts had formerly been in the possession of their deceased step-father Thomas Gwaltney.[]

Stepchildren of Thomas Pitman, born of his third wife, Martha (---), by her first husband Thomas Atkinson were:

• 4. THOMAS1 ATKINSON, b. about 1648, m. SUSANNAH (---) in Surry County, and d. in Isle of Wight County after 19 Jan 1687/8.
• 5. JOHN ATKINSON, b. about 1652, m. ANN HOLLEMAN in Surry County, and d. in Isle of Wight County after 17 Apr 1717.
• 6. JAMES ATKINSON, b. about 1656, m. MARY HOLLEMAN in Surry County, and d. in Isle of Wight County after 28 Jul 1723..

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From http://gwaltney.faithweb.com/beginnings.html

In August of 1665, Thomas Gwaltney bequeathed to his "son-in-law" (step-son) James Athinson, "a sorrell mare filly with a star in its forehead about 5 months old." The next month he sold to Marcom Markina "one black cow about six years called by the name of Coole Crapp with a hole in it right ear."
But by July, 1666, Thomas was dead at only about 53 years of age. He left behind a wife, a young son William who was only around 11 or so years old, and the Atkinson step-son. Thomas' will was probated in September of 1666, and his widow, Martha [SIC: Mary] wasted no time--for in 1667 she found another Thomas to marry --this time a Captain Thomas Pittman, who already had two sons about the age of young William Gwaltney. Of course, Martha herself died within several years, for by 1672, Thomas Pittman had remarried another widow, Lidia Judkins. [SIC: Lydia Pittman married the 2nd Thomas Pitman]

And young William Gwaltney was apparently the sole Gwaltney in the colonies with his 200 acre inheritance.

Disputed Origins

• Birth place seen as New Castle Upon Tyne, England
• Seen as daughter of Robert Marriott ref: http://mail.polishfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I521800&tre...
• Seen as daughter of William Liburne & Elizabeth Shiercliffe / Shurtleff ref: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/w/a/Walter-W-Gwaltney/WEBSITE-0001/...

Rolison, op. cit. is the first source to list her maiden name as ATKINSON but from the documents above we know that she was first married to an Atkinson, then to Thomas Gwaltney. and third was married to Thomas Pitman.

Surry Court Records, op. cit. "Book 1, page 281 4 Cot. 1666. Conditions agreed upon between Capt. Thos. Pitman and Mrs. Mary Gualtney, before marriage. Thos. Pitman gives bond that the Widow Gaultney after marriage with him, shall have the whole disposal of a horse and mare which she now has to dispose of at her own pleasure, as also two pewter dishes and cattle, now called and known to be for the two youngest children, also her youngest son, Wm. Gwaltney, may have two years' schooling. Signed: Thos. Pitman; Wit.: Roger Potter, Luke Mizelle." The author assumes from this that she had at least 3 children, Susanah and William and an Unknown daughter who married an Atkinson.

Ibid, page 56. "Book I, page 273. 30 June 1666. Marye Gualtney, aged 48 or thereabouts, saith that today five weeks or soe about, Goodman Bartley came unto her and said that his wife was not well, but when she came found that Ann Simpson had a female child, etc. Katherine Clarke, age 36 years, also testified and said that Goodman Gualtney came to her before she was up, to tell her that Good Bartlett's daughter had this child. Dorothy Barlett, Aged 50 years testified about this matter."

Notes for Thomas Atkinson:

Immigrant 1635 "13 July 1635, These underwritten names are to be transported to Virginia, embarked in ALICE, Richard Orchard, Mr. the men have taken oaths of allegiance and supremacies. includes. THO. ATKINSON, age 27." Hotten, op. cit., p. 109

References

• Surry County Records, Surry County, Virginia, 1652-1684 By Eliza Timberlake Davis. Page 61. GoogleBooks
• Atkinson Family In Virginia by Arthur Ray Rowland Publication date 1998 page 18 Archive.Org
• http://deuteronomyandmary.com/getperson.php?personID=I10702&tree=ha...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gwaltney-9
• Find A Grave Memorial# 102549767

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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name

Mary Atkinson

Gender Female

Spouse Name

Thomas Gwaltney

Marriage State of VA

Number Pages4

Household Members

Name Age

Name Thomas Gwaltney

Name Mary Atkinson