Martha Armesby

1578 -

• Name	Martha Armesby
  Christening	16 Nov 1578	Cockfield, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Other Will	20 May 1604 (~ 25 years)  [1]
  She is named in her father's will of 20 May 1604.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  > 1. Edmond Armesby,   c. 5 Dec 1570, Cockfield, Suffolk, England ▻ Parnel Bly,  m. 28 Nov 1621 + 2. Anne Armesby,   c. 4 Sep 1623, Cockfield, Suffolk, England ▻ Thomas Gleason,  m. 28 Oct 1602 ;   Humphrey Sowgate,  m. 1610   3. Mary Armesby,   c. 15 Jul 1575, Cockfield, Suffolk, England bur. 11 Nov 1575, Cockfield, Suffolk, England  (Age ~ 0 years) > 4. Martha Armesby,   c. 16 Nov 1578, Cockfield, Suffolk, England ▻ Thomas Smith > 5. Jeffrey Armesby,   c. 6 Nov 1580, Cockfield, Suffolk, England bur. 24 Oct 1619, Cockfield, Suffolk, England  (Age ~ 38 years) ▻ Bridget Branson   6. Isaac Armesby,   c. 5 Dec 1682, Cockfield, Suffolk, England > 7. Rebecca Armesby,   c. 31 Mar 1585, Cockfield, Suffolk, England ▻ George Horner,  m. 5 Oct 1608   8. John Armesby
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of John Armesby and first wife )
  > 1. Margaret Armesby,   b. say 1567 ▻ John Death
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Armesby   bur. 4 Sep 1623, Cockfield, Suffolk, England   (Father)  Frances Frost   bur. 19 Mar 1615/16, Cockfield, Suffolk, England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I25340
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Armesby   bur. 4 Sep 1623, Cockfield, Suffolk, England
  Mother	Frances Frost   bur. 19 Mar 1615/16, Cockfield, Suffolk, England
  Family ID	F9133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Thomas Smith
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Family ID	F9139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Martha Armesby(1578 – ) 2John Armesby( – 1623) 3Frances Frost( – 19 Mar 1615/16)

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 16 Nov 1578 - Cockfield, Suffolk, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟡 [S2254] Claassen, Judith Gleason, "The Origin of Thomas Gleason of Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 168, January 2014) .