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Unknown (assumed to be Martha) Gittens

Unknown (assumed to be Martha) Gittens

Female Abt 1728 - 1746  (18 years)


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  • Name Unknown (assumed to be Martha) Gittens  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1728  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 12 Jul 1728  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • There is a baptism record for a female Gittens dated Jul 12 1728 in the Parish of Saint Philip, Barbados, daughter of Isaac Gittens.--

      Isaac Gittens the son of Robert Gittens and Ann Chapman was identified in the 1715 Census. There is no existing baptism record for Isaac and his birth year is calcualted as 1702 from the census.--

      I am making an assumption, until better information is obtained, that this Isaac is the father of the female gittens baptised July 12 1728.--

      Further, the Bonyun family tree reports a marriage between Martha Gittens and Will Bunian in Barbados in 1742. There is no source noted for this fact.

      My database does not have a Martha Gittens, a spinster, who would have been of marrying age in 1742. The database does show an unnamed female Gittens baptised July 12 1728 and the assumption is being made that this unnamed female Gittens is the Martha Gittens who married Will Bunion.--

      The Bonyun Family tree does reference the will of Martha Bonyun dated Feb 24 1745. But I was not able to find a copy of the will in the English Settlers in Barbados CD.
    Gender Female 
    Baptism Memo: (null)
    This is the Family Search Link to the original record retrieved in the Outwit Hub Scrape:
    URL Reference: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLJL-QPD
    Source Film Number: 1157934  [4
    Wills 24 Feb 1745  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • A will was written, Will signed by Martha Bonyun, dated Feb. 24 1745, in Barbados archives bequeathing five negro slaves to son John and one negro girl to daughter Elizabeth. Crop, house, cattle, stock and household belongings to be sold for the education and maintenance of the children.
      This information was recorded on the Bonyun Family Tree.
    Death 1746  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Burial 19 Feb 1746  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I883  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2023 

    Father Isaac Gittens,   b. Abt 1702 
    Family ID F2025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Bonyun,   b. 6 Oct 1724, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 4 Dec 1745, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 21 years) 
    Marriage 1742  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Bonyun,   b. Abt 1745, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. John Bonyun, Sr.,   c. 16 Jul 1745, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 31 Jul 1785, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years)
    Family ID F1550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2018 

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    Burial record for Martha Bunion

  • Sources 
    1. [S1294] "Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1887, index and images," database, FamilySearch  .

    2. [S1094] English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800, (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.).

    3. [S205] Genealogical Publishing Company, English Settlers in Barbados, (Name: English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800 ; Sanders, Joanne McRee."Barbados Records: Marriages, 1643-1800."; Baltimore: GenealogicalPublishing Company, Inc. 1982. Page 211.; Reproduced on Family ArchiveCD #022 (International Records:; English Settlers in Barbados,1637-1800).; Barbados Records: Baptisms 1637 - 1800; Barbados Records:Marriages 1643 - 1800, Volumes I and II; Barbados Records: Wills 1639- 1725, Volumes I-III;), Page 475.

    4. [S131] "Caribbean Births and Baptisms 1590 -1928, index," database, Genealogical Society of Utah. Caribbean Births and Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., accessed 4 Dec 2012); Data scraped using Outwit Hub from the Family Search Site.

    5. [S1298] Justin Bonyun, E-mail correspondence. [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,], e-mail<.

    6. [S1295] "Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1887, index and images," database, FamilySearch  .