Children of Gershom Fletcher and Lydia Townsend: Martha [#129], b. June 1754, m. 11 Nov 1771, Joseph Reade.
[Note: Clearly by date, both birth of Dorothy and this entry on Martha appear to refer to the same child. Neither source has an entry for the other name. No explanation is given, nor known. Typically, one would expect a girl m. 1771 would be older than b. 1754, so there is some suspicion that Martha is older, and possibly distinct from Dorothy? The marriage record is indeed for Martha, but no death record has been found to check the age at death. Source:Hodgman, Edwin R. History of the Town of Westford in the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, 1659-1883 merely direct the reader to this source, for information on this family, and shows Martha b. 1754 m. 1771 Joseph Reed, even though town records seem to say Dorothy?]
