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Martha Hallett

Female - 1830

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  • Name Martha Hallett  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 1830  [2
    Person ID I44540  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2026 

    Family 1 William Adams   d. Bef 17 Mar 1782 
    Children 
    +1. William Adams,   b. of West Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F25991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2026 

    Family 2 Stephen Nickerson,   b. 11 Oct 1726, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1801, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 17 Mar 1782  Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F25992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 
    • "William Adams […] lived in New York or Old York, Ct., and died there. The widow Adams, whose maiden name was Martha Hallet came first to Halifax and then to Barrington with her sons, William and Benjamin, and her daughters, Phoebe and Mary. Here, the same year she married Stephen Nickerson, gr., Mar. 17, 1782. Of her children, Benjamin went to pilot a strange vessel and was never heard from; Phoebe m. Josiah Sears; Mary m. Henry Blades." [A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity, citation details below]

      There is some doubt that the abovementioned Phoebe ever actually married Josiah Sears. She probably did, however, marry Benjamin Goodwin on 4 Jan 1798 in Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2572] A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia 1604-1870, with a Biographical and Genealogical Appendix by Edwin Crowell. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1923.

    2. [S2654] The Nickerson Family: The Descendants of William Nickerson, 1604-1689, First Settler of Chatham, Massachusetts, Parts I, II & III: The First Six Generations with Vital Statistics of the Seventh Generation, The Combined 2nd Edition With Corrections by Pauline Wixon Derrick with Gertrude James and Barbara E. Goward. Cape Cod, Massachusetts: The Nickerson Family Association, 1997.

    3. [S2572] A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia 1604-1870, with a Biographical and Genealogical Appendix by Edwin Crowell. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1923., date only.