Martin Ham ⁶⁴⁶

  General Notes:

25 April 1731: Martin Ham and Saneje Dedeg sponsored Thomas, son of George Roback and Davida (Katsbaan DRC).
1 Nov 1736, Martin and Anna Ham, his wife, sponsored Martin, son of Martin Ernst and Anna Maria Kern (Rhinebeck DRC)
Feb. 1753 and on...: Dutchess county Supervisors tax lists show him in the North East Precinct of Dutchess County.
8 Oct. 1755, Martin Ham and Margaretha (Maul) sponsored Anna Margaretha, daughter of Henr. Hamm and Eva (Hen). (Germantown Reformed) (Neice - his brother's daughter)
31 Aug. 1760, Martin Ham and Grietje (?Maul/Marie) his wife sponsored Annatje, daughter of Johan Tys Bont and Catharina Kedel. (Clavarack DRC)
29 Jan 1764, Marten Ham and Greetje Maul sponsored Coenrrad, son of Augustinus Smith and Tabytha Ham (Germantown DRC) (Nephew - his sisters son)
25 Dec 1766, Martin Ham and Greetje Maul sponsored Conrad, son of Coenrad Ham and Christina Strydt. (Linlithgow DRC)
1769: Johannes Houghtaling of Little Nine Partners, Dutchess Co. NY, farmer, had lot 46 in partnership with his friend Martin Ham (History of Pine Plains, p 351)
1779: Livingston Manor tax lists.

  Research Notes:

It is said that he lived near the old Dutch Church at Stissing called the Mt. Ross or Vedder Church near Pine Plains and that many of his descendants are buried in the churchyard there.

Martin married Anna Margaretha Maul, daughter of Johann Friederich Maul and Anna Ursula Friess-Eltesten, 8 Jun 1736 in Loonenburg Luth. Chbk. (Anna Margaretha Maul was born 20 Nov 1718, christened in Ulster Co., NY (West Camp) and died after 1766.)