Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameMartha PECKHAM 40,2619
Birthabt 1768, Rhode Island?2411
Deathbef 18103703 Age: 42
Memobased on marriage date to Phebe Guiant
FatherTimothy PECKHAM (1737-1812)
MotherSusannah CONGDON (~1742-1813)
Spouses
Birth1764, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island40
Death20 Jun 1820, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut40,75 Age: 56
Memodied “aged 56 years”
FatherSamuel CONGDON (1733-~1809)
MotherSarah CHAMPLIN (1737-)
Individual Notes
• With two others in the family, he was a prisoner of war in 1778 [R. I. Col. Records 8:552].2620 He was probably the Stephen Congdon who was Ensign of the South Kingstown [unclear] Company in 1801 and Lieutenant in that company in 1802. He was Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Washington County in 1810. His first wife, whom he married about 1787 was named Susan. He married second Martha Peckham, daughter of Timothy and Susannah (Congdon) Peckham.75

• Brother of Joseph.1271

• His father, in his will written 1 Sep 1801, mentions “Grandson Samuel Congdon, under 21, son of son Stephen Congdon.2620
Census
• 1810 Census: Windham, Windham, Connecticut. 10101/10101.1567
MarriageFeb 1801, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island40,1271,2104,3703
ChildrenGeorge R. (~1802-)
 Martha Peckham (~1807-1869)
Last Modified 21 Mar 2022Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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