Martha

Title

Martha
Jeffers

Description

Indian woman

Contributor

Jackie Dinan

Male or Female

Female

Location or Address

Southold

Status

Unknown

Misc. Date

December 23, 1764 (confession accepted). November 6, 1774 (confession not accepted). She appeared twice in the church register to make a public confession of fornication. Her first confession was accepted by the congregation. The second confession, ten years later, was not accepted.

Source/s

307, Original Southold parish register accessed at Ancestry.com under the collection entitled, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701–1970>New York>Southold>First Presbyterian Church>Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths>1749-1832>images 307/340 and 310/340.

Files

1764.CONF.Martha Jeffers.JPG
1774.CONF.Martha Jeffers.JPG

Collection

Citation

“Martha,” Plain Sight Project, accessed December 1, 2023, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1701.