An American Family History

Martha Fiske Underwood

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists."
― Franklin D. Roosevelt

Elizabeth Fones (1610) was a Puritan woman in New England. She married her cousin, Henry Winthrop, son of John Winthrop. After he died, she married Robert Feake and lived in Watertown and Greenwich, Massachusetts. Robert apparently suffered from mental illness and abandoned his family. She then lived with William Hallett in Long Island.

Martha Fiske Underwood was born about 1603 in England.

She married Martin Underwood who was born about 1596. Martin was a weaver or cordwainer.

They came to New England on the ship Elizabeth and arrived April 30, 1634 and settled in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Martin died on November 7, 1672. Martha died on March 06, 1683/84.

Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.

Watertown was settled in 1630 by English Puritans in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

The ship Elizabeth sailed from Ipswich, England in April, 1634 with William Andrews, Master. On board were Richard and Ursula Kimball and their children, Ursula’s mother Martha Whatlock Scott and her brothers Roger and Thomas Scott. Humphrey and Bridget Bradstreet sailed on the same ship. They arrived in July at Boston.

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