Martin Tichenor

• General Notes
  • [jessie's Family.FTW]
    
    Ref#32:
    Martin's will names son-in-law Ensign John TREAT and the TREAT
    genealogical data says John's wife was Sarah TICHENOR.
    
    Ref#92:
    "In 1665 New Haven and CT were merged into one colony. The new
    constitution allowed baptism of children irrespective of parents' church
    membership This was displeasing to the strict members of New Haven; the
    Puritan practices permitting this ordinance only for children of 'the
    elect.' HAT p. 3.
    
    Martin took the oath of allegiance to the New Haven Colony in Aug 1644;
    he m. 16 May 1651, Mary Charles, dau. of John Charles. So Martin b.prob.
    ca. 1620/30 (only a guess), which may have made him to old to have been
    your Mary's brother.
    
    Ref#168:
    pg. xxxiv
    The will of Martin Tichanor, of Newark, was dated October 19, 1681, was
    proved by the oath of two witnessses, Ephraim Burwell and William Camp,
    who made oath before James Bollen, Justice, that "they were present as
    witnesses to the signing and sealing of this last will and testament of
    Martin Tichanor, deceased." Bollen was also a Secretary of the Province
    of East Jersey, and so in close touch with the Governor, by whom he was
    doubtless authorized to take the proof of this will. Letters of
    administration were issued to John Tichanor, executor under the last will
    and testament of Martin Tichanor, his father, by Governor Phillip
    Carteret, November 14, 1681.
    pg. 463
    N.J. Archives, XXI. p. 45 and Essex Wills
    
    
    Ref#205:
    Martin Tichenor came, tradition says from France. This statement first
    appeared in print, to the writer's knowledge, in Collections of the New
    Jersey Historical Society, Volume VI, Supplement, in 1866. The source was
    possibly that Tichenor families living in New Jersey at the time, as
    local families had some input in this volume. the tradition of French
    origin has since been handed down in print a number of times, most
    notalby in Richard Bennington Teachenor's a Partial History of the
    Tichenor Family in America, Descendants of Martin Tichenor, the most
    widely distributed Tichenor history at the time (1918). A close study of
    the Connecticut and New Jersey Colonial Records convinces the writer that
    Martin was a Puritan, and most probably came from England.
    
    Atwater's History of New Haven, chapters II, III and IV, reference
    several times is made to the fact that members of the colony settling at
    Milford and New Haven like those of Massachusetts Bay, came from Kent and
    Canterbury.
    
    Several dictionaries of names support the English orgin of the Tichenor
    name but not without some contradition.
    
    Martin Tichenor took oath of Alleginance to New Haven Colony in August
    1644. This is the first known record of him. He was married by the
    Governor to Mary Charles daughter of John Charles, 16 May 1651. New Haven
    records give us the names of two children in addition to those named in
    his will. They are Nathaniel, who was born 25 Feb 1652 and died 27 Feb
    1652, and Sarah born 1663.
    
    The spelling of Martin Tichenor's name varied in New Haven Records as is
    seen below, but his will was signed "Tichenor" and, in general, that is
    the spelling in the Newark Records with one notable exception during
    Newark's brief rule by the Dutch. His name on a list of the inhabitants
    of Newark, who took the oath of allegiance to the states general of
    holland 1763, was Tichnell. Although the names in a few records
    pertaining to his sons, end with one or two letters "L" the Tichenor
    spelling prevailed.
    
    Martin and Mary Tichenor were memebers of The New Haven Church. In parish
    and township meetings the men and women sat in separate divisions and the
    seating is recorded for the year 1655 as follows: "In ye seats on ye
    stile on both sides the dore: Martin Tichenor...In ye side seats all
    along; goodw Tichennor." On 10 Feb 1661 their seatings were "below the
    doore" for "MartineTitchnell" and "Sister Tichenell."
    
    Martin had a five acre lot in New Haven which he sold in 1666, having
    joined the party that founded Newark, NJ.
    
    Martin and Mary's Children:
    
    1-Nathaniel TICHENOR
    2 John TICHENOR
    3 Abigail TICHENOR
    4 Daniel TICHENOR II
    5-Hannah TICHENOR
    6-Samuel TICHENOR
    7-Jonathan TICHENOR
    8-Sarah TICHENOR
    
    The last will and testament of Martin Tichenor being in my right mind and
    having my understanding and senses my last will and testament is as
    follows. First I commend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the
    earth from whence it was taken there to rest until the resurrection of
    that last day and I do give and dispose of my estate and goods according
    to the contents herein mentioned. First I do give to my eldest son John
    Tichenor thirty pounds out of my estate in land and movables. The
    remainder of ye lands to be equally divided to my three other sons---one
    equal third part to my son Daniel Tichenor, one equal third part to my
    son Samuel Tichenor and the other one third part to my son Jonathan
    Tichenor and to my daughter Abigail twenty pounds to be paid out of the
    movable estate and reminder of my moveable estate to be equally divided
    to all my children. To my son John one equal fifth part and to my
    daughter Abigail and to my son Daniel one equal fifth part and to my son
    Samuel one equal fifth part and to my son Jonathan one equal fifth part,
    also I do dispose of my son Jonathan to my son-in-law John Treat to dwell
    with him until he is of full age according to law. Also my will is that
    my son Jonathan Tichenor shall be executor for my estate, also I do
    request my neighbor William Camp and Joseph Riggs to be overseerer, to
    see to the true and faithful accomplishments to this my last will and
    testament and for confirmation of my last will and testament. I have set
    to my hands and seal this 19th day of October 1681. Amen.
    
    Martin Tichenor
    
    Page 172 of Deeds Liber #3 in Trenton, NJ. State Archives, Second Floor.
    
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