"Of Hampstead" per The First Three Generation of Holts.
Died as a child
2nd child named as Joseph
Martha Allen was born about 1654 in Andover,Mass, the daughter of Faith Ingalls and Andrew Allen. In 1674 she married Thomas Carrier of Billerica, who was at least 20 years her senior. When first married, the Carriers lived in Billerica, where Martha's sister Mary Toothaker lived. About 1686, the Carrier Family moved to Andover. In the fall of 1690, the smallpox epidemic, which began in Boston, reached Andover, killing over a dozen people. Included in these deaths were seven members of the Allen family. The Carriers were accused of bringing smallpox to andover and were banned from entering public places.
Of Andover, Essex, MA