Martin Kellogg, Jr.
(1686-1753)

Martin Kellogg, Jr., of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was one of two children born to Martin Kellogg and his first wife, Anna Hinsdale. In the 1704 raid on Deerfield by French and Native allies during Queen Anne's War (1701-1713), Martin, his father, his brother Joseph (1691-1755), and two sisters were taken captive. Martin returned home on June 8, 1705 after escaping with three other Deerfield men. His brother Joseph stayed in what was then called New France for ten years, traveling among the French and Native peoples as a warrior and fur trader. In August 1708 Martin was captured again while on a scouting mission near Cowass (present-day Newbury, Vermont). This time he remained among the French and Native peoples for several years, learning the languages of both. In 1714 Martin and Joseph returned and the colony employed them as messengers, interpreters, and spies. Martin married Dorothy Chester (1692-1754) of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and settled in Newington, Connecticut, where he worked at the Hollis School for about three years as a teacher of Native boys. Martin and Dorothy had nine children. He died at Newington on November 13, 1753.