ID: I02315

Name: John Abram (Col) Martin

Sex: M

Birth: ABT 1683 in King William Co., VA

Death: 25 MAR 1756 in King William Co., (Caroline Co.,) VA

Note:

Col. John Martin of Caroline Co., VA, was a member of the House of Burgesses, 1738 and 1740, and later King William County, where he lived 1752-53-54-55-56 (see page 198, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography for Oct., 1905). Col. John and Joseph Martin, whose wife was Susanna Chiles, were of the same family of Martin, and their wives were both kinswomen of Col John Page (1627-1691) family (see page 123, etc., of Family History, including Hughes, Dalton, Martin, Henderson, by Lucy Henderson Horton).

From "Virginia Gazette," January 24, 1750-51: "To be sold, the House and Land whereon Col. John Martin lately liv'd in Caroline County, containing about 2,700 acres. Any person inclinable to purchase may apply to the Subscribers, in King William County, John Martin, Samuel Martin."

Col John lived in Caroline and King William Counties. He appear to have emigrated to VA from England about 1730, but his ancestry is unknown. Some suggest he was of German decent.

(This note may apply to Col John Martin of Ireland):

In the Virginia Gazette for the year 1738 he advertised for a stolen silver pint cup having his arms engraved upon it: "A chevron between 3 half mones," and a ring with J.M.M. engraved on it (John and Martha Martin). He married Martha Burwell, daughter of Major Lewis Burwell of Carter's Creek and Martha Lear, his second wife. John Martin had three sons and four daughters. Old John has huge amounts of land in Albermarle on the Bird. Samuel and Lewis Burwell Martin had less. George and old John must have returned to Ireland. Two of the daughters married in Ireland. Old John boasted to William Byrd that his brother Dr. George Martin had died and he (John) would come into large estates in Ireland. Evidently, brother Dr. George Martin had no children. His will was about 1755 in Ireland. He left 400 L to John and charged him with giving it to the three children of their brother James Martin, who had died earlier.

The State of Virginia confiscated most of old John's land in Albermarle and also that of Samuel and Lewis Burwell Martin. They also confiscated a large number of slaves.