Nancy Martin

Biography

Nancy (Carr) Martin was born in 1794 in Stokes, North Carolina, Colonial America to parents John Fendall Carr and Elizabeth (Dalton) Carr. She was one of twelve siblings, including;
Charles Carr c. 1784
David Carr c. 1784
John Carr c. 1789
Alice Carr c. 1791
Alsey (Ainsley) Carr c. 1791
Nancy Carr c. 1794
Susanna Carr c. 1791
William Martin Carr c. 1796
Elizabeth Carr c. 1800
Matilda Carr c. 1800
Mary Carr c. 1801
Sarah Carr c. 1810

On 20 Jan 1812 she married Thomas W. Martin in Stokes County, North Carolina. Thomas W. and Nancy Carr-Martinare were the progenitors of the Obion, County, Tennessee, Martins; Mansfield, Arkansas Martins and the Stephenville, Texas Martins. She was the mother of seven children including;
Patrick Henry Martin c, 1815
Joseph Martin c, 1818
John F. Martin c. 1820
Isaac D. Martin c. 1822
Julia C. Martin c.1824
Mary L. Martin c. 1826
Eliza Thomas Martin c. 1827

She died in 1860 at about age 66 in Obion, Tennessee, United States. In spite of sources saying that Nancy Carr Martin died in 1855, she appears to still be living in 1860 in the household of daughter Mary Fox according to the 1860 census.

Sources

1. 1812
Nancy Carr in entry for Thomas Martin, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"

"North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZY8-1J9 : 14 February 2020), Nancy Carr in entry for Thomas Martin, 1812.
(Curator Note: be aware of an entry in this source which seems to be the origin of conflicting data on other internet trees; the entry immediately previous to the entry for the marriage of Thomas Martin and Nancy Carr is the entry for the marriage of a different Thomas Martin and Nancy Kerr, but with a different date of marriage.)

2. 1812
Nancy Carr, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLMM-S657 : 21 July 2021), Thomas Martin and Nancy Carr, 20 Jan 1812; citing Stokes, Pitt, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .

3. 1830

"United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHG2-2VV : Wed Apr 05 20:47:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Nancy Martin, 1830.

4. 1836
Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927; guardian return by Nancy Martin for heirs of Thomas W. Martin, Maury Co. TN (1836, guardian return Maury Co TN, Nancy Martin guardian for Patrick, John F., Joseph, Isaac D., Julia, Polly and Eliza Martin minor heirs of Thomas W. Martin, deceased.)

"Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9G81-SX43?cc=1909088&w... : 22 May 2014), Maury > Wills, 1832-1837, Vol. X > image 260 of 352; county courthouses, Tennessee.

5. 1838
Will of John F. Carr probated, Maury County, Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927

"Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-S22Y-L9?cc=1909088&wc=... : 22 May 2014), Marshall > Wills, 1835-1855, Vol. A > image 33 of 213; county courthouses, Tennessee.

6. 1840
Nancy Martin, "United States Census, 1840"

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRY-56T : 8 December 2020), Nancy Martin, Marshall, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 198, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

7. 1840
Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927; John F. Martin settlement

"Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-2B8M-89?cc=1909088&wc=... : 22 May 2014), Marshall > Inventories, 1839-1842, Vol. A > image 85 of 168; county courthouses, Tennessee.

8. 1842
Guardian reassignment for Eliza Thomas Martin heir of Thomas Martin, September 1842, Marshall County TN (Sept 5, 1842, Marshall Co TN, Court Minutes, Nancy Martin resigned as guardian and John Fox Jr. assumed guardianship of Eliza Thomas Martin, minor of Thomas Martin. Security Pervines Fox and Redin? McAfee. Marshall County Court Minutes, Book B, page 207.)

Court minutes, Film/Digital Note Minutes, v. A-C 1836-1848,

9. 1850
Nancy Martin in household of John Far, "United States Census, 1850"

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDR-SKB : 23 December 2020), Nancy Martin in household of John Far, Marshall, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

10. 1860
Nancy Martin in household of John Fox, "United States Census, 1860"

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDR-SKB : 23 December 2020), Nancy Martin in household of John Far, Marshall, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).