Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet (c. 1740 - 24 September 1815) was son of Sir Roger Martin, 3rd Baronet and Sophia Mordaunt. He inherited his baronetcy from his father, who was the third Martin Baronet, upon his death in 1762. He lived in Burnham Market in Norfolk.

Career

Sir Mordaunt was a marshall of the vice admiralty court in Jamaica.

In 1808 he purchased Burnham Westgate Hall, which he built onto. In particular he built a number of farm buildings. A keen agriculturalist, he wrote many letters and articles on the relative benefits of the mangel wurzel as a crop and is documented as the first person to introduce the plant, as well as sainfoin to the county and greatly improved the growth of potatoes and other vegetables. On his death he left the hall-described by White as "a hand-some mansion, beautified with pleasure grounds and shrubberies, and situated near the church", to his son and heir Roger.

Personal life

On 5 August 1765 Sir Mordaunt married Everilda-Dorothea Smith (1743 - 21 September 1800), daughter of the Reverend William Smith rector of Burnham Market and by her had two sons and seven daughters:

• Sophia Eliza Martin (c. 1766 - 18 November 1827), died unmarried.
• Everilda-Dorothea Martin (5 June 1767 - 27 November 1839), married Rev. Thomas Bernard and by him had five sons.
• Mordaunt Martin (February 1769 - 25 November 1869), died in infancy.
• Anna-Maria Martin (c. 1770 - 1853), married Rev. John Glasse rector of Burnham.
• Caroline Martin (1773 - 3 June 1848), married Rev. James Monroe of Monken Hadley in Middlesex and by him had one son.
• Frances Martin (c. 1775 - 27 July 1802), died unmarried.
• Sir Roger Martin, 5th Baronet (22 February 1778 - 15 December 1854), married Mary Ann Clark and was without issue.
• Catherina Martin
• Louisa Martin, married a Capt. Wolley

Sir Mordaunt remarried on 4 August 1808 to Catherine (21 July 1759 - 29 April 1825), daughter of Rev. Armine Styleman and widow of Rev. Edward North, with whom he had no children and who survived him. He died on 24 September 1815, when his title passed to his eldest son. Sir Mordaunt was buried in Burnham Westgate Church with his first wife Everilda-Dorothea."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 23 February 2013, 10:42 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Mordaunt_Martin,_4th_...> [accessed 4 May 2013]

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