William Martin, Sr.

Not the same as William Peters Martin

Another brother of Gen. Joseph Martin, William Martin, Sr., was the father of Gen. William "Buck" Martin, Jr., who served in the War of 1812 on Andrew Jackson's staff.

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Biography

Retrieved from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Martin-9641 on 5 May 2023 and then edited.

William Martin was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

CAUTION This is NOT the same man as William Peters Martin 1745-1829. William Peters Martin lived his entire life in Virginia, died in Lynchburg.

William Martin was born about 1742, probably in Goochland County, Virginia. He was the son of Joseph Martin and his wife Susannah Chiles. [1] William married Rachel (possibly Dalton) about 1765. They were the parents of Nancy (Fulkerson), Sarah (Hughes), Susannah, Jincy/Virginia (Clark), Polly/Mary (Moore), William, and Samuel. [2] The family moved to Surry, North Carolina by 1778. [3] In 1779 William was among the residents of Surry County who peititioned the state regarding titles for vacant land. [4] William is listed on the 1790 census with a family of six females. [5] The 1800 census recorded the family still in Surry County. [6]

William wrote his will on January 8, 1808. His date of death is unknown.

Children

1. Nancy Martin 1767–1792
2. Susana Chiles Martin 1768–
3. Virginia (Jincy) Martin 1776–1849
4. Mary (Polly) Martin
5. Sarah Martin 1777–1842
6. William Martin 1781–1843
7. Samuel Martin 1785–1855

There is no evidence that he was buried in Patrick County, Virginia over 70 miles away from his home as reported in Tennessee records : tombstone inscriptions and manuscripts, historical and biographical

Origins

Joseph and Susannah (Chiles) Martin had eleven (11) children. In his will, written in 1760, Joseph Martin left hundreds of acres of land and named wife Ann, sons Brice, William, Joseph, John, and George, and daughters Sarah, Mary, Susannah, Martha, Ann, and Olive. His will, dated Dec. 3, 1760 was probated January 14, 1762.

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Martin_%28general%29
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Martin-9641 cites
   1. Will of Joseph Martin, Albemarle County Will Book 2 Page 112. Dated December 3, 1760, probated January 14, 1762
   2. Will of William Martin, Surry County, North Carolina. Images of the will on FamilySearch beginning at: < FamilySearch >
   3. North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. 150 acres, branch of Buffalo Creek.
   4. Series: General Assembly; Box: Jan - Feb 1779 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions; Page Number: 3; Family Number: 58
   5. U.S. Federal Census 1790; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 512; Image: 298; Family History Library Film: 0568147
   6. Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 679; Image: 682; Family History Library Film: 337908