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From: "Lilly" <>
Subject: Martin Family of Rockingham Co NC.
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:19:46 +0300
References: <000a01c54997$eb442c10$6600a8c0@cindy>


> Lydia Martin 24 Oct 1835, prob May 1841
> Sons: Micajah, Baily
> Dau: Sally Conner w/o Abraham Conner
> Children of Baily Martin: Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lydia, Emily, William,
and John. Isabel wife of Baily Martin

The above Will abstract was posted very kindly by Lucinda, and I would like
to thank her deeply for it.
I believe that my own Martin family is connected to this above family and I
will now set forth the data I have collected so far which will show my
family and relationship to the above family.

I would also like to request, that if anyone has these following MARTIN
Wills, could you please share the details with us here?
Rockingham Co NC, Will Book #1:
James Martin, page 151
Andrew Martin, page 150
John and Elizabeth Martin, page 278 A
Because this is Book #1, I can imagine the DATE of these Wills are very
early.

1790 census, Rockingham Co NC
Govenor Alexander Martin
Robert Martin, brother of Gov. Al;exander Martin
John Martin, father of Andrew and Walter
Andrew Martin, son of John
Walter Martin, son of John, and married to Isabel.
Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin
John Martin
Spencer Martin
Walter Martin

1810 census Rockingham Co NC
Bailey Martin (and other Martin names)

In the 1820 census at Rockingham Co NC is listed:
Page 352:
John Martin
Bailey Martin
Lydia Martin
Isabella Young

Lydia Martin listed above is the mother of Bailey Martin listed above. Lydia
died about May 1841.
Bailey Martin married Isabel Herron 1-12-1818 Rockingham Co NC.
Lowe's United Methodist Church, on Hwy 87, between Riedsville and
Willamsburg, NC. are buried:
Bailey Martin b. 3-29-1796 d. 9-25-1870
Isabel Martin b. 5-8-1796 d. 7-15-1866
John W. Martin b. 8-27-1833 d 7-16-1912 (s/o Bailey)
Bettie E. Martin b. 9-15-1839 d 6-29-1917 (w/o John W.)
J. T. Martin b. 11-19-1860 d 8-20-1891 (s/o John W.)
Lesley M. Martin b. 12-30-1886 d 10-8-1887 (s/o J.T. and Alice V. Martin)
William Thomas Martin b. 12-17-1830 d. 5-13-1907 (s/o Bailey)
Fannie A. Martin b 8-17-1834 d. 3-11-1902 (w/o W. T. )

1850 census Rockingham Co NC
Bayly Martin 53, b NC Farmer
Isabella 53
Elizabeth 25
Emily 21
William T. 19
J(ohn) W. 16
James ( N.) 13
M. F. (female) 12
E. C. (female) 9 the entire family is b. NC

The above James Nathaniel Martin b. 1836 NC later lived in Henderson Co TN,
and there married Martha Virginia Cunningham. He served the Union Army 12th
TN Cav., Co. I, Prvt., at Nashville, TN. In 1878 he moved his family to
Navarro Co Texas.

1850 census Rockingham Co NC
William M. Martin 24 b. NC Farmer
M. M. 25 "
H. E. 2 "
G. W. 0 "
Ibe Cronder 20 (female servant??)
This is William M. Martin b, 1826 NC, my ancestor, his wife is Mary M. Young
b. 1825 NC, d/o Robert and Mary Young of Rockingham Co NC.
William M. Martin married Mary M. Young 7-24-1847 Rockingham Co NC. Their
daughter is H. E. Martin b. 1848, and their son is George Wesley Martin b.
11-1-1849 NC. He married Martha Virginia Cunningham in Lexington, Henderson
Co TN, and they moved their family to Navarro Co TX in 1878.

1850 census Rockingham Co NC
Bailey Martin 30, b. NC laborer
Cynthia 27
Francis 7
Sarah 2
I believe this is possibly the brother of my ancestor above, and that both
Bailey Martin b. 1820 and William M. Martin b. 1826 might be sons of Micajah
Martin, s/o Lydia Martin of Rockingham Co NC.
Bailey Martin married Centhia Jarrell 12-28-1845 Rockingham Co NC.

1860 census Rockingham Co NC, Reidsville
Bailey Martin 64 Farmer, 2,400 R.E. 8,000 personal prop.
Isabella " 64
James " 23

1860 census Rockingham Co, NC , all Martin houses in Reidsville, NC.
1. Allen Martin 48
Cassie " 52
James N. " 33
listed on page 26
2. George Martin 27
Mary " 26
William H. " 5
George M " 3
James N. " 1
Jane " 42
listed on page 26
3. John W. Martin 26 (s/o Bailey)
Elizabeth " 20
listed on page 26
4. Andrew Martin 68
Nancy " 70
listed page 25
5. Bailey Martin 64
Isabella 64
James 23
listed on page 25
6. Robert Martin 66
listed page 25
7. Sarah Martin 46 yrs, Black race
8. George W. Martin 15 (living as a laborer with another family)
listed on page 27.

Question: are all the Martin names at Reidsville, Rockingham Co in 1860
census, listed on page 25, 26, and 27 related to each other? And how?

1860 census Henderson Co TN, District 7
W. M. Martin 35 b. NC
Mary " 36 "
G. W. " 17 "
H. E. " 13 "
M. C. " 5 TN
R. L. " 9
This is William M. Martin b. 1826 NC and wife Mary M. Young b. 1825 NC, with
son George Wesley Martin b. 1849, daughter H. E. Martin b. 1848 (note they
have changed her age from previous census), daughter Mary Caroline Martin b.
1855 TN (never married, buried in Navarro Co TX), and R. L. Martin is
Ransom/Samson Martin b. 1851 NC, he was a Saloon Clerk in 1870 in Henderson
Co Tn.

1860 census Henderson Co TN (Lexington, TN)
Barzilla J. Young 45 b. NC (brother to Mary M. Young)
Drucilla " 43 "
Robert C. " 20 TN
John Watson " 16 "
Joseph M. " 4 "
Barzilla and his wife and son Joseph are buried at Caffey Cemetery,
Henderson Co TN

John S. Young 57 NC (brother of Mary M. Young)
Margaret " 38 "
Joseph E. " 21
Malinda M. 19
Alfred P. " 16
James " 14
Sarah E. " 13
Dillon A. " 10

1870 Henderson Co TN
James Nathaniel Martin 33, b. NC
Sarah E (Westbrook) 24 "
James W. Martin 4 b. SC
John A. Martin 3 b. TN
George S. Martin 7 mo. "
This family will go to Navarro Co TX in 1878.

William M. Martin b. 1826 NC died in Henderson Co TN on 9-26-1870, this
death record was recorded by the Constantine Lodge #64, F&A Freemasons,
Lexington, TN.
Also in the same records are:
1877: Wesley Martin died
1895: S. M. Young died 4-27-1895
1922: J. F. Martin died 3-17-1922
1925: J. C. Martin died 11-13-1924

Page 248, Estate Book, Henderson Co TN, Settlement Bk #1:
page 248- B. J. Young, the admistrator of William M. Martin estate, among
assets was $178.92 paid by M. V. Wilson, surviving partner of firm of Martin
and Wilson, balance due distributees, Sept 26, 1873, $1.46.

B. J. Young was also appointed as admistrator of the Estate of Ranson B.
Cunningham, on of the poineer settlers of Henderson Co TN, having arrived
early from VA. I believe that Ranson Cunningham was the grandfather of
Martha Virginia Cunningham who married George Wesley Martin, s/o William M.
Martin.

A. B. Cunningham b. 12-1829 Henderson Co TN, s/o Ransom Cunningham and Sarah
Rice, married Mary Elizabeth Young, the d/o Barzilla J. Young, the brother
of Mary M. Martin.

Barzilla J. Young was appointed as one of the trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in District 7, Henderson Co TN.

1880 census Williamburg, Rockingham Co NC
William Thomas. Martin 49, b. NC Farmer (d. 1907)
Fannie " 40 (d. 1902)

J. W. Martin 45 NC Farmer (d. 1912)
Bettie " 40 " (d. 1917)
Thomas " 19 "
Annie " 17
Hattie " 16 "
Alexander " 13 "

Emily Martin 47 " widow
Fletcher Stallings 23 "
Joseph " 22 "
Willie Martin 9 "

Alexander W. Martin 42 " Farmer (d. 1894)
Nancy 60 " (mother)
Elizabeth 40 " (sister)
Sallie 22 " "
Robert 20 " Brother
Note: the above Alexander W. Martin married Mary Nannie Roberts, and they
are both buried with many of these above names in the Lowe's United
Methodist Church close by.

Because William M. Martin died and left monor children, a court appointed
guardian was made of Barzilla J. Young, the brother of Mary M. Martin, the
widow. The court documents:
12-7-1874: Caroline, Druzilla, Joseph A., Isabella, all chioldren of William
M. Martin, deceased, guardian is B. J. Young.
2-3-1879: William B., Joseph, Isabella, all children of William Martin
deceased, guardian is B. J. Young.
2-7-1881: William B., Joseph A., Isabella, all children of William Martin,
deceased, guardian is B. J. Young.
3-12-1883: William, Joseph A., Belle, all children of William Martin
deceased, guardian is B. J. Martin
3-2-1885: William B., Joseph, Isabella, all children of William Martin
deceased, guardian is B. J. Young.
4-7-1887: Joseph A. Martin, child of William Martin deceased, guardian is B.
J. Young.

Mary M. Martin b. 1825 NC, took most of her children with her when she went
in 1878 to settle at Navarrro Co Texas.

1870 census, Williamsburg, Rockingham Co NC
1. Allen Martin 53
2. Bailey Martin 74 (mis-spelled as Duly, he is widowed now)
3. George W. " 25
4. John " 37
5. Robert " 75 Black race
6. Robert " 67, wife is Nancy 50.
7. Ruth " 28
8. W. T. " 39

1880 census, Navarro Co Texas
Mary M. Martin 55 b. NC widow
Caroline " 24 TN (Mary Caroline never married)
Bailey " 15 " (mis-spelled as Basley)
Joseph " 13 " (my ancestor Joseph Allen Martin)
Margaret " 11 "

George Wesley Martin 30 b. NC
Martha Virginia (Cunningham) 28 b. TN
William Jesse Martin 8 b, TN
Norah " 6
Dora " 5
Elijah " 1 (Joseph Elijah Martin)

James Nathaniel Martin 43 b. NC
Sarah E.(Westbrook) 33 "
James Martin 14 SC
John Allen " 12 TN
Samson " 10 "
Frances " 8 "
Martha " 3 TX
Abner Teague (other) 24 TN (also from Henderson Co. TN)

1900 census, Reidsville, Rockingham Co NC
William T. Martin 70 yrs
Fannie "
married 33 yrs, no children

Bettie Martin b, 1843 VA
John W. " 1868 NC (son)
3 children 2 living

James N. Martin b. 1871 NC
Dorina " 1872 " ( mar. 6yrs, 3 kids, 2 living)
Nina " 1898

Emily C. Martin b. 1831 NC (widow-mother)
4 kids, 3 living
She is listed in the household of her son James F. Stallings b. 1856.

In conclusion: I have come across data from another researcher:
Col. James Martin of Snow Creek, Stokes Co NC, is the father of Gov.
Alexander Martin of Rockingham Co NC.

James Martin , Sr. b. 1749 VA d. 1788 , married Obediance Bugg b. 1755.
There is a line coming down from this couple which has a BAYLY MARTIN, as
the son of James Obediance Martin.

Because of the use of the name Bayley Martin in my family line, I am
wondering if my family descends from this couple?

Please reply with comments and corrections.
Best regards,
Lilly Martin, d/o Joe, s/o Joe, s/o Joe, s/o William M. Martin b. 1826 NC.










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