FORWARD:

THIS genealogy was written mainly for the thousands of Martin cousins that now live from coast to coast in these United States of America, but in the early days, the 1700's, our line did start in the South West part of Pennsylvania and in Virginia.

Our oldest daughter, Helen Myrle Martin Williams, started the research originally on the Martin line, and my husband and I began collecting data on his line in early 1960. In 1971, we had the privilege to visit some of the cousins in West Virginia where the country still has memento's of the Civil War.

In the very beginning of our search, we have to be grateful to the postmistress of Gaines, West Virginia. I wrote to her after reading an obituary saying an ancestor was from that area. She gave me an original letter to a known Martin relative. I waited three months and no response came. I wrote again to the postmistress and this time in her letter to me she told of delivering the first letter and since I'd had no reply, this is what she wrote:

"If you want a job done, do it yourself."

She wrote me of several cousins and that's how we came to know and love Clovis and Daisy Martin of Elkins, West Virginia, and Elsie Young of Buckhannon, West Virginia.

Marjorie Faye Martin Robertson and Dorothy Eileen Martin Bayless, our second daughter, and youngest daughter, have both also contributed time and effort into producing this book.

As the search grew and expanded we have met and visited hundreds of cousins to say nothing of the hundreds of letters written. Only two of all these have refused to co-operate.

Many thanks to each and everyone.

GFM

DEDICATION:

To those who were born with the name MARTIN or married those who bore the name MARTIN and those who are descendants of MARTIN or are somehow related to the name MARTIN.

The information presented in this set of web pages has been taken from the First Edition of Some Martin Cousins which was Privately Printed and copyrighted in 1979 by Goldie Martin and Dorothy Martin Bayless. If any person can tell me how to get copyright permission to present the portion of this book that pertains to my family, I would appreciate it. My Aunt Elsie Young of Buckhannon (mentioned above) helped in compiling the information pertaining to the Martin/Young portion of this book. I can be reached by e-mail at pforeman@angelfire.com.

INTRODUCTION: MARTIN FAMILY

A warlike Race - Name on Battle Abbey Roll - Puritan of the Good Old Stock, Abraham, Left Money for First Church Bell. Martin is a Norman name meaning warlike.

William Martin of Tours went over with the Conqueror as a general in the Norman army. To his share fell the barony of Cemmaes, or Kemeys in County Pembroke, and he became Baron of Kemeys, and also Lord of Combe-Martin of Martinshoe in Devon. He had one son, Baron Robert Fitz-Martin (or "son of Martin"), who married Maud Peverell.

They had a son - Baron of Darlington, Devon, who left sons, William and Oliver, and from William, second Baron of Darlington, born 1160, all of English lineage, bearing the name Martin, are descended, and from Oliver, who settled in Galway, are descended all of the Irish lineage.

No sooner had Martin de Tours acquired vast estates than he devoted a portion of his wealth to the founding of a monastery for Benedictine monks at St. Dogmael's near Cardigan. This monastery was then dedicated to St. Segwell, and was annexed as a cell to the Abbey of Tyrone in France. This institution was endowed with lands by Robert Fitz-Martin, the son of the founder.

Martin de Tours and his successors were summoned to the King's council as barons of Cemmaes, and continued to be lords in the English Parliament. The third baron married Augharad, daughter of Rhy, Prince of Wales.

In the reign of Henry II, William Martin, a lord Cemmaes, was sent with the Abbot of St. Augustine and other persons of note into different counties of England to make inquisition touching the behavior of all sheriffs, bailiffs, and other officers, likewise of all archbishops, abbots, friars, earls, barons, vavasors, knights, citizens, and burgesses.

In 1245, Nicholas, the fifth lord of Cemmaes for services to the King, obtained license for a market every week and a yearly fair at his manor.

Douth Moulton, in Devonshire, was held by the Martin family be service of finding a man with a bow and three arrows to attend the Earl of Gloucester when he was hunting in the neighborhood.

It is believed that from the barons of Cemmaes, whose ancestor was Martin de Tours, are descended those of the family of Martin who came to New England.

More than one knight, or man-at-arms, is recorded in the Roll of Battle Abbey as bearing the name of Martin. It is perhaps superfluous to explain of what this roll of Battle Abbey consisted. On October 4, A.D. 1066, the battle of Hastings was fought, and William the Norman was seated upon the throne of England under the historic title of William the Conqueror. Close by the field of Hastings, William caused a stately pile to be erected, which was named Battle Abbey in commemoration of his victory. A roll, or catalogue, was prepared, in which was carefully recorded the names and titles of the Norman chivalry who had followed William's banner in the enterprise. This was the famous Roll of Battle, or "Battel," Abbey. It has been of inestimable service to the herald, the genealogist, and the historian. Some portions of the abbey still remain. Battle Abbey was dedicated to St. martin.

In the "Chronicles of Robert of Gloucester" are the lines:

"And ther as the bataile was
An Abbey he let rere,
Of Saint Martin for the soules
That there slayn were."

The patron saint of the family is St. Martin, the son of a Roman military tribute, who was born at Sabaria, a city in Hungary, about A.D. 316. The saint attained great celebrity on account of his sanctity. The festival of St. Martin, which occurs November 11, was instituted by Pope Martin about A.D. 650. Upon that day the casks of new wine were tapped.

Our English ancestors kept the feast by the consumption of roasted goose. The old tradition is that St. Martin hid himself on account of his unwillingness to become a bishop, but his retreat was discovered through a goose.

No less than seven churches in London and Westminster are dedicated to St. Martin. The excessive admiration of the saint led to many towns being named in his honor, and pious parents, when bestowing his name in baptism, felt that they had insured a potent protector for the new-born child.

The variations of the name are Martyn, Marttin, Marten, Martain, Marteen, Martine, and Martin.

The immigrant ancestor was John Martin, one of the founders of the town of Swansea, Massachusetts. He had five sone and four daughters, each of whom married and has a family. Robert Martin, in 160, did settle at Weymouth, Massachusetts, afterwards Rehoboth. Among other early settlers of the Martin family were Abraham, Isaac, Richard, and Samuel. The latter was born in Lancashire, England, May2, 1760, and was a son of Richard Martin , nicknamed "Mad Dick," who was a member of Parliament. Samuel Martin's wife was Jane Trotter, daughter of a landed proprietor of Belfast, Ireland.

From the bequests of Abraham Martin, who died in 1670, it may be inferred that he was a Puritan of the good old stock and solicitous for the welfare of the colony. He left three pounds, ten shillings, for the "pastours;" one pound "towards the encompassing of the burying ground;" ten shillings to be laid out in the making of a bier, and one pound "for the procurement of a bell to call the people to God's worship." In those days, before the introduction of bells, it was customary to beat the drum to give notice of the time of public worship. It is, therefore, possible that the colony was indebted to a Martin for it first church bell.

The Bible of John Martin, the immigrant, is still extant. This he left to all his children, but its home was to be with the eldest son. Similar provision was made for another valuable volume, the "Book Grantham," as he calls it in his will. This book, which is now in the possession of a descendant, is an exposition of the views of the Baptists, and was written in 1678 by a Thomas Grantham, of London. On the margins of the leaves of the book are various curious inscriptions, written by members of the family whose penmanship was unique, orthography sui generis, and punctuation nil.

The most important legend is this:

"You all my friends desired are to wash your hands and read with care".

"Manasseh Martin, his book, the 9^th part; my father gave this book to his 9 children, and i am his 4^th son, Manasseh Martin".

"I find this book was my grait grandfather's John Martin's he brought out of old Ingland. I have perused this book and find it worthy of any serus parsons consideration".

The Martins seem to have been a patriotic family; at least, the number of those who have applied for pensions, at different times, runs into the hundreds. Captain Simeon Martin, of Providence, Rhode Island, fourth from immigrant John, was one of the first to enlist in the Revolution. He was later adjutant-general and major-general of the militia of his State, and at one time Lieutenant-Governor.

Ebenezer Martin served in the first brigade of Massachusetts, 1781. Captain George Martin was engaged in scouting expeditions. Another George Martin was deputy quartermaster in the Revolution.

Martins also served in the Indian wars. A John Martin was interpreter of the Indian campaign during King Philip's war, a Richard Martin advanced b1 5s. 4d. towards carrying on the war against Philip.

Upon the V arms appear two red bars on a white or silver shield, or in the language of heraldry: Argent, two bars, gules. Crest: A red star of six points, or an estoile gules. This coat-of-arms is found cut on a tombstone in Copp's Hill graveyard, Boston, with simply the name Martyn underneath. At what time or for what particular achievement these arms were bestowed is not known, but in 1675, in the "Baronage of England," these arms were given with an account of the Somersetshire family of Martin.

A Michael Martin, born at Pembroke, and living in Boston, 1700, used this coat-armor.

William Martin of Woodbury, Connecticut, 1680, bore: Gules, on a chevron, or, three talbots passant, sable. Crest: On a globe, or, a falcon rising argent, gorged with a ducal coronet.

The arms ascribed to Colonel John Martin of Virginia are: Gules, a chevron, between three crescents, argent. No crest is given. Colonel Martin was a burgess from Caroline County, 1738, and from King William County, 1752. He married Martha Burwell.

According to heraldic lore, a star is supposed to symbolize the Creator, its rays, which point in every direction, indicating the all-pervading attributes of the Supreme Being. The presence, therefore, of a str in a coat-of-arms implies the existence of the presumption of pre-eminent boldness; the spotless white of argent, chaste and virtuous qualities, and, when combined with red, purity and courage.

This article as written by a Martin who was a lawyer from New York City, Quarter, No. 2, April-May-June 1922. The magazine was loaned to me in the 1920's by an Oran Martin, Buckhannon, West Virginia, Upshur County. He and Erk Martin were brothers. Oran was a cattleman, and bought cattle off my Uncle C.J. Martin that was my Foster Father. My father died when I was seven years old.

I hope that this will give you some information on how we got our Name and many other rewards.

Orval Clovis Martin
Rt. 1, Box 377
Elkins, W.Va. 2621

Sent to Goldie Martin by Orval Clovis Martin.

EXPLANATION OF NUMBERS ASSIGNED:

Numbers have been assigned to each blood line descendent of the proven Martin line, and their related families. The next section continues with some accidently omitted or additional data on the same assigned number, and data on partial lines of families married into the Martin line. Also, a partial line of unproven possible ancestors of the Virginia (W.Va.) ancestor, John P. Martin, and, being not documented as such, have not had numbers assigned to them.

STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS

af	after	cem	cemetery	nsn	no second name
adpd	adopted	cd	cause of death	obit	obituary
b	born	d	died	pr	prior
bp	baptized	dau	daughter	prob	probaly
bd	birthdate	hus	husband	sp	single person (Latin=sine prole.)
bf	before	inf	infant/infancy	VR	vital records
bur	buried	int	declaration of intent to wed	Ø	means deceased
ca	about	m	married
chr	bhristened	(M) or (F)	sex of child after name

FIRST MARTIN FAMILIES TO AMERICA:

Prior to 1770 the wilderness of Penn was penetrated beyond the Allegheny Mountains. Settlements were effected within the present bounds of Westmoreland and other Western counties of the State. A number of German families located on the Monongahelia as far as Redstone, Brown, Feyette Counties. Here settled the Martin families of Germany. While the Synod of South Holland was in session in Dort, 1751, 800 exiled Palatines passed the place to take ship at Rotterdam for America. On board the ship Penna-merchant, which departed for Penn. 11 Sep 1731, was Rudolph Martin.

Nothing is known of his wife NANCY (_________)

Tradition is that he was "sent from Pennsylvania to the Monongalia area in Virginia to Preach." He must have been a circuit rider as so far all church records searched do not mention him. At the first meeting there appeared a large rough bully, who stated that all new comers had to fight him. So our ancestor John P. Martin did oblige him and they fought, hand to hand, first to fist. The big bully was put in his place, because our ancestor stayed and preached! In Monongalia County the children of John Presley and Nancy Martin were born, raised, and married.

We do know her name was Nancy. Their names appear on daughter Emily's death certificate as John P. and Nancy Martin as parents. That was in 1855. In the 1850 federal census Nancy was found living with Ashman and Emily Carpenter, age 70, born in Virginia.

We also know by the 1850 federal census their first issue George Washington Martin was born in 1795 in Virginia, and that he was a Methodist minister. It is said that he married a great number of couples during the Civil War. We also know all of John Presley and Nancy's children names, who they married and when, and have, as said before, hundreds of descendants living from coast to coast.

It is almost certain that John P. died before Nancy as he was not in the 1850 federal census with his wife. Her death certificate has not yet been found. Since Nancy was born in Virginia, we feel they were married in Virginia.

Was he older than she?

The task of writing a Martin Genealogy is very interesting, expensive, but also a never ending "working hobby."

It seems as tho all Martins are related, but I've concentrated on those I have proof of, and their related lines. In fact, it was father of Dorsey Farnsworth that started gathering data - way back when! Too bad - a hundred years ago, he could (I think) maybe had a better chance to trace John Presley Martin!

A poet once said, "I think that I shall never see the finish or a Family Tree." That's true. So long as the world is, there will be more and more of those:

Martin's of Mine.                             GFM

THE MARTIN FAMILY

1. MARTIN, John Presley b. by 1776 prob. Pa. or Va. d. before 1850 as he was not noted in Fed. Cen. of Marion Co., Va., as was his wife, Nancy, as together. She was listed at age 70 in 1850 with dau. Emily in Eastern Dist. in the dwelling 158. Married Nancy b. ca. 1780 Pa.

Issue of John and Nancy:

2. Martin, George Washington b. 1795 Marion Co., Va., m. Prudence Lucy CARPENTER. See C. family.

3. Martin, William D. b. Marion Co., Va., m. 11 Nov. Rachel PRIDE.

4. Martin, Emily b. 29 Mar. 1800 Marion Co., Va., m. Ashmund CARPENTER. See Carpenter family.

5. Martin, James b. 1803 Marion Co., Va., m. 27 May 1826 Elizabeth MURPHY in Marion Co., W.Va.

6. Martin, Elizabeth b. 1804 Marion Co., Va., m. 24 May 1823 Harrison MURPHY.

7. Martin, Leonard b. 1805 Marion Co., Va., (lived in Harrison in 1860) m. 9 April 1827 Julia Ann CAROTHERS, b. 1810.

8. Martin, Jacob (Jake or John) b. 1820 Marion Co., Va. (lived in Harrison Co. in 1860) m. Kiziah J. DUVALL.

maybe two more.

All marriages were in Monongalia County Courthouse. [Marriages verified by Linda Golden Kimble.]

John Presley was sent into Marion County from the Southwest part of Pennsylvania to hold tent meetings by the M. E. Church.

2. MARTIN, George Washington (John Presley 1) b. 1795/6 Marion Co., VA., d. about 1887 aged 91 years, Marion Co., W. VA. Bur. Bunners Ridge, Marion Co., W.Va., m. reg. 23 Nov 1816 in Courthosue of Morgantown, Monongalia Co., Va. to Prudence Lucy CARPENTER b. 1795/6, bur. Bunners Ridge (George Doolittel farm) Marion Co., W.Va. She is dau. of John Carpenter (John 1) and Nancy MILLER.

Issue of George Washington and Prudence:

9. Martin, Josiah b. 1 Sep. 1819 Va., d. 29 Dec. 1890, m. Kezziah VINCENT.

10. Martin, Fonton Hillery b. 5 Feb. 1822 Marion Co., W. Va. d. 9 Aug. 1913, m. (1) 2 Mar. 1843 Amy LOW, (2) Mary SMITH, (3) Suzzanah Moore GREGG.

11. Martin, John Quillen b. 1824 Va., m. (1) 30 Mar. 1847 Alameda SWISHER, (2) Mary Emily HUNT about 1868.

12. Martin, Mary Ann b. 1826 W. Va., d. 23 Dec. 1882, m. George DOOLITTLE (Thomas Doolittle and Marion McCoslin).

13. Martin, George Nelson b. 1832/3 W. VA., m. Elvie STANSBURY (sis. to Louisa Stansbury).

14. Martin, Elizabeth b. 1833/4 W. Va., m. Stephen ROSS. (In 1860 Fed. Cen. living with father.)

15. Martin, Prudence b. 17 Aug 1834 Va, m. 28 Mar 1851 John DAVIS in Marion Co., W. Va.

16. Martin, Martha Jane b. 17 Aug 1835, d. 12 July 1897 gravestone at Pleasantdale Cem. at Shelbyville, W. Va., m. Thomas SHAW.

17. Martin, David Ross b. Va, m. Martha Jones. (Father was a Geo. W. and grandfather was Charles W. Martin of Culpper, W. Va.) David.

10. MARTIN, Fonton Hillery (George Washington 2, John Presley 1) b. 5 Feb 1822 Marion Co., W. Va., d. 9 Aug 1913 Whitewater, Butler Co., Kansas, bur. Brainerd Cem, West of Potwin, Kansas. m. 2 Mar 1843 Marion Co., W. Va., by Rev. Isaiah Hawkins to (1) Amy Low, d. W. VA., bur. MacDaniels Cem. at Selbyville, Va. m. (2) Mary Smith, m. (3) Susanna Gregg Moore. Amy dau of George and Mary.

Issue of Fonton Hillery and Amy Low Martin:

768. Martin, Luverna b. 2 Jan 1844.

769. Martin, Mahala b. ca 1848

770. Martin, sylvenius (Minister)

771. Martin, Elymus Newton b. 31 Mar 1856 Wheeling, Ohio Co, W. Va., d. 1 Jan 1934/8 m. Virginia Bell GEER.

772. Martin, Sarah A b. 1854 d. 1896 m. George A WATSON.

773. Martin, Westly.

Obituary

"Fonton H. Martin was born in Marion Co., W. Va., 5 Feb 1822, and d. at the home of his step-dau, Mrs. Cohen of Whitewater, Ks 9 Aug 1913, age 91 yrs, 6 mths, 4 days.

2 Mar 1843 he was united in m. to Amy Low. Six children were born to this union, tow of whom, with the wife have gone on before. Those who survive are Lucerna Young, Gaines, W. Va., Mahala Jackson, El Dorado, Ks. Rev. Sylvenius Martin, Bellair, Ks, Elynnus Martin, Potwin, Ks.

22 Dec 1859 he was united in marriage to Mary Smith; to this union five children were born, two of whom with the wife have gone on before. Those who survive are Etta Honeywell, Snowville, Maryland, Marshall Martin, Sedan, Ks, Bertha Ganshird, Manhatton, Ks.

On 31^st Oct 1869 he was again united in marriage to Susanna Gregg; six children were born to this union. They are: Minnie Tannahill, Carterville, Ok, Margret Smith, Wichita, Ks, Thomas Martin, Pleasant Hill, Mo, George Martin, Potwin, Ks, Clara Joseph, Whitewater, Ks, Amy Ball, Whitewater, Ks.

His wife, Mrs. Susanna Martin, ten of the children, the stepdaughter and several grandchildren were present at the funeral which was held in the Luthern Church at Whitewater conducted by Rev. Rentz, a Methodist minister of Burns. The body was laid to rest in the Brainerd Cem, beside one daughter.

Thus God has seen fit to call him from the home he founded on earth to join the ones gone before, making one more link in the chain to draw those left on earth closer to the realization of the home not made by man. Another long and useful career has been finished but it still lives in the memory of those who knew and shared his career. He was a veteran of the Cvil War, having enlisted at Fairmount, Marion Co., W. Va., in Co. C, 1^st West Va. Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the year 1864 and being honorably discharged at the end of the war.

He was converted at the age of 17 and joined the M.E. Church, later the Methodist Protestant Church. While in West Virginia he entered the Itinerant ministery and served as a local preacher (after coming to Kansas) until he was 70 years of age.

In 1871 he moved to Holton, Kansas, and from there to Harvey Co., near what is now Whitewater, Kansas. From here he moved to Chautauga Co., and from there back to Butler County. A few years ago he left his home in Potwin to visit his children and while on a visit to his stepdaughter's. died.

The wife and children have the sympathy of a host of friends. Yet while you mourn your loss fail not to remember how sweet must be the rest to the one who endured the struggles of pioneer life, provided for his family, fought for his country, and preached the Gospel for his Savior.

As he preached in life may his influence say to you now the words of the chorus of the old song:

"On the happy golden shore,
Where the faithful part no more;
I am going home to stay,
Meet me there, meet me there."

786. Martin, Luverna b. 2 Jan 1844 d. 17 Mar 1924 bur. Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., m. ca 1866/7 Stillman YOUNG b. 16 Jan 1843 French Creek, Upshur Co., W. Va., d. 25 Sep 1926 Buckhannon, Upshur Co., W. Va., bur. Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., son of Lyman P. YOUNG (son of Lyman P. Young, who was son of Paschal Parlo Young) and Elizabeth Taylor (dau of Elizabeth Taylor who was dau of Cynthia Phillips).

Issue of Luverna Martin and Stillman Young:

778. Young, Amy E. b. 22 May 1867.

779. Young, Amos b. 27 Aug 1868 d. 11 Sep 1868, bur. at French Creek, W., Va.

780. Young, Lyman W (twin with Hillery Brown) b. 7 Jul 1869 Gaines, W. Va., d. 29 May 1870 bur. Gaines, W. Va.

781. Young, Hillery Brown (twin with Lyman W.) b. 7 Jul 1869 Gaines, W. Va., d. 10 Oct 1944 m. Alice NIXON.

782. Young, Edwin Clark b. 26 Dec 1870.

783. Young, Sheridan b. 19 Mar 1872 Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., d. 19 Mar 1872.

784. Young, Melvin Randall b. 3 Mar 1874 Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., d. 3 Dec 1947 m. 22 Jun 1892 Emma LEE.

785. Young, Eda Lucinda E. b. 24 Mar 1876, Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., d. 16 Mar 1939 m. Sidney PHILLIPS.

786. Young, Sanford Wease b. 18 Mar 1878 Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., m. Ada ASHWORTH.

787. Young, Sophia P. b. 8 Sep 1880 Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., d. 29 Jul 1883.

788. Young, William L. b 22 Jul 1883 Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., d. 29 Jul 1883.

789. Young, Stillman Ellis b. 11 Jan 1887 Gaines, Upshur Co., W. Va., d. 13 Jan 1945 m. Lydia MORRISON.

790. Young, Bertha Reed adopted 28 Dec 1887.

Stillman Young was in charge of the Reform School from which he adopted Bertha.

Loyal Bottill Young (no issue) was Stillman Young's cousin b. 1843.

Stillman, at age 19, enlisted in the Union Army 1862, and served there until 31 Jul 1866. He was a M.E. preacher, was at the Salem Church in Gaines, W. Va.

[Data submitted by Elsie Young.]