Greetings fellow researchers! Over the last several months I have been gathering necessary documents to apply for as many First Family recognition’s as I can. It has been quite a project organizing the mountains of data I have – and I filled in a few blanks as I went. It’s also been very rewarding as… Read More Update on the First Family Project
Hello Martin researchers, Over the last month I’ve been trying to fill in several gaps of data for my Martin family and specifically the lines for the women in my family. I mapped the movement west for several family units and along the way I realized I am a First Family of multiple states! I’m… Read More First Families and the Martin Family’s Journey West
My heart is heavy as I write this post. I have started and stopped writing this so many times, wanting to share the sad news but still hurting deeply with every keystroke as I write this. My father passed away in November 2021; he was 94 years old. Another generation gone, another hero laid to… Read More Another Martin gone – Remembering a Hero
Hello fellow researchers, Today I’m sharing what I know about Menan M. Martin, b. 1775 in Virginia d. 1849 Overton County, TN. Menan was the oldest son of Obadiah (1738-1820) and Betty Martin. His relationship to Obadiah is confirmed by deeds in 1812 and again in 1840. I have never found proof of Menan’s birth… Read More Menan M. Martin 1775-1849
I was looking through an old box of family records today and found a faded paper entitled “Your Great Grandfather”. The text looks as if it was typed on an old typewriter and the signature at the bottom was too faded to read. The story is about Thomas D. Martin, son of Menan M. Martin… Read More Stories about Thomas D. Martin 1825-1882
OMG. I stumbled upon the familysearch.org lab resource by accident. I am on the familysearch.org website several times per month looking for information, mostly searching historical records. I’ve pretty much seen them all, but I keep hoping there might be something new. Well, a couple weeks ago I clicked on a link on the familysearch… Read More Have you used the new FamilySearch.org lab resource?
Greetings Martin family researchers, When I posted about having a land deed for Obadiah Martin from 1796 in Tennessee, I heard from a few fellow researchers who said there is some confusion regarding whether the land in question was in Tennessee or Virginia. Obviously, if the land was in Virginia, we would not be a… Read More 1796 Land Deed for Obadiah Martin in Tennessee update
A family story………. Joe Elijah Martin was born on Oct. 9, 1869 in Baxter County, Arkansas. Joe was usually called Joe Lige and he was the eldest son of John Menan Martin and Kizzie (neé Jeffery) Martin. The Martin family moved to Arkansas sometime between 1851 and 1860 settling in North Fork Township, Izard County.… Read More Joe Elijah Martin 1869-1923 killed a man
There is a lot of confusion surrounding Obadiah Martin – dates, places and even wives. Was he born in 1738 or 1761? Did he live in Amherst County, VA or Caroline County, VA? Or maybe Surry County, N.C., or was it Orange County N.C.? Caswell County N.C.? Kentucky? Or maybe all of the above? Did… Read More Unraveling the tangled knot of Obadiah Martin
James Martin Elizabeth Crawford b. August 25, 1699, New Kent County, VA d. March 3, 1775, Amherst County, VA b. October 15, 1700, New Kent County, VA d. circa 1771, Amherst County, VA James Martin was born in 1699 in either New Kent County or King & Queen County, Virginia. King & Queen County was… Read More James Martin & Elizabeth Crawford