Husband: James MARTIN (1)
Birthdate: 1795
Birthplace: Knox, Tennessee, USA (2)
Death date: 7 Mar 1842
Place of death: Roane, Tennessee, USA (2)
Burial: Roane, Tennessee, USA
Father: George MARTIN (Abt 1770-?) (3)
Mother: Pheby ??? (Abt 1770-?) (3)

Marriage date: 24 Sep 1818
Marriage place: Knox, Tennessee, USA (2)

Wife: Elizabeth Rebecca LETSINGER (1,4)
AKA: Becka LETSINGER
Birthdate: 26 Feb 1796
Birthplace: Bedford, Virginia, USA (2,4)
Death date: 10 Aug 1859
Place of death: Dent, Missouri, USA (2)
Burial: Tune Cemetery, Dent Co, Missouri (3)
Father: Philip LETSINGER (Abt 1769-1839) (5)
Mother: Nancy Ann PETTIT (Abt 1772-Abt 1834) (2,5)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: George MARTIN (6)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1819 (2)
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Death date: Deceased
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Child No. 2: Philip MARTIN (6)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1821
Birthplace: Roane, Tennessee, USA (1)
Death date: 18 Jun 1881
Place of death: Jerico Springs, Cedar, Missouri, USA (7,8)
Burial: Greenfield Cemetery, Jerico Springs, Cedar, Missouri, USA (8)
Marriage dates: 26 Aug 1841
Marriage places: Roane, Tennessee, USA (1)
Spouses' names: Clarissa ACORD (1822-1885) (9)

Child No. 3: John MARTIN (6)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1823 (2)
Birthplace:
Death date: Deceased
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Child No. 4: Lewis MARTIN (4,6)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 Apr 1825
Birthplace: , , Tennessee, USA (4,10,11)
Death date: After 1880
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Marriage dates: [1] 30 Aug 1855 [2] Abt 1875
Marriage places: [1] Dent, Missouri, USA (12)
Spouses' names: [1] Amanda Caroline MARTIN (1833-After 1870) (3) [2] Mary D ??? (1830-After 1880)

Child No. 5: Nancy Jane MARTIN (4,6)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1828 (4)
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Death date: Deceased
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Child No. 6: Susan Catherine MARTIN (6)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1830
Birthplace: Roane, Tennessee, USA (2)
Death date: Deceased
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Child No. 7: Robert Nelson MARTIN (4,6)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 16 Feb 1831 (2,4)
Birthplace:
Death date: After 1880
Place of death: Greene, Indiana, USA (3)
Burial: Greene, Indiana, USA
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Spouses' names: Patsy James DURRETT (1828-After 1880) (13)

Child No. 8: William Columbus MARTIN (4,6)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 7 Mar 1835
Birthplace: Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA (4,14)
Death date: Deceased
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Child No. 9: Sarah Caroline MARTIN (4,6)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1837 (4)
Birthplace:
Death date: Deceased
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Documentation:
1. Kraus, Larry.
2. Shinpaugh, John.
3. Phillips, Audrey (Genforum post).
4. 1850 Federal Census, Roane, Tennessee, USA, 390.
5. Brown, Donna (Website published as Donna's Family).
6. Will, James Martin.
7. Will, James Martin.
8. Greenfield Cemetery, Cedar, Missouri, USA.
9. Armstrong, Harold P. Jr.
10. 1870 Federal Census. Dent, Missouri, USA, 577a.
11. Shinpaugh, John, Apr 30, 1825.
12. Dent Co, Missouri Marriage Book, Book A.
13. Dent Co, Missouri Marriage Book, Book A.
14. Adams, Thomas D.

Notes:
* Roane Co Wills & Settlements, vol D
James Martin March Term 1844 (p 107)
I James Martin of the county of Roan and state of Tennessee being in my right mind and memory do make and constitute this my last will and Testament To wit in the first place it is my will that my debts be paid & that my wife and small children use the ballance of my property & land for their support so long as she may remain a widow with the exception of two colts it is my will that John Martin my son have my two year old Mare colt and that [my] son Lewis Martin have my suck[l]ing colt and that
(p 108)
the children as they come of age to have & equal portion of the property agreeable to what I have left John & Lewis should my wife marry again her right to my land and property shall then cease and she shall have no right to anything but her bed and clothes I will that my son George Martin have the use of the land that he now has in corn & small grain free of rent so long as he will keep the farm in good repair with the exception of Eight acres of fresh land which he is to pay rent for what he land may clear he is to have free of rent three years should he leave the place his benifits on said place will then end at the death of my wife or so soon as she may marry It is my will that my land and property be equally divided among my children to wit George Martin, Philip Martin, John Martin, Lewis Martin, Nancy Jane Martin, Susan Catherine Martin, Robert N Martin, William C Martin, Sarah C Martin in confirmation of which I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty two signed sealed in presence of us James
Martin [written seal], Enoch Underwood, Rial Blevins[with mark]
* State of Tennessee County Court
Roane County March Term 1844
Then was the foregoing last will and Testament of James Martin Deceased produced in open court and by the Oath of Rial Blevins one of the subscribing witnesses according to law and also by the oath of Noah Fisher who deposed and said that he wrote said will and saw the testator sign seal and execute the same upon the day it bears date and that he believed the said testator to be of sound and disposing mind and memory when he executed the same and that he also saw Blevins and Enoch Underwood sign said
(p 109)
will as testing witnesses at the same time and that he is informed and believes that said Underwood lives beyond the limits of the state of Tennessee and the court being satisfied from the proof that said paper writing is the last will and Testament of James Martin Deceased ordered that the same be certified and recorded.
Witness my hand at office in Kingston the 1st Monday of March being the 4th day of said month in the year of our Lord 1844. Austin S Greene, Clk

Last Modified: 15 Oct 2013
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