Descendants of Salathiel Martin
Most information thanks to Judith Chambers d&jchambers@pahrump.com and BJ Markland BJMARKLAND@aol.com

FIRST GENERATION

(1) Salathiel¹ Martin was born 23 Aug 1763 at Wales, and in 1782 at Surry Co., NC, married (2) Mary Cook who was born in 1763 at Va. Salathiel died in 1828 at Claiborne Co., Tn. Mary died in 1858 at Claiborne Co., Tn.

Subj:   Re: Obadiah and Salatheil Martin my line lots of information 
Date:   Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:04:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time 
From:   Fmfco@aol.com 
To:   JPayne5744 
 
Joe - I am not a descendant of Salatheil Martin but rather his brother
Obadiah Martin.  I am still actively searching for some of the families of
the children.  I have information on
Sarah who md James Spencer (my line on down to present.  Have David Martins
line into Texas,Tennessees line.  
Betsas marriage -probably no children, Am looking for the
families of william Cook Martin.  Alfred W. Martin and Joseph Williams
Martin.  Keziah was dead by 1740 but was supposed to have md a Rev. Engles 
Vianna md as 2nd wife to John McMickkle and had one known son Obadiah McMickle who was
living with his grandmother in Rusk co Texas in  1850My Lt Obadiah and his
family probably received land in Tenn for his service.  Both he and Salatheil
were in Claiborne co Tenn.  Obadiahs daughter Tennessee was born there. 
However he and his family went back to Surry co NC  Salatheil and his family
stayed in Claiborne co.    Fran


Salatheil and Obadiah were neither born in Wales.  They were born on "New South Wales
Plantation which was either what they called  the land that their father
David Martin
who md Mary Mann received in Amherst co Va. from his father Captain James
Martin who deeded plantations to all his sons in 1759  The land in question
was part of a large tract purchased by James on both sides of the Rockfish
River in what was Albemarle and later became Amherst   Fran   The alternative
location would be in Augusta Co. Where David was at one time before going to
NC
 Fran

Salathiel Martin Revolutionary War Pension Application File National Archives and Records Administration M804 roll 1642 frame 0730 Transcription of Births Recorded in Family Bible

[?Torn] March 1783" Thomas Martin was born on the 29th of February 1785 Elizabeth Martin was born Thursday the 29th of March 17[? Torn] George Washington Martin [?] 11th February 1789 William Martin was born the [?] of February 1791 Nancy Martin was born on the [?] of May 1793 Mary Martin was born the 9th of April 1795 James Martin was born on the 15 of [?] 1796 Wilson Martin born 7th [17?] June [?] Robert Martin born 23rd [?] 1801

NOTE: Recorded on Title Page of Bible the following:

Mary Martin wife of Salathiel Martin was born August 23.. 1763

Salathiel Martin Revolutionary War Pension Application File National Archives and Records Administration M804 roll 1642 Joseph Collins Affidavit Transcription

State of Tennessee Granger County

Be it remembered that on this the 27th day of January 1849 before me S.S. Shipley an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Joseph Collins a citizen of said county aged seventy five years. Sworn according saith that when he was a small boy (6? Yr) in 1780 Cap. Salathiel Martin came to New River and captured a party of tories who were encamped in a Rock House on said River and carried them off. That two of said company of tories escaped the night after their capture. One of them was by the name of David Gibson the other was named Lewis Collins, that the affiant was intimately acquainted with Gibson and Collins both for many years after this happened and has often heard them tell about how they made their Escape from Captain Martin and his men. In fact he can well remember that the name of Captain Salathiel Martin was great terror to the tories in them times. He further swears that the said Salathiel Martin was a remarkable tall man near seven feet tall. his Sworn to and subscribed the day Joseph X Collins And year last above mentioned before me mark S.S. Shipley Justice of the Peace

Salathiel Martin Revolutionary War Pension Application File National Archives and Records Administration M804 roll 1642 Declaration of George W. Martin transcription

State of Indiana Jefferson County

On this the 7th day of April 1851 personally appeared before me Samuel Taylor an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County & state afsd George W. Martin who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statements. To wit:

That he was sixty two years old the 11th day of last February. That he is the child of Salathiel and Mary Martin. That he is his Fathers & Mothers third child[.?] David Martin was his fathers and mothers oldest child and if living would be sixty eight years old[.?] That his Brother Thomas [of Estitt?] County Kentucky is four older than himself. That his afsd father as he vividly believes, served several years in the Army of the Revolution. He was a Captain under the command of Col Cleveland in North Carolina Militia Dragoons that his afsd Father died in Claiborne County, Tennessee on the __ day of _____ 18__. That he believes his afsd father & mother are entitled to a pension from the United States for his afsd Fathers service in the Army of the Revolution. He does by virtue of their [?] constitute and appoint Isaac [H?] [?] of Kentucky as their Attorney, to attend to and prosecute their afsd claims Before the Department at Washington City or any others or any other place. He also authorizes him to Administer on the Estate of his afsd Father in any Court or holding in [on?] for the District of Columbia or any one of the United States. That he does verily believe that his afsd Mother and father were married about the year of seventeen hundred and eighty two. That his afsd Mother is now living in Claiborne County Tennessee.

Sworn to & subscribed before me on G. W. Martin The day and year afsd Samuel Taylor J. P.

I an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State afsd so Certify that the above affiant is personally known to me and to be a man [of truth?] and [respectability?] in whose statements the fullest faith and credit should be placed. And that he has been a Citizen of this County for many years past. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name on this 7th day of April 1851. Samuel Taylor J.P.

National Archives and Records Administration M804 roll 1642 frames 0719-0720 Transcription of Declaration of Mary Martin 8 April 1857 State of Tennessee Claiborne County

On this 8th day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, Mary Martin aged ninety three years, a resident of Claiborne County, in the state of Tennessee, who, being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Salathiel Martin, deceased, who was a Captain of Calvary, commanded by Colonel Williams in the Revolutionary War, that her said husband volunteered in Surry County, North Carolina, on about ______ (the time not remembered) and continued in actual service in said war for the term of two years and six months, as She believes , and was honorably discharged at ______, on the ______ day of _______A.D. (time and place not remembered), She further states that She was married to the said Salathiel Martin in Surry County, North Carolina, on or about the year 1781 (the precise time not remembered) by one William Cook, a Justice of the Peace, and that her said husband died in Claiborne County, Tennessee, about the year 1826 and that she is now a widow. She further states that She cannot now produce a copy of the public Record of said marriage, and that the private Record kept of said marriage has now been lost or mislaid so that She cannot now provide the same. She further states that She had been placed on the Revolutionary War Pension List of the United States, and now has in her possession a certificate of a Pension, which is in the words and figures to wit:

"Duplicate. Department of the Interior. Widow's Pension. I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Mary Martin, widow of Salathiel Martin,, who was a Captain of Calvary, in the Revolutionary War, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of six hundred dollars per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage deducting former payments at the rate of $480. Per Annum, ["?] "Given at the Department of the Interior this twenty sixth day of December on thousand eight hundred and fifty four. Issued in lieu of a certificate dated July 10th 1852" Examined and countersigned K[H?]. McClellan L. P. Waldo Secretary of the Interior Commissioner of Pensions" (Endorsed.) "Payment to be made at Knoxville by Isaac Lewis Esq. Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of Tennessee. Payable on the 4th September and 4th March. Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d 1848, Page 296 Vol. 3. "

She further [refers?] to the proof taken and on file in the Pension Office at Washington, under which She was placed on the Pension Roll, to show the service of her said husband and her marriage with him &c. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining a bounty land warrant under the 8th section of the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1855. Attest her F. M. Fulkerson Mary X Martin George M. Billingsley mark

The above Declaration was sworn and subscribed before me on the 8th day of April, 1857. And I certify that the attesting witnesses whose signatures appear above are credible, and are residents of Claiborne County, Tennessee. And I do further certify that I am acquainted with the said Mary Martin and that I believe her statement above to be true. Given under my hand, this 8th April 1857 James B. Smith Justice of the Peace
Children:
3 + Wilson² Martin b.c 1779
4 + David Martin b. Mar 1783
5 + Thomas Martin b. 28 Feb 1785
6 + Elizabeth Martin b. 29 Mar 1787
7 + George Washington Martin b. 11 Feb 1789
8 + William Martin b. Feb 1791
9 + Nancy Martin b. 12 May 1793 d. 1828
10 + James Martin b. 1796
11 + Robert Martin b. 1801

Martin, Salathiel & Mary NC W1044 Mary Martin, widow of Salathiel Martin, applied for pension 27 Feb. 1845, Claiborne Co. Tn, aged 81 yrs. of said county. She maried Salathiel 23 Apr. 1782 by William Cook, Esq.in Surrey County N. C. Her husband marched from Surrey Court House during the Revolution.and died 6 May 1827. Mary Martin , aged 93 applied for Bounty land Warrant in 1857, same county and said she was Mary Cook before her marriage. George W. Martin came fourth 7, April 1851, Jefferson County Indiana. was 62 years old. 11 Feb. last and was the third chid of Salathiel Martin. David Martin was the oldest child, and if living would have been 68 years old. His brother Thomas Martin , of Estill County Ky. was 4 years older than George W. Martin. David Lawson, born 1765 Amherst County Va. said he served with Salthiel and had known him since infancy. Soldier was 6' 9' tall , Mary Cook was born Aug. 23 1763 Bible ( David) March 1783 Thomas Martin was born 29 Feb. 1785 Elizabeth Martin was born thursday the 29th of March George Washington Martin 11th Feb. 1789 William Martin was born Feb. 1791 Nancy Martin was born the ( torn)of May 1793( married Shumate ) Mary Martin was born the 9th april 1795 James Martin was born ( torn ) 1796 Wilson Martin was born 14th ( torn ) Robert Martin was born ( torn ) 1801 Lieutenant Obadiah Martin, of Application made in May, 1840 His widow, Winnefred Cook of Surrey, N.C., aged 80 years, March 25, 1841, was married to him Sept. 26, 1785, by Salathial Martin, esq., Justice of the Peace, in Surrey County. They have had ten children, viz: Polly, Married Barrett Martin, Sarah, married James Spencer, Keziah, dead, David, Alfred, and William C, dead, Vienna, married John Mc Neil, Joseph W, Elizabeth, and Tennessee, married Jesse Cochran. Both Obadiah and his wife were raised in the same neighborhood. He was out on several tours, he was at the battle of King"s Mountain, and other places. Elisha Ayers testifies that Martin enlisted about 1779 , with him, and that he acted as lieutenant. They marched under Capt. Lewis, and Salathiel Martin, to King's Mountain, under Col. Cleveland. Capt. Salathiel Martin was a brother of Lieut. Obadiah Martin, and both were very tall men, so much so as to attract attention. I also have one on Salathiel Martin, let me know if you would like to have it too. Robert Martin Robert147@webtv.net

SECOND GENERATION

(3) Wilson² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born about 1779 at Surry Co., NC.
(4) David² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born in Mar 1783 at Surry Co., NC.
(5) Thomas² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born 28 Feb 1785 at Surry Co., NC.
(6) Elizabeth² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born 29 Mar 1787 at Surry Co., NC.
(7) George Washington² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born 11 Feb 1789 at Surry Co., NC.
(8) William² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born in Feb 1791 at Surry Co., NC.

(9) Nancy² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born 12 May 1793 at Washington Co., Tn, and before 1804 at Claiborne Co., Tn, married (12) John Woodson Shumate, son of Mark Hardin Shumate and Debarah Demarques, who was born in 1825 at Claiborne Co., Tn. Nancy died in 1828 at Claiborne Co., Tn. John Woodson died in 1855 at Claiborne Co., Tn.
Children:
13 + John Woodson³ Shumate b. 1825 d.a 1880
(10) James² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born in 1796 at Surry Co., NC.
(11) Robert² Martin, (Salathiel¹) was born in 1801 at Claiborne Co., Tn.

THIRD GENERATION

(13) John Woodson³ Shumate, (Nancy² Martin, Salathiel¹) was born in 1825 at Claiborne Co., Tn, and on 15 May 1846 at Claiborne Co., Tn, married (14) Barilla Billingsley, daughter of William P. Billingsley and Nancy McCreary, who was born in 1829 at Tn. John Woodson died after 1880 at Tx. Barilla died before 1880 at Charleston, Coles Co., IL.
Children:
15 + George Mount⁴ Shumate b. 10 Dec 1858 d. 10 Dec 1858

Subj: Obadiah and Salatheil Martin my line lots of information Date: 10/24/00 8:31:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: Fmfco@aol.com To: JPayne5744 I have been told through an e-mail in answer to my Martin list query to contact you. I descend from Lt Obadiah Martin who d 1826 in Surrry co N.C testate. Happy to share any information I may have. Thank you Fran

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