William Martin

 


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Martin, William, a prosperous farmer and substantial citizen of Smith twp., is of Irish descent. James Martin, his grandfather, was born in Ireland, where he was married, afterward coming to America and locating permantently in Jerfferson Twp., Allegheny Co., Penn., where they lived to an advanced age. The children born to this pioneer couple were: James (who was a shoemaker of Holmes County, Ohio), John (a former resident of Ohio), Robert (who lived in Ohio), Ann (first married to David Canada, then became Mrs. Deerfield, and resided in southern Indiana), and William. All of the family are now deceased, there having been thirteen children, of whom those named lived to a mature age.

Additional Comments: James Martin came to America in or before 1790, based on the birthdate of the oldest living son known from census records, Robert, who was born in PA about 1790. As there were 13 children born to the couple, Robert may or may not have been the eldest child. The birthdate of James Martin has also been extrapolated from the births of his children. We know from census records and Wills that three of James Martin's sons (Robert, James, and John) did travel to and help settle the western half of Holmes County, Ohio in Monroe Twp. They remained there until their deaths, as did their descendents, up to the present day.

Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1893 p.404 Author: Beers, J.H.
Contributed by Christine Martin.

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