Henry MARTIN, * Not related to John Martin who died in Swansea, Mass. via YDNA evidence

Henry MARTIN, * Not related to John Martin who died in Swansea, Mass. via YDNA evidence[1, 2]

Male 1685 - 1748  (63 years)

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  • Name Henry MARTIN  [3, 4, 5
    Suffix * Not related to John Martin who died in Swansea, Mass. via YDNA evidence 
    Born 1685  New Kent or Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Apr 1748  St Georges Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I22358  Ancestrees
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2022 

    Father John MARTIN, *,   b. 1650, New Kent or Old Rappahanock, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1715, Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 1654,   d. 1685, , , Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 1670  , Essex, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Allen SAMUEL,   b. 1685, Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1748, St George, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Benjamin MARTIN, *,   b. 1702, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1766, Orange, , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. William MARTIN,   b. 1710, York, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1762, Brunswick Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     3. Mary MARTIN,   b. 1717, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1784, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F5249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Henry was born about 1685 in New Kent, Virginia. His mother, Elizabeth Johnson, John's 1st wife, died birthing him. He married Jane Samuel and they had 7 children.

      On March 21, 1719, Henry Martin purchased 260 acres on the ‘hasle run” from John Wridings of St. Anne’s Parish, Essex County, Virginia. The land, at the time part of St. Mary’s Parish, Essex County, would become part of St. George’s Parish in Spotsylvania County when they were established by the legislature in 1720. “For 1600 pounds of tobacco and 9 pounds cash. 260 acres…corner to Francis Thornton and near a branch of Massaponax swamp…crossing the forest branch…oak by a branch of the hasle run… crossing one of the main branches of the hasle run….” We know from subsequent transfer records and from Henry’s Will that this property was where Henry made his home, and that his son John lived on 100 acres of this tract. (SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY RECORDS, 1721-1800, William Armstrong Crozier, pp.9, 181, 205, 352, and details from images of original court records of same, images obtained by Sue Martin at the Spotsylvania County Courthouse; also, Library of Virginia Microfilm, Essex County Reel 7, Deeds, Etc. Book 16, 1718-1721; see image of John Wridings deed to Henry Martin attached to profile).

      Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
      05 May 1724 in Spotsylvania Co., VA: Henry Martin, Grantee (Occupation: Planter).
      300 a. of land in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., joining Wm. Lindsay.[1] Remarks: Larkin Chew of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., Gent., to Henry Martin of the same Co., planter. 3600 lbs. Tob., 300 a. of land in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., joining Wm. Lindsay. Rec. June 2, 1724.

      06 Apr 1736 in Spotsylvania Co., VA; Henry Martin, Grantor.
      300 a. on N. side River Po.[2] Remarks: Henry Martin, "to my well beloved children, William Martin and Benjamin Martin." Deed of Gift of 300 a. on N. side River Po. Dated, April 6, 1736. Recd. April 6, 1736.
      01 Jan 1737 in Spotsylvania Co., VA: Henry Martin, Grantee (Occupation: Planter).
      400 a. in Spts. Co, St. Geo. Par., [3] Remarks: John Chew of spts. Co., to Henry Martin, Junr., and John Colquit, Junr., of afsd. County, planters. 20 curr. 400 a., part of pat. granted sd. Chew, June 4, 1726, in Spts. Co., St. Geo. Par., joining the lands of John Bush and Michael Guaney. Feby. 7, 1
      09 Feb 1749 in Spotsylvania Co., VA; Henry Martin, Former owner.

      150 a. on Hazel Run, in the par. and county afsd., part of the tract whereon Henry Martin, Decd., did live, joining Rev. James Marye and John Thornton.[4] Remarks: Benjamin Martin of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to Edmund Waller of sd. Par. and county. Deed of Lease. 150 a. part of the tract whereon Henry Martin, Decd., did live, joing Revd. James Marye and John Thornton, son of Collo. Francis Thorntotn, Decd.

      Henry Martin passed away after April 19, 1748, the date of his will. (Spotsylvania County Will Book A, pg 508; see image of Will attached to profile)

      He is listed by multiple testers in the Martin YDNA Surname Project in group 1 (2022) proving that he is not the one who descends from the Swansea, Massachusetts John, son of Edward. Edward's group in currently in group 29 (2022) showing that the males in this line do not have common ancestry in the last few hundred years. They do have ancient lines in common as they are both R-M269 in Haplogroup.


  • Sources 
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