Notes:

The following is from the book, "Shawnee Heritage Book Vol. IV" by Don Greene.

In 1622, he returned to England from the colonies with multiple native men and women aboard. One of them was Martha b. 1607 who within a short time became the wife of William Sizemore, b. 1600. She was the mistress of John Martin on this voyage over. We know this because she was so frequently at his side, that he was asked by other Englishman if she and others were his Virginia "whores", he answered to the affirmative.

He had other unknown mistresses and possible wives before he married Christian Pettus/Pettis in 1650. He was a man of means to be able to marry the daughter of well respected, prominent and prestigious Thomas Pettus and his wife, the daughter of Pocahontas. Each of Thomas' daughters were vied for by the men of means in Jamestown. This also suggests he would have come from a respected family in England.

Even at a significant age, he fathered multiple other children by her. Only children Ann, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Christian and John were verified as his children in this volume.

It is theory on my part that this John and his son Gentleman John are of the wealthy class of Martyn's of Cumberland, England. That is what it typically took to have the tile of Gentleman or achievement of Captain. This is the only John born in 1600 from the list below that fits with Burke's Landed Gentry's description of a Martyn family of England at that time that is not accounted for by the other family of status in Devon, England. The Devon England Martyns are not related to us by clear YDNA evidence from multiple testers.

John Martyn 15 Jan 1600 Somerton, Somerset, England William
John Martine 29 Mar 1600 Howden, York, England Ric.
John Martyn 21 Apr 1600 Totnes, Devon, England James
John Martinn 4 May 1600 Saint Mary At Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England John
John Marten 6 May 1600 Gwinear, Cornwall, England
John Martyn 19 May 1600 Cavendish, Suffolk, England Jn
John Martyn 23 Jun 1600 St. Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Henry
John Martyn 29 Jun 1600 Greystoke, Cumberland, England -Edward
John Martin 20 Jul 1600 Addington, Surrey, England Samuell
John Martyn 4 Sep 1600 St Martin Ludgate, London, London, England
-THO
Lawrence
John Martin 29 Sep 1600 Sparsholt, Berkshire, England

John Martin 5 Oct 1600 Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

Captain married in Bef. 1629. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John MARTYN was born in 1629; was christened on 22 Mar 1629 in Greystoke, Penrith, Cumberland, England.

Captain married Christian PETTUS, (Gr. Daughter of "Pocahontas") in 1650 in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States. Christian (daughter of Colonel Thomas PETTUS, * and Ka-Okee "Jane" PATAWOMECK *) was born in 1636 in Passapatanzy, King George, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 2 May 1701 in James City, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John MARTIN, * was born in 1650 in New Kent or Old Rappahanock, Virginia; died on 22 Feb 1715 in Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, USA; was buried in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
2. Rebecca MARTIN was born in 1654 in , Royal Colony of Virginia; died after 1677 in Stafford, Virginia, USA.
3. Christian MARTIN was born in 1655 in Powhattan Village, Royal County of Virginia; died on 12 Nov 1721 in St. Mary's Parish, Richmond, Virginia; was buried on 25 Mar 1721 in Andreas, Isle of Man.
4. Martha Adelaide MARTIN was born about 1655 in , Old Rappahannock, Virginia; and died.
5. Katharine MARTIN was born in 1657 in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States; and died.
6. Mary MARTIN was born in 1658 in Talbot, Maryland, United States; died in 1712 in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
7. Frances MARTIN was born in 1660 in North Carolina, United States; died in 1742 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United.
8. Anne E. MARTIN was born on 12 May 1660-1667 in Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America; died about 1741 in Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America.
9. William MARTIN was born in 1671 in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States; died in 1745 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States.

Notes:

He is listed as an aged man when he was buried in Greystoke records. He is highly likely to be related to the Martins in Burke's Peerage book of Thackwaite, Greystoke, England. I have theorized that he is a grandson of Hugh Martin and Agnes Ursula by age and place. He is not known to be the grandson through their son Hugh.

Edward married Mabelle Brownrigge on Sep 11 1598 in St Andrew, Greystoke, Cumberland, England. Mabelle (daughter of John Brownrigge) was born in 1575 in Greystoke, Penrith, Cumberland, England; was christened on 25 Apr 1575 in St Andrew, Greystoke, Penrith, Cumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sir married Lady Agnes URSULA, *. Lady was born in 1510 in Cumberland, England; died on 21 Feb 1575 in Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]