6. | Captain John MARTYN, * Not related to John Martin who died in Swansea, Mass. via YDNA evidence was born in 1600 in Greystoke, Penrith, Cumberland, England; was christened on 29 Jun 1600 in St Andrew, Greystoke, Penrith, Cumberland, England (son of Edward Marting and Mabelle Brownrigge); died in Aft. 1668 in of Virginia. 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 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]
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