Benjamin Martin, *

1702 - 1766  (64 years)

• Name	Benjamin Martin  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	*
  Birth	12 Apr 1702	Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _MARRIED (I)	N
  Probate	Nelson, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
  Death	24 Jul 1766	, Orange, VA
  Person ID	I14227	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Martin, * Not related to John Martin who died in Swansea Mass. via YDNA evidence,   b. 1685, New Kent or Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. 19 Apr 1748, St Georges Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Allen Samuel,   b. 1685, Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States d. 19 Apr 1748, St George, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F4879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Lindsay, *,   b. Abt 1701, , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jul 1767, Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1737	New Kent, New Kent Co., Virginia, United States or Spotsylvania, VA
  Children	1. Henry Martin,   b. 1738, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States d. Jan 1812, Cumberland, VA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Martin,   b. 1750, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States d. 1812, Albemarle, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Benjamin Martin, Jr *,   b. Jan 1740, St Geo Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia d. Bef Mar 1821, Kentucky, USA (Age < 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas James Martin,   b. Bef 1740, , , VA d. 1794, Stokes, North Carolina, United States (Age > 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Samuel Martin,   b. Virginia, United States d. 4 Mar 1857, Covesville, Albemarle, Virginia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

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• Notes

  The following records would belong to this Benjamin by the fact that he was deceased by the sale of the following land in 1769. These records fit Benjamin Martin deceased in 1766 whose son Benjamin was married to Sarah Baker. "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.Benjamin Martin of Orange Co. and Sarah, his wife, to George Atkinson of Spts. Co. 21 2s. 5d. curr. 91 a. in Spts. Co. sold by Benjamin Martin, Decd., to Benjamin Davis and by him conveyed to Benjamin Martin, party to these presents, etc. 6 Feb 1769."The Po River runs diagonally southwest of the Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S628] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), Surname Index, Genealogical Section, Hartford Times, 1957-1967; Vol 09; Author: Darby, Earl G. (Earl Gilbert), 1897-.