Martin Kendrick was born about1745, in North Carolina, a son of William Kendrick and Sarah (Jones) Kendrick. [1] About 1770, in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Marriage
Martin married Susannah Thompson about 1770, North Carolina, daughter of William Thompson and Hannah (Bell) Thompson. Captain Martin was listed as an officer with the Chatham county Loyalist Militia, during the American Revolutionary War. [2][3]
Martin was a Slave Holder and had 1 slave as recorded in the 1790 Census below.
Military
01 Oct 1783, North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Voucher #5747, 3.10 shillings. Hillsborough Auditor Office, Hillsborough, Orange Co. North Carolina.[4]
Martin is found on the United States Census of 1790, living in Chatham count, North Carolina. [5]
Name: Martin Kendrick
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Chatham, North Carolina
It is unsure if Martin is a son of William Kendrick, he was fairly closely associated with James Kendrick and his older sons John, William and Burwell. He married Susanna Thompson who is the older sister of Ann Thompson married to William Kendric Jr.
↑ The State records of North Carolina, Collected and edited by Walter Clark, Volume XXII, Nash Brothers, Book and Job Printers, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 1907, page 197
↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-T17 : accessed 12 May 2018), Martin Kendrick, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 208, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147
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DNA Connections
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