Abraham Martin (1729 - abt. 1815)

Husband of Sarah Martin — married 25 Dec 1795 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about Dec 1815 at about age 86 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Abraham's first wife is unknown. His children were all adults by the time he traveled to Montgomery, Virginia in 1795 to marry Sarah "Sally" Martin, daughter of Johnson Martin,^[1][2][3][4] who appears to have been a relative of some unknown degree. It is possible that Sarah was his niece or a first cousin, once removed.

Partial transcript of Abraham's will:^[5][6]

...I Abraham Martin Sen'r of Stokes County in the State of North Carolina being at this time in perfect health mind and memory...

...unto my beloved wife Sally Seventy five acres of land adjoining the lines of Ephraim Banner & Valentine Fry to include the Mansion house where I now live... slave named Diner and her Children... equal share of my [personal estate] to that of any one of my Children to be and remain her property and at her own disposal forever

...unto my two sons William Martin & Abraham Martin the balance of the tract of land on which I now live after deducting the above seventy five acres off My son William to have the south end so as to include his improvement where he now lives

...the residue of my Estate both real and personal as well the Slaves or Slaves I may have given or lent to any of my Children [to be inventoried] by my executors for that purpose and to allot to each of my Children Viz't

1. William Martin
2. Robert Martin
3. Matthew Martin
4. Ab'm Martin
5. Widow Mary Follis
6. Judith Sims
7. Martha Bolijack
8. my grandchildren which my late daughter Sally Banner dec'd had by Ephraim Banner

...my wife Sally shall have and receive one ninth share... which is equal to one Childs part exclusive of what is bequeathed particularly to her

and it is further my will and desire that my granddaughter Sally Banner shall have and receive one small negro slave equal to the value of $200 out of my estate & to be deducted out of the share that may fall to & be allotted to my Daughter Sally Banners dec'd Children aforesaid.

...land... bequeathed to my wife as aforesaid that after her death the same shall be valued as my other estate aforesaid & equally divided between my seven Children and my daughter Sally Banner dec'd Children as above mentioned.

I make & ordain my son William Martin & my friends Joshua Banner & Charles Banner executors of this my last Will & Testament... 18 Mar 1811.

ss/ Abraham Martin

proven in Stokes Court Dec Term 1815 by the oaths of witnesses Charles Banner, Sally Martin & Frankey Merrit

Research Notes

Abraham Martin was issued 410 acres of land on 03 Apr 1780 in Surry County, located Between Town Fork and Buffalow [Buffalo] Creek, Beginning on Frys Lines and joining Banners [?] Land, Including the said Martins Improvement. This was recorded in Land Patent Book 41 page 48 as Surry County Grant # 323. The original request for this land was entered on 19 Oct 1778 and assigned Surry County Entry # 110. It took 1 year and 5 months to issue the grant.^[7]

Tax Records ^[8]

• 1790 tax list for Cap't Hills Dis't shows Robert Martin, Joel Merritt, Edward Merritt 300 acres, William Martin 100 acres & 1 slave, Abraham Martin 410 acres, 0 polls & 5 slaves, William Merritt 200 acres.

  Note: The Merrits were his daughter-in-law's family.

• [1791-93 not found]
• 1794 tax list for Cap't Banners District shows Abraham Martin Jr, Robert Martin, William Martin 150 acres & 1 slave, Abraham Martin Sen'r 510 acres, 0 polls & 5 slaves, James Martin 127.75 acres & 1 slave.
• 1795 tax list for Cap't Banners District shows James Martin 127.75 acres & 1 slave, Abraham Martin Jun'r, Robert Martin, William Martin 100 acres & 1 slave, Abraham Martin Sen'r 510 acres, 0 polls & 5 slaves, Obediah Merrit & Thomas Merrit.
• 1796 not found, but tax list with William Meritt 200 acres?
• 1797 tax list for Capt Blackburns District shows Abraham Martin Sen'r (blank; duplicate), William Martin 100 acres & 2 slaves, Robert Martin, Abraham Martin Jr, James Martin 127.75 acres & Ditto for Jesse Martin 100 acres, Abraham Martin Sen'r 510 acres, 0 polls & 6 slaves.
• 1798 tax list for Capt Blackburns District shows James martin 137.75 acres, Abraham Martin Jun'r, Abraham Martin Sen'r 510 acres, o polls & 6 slaves, Robert Martin 103.5 acres, William Martin 100 acres & 2 slaves, Jonathan Martin.
• 1798 tax insolvency note: Ab'm Martin Sen'r Insolvent 1 poll he gave in 9 black polls only he can't be insolvent. charge his poll for 1799.
• 1799 tax list for Capt Blackburns District shows Jonathan Martin, Abram Martin Sen'r 510 acres, 0 polls & 9 slaves, William Martin 100 acres & 2 slaves, Robert Martin 103.24 acres, Abram Martin Jun'r, James Martin 127 acres, Joseph Merritt 200 acres.
• 1799 list of insolvents includes Abraham Martin Sen'r & Abraham Martin Jun'r.
• 1800 tax list for Capt Blackbourn District shows Rob Martin 103 acres, James martin 127 acres, Abraham Martin Sen'r 510 acres, 0 polls & 9 slaves, Jn'o Martin 75 acres, W'm Martin 100 acres & 2 slaves, Joseph Merrit 200 acres.
• 1801 tax list for Capt Blackbornes District shows Abraham Martin, Abraham Martin Sn'r 510 acres, 0 polls & 8 slaves, Robert Martin 103.5 acres, Jonathan Martin, William Martin 100 acres & 2 slaves, Joel Merit 200 acres.
• 1802 tax list note includes Ab'm Martin Sen'r returned insolvent in 99.
• 1802 tax list for Germanton shows Abram Martin Sen'r 510 aces & 8 slaves, William Martin 100 acres, 0 polls & 2 slaves, Abraham Martin Jun'r, Joel Merritt 200 acres.
• [1803 list not found]
• 1804 tax list for Germanton shows Abraham Martin Sen'r with 510 acres, 0 polls & 7 slaves, Sam'l Bolijack with 1 slave, Abraham Martin Jun'r, John Martin, Parish Simms 64 acres, Rob't Martin 105.5 acres, W'm Martin 100 acres & 2 slaves, Joel Merrit 200 acres.
• [Germanton list not found 1805-07]
• 1808 tax list shows Abraham Martin Sen'r 509.5a & 9 slaves, Abraham Martin 50 acres, John Martin 75 acres, William Martin 100 acres & 5 slaves, Rob't Martin 103.5 acres & 1 slave, Joel Merrit 200 acres.
• 1809 tax list for Germanton shows Abram Martin Sr with 590.5 acres & 8 slaves, William Martin with 100 acres & 4 slaves, Robert Martin with 1 slave, Abram Martin Jr no property, Joel Merit with 200 acres.
• 1809 list of insolvents includes Robert Martin with 2 polls.
• 1810 list of insolvents includes Abraham Martin followed by John Martin (also Thomas).
• 1810 tax list for Germanton shows William Martin with 100 acres, Abrim Martin Sr with 509.5 acres & 9 slaves, Abrim Martin Jr with no land, John Martin with no land, and Joseph Merritt with 200 acres.
• 1811 tax list, apparently for Germanton, is missing the M page of names.
• 1811 tax list includes Merritts; not Germanton.
• [No tax list for 1812; assessments only].
• 1813 tax list of insolvents includes Ab'm Martin Jun'r.
• 1813 Shores Reed District tax list with Bolyjacks & Merritts.
• [No tax lists for 1814.]
• 1815 tax list with Merritt men.
• 1815 Germanton tax list shows Abraham Martin 509.5 acres On Hauser Town Road his plantation & 7 slaves, Joel Merritt 200 acres On the waters of Buffaloe.
• 1818 tax list with Lewis Martin, 350a on Townfork, also James Merritt with no land.
• 1818 Germanton tax list shows Salley Martin Sen'r with 75 acres On waters of Buffalow & 1 slave, Joel Merritt with 200 acres On waters of Buffalow adjoining B. Banner.
• 1819 Germanton tax list shows Sally Martin with 75 acres Joining C Banner and others & 1 slave, Joel Merrit with 200 acres on hill Creek joining B Banner & others.
• ...
• 1831 Germanton tax list shows Sarah Martin 75 acres valued at $100 & 3 slaves.
• 1832 list of proposed sales of tracts of land by Sheriff Salathieal Stone to satisfy the taxes due thereon:
  • Sarah Martin, 75 acres near Germanton, $5.54

Legacy Notes

THERE WAS AN ABRAHAM MARTIN JR. IN THE 1760 CENSUS OF CAROLINE COUNTY VIRGINIA. THERE WERE ABRAHAM MARTINS IN SURREY/STOKES COUNTIES IN 1790,1800,1810. BUT NONE AFTER THAT. IN 1811 ABRAHAM MARTIN JR GAVE SLAVE DINAH TO HIS WIFE SARAH .1811 WILL. ABRAHAM WITNESSED A WILL 1777. ABRAHAM MARTIN JR LANDGRANT ON TOWNFORK CREEK APRIL 03, 1780.^[9]

The following SAR membership application was noted in this profile, but no connection to this lineage is clear: Volume: 119 Ancestry Record 2204 #266184 ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NFM-Y4XP : 4 April 2023), Sally Martin in entry for Abraham Martin, 1795.
2. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68B7-SSP7 : 28 June 2022), Sally Martin in entry for Abraman Martin, 23 Dec 1795; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
3. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68B7-SSP3 : 28 June 2022), Sally Martin in entry for Abraham Martin, 23 Dec 1795; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
4. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68BQ-2HGS : 28 June 2022), Abraham Martin, ; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
5. ↑ Stokes, North Carolina, Will Book 2, pp. 173-174.
6. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3LS8 : 17 March 2018), Abraham Martin, 1814; citing Stokes, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ Surry Co. File No. 324, Abraham Martin; Issued 03 Apr 1780 for 410 acres Between Town Fork and Buffalow [Buffalo] Creek, Patent Book 41, p. 48; S.108.1067 - Surry County Land Grant Files 316 - 634, Frames 47-50 of 1465.
8. ↑ Stokes, North Carolina, Tax Records, 1790-1945.
9. ↑ Entered by Gene Adkins 24 Jul 2014.
10. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2204

See Also

• Marriages Between Townfork Families 1749-1799 compiled by Judy Stanley Cardwell
• Town Fork Settlers as of May, 2006 by Judy Stanley Cardwell
  • Martin Sr., Abraham 1729-1815 m. Sarah (mn unk) Martin; English; Episcopalian; 8 enslaved persons, 410 acres
• Information about Abraham Martin
• Source: S430314121 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 155800928