William Mathew Martin (1745 - 1780)

Born 26 Sep 1745 in Edgefield, Province of South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Waring) Martin — married 8 Feb 1772 in Richland Co., South Carolina

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1780 at age 34 in Augusta, Columbia, Georgia, United States

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Biography

William Martin was a South Carolina colonist.

Captain William Martin served with 4th South Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Captain William Martin was Killed in Action at the Siege of Augusta during American Revolution.

William Martin is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-242638
Rank: Captain

William Martin is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A074595.

William was born in 1745 to Abram Martin and Elizabeth Marshall. William married Grace Waring 8 Feb. 1772 Ricland county, South Carolina. Grace was living in 96th District, SC in 1784^[1]

Captain William Martin was killed at the Siege of Augusta.^{[2] [3]} He had served in the 4th South Carolina Regiment and in the Georgia Militia.^[4]

Children include: Elizabeth (married Gabriel Tutt).^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ The Carolina Genealogist
2. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Patriot #P-242638 - Note conflicting data in NSSAR record: date of death of 15 Sep 1780 is a year before the Siege of Augusta, which occurred 22 May - 6 June 1781.
3. ↑ ExploreSouthernHistory.com - The Siege of Augusta, Georgia (1781)
4. ↑ Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana.
5. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/942928:2204?tid=&pid=&queryId=de197db6b9f2440e08a557505a3c668c&_phsrc=CaW1738&_phstart=successSource

See also:

• Porcher, Anne Carrington (Martin). Martin Family, 1680-1934. Brooklyn, 1935, p. 23 (image 90 of 164). Internet Archive Books. Accessed 18 Aug 2021.
• Chapman, John A. History of Edgefield County From the Earliest Settlement to 1897. Newberry, SC: E.H. Aull, 1897, p. 393. Google Books. Accessed 18 Aug 2021.
• Martin, Abraham: Bible record, Martin Family Quarterly, Vol. IX, #2, Aug. 1983, p.50
• Johnson, Joseph. Traditions and Reminiscences, Chiefly of the American Revolution in the South: Including Biographical Sketches, Incidents and Anecdotes. Charleston SC: Walker & James, 1851. Pp. 311-2
• DAR Lineage Book (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1898) Vol. 6, Page 2: "was captain of artillery under Gen. Thomas Sumpter when killed at his gun in the fort at Augusta. He had six brothers who fought for liberty and all but he survived the war."
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 October 2019), "Record of Captain William Marshall Martin", Ancestor # A074595.
  • Born Caroline County, 26 September 1745; Married Grace Waring; Residence Ninety-Six District; Died 1780 in Georgia.
• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
• https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2204/images/32596_242185-00366?pId=402867
• https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61175/images/colonialfamiliesi-000490_271?pId=4979 Ancestry Sharing File
• Ancestry.com. Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data:Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61175/images/colonialfamiliesi-000491_272?indiv=try&h=4961&db=&pId=4961