Aaron Martin (1742 - 1819)

Born 30 Jul 1742 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Eunice (Flint) Martin — married 13 Nov 1766 in Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1819 at age 76 in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Aaron was born July 30 1742 in Windham, Connecticut. He was a son of George Martin and Sarah (Durkee) Martin.^[1][2]

He married Eunice Flint in Windham on 13 November 1766.^[3]

Aaron Martin was in the alarm of 1780, serving in October 1780 as a Private in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Jonas Galusha's Company, Col. Herrick's Regiment Of Militia, and in 1781 in Capt. Peleg Matteson's Company, probably for about three weeks.^[4]

For the last four decades of his life he was a Baptist.^[5]

In 1803 Aaron and Eunice removed to Williamstown, Vermont, where most of their 15 children had settled earlier. On 24 March 1803 he closed on the purchase, from Adonijah Burnham of Windham, Connecticut, of two lots of about 80 acres each (173 acres total). He built a log house and barn on this land, where he and Eunice resided for the rest of their lives.^[5]

Aaron died in Williamstown at age 77 on 12 March 1819. His wife Eunice had died earlier, in 1810. Both are buried in East Hill Cemetery in Williamstown.^[6][7]

Aaron's original slate marker is in the Williamstown Historical Society Museum.^[8]

Children

Aaron Martin and Eunice (Flint) Martin had fifteen children, all of whom lived to marry, and all but one of whom had children of their own, usually large families. The children, all born at Windham, Connecticut, were:^[6][9]

1. Jonathan Martin, born August 8, 1767; married Susanna Martyn.
2. James Martin, born December 14, 1768; married Martha Coburn.
3. Daniel Martin, born June 12, 1770; married Betsey Mosley.
4. Aaron Martin, born February 23, 1772; married Nancy Martyn, Hannah ?, and Polly Burnham.
5. Eunice Martin, born March 2, 1774; married Enoch Burnham.
6. John Martin, born December 31, 1775; married Nancy Smith.
7. Polly Martin, born October 8, 1777; married Joel Bass.
8. Sally Martin, born August 9, 1779; married Aaron S. Martyn.
9. Hannah Martin, born April 17, 1781; m.William R.Fiske,
10. Samuel Martin, born Feb. 7, 1783; m.Hannah Russell.
11. Betsey Martin, b.November 6, 1784; m.John Fiske.
12. Gurdon Martin, b. October 4, 1786; m. Sarah Wise.
13. Olive Martin, b. October 10,1788; married Rev. Aaron Kinsman.
14. David Martin, b.July 28,1790; married Ruhama Russell.
15. Lydia Martin, b.March 26, 1793; married Calvin Waldo.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-75D : 11 February 2018), George Martin in entry for Aaron Martin, 30 Jul 1742; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Smith, page 32.
3. ↑ Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Windham, page 92.
4. ↑ Smith, page 33, citing pages 247 and 519 in Vermont Revolutionary RolIs.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Smith, page 33.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Watson and Smith, pages 32-34.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7242093/aaron-martin), Aaron Martin, ; Burial, Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, United States of America, East Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 7242093, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
8. ↑ Aaron Martin profile in unsourced FamilySearch Tree
9. ↑ Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records 1692-1850, Windham, M-O.

• Watson, Elliot Burnham, M.D. and Rev. Alven Martyn Smith. George Martin of Salisbury, Mass. and his Descendants. So. Pasadena, Calif.: Alven M. Smith, 1929.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRS-4KR : accessed 9 March 2021), Aaron Martin, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 878, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 205,619.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-8GN : accessed 9 March 2021), Aaron Martin, Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, United States; citing p. 400, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 218,668.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7242093/aaron-martin: accessed 25 August 2023), memorial page for Aaron Martin (29 Jul 1742–12 Mar 1819), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7242093, citing East Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by KBStewart-Family (contributor 48715148).